Applications for major works at the three privatised state hospitals are currently suspended, a court heard on Monday, pending presentation of the necessary documentation.
News of the suspended works emerged during a hearing in a case filed by former PN leader Adrian Delia calling for St Luke’s, Karin Grech and Gozo hospitals to be “given back to the people”.
Delia is arguing that contractual obligations included in the 2015 privatisation deal with Vitals Global Healthcare were not fulfilled and milestones missed.
Documents presented in court by a Planning Authority representative on Monday indicated that a masterplan application to upgrade St Luke’s hospital, submitted in 2020 by the operator, Steward Malta Assets Ltd, had been suspended until the required documents were collated by the applicant’s consultants.
Standards Commissioner will not investigate Repubblika complaint against Nigel Vella
Repubblika alleged that Nigel Vella occupied two full-time government jobs simultaneously, but the Standards Commissioner found that one of those jobs was part-time, with no ethics breach having taken place
9 April 2021, 4:53pm
by Nicole Meilak
The Standards Commissioner will not be investigating a complaint by NGO Repubblika that Nigel Vella was occupying two government jobs simultaneously.
This decision was taken as Nigel Vella was found to be working one full-time job and one part-time position.
Repubblika argued that Nigel Vella had two full-time jobs with government at the same time, and that this constituted an ethics breach.
Updated 3.30pm with Principal Permanent Secretary s statement
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Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin has instructed public servants who have children aged 12 and under and who have nobody to look after them during office hours to work from home between Monday and April 11.
Schools will physically shut from Monday, with classes switching to online, as part of measures intended to curb the spread of COVID-19.
In a statement issued later on Friday, the Office of the Principal Permanent Secretary said that all public sector workers had been instructed to work from home on March 4.
Many public sector workers are already working from home, in line with a government order issued earlier this month instructing workers to work remotely where possible.