More than two out of every three applications for grants to buy more environmentally-friendly construction equipment have been approved, the developers’ l
The recent appointment of former Labour MP Deborah Schembri as the new director-general for the Malta Developers Association has raised a few eyebrows.
The ink on (former PN MP) Marthese Portelli’s resignation had barely dried when news of Portelli’s move to a key post at the Chamber of Commerce triggered a lightning-quick change of guard.
The MDA, one of Malta’s most powerful lobbies, can thus boast of engaging the services of two former Members of Parliament, both of them with extensive knowledge of the Planning Authority.
While Portelli had been the PN’s representative on the PA board – voting, among others, against the case officer’s recommendation to refuse a Joseph Portelli hotel in Mellieħa – Schembri spent the last few years offering “legal services” to clients.
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April 16, 2021 8:59 PM
Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia and Parliamentary Secretary for Construction Chris Agius announce the Building and Construction Agency (BCA) board
Former Malta Industrial Parks CEO Karl Azzopardi has been appointed CEO of the newly established Building and Construction Authority (BCA).
The BCA has been created to revise legislation regulating the building and construction industry following the tragic death of Miriam Pace, who was buried beneath the rubble of her own home after a construction accident.
The other members of the board are Maria Schembri Grima, chairperson; Roberta Cutajar, secretary; and Ian Borg, Abigail Cutajar, Robert Ellul Sciberras, David Xuereb, Denise Micallef Xuereb, Eve Degiorgio, Charles Ellul, Desiree Attard, Charmaine Mangion and David Bonello.
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Karl Azzopardi has been appointed CEO of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) board.
The BCA has been set up on the recommendation of an expert report into excavation and construction practices commissioned after a woman, Miriam Pace, died in March last year when her home collapsed.
The other members of the board are Maria Schembri Grima, chairperson; Roberta Cutajar, secretary; and Ian Borg, Abigail Cutajar, Robert Ellul Sciberras, David Xuereb, Denise Micallef Xuereb, Eve Degiorgio, Charles Ellul, Desiree Attard, Charmaine Mangion and David Bonello (the Opposition s nominee).
The board members were announced on Friday by Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia and Parliamentary Secretary for Construction Chris Agius.