The Civil Protection Department is extending two main stations and its Kandja headquarters through a €600,000 investment.
The project, which will see the extension of the Ħal Far and Xemxija stations, will be completed next year.
The development was given the green light 10 months after the CPD complained that unlike other disciplinary corps in Malta, it was not allowed to carry out such work through a simple development notification order.
Director Emanuel Psaila told a news conference on Wednesday that last May, he had expressed concern with the prime minister about such unequal treatment.
Asked by
Times of Malta to elaborate, Psaila said that for years CPD officials had been “treated as second class citizens” and it was only recently that issues such as being allowed to join a trade union, signing a collective agreement about work conditions, getting insurance coverage and become eligible for the 25-year service pension were tackled. There was currently “good syn
Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri and Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo discussed migration separate meetings in Rome with their Italian counterparts Luciana
Sixty-five new police officers were sworn on Friday, in a ceremony at Ta’ Kandja.
The officers, 54 men and 11 women, joined the force after they concluded a four-month training course for recruits, led by the Disciplinary Forces Academy.
It included physical and academic training.
The event was attended by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri who congratulated the new recruits and encouraged them to continue with their studies.
Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà reminded the new officers of the force’s mission - to provide a professional and trusted service to ensure a safe country in partnership with the community.
He emphasised the importance of the mission which, he said, had to guide them in their daily operations.
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Cannabis legalisation: There can be no way forward without a White Paper
Despite changes in 2014 that introduced a non-criminal tribunal for people caught with small amounts of drugs, the law still empowers police to arrest pot smokers
25 February 2021, 7:28am
by James Debono
The Valentine’s Day arrest of a couple smoking a joint exposed the contrast between government’s intention to go soft on recreational use of cannabis and reality.
Despite changes in 2014 that introduced a non-criminal tribunal for people caught with small amounts of drugs, the law still empowers police to arrest pot smokers.
Government has now been consulting stakeholders since 2017 over a softer approach, but its intentions have never been spelt out clearly. The Prime Minister’s commitment last week to present a White Paper laying out the intended direction suggests a way forward out of this impasse.