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Friday, 3 September, 2010 San Ġwann councillors call for inquiryMatthew Xuereb Five of the nine members of the San Ġwann local council have asked the Department of Local Government to investigate the executive secretary and a list of alleged unauthorised purchases including a €9,000 desk. Three Labour Party and two Nationalist Party councillors joined forces to complain about a list of transactions made by the council, which, they claimed, were not approved during official council meetings. A letter sent by the councillors is actually a follow-up to another by former mayor Joseph Agius and his deputy, Etienne Bonello Dupuis, in which they asked the department to look into the councillors’ allegations “to put residents’ minds at rest that the claims are unfounded”. The letter was signed by Anthony Mifsud Bonnici (PL), Neville Mallia (PN), Joan Farrugia (PL), Marica Bayliss (PN) and Violet Bajada (PL). The councillors objected to the word “unfounded”, insisting their claims were serious and legitimate and spelt out in point form their worries. The councillors’ letter was sent not long before the mayor resigned shortly after his son, Noel, pleaded guilty to requesting bribes in connection with San Ġwann council. He was jailed for two years suspended for four. The councillors listed a number of transactions they deemed irregular, especially in the light of the €174,000 deficit the council had. They claimed that, while seemingly lavish spending was taking place in some areas, like the €9,000 splashed on a customer care desk, in June the council had its telephone service suspended because the bills had not been paid since January. The council had also bought a CCTV system and a large wall unit without councillors having even discussed it. On the other hand, they complained that payments they approved, were not being made. In the letter, the councillors said they had voiced their concerns several times but to no avail, which led to their request for an inquiry. When contacted, local government director general Martin Bugelli confirmed receipt of the letter, adding that the department was looking into the claims. Mr Agius Snr, who is still in hospital recovering from a heart attack, is expected to be charged with soliciting commissions or bribes from bidders in the race to win the waste collection tender. The casual election to fill the mayor’s vacant seat on the council will be held on September 13. Sources said PN candidate Janet Barthet is in the running to take the seat but only if she decides to contest the casual election. She had garnered 299 first count votes at the 2009 council election. Panta Lesco awarded €15 million project in Libya
Panta Contracting Overseas Ltd, one of the six subsidiary companies created under the Panta Lesco Ltd umbrella, has been awarded a €15 million project for the World Islamic Call Society’s entertainment centre in Gurgi, Libya. This project, which boasts a massive total area of 250,000 square metres, equivalent to eight football pitches, is one of Panta Lesco’s largest projects to date. After completion, the World Islamic Call Society will offer a commercial centre with offices and clinics as well as a small hotel. Panta Lesco is currently in process of catering to the building’s extensive mechanical and electrical equipment requirements and installations. The project requires a vast amount of materials due to its large dimension including 52,000 square meters of polyurethane ductwork, equivalent to four years of duct panels used in Panta Contracting projects in Malta and 51 kilometers of piping for chilled water, fire-fighting, domestic water, soil and rain water systems. Panta Contracting Overseas Ltd was set up as an overseas arm of Malta-based subsidiary company, Panta Contracting Ltd in 2005. This Libyan-registered company has since been involved in a number of large landmark buildings such as the BAB Africa Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli and the luxury Palm City Residential Complex in Janzour. Panta Contracting Ltd is a prominent company based in Malta that has been involved in a number of renowned local projects since its inception in 1993. Through this companies, Panta Lesco Group of Companies have built a strong reputation for their engineered mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing installations and have been instrumental in ensuring that a substantial amount of large scale developments in Malta come to completion including the Bank of Valletta International offices, the HSBC Operations Centre and Golden Sands Resort & Spa. “The awarding and completion of each client project is an important milestone for the company, offering new experiences and the opportunity to develop our expertise. This particular project in Tripoli has been of great significance to the company since it is one of the largest projects we have been involved in,” Henry Attard, chairman of the Panta Lesco Group said. The fifth edition of the Qala International Folk Festival
Chris Said went on to praise Qala Local Council’s initiative to keep the local traditions and folklore alive, but also maximising their potential as a tourist attraction. This shows th potential of the island’s history, identity and traditions as tourist attractions. Every locality enjoys this potential and should work together to take full advantage of it. The fifth edition of this annual festival will take place between Thursday, the 16th and Sunday, the 19th of September. This festival is marked by the participation of international folk groups, as well as exhibitions from other areas of the islands.This year folk groups will take part from Russia and Italy as well as three local groups including the Menhir Qala Folk Group. The festival begins on Thursday evening with a defilé by all participants, departing from near the offices of the Local Council to St Joseph Square. Friday is dedicated to Malta, with Marsaskala and St Julians. On Saturday morning, for the second year running, the International Conference on Maltese Folklore, will take place at the Citadel. In the evening there will be entertainment in St Joseph’s Square, Qala. Sunday morning will see a re-enactment of a Maltese Wedding ‘It-Tieg flfl -Antik’, starting at Imgarr Road and moving in a procession towards St Joseph Square and will be concluded with a small ‘festin’ serving traditional wedding delicacies. This display is animated by folk music from a Gozitan Folklore group. In the evening souviners and certificates will be awarded to the participants of the festival. Thursday, 2 September, 2010 Lower LRP, unleaded petrol prices announced
It said in a statement that these revisions reflect the prices fetched by Enemalta for the latest shipments of imported fuel. A table showing the revision in prices as announced by Enemalta this morning. August was warmer than averageThe highest temperature recorded at Luqa Airport last month was 36°C on the 21st, the Meteorological Office said. This is lower than the record high of 43.8°C registered on August 9, 1999. But the mean maximum temperature last month was above the climate norm by almost a degree, making it a warmer month. Three heat advisories were issued by the office to the health authorities on days when the air temperature was expected to reach more than 35°C. The lowest temperature was 19.6°C recorded on August 8. The mean minimum temperature last month was 22.8°C, one degree higher than the climate norm for the month. The coolest August night was August 27 1972 with a low of 15.9°C. The average sea surface temperature was 26.1°C, or 0.6°C higher than the average value for August since 1978. The mean relative humidity last month was 65 per cent which is less than the climate norm for August. August had an average of 11 hours and 30 minutes of sunshine a day, slightly more than the climate norm. Ir-rivista Madonna Ta' Pinu b'ħarġa speċjali Il-153 numru tar-rivista Marjana Madonna Ta' Pinu hu wieħed tassew speċjali, b'aktar paġni minn tas-soltu, kollha mżejna b'ritratti tal-kulur. Il-bord editorjali għażel li jwarrab ftit għall-ġenb l-artikli tas-soltu biex jippreżenta, f'ħarġa voluminuża ta' 56 paġna, tifkira xierqa ta' erba' ġrajjiet speċjali marbuta mal-Madonna Ta' Pinu, kif naqraw fl-editorjal ta' Dun Gerard Buhagiar, rettur tas-Santwarju Ta' Pinu f'Għawdex. INTERVISTA MA CHARLIE BUTTIGIEG NADURI LI JOQOD IL-KANADA Klikkja hawn News page biex tisma l-intervista.
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