Oliver Scicluna, chairman of the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability, is expected to be co-opted to parliament, filling the seat vacated by the surprise resignation of newly re-elected MP Gavin Gulia on Wednesday.
Sources told
Times of Malta that Scicluna had been hand-picked by Prime Minister Robert Abela for the post, beating other potential candidates such as Żebbuġ mayor Malcolm Galea.
It will be Scicluna’s first foray into party politics, after several years of work within the disability sector.
Scicluna is a pioneer within that field, having founded a number of disability rights NGOs and then advising the government on its national disability policy.
Teatru Salesjan has been closed since the pandemic hit the island but three passionate and hard-working women have since been busy thinking about new ways to engage with the community. They tell
Stephanie Fsadni about current and upcoming projects, while sharing their love for the Sliema theatre.
Having been a part of the Salesian community since her childhood, Julienne Schembri was struck by the energy, happiness and connection which surrounded the
Teatru Salesjan (Salesian Theatre). The dance and movement creative thus started to explore how she could build a relationship with this community and was eventually asked to help out as community coordinator. She feels very lucky to have been given this opportunity.
Six years after the inauguration of ŻAK House in Birkirkara, the youth section of the Maltese Catholic Action felt the need to refurbish and upgrade and embellish their premises, furniture and equipment. The house is used by hundreds of young people for formal and informal educational activities such as meetings, seminars, live-ins, exchanges and training.
This refurbishment and embellishment was made possible through the funds granted through the Voluntary Organisations Project Scheme (VOPS) managed by the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector.
The entrance to ŻAK House
Through the project ‘Building Bridges’ (VOPS 99/2020), ŻAK benefitted from the co-financed sum of €25,000. The project started in January and will end this month.