Summer deadline for national post-Covid strategy, Bonnici says
Minister Owen Bonnici announces steering group for national post-COVID-19 strategy chaired by Prof. Simone Borg, says government acted swiftly and decisively to protect the health of its citizens and safeguard the Maltese economy
16 January 2021, 3:43pm
Minister Owen Bonnici
Minister for Research, Innovation and the Co-ordination of the Post-COVID-19 Strategy, Owen Bonnici, has set up a steering group for the co-ordination of the development of a national post COVID Strategy, giving it a summer deadline for coming up with the strategy.
In a press release this afternoon, it was announced that this steering group will be chaired by Professor Simone Borg.
Academic and diplomat Simone Borg will chair a steering group tasked with drafting a post-COVID strategy for Malta, the government announced on Saturday.
Borg, who heads the Department of Environmental Law at the University of Malta’s Faculty of Laws, will lead seven other steering group members and coordinate development of the post-COVID strategy.
Her appointment was announced by minister Owen Bonnici, whose portfolio includes coordination of post-COVID-19 strategy.
The steering group has been given until the end of June to develop the strategy, which it will draft after assessing work under way in various ministers to see how it could affect post-pandemic recovery and looking at what other countries are doing as they prepare for life after COVID-19.
Hong Kong: Music talent hits the main stage
Rachel Yu studied music at her university due to her passion for music as a youngster.
Inspired by the touring talks held by eminent music producer and composer Chiu Tsang-hei, she entered the My Main Stage Music Production Pilot Programme early this year.
“I joined this programme because I wanted to seek professional advice from very experienced tutors, for example, in writing lyrics, composing or music production. I wanted to polish up my musical skills,” said Rachel.
In an achievement that took almost a year of hard work under the guidance of local music professionals, Rachel was able to produce the best version of her very own song.
Reflecting on 2020 and looking to 2021.
A joint Christmas message to Echo readers from Cork County Mayor Cllr Mary Linehan Foley and CEO Tim Lucey, as they review the year that’s passed
Cork County Mayor Cllr Mary Linehan Foley and CEO Tim Lucey.
2020 presented many challenges for Cork County Council and the communities we serve. The resilience, flexibility and adaptability of the Council working alongside statutory bodies, volunteer organisations, families and communities enabled us to respond effectively to these challenges, while paving the way for future success in the region.
Prior to the global pandemic in March, Cork County Council made international news in its response to the grounding of the ghost ship MV Alta on the coast of Ballycotton.