Newsbook
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.
Engineers, periti appointed to Building and Construction Authority board
maltatoday.com.mt - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from maltatoday.com.mt Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
Business mogul Nazzareno Vassallo has been named EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year, the company announced on Monday.
Vassallo, who chairs the Vassallo Group, is involved in several sectors in the local market that include property and construction, furniture and interiors, elderly and disability, catering, hospitality, architecture and education. The group employs over 1,700 people.
John Winfield, founder and managing director of Dr Juice, took home the prize of EY’s Rising Star, an award given to entrepreneurs who have created relatively new businesses that are showing great potential.
EY has been holding the Entrepreneur of the Year awards globally for over three decades. Now found in more than 60 countries, they include a global network of 50,000 entrepreneurs and are the global benchmark for capturing today’s and tomorrow’s entrepreneurial spirit.
There is nothing like a crisis to bring out the best and the worst in people and organisations. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, we have seen some good examples of altruism, pragmatic thinking, cooperation and solidarity among the social partners.
Some argue that social dialogue is a luxury when quick decisions are needed to mitigate the worst effects of a medical and economic emergency. However, despite some initial difficulties at the onset of the COVID crisis, local business, trade unions and the government managed to establish short-term working arrangements aimed at protecting income and jobs as well as safeguarding the health and safety of workers.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.