It takes some people a lot of effort and pondering to do the right thing, but it’s still good when they get it.
Professionals and stakeholders of public cultural institutions should not allow the government to use these entities for partisan purposes and appointments have to be made in consultation with the stakeholders. This case with Norma Saliba and the Maltese Council is not unique and is similar to many other cultural public entities.
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Quite right Mark.
[…] Apparently, Olvin Vella was told by the Minister for Culture, Owen Bonnici that a new cultural entity for the Maltese language was to be set up. Olvin who is President of the Maltese Language Council didn’t even inform his colleagues on the Maltese Language Council. As soon as the news came out, Olvin made a very ingratiating statement in support of Owen Bonnici’s decision to appoint Norma Saliba as head of a new cultural entity. Now, the Council is pushing back with a legal battle. […]
What keeps me going is the trough and I don’t care who knows it. That’s what it should say
[…] a Party honey-pot where public resources can be extracted for loyalists. Now, he is embroiled in a controversy for creating a cultural entity headed by one of his stooges without consulting anyone. Undoubtedly […]
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