Tag: Building and construction authority
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Updated: Three buildings adjacent to the Paceville block collapse to be demolished later today
Updated: The controlled demolition will continue tomorrow Saturday. Three buildings which lie in the vicinity of Tania Flats are expected to be demolished later today since they have been deemed structurally unsafe. Informed sources who spoke to The Maltese Herald said that one of the buildings is a hotel. It appears that demolition and excavation…
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The unregistered contractors J & G Farrugia Contractors are still going strong, despite dumping one of their injured workers in the road
Architect Robert Ellul Sciberras has resigned from the Building and Construction Authority, with his main criticism being that the Authority is prioritising bureaucracy over safety. This is exactly how dysfunctional and ineffective bureaucracies work: an over-emphasis on legal and pseudo-legal arrangements and processes that defeat the purpose of regulation and effective enforcement. If you want…
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Construction and safety authorities have been weakened further after Jean-Paul Sofia’s death
Ever since the young construction worker, Jean-Paul Sofia, died at the illegal construction site run by Labour Party activists and Robert Abela’s friends, Robert Abela has successfully made sure to weaken even further the construction and safety and authorities. He has also opposed tooth and nail a public inquiry on Jean Paul Sofia’s death which…
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Works at Alfred Sant’s residence were halted by the Building and Construction Authority after the accident
It’s by coincidence that I have learned about this story, but the clarifications keep coming in. Sharon Penza, an OPM employee and daughter of Labour donor and contractor, Carmelo Penza, visited Alfred Sant’s house while OHSA officials were present after a worker was injured during construction works. The contractor doing the construction work was Carmelo…
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Some important points that came out of David Xuereb’s testimony
Yesterday, David Xuereb gave a very brief testimony as Chairman of the Occupational Health and Safety Authority to the public inquiry of Jean-Paul Sofia. He is also a director at the Building and Construction Authority. The testimony was so curt that most of the important structural issues involving this case are being deliberately ignored. David…
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Governance by theatre
As of this week, the government rushed to issue the new building licensing system as part of its propaganda campaign to reiterate that it is doing “huge and historic” reforms in the construction sector. Apparently, the licensing system which was launched online this week isn’t even working, contractors are calling customer care and no one…