Tag: National Book Council
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When the National Book Council actually took decisions in consultation and democratically
This is difference between then and now, when a cultural entity took decisions democratically as opposed to taking decisions in an arbitrary manner without consultation with stakeholders. This photo is of the National Authors Congress in 2019 following a congress with publishers. No ministers, no politicians, no lobbies or special interest groups. Literally every relevant…
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The National Book Council is still legally under the Ministry of Education
Those who advised the government to remove the National Book Council from the Ministry of Education have no idea what they are doing and no expertise on the subject. The National Book Council is still legally under the Ministry of Education because the Subsidiary Legislation has not been revoked. In addition, according to the law…
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The transfer of the National Book Council to the Culture Ministry is wrong: here is why
I have just received news today that the National Book Council has been transferred to the Culture Ministry. The move seems to be supported by some individuals who are cosplaying as experts under the carnivalesque dressing of NGOs. The move is senseless and totally wrong for many reasons. It is also irregular given that the…
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No big dreams allowed with Labour
One of the projects that was left pending after my exit from the National Book Council in August 2021 was the National Book Centre in Valletta. After years of lobbying, I had effectively acquired under the National Book Council’s remit one of the first palaces built in Valletta and we had also successfully fully restored…
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First I lose a Constitutional Case, then I meet the President
Soon after the Executive Chairman of the National Book Council lost a Court Case in the Constitutional Court, earning him the title of one of the very few and rare public officials having been found to abuse his power and discriminate against a public stakeholder on political grounds, held a meeting with the President of…
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Victory at the Courts by Dar Camilleri
We have long expressed our protest at how the National Book Council has systematically discriminated against our publishing house whilst enthusiastically supporting our competitors. This discrimination has come at a significant material expense for us. Today, we have received the first ever official confirmation by the local Courts that we are right. Three years ago…
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Statement on the participation of the Government of Malta at the London Book Fair
Statement by Dar Camilleri With reference to the ongoing debacle published by The Times of Malta about the design of Malta’s promotional material at the London Book Fair, Dar Camilleri would like to stress that the representation being projected by the National Book Council at the London Book Fair is not representative of Malta’s book…
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Any statements made by the National Book Council are not made in our name
In response to a current survey being circulated by the National Book Council to local publishers, we would like to state that we are not part of any survey or discussions with either the National Book Council or the Ministry of Education. As things stand today, the National Book Council does not represent the book…
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I did not sign any contracts with the National Book Council
With reference to the comments provided by the current Executive Chairman of the National Book Council Mark Camilleri to MaltaToday, I can confirm that I have not signed any contracts with the National Book Council. I also confirm that discussions were held by the Ministry of Education and myself over an out of court settlement…
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The European Union Prize for Literature deliberately broke its rules by allowing the National Book Council to conduct its adjudication
The European Union Prize for Literature has deliberately broken its rule by allowing the National Book Council to conduct the adjudication of its Maltese prize. The National Book Council is not an independent organisation: its head is appointed by the Minister, and in the current case, the head is a political appointee appointed by the…
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The European Union Prize for Literature is being irregularly awarded to an author published by the Labour Party
The European Union Prize for Literature will be breaking its rules to award a Maltese author for a book published by the Labour Pary’s publishing arm, Sensiela Kotba So?jalisti. Aleks Farrugia, a Freemason, Labour Party supporter and activist, and government-appointed director to the Culture Directorate and Site Manager for Valletta as UNESCO World Heritage Site,…
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The National Book Council is lying about Walid Nabhan’s contract
In a statement made by the National Book Council about Walid Nabhan’s exit from Malta, the Council stated that Walid Nabhan’s contract was irregular and against procurement regulations. This is false and untrue. I am not going to explain to my successor (an incompetent imbecile, appointed as a cruel joke by the OPM) how his…
