Tag: National Book Council
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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…
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Inizjamed calls for the National Book Council to be investigated
Inizjamed have never been great fans of mine, and in fact, they have always had some kind of aversion towards me for various reasons. They were mentioned in this website because their founder Adrian Grima called for the abrogation of Israel on the 7th of October following the brutal attacks of Hamas. Their literary festival…
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Too heavy-handed for a PEN organisation
PEN Malta is being too heavy-handed with a National Book Council employee and focusing its efforts on the people who least deserve it. The National Book Council should by default safeguard the interests of authors, so such comments by an employee are unexpected, but they should also be taken seriously. As the previous executive chairman…
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Yes, they ruined a public entity just to spite me – they are that bad
The press is finally, covering the mess that the government has made at the entity that I led and built for eight years of my life. The government’s motivations and interests with regard to the National Book Council are driven out of spite, and this is why my successor who has no experience in the…
