New Valletta Local Council premiered
The new premises of the Valletta Local Council, at the site of the former Café Premier, were unveiled yesterday.
Yesterday Justice Minister Owen Bonnici together with Valletta major Alexiei Dingli inaugurated the new premises for the Valletta Local Council. This building, which was known as Café Premier, went through extensive renovations and now not only hosts the capital city local council but also, a performing space, a library, a day care center and a community computer lab.
The sums of over €300,000 were spent to restore and refurbish the place. Bonnici together with Dingli thanked all the staff and workmen for their efforts. Bonnici said that this project showed that both political parties can work together and cooperate with each other.
Present for the opening was PN deputy leader David Agius. Agius said that Valletta residents and business community deserve to have a proper place to assist them with their daily needs.
Café Premier in Valletta has awed the public with its historic architecture, but was also at the centre of a huge government controversy when it paid over €4 million to acquire the land. It was reported how the Lands Department had paid off arrears for Café Premier on income tax, VAT, energy bills and a bank loan to get in possession of the building in question.
PN statement
In a statement the PN said that it is still against the bail out of Café Premier and against the fact that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was found to have used his private email address to conduct government business during the bailout deal.