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The Culture Ministry would not say why it had appointed a politician to the helm of Heritage Malta rather than an expert in the field. MP and former Gozo minister Anton Refalo’s appointment followed that of Phyllis Muscat, who had worked behind the scenes iCulture Ministry silent on Anton Refalo’s new appointment as Heritage Malta head
The Culture Ministry would not say why it had appointed a politician to the helm of Heritage Malta rather than an expert in the field. MP and former Gozo minister Anton Refalo’s appointment followed that of Phyllis Muscat, who had worked behind the scenes in the coordination of the Labour Party’s 2013 election campaign. Ms Muscat, who owns a business specialising in the retail of cosmetic products, heads a newly established contemporary art museum. The new Heritage Malta chairman was announced in a short statement issued on May 3 in the evening. It was not immediately clear that the post had in fact been given to a sitting MP. Heritage Malta, set up in 2002, has to date never been headed by a politician. Dr Refalo’s appointment raised eyebrows amid speculation that it was meant to heal the wound created last year when he lost out to Justyne Caruana in the race for the Gozo Ministry despite having won a higher number of votes in the general election. A recent Malta Today survey carried out prior to his appointment suggested that the Labour Party was facing a backlash, as it was losing support in Gozo. The Times of Malta asked the Culture Ministry why the government had taken the... Read more