MBR_Issue_28 -February 2017 (1)

Malta Business Review
TEAM BUILDING
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Malta Business Review
Malta: Human rights should underlie all
Presidency work
Malta must put human rights at the
foundation of all of its work during
its EU Presidency, Amnesty International
will tell the Maltese government in
meetings this week.
“Amnesty International will be expressing
deep concern regarding migration deals
with countries such as Libya which expose
refugees and migrants to flagrant human
rights abuses. We will also be asking that
the EU ramps up its work to support
human rights defenders worldwide.
“Malta is well-placed during their 6 month
stint at the helm of the EU to steer Europe
onto a positive course - towards migration
and foreign policies which respect human
rights,” said Iverna McGowan Head
of Amnesty International’s European
Institutions Office.
During a visit to Valletta, Iverna McGowan,
Head of Amnesty International’s
European Institutions Office will be
presenting Amnesty International’s
‘Recommendations for the Maltese
Presidency’ to Dr George Vella, Minister
for Foreign Affairs, and Carmelo Abela,
Minister for Home Affairs. The paper
on EU human rights policies, includes
recommendations to the Malta EU
Presidency for more EU supervision
of human rights compliance within EU
countries, for concrete measures at EU
level to combat racism, xenophobia and
discrimination, for policies that ensure
the EU does not abandon its international
obligations to protect refugees, and for an
increased prioritisation to protect human
rights defenders worldwide.
MBR
Creditline: Amnesty International European
Institutions Office
EDITOR’S
Note
Iverna McGowan will be in Malta on 21-22
February.
SHIELD CONSULTANTS
SICILY TEAMBUILD
8 – 11 December 2016
2016 has been a very positive year for SHIELD
Consultants and company management
recognised that this success would not have
been possible without the commitment,
hard work and dedication of the whole team.
Accompanied by John Schembri, Managing
Director, and Marc Anastasi, Chairman, the
SHIELD team spent four days in Ragusa, Sicily.
The event kicked off by an early morning
Catamaran trip on the 8th of December to
the port of Pozzallo where the team picked
up two rental vans and drove off through the
picturesque scenes that Sicily has on offer
until they arrived at San Giacomo, their home
base for the rest of the trip. The rest of the
day was spent indoors - cooking, drinking and
cracking jokes.
The following day, the team went off quadbiking
in the lovely town of Ibla and its
amazing countryside, stopping for lunch at a
location that was home to some shots of the
famous TV series Commissario Montalbano.
Saturday was less active but allowed the
team to explore their culinary talents by
attending a fun cooking course of typical
Sicilian food and a tour of an Oleficio, home
of a top-ranking world-class olive oil.
The team’s last day in Sicily, Sunday the
11th, was left for the best activity of them
all – ziplining! The team was proud of having
none of the teammates shy away from
ziplining through the breath-taking valley in
the middle of this amazing Adventure Park.
After having lunch, it was time to go back to
Pozzallo for the return trip.
Everyone is now curious on what’s planned
for 2017! MBR
Palazzo
Castelletti
host to the official Malta
Eurovision Song Contest
celebration party
Historic Palazzo Castelletti was the canvas
for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest after
party where contestants wowed numerous
guests attending the event. The event
proved a Eurovision fan’s delight, featuring,
among other Malta Eurovision Song
contestants, an eagerly anticipated Claudia
Faniello – the current winner who joined
the composers, song writers and other
Eurovision officials.
Palazzo Castelletti is a truly versatile venue
functional as a venue for catered meetings,
conferences, banquets, receptions and
private functions. With three differentiating
culinary concepts and two different
kitchens the Palazzo can provide dining and
an array of other social events. MBR
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