Yesterday evening during a national ceremony held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta the new Ħal Balzan Local Council which begins its term of office on July 1st 2024 took its oath of office. Dr. Angelo Micallef, Dr. Oliver Nicholas De Gaetano, Mr. Edward Grech, Ms. Annalise Galea and Mrs. Mary Louise Briffa where formally sworn in.
During the first Council meeting to be held in July, Dr. Micallef and Mr. Grech will be formally sworn in as Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively.
Yesterday’s ceremony was addressed by the Hon. Dr. Robert Abela, Prime Minister of Malta, the Hon. Dr. Owen Bonnici whose ministry includes local government and the Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government the Hon. Dr. Alison Zerafa Civelli.
The Ħal Balzan Local Council was accompanied by the Executive Secretary Ms. Doriette Farrugia.