ATTAKK VANDALU FIR-RESIDENZA SAN VINCENZ DE PAUL (+ ENGLISH VERSION)

Nhar it-Tlieta fil-ghodu, 12 ta' Dicembru 2000, fir-Residenza San Vincenz de Paul, waqt spezzjoni ta' rutina minn Security Officers fil-Wards li kienu 19 / 20 Nisa, u qed jerga' jinbena blokk ta' wardsgodda li issa wasal biex jitlesta, u li hu mahsub li ser jinfetah fi ftit gimghat ohra, innutaw li f'wahda mill-kmamar tal-banju li kienu ghadhom kemm tlestew sar attakk vandalu.

Xi hadd mhux maghruf, b'oggett iebes kisser il-madum u ghamel herba shiha f'kamra tal-banju li kienet ghadha kemm tlestit, tant saret hsara li ser ikollha terga' tigi maghmula mill-gdid.

Dr. Antoine Mifsud Bonnici, Segretarju Parlamentari fil-Ministeru ghall-Politika Socjali, waqt zjara fuq il-post, wera s-sobgha tieghu u iddeplora l-fatt li fil-gurnata tal-lum ghad hawn nies li jaslu biex jikkommettu att vandalu bhal dan, u li ma jaghmel l-ebda sens. Dan il-blokk bini li ser jiswa aktar minn Lm1.5 miljun huwa kontinwazzjoni f'sensiela ta' refurbishment u xoghol iehor ta' kostruzzjoni dejjem ghaddej fir-residenza bhalma hi San Vincenz de Paul, fejn hawn aktar minn 1,000 resident u 900 impjegat.

Atti vandali bhal dawn fuq proprijet'� pubblika, ma jservu ghal xejn hlief li jippruvaw iwaqqfu xoghol ta' siewi kbir ghall-anzjani u l- pubbliku in generali, u jkomplu jzidu l-ispejjez tal-Gvern, qal Dr Mifsud Bonnici.

VANDALS DAMAGE NEW BLOCK AT SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL

Early Tuesday morning during a routine inspection at Saint Vincent de Paul Residence by Security Officers at the site of the former Female Wards 19 / 20, where a new block of wards are in their final stages of completion and which are to be inaugurated in a few weeks' time, it was reported that vandals had destroyed a bathroom, which had just been completed. The extent of the damage was such that the bathroom will have to be re-tiled before use.

Dr. Antoine Mifsud Bonnici, Parliamentary Seceretary in the Ministry for Social Policy, expressed his sorrow about the fact that people still resort to vandalism for reasons beyond comprehension.

The building which will be costing Government about Lm 1.5 million, is the continuation of a series of refurbishments which have been occuring over the past years and serve to enhance the quality of life of the residents as well as of the employees.

Such acts of vandalism serve no purpose but to hinder the progress of works and increase the Government's recurrent expenditure, Dr Mifsud Bonnici concluded.