Gozo law courts should move to Innovation Hub, PN MP suggests

The crammed Gozo courts should immediately shift to the Gozo Innovation Hub on the outskirts of Xewkija, at least on a temporary basis, MP Chris Said said on Tuesday.   The Gozitan MP said the current law courts in Citadel were not in line with health and safety standards and not fit for purpose.   Last year, Times of Malta revealed the court building had failed to meet minimum health and safety standards during an audit by the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA).  Aside from the OHSA report, the Gozo law courts have been faulted by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability, in another audit. Meanwhile, the Gozo Innovation Hub is abandoned, with almost no workers operating from there, according to Said, who was addressing a parliamentary debate. The Gozo Innovation Hub was inaugurated in 2019 and was set to transform a former milk processing plant in Xewkija, into a 9,000-square metre building set to provide space and facilities for technology and innovation companies.   However, the hub which planned to host a multitude of various operations in the knowledge-based economy has had a slow start. In October, economy minister Silvio Schembri said that...