Thursday, September 1, 2016

Contractor warns PN over payment for billboard work

The saga revolving around the Nationalist Party's billboards took a new turn yesterday when the contractor it used for the job filed an official letter in court claiming payment due for their removal. R. Cauchi Enterprises Limited called on PN leader Simon Busuttil, party president Ann Fenech and general secretary Rosette Thake to pay the outstanding €15,000. In an official letter signed by lawyer Robert Abela, the company said it was still owed the amount since the party had only paid €3,000 of the entire amount. It said the amount was due to cover work related to the removal and dismantling of billboards and ancillary services, as well as costs incurred for the rental of cranes, trailers and other heavy machinery required for the job. The firm said that despite promises that payments would be issued, the party had not paid the outstanding balance. The PN began the process of removing all its billboards from the streets in June after a judge refused to reissue an injunction it had originally won but had not followed up with a court case. On that occasion, Mr Justice Anthony Ellul rejected the party's request for an injunction, saying the billboards had been placed illegally...

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