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Paceville club owners intend making their voice heard
Drowned out by regulations and law enforcement, Paceville’s business owners form their own association separate from GRTU.
16 May 2012, 12:00am
Bianca Caruana
Bianca Caruana
2 min read
Crowds fill up Paceville in the summer weekends, but business owners want more representation on decision-making boards.
Some of Paceville's leading entertainment entrepreneurs are joining forces to form their own association, in part to counter the "misinterpretation and misuse" of rules that directly affect Paceville business.
With its endless debate on curfews, street rubbish, and alcohol abuse amongst youths, Paceville now sees top businessmen like Hugo Chetcuti, Mark Grima and Jeremy Dalli taking the lead in sounding their voice.
"The main reason behind the Paceville Commercial Establishments Association, is to work with several stakeholders in Paceville and have a voice during meetings where Paceville is concerned," Grima told MaltaToday.
"We want to protect the interests of Paceville establishment owners, be it bars, clubs, restaurants, and even smaller outlets such as stationeries, souvenir shops, accommodation owners and more," Grima, who runs restaurant Cañas y Tapas, said.
The PCEA president also pointed out that the association would not rule out working together with the Chamber of SMEs (GRTU), whose vice-president Philip Fenech runs BJs in Ball Street, and was long considered to be the voice of Paceville business.
"We don't see any conflict with the GRTU and any other union or association for that matter. We will be happy to work with the GRTU on common problems and improvements."
Grima said the PCEA wants to seek clarification on regulations and law enforcement in Paceville.
"We have already had meetings and sounded our opinion at the parliamentary social affairs committee... we now expect to sit in at important meetings where Paceville is concerned.
"We want to tackle issues such as the misinterpretation or misuse of some regulations that directly affect Paceville business owners. We also intend to alter some laws at a later stage," Grima said.
Other issues will include policing and law enforcement and Grima said that the PCEA is prepared to coordinate meetings with everyone concerned such as police and local councils. "However, our intention is to also market and promote Paceville in general.
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re my previous blog forigne girls I mean in their employment, those that they stood by the pole !!!!!!
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Its not a bad idea that shop owners will be united. When you are united you have more say. I cannot imagine these will ever strike if they do not get what they want, or they use the employment game, because most of their staff are foreigners and the rest.....you know!!!!!!!
But it is important to obey the law example, no more salotti on pavement, they have to leave 1.5 meters Where is the lands department? but they occupy the whole pavement. They will obey the police, MEPA and MTA law. They have to pay the local council for cleaning paceville. They teach their bouncers to stay within their limits. They will control the sound. Last year we spent a night in a hotel, this was trembling with vibration till 5 am,poor guests .NEVER AGAIN. They control prices, and they have to give genuine drink . They control students under age. They will screen even medically foreign girls. They will keep with in the licence hours. They should fight for a public convenience, for a police station, they should pay St Johns or Red Cross to provide ambulance and paramedics.
Yes there is a lot to say. But the most important that these people should abide with the law first the be more credible.
