The daughter of disgraced Project Green CEO Joseph Cuschieri has moved on to another top job at another government agency, the third such job in two years, despite being in her early twenties.
Katrina Cuschieri, recruited as a government consultant by her father’s long-time friend, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli in 2022, despite her young age and lack of experience, has now been given a new position as Business Development Manager at Infrastructure Malta.
Her recruitment was one of the first decisions made by Steve Ellul, the failed MEP candidate who was made CEO shortly after his poor result at last June’s elections.
Ellul used to hold the same role – CEO at Project Green – which Katrina Cuschieri’s father now has.
Joseph Cuschieri shows designs to Minister Miriam Dalli and two of his new managers as Project Green CEO.
Sources have told The Shift that Ellul handpicked Cuscheri without following routine recruitment procedures and placed her under his direct supervision as part of the CEO’s office staff.
Ellul did not reply to questions about details of the recruitment process, whether Infrastructure Malta had published a vacancy announcement for a business development manager, or how many other candidates were interviewed before Cuschieri was selected. He also turned down a request for her contract.
It is unclear why the government’s roads agency, tasked with implementing infrastructural upgrades along Malta’s road network, needs a business development manager.
In 2022, as soon as she returned to Malta from her studies in London, Minister Miriam Dalli immediately gave Katrina Cuschieri – the granddaughter of former President George Vella – a contract to serve as her consultant.
She was later internally promoted and put on a €50,000 financial package usually reserved for senior and experienced advisers.
The minister also appointed Katrina Cuschieri to the board of another government company under her control, Clearflow PLC, a subsidiary of the Water Services Corporation. She is still a director of the company, in addition to her new job at Infrastructure Malta.
Her father, Joseph, was booted out of the Malta Financial Services Authority in 2020 after revelations of his close relations with businessman Yorgen Fenech, accused of involvement in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Joseph Cuschieri was caught going on a Las Vegas trip paid for by Fenech with his friend and MFSA chief legal officer, Edwina Licari.
Can the Minister provide details on the efforts being made to enhance air quality in city centers with significant car pollution? Where are the promised trees? Why aren’t these funds being used to plant more trees in areas frequented by pedestrians and where vehicle traffic is heavy?What is the issue with these individuals? They should purchase mature trees and plant them securely and strategically. This approach would not only enhance the aesthetics of the area but also provide immediate benefits in terms of air quality improvement and shade for pedestrians.
Investing in mature trees can lead to quicker environmental impacts compared to saplings, as these larger trees are already capable of absorbing more carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. Additionally, strategically placing trees in high-traffic areas can help mitigate pollution by acting as natural barriers, improving the overall health of urban environments. It’s essential that effective measures are taken to prioritize the planting of trees where they will have the most significant positive impact.
NOTHING. Traffic fumes have quadrupled.
Fuel Consumption has doubled.
The government makes money from fuel tax. SO THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS SMILING.
One wonders what Agius Saliba should say about this given his protests against Metsola.
More tax payers money thrown at friends or friends who deserve nothing
With this government , Incompetence gets you on the government merry go round. Kids in a playground, this is what the maltese government has become.
To square the circle Katrina Cuschieri ought to be nominated as Malta’s EU Commissioner
Komplu THANZRU . NANNU GEORGE INT LI DEJJEM IPPRIDKAJT L ONESTA ISSA HALQEK MAGHLUQ????
ISTHI JEKK TAFU
MAFIA STATE
MERITOKRAZIJJA.
In the Uk, they use an expression….’Young Turks’…………for highly intelligent and extremely motivated young people, who are successful high flyers in their chosen discipline or work……THIS, ON THEIR WON MERIT!
NEPOTIZMU
I wonder where Ms Cuschieri would stand in a similar scenario?
Unlikely to even get in the room.
cleaning the bathrooms
the father was expelled, but the government must always guarantee this family the same income…
They would even employ the family dog to do guard duty at Kastilja as a last resort.
A pig remains a pig no matter how much you wash it!!
At what point does play paying someone’s daughter in lieu of her father fall under potential laundering of proceeds arising from potential (again) bribery, corruption or trading in influence?
Most times the past will haunt you . When such individuals grow older and mature they realise they were handpicked not because of their capabilities but because of sheer nepotism . The only pity is that she is paid feom our taxes . Unfortunately, the idea of issuing a call for applications is like a call in the wilderness . Pity we are scraping the bottom. If i was much younger I would take the first plane out and live a life instead of exist in one.
She only gets by with a lot of help from her friends. Otherwise she is worthless.
A perfectly described job position,”business development manager” of a company that does not do business. It delivered public projects to one customer, the government.
With a payroll of €50k on one side and payroll of director on another… And we dream of having such wages. Trying to make ends meet by the end of the month. Pigs nothing but pigs