Bondi given direct-order training contract

Former PBS TV host Lou Bondi was engaged by the Malta Gaming Authority last year on a direct order to train its staff in public speaking, according to new information submitted in Parliament.
His assignment, worth €7,375 for a two-month job, was on the list of payments by the MGA made available following a parliamentary question by Nationalist MP Claudio Grech.
According to a spokesperson for the authority, Mr Bondi was directly engaged by the authority’s executive chairman and no public call was made.

“The services rendered by Mr Bondi were in relation to presentation skills, public speaking and TV/camera training for MGA staff and management.”
The training was provided between April and May 2015. During the time of this assignment, Mr Bondi was already serving as a consultant with the Office of the Prime Minister.

Following Labour’s return to power in 2013, the former chairman of the Nationalist Party radio station was engaged by the OPM on a €54,000 annual contract.
Apart from assisting in the national celebrations organised by the government to commemorate anniversaries such as Freedom Day and Independence Day, Mr Bondi was also asked to work on any other event under the...