Former Mtarfa Military Hospital earmarked for conversion into international school

A tender for the conversion of the former Mtarfa Military Hospital to an international school will be issued in the coming days to cater for the increasing number of foreigners working in Malta, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced this evening. Addressing a public consultation meeting at the Ċittadella in Gozo, the last in the Gvern li Jisma' series, Dr Muscat stressed that this would ensure that no land outside the development zone would be taken up. He noted that the current economic growth would mean a further influx of foreigners in sectors like the gaming industry, as well as the expansion of the European Asylum Support Office and possibly the European Medicines Authority, for which Malta is one of the bidding countries. The Prime Minister said that one of the requirements would be the provision of enough educational facilities to teach a specialised curriculum, which is only provided by international schools. He added that whoever won the bid would have to restore the building at his own expense and provide a number of scholarships to Maltese students every year.  Touching on the issue of the permanent link to Gozo, the Prime Minister said initial results of the...