Sliema council calls for immediate removal of ‘unsightly’ stands

Sliema Local Council reiterates it has no jurisdiction on the placing of structures and hawkers at The Strand

Sliema Local Council today reiterated that it has no jurisdiction on structures and hawker stands erected at The Strand and other prominent locations in the locality.

“This matter has been persistently reported to the competent authorities, including the Police and Lands Department,” the council said, however it added that to date there has been no improvement to the “unsightly and abusive situation.”

In its statement, the council stressed that it has waited far too long and “now expects that appropriate action be taken so that this be resolved through the issuing of charges and the removal of all abusive structures and hawkers.”