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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 MARCH 2022 OPINION 3 LETTERS & EDITORIAL maltatoday | SUNDAY • 5 NOVEMBER 2023 Mikiel Galea Letters & Clarifications A déjà vu On Monday I heard Finance Min- ister Clyde Caruana say that govern- ment is considering introducing a measure that will stop certain com- mercial vehicles from being used on the roads before 9am to minimise traffic congestion. He did not give any details and said talks are ongoing with stakeholders to determine which services should be impacted. The truth of the matter is this is all a déjà vu since he made a similar commitment last year. Nothing ever came of the measure proposed in Budget 2023 and yet here we are again with the same measure being proposed for Budget 2024 with no other detail to flesh it out. I suspect that for all its good inten- tion, the measure is very difficult to implement and enforce, which is why after a full year we are still at discus- sion stage. If this is the case then I don't know why government is stick- ing to it for the second year running. Jason Spiteri Paola Skills card is a good move The introduction of a skills card for third country nationals wanting to work in the catering and hospitality industry in Malta is a good move. It will ensure that employees, who are acting as the face of Malta with tour- ists, are of a certain skills level. I find it ridiculous in some instances when the waiter taking my order cannot even understand the menu himself. It just makes for bad customer experi- ence. Restaurants are already charging the world for their food, the least they can do is complement the exorbitant prices with a decent and polite ser- vice. David Scicluna Hamrun A ceasefire in Gaza Malta must use its position as a member of the UN Security Council to call for a ceasefire in Gaza without ifs and buts. What is happening is a massacre of innocent children, women, and men at the hands of the Israeli military. Civilians are paying the price for the atrocities committed by Hamas ter- rorists. Foreign Minister Ian Borg must put forward a resolution seeking a ceasefire to allow life-saving aid to reach civilians. Malta's voice may be insignificant but it should stand tall for humani- ty and respect for international law. What Hamas did in Israel was very bad but what is happening now in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli mili- tary machine is just as bad. P. Camilleri Mosta