And, that event was part of the full court press leading up to the municipal elections.
So is Mahler going the extra mile just because municipal elections are right around the corner? Here's what he told us today when we asked.
Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism
"No, this is the due course of opening. They say we're doing this street because of election, but we've done 13 streets before. What do you say now as a media? You're hardworking here, right? So it's not about trying to get media publicity off any project is just a natural progression in how things roll out. And we're about action in the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora, Relations, Border Management, and the BTB, and the Diaspora Unit."