EDITORIAL
The second coming and going of the US Navy ship La Salle has
been a non-event, unlike the first time the ship visited the Drydocks
for repairs, when all hell broke loose...
OPINION
Saviour Balzan may be branded a blasphemer for this article although
by European standards, it’s the Christian fundis who are
playing the heretics...
NEWS
In 1962, BICAL Bank bought its main headquarters, off Zachary
Street, for the princely sum of Lm35,000. More than a decade later
these premises were given to Mintoff's people’s bank - Bank
of Valletta - for nothing...
Kurt Sansone
Former Labour Party deputy leader George Abela will soon make
a return from the self-imposed media exile with a programme on
Radio Malta 2 alongside Fr Joe Borg...
Kurt Sansone
It was 40 years ago to the day that one of the largest man-hunts
in Maltese criminal history came to an end after the fugitive,
Cikku Fenech from Mosta, gave himself up to police officers, who
had been searching for him for more than three months...
Waste record less impressive
Julian Manduca
Some International airlines, like BA, KLM and Lufthansa regularly
publish brochures or information about their environmental performances
citing improvements throughout the year. Air Malta has not boasted
about its achievements, but its new fleet will be reaching approved
environmental standards.
David Lindsay
Now that the last remaining oil has been salvaged from the wreck
of the ill-fated, Maltese-flagged oil tanker – the Tasman
Spirit - investigations into culpability and the ecological toll
of what has been Pakistan’s largest oil spill in history
are in full swing...
Interview
 Illegal
drugs are coming in under our noses
Gavin Gulia is an affable, straight - talking politician
with an enthusiasm for politics. He sees a future Labour party
as one that will be supportive of Malta’s EU membership,
and continues to have faith in leader Alfred Sant. Julian Manduca
met up with Gulia last week.
People
Jonathan Beacom’s life pretty much revolves around his photography.
With a totally new edition of his extremely successful coffee-table
book 'The Maltese Islands From The Air' in its final stages he
admits to being a workaholic.
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