It’s good to be... a minister
By Kurt Sansone
Francis Zammit Dimech’s ministerial portfolio has been a varied one from infrastructure to communications, from transport to environment and now tourism. His ministerial record may not be an impeccable one, but the same cannot be said of his business acumen. READ MORE >>

Cheques on the way out
Central Bank cheques reduced by 35 per cent
In several European countries the popularity of cheques is on the wane to the extent that people can do without them for all their payments. In Malta some people do not accept anything but cash and some have never written or accepted a cheque in their life. READ MORE >>

BICAL saga ensues in Parliament
Following our sister newspaper MaltaToday’s extensive coverage on the closure of the BICAL bank in November 1972 and the consequent dissipation of its associated companies’ assets, Labour MP Joseph M Sammut earlier this week asked Finance Minister John Dalli when the final payments in connection to the BICAL arrears would be paid out. READ MORE >>