“We may be broke but we are not broken”. I may be paraphrasing Beppe Fenech Adami a little here but that was the thrust of his address on the granaries last night. Well, that’s too bad Beppe because I’ve chosen the title for this little series about the PN quandaries...
That China Connectio...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
1. From Closed Shop to Open All Hours In 1405 the Great Emperor Yongle sponsored a massive mission of world exploration that would be captained by the explorer Zheng He. The boats used by these expeditions were among the largest sail powered boats the world had ever seen – by comparison...
Broken Bad the first
posted by Jacques René Zammit
The most expensive salvage operation in history takes place today. It will cost nigh 300 million dollars to lift the Costa Concordia out of the waters close to Giglio Island in Italy. Captain Schettino’s handiwork has led to a magnificent effort in logistics and this in turn has hogged...
Agrodolce
posted by Jacques René Zammit
MaltaToday reports that the public has been given only one week to send in comments on the proposed new policy that will affect ODZ (outside development zone areas) “to facilitate the redevelopment of existing farm buildings into agro-tourism establishments or visitor...
See no evil
posted by Jacques René Zammit
According to a news item that went viral over the weekend the Splash and Fun complex is full of shit. Actually to be more precise, tests have detected the presence of E Coli bacteria in the pool water at the popular summer resort. The news gets worse though. Apparently the Health Department...