Cabinet asks MEPA for guidelines on extending Gozo airstrip
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Government is set to ask the Malta Environment and Planning Authority for guidelines over the proposed extension of the current Xewkija heliport and to turn it into a landing strip, capable of allowing a light fixed-wing aircraft to service Gozo’s tourism needs. READ MORE >>

MTA director asked to leave
The Malta Tourism Authority has terminated the contract of its marketing director Jeffrey Cutajar, who is now succeeded by Joseph Galea, due to a “difference of opinion” on the authority’s way forward. READ MORE >>

Means-test health and stipends, Bonello maps out priorities
Matthew Vella
Financing the state’s healthcare, and cutting down on university stipends – the seedlings of resource misallocation which Central Bank governor Michael Bonello laments as Malta’s predicament. READ MORE >>

OPINION George M. Mangion PKF’s specialised Dublin conference last month dealt with the tide of woes hitting the international gaming scene where much is at stake after the US prohibition. READ MORE >> Friedman’s legacy There is also greatness in further developing a doctrine Karm Farrugia Write of Reply On Public Service Reform – Rhetoric and Reality Emanuel Abela, Director of Information Interview Flying to Gozo and beyond Synergy Aviation has formally registered its keen interest in starting – almost immediately – a fixed-wing airlink service between Malta and Gozo. READ MORE >>

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