INTERVIEW
Business heavyweight goes public

Within forty years, Tumas Group Chairman George Fenech moved on from being a furniture importer in the 1970s, to tourism mogul in the 1980s to business emperor today. His business interests are growing larger than what local banks can fund, leading to him becoming increasingly interested in public financing. Interview by DAVID DARMANIN >>

EDITORIAL
Spreading influence
The election may have been a distraction but it also was an opportunity. In the event, it was a lost opportunity. Congratulations are due to Labour for an overwhelming victory but this was not just a sporting event, nor does it have any real significance for the exercise of power in Malta. >>

OPINION
George M. Mangion
The aftermath of EP elections
Amid the furore of the EP election results, one may be excused to notice how the day-to-day problems of smaller enterprises may be ignored. Yes, the electorate is either celebrating the results or simply acting nonchalant now that the smiling faces of candidates are no longer gracing our screens in the privacy of our homes and bars. >>