Interview
The water genius

Water treatment engineer Ing. Marco Cremona discusses in depth with Charlot Zahra his latest project, the HOTER process, which recycles hotel waste water into potable water, which has already won international acclaim abroad over the past two years. But the project is only marginally feasible in Malta due to subsidised water tariffs and the availability of cheap illegal bowser water. >>

Comment
Eight bells and all’s well
The budget can be criticized for a lack of boldness, good ideas, small schemes which are well designed but are too small to address the magnitude of the crisis. >>

OPINION
George M. Mangion
Family wealth management
Returning from a three-day estate planning seminar organised by PKF in North America, I admit to having enjoyed the ambience in San Francisco. The conference was hosted at the Grand Hyatt which is just one block away from Union Square, famed as the central hub of San Francisco’s well heeled crowd. On the second day, I represented Malta on the panel of five, including Britain, Australia, Italy and Portugal. >>