This is another case of business as usual and the good old boys theory. Malta is a small island and everybody knows everybody, or knows somebody that knows somebody and so on.

The case of the surprise Comino raid about a week ago tells all. The man sets up shop all summer except for the day the raid was supposed to happen. I am sure the authorities know who the owner of those umbrellas and deckchairs is, so now what? Do you really believe that out of 11 buses tested, every one of them passed the test? Could someone have warned the owners about the tests before hand? I agree that these things happen in other places, but in Malta, because of its size, it’s a specialty. Malta still has a lot of Dons and the IOUs run rampant. Citizens are always complaining about loud noises disturbing the peace, but nobody ever does anything about it. Everybody knows that parking is one of the biggest problems in Malta, so one city decides to exclude non-residents from parking on their streets. What if all cities in Malta decide to follow suit? Where is the government? These are public streets and roads and not resident owned. My favorite saying, you cannot fit five litres of water in a one litre can and I think that Malta is trying to do just that. Not to mention the construction fiasco or the suspended sentence routine. Who said money isn’t everything? It isn’t everything, only if you have it. And in spite of all this, life goes on.

Joseph Calleja

Manteca, Ca