In the Press: Bus passengers in 2014 at 25-year high

The Times of Malta

Transport Malta figures show that last year, bus passenger numbers exceeded 40 million for the first time in 25 years. The annual report revealed that the buses carried some 43.7 million passengers during that same year, which marks nearly an 11% increase over 2013.

In- Nazzjon

Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil speaks about the need of more sincere politics during an interview on PN radio station Radio 101 yesterday morning. He said that he has chosen a long and arduous path, unlike the populist one chosen by prime minister Joseph Muscat.

L-Orizzont

Mere weeks after resurfacing works to place granite tiling in Pjazza Savina in Rabat Gozo was completed, some of the tiles were removed again to prepare for the local feast. The paper reports that the ‘Ljun Band club’ always mounts its ground fireworks in the area using poles which are drilled in the ground. The decision goes against a declaration made by Rabat mayor Samuel Azzopardi who had said the new poles would be placed in concrete slabs rather than holes in the ground.

The Malta Independent

Concerns over skin care mount as young people begin to cave in to sunburn art trends. The trend is spreading all over social media under the #sunburnart and it shows a number of people with sunburnt skin and strategically placed sun protection lotion in specific patterns. The trend has not yet reached our shores and Matese authorities are strongly discouraging the trend .