At a conference on waste management solutions earlier this month, AX Holdings chairman Angelo Xuereb proposed the establishment of four construction and demolition waste disposal depots for Malta and Gozo, among other long-term solutions to waste management problems. The following are excerpts from this paper presented at the conference.
According to the Place De La Vallette tender, thrown out by the government because it was not accompanied by an Lm500,000 bid bond, the building on the former Royal Opera House site would have a replica of the original facade, The Sunday żtime scan reveal today.
Joe Gasan is Malta’s richest Businessman – at least in the public’s perception. According to a random survey conducted by The People, Mr Gasan, whose business interests range from cars to insurance, is followed by Anglu Xuereb and the Mizzi family.
Despite somewhat widespread misgivings in the financial sector, Angelo Xuereb, owner of the Suncrest Hotel and Chairman of AX Holdings, looks set to win his gamble. The share and bond might be fully subscribed by today, a full two days before the closing of the subscription lists.
The Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Dr Stanley Żammit, on Tuesday promised a great change for the better in the Maltese environment during this year but added in a bitter remark that unfortunately, the countryside has already been ruined. Dr Zammit said he would be considering seven proposals presented to him by Mr Angelo Xuereb, chairman of the environment steering committee set up a year ago by the Chamber of commerce.
Much is being said about the environment. In reality, it means different things to different people. Unfortunately, for most of us, it is simply countryside and we often find that many criticise any new development, without analysing the pros and cons of the project. I always say actions are louder than words- it is easier to be a talker than to be a doer.
Naħseb li issa ħafna draw l-intervisti tiegħi u s’issa kellimt lil ħafna nies minn diversi setturi tal-ħajja. Hu għalhekk li ħassejt li għandi mmur inkellem lil Anġlu Xuereb, wieħed mill-akbar kuntratturi f’Malta. Għaliex le? Għaliex m’għandniex nisimgħu il-verżjoni tiegħu wkoll? Is-soltu nitfgħu l-kritika kolla fuq il-kuntratturi. Illum qed nagħtu ftit spazju biex biex dawn jirrispondu.