Magic Kiosk takes its final bow

Sean Bonello

Feb 25th 2009, 14:47

I would like to know, why the owner Joe Pace, do not want the goverment to recycle the aluminium as it cannot be used one more time? If we recylce the aluminium, it would be much better for the enviorment and also for us!

A Azzopardi

Feb 17th 2009, 00:22

@karl abela
if your gonzipn is such an environmentalist then he wouldnt make us switch from the re-useable glass bottles to plastic non re-useable bottles. if gonzipn is such an environmentalist he wouldnt raise the registration tax on hybrid cars that car dealers such as honda aren't going to bother getting them in malta. i could go on for ages

James De Giorgio

Feb 16th 2009, 16:47

Who said Mintoff is history? We're still battling his ugly remnants.

giovDeMartino

Feb 16th 2009, 11:27

Labour's vicious past will live for ever.

Allen Galea

Feb 16th 2009, 07:40

@ Victor Vella:
Actually when you rent government premises, any refurbishments or additions done belong to the government. As a matter of fact, if you extend the building, you pay more rent and you get nothing in return except for a reduction in your rent for the premises which you built!!

victor vella

Feb 16th 2009, 07:01

By all means Jo Pace is right , the aluminum , glass and furniture belong to him and he should get them back, the Government has no right to recycle them,on condition though that Mr Pace pays for the demolition and also releases the workers from his employment.

Ronnie Gauci

Feb 15th 2009, 02:01

In addition to what Victor Pace wrote below, at Magic Kiosk many employees were of a certain age, people who usually find it hard to get employed. I used to frequent the place very frequently and the food and the service were excellent when one considered how cheap prices where. I hope that the new square will not become a refuge for junkies like many other gardens and squares in the vicinity.

Keith Davis

Feb 14th 2009, 23:41

Finally that ugly aquarium like structure is gone!

I suggest the authorities should never lease public land for more then lets say 10 years, as otherwise after time such tenants think that the public land turned theirs!
Especially never permit such horrible construction.

I believe the authorities will be sending the all included bill for demolition to the ex-tenants of the kiosk as we do not want to pay such from our taxes, when they where the ones who made hefty profits out of it.

Well done to all the workers.

Gerard Cassar

Feb 14th 2009, 20:01

Pjazza Sant'Anna was not so popular as it is being said. It was mostly a waiting area to get to the Majestic Theatre. Hardly any children used to play in that dangerous full of traffic environment. Ghar id-Dud was the natural rendez-vous of children wanting to play. It could only be imagined why Perit Pullicino threw his eyes on the Magic Kiosk.

Karl Abela

Feb 14th 2009, 12:59

May this be a signal to all the cowboys that Gonzipn really has the commitment towards our environment.

J Oatmon

Feb 14th 2009, 12:40

Good news - a bit more breathing space in Sliema.

Next the pavements should be reclaimed all along the sea front, with all the tables and chairs moved back to give at least 3m of open space to walk from the kerbside inwards - rules will not do it, hefty fines are the only answer.

Also all the unofficial and unregulated sales of 'souveniers' from parked cars should be stopped - this is a real eyesore to all who pass by, again hefty fines are the only answer.

Most of the money from the fines should then go to buy trees and flowers for the area, to turn Sliema into a place where everyone enjoys walking around - and not just a 'get rich quick and to hell with the rest of you' sort of place.

victor pace

Feb 14th 2009, 12:12

hahaha,the Bonello family for your information only employed from 1 to 2 persons compared to over 30 employed by Mr Pace at Magic Kiosk,now the gonzipn con pay their wages.

P Debono

Feb 14th 2009, 10:23

It gives me such pleasure and satisfaction to see yet another dark chapter in Maltese history, where democracy had been taken away from us so violently, closed once and for all.

Say goodbye to your "Magic Kiosk" Joe Pace. This is a fitting ending for a story that started on such a terrible note, especially for the Bonello family and the workers it employed.