Do we ever finish a job to the highest of standards? The Senglea promenade was given a much-needed facelift, which included the installation of steel railings. However, part of the promenade, close to the Maċina, leaves much to be desired with weeds and murky puddles of water being the order of the day.

Blocked culverts

It is about time that the St Julian’s local council sees to the blocked culverts in the locality. They have becomed clogged with plastic and stones. When it rains, the water overflows on the pavement making walking hazardous.

Where is the council?

The Birkirkara local council has been contacted regarding the state of Bontadini and Tumas Dingli streets. The stituation of these streets has been deteriorating over the last few months. Despite the council being aware of the situation, no action has yet been taken. What are they waiting for? That the rain washes away more of the paving and creates bigger, deeper potholes?

Time zones

10.30am at the Valletta bus terminus. There is nothing more embarrassing being Maltese than seeing all these out-of-order clocks in various strategic places in Malta. A few months ago, Transport Malta said it was imminently going to issue a call for tenders to replace the old clocks. Maybe one could say that the time was 10.30 Central European Time, but Valletta has its own unique time zone and different towns in Malta have different time zones, if we go by the time shown on the public clocks.

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