Malta Blog

On May 29th, an audience of millions will be glued to their TV screens for the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Live from the Telenor Arena, Oslo this 54-year old annual song-fest is one of the most-watched live television shows globally, attracting an audience of up to 600 million. The 2009 final broke all tele-voting records, with more than 10 million people calling or texting to cast their vote for the winner. Last year’s winner was Alexander Ryback representing Norway singing “Fairytale”, and the final was held at the Olimpiysky Arena, Moscow on May 16th 2009. The hosts for the evening were Alsou & Ivan Urgant.

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Cheekily and controversially titled, Porn is a musical (with some great comedic elements) by Maltese writer Malcolm Galea and musicians Kris Spieri and Boris Cezek, who are collectively known as Indiskarf.

Malta Porn was Indiskarf’s first production, and it debuted in March 2009 at the Centre of the Mediterranean Institute Theatre Programme (MITP) in Valletta.

The story is centred on a young man called Stefan Bugeja who has grown up on the outwardly conservative island of Malta.

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In summer 2007, MTV brought its popular “Isle of MTV” event to Malta for the first-time, and this is something that has continued to be a highlight of every summer since.

Isle of MTV is a club tour culminating in a live show for up to several thousand people held outdoors at The Granaries, Floriana, just by the entrance to the capital city, Valletta. It’s THE event of the summer, with many non-Maltese flying in from abroad especially for the concert. The show is completely free and the audience is encouraged to use public transport to get to and from the event.

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Known as the Borza ta’ Malta, the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) is based in Valletta, the baroque, majestic capital of Malta and it commenced trading in 1992. The exchange trades a number of stocks and is the centre of the Maltese bond market.

In 1996 an electronic trading system was implemented along with a trading, clearing, settlement and registration system.

Two years later, daily trading was introduced and in 2000, an Alternative Companies List was set up.

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Finding somewhere wallet-friendly to stay on holiday has never been easier thanks to the internet. Many people have abandoned the package holidays that were once the mainstay of the tourist trade, and choose instead, a do-it-yourself vacation.

Low-cost airlines fly a number of regular routes to Malta from a variety of European countries, such as UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Sweden, so tourists taking advantage of the cheap fares need to rent accommodation for the duration of their holiday.

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