A Place in the Sun

In the film, Bohemian Rhapsody, recently out in cinemas, Freddie Mercury is standing with his lawyer, Jim (AKA Miami) Beech, outside the office after attempts to reunite with the band, and Beech asks him to give the others just a little bit of time.  Freddie looks at him and asks: "What is I don't have time?"  In today's very rushed environment, we are accustomed to telling ourselves we don't have time - be it schedules that are too busy, or simply because our minds are occupied elsewhere.  "I don't have time!", we exclaim, each time another burden is loaded on us and we have to work out how to fit in yet another slot into our already over-packed time-tables.  It's the stuff nightmares are made of. Yet the above sentence was pronounced in another horrifying sense. What if I don't have time [to achieve all that I ever wanted to achieve] / [to reach my goals] / [to become the person that I was always meant to be] ... for some other...

For several years there have been plans for Bisazza Street to be changed to a pedestrian area. Various unfruitful talks and discussions have taken place, including business concerns and other interested parties. It appears that now this project is about to take a step forward. GRTU has held various meetings with the Minister concerned, the business community and other affected parties during which the following issues were discussed; - clear plan of the proposed project - alternative parking - distribution of goods - traffic management - clear date for commencement of works GRTU reports that the business community is still in the dark as to how this project is to be implemented. The Minister, Hon George Pullicino, informed that this issue is being taken seriously and a study is underway so that a solution will be found for the benefit of all in the shortest possible time. He also informed that if the study would be a suc...