Third Consecutive Cancellation of the Fast Ferry Service For the third consecutive time, it has been brought to our attention that the Fast Ferry Service has been once again suspended due to irregularities in the tender issued by the Public Contracts Review Board. Various illegalities were pointed out and Transport Malta has been ordered to [...]
The Gozo University Group held its Annual General Meeting on the 16th of August 2020 via a zoom meeting. Due to the current rise in COVID-19 cases, this year it was best to hold this meeting online. During this meeting, together with the election of the new executive team, new amendments to the current statute [...]
This week the Minister for Gozo, Dr Justyne Caruana addressed the House of Representatives with her budget speech, regarding Gozo initiatives. The GUG was very pleased to learn that the Ministry will start the preliminary study and location identification for some sort of prospective accommodation for Gozitan students in Malta. It is a well-known fact [...]
The 2018 Budget was announced on the 9th of October 2017. The Minister for Finance, Professor Scicluna presented excellent proposals which will be realised during the coming year, ensuring our islands’ economic stability. The GUG was pleased to hear that the second fibre optic cable will be placed during the coming year as it is [...]
This week the University of Malta welcomed new students to its halls; students who were greeted by a flooded campus and flooded roads. The weather this week posed a great challenge for all university students. The typical autumnal weather turned the already dangerous roads into rivers all connecting to the waterfall that was the underpass [...]
The worst part of any student’s life is the exam period. This affects the student greatly: stress and panic are the cause of so many problems in any student’s life. Stress does not end with the final exam of the period but it lingers until the dreaded results day. Two “waiting periods” exist in the [...]
Every Gozitan student over the age of 18 has a choice to make: either stay in Gozo and try to find a job or continue studying and cross over to Malta. Many of these students choose to move to the mainland where they can further their studies. This means that unless they want to face [...]
The Gozo University Group held its AGM on the 27th of August 2017 which was held at the Ministry of Gozo. During this meeting the amendments to the current statute were approved and the new executive was elected. A roundup of the past year’s events was also made. During the AGM, which was chaired by [...]
Insularity is a natural handicap of any island, and Gozo’s disadvantage is even more prominent due to its double insularity, making it highly dependant on the larger island with regards to several sectors. There are a number of drawbacks, which can only be addressed through the implementation of projects and proposals. The main problems are [...]
Gozo has a history of regional identity and devolution of powers. To mention the key historical periods, from the independence from the Maltese islands during the French’s tenure, also, Gozo had the local councils 20 years prior to Malta, the Gozo Diocese and other episodes. However it is a well renowned fact that Gozo has [...]
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