Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nargess Banks covers the arts, with a focus on design and lifestyle. “They made a huge impression on me growing up,” Jonathan ...

ALISTAIR Ramsay fondly recalls the time he had a bus brought all the way from Malta to Glasgow. “I went out to Malta to speak at an international conference,” he says, “and, while I was there, I saw ...

A €90 million plan to convert Malta’s bus fleet to run on electric power has gone “down the drain” because the government no longer intends to use EU funds to help do that. The secret government ...

For quite some years now, I have been making use of our public transport system in order to avoid the use of my car, thus contributing in the worldwide attempt to lower the issue of car exhaust fumes ...

Malta's unique buses, once everywhere, ferried locals and tourists alike. Each built from imported lorries, no two alike, reflecting drivers’ personalities. Now few remain, lovingly restored by ...

A newcomer to Malta can quickly deduct that the bus transit system has a strong union. The number of buses sitting idle at the Valletta terminal, as drivers take 10 to 30 minute breaks, is an ...

A bust of Christ in a niche beside the front door of a Maltese home. Such niches are a common architectural feature on the island. Photograph by John Swansburg. A Maltese bus inscribed with a bit of ...