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Every office wants the same three documents

Who you are, where you live and what you live on. Gather them once, copy everything twice, and the paperwork stops being…

10 Jun 20262 minRead Every office wants the same three documents
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Malta has no rivers, so half its water is made from the sea

No rivers, no lakes. Half the supply is pumped from under the limestone and half is made from seawater.

9 Jun 20262 minRead Malta has no rivers, so half its water is made from the sea
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Rent is taxed at fifteen per cent if you want it to be

A flat fifteen per cent of the gross rent, as a final tax, with nothing deductible. Or declare it with everything else…

6 Jun 20262 minRead Rent is taxed at fifteen per cent if you want it to be
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Why Malta drives on the left, and what else is British

Britain ran Malta from 1800 until 1964, and the last forces left in 1979. The roads, the plugs and the language still…

22 Jan 20262 minRead Why Malta drives on the left, and what else is British
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Maltese is a Semitic language written in Latin letters

Maltese came from Arabic, is written in the Latin alphabet and is the only language of its kind in the world.

15 Jan 20262 minRead Maltese is a Semitic language written in Latin letters

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Expat life

Every office wants the same three documents

Malta has no rivers, so half its water is made from the sea

Rent is taxed at fifteen per cent if you want it to be

Why Malta drives on the left, and what else is British

Maltese is a Semitic language written in Latin letters