Cecil Pace News Today

Ever since 1960 when the British leased Comino to controversial property magnate John Gaul, a succession of Maltese business groups have eyed the pristine Natura 2000 island for development. But how did Comino fall into private hands in the first place? asks James Debono

Superintendence for Cultural Heritage gives blessing to hotel extension after plans for new wing were downscaled to avoid covering the bastions, but development will still have a marked impact on harbour views

The heirs of BICAL group founder Cecil Pace have failed in their bid to challenge a court testimony regarding a majority share transfer in a Maltese company that formerly owned the Excelsior Hotel. Pace had instituted proceedings in his capacity as shareholder and director at Malta Industrial Development Corporation against Italian lawyers Michele and Massimiliano Martone, claiming that Michele Martone had not testified truthfully in separate proceedings. That testimony concerned the acquisitio...