Court rejects 30-year pharmacy licence bid in Għaxaq over population quota rules

Għaxaq's population is not large enough to justify the granting of a third pharmacy licence in the locality, the court has ruled. Judge Audrey Demicoli rejected compensation claims filed by Taddeo Bonnici, whose application for a pharmacy at Dawret Ħal Għaxaq has been pending since 1995. Pharmacies can only open after being granted a licence by the