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Photos by Daniel Cilia New Government proposal does not reflect discussions Din l-Art Ħelwa (DLĦ) strongly opposes the current proposal to widen the Victoria to Marsalforn road. The most recent proposal does not reflect the spirit of the NGO’s discussions with the Ministry of Gozo concerning the preservation of the natural environment in the Marsalforn valley. Despite efforts to reach a more...
Din l-Art Ħelwa to host XVIII Architectural Heritage Awards ceremony at the Malta Society of Arts, encouraging greater focus and cultural investment into heritage preservation Following a call for submissions for the 2024 edition of the architectural heritage awards, Din l-Art Ħelwa (DLĦ) will be hosting an awards ceremony to announce winners on Monday 18 November at the Malta Society...
NGOs want timeframe for development planning legislation The development planning legislation needs to be amended immediately and made more equitable. While a recent press release issued by the Minister for Planning Clint Camilleri promised some changes to the legislation, there was no commitment to any timeframes. Furthermore, there are no guarantees that the new legislation will solve the problems our country and its citizens are facing. The recent...
Din l-Art Ħelwa has filed an application for the revocation of a permit which sanctioned two penthouses in Sannat in flagrant disregard of a Court of Appeal judgment which had declared them to be illegal. The story started some years ago when an application (PA2035/21) was filed to build 29 apartments, 20 basement garages and a pool in a site in...
Din l-Art Ħelwa is calling on the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage to issue an unequivocal public statement acknowledging that palaeontological remains and associated geological layers will be afforded protection to minimise risk of irreparable damage or permanent loss of our cultural heritage. The NGO has closely followed recent reports in the Times of Malta on the discovery of Carcharocles megalodon teeth, other fossil-containing rocks and rock-hewn spaces in Triq tal-Viani/Triq Gorg Pisani, Victoria, where road-widening works...
Kindly note that the deadline for submissions to the DLH Architectural Awards has been extended till the end of September. Din l-Art Ħelwa has launched the XVIII Architectural Heritage Awards Competition, a long-standing initiative by the NGO that motivates and inspires architectural best practice. For years, Din l-Art Ħelwa has lamented the loss of the island’s natural and built heritage. The past...