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Tony Cassar

This author Tony Cassar has created 11 entries.

07 Sep

Delimara Power Station – DLH Response to Draft Environmental Impact Statement

[EIS Review Consultation] – EA 00014/13: Delimara Gas and Power – CCGT(Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant) and LNG (Liquified Natural Gas)Receiving, Storage and Regasification Facilities, at, Delimara, Marsaxlokk 7th September 2013 Din l-Art Helwa has submitted comments to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority on the Draft EIS for the proposed Delimara CCGT power plant and LNG Facilities, as part of...

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30 Aug

Revision of Local Plans – Din l-Art Helwa calls for Maritime Spatial Plan

Press Release 30 August 2013 Din l-Art Helwa welcomes the request made to the government by the Commissioner for Environment and Planning, to assess the use of marine and coastal areas in a holistic manner in the revision of the Local Plans. Din l-Art Helwa points out that the Environment Policy of 2012 requires the preparation of a Maritime Spatial Plan which will provide an integrated framework for future developments in Malta’s marine waters. In its submissions for the revision of...

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24 Aug

‘Let’s have more Green Talk’, by Simone Mizzi

24th August 2013 Every year, Din l-Art Ħelwa submits heritage and nature protection recommendations for consideration in the Budget to the Ministry of Finance. It is satisfying that some ideas were implemented by the previous Administration such as incentives to regenerate urban conservation areas promoting reuse and restoration of scheduled buildings. Schemes similar to Investi f’Darek (invest in your home) could be...

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21 Aug

Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival at Msida Bastion Historic Garden – 29,30,31 August 2013

The Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival has now become a successful annual event. The Festival is now in its eighth year and will be held on Thursday, 29, Friday 30th and Saturday 31st August, at the Msida Bastion Historic Garden, in FLORIANA, opposite the Central Public Library, at 8 pm This year’s participating writers are Angela Bonanno (Sicily), Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands), Maria...

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18 Aug

Hondoq Petition

Moviment Ħarsien Ħondoq together with Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Ramblers Association, NatureTrust, FOE Malta and Din l-Art Helwa are urging Mepa to revise the Local plan back to what it was before the 2006 local plans and refuse permit for the development of Hondoq.   Photo of Hondoq in 1952 ___________________________________________________________________ Dear Hondoq supporter, Part of Mepa’s ongoing public participation exercise...

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10 Aug

Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting (CASH) – Media Briefing

A Media briefing by the Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting was held at Buskett on 10th August 2013 Who is in the Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting? The coalition is made up of twelve organisations who have agreed to work together to bring an end to spring hunting on the Maltese islands. The organisations...

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05 Aug

Din l-Art Helwa lectures 2013-2014 – Updated

It is to be noted that the time for lectures has been changed from 18.00 hours to 18.30 hours.  All lectures will take place at the Judge Caruana Curran Hall, at the offices of Din l-Art Helwa, 133 Melita Street, Valletta. Thursday 10 October 2013, 18.30 ‘Selmun: Delights and Delapidations’ A presentation by Professor Anthony Bonanno, B.A.(Hons) (Melit), D. Lett. (Palermo), Ph.D. (London),...

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