George Camilleri

Press Release 29.06.2013 Din l-Art Helwa welcomes yesterday’s court ruling on the caravans at Armier beach, which confirms that the caravans are illegal. These caravans are an eyesore and are denying the public their right to enjoy the foreshore, says the NGO. They are also causing environmental damage to the beach at Armier. Din l-Art Helwa has stated for many years that the illegal caravans...

Press Release 23 June 2011 With reference to the article ‘Enforcement rules to be changed by Mepa’ in the Sunday Times of Malta, Din l-Art Helwa considers the government’s decision to allow persons who build illegal structures to obtain a temporary compliance certificate in spite of the illegality, to be a retrograde step for the environment. Rather than solve the “endless list” of illegalities as has been proposed, Din l-Art Helwa is concerned...

Din l-Art Helwa has expressed concern that the government is entertaining the idea of constructing a bridge across the Gozo channel. The government has announced the commissioning of a 15-month study worth 4 million euros to investigate the feasibility of this project described by the NGO as being totally unacceptable. A bridge between Malta and Gozo would have enormous visual impact, says Din l-Art Helwa, and would destroy one of...