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Times of Malta, 3 April 2010, By Lisa Gwen Baldacchino Although Malta may be happily littered with churches and chapels, few get to visit those found in the more remote areas or the ones that only open to the public a single morning per month. This is the case with the chapel dedicated to the Annunciation at Ħal-Millieri, in Żurrieq. Only available...

Times of Malta, 26th March 2010, by Matthew Xuereb – The 47th attempt to regenerate the opera house ruins in Valletta was given planning permission yesterday, paving the way for construction to start soon on Renzo Piano’s highly-controversial City Gate project. The project by the world-renowned architect, which in-cludes the contentious roofless theatre, was approved by nine of the 10 Malta Environment...

There’s one last glimmer of hope for bluefin tuna: sign our petition for a global network of marine reserves. Support the Greenpeace plan to protect 40 percent of the world’s oceans as Marine Reserves. ...

Sunday Times of Malta 21 March 2010, by Christian Peregin Environmental NGOs are “frustrated” and “disheartened” by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority’s decision to sanction a visitors’ centre and restaurant above the inland sea of Dwejra in Gozo. The so-called ‘interpretation centre’ is part of a heritage management plan for the area approved in 2005, but it has been described as...

The Kercem Local Council is organising the second edition of the three day cultural festival named “Is-Sagra ta’ San Girgor” in Kercem Gozo between Friday 12th and Sunday 14th March 2010. More details can be found here ...

Times of Malta, 5 February 2010, by Juan Ameen Fort Delimara, which is at risk of collapsing, would probably take 10 years to restore at a cost of millions of euros, according to a voluntary organisation that has offered to take on the tall task. Din l-Art Ħelwa, the heritage trust, has approached Heritage Malta, the national heritage agency, to discuss the...

Click here to read about the Sea Shepherd heading to the Mediterranean to protect tuna ...

Times of Malta, 4th January 2010   As people get back into work mode after the holidays, the country gears itself up for the challenging year ahead. Claudia Calleja spoke to representatives of constituted bodies and voluntary organisations to gauge their expectations and concerns for the year ahead. Vince Farrugia, Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises – GRTU I hope the government will go...

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 3 January 2010, by Noel Grima – After three years of lobbying by NGOs, especially by Din l-Art Helwa, the government announced two years ago that the area around Xaghra l-Hamra was to be turned into a national park, il-Park tal-Majistral. A board of management was also appointed, composed mainly of NGOs, and a detailed management plan...