George Camilleri

27 Feb

Record 1,500 planning objections filed by Din L-Art Ħelwa

Record 1,500 planning objections filed by DLĦ Last year, Din l-Art Ħelwa filed a record-breaking 1,500 objections to individual planning applications in 2022 – close to a third of which concern proposed developments in Gozo. The NGO has a team – the Heritage and Environment Protection sub-committee – which scans all the applications and prioritises those of most concern. The sub-committee is...

26 Feb

DIN L-ART ĦELWA AGM 2023 PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE 25th February 2023 BUREAUCRATIC DELAYS PUT HERITAGE SITES AT RISK DLĦ URGES GOVERNMENT TO CONCLUDE GUARDIANSHIP DEEDS Many historic sites were deteriorating through neglect and abandon, Din l-Art Ħelwa warned, as a result of bureaucratic delays in granting their guardianships to NGOs. Members at the Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 25 February 2023 again urged Government, and in particular the Minister in...

02 Feb

Tattingers permit revoked by Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has revoked the permit for a 5-star hotel to be built instead of the Tattingers discotheque in Rabat on the outskirts of Mdina, saying that it was not in line with the Local Plan for the locality. The former discotheque was going to be demolished and replaced by a 5-storey hotel, despite strong objections from NGOs, residents...

23 Jan

NGOs slam Hili group for misleading the public about Comino plans.

Environmental organisations are requesting that Hili Ventures be transparent with the public about the plan for a new Hotel and Bungalows complex on Comino. NGOs are urging the public to object to the monstrous plan for Comino that will see irreparable damage to the natural environment and the “urbanisation by stealth” of Santa Marija Bay. Hili Ventures has issued a factsheet...

13 Jan

OBJECT TO MONSTROUS “COMINO VILLAGE” DEVELOPMENT

ORGANISATIONS CALL ON PUBLIC TO OBJECT TO MONSTROUS “COMINO VILLAGE” DEVELOPMENT Environmental organisations are urging the public to oppose developers’ plans to create a complex of villas on the island of Comino as part of the proposed plans for the new Comino Hotel filed by Hili Group. Objections to this development application (PA/4777/20) can be submitted to the Planning Authority...

15 Dec

Vigilo 58

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05 Dec

Lunchtime concerts at Our Lady of Victory Church in December 2022 @12:30pm

Tuesday 6th December 2022 An Afternoon Across Europe Emerging artists, violinist Matthew Zammit and pianist Amy Borg, will be performing a programme of European musical masterpieces, featuring the inspiring works of Grieg, Vitali and Wieniawski. Tuesday December 20th 12:30pm For the Love of Christmas For mezzo-soprano Connie Frances Zerafa, one of her favourite childhood moments was going Christmas carolling outside on a snowy wintery...