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Times of Malta, 16 June 2009, by Kurt Sansone The proposed reform of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority is expected to be made official towards the beginning of July, The Times has learnt. “The government is fine-tuning the document and it will be launched in the coming weeks,” a spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister said. The PN parliamentary group...

Sunday Times of Malta, 24 May 2009, by Caroline Muscat The choice of fuel for the new plant at the Delimara power station is facing mounting criticism for contradicting government commitments to improve air quality. Six environmental organisations as well as energy expert Edward Mallia reacted negatively to the government’s announcement that the planned extension to the plant will operate on heavy...

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 19th April 2009, by Noel Grima – For most of the circa 200 years that the British Empire reigned over Malta, British soldiers used to man the Main Guard across the square from The Palace, in Valletta. With mostly nothing to do except run out and salute every time the Governor or the Archbishop passed by, the...

The Malta Independent, 18 April 2009, by Annalize Borg – Ian Castaldi Paris, mayor of Lija, who is chairperson of the board of Il-Majjistral Park, a nature and conservation area, was on Thursday night the victim of an arson attack when a person torched the façade of his residence and two cars parked nearby after spilling flammable material. The incident happened...

Sunday Times of Malta, 29 March 2009, by Herman Grech –   A cultural and performance centre could be built on the site of the former opera house in Valletta after all, if one of the main options presented by Italian architect Renzo Piano is taken up by the Prime Minister. No official proposal has been made to the government, but it is...

Times of Malta, 12 Feb 2008, by Christian Peregrin – Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday pulled the plug on the controversial underground extension of the St John’s Co-Cathedral museum, just hours before the project was to be debated in Parliament at the request of the opposition. In a joint statement with the Archbishop, Dr Gonzi said the project should be scrapped because...

Times of Malta, 2nd December 2008, by Fiona Galea Debono – Soldiers are to go on guard at Fort St Elmo to make sure squatters and vandals don’t continue to have the run of the dilapidated monument. Eviction notices were distributed to the squatters yesterday afternoon and enforcement action is scheduled for next week, marking the historical start of a long-overdue clean-up...

Times of Malta, 2nd December 2008, by Christian Peregrin – The government is forging ahead with the idea of moving Parliament to the old Opera House in Valletta in a project that should see the theatre and City Gate rebuilt by world-famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. The project should be finished right at the end of this legislature, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi...

Sunday Times of Malta, 30 November 2008, by Herman Grech The management of the Danish Village has taken exception to comments made by Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt in relation to the complex as the crossfire over the controversial Għadira road proposal continued yesterday. When contacted, Danish Village managing director Flemming Jensen said: “We are shocked and surprised at the minister’s comments. Is...