George Camilleri

Times of Malta, 28th November 2008, by Nestor Laiviera Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino adopted a guarded approach when asked about the planned Għadira road that will cut through fields and the side of a Foresta 2000 site, saying the proposed project was “not cast in stone”. Five proposals were unveiled on Wednesday as part of a €15 million project aimed at...

Times of Malta, 27th November 2008, by Cynthia Busuttil The government’s plans to build a new road in Għadira to stop the sandy beach’s erosion were not backed by any studies, Transport Minister Austin Gatt admitted yesterday. The beach had receded after the existing road was widened in the 1980s and Dr Gatt insisted this was clear for all to see. Plans for...

Times of Malta, 26th November 2008 Museums and historical sites are becoming increasingly popular, according to figures released by the National Statistics Office. A total of 2,055,357 visits were made to such sites last year, an increase of six per cent over 2006. The most popular proved to be art museums, visited by 37 per cent. Next in popularity were archaeology and history...

Maltatoday, 9 November 2008, by James Debono     After discovering the electoral value of green issues back in March, the government has now tapped into its fiscal value. JAMES DEBONO sifts through the budget measures that are really eco-friendly, and those that are just money-spinners. Killing the Plastic Bag The €0.15 levy on every plastic bag could generate as much as...

Sunday Times of Malta, 16th November 2008   Around 30 million euro still available Fort St Elmo may yet benefit from a share of the €120 million made available to Malta under the EU Structural Funds Programme, since the government is considering making an application when a third call is issued next year. Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Mario de Marco yesterday described the state...

Times of Malta, 12th November 2008 A high-definition 3D digital model of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is to be created as part of a study on preserving this Unesco World Heritage Site. Heritage Malta is carrying out the study, which it said would serve as an interpretative and analytical tool to identify and address threats through an innovative and long-term approach. The study...

Times of Malta, 12 November 2008, by Lisa Gwen Baldacchino The rundown Biagio Steps Examination Centre, in Valletta, is to be transformed into an interactive fortifications museum. Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino said the ministry had taken the initiative of setting up a museum dedicated to military architecture, which will be called Fortifications Information Centre. Stephen Spiteri, Superintendent of Fortifications, will be leading...

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 26 October 2008, by Noel Grima In the end, it was the incisive analysis of Fr Peter Serracino Inglott which exposed what lay at the real heart of the question: the dilemma present in government’s thinking about Valletta and its future. Rounding up a whole morning’s debate, at a seminar held at the Chamber of Commerce and...

The Malta Independent, 25 October 2008 Initial restoration works have commenced on Roseville, an early 20th century house built as a summer residence in Attard that showcases one of the finest and earliest examples of art nouveau in Malta. The works that are being carried out by the applicant are the result of a close working collaboration between the Malta Environment...