George Camilleri

The Malta Independent, 11th October 2008 Malta has declared new More protected areas in Malta have been included within the Natura 2000 Network, a network of protected areas across the European Union, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority announced yesterday. The additions were made in view of the provisions for the protection of threatened natural habitats and species of importance...

Times of Malta, 3rd October 2008 – Part of a wall in one of the apses of Tarxien Temples collapsed during heavy rain in the early hours of Wednesday, Heritage Malta said yesterday. The area affected is a dry-stone wall built under the direction of Sir Themistocles Zammit during the second decade of the 20th century to help define and preserve the...

The Malta Independent, 27th September 2008 – Heritage Malta is once again organising a course entitled Certificate Course in Caring for Historic Houses. The course is primarily intended for homeowners, professionals and crafts persons and others involved in the caring of houses of character and historic houses in Malta. There is a growing interest in the conservation and conversion of these...

Archaeologists from Queen’s University in Belfast and from Cambridge University are in Gozo carrying out archaeological work in connection with excavations carried out between 1987 and 1994 on the Xagħra Stone Circle, known also as the Brochtorff Circle. The project is being carried out in collaboration with Heritage Malta and the University of Malta. The aim of the project, sponsored by the...

Times of Malta, 18th September 2008, by Christian Peregrin – The government’s crackdown on littering and dumping has been extended with various projects, enforcement programmes and events planned including a three-day national clean-up at the end of October. The Times yesterday visited the control room of Aurelia Asset Protection Ltd, the company subcontracted by Mepa to monitor bring-in sites through CCTV cameras....

Times of Malta, 18th September 2008 – The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation said it has been informed by Mepa that it has agreed to prepare the terms of reference for an environment impact assessment on the foundation’s proposals to extend the co-cathedral museum. The foundation said it was informed through a letter that the Mepa board discussed the request made by the...

Times of Malta, 18th September 2008, by Fiona Galea Debono – The construction of the protective shelters over Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra temples yesterday moved from the “concept” stage to a more “tangible” phase, with the delivery of the material from Italy. A curtain raiser, three large trucks, carrying parts of the shelter, arrived at the World Heritage Site and were unloaded,...

Times of Malta, 18th September 2008, by Ariadne Massa – The islands’ fortifications, which have been under siege from the elements, will be restored in the coming years through an injection of €32 million in EU funds. The fortified walls of Ċittadella in Gozo, Vittoriosa, Mdina and Valletta, are among those that will get the much-needed aid. Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco,...

Times of Malta, 18th September 2008, by Ivan Camilleri – Malta is by far the most crowded country in the EU, according to figures released in the British House of Commons. Intended to underline the “shocking” fact that England has become the most crowded “major” country in Europe as it surpassed The Netherlands for the first time, the figures show a...