George Camilleri

Times of Malta, 4th July 2008, by Ivan Camilleri Malta has broken more environment rules than any other new EU member state, according to a report card issued yesterday by the European Commission. Brussels is not at all pleased with the way the environment is being handled by Malta and is expecting various initiatives to be taken in order to come closer...

The Malta Independent, 3rd July 2008, by Annaliza Borg The damaged roof of the 18th century Wignacourt Collegiate Museum in Rabat is being restored by the HSBC Cares for Malta’s Heritage Fund and the Vodafone Malta Foundation. A total of e69,881 (Lm30,000) will be pooled by the two companies over three years. The restoration work at the museum, which displays historical paintings,...

Maltatoday, 2nd July 2008, by James Debono Boreholes could explode water prices, hydrologist Marco Cremona says, who welcomes Minister Austin Gatt’s commitment to clamp down on illegal water extraction, but insists that treated sewage effluent should be offered as an alternative to...

Times of Malta, 1st July 2008 Nature Trust (Malta) has urged Mepa to take a decision on proposals to upgrade the Marsaxlokk Salt Marsh Nature Reserve, an ecologically important site known as il-Magħluq, which it said is lying in a state of utter neglect. Mepa had asked Nature Trust not to carry out any works there until a management plan has...

The Malta Independent, 1st July 2008 The public is invited to a direct experience of archaeological excavations that are being conducted on the remains of a typical Roman Villa in the grounds of the Carlo Diacono Lyceum in Zejtun (close to the Medieval church of St Gregory). The remains were discovered accidentally during building operations in 1960. Archaeological excavations were undertaken at...

Maltatoday, 29th June 2008, by James Debono By invoking Article 39 A to revoke an outline permit for the Spin Valley Disco on land owned by Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, MEPA risks opening a can of worms as other dubious developments could...

Times of Malta, 30th June 2008, by Waylon Johnston A snack bar painted bright pink, construction waste spilling into a football pitch and a dilapidated tennis court are some of the landmarks that Mdina and Rabat could well do without. Bacchus Restaurant and Saqqajja Snack Bar were served with enforcement notices by the Malta Environment Planning Authority (Mepa) because they were found...

Times of Malta, 30th June 2008, by Mark Micallef Most of the planning applications submitted by an architect member of a Development Control Commission, which had been recommended for refusal by Mepa’s technical experts, were later approved, a Gozo court heard. The court was presented with statistics to show the frequency with which Development Control Commissions overturned recommendations by Mepa’s case officers...

Times of Malta, 28th June 2008, by Ivan Camilleri in Brussels The European Parliament and EU member states, represented by the current Slovenian presidency, yesterday reached a landmark deal on the details of plans to include aviation in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) as of 2012. Though the deal is considered to be a breakthrough in the EU climate change policy,...