George Camilleri

Times of Malta, 28th June 2008, by Matthew Xuereb A public policy think-tank report on the nation’s health with regard to the environment and pollution has recommended that the polluter pays principle is implemented in the country’s best interest and that of its citizens. The report, entitled Towards A Low Carbon Society: The Nation’s Health, Energy Security And Fossil Fuels, was penned...

Times of Malta, 27th June 2008, by Claudia Calleja – The recently appointed committee for climate change will within 20 weeks present the Resources Minister with a set of recommendations on how to address climate change and fulfil Malta’s EU obligations. Malta must cut carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent and ensure that at least 10 per cent of the...

Times of Malta, 27th June 2008, by Mark Micallef – The Mepa board yesterday unanimously revoked the outline permit for the controversial outdoor disco in Mistra on the grounds that the decision to approve the project was illegal. The authority’s environment director Martin Seychell told the board that the Development Control Commission (DCC) which approved the outline permit should have assessed...

Times of Malta, 25th June 2008 Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt said in Parliament yesterday that the Malta Resource Authority should approach the problem of illegal boreholes in a two-pronged manner: inspections of industries known to be heavy water users and comparison of their bills, and inspectors stopping bowsers in the streets and asking to see documentation of the origin of the...

Times of Malta, 24th June 2008 – Editorial The reform of Mepa and the “environmental deficit” were central issues in the last general election. The Prime Minister’s promise to take Mepa under his wing if his party won the election was a political master stroke. Staking his reputation on his success in reducing the economic deficit, he would now proceed to...

Times of Malta, 24th June 2008, by Cynthia Busuttil A heritage trail connected to seafaring was launched by Heritage Malta yesterday, with information panels along the way about important buildings related to the sector. The mercantile trail spans from Il-Barriera in Valletta, through Floriana and ending at the Menqa in Marsa. It forms part of a €1.5 million Mercator project, mostly...

Times of Malta, 24th June 2008, by Ivan Camilleri The European Commission has given the Maltese authorities until mid-August to explain changes in the North West Local Plan affecting building permits in Santa Maria Estate in Mellieħa. Earlier this month, the Commission sent a reasoned opinion – its second stage of infringement proceedings – to the Maltese authorities for failing to observe...

The Malta Independent, 24th June 2008 Qui-si-sana and Tigne Residents Association deplored the fact that the Malta Environment and Planning Authority has seen fit to hold the Fort Cambridge board meeting well before the expiry of the 15-day period required by law, giving the association just one day to study the fresh plans submitted by the developers and submit its comments. Moreover,...

Maltatoday, Sunday 22nd June 2008, by James Debono An 18th century fort built by Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca is in a veritable shambles after being used as a store by a fish farming company for the past years. But the Pinto Battery – a Grade 1 protected building – is set to be restored to its former glory after long...