George Camilleri

The Malta Independent, 22 May 2008 – The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) has joined forces with the Austrian Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), and the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT) to embark on a 12-month long project that aims to support the Maltese...

One World – Protecting the most signficant buildings, monuments and features of Valletta (2) THE CASINO MALTESE Times of Malta – 22nd May 2008 – The Casino Maltese started off as the treasury of the Order where the accounts, contracts and records of the Treasury were kept and was known as the Casa del Commun Tesoro. The property consists of a large, two-storied...

Times of Malta, 20 May 2008 – Triq Żekka took its name from the Order’s Old mint located at that street. The mint has a façade typical of the period. Of rarity are the four flag stone supports located at the upper part of the façade. However, the interior is an architectural gem having ribbed cross vaults, decorated arches and panelled...

Times of Malta, 20 May 2008 – Speaking in Parliament yesterday during the debate in reply to the President’s speech at the state opening of Parliament, Minister George Pullicino said the speech had brought out an item of priority in the government’s agenda: The efforts for the environment. More than €330 million were being earmarked for environmental projects, both in the...

Times of Malta, 20 May 2008 – Malta’s broadcasting landmarks – Television House and Rediffusion House in Guardamangia – will remain standing after the state broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services Ltd (PBS) yesterday withdrew an application to demolish them, the government said. Television House and Rediffusion House were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. The application was withdrawn after Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi...

Times of Malta, 18 May 2008 – With the ongoing awareness on collective responsibilities that contribute towards the avoidance of global warming, as well as the ever-increasing price of oil, Wasteserv Malta Ltd has stepped up its interest in the emission issue and is looking at Malta’s potential to becoming more energy-independent. More specifically, Wasteserv is looking at carbon dioxide and...

Sunday Times of Malta, 18 May 2008, by Herman Grech – The Prime Minister has requested the management of Public Broadcasting Services to withdraw an application to demolish the existing premises in Guardamangia. Television House and Rediffusion House, constructed in the 1950s and 1960s, will not bite the dust after all, after Lawrence Gonzi urged the management to pull the plug...

The Malta Independent , 17 May 2008 – Protecting Harq Hammiem Valley and Underground Cave: Mepa amends scheduling boundaries of Natural Heritage Site In its effort to safeguard the natural heritage and the biodiversity that exists in the Harq Hammiem valley and the underground...

Times of Malta, 17th May 2008 – The Malta Environment and Planning Authority has amended the scheduling boundary to include the full extent of Ħarq Ħammiem Valley and the correct location and extent of the underground cave system. The amendment is designed to safeguard the natural heritage and the biodiversity in the underground cave. The valley and cave lying between the periphery...