George Camilleri

Times of Malta, 25 April 2008, by Mark Micallef – Save for the director general and a couple of case officers, nobody from the top brass at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority was present at a debate on the watchdog’s reform yesterday. Compensating somewhat, two officers from the Office of the Prime Minister, which is now responsible for the authority,...

Maltatoday, 20 April 2008, by Charlot Zahra – The independent Today Public Policy think-tank has recommended a sweeping reform of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA)’s composition and modus operandi. One of the key recommendations made by the Today Public Policy Institute – set up on the initiative of the publishers of this newspaper, Media Today –in its report on...

Maltatoday, 16 April 2008, by Raphael Vassallo – A legal notice issued on Monday will hold all private or public entities, including individual citizens, civilly liable for any damage they may wittingly or unwittingly cause to the environment. The new law, which comes into force on 1 May, will provide the legal...

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 27 April 2008, by Noel Grima – One of the most important archaeological sites in Malta – and most of it is...

Times of Malta, 24 April 2008, by Mark Micallef – The fate of PBS’s iconic Television House and Rediffusion House will be under review today as the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) is scheduled to decide whether to have the structures demolished to be redeveloped into the broadcaster’s new headquarters and apartments. The broadcasting landmarks, which heralded the advent of...

Times of Malta, 9 April 2008 by Mark Micallef – The prime minister visited the offices of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) for the first time this afternoon and insisted that the authority needed to become more efficient and transparent and suspicion of conflicts of interest had to be brought to an end once and for all. Dr Gonzi...

Times of Malta, 4 April 2008 – Media Consulta’s commitment to corporate social responsibility saw the company’s staff take part in a tree planting exercise at Foresta 2000 on Marfa Ridge, near the Red Tower in Mellieħa. The event was in support of Foresta 2000, the project set up by BirdLife Malta in collaboration with Din l-Art Ħelwa. Each member of...

Malta reiterates its commitment to fight against the illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities The Malta Independent, 18th April 2008 – Malta yesterday reiterated its commitment to fight against the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) activities. This was stated by Resources and Rural...

Times of Malta 18 April 2008 – Apart from overhauling the way members are appointed to the boards, the report makes a number of key recommendations on the structure of the authority. The report makes a case against the idea of de-merging Mepa’s two main directorates – the planning and environmental directorates – as was suggested originally by the authority’s former...