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Delimara power station: Conflicts of interest galore

Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 09:32 Last update: about 11 years ago

There have been so many glaring conflicts of interest when it comes to the new Delimara power station that one is becoming increasingly hard-pressed to identify one facet of the €400 million plus...

High-rise development: beyond for and against

Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 08:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Alex Torpiano

The term "high-rise" has become a catch-all for anything between 8 and 38 floors; and policy-makers, let alone the public, have failed to make this important distinction. Skyline and visual impact are...

Another deadline may be missed

Monday, 15 August 2016, 07:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

In a recent leader, this paper spoke about the St John’s Co-Cathedral museum and expressed the fear that, although approved by the PA permit, the building works to create a huge hall where the...

Maintaining Gozo on the tourism growth path

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

Gozo’s tourism sector, on which the island’s economy so highly depends, is clearly passing through a phase of unprecedented, sustainable expansion and growth that is generating further...

Planning Authority fails its litmus test

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

The newly demerged Malta Environment and Planning Authority failed what can be considered as its first major test last week, and in a most spectacular fashion.   Not only did the supposedly...

We have been deceived

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Caroline Galea

Prior to the 2013 election, Labour promised heaven on earth to all and sundry. Clearly, many of these promises were given to conflicting groups with conflicting interests. It was immediately apparent...

Tourism: towards sustainable and continuous growth

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Edward Zammit Lewis

Tourism is a very dynamic and resilient economic sector. So far, statistics issued for this current year indicate an overall strong desire to travel and this continues to drive tourism growth globally...

Dangerous directional sign

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

A few years ago a signpost with Safi 3 Km. was placed at the end of a road that connects Safi to Hal Far road where the runway ends, limits of tal-Gawhar. This is only 3ft high and therefore at eye...

Skyscrapers and sunless apartments

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

In Malta, the sun rises in the east around Delimara and completes its trajectory when it sinks in a glorious sunset over the horizon beyond the northern part of Dingli Cliffs. A daily occurrence which...

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