Gozo and Orkney Islands

My colleague Perit Carmel Cacopardo did a very interesting blog entry this week. He called it

Island generates sustainable future

I have a feeling that one day more than 300 Gozitans will see that Gozo' sleepy pace of life, the rural scenery, natural beauty, historical assets will attract more holiday makers than the present policy makers.

Don't you agree?

Cheers

Victor

Xoghol li ta' min ifahhru

Xoghlijiet infrastrutturali u ta’ tisbih qed isir fit-triq li mir-Rabat taghti ghal Marsalforn, Ghawdex.

Intant L-Awtorita tat-Trasport tghid li xoghol ta' restawr f'Marsalforn mhux sodisfacenti. It-Times of Malta irreferit ghat-tbazwira tal-famuza bankina li saret bil-barka ta' l-istess kunsill lokali taz-Zebbug. Kien sar xoghol illegali li milli jidher xi hadd (ukoll kunsillier fl-istess kunsill), hakem bicca mit-triq pubblika li milli jidher kellu f'mohhu li jaghmilha parti mill-kiosk. Jidher li ried jokkupa l-art sabiex jaghmel l-imwejjed u s-siggijiet f'din it-triq. Wiehed jipprova jaqla lira hux!

Il-Ministru tat-Trasport u l-Awtorita' kienet ordnat li x-xoghol jitwaqqaf minnufih anzi jerga' jigi irrestawrat.

Hemm partita kawzi ghaddejjin fil-Qorti tal-Magistrati wkoll mid-dehra.

Kont ktibt dwar dan HAWNHEKK. Xi hadd ikkumenta hekk:

L-unika haga li kien jonqsok tghid kienet li l-Ministru tat-Trasport huwa Austin Gatt u li flimkien ma' kuginuh Lou Bondi’ ghandu flat tefa’ ta’ gebla 'l boghod.

Tghid ghandu (jew ghandha) ragun?

Nerga' nistaqsi : Min se jhallas?

Agri turizmu f'Ghawdex

Hawn min jahseb li hemm bzonn nibnu xi rzizet (farmhouses) u postijiet ta' akkomodazzjoni iehor sabiex nibdew l-agro-turizmu f'Ghawdex.
Fl-opinjoni tieghi, min jahseb b'dan il-mod huwa zbaljat.
Nemmen li l-infrastruttura diga tezisti.

Fortunatament ghad fadal ftit bdiewa u rahhala gewwa l-irhula Ghawdxin u ma ninsewx li 48% tal-propjetajiet f'Ghawdex huma vojta. Allura hemm bzonn nibnu aktar? Ma jaghmilx sens. Li nirrangaw dawn il-postijiet qodma u nikkonvertuhom f'postijiet ta' akkomodazzjoni naqbel.

Akjar ma jghaddi z-zmien, l-istatistika turi li t-turist sar aktar jivjagga b'mod indipendenti. U dawn it-tip ta' 'independent travellers' ma jfittxux il-lukandi u l-flettijiet qishom gebubi fuq xulxin. Ifittxu dawk li tipiku Ghawdxi. U dan hu li nipprovaw noffru permezz tal-Fondazzjoni Ager.

Li hemm bzonn hu appogg lil organizzazjonijiet bhal din li mmexxi jien - li l-interess principali huwa li jinbnew niccec differenti ta' turizmu ghal matul is-sena kollha minghajr spekulazzjoni ta' aktar art.

Anke l-inkoraggiment mill-Awtoritajiet huwa mportanti. Jien per ezempju jiddispjacini li organizzazzjonijiet Ewropej jaghmlu kuntatt mieghi u jistednuni sabiex naghti tahrig f'pajjizhom dwar turizmu responsabbli. Mill-banda l-ohra.....hawn Malta hadd minn ebda Awtorita jew Ministeru (almenu s'issa) qatt ma indenja ruhu jindaga kif qed noholqu xoghol innovattiv f'dan is-settur!

Sa minn mindu waqqaft il-Fondazzjoni Ager xi sentejn ilu, investejt hafna mill-hin liberu tieghi nharreg u nhajjar familji Ghawdxin jidhlu ghal bicca xoghol bhal din. Mhux facli imma bdejna. U bdejna sew.

Halib tal-bodbod jew tal-muntun?

Hekk kif jaslu, Zeppi jistaqsihom: "Biex triduh il-kafe'? bil-halib tal-bodbod jew tal-muntun?"

U ghal mistoqsija bhal din ikollna diversi twegibiet:

"Xorta wahda ghalija"

"Nippreferi nduqhom it-tnejn jekk ma jimpurtax"

"Tal-bodbod OK."

"Ha nipprova tal-muntun. Mhux xorta?"

Imma jkun hemm min jinduna li r-rahhala taghna jghadduha fin-nejk.

Mill-bidu jindunaw li ser jghaddu gurnata relax.

Tiskanta imma fl-istess hin ma tistaghgibx.

Huma hafna dawk li jigu Ghawdex biex iwettqu wahda mill-esperjenzi li toffri l-Fondazzjon li hloqt jien: Il-Fondazzjoni Ager. Hawn numru ta' nies li tassew jinteressahom l-agro-turizmu. Wahda mill-esperjenzi l-aktar popolari hi meta jaghzlu li jqattghu gurnata ma' rahhal: Maltin, Turisti u studenti.

Jibdew il-programm billi jehdu naqra kafe tajba maghmula mic-cikwejra, hlewwa, qxur tal-laring, tacci tal-qronfol u hwawar ohra. Ikun hawn fejn ir-rahhala li jahdmu mieghi (fosthom Zeppi) jistaqsuhom x'tip ta' halib frisk iridu ma' dan il-kafe li r-rieha tieghu taqsamlek qalbek hekk kif tidhol fid-dar tar-razzett.

Ir-rahhala taghna jahilbu dak il-hin stess ftit halib tan-naghga jew tal-moghza. Ikun ghadu shun u ghidli int x'naqra kafe qed tixrob. Mal-kafe ma jonqsux ftit qriemec maghmulin id-dar stess.

Jibdew ix-xoghol fir-razzett u wara li jitimghu lill-fniek u liz-zrameg, inaddfu l-imxatar halli jitimghu wkoll lin-naghag u lill-moghoz. Marbut ghalih ikollna l-muntun u kulhadd jistaqsi 'l ghaliex. Izda bhalissa l-bodbod (jew il-wott) ikun mitluq mall-moghoz halli jkun jista' jghammar. Ma ghandniex hafna wtut. Wott wiehed bizzejjed ma' merhla moghoz. Kulhadd xortih fid-dinja ighidu. Bhalissa ghandna l-gidien. Il-hrief baqghalhom ftit. Ghandna l-abura u anke l-ghenieqa.

Sakemm il-merhla qed tiekol, inaddfu il-bitha mdaqqsa mid-demel. Jitghallmu kif id-demel jiffermenta u dwar l-uzu tieghu ghall-ucuh tar-raba'.

"X'inhi d-differenza bejn bajda-bajda u bajda-kannella?" Ftit huma dawk li jafu!

U wara li jingabar il-bajd immorru biex nahilbu.

Hawnhekk jibda l-ghors.

Imhatra min jahleb l-ahjar jekk hux l-irgiel inkella n-nisa. Hafna jahsbu li l-irgiel. Mhux dejjem il-kaz. Xi drabi it-tfal ahjar mill-kbar!

Anke dawk li ghall-ewwel ighidu "jaqq", x'hin jigu biex imissu l-bezzul donnhom jithajjru ghax ighidulek li din esperjenza ta' darba.

Wara li jingabar il-halib kollu, immorru insaffuh. Bil-qtar tat-tames, inhallu l-halib isir baqta. Anke din tat-tames, qed insibu li huma ftit wisq dawk li jafu kif isir it-tames mill-istonku tal-haruf ta' xi 10 jew 15-il jum.

Kollu taghlim dan, kemm ghat-tfal u anke ghal kbar. Jiehdu gost il-familji kollha li jigu. Anke dawk il-genituri li jigu bl-intenzjoni li ser jiehdu gost it-tfal taghhom - fl-ahhar jispiccaw jitghallmu u jiehdu gost huma wkoll.

Sakemm jghaqad il-halib ikun beda jirrumba. Forsi ma tafx xi tfisser jirrumba. Ma ntikx tort li ma tafx il-brejku, izda tinsiex li jien mill-Gharb u naf xi kelma 'l hawn u 'l hemm. Ikun sar hin l-ikel. Il-Fondazzjoni Ager hija membru tal-Moviment Slow Food. Ghalhekk it-tip ta' tisjir huwa tisjir li jsir bil-mod - fil-forn.

U l-esperjenza ma tieqafx hawn.

Issa li l-halib sar baqta, irridu naghmluh gbejniet. U allura b'idejn nodfa, irridu naqbdu l-qaleb u naghmlu l-gbejna. F'dixx s'intendi halli johrog ix-xorrox.

U mbaghad irridu ngizzu xi naghga bil-gelem. Is-suf tan-naghag ikun hemm min jigbru halli jnaddfu u jibqa' tifkira.

Mhux biss familji jaghzlu li jqattu jum b'differenza f'Ghawdex permezz ta' l-agro turizmu, izda anke ghalliema bil-klassijiet taghhom. Gieli gew studenti Universitarji tal-Home Economics u anke mid-dipartiment tal-Malti peress li waqt esperenza bhal din ikollhom ic-cans jitghallmu kliem Malti safi li illum tista' tghid li ftit li xejn ghadu jintuza. U x'hemm isbah milli titghallem il-lingwa minn fomm dak li jkun?
Illum, perezempju, gew studenti mill-iskola ta' Stella Maris (Gzira). Hadt gost li l-Kap ta' l-iskola giet ukoll flimkien ma' l-ghalliema tal-klassi. Kienu ppreparati sa snienhom. L-ghalliema anke ipproduciet workbook. Il-Kap ta' l-iskola kienet tassew intiza fis-suggett. Kienet tidher mara li ghandha passat qrib in-natura. Wriet interess liema bhalu. Skoprejt li hija Ghawdxija. Omm J'accuse - Jacques Rene' Zammit. Ghandha tibghatlu ritratt ghal fuq il-blog tieghu. Omm J'accuse kienet taf ezatt li la l-bodbod u lanqas il-muntun ma jahilbu.

Keeping Promises: Ramla and Ta' Cenc

The Malta Independent journalist David Lindsay, today wrote about the 'Ulysses Lodge, Ta’ Cenc appeals slated for 27 June'.
Well well...

May I remind what I wrote specifically before the last general election a few weeks ago. Click HERE.

In my blog entry of the 21st February 2008, then I wrote about the fate of Ramla, ta' Cenc and Hondoq if Gozitans would not vote strongly to The Greens.

We were talking about the prospects of turning Gozo into an ecological island thus creating sustainable jobs and quality tourism infrustructure. Alas! also the GonziPN propaganda was mentioning AD's idea of turning Gozo into an ecological island.

Now we have it: Appeals from the developers of two of the most controversial proposed developments in Gozo, if not the country – Ta’ Cenc and the Ulysses Lodge – are to be heard by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority appeals board on the same day, 27 June.


I can proudly say again: "Not guilty" so should be the 300 Gozitan AD voters.

Where there is support and unity there is strength. Where there is fear and selfishness, our island is to lose.

Muntun minn naha taghna?

Illum Anglu hadni mieghu naraw il-kampjonat tal-European Championship Cup. Qalli mmorru narawha l-Awrora. Qatt ma mort mieghu nara loghba futbal l-Aurora. Gieli mort mieghu fil-Liverpool club fix-Xewkija. L-Awrora hemm big screen tajjeb hafna u iehor hdejh. Il-loghba tal-Liverpool vs Arsenal kienet fuq il-Big Screen bis-sound mentri fuq l-iscreen l-iehor kien hemm ic-Chelsea kontra xi tim tork.

L-Awrora kienet mimlija irgiel. Xejn nisa hlief wahda mill-bartenders kienet tfajla. Irgiel pjuttost imdahhlin fl-eta', ghalkemm kien hemm xi ftit guvintur. Kien hemm hut anglu minn Nadur u maghhom kien hemm iehor li qalli li hu minn ta' Kappuna ghandu jkun. Hdejhom kien hemm siggu vojt li jien hsibt li merfugh ghal Anglu. "Le huj...Anglu fuq quddiemnett jaqghad"

U spiccajna fuq quddiemnett jien u Anglu. Hassejtni qiesni go knisja bis-siggijiet ....bil-kemm tista' thares lura ghax tara ghexiren ta' ghajnejn iharsu fuqek. Bdejt noqghod attent kif incaqlaq rasi li ma mmurx intellef il-veduta lil ta' warajja. Kelli flixkun birra u gelgiltu bil-mod.

Fl-ewwel half l-Arsenal laghbu vera tajjeb. Skurjaw l-ewwel l-Arsena u qrib it-tmiem tal-half time skurjaw il-Liverpool. Anglu qam minn postu jghajjat u jgholli jdejh - qisni jien kieku rbaht is-Super 5!

Fil-halftime hrigna barra halli nisimghu ftit il-kummenti. kien hemm il-bicca l-kbira tan-nies li jzommu mal-Liverpool, xi ftit ma' l-Arsenal u hafna li la jzommu ma' l-Arsenal u lanqas mal-Liverpool. Kien hemm xi erba' nies li nafhom imma l-bicca l-kbira le. Kien hemm Pawlu li ta' sikwit ikun id-dar taghna jirrangalna xi switch jew xi kanna ta' l-ilma. Tkellimna tikka qabel beda it-tieni half. Ghadda wkoll Salvu Grech, hu l-mara ta' hija Lino.

Skurjaw il-Liverpool u mbaghad l-Arsenal u mbaghad penalty li skurjaw il-Liverpool u goal iehor il-Liverpool. Gew 4 bi 2. Ragel imdahhal fiz-zmien tela' bil-wieqfa fuq mejda jghajjat hekk kif skurjaw ir-raba' goal il-Liverpool. Kienet ovvja li issa rebhu il-Liverpool.

Kif spiccat il-loghbha kulhadd donnu sparixxa f'sekonda. Wiehed li ma nafux minn Adam gie fejni u staqsieni waqt li pponta subajgh lejn xwejjah liebes gerzi griz: "Dok il-muntown minn naha taghkim jew?"

Ippruvajt inhares lejn wiccu biex nara jekk nafux. 'Il-muntun' baqa' l-hin kollu dahru lejja. Ma stajtx naghraf min hu. Iddejjaqt nghidu li hu minn naha taghna bhallikieku tan-naha taghna mhumiex imtaten.

"Ma nahsibx li mill-Gharb" ghidtlu jien.

"Miz-Zebbug mene jew?"

"Jista jkiwn" ghidtlu jien.

Imma mbaghad kelli kurzita' l-ghaliex dan il-povru ragel ta' xi 70 sena huwa muntun skond dan.

"Isma' siehib. Ghalex muntown?"

"Ghax ge warajna u spicca qaghad bil-qieghde quddiemne...u minfowq il-hejn killiw ilablab fuq il-leghbe l-ohra. Muntown miz-Zebbiwg dok"

"Hmm" ghidt f'qalbi. "Mhux difficli tkun muntun hawnhekk" hsibt jien.

The Gozitan Acting Prim Minister

Maltastar reported that:
"In a move that smacks of political abuse of power, Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono who was Acting Prime Minister on Thursday, when Lawrence Gonzi was away, shockingly approved the expropriation of a strip of land in Nadur, Gozo, right in front of her own driver’s and relatives’ houses."
Need I comment further?
NO. Yet, I can proudly say again: "Not guilty" so should be the 300 Gozitan AD voters.

Dwejra Enforcement Cases

DWEJRA: What is happening in this part of the Earth?

Is this supposed to be a natural park or what?

No wonder that many voters are dumb silence!

Enforcements on boathouses without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01069/98	Site at id-Dwejra, Limits of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01017/00	Boathouse 29, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01018/00	Boathouse 30, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01062/00	Boathouse 31, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01063/00	Boathouse 32, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01064/00	Boathouse 35, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01065/00	Boathouse 34, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01066/00	Boathouse 36, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01069/00	Boathouse 100, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01070/00	Boathouse 102, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01071/00	Boathouse 103 B, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01072/00	Boathouse 104, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01073/00	Baothouse 54, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01074/00	Boathouse 55, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01075/00	Boathouse 56, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01076/00	Boathouse 57, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01077/00	Boathouse 58, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01083/00	Boathouse 39, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01084/00	Boathouse 40, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01085/00	Boathouse 41, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01086/00	Boathouse 42, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01087/00	Boathouse 43, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01088/00	Boathouse 44, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01089/00	Boathouse 46, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01090/00	Boathouse 47, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01091/00	Boathouse 45, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01093/00	Boathouse 48, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01094/00	Boathouse 93, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01095/00	Boathouse 94, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01096/00	Boathouse 95, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01097/00	Boathouse 96, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01098/00	Boathouses 6 & 7, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01099/00	Boathouse 8, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01100/00	Boathouse 11, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01101/00	Boathouse 13, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01102/00	Boathouse 59, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01103/00	Boathouse 60, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01104/00	Boathouse 61, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01105/00	Boathouse 62, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01106/00	Boathouse 63, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01111/00	Boathouse 92, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01186/00	Boathouse 43, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit

Enforcements on foundations/additions/extensions/alterations to existing boathouses without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF00180/96	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to existing boathouse without permit
ECF00230/97	Site at Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Extension to boathouse without permit
ECF00709/93	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Foundations for boathouse without permit
ECF00925/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to boathouse and construction of boundary wall
ECF01079/00	Boathouse 71, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to boathouse without permit
ECF01081/00	Boathouse 72, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to boathouse without permit
ECF01109/00	Boathouse 74, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to an existing boathouse without permit
ECF01110/00	Dwejra Bar 75, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to boathouse without permit
ECF01133/00	Boathouse 91, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Extension to boathouse without permit
ECF01187/00	Boathouse 38, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to boathouse without permit
ECF01243/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse and yard without permit
ECF01131/00	Boathouse 103, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Garage/boathouse without permit
ECF01132/00	Boathouse 103 C, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Garage/boathouse without permit

Enforcements on extension of quarry/quarry without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF00455/98	Site at Ta' Ghansar, San Lawrenz, Gozo	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF00459/98	Site at Fuq Tal-Bniet, Id-Dwejra, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo.	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF00458/98	Site at Tal-Misrah, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo.	Extension to quarry without permit
ECF00456/98	Site at Ta' Wied Merell, San Lawrenz, Gozo	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF01309/98	Site at, Ta' Ghansar, San Lawrenz	Quarry without permit
ECF00480/02	Site at, Tal-Ponta, San Lawrenz	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF00164/03	Site at, Ta' Slima, San Lawrenz	Extension of quarry without permit

Enforcements on dumping sites without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF00687/99	Site at Wied Sufar, Qawra, San Lawrenz	Dumping without permit
ECF00521/00	Site at, Ta' Ghansar, San Lawrenz	Dumping site without permit
ECF00522/00	Site at, Ta' Tuta, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Dumping site without permit
ECF00523/00	Site at, Wied Ta' Barrix, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Dumping site without permit

Enforcements on commercial outlets:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01188/96	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Change of use of land for commercial purposes
ECF01107/00	Dwejra Kiosk, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Tables outside kiosk without permit

Enforcements on alterations/additions to dwelling without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01128/00	105, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to dwelling without permit
ECF01112/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Dwelling without permit
ECF01129/00	106, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to dwelling without permit
ECF01130/00	107, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Addittions to dwelling without permit
ECF00564/07	Site at, Triq Pawluzzu, San Lawrenz	Demolition, additions and alterations to existing dwelling without permit

and more enforcements ...

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01108/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Dura without permit
ECF00808/01	Site at, Ix- Xurbeb, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Store without permit
ECF01183/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Telephone kiosk without permit
ECF01195/01	98 Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Addition of rooms at the back of boathouse.
ECF00235/04	Site at, Pjazza Tad- Dwejra, Dwejra L/O, San Lawrenz	Demolition of room at roof level and reconstruction of same room and demolition of roofs
ECF00892/04	Site at, Pjazza Tad- Dwejra, Dwejra L/O, San Lawrenz	Extra unit /divided unit without permit
ECF00647/07	Site at, Il-Wilga, San Lawrenz, Gozo	Franka stone boundary wall without permit
ECF00130/08	Sit fi Pjazza tad-Dwejra, Dwejra l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Variations from approved drawings in plans of permit
ECF00984/05	Site at, Triq Tal-Qattura, L/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Ramp without permit
ECF00061/01	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Stone benches, flower-beds and flower pots on masonry bridge not according approved plans in PA 2247/97.

As well as the chapel.

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01127/00	Church at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to chapel without permit

What happened to all these enforcements?

I think that politicians need to decide whether their interest is in simply gaining votes or else the future sustainable jobs for Gozitans and quality tourism. Please stop taking citizens of goodwill for a ride.

LINKS to other info re. Dwejra:

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/04/dwejra-interview-on-fxm-radio.html

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/03/dwejra-concretes.html

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/03/dwejra-developments.html

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/02/xqed-jigri-fid-dwejra.html

and an interesting investigative feature on Dwejra saga:

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2008/03/30/n5.html


"Concrete structures in a national park contrast completely with the Prime Minister’s promise that Gozo would become an ecological island. In this way we are simply killing the goose which lays the golden eggs”


Victor Galea