Home  »  Gozo News Archives

Only in Gozo

MEPA seizes 650 deckchairs and parasols from Comino

Published on 6 Aug, 2009 at 15:10 in Only in Gozo | 7 Comments
MEPA seizes 650 deckchairs and parasols from Comino

Malta Environment and Planning Authority enforcement officers, accompanied by Gozo Police officers and Malta Maritime Authority officials raided the area around the Blue Lagoon in Comino yesterday. Upon their arrival in Comino, they found the area totally devoid of the usual array of deckchairs and parasols, indicating that a warning of the raid had obviously preceded [...]... Read more

The fastest job ever done in Gozo – Readers Letter

Published on 11 May, 2009 at 11:31 in Only in Gozo | 8 Comments
The fastest job ever done in Gozo - Readers Letter

When I was a lot younger than I am today I can remember hearing the song, ‘The Fastest Milkman in The West’ sung by the famous Benny Hill. If Benny were still alive today he would have the chance to write a new song called, ‘The Fastest Painter in Gozo’. This week someone decided to write [...]... Read more

How to uglify a village – Lesley Kreupl

Published on 9 Feb, 2009 at 0:00 in Only in Gozo | No Comments
How to uglify a village - Lesley Kreupl

A few hundred metres before reaching Gharb on the road from Rabat, at the crossroads leading to St. Lawrence or Gharb, there is a little square known as Fgura, named after the statue on the left hand side of the road.... Read more

Cement mixers at work on Mgarr ix-Xini beach

Published on 13 Dec, 2008 at 0:01 in Only in Gozo | 1 Comment
Cement mixers at work on Mgarr ix-Xini beach

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is investigating two individuals who were photographed mixing mortar using sand and pebbles taken from the small Mgarr ix-Xini beach in Gozo. The work was conducted in broad daylight at the end of the valley just a few metres away from the sea, after strong winds washed up a large [...]... Read more

Eco-Ducks for the Eco-island of Gozo

Published on 12 Nov, 2008 at 0:00 in Only in Gozo | 2 Comments
Eco-Ducks for the Eco-island of Gozo

Having just returned from a two week holiday on Gozo I have found that the Eco-island concept is alive and well in at least one part of the island. Whilst visiting friends in Qala they told me about a major problem they had in their garden with snails & slugs... Read more

Human cost of accidents at work too high – AD

Published on 30 Aug, 2008 at 0:00 in Only in Gozo | No Comments
Human cost of accidents at work too high - AD

Referring to latest National Statistics Office figures, Alternattiva Demokratika has expressed its concern at the statistical increase in accidents at work, stating that the human cost of such accidents is too high. Michael Briguglio, spokesperson for Social and Economic Development, said, “The human cost of accidents at work is immense. Legislation is not enough to [...]... Read more

Not Eco-Gozo – Dilapidated area of Ta’ Lambert

Published on 9 Aug, 2008 at 10:05 in Only in Gozo | 4 Comments
Not Eco-Gozo - Dilapidated area of Ta' Lambert

Once again, Alternattiva Demokratika has said that they applaud the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage for not only suggesting to schedule the whole of Ta’ Cenc area but also highlighting the fact that more archeological remains are yet to be discovered on other sites in the Mgarr ix-Xini area. The Green Party general secretary and spokesperson [...]... Read more

Helping to put Gozo on the world tourism map

Published on 3 Aug, 2008 at 0:02 in Only in Gozo | 24 Comments
Helping to put Gozo on the world tourism map

We are a consortium of local business men who would like to help put Gozo, and indeed Malta, onto the world tourism map. We believe that under the current planning climate we should have no problem in achieving this. Firstly, we intend to apply for a permit to turn Ggantija into a world-class theme park, the [...]... Read more

Dwerja concrete eyesore still not removed – AD

Published on 26 Jul, 2008 at 16:48 in Only in Gozo | 1 Comment
Dwerja concrete eyesore still not removed - AD

“Its more than six months since visitors to the natural scenic Dwejra Bay witnessed the construction of a concrete monstrous structure. Subsequent to complaints from the public and environmental NGOs, MEPA had halted the construction process last March. It seems that with time, memories are wiped clear. Today, towards the end of July at the [...]... Read more

Ulysses Lodge development appeal decision deferred to November 29th

Published on 11 Jul, 2008 at 17:27 in Only in Gozo | 1 Comment
Ulysses Lodge development appeal decision deferred to November 29th

MEPA’s Appeal Board met at the University of Malta Gozo Centre in Xewkija earlier today, to decide the fate of yet another famous Gozo landmark, the Ulysses Lodge overlooking pristine Ramla Bay. The MEPA officials were greeted on their arrival for the meeting by a number of protestors, demanding rejection of the appeal on the [...]... Read more

Enforcement measures at Marsalforn & Xlendi can be described as anything but civil – GTA

Published on 11 Jul, 2008 at 9:00 in Only in Gozo | 4 Comments
Enforcement measures at Marsalforn & Xlendi can be described as anything but civil - GTA

The Gozo Tourism Association, as the main representative body of the Gozitan Tourism establishments, has always expressed itself in favour of regulatory measures with respect to the appropriate operations of all establishments operating in the tourism industry on Gozo. Any irregular operation poses unfair competition to those who regularly pay licences and fees all [...]... Read more

Have Mepa lost the plot altogether – J. A. Tyrrell

Published on 21 May, 2008 at 16:48 in Only in Gozo | 2 Comments
Have Mepa lost the plot altogether - J. A. Tyrrell

When I read the headline in the Maltastar on Monday, ‘Mepa wants Pope John Paul II out of Cittadella’, I had to check the date as I thought it was an April fools day prank. Have Mepa lost the plot altogether? Here is an authority, which is seriously considering a proposal to build a marina [...]... Read more

The Compulsion to Purge our Heritage – Not only in Gozo

Published on 31 Oct, 2007 at 0:03 in Only in Gozo | No Comments
The Compulsion to Purge our Heritage - Not only in Gozo

Flimkien ghal-Ambjent Ahjar has said that it fully supports residents from Birzebbugia and much further afield who are calling for the full preservation of the Razzett Tal-Papa in Birzebbugia. The Tal-Papa farm is not just a remarkable example of vernacular architecture, but also of great historical significance to the area as a farming community on this [...]... Read more