Tag: Din L-Art Ħelwa
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Din L-Art Ħelwa hosts party at White Tower in Mellieħa despite being denied a permit
The Malta Ranger Unit which enforces regulations at the public Natura2000 site in Mellieħa is reporting that Din L-Art Ħelwa went ahead and organised a party at the White Tower despite being refused a permit. The Environment & Resources Authority (ERA) also advised against the event. Din L-Art Ħelwa acts as a custodian to many…
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Environmental groups launch legal fundraiser to overturn controversial Comino hotel approval
Ten environmental and heritage organisations have united in a public appeal to challenge the recent approval of a major tourism development on Comino, warning that the project could lead to irreversible damage to one of Malta’s last natural sanctuaries. The permit in question, PA/04777/20, greenlights the construction of a 140-bed luxury hotel, 16 private villas,…
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NGOs, academics and citizens demand emergency protection for British Barracks at Fort Chambray
A coalition of environmental and heritage NGOs, supported by hundreds of citizens including leading academics, historians, and artists, has applied formally for an Emergency Conservation Order regarding the British Barracks at Fort Chambray in Gozo. This follows several calls to schedule the 19th-century building with a view to saving it from demolition that fell on…
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You can be our Executive Director and still have integrity if you work on the projects we oppose: Din L-Art Helwa
Din L-Art Helwa has just released a bizarre press release saying that their Executive Director is full of integrity and that my reports about him were “inaccurate”. The University of Malta professor and ex-Dean, Alex Torpiano is involved through his firm in the dismantling and reconstruction of the British barracks in Fort Chambray. There is…
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Alex Topriano consistently did controversial projects which he didn’t agree with
The dismantling of the British barracks at Fort Chambray is not the first controversial project that Alex Torpiano is involved in but does not agree with. Alex Tropiano is Din L-Art Ħelwa’s Executive President, an NGO which lobbies and works for the preservation of Malta’s national heritage sites. His firm will dismantle and rebuild the…
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Tomorrow in Valletta, a demonstration for green spaces
Tomorrow, in Valletta, a group of NGOs will be holding a demonstration in favour of proper planning policies and the preservation of what remains of Malta’s last green spaces. I encourage the readers of this website to attend. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
