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Ċaqnu’s supermarket: PA appeals against compensation to former owners The Planning Authority has appealed a court judgment awarding €331,295 in compensation for discrimination to landowners denied a permit 4 August 2021, 7:49am by James Debono The Planning Authority has appealed a court judgment awarding €331,295 in compensation for discrimination to landowners denied a permit to develop a garden centre, on land where construction magnate Charles Polidano later was awarded a PA permit f...

Many peoplein Malta are pro-choice We refer to the article by Ramon Bonett Sladden entitled ‘In defence of the president’ (June 27). In October 2019, we were invited for a meeting with President George Vella. This invitation was a response to our public outcry at the time, objecting to his patronage at a screening of an unscientific anti-abortion propaganda film in an event organised by Life Network Foundation. Doctors for Choice Malta had already built its momentum with a large following a...

No inquiry on Lidl permit that cost €331,000 in penalties Planning Authority rules out inquiry on 2009 decision to green-light the controversial permit for Lidl supermarket that has now resulted in €331,000 compensation to previous landowners over discrimination 8 July 2021, 7:57am by James Debono The Planning Authority has no intention of holding an internal inquiry after court sentence ordered it to fork out €331,295 in compensation for discrimination of landowners, over a Lidl superm...

In one of your interventions against the db project, you argued that “a bully has been allowed to enter resident’s homes; and in this case the PA made a clear choice, in favour of bullies and against residents.” Was that comment only about this particular project? Or do you see it as applicable to the direction the country is taking as a whole? I suppose the easy answer would be that: yes, it is definitely applicable to more than just the db project alone. It is somehow a paradigm, a mode...

New data from the National Statistics Office shows how salaries differ across Malta depending on where you live and whether you are a man or a woman.  The

Home help contractor deficiencies I applied for government home help and qualified. A government officer came and efficiently explained all details, very precisely and politely. Then, the bad news that all her helpers were busy, so I would be provided a helper by the private contractor and I would be contacted by their supervisor. I waited for nearly three weeks and then decided to call and find out whether there was some problem. And a problem there was in the name of “Salome, the “supervi...

The vast majority of Maltese people - almost 83 per cent - have always voted for the same political party, a survey commissioned by President George Vella has r

An application to demolish a disused farm and turn it into a warehouse has been refused by the Planning Authority, in a victory for residents and fireworks enthusiasts in Luqa. Eleven of the 12 PA board members present for the hearing on Thursday voted against granting the application, while the 12th did not appear to be present for the vote which was taken virtually. The application, by developer Raymond Zammit and architect Tancred Mifsud, would have seen the demolition of a farm and the cons...

A proposal to replace a farm with a warehouse complex in Ħal Farrugġ, limits of Luqa, has been unanimously voted down by the planning board

A man who allegedly injured his partner, was granted bail after the visibly scarred woman on Tuesday expressed her wish to forgive him but not to share her home