The Minister for Gozo, Clint Camilleri, uploaded a post gloating about the works carried out illegally in Comino. He takes a dig at all the people who commented about the works, claiming that the accompanying photos provide a different picture to the scenario conjured up by his critics. The photos actually show a hideous expanse of coloured concrete paving on Comino.
Whereas before, there was a perfectly serviceable track which blended with the wild and unspoilt context of Comino, there is now something very much like the paving of an enclosure at a zoo. This excess of concrete was deemed to be an ‘emergency work’ of the utmost importance – to be executed without delay and without obtaining a permit. This so-called ‘emergency work’ consists of a service culvert. It will probably service the cacophony of kiosks mushrooming on Comino – ruining the last spot of pristine unbuilt area there is.
Recently, President George Vella said he was “shocked and disappointed”. Venting his disappointment on his Facebook page, he decried a development application in Żejtun. The proposed project is just a stone’s throw away from his private residence and from a Grade 1 scheduled church. He appealed for the application to be reconsidered. His town “deserves better”, he insists.
The president is right.
One only has to glance around to witness a systematic demolition of our patrimony, an alarming increase in urban overdevelopment, mega unsustainable projects, the commercialisation of public land/bays and the cementation of our island. The increasing building agitation is all over the island, even in the remotest parts. Literally, no stone is being left unturned. No location is being spared. From Żejtun to Nadur, from St Julian’s to Qala, our island is one big construction site.
2021 Renault Kwid Climber long term review, first report
The Kwid Climber replaces our S-Presso as the smallest member of the fleet.
Castrol 0 Comments The updated Renault Kwid has just become the smallest member of our long-term fleet. After a break from long-term cars for a few months, I got the keys to a brand-new Renault Kwid Climber, which has replaced our Maruti Suzuki S-Presso; incidentally, its main market rival. The Kwid is not entirely new to me, especially after using the pre-facelift 0.8 as well as 1.0-litre versions extensively in the last few years. This one is the heavily updated Kwid and, in Climber guise, it gets some unique cosmetic elements. This mid-life update went on sale in India before the rest of world, and I have to give it up for Renault’s designers for making a budget hatchback look so convincingly SUV-like. The Climber variant comes with 14-inch wheels, which add a lot to its looks. The double-lay
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May 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan had spent his time in office touring the world, begging bowl in hand to get alms for Pakistan.
“The myopic and short sighted policies of the prime minister had brought Pakistan on the verge of devastation and there is a very clear and present danger that the country will go bankrupt if the selected prime minister completes his five-year term. The damage being done to the country is so severe that it may take years for the following governments to undo it,” he said in a statement on Thursday. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Pakistan had been reduced to a country surviving on the kindness of friendly nations as never before had our country been so dependent on aid and loans. “It is a travesty that we have gone from a country that demanded ‘trade not aid’ under former president Asif Ali Zardari, to a country that is constantly begging