Planning Authority set to refuse Wied Għomor hotel
For the second time in as many days, decision-makers at the Planning Authority overturned recommendations by planning bureaucrats for approval of controversial developments
22 January 2021, 11:23am
by James Debono
No hotel at Wied Għomor: A planning commission has indicated its intention to overturn a recommendation for approval
The Planning Authority has signalled its intention not to approve a fully-fledged guest house instead of two dwellings in Wied Għomor despite a recommendation for approval.
A planning commission on Friday took a different route to that recommended by the development management directorate, which argued the development would result in a “wider environmental benefit”.
The Planning Commission on Friday unanimously rejected a recommendation to approve the conversion of two Wied Għomor villas into a hotel. 
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Planning Authority sends Naxxar 72-apartment block back to drawing board
Board overrules Planning Directorate’s approval of project and asks developer to present new plans which are more respectful of the townscape
21 January 2021, 12:39pm
by James Debono
The Planning Authority board has sent plans for a five-storey block in Naxxar back to the drawing board after the majority expressed their concern on its impact on Naxxar’s urban conservation area.
The development proposed by Charles Camilleri consisted of a five-storey development of 72 apartments in a 3,141sq.m open field by Naxxar’s Pjazza Celsi, right by the former trade fair grounds and 150m away from the historic Palazzo Parisio.
Tanzanian tax guru details how he landed plum job in South Sudan
Dr. Patrick Mugoya (right) speaks to Mwananchi Communications Limited journalists in Dar es Salaam recently. [Photo: Michael Matemanga]
Dr. Patrick Mugoya (56), a Tanzanian who was hired as the new head of the South Sudan National Revenue Authority (SSNRA) in October 2020 recently held talks with The Citizen Newspaper in Dar es Salaam. The discussions touched on several issues regarding his job in South Sudan, security in the world’s youngest nation, and opportunities that the country offers to entrepreneurs.
Below are edited excerpts from the interview.
Q:
Who is Dr. Patrick Mugoya?
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