AD challenges Labour on Gozo marina
Published on The Times Of Malta on Thursday 29th November, 2007
The Labour Party would be more credible if it declared which bays in Malta and Gozo it believes should be converted into yacht marinas, Alternattiva Demokratika's spokesman for Gozo, Victor Galea said.
AD also expects the Labour Party to explain how it is going to ensure the protection of the environment should boats replace swimming zones, he added.
A case in point is the Mgarr (Gozo) marina locally known as Iz-Zewwieqa, which has become a "dead beach", no longer frequented by Ghajnsielem residents.
On the other hand the government has declared itself in favour of transforming the beach at Hondoq ir-Rummien into a marina. Could the Labour Party stop playing with words and state where they are proposing a marina in Gozo, AD asked.
Mr Galea said that the obsession with golf courses and marinas which would replace the natural habitat and destroy our patrimony do not augur well for the opposition party in Parliament.
At the very least, the nation expects the opposition to act as a pressure group in order to avoid irreparable environmental exploitation, he said.
To view a picture of Hondoq, go to http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20071129/local/ad-challenges-labour-on-gozo-marina/hondoq
The Labour Party would be more credible if it declared which bays in Malta and Gozo it believes should be converted into yacht marinas, Alternattiva Demokratika's spokesman for Gozo, Victor Galea said.
AD also expects the Labour Party to explain how it is going to ensure the protection of the environment should boats replace swimming zones, he added.
A case in point is the Mgarr (Gozo) marina locally known as Iz-Zewwieqa, which has become a "dead beach", no longer frequented by Ghajnsielem residents.
On the other hand the government has declared itself in favour of transforming the beach at Hondoq ir-Rummien into a marina. Could the Labour Party stop playing with words and state where they are proposing a marina in Gozo, AD asked.
Mr Galea said that the obsession with golf courses and marinas which would replace the natural habitat and destroy our patrimony do not augur well for the opposition party in Parliament.
At the very least, the nation expects the opposition to act as a pressure group in order to avoid irreparable environmental exploitation, he said.
To view a picture of Hondoq, go to http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20071129/local/ad-challenges-labour-on-gozo-marina/hondoq
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