Enemalta have advised that there will be scheduled power suspensions in Nadur, Sannat and Xaghra, Gozo, on Tuesday the 18th of December. The following areas will be affected by these scheduled power suspensions: Nadur 8.00am-12.00pm: TRIQ IR- RAMLA L-HAMRA, TRIQ TAX- XEMMIEX, TRIQ DUN ANTON TABONE and TRIQ BINGEMMA. Sannat 8.00am-12.00pm: TRIQ IT- TILLIERA. Xaghra [...]
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Scheduled power suspension in Nadur, Sannat and Xaghra
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Jellyfish warning for dog walkers on Ramla Beach Gozo
A Gozo News reader has written to warn that there have been a large number of jellyfish washed up onto the beach at Ramla Bay. Friends of the reader who were out exercising their two dogs on the beach spotted the jellyfish and called the dogs away, however several hours later, one of the dogs [...]
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Gaia Foundation conservation project at Hotba l-Bajda
An ambitious conservation project is being undertaken by the Gaia Foundation with the support of GasanMamo, in the protection and conservation of the Maltese landscape. “GasanMamo’s support will be of great help in increasing rehabilitation work being carried out on a part of the Ghajn Tuffieha Natura 2000 site, namely the lower part of Hotba [...]
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“Parties should express their position on major projects”
In a statement this morning the Environmental NGOs, Nature Trust (Malta), Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Ramblers’ Association, Din L-Art Helwa, Friends of the Earth, Birdlife Malta and Greenhouse Malta said that they call on the political parties to “express their position on major projects that have regularly been put forward for approval during each legislature,” [...]
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Ramblers’ Assoc calls for greater empowerment of ENGOs
The Ramblers’ Association of Malta is announcing a series of policy recommendations for a future Government to implement in order to guarantee a greater stewardship of Malta’s natural heritage for all its citizens and its future generations. The NGO said that these concrete suggestions arise from the association’s experiences during the past legislatures and from [...]
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Xaghra Council hosts international Diami project conference
Earlier this week the Xaghra Local Council hosted a two-day international conference about immigration as part of the EU funded ‘Diami’ project. This project, which involves five European countries, Italy, Spain, Finland, Sweden and Malta, is aimed at creating awareness about the problem of immigration which is affecting various countries and studying methods how these [...]
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Gozo ranked 6th in TripAdvisor ‘Top Ten Islands in Europe’
Gozo has been ranked 6th in the ‘TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice 2013 Top Ten Islands in Europe.’ TripAdvisor spokeswoman, Emma Shaw said that TripAdvisor’s inaugural list of the world’s best islands was based on millions of reviews and ratings by international tourists on the travel website over the past year. TripAdvisor describes the island of Gozo [...]
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Gozo Minister welcomes 6th place in European islands
The Minister for Gozo, Dr. Anton Refalo said that he welcomes the news announced by the international company Trip Advisor that the island Gozo was recently ranked sixth in the ‘TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice 2013 Top Ten Islands in Europe. Dr Rafelo said that “although this is a good result the Ministry for Gozo is committed [...]
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Gozo SPCA appeals for help to find owner of this lost dog
Gozo SPCA are appealing for help in tracing the owner of this dog which has been in the Ramla Bay area since last Thursday. The dog has now been picked up by the Gozo SPCA and is at the Centre in Victoria. She has no collar, no id tag and is not micro chipped. If [...]
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More than 330 offences against the Sunday hunting curfew
CABS said in a statement this afternoon that in the course of the first three days of their Operation ´Skyfall,’ more than 330 contraventions of the hunting curfew imposed by the authorities have been recorded already today and, in cooperation with the Malta and Gozo police, five active illegal trapping sites have been closed down. [...]
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Lawrence Camilleri awarded the honour of ‘Gieh ix-Xaghra’
Xaghra Day 2013 events were celebrated on Saturday, organised by the Local Council, they included football tournaments and festive band marches by the Victory Band of Xaghra from Victory Square to the Victory Band Club. Loraine Borg, an active member of the Xaghra Scouts Group presented a family event at the Band Club, starting with [...]
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2 Spainiards plead guilty in Gozo Court for public offences
On Saturday the Police arraigned under arrest in the Gozo Court, 52-year-old Patricio Rayon Rodriguez and 43-year-old Romauldo Antonio Maldonado, both Spanish. They were accused for having on the 4th of May 2013 at Ramla Bay Xaghra, at about 5.00pm, committed a crime against decency or morals, by any acts committed in a public place. [...]
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Mother’s Day coffee morning at Ramla with Xewkija Council
Xewkija Local Council organised a coffee morning as a celebration for Mother’s Day, at Il-Kcina tar-Ramla, in Ramla Bay. On a beautiful sunny day for the event, the Mothers present enjoyed some fun and laughter, as well as the entertainment of a very popular tombla game. Xewkija Mayor Paul Azzopardi gave all the mothers a [...]
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One beach in Gozo and seven in Malta awarded Blue Flag
This summer there will be a record number of eight beaches in Malta and Gozo flying the blue flag, Golden Bay was awarded the of Beach of Quality title. The beach in Gozo is Ramla l-Hamra, which is mananged by the Gaia Foundation, the remaining seven are all in Malta: St George’s Bay, the Bugibba [...]
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Ramla Bay saved with the revocation of planning permits
A saga that has gone on for almost six years to save Ramla Bay from the development of villas instead of Ulysses Lodge is over, the NGO Save Ramla has said that “the site is saved from destruction.” This was confirmed in recent days through communication from the Chairman of Malta Environment and Planning Authority [...]
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Nadur man on trial by jury for the murder of Gozitan lawyer
A trial by jury has started today with David Zerafa, aged 39, from Nadur accused of killing Gozitan lawyer Michael Grech in May 2004, who had been shot in the neck and hit on the head.. Dr Grech had been the lawyer for Zerafa’s ex-wife in separation proceedings which got underway in 2000 and concluded [...]
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Gaia Foundation defends clean-up of stones from Ramla Bay
The Gaia Foundation, which manages Ramla L-Hamra, Gozo, has in a statement issued today, defended the use of a bulldozer to remove pebbles and stones from the beach early last Friday. Ramla Bay is the only beach on Gozo that has been awarded a blue flag in 2013. The Foundation said that no intervention took [...]
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Ramla Bay clean-up carried out under supervision – MEPA
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) in a statement this afternoon makes reference to the recent reinstatement works that were carried out in Ramla il-Hamra Bay prior to the start of the summer season. The Authority said that it consented that reinstatement works can proceed, after it was satisfied with the detailed method statement [...]
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GTA welcomes the clearing of pebbles off Ramla beach
The Gozo Tourism Association in a statement this morning said that it “notes, that the competent authorities took the necessary measures, in order to reinstate the popular beach of Ramla l-Hamra, freely accessible to all without any difficulty, after this popular tourist spot, was once again littered with large pebbles, rendering this beach difficult to [...]
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Ramla l-Hamra Awareness Weekend with Gaia and Sharklab
The Gaia Foundation and Sharklab are inviting the public to join them for a weekend of fun and interesting activities at Ramla Bay in Gozo. Gazebos, with information signs,will be set up on the beach with lots of fascinating shark material including eggcases! There will be kids’ activities, fantastic fantastic boat trips and an opportunity [...]
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