Ramla Bay development (1)

We should all stand up, turn around, face each other, and give ourselves a congratulating handshake, for we finally did it! We managed, through Mepa's decision, to give consent to the building of villas (bet we hold the world record for villas per...

We should all stand up, turn around, face each other, and give ourselves a congratulating handshake, for we finally did it!

We managed, through Mepa's decision, to give consent to the building of villas (bet we hold the world record for villas per square kilometre), on the Xaghra side of Ramla beach, arguably the most beautiful and best preserved sandy beach these islands have.

If that were not enough, this project will ruin the unobstructed (and pristine) view of Ramla beach and the gorgeous Ramla Valley one can enjoy from Calypso's Cave, a site very popular with tourists visiting Gozo. The investors should not be blamed for trying to make a lucrative deal by building villas and selling them. Rather, Mepa is to blame for issuing such a permit on so sensitive a site.

Perhaps that is the way to brand Malta: Welcome to the built-up heart of the Mediterranean!

But then, as Albert Einstein is quoted as saying: "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

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