Reflections by a worried visitor

Just returned to New York from my annual vacation on Gozo and I have the following reflections to share with readers.

When will the building of all those flats seemingly going up everywhere stop? Don't builders realise that Malta and Gozo are over saturated with flats already? Whatever little countryside is left is constantly being swallowed up by the developers and at this rate pretty soon there will be very little countryside left. At this rate some villages will soon be finding themselves inadvertently conjointly twinning with the neighbouring village whether they like it or not. And I would much rather if they were to twin up with foreign towns like Nadur did with Cicciano and just recently Ghajnsielem's twinning with the town of Tolfa.

And when a body like Mepa, that is supposed to protect the environment, gives the green light to building and land developing projects at places like Ramla l-Hamra, Ta' Cenc and Hondoq ir-Rummien it makes one wonder whose interests this body has at heart. Mepa members seem to collectively think nothing is sacred in Malta any longer and speculators are encouraged to gamble and buy property in dubious areas because, eventually, they will get their way and the gamble would have little risk.

And, last but not least, I was shocked that not one single MP as far as I know commented on Victor Borg's (the Ta' Cenc present owner) remarks that he made at the most recent public hearing where he insinuated that if he were to donate half a villa to each MP at the time he bought Ta' Cenc he would not be in his present predicament. Could it be that most MPs would rather not focus the issue onto themselves hoping that in a few days the statement would be forgotten and the issue goes away? At least, Parliament should have taken him to task and demanded an explanation. After all, to make such a negative implication on Malta's legislature is not a laughing matter.