Dockyard deserves to be commemorated

The dockyard is now a skeleton of what was once one of the main sources of income in the country; the livelihood of thousands of Maltese families depended on it.

My late father worked there from the 1930s till he was interned during World War II. There are so many memories for so many people who had ties with this hub of employment, I think that it would only be fitting that the passing on of this once great establishment be remembered and celebrated. It should not be left to just disappear as if it never existed.

I ask the political leaders to take up the task of organising an event to commemorate the achievements of the once glorious dockyard, which forms a big part of our cultural history. I know that I echo the voices of numerous people, who also include a number of British residents who owe their roots in Malta to the dockyard, as either they, their parents or their grandparents have worked there.

On this occasion, political party beliefs should be put to one side.