Capital investment in Gozo

The government is to establishment the physical infrastructure required for the treatment of solid waste and the construction of a Waste Transfer Station for waste recycling, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech announced this evening.

He said other plans included the continuation of the Citadel master plan;

• improving Gozo’s image through rehabilitation of valleys and managing the environment;

• the transformation of the land known as Żwieqa in Mġarr into a sea shore promenade, with an investment of €1.3 million;

• the rehabilitation of the Gardens of Villa Rundle in the centre of Victoria, with an investment of €1.3 million; and

• the continuation of new facilities which improve the services of the Gozo General Hospital, including the establishment of a Radiology Unit, refurbishment works at the hospital, the purchase of new equipment and of two new ambulances with an investment of €3.3 million.