I have always felt that as a resident of Malta the question of a Malta-Gozo bridge is more of interest to residents of Gozo – after all, the great majority of us travel to Gozo mainly for fun, and boarding the ferry is part of it.

I found the article ‘Minding our gap’ by Franco Mercieca (The Sunday Times, January 23) of great interest as it tackled a lot of issues from the Gozitan point of view which we residents of Malta very often overlook. Very importantly, Mr Mercieca showed that a fixed link to Gozo also makes a lot of economic sense.

However, a decision in favour of this link has its benefits even to us. Given our geographical size and the population density we can ill afford to treat Comino as if it doesn’s exist.

With an area of 1.5km this desert island, once it is linked to the two islands, can be harnessed and easily turned into a national park.

An afforestation programme would ensure large patches of greenery instead of the bare rock we stare at today.

Indeed, with taste and sensitivity we could turn this desert of an island into something beautiful for the enjoyment of all Maltese where one can walk with the sound of nature. I know this is a dream – we are not creative.

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