Smelly beach
St George’s Bay is in urgent need of a good clean up as the seaweed washed up in winter has now started to smell. With the weather getting hotter, tourists are already heading to the popular bay and it is really a shame they have to wade through the smelly mess.
No enforcement
It is useless having rules in place if they are not enforced. Take the case of trucks carrying construction waste, which should be covered to ensure the material does not spill onto the road. Very few of the trucks seen driving around the island have such covers as this photo, taken recently in Ibraġ Road, Ta’ l-Ibraġ, shows.
Police action
Droves of policemen used to be deployed to the area known as Is-Salib tal-Marsa, in Marsa, to deal with the big number of migrants that congregated there throughout the day. Perhaps they can do the same now to deal with the inconsiderate motorists who park their vehicles, including large ones, haphazardly, leaving barely space for other drivers to go through.
Yellowish white
A few parking bays right at the top end of Ponta ta’ Dragut, in Sliema keep confounding most visitors to the locality. White lines are clearly visible as are double yellow lines just underneath the pavement. Who will decide whether one can park there or not?
In shambles
Why is it that while the government is busy with its seven-year plan to upgrade “all of Malta’s roads” pavements seem to have been forgotten? The island is riddled with pavements that are unusable, especially to those with mobility problems or those using pushchairs. A case in point is a pavement in Lapsi Street, St Julian’s. This is not the first time the issue has been flagged in this column and, by the look of things, it will not be the last, either.
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