Comments on: You sabotage mine and I'll sabotage yours https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/what-din-l-art-helwa-said-about-the-faa-chairmans-redevelopment-project-for-dock-no-1/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: $$$ https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/what-din-l-art-helwa-said-about-the-faa-chairmans-redevelopment-project-for-dock-no-1/#comment-22294 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:44:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1830#comment-22294 Paul Cardona is probably set to benefit from it in more ways than one, since – if I am not mistaken – he is also a marine engineer/boat surveyor.

]]> By: embor https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/what-din-l-art-helwa-said-about-the-faa-chairmans-redevelopment-project-for-dock-no-1/#comment-22293 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:38:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1830#comment-22293 This is what FAA had to say about Dock No 1 project (15th August 2007): “Recognising this as a 21st century development, we envision a blend of modern and traditional architecture as providing the opportunity to highlight Malta’s heritage while creating a modern and vibrant development complex. ……….. Aspects of the financing such as the community and social programmes associated with this development as well as the car parks that serve the resident population, can be appropriately shared between the developer and the State.”

The proposal was for modern development next to and over historic buildings – developments which one would expect FAA to strongly object to.

Not only didn’t Astrid Vella not object to the development – she supported it. She went further – she suggested that government covers part of the expenses of the car park – the car park which would benefit the developers.

No wonder FAA did not share DLH’s concerns – their chairman was the applicant.

[Daphne – Thank you for this. I’ll flag it up.]

]]> By: P Shaw https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/what-din-l-art-helwa-said-about-the-faa-chairmans-redevelopment-project-for-dock-no-1/#comment-22292 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:35:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1830#comment-22292 I can’t understand what’s wrong with the journalistic profession in Malta.

If we leave aside Malta Today (which is owned by a particular politician and run by his campaign manager) and the political party media, what is stopping the other reporters from investigating and digging further? Is it lack of professional judgement? Are they hindered from doing so by their editors? Or is it because the profession itself has not developed yet to Anglo-Saxon ‘fourth power in a democracy’ level?

]]> By: M.Farrugia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/what-din-l-art-helwa-said-about-the-faa-chairmans-redevelopment-project-for-dock-no-1/#comment-22291 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:50:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1830#comment-22291 Congrats. You have just found one of their major skeletons.

[Daphne – Yes. I’m surprised the collected newsrooms of this island didn’t find it first. Did it have to be somebody who’s running a blog for fun?]

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