Id-diskriminazzjoni politika ghadha maghna

Government presses Greens’ secretary general to relinquish teaching job - Victor Galea accuses government of political discrimination - Maltatoday

Aqraw l-artiklu shih:

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2008/08/17/t1.html 

Nahseb ftit hemm bzonn kummenti. Wara t-tbissim u l-weghdi ta’ certi persuni fl-oghla karigi fil-pajjiz hemm l-id mohbija li taghmel minn kollox biex tkisser lill-avversarji politici bl-aktar mod viljakk.

Izjed kummenti huma superfluwi. Tista’ tikkuntattja lis-Segretarju Generali ta’ Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party, Victor Galea, fuq dan l-email: victorgalea@onvol.net jew http://victorgalea.blogspot.com

Kummenti ohra fuq il-kaz:

http://arnoldcassola.wordpress.com

http://carmelcacopardo.wordpress.com

http://mikes-beat.blogspot.com/

Villa Bologna decision: AD calls for more effort to protect open spaces

Alternattiva Demokratika Attard Local Councillor Ralph Cassar said that the decision about increasing the road width around the Villa Bologna gardens and restricting the height of buildings to two storeys is an improvement on the previous proposal for development in the area. ‘Earlier in February this year I had presented a motion for Attard Local Council to challenge the validity of the Central Local Plan, unfortunately this motion was not approved by the PN majority. However I had then presented another compromise motion concentrating particularly on the Villa Bologna case - this time round the Council confirmed it’s position that it preferred an open space instead of more apartments in the area.’

Ralph Cassar said:’In the past years I managed to convince fellow councillors of the need to preserve open spaces, a project to convert a garden behind the Attard Church into a parking area was thankfully abandoned, and an abandoned square in the Attard Housing Estate, again earmarked for a car park was repaired and kept as a square. Over 70 trees were planted in the area looking onto the edge of the urban built up area in the Wied Irmiedi Area and contacts are being made with MEPA with a view to solving the problems related to quarrying and dumping of construction waste in Wied Incita. Attard, like other villages and towns is overdeveloped, each and every area of open space is very precious.’

Carmel Cacopardo AD spokesperson for sustainable development and local government said: “whilst the MEPA decision to restrict development in the buffer area around Villa Bologna is an improvement it does not address the basic issue : that an area indicated for decades (since 1965) as an area to be retained as undeveloped had its designation changed overnight without consultation when the Local Plan for the Area was finalised.”

Separar ta’ l-iskart nhar ta’ Tlieta … prosit… ejjew intejbu s-sistema

Fl-ahhar gimgha ta’ Gunju bghatt ittra ufficcjali bhala Kunsillier biex naghmel xi mistoqsijiet dwar il-gbir ta’ l-iskart separat (karti, metall u plastik) nhar ta’ Tlieta.

 

 

F’H'Attard il-gbir sejjer tajjeb, ghalkemm avolja suppost it-Tlieta f’H'Attard suppost jinhareg SKART SEPARAT NADIF BISS f’boroz grizi apposta hemm min ghadu qed johrog skart iehor. DAN L-ISKART M’GHANDUX JINHAREG IT-TLIETA U L-KUNSILL BIS-SAPPORT SHIH TIEGHI UKOLL IDDECIEDA LI SKART IMHALLAT U MAHMUG MA JIGBRUX IT-TLIETA. JIBQA’ HEMM SA L-ERBGHA. 

 

 

 

Ha niftehmu car: il-maggoranza kbira tan-nies huma edukati u civilizzati bizzejjed biex jirrealizzaw l-importanza li li skart nadif u separat biss jingabar it-Tlieta - kemm ghal ragunijiet ambjentali u anke ghal ragunijiet ta’ sahha tal-hadiem li jgharblu l-iskart li jingabar. Hemm bzonn nkunu aktar responsabbli u nitghallmu li s-separar ta’ l-iskart huwa vantagg kbir ghalina u ghal pajjizna. Barra minn hekk il-flus iffrankati mill-gbir ta’ skart ‘mahmug’ nhar ta’ Tlieta jista’ jintuza ghal affarijiet ohra. Ftakar li l-flus li jintefqu mill-Kunsill Lokali, tajjeb jew inqas tajjeb huma FLUSNA!

 

 

Ghalkemm nemmen li l-gbir tat-Tlieta huwa bidu TAJJEB HAFNA xtaqt aktar informazzjoni dwar xi jsir mill-iskart. S’issa m’ghandhix risposta ghal hafna millmistoqsijiet li saru.

 

 

 

Test ta’ l-ittra:

 

 

General Manager

WasteServ

 

Sinjur,

 

Bhal ma taf, H’Attard hija l-lokalita fejn ir-residenti l-aktar li qeghdin jikkoperaw u jiehdu sehem b’mod pozittiv hafna fil-programm ta’ separar ta’ l-iskart. Biex inkomplu inzidu l-informazzjoni fuq ir-riciklagg u l-importanza tas-separar ta’ l-iskart bi hsiebna nippubblikaw artiklu ta’ informazzjoni fir-rivista tal-Kunsill.

 

Jidhrilna li ghandna ninfurmaw lir-residenti kemm nistghu biex inkomplu inhajjruhom jibqghu jikkoperaw. Ghaldaqstant il-Kunsill jixtieq din l-informazzjoni:

 

1. X’inhu l-persentagg ta’ l-iskart kollu li s-soltu jikkonsisti f’karti, metall u plastik?
2. Xi kemm tikkalkulaw li qed jingabar minn dan l-iskart minn H’Attard?
3. Kif jikkompara ma lokalitajiet ohra kemm f’Malta u anke f’pajjizi meqjusa avvanzati aktar bhall per ezempju l-Germanja?
4. Galadarba l-iskart jigi separat mill-Wasteserv, x’isir mill-iskart? Jigi esportat? Fejn? X’isir mill-karti? X’isir mill-plastik? X’isir mill-metall?
5. F’liema pajjizi jintbghat l-iskart separat?
6. Qed jinstab uzu ghall-iskart jew qed jigi sempliciment mahzun ghalissa?
7. Kif qed tigi finanzjata l-iskema? Min huwa l-‘polluter’ li qed ihallas ghall-iskema? L-importaturi tal-prodotti?

 

Nirringrazzjak bil-quddiem tal-kooperazzjoni tieghek u nispera li nicievi risposta halli nkun nista’ nghaddiha lill-Kunsill.

 

 

 

Ralph Cassar

Kunsillier

H’Attard

JPO represents Malta…

As you are reading this Malta is being represented by, amongst others, JEFFREY PULLICINO ORLANDO MP (PN), at a Commonwealth meeting in Malaysia …discussing:

 28^th Small Branches Conference

Malaysia

3 – 4 August 2008
1^st Plenary

Protecting the Environment: Water and Waste Management in Sustainable Development

2^nd Plenary

Dealing with Conflicts of Interest and Corruption in Small States

3^rd Plenary

Meeting the Challenges to the Holding of Democratic Elections

4^th Plenary

Promoting the Interests of Small States in International Institutions

 

Further comment is superfluous…

Source: http://www.cpa-conference.org/news.asp

Save the old railway track

MALTATODAY NEWS | Sunday, 20 July 2008

Save the old railway track

James Debono

Green Party councillor Ralph Cassar is spearheading a campaign to save one of Malta’s last relics of industrial architecture – the railway embankment and surviving track in Triq il-Linja, behind the Corinthia gardens in Attard.

Parts of the railway are literally falling apart, Cassar complained to MaltaToday at the site of the embankment.

According to historian Henry Frendo, between 1883 and 1931 Attard was a pivotal communication centre, being the only place in Malta with no fewer than three railway stations: one near Sant’ Anton close to Balzan, another up the road in what is now “Gnien l-Istazzjon”, and another further up in Tas-Salvatur on the way to Rabat.

The heritage authorities are aware of the state of this relic of Malta’s transport history.

In 2007 former vice-mayor Charlo Bonnici met the superintendent for cultural heritage, saying that he was aware of the problem.

The council also alerted the Works Division. But while two officials from the division carried out a site inspection, no action was taken.

Cassar suggests it would be a good idea to ‘devolve’ the embankment to the local council, but due to the extent of the damage and length of the embankment the expense to restore it would cost thousands of euros, something which a local council on its own cannot really afford.

“It would be a shame to let this unique piece of industrial architecture deteriorate. I appeal for urgent funding to at least stop the deterioration – I appeal for the superintendent of cultural heritage to put more pressure for something to be done soon,” Cassar said.

AD - progressivi u ekologisti

AD Executive with former Chairperson Dr. Vassallo, originally uploaded by Alternattiva Demokratika.

Bhal dejjem lesti ghall-hidma … favurik, favur politka progressiva, favur politka ekologista, favur il-generazzjonijiet tal-lum u t’ghada, favur pajjizna.

U-turns galore

Haga li tiskantani hija kif l-ewwel il-gvern ifajjarha: korsa tal-golf ‘l hemm u ‘l hawn, il-politika tal-MEPA (deciza mill-Gvern), it-taxxa fuq l-ivjaggar, li ma ssirx liberalizazzjoni fit-trasport… kollha u-turns ‘Gonzjani’… u minn fuq Gonzi jipprova jiehu l-mertu…

Dan kollu juri li l-politika tan-Nazzjonalisti m’hi ibbazata fuq l-ebda principji jew direzzjoni partikolari… politika tad-demokrazijakristjana Taljana: qabbel fejn jaqbillek ghax l-ewwel il-poter… ipprova kun kollox ghal kulhadd u dur dur dur qiesek pinnur. Tibzax in-nies jinsew.

Divorzju a la Maltija

AD ilha titkellem fuq il-bzonn, sofrtunat kemm trid, tad-divorzju li jinghata mill-qrati Maltin. Il-partiti l-ohra dejjem zammew lura. Il-PN ghal ragunijiet ovvji (il-konservatizmu tal-bazi tal-partit u l-isforz kontinwu biex il-PN jidher bhala d-difensur tar-religjon). L-MLP biex jevita attakki mill-’moralisti’ kien jevita s-suggett bhal bard ta’ Jannar. L-argumenti li taghmel l-AD huma semplici. Kif tista’ iggieghel zewg persuni maturi u li ghandhim l-eta taghhom jibqghu ‘mizzewgin’? Kif jista’ l-istat jaghlaq ghajnejh ghar-realtajiet ta’ madwarna u ma jaghtix soluzzjoni legali lil persuni adulti li jhossu li ma jistghux jghixu aktar flimkien?

Wara li x’aktarx il-PM Gonzi sab ruhu daru mal-hajt wara dikjarazzjoni ta’ John Dalli fil-gazzetti qal li ghandha tinfetah id-diskussjoni dwar is-suggett. X’aktarx hija mossa biex jibqa’ kollox l-istess u sa hames snin ohra inkunu ghadna qed ‘niddiskutu’. Id-dikjarazzjoni ta’ Dalli giet wara li l-Mexxej ta’ l-MLP adotta il-pozizzjoni ta’ AD dwar id-divorzju. Id-differenza hi li AD b’membru fil-parlament kienet tressaq abbozz li jemenda l-ligi taz-zwieg mill-ewwel ghal vot fil-parlament.

L-MLP imissu jressaq ‘private members bill’ fil-parlament - li tghid li int fl-oppozizzjoni u ma tista’ taghmel xejn huwa veru biss sa certu punt - pass bhal dan ipoggi l-issue dritt fl-organu legislattiv ta’ pajjizna - imbaghad verament kull membru parlamentari jkollu jiehu pozizzjoni fil-pubbliku.

Attard council opposes development behind Villa Bologna

Thursday, 10th July 2008 - 18:45CET

Attard local council has voted unanimously in favour of a motion calling for an open space behind historic Villa Bologna not to be developed.

AD said the motion was moved by Ralph Cassar, an AD councillor, and backed by the PN and MLP councillors.

Mr Cassar moved the motion following information that a decision was about to be taken by MEPA on an application for the development of the area behind Villa Bologna.

The motion was based on two main reasons: that this area of Attard is already densely developed and new building would hide the decorated wall of Villa Bologna.

The council is to inform MEPA of its decision.

http://www.timesofmalta.com.mt/articles/view/20080710/local/attard-council-opposes-development-behind-villa-bologna/

No condoms please … we’re Nationalists

‘In 1999, government requested experts to draw up a national sexual health policy. Nine years later, the umpteenth attempt has been sabotaged by the health department’s resistance to one word: CONDOM’

‘Amanda Ciappara [Ministry for Health spokesperson] outlined the minister’s position that “condoms are not necessarily the answer”.’

In the meantime… the incidence of STDs continues to rise dramatically.

( story from Malta Today midweek 9/7/2008 www.maltatoday.com.mt )

When is the government going to stop playing holier-than-thou and stop this silly and ignorant charade? 9 years to draw up a policy because of ONE word! As usual the Nationalists play holier-than-thou not to scare away the ultra-conservative moralisers in their midst.

How sad… Vision 2015 indeed!