38 comments so far.Hondoq appeal to be heard by the MEPA Board in May 2013
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The MEPA Board appeal hearing which was postponed until October the 16th on the proposed Hondoq ir-Rummein – Qala Creek project application, now has a new MEPA Appeal Board agenda date of the 2nd of May 2013.
The first appeal hearing, which was originally due to take place last February, was postponed due to a legal issue and both MEPA and the developers had to respond within two months and was due to be heard last May, it was then postponed again, until this October.
The plans, which had included the development of a large hotel, real estate units and a yacht marina, brought a public outcry. The developers then dropped the idea of the marina, limiting themselves to a ‘swimming lagoon’ for the proposed Qala Creek project.
MEPA had said that these amendments must be submitted in a new application. The original postponement was then made to allow time for both MEPA and the developers of the proposed Qala Creek Project to respond on legal issues.
Environmental NGOs Moviment Harsien Hondoq, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Ramblers Association, FOE Malta, Nature Trust, GUG, Din l-art helwa and Wirt Ghawdex, said in October 2011, that they had studied the 2009 EIS Co-ordinated Report where the developers themselves stated “the project would struggle if it had to be developed as a stand-alone hotel.” They say that the “project is expected to double the 5-star room capacity in Gozo, despite the current demand for five-star hotel properties in Gozo being weak.”
Both the environment unit and Transport Malta had recommended that the application be turned down.
The NGOs had urged MEPA to refuse such a project and to revert the land to its original designation as a nature park.
The Qala Local Council had said previously “that it had already investigated the various aspects of creating an environment and heritage park, a project that would draw much-needed tourists to Gozo, and support existing hotels and catering establishments.”
A spokesperson for Moviment Harsien Hondoq said that “the idea of the desalination plant becoming part of a national park was originated by FAA and Moviment Harsien Hondoq who worked together with students from the third year architect course at the university around 3 years ago.
“The original idea was to turn the desalination plant into a youth hostel to be used for studying. The students had also made plans and had come up with some good original ideas for a national park.”
The Labour Leader Joseph Muscat on a visit to Gozo in February, gave details of a proposal for the abandoned desalination plant at Hondoq.
The proposed project recommended that the plant should be dismantled, with recreational facilities built there to replace it for the enjoyment of the people of Qala. Clint Camilleri, who is an architect and Labour candidate for the upcoming Local Council elections, said that the facilities could include an indoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, public toilets, changing rooms with first aid facilities and a restaurant and cafeteria.
The Labour Leader had said that, “the buildings would be designed and constructed in such a way as to make them harmonise with the natural habitat of the bay. The design would also ensure that the highest environmental standards are met, making use of recycled material, recycled aggregate, recycled concrete, geo-thermal energy and photovoltaic panels for energy.”
The SOS Hondoq petition is available for signing by Clicking Here.
Keep up the pressure SOS Hondoq .Never ever believe that a swimming lagoon will stay that way .It will be turned into a yacht marina later on .But then it will be too late Mate
We want Hondoq area to be for all of us to enjoy
Jonathan,
Accorrding to the EIA the Hondoq project was supposed to be up and running by 2010 however i can proudly say that if it wasn’t for moviment harsien hondoq’s stamina and ongoing pressure, Hondoq would have been lost to the general public a long time ago. MHH have made the public aware of the destruction there was going to be
. In the meantime alot of changes have been made,by the developers, first one being. as you mentioned changing the yacht marina into a swimming lagoon and the other one being , applying to demolish the reverse osmosis building to make it a double storey carpark.
MHH was always told by those in favour of the project, that hondoq is a derelict area and that it needed upgrading, so that is when we joined with FAA to make plans for a park and for the reverse osmosis. Have a look at this link to see the exhibition we did in december 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L_aXqa5eJU
this is the elventh year now since this application was lodged. with the effort of everyone, one day we will have a positive result , where EVERYONE CAN STILL ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF HONDOQ.
@ paul Buttigieg
Pawlu jekk isir zvilupp ta lukanda fil-barriera abbandunata minghajr il-marina ma nahsibx li ser issir hsara. Ghawdex nieqes mix-xoghol Pawl ma inzommux l-izvilupp li jista ikun ta gid ghaz-zghazagh taghna.
F’dik il-link fuq il Youtube ta l-exhibition jien pjanti moderni ta shopping centres gewwa Malta l-aktar li rajt. Ftit li xejn rajt fuq il-progett li qieghed tipproponi go Hondoq. Pawl jekk dan il-progett li inti qieghed tipproponi johloq ix-xoghol allura jien l-ewwel wiehed favurieh.
Hafna minn dawn il-barranin li joqghodu Ghawdex u qeghdin jopponu ghal kull zvilupp illum qeghdin hawn Ghawdex u ghada mumiex u jigu jaqghu u iqumu jekk l-Ghawdxin isibux xoghol jew le kif diga qieghed jigri ghaliex kulhadd sejjer lejn Malta jew isifru u konsegwentament Ghawdex dejjem qieghed jixjieh.
@mario
Of course you are entitled to your own opinion.
I disagree with you on most points that you mentioned above and I will explain why. ( with my true name showing as I have nothing to hide.)
You are saying that no harm is done if a hotel is built in the quarry without the yacht marina and that Gozo needs work created and that we shouldn’t hold back progress for our youths.
In regards to hotels in Gozo , you are probably well aware that in the last few years, Andar, Mgarr, Atlantis and part of Kempinski all were knocked down and turned into FLATS yes flats.(to add more to our empty 70,000+ properties in Malta and Gozo) So what work is going to be created for our youths? Only some temporary work in construction!
I have personally talked to a gozitan hotel owner and he told me, “you got to be crazy to invest in a hotel in Gozo when most of the year it is almost empty”
In the Hondoq project EIA it was stated several times that THE WHOLE PROJECT WITHOUT A YACHT MARINA IS NOT VIABLE. Is that clear enough for you Mario?.
You are saying that the foreign people that live in Gozo don’t care about Gozo and they always oppose every development. I disagree with you. As I speak to a lot of them I can guarantee you that most of them LOVE Gozo with all their heart. They can visualize Gozo becoming another Malta, a concrete jungle and that is not the way to attract tourists to Gozo.
Yes and a very big YES a park like the one we are proposing, will create many jobs obviously not directly.
WHY DOES HONDOQ AS IT IS ATTRACT SO MANY PEOPLE? Because it is what people are yearning for, to enjoy nature. With a park it will attract even more people . And tourists will keep on coming back to Gozo for sure, as long as we do not turn it into a concrete jungle.
To create jobs in Gozo, all we need is a person at the top who really is dedicated and loves Gozo and does all his/her best to attract small companies to our island. We do not need to destroy more areas like Hondoq, Ta’Cenc, Ramla, etc to create GOOD jobs for our youth in Gozo.
Mario naqbel mieghek 100% fuq il-bzonn li jkun iggenerat ix-xoghol f’Ghawdex specjalment ghaz-zghazagh … madanakollu jehtieg li noqghodu attenti li dan isir b’mod responsabbli u sostenibbli.
Ma ninsewx li bejn kliem u fatti hemm bahar jikkumbatti u kemm-il darba saru weghediet ta’ zvilupp li kellu jattira hafna xoghol u wara li jkunu sar l-izvilupp (u tkun inqerdet l-art) ifalli kollox …u min ha, ha u min ma hax pacenzja!
L-isfida ghal Ghawdex hu li jizviluppa b’mod li hu sostenibbli … li mhux jinholoq il-gid ghal ftit u ghall-zmien qasir … li jkun hemm bizzejjed ghal kulhadd … ghal dejjem. Wara kollox dan hu l-ghan tal-programm Eko Ghawdex.
Hondoq is for everyone to enjoy not just for the rich. It is obvious that the people who want to massacre our jewel does not care at all and all they are concerned about is just big lumps of money in their pocket.
I cant believe that mepa is still even considering this project .They should immediately throw this project out the window and while theyre at it throw these money hungry developers out the door ..This is not only ridiculous but shameful on the part who wants this sin to happen .Hondoq should be turned into a national park for everyone to enjoy and not only for the few .Hondoq is a gem in the middle of the mediterenean and for our own people who wants to destroy it is besides me .People visit Gozo because of places like Hondoq .Please grow up and dont destroy nature at its best .Mepa please throw this project and these developers out of your highest window and Shame on you developers for wanting to destroy such a gem
The people of Qala are opposed to this development. The people of Gozo in general who have enjoyed this area for years and continue to enjoy it are against it. The thousands of Maltese who visit Gozo every chance they get for a bit of peace and quiet and look forward to a family get-together at Hondoq are against it. And the countless thousands of tourist who flock to the area year after year are definitely against it. So what’s the point of the appeal hearing? Just throw the damned idea in Hondoq Bay where it belongs. Listen to the people for once and try and get it right MEPA.
If any development is going to take place at Hondoq it should be for the benefit of the people who love the area, not for the money hungry developers who couldn’t care less if it was under 6 feet of concrete so long as they made money on it. These developers have already stated that the development could never work without the marina now they are trying to fool MEPA into believing that they have dropped the marina idea and are going to build a swimming lagoon instead. This is a total load of rubbish! A swimming lagoon is simply a marina without the boats in it so hopefully MEPA will have the sense not to fall for that one.
Keep up the fight Paul Buttigieg and SOS Hondoq. You have the people on your side.
While I think that we all agree that Hondoq must be tidied up a bit, i.e. the junk and debris lying around the quarry must be removed, and the old buildings and other illegal structures demolished, we certainly must not allow the area to be built up as the developers propose!
It is already becoming unsafe to swim in Xlendi and Marsalform at certain times due to pollution, and these bays do not even have a proper marina!
Stretch your imagination and think what Hondoq valley would be like with even a mini-Xlendi – without Marina – built there. Think what the water quality would be like with sewage seeping all the way over to Comino and the Blue lagoon……
THINK AGAIN AND SAY NO, NO, NO – LEAVE HONDOQ ALONE!!!!
The local community is against it. An overwhelming number of citizens have expressed their opposition to this (so called) development project. I fail to see WHY the final decision to bin the proposal is being postponed from one appeal to another.
Are these appeals waiting for the ‘right’ political climate that sanctions long-standing objectionable projects? … irrespective of what the common good dictates?
This disregard towards the will of Maltese society is a clear indication on the weak social dimension of the project. I sure hope that MEPA’s decision will reject this proposal once and for all thus reflecting the will of the majority.
This is like the multi headed hydra, you chop off one head and another appears! When will MEPA say that enough is enough and rule that the developers have lost, because no-one, NO-ONE, wants this monstrous, commercially driven, environmentally disasterous development. Or is there something that you and I are missing here??
Leave Hondoq as it. We must not destroy our few gems for building development . The place must be turned to a recreational area, where one can do water sports, picnic, etc. Keep on fighting with MEPA so that the development will not be approved.
Amazing how these developers never stop trying to pass their way to get the permit to fillfull their greed , we wish that this tranquil lovely Bay stay the way it is .
Everyone here is making very good points and hopefully MEPA will sit up and listen. I particularly like the question raised by Paul Pace; ‘Are these appeals waiting for the ‘right’ political climate that sanctions long-standing objectionable projects? … irrespective of what the common good dictates?’
Brings to mind the situation at Dwejra where the developer tried for years to get permission to build a restaurant and kept getting turned down obviously due to the sensitivity of the area in question. Then someone came up with the clever idea of calling it an interpretation centre with a restaurant as an extra, and suddenly the project gets passed by MEPA.
It seems to me that someone is supplying developers with ways to get around the regulations. Did the same person who came up with the interpretation centre idea also come up with the swimming lagoon idea?
The never ending Story. To come to an End it is very very easy : Hondoq is for everyone to enjoy not just for some who have Money and want to destroy this beauty Nature. Besides , who need another 5 Star something ? It will be another ( empty ) white Elephant greeting some Boats passing by. I do copy here a Comment from above: THINK AGAIN AND SAY NO, NO, NO – LEAVE HONDOQ ALONE!!!!
I agree with Paul. Why is Mepa continuously delaying their decision? Is it that they have already come to a very unpopular decision, and the Government is withholding informing the general public until after the election, so as not to upset the electorate before polling day?
What is Labour talking about? A swimming pool next to one of the most beautiful swimming bays in Gozo?
And if it is for the enjoyment of the people of Qala – they should locate it closer to the center of Qala where more people can readily access it.
As to the use of the buzzword ‘recycled’ along with words such as aggregate and concrete!!
Why not recycle the desalination plant – which still seems to be in good condition, and is an interesting historical building in its own right – and turn it into a heritage museum (with cafe, changing rooms, lecture / study rooms, activities etc)? This would be much more in keeping with a National Park.
look, the developers have lied before– remember when they said that Hondoq wasn’t much used by people. the picture above proves them wrong by a long shot and the beach is usually crowded even more so. The ‘swimming lagoon’ is just a stepping stone to ulterior motives — originally the developers claimed the project could not be feasible without a yacht marina, so how did it suddenly become feasible. Besides all this, everyone from church to NGO’s to marine biologists to the MEPA auditor himself and Transport Malta claimed that Hondoq Creek would be an environmental/ ecological disaster and also unsustainable and a huge inconvenience to the residents of Qala that voted against it in a referendum. Qala is now a symbol — are the developers to have free rein to any area, ODZ as in the Hondoq area itself, or are the citizens of malta and Gozo going to have a say in what happens to their own backyard. what is it going to be? the greed of a few or the needs of the many?
i wouldn’t be surprised if the swimming lagoon eventually ends up being a private swimming area for the qala creek rich (I am sure the prices will target the rich and not for the average gozitan)……
@ Mario
You are right about the fact that jobs are needed in gozo! Right indeed. I have a son myself who has to go daily to malta to work because there isnt work in gozo. But will he find work if hondoq is built? What will his job be there building? and after the building is done what will happen? will the building be left empty like fort chambre?
Seriously, do we need more concrete villages with 0 population? is this the eco gozo we are aiming for?
Hondoq is to be left in its natural beauty..
Paul Buttigieg a very well done goes to you and your group who have been working hard to save hondoq! never give up keep on fighting for what is left for us gozitans. We do not need more concrete villages in gozo…
The majority of QALA said no so why is MEPA still even considering it?
Jobs ? What Jobs ? The only jobs will be to built and destroy Hondoq and Nature around Hondoq ,and then what ? Looking after an empty concrete building site ? OH or maybe take the 5 star hotel down cause its empty and turn it into apartments ? OR Cleaning the oil infested Hondoq beach from the marina ?Dont make me laugh !!! But really this is not funny .This is a shame on all of those who wants to destroy one of Gozo”s Gem .I cant believe that the people in charge of Gozo lets this Shameful thing drag on and on and on .Hondoq should be cleaned out and turned into a national park for all to enjoy and hang out .Mepa should put their feet down now and throw these developers out the door .If Malta and Gozo are a Democracy then the 85% of NO should be enough.I just want to thank Mr. Paul Buttigieg for all the hard work in keeping Hondoq and its surroundings from these money hungry developers .
Swimming Lagoon/ Yacht Marina .What`s the difference ?
Today the so called swimming lagoon and tomorrow yachts will move in .
Who will stop them . Don`t be fooled by these tricks .
@ John Formosa: Quite right,, the proposed project at Hondoq would not offer any significant employment opportunities – in fact the hotel plans included staff bedrooms indicating that the hotel intended to employ foreign staff.
On the other hand, the proposals by Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Moviment Harsien Hondoq and the Qala Local Council envisaged a properly managed beach and parking above, and a nature park with heritage trails which would not only create employment within the project but also generate more tourism and therefore more jobs in the Gozitan tourism sector.
Why can’t things be left alone? The vast majority of people enjoy Hondoq for what it is. A lovely beach, a friendly cafe, watersports and ample parking. Don’t the developers realize we are in a financial depression and a hotel will go bust in no time. As for a yacht marina? There are enough on Gozo and this would destroy Hondoq and deny the residents and holidaymakers its charm. Any talk of retaining the beach and introducing nature trails MUST be treated with total suspicion. As for managed parking? I think that means having to pay!! Sadly, this will go ahead because money will change hands (as usual). All the appeals and changes of plans are just a smokescreen. I do hope I am wrong though.
let’s face it, most people find it financially difficult to travel abroad or to even eat out in summer — my point is that our beaches provide many locals with inexpensive means of relaxation; the picture shows people relaxing; many set up camps and spend all summer at Hondoq — what is so attractive about this bay are its pristine waters and its relatively untouched by civilization aspect…… Build the project and all this will be gone forever, and no matter how careful the developers will be the run-off from the construction site will definitely pollute the bay and eradicate the marine life and flora that attract divers….Besides, the bay does not belong to just us but it is our legacy to future generations. On the other hand, the hondoq project will be the property of the few rich, they will take Hondoq away from us and from our children and no amount of regrets will bring it back to us, the people, to whom it has always belonged and should always remain so….I am sure MEPA is following these comments. The responsibility lies on its shoulders. Giving in to the developers’ demands will definitely arouse susoicions of corruption
During at least one of his visits in Qala during the March 2012 election campaign, Joseph Muscat met with a well-known contractor which has an interest in the above project. All who were at the square have noticed this scene.
We have the Labour Councillors which oppose this project, which is commendable. But what about dear leader Joseph’s views? What does Labour think about the development in question? What has Labour got in store for Hondoq, if they get elected to Government?
What I find very disturbing is that PL and its officials are keeping their mouth shut. I am getting this impression that they don’t want us to know their plans for Hondoq; nor for anywhere else for that matter. What’s wrong? Do they perhaps fear the people’s reaction at the pools if they show us their true intentions beforehand?
Instead of heaping praise towards one single individual, I strongly believe that it would be wise of your readers, if they really have Hondoq at heart, to start asking some pertinent questions about this matter.
Astrid Vella is correct when she mentions that hotel plans show that they intend using non-Gozitan staff.
As mentioned in my letter to the Times and the Independent back in July 2010, Jobs for Gozitans or not at Hondoq? (http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100729/letters/jobs-for-gozitans-at-qala-creek-at-what-cost.319967 & http://www.independent.com.mt/news2.asp?artid=109550) – the parking plans also show that they intend to bring in about 80% of the staff from outside of Gozo.
The EIA talks of “10 non-resident staff for the hotel and 70 resident staff. For the restaurants/bars/clubs it talks of 20 non-resident staff and 80 resident staff.”
Therefore the main employment will be short term construction work where local Gozitan youth can be party to destroying for ever one of the last remaining unspoiled bays of Gozo. Destroying it for themselves, their own children, their own countrymen, and for the many tourists who come to Gozo specifically for places like Hondoq.
Tourists are the main hope for long term employment in Gozo, and protecting the area by turning it into a National Park would help considerably.
Developing Hondoq on the other hand, would significantly impact on tourism – and once word of mouth has it that Gozo is being overrun by developers, the tourists will quickly move on to the next unspoiled location.
Finally, as mentioned by Mepa itself: “Employment in the Gozitan tourist industry is preponderantly seasonal and hoteliers are increasingly employing low-wage Eastern European staff.”
@catherine i also have my doubts — saying they are against the project but in reality i’m seeing them way too many times with the developers! hope i am wrong! Political parties should back Paul Buttigieg and moviment harsien hondoq who have done a great job in saving hondoq…. At the end of the day the people elected them so they should respect the people’s choice!
@Savio. You give the impression that he’s the only one who’s pushing the Hondoq cause forwards. Was he in the council when the issue first came up and (council) decided to make the referendum? No. Was he in the council when the project came back under the spotlight some six or seven years ago? I’m not sure.
My point is: there were persons before him which did work a lot on this subject. As I’m sure there will be others to step in his stead if he ever decides to raise a white flag.
The only difference between him and the rest is the working style: he appears quite a lot in front of tv cameras, while others prefer to work in more subtle tones. The end result is the same for both approaches. So why sanctify one person and systematically throw under the carpet all work done by others?
I’ll let the readers decide whether your approach is fair, or otherwise.
As a final note: the contractor who met Joseph Muscat in the village square didn’t approach the leader all by himself. He was “sponsored” by a PL candidate. You know what this means? Not all labour candidates support Paul Buttigieg and MHH’s cause. In absence of a declaration, signed by all three labour elected councillors; I strongly believe that Qala’s Labour candidates don’t hold a common opinion on this subject. Let alone being able to successfully pressure the central Labour administration away from the development.
@ catherine. This was the source of another of my letters to the papers – which was borne out of the frustration of attending this years meeting between Qala Council and expatriate residents, and trying to get a clear answer as to where Labour stands on Hondoq (http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120616/letters/Joseph-Muscat-and-ondoq.424477 & http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=146052).
It is clear where Paul Buttigieg stands, since he has been fighting against the Hondoq development for over 10 years now. (I, for one, am glad has he has taken on the onerous task of being the public face of the fight for Hondoq, and am also sure he wouldn’t feel able to go on if it wasn’t for a wealth of support from many others who may prefer taking a quieter role.)
Jesmond Borg (who said he was ‘prepared to talk’ about the development if the idea of the marina was dropped), stated that he would go with the opinion of the majority.
Clint Camillieri I specifically asked about Labour’s 2012 Election Program for Qala. It’s in Maltese, but I Googled the parts relating to Hondoq – and it reads “the Labour Party remain consistent against the development as proposed”. I asked what was actually meant by that? That if the developers change the proposal a bit, they will no longer be against the project?
He refused to be drawn on this at the meeting – saying he could only comment on the proposal as it stands – not on any possible changes. Surely as the elected representative of the Qala people, he should take note of the fact that 85% of the residents voted against the project – therefore his stance should clearly be against the project?
If we really value Hondoq let us keep partisan politics out of it. We need to be mature enough to address political issues without becoming entangled in partisan trivialities. This can be done … and WAS done by the Qala Local Council (past & present) who although being made up of people from both major parties managed to keep partisan interests at bay and addressed the issue as a community issue. Let us focus on principles and do our utmost to maintain them against all odds.
@catherine Mizzi….I know where Paul Buttigieg has been all along when the specter of developing Hondoq rose — right on the front lines fighting against it, organizing activities and going on TV shows to promote awareness of what the wolves plan for Hondoq. Hey, I even know that he turned down attempts to bribe him into giving up the fight. Also, your comments seem to be more on a personal in regards to Paul buttigieg, rather than on the pros and cons of the project itself. generals do not win battles on their own, but the quality of their leadership is decisive in the battle — and all I can say is that he has led the battle against the project very well!
@ Catherine Mizzi
I have just searched and found these articles which were written in October 2002 which shows how long Paul Buttigieg has been working way before he was elected as a councilor
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20021030/local/movement-set-up-to-protect-hondoq-ir-rummien.163929
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20021027/gozo/qala-creek-project-sparks-reactions.164155
Whilst there may indeed be others in the background fighting to keep Hondoq marina free, and I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say good for them, the one person who has stood firm over the past 10 or so years and fought daily on any front available to keep Hondoq in the news is Pawlu Buttigieg. Let’s not forget that as well as being Deputy Mayor Pawlu has a full time job yet he still dedicates his free time to fighting on behalf of the people of Qala and everyone else who loves Hondoq. Well done Pawlu and may you have strength to see the task through to the end.
As for where Joseph Muscat stands on the Hondoq issue he has declared on several occasions that he is totally against any Marina development in that area.
@Joseph.
Dr Muscat may have said he is against the marina development at Hondoq, but the question still remains:
“What is Muscat’s position on the remaining threat still hanging over Hondoq in the form of yet more apartments and another hotel?”
@ Paul Pace
Indeed, the discussion shouldn’t become partisan. The PN party is also being ominously quiet on the Hondoq issue. It would be nice to have a statement from both parties as to where they stand on Hondoq – and preferably BEFORE the elections.
@ Catherine ….
You have brought up the issue that we should not only be grateful to Paul BUTTIGIEG but also to the others …. OK fair enough there were many people unseen behind him but he has been the front’s men ever since the first day on the project. The others backed him up i’m sure that if they wanted to be seen on TV they would have. I don’t think that Paul held them back in my opinion it is more because they were afraid to show their faces (threatened of their jobs…etc)
In my opinion he has managed to get all Malta and gozo’s attention about the situation. If you go round and talk about Hondoq the first thing that they mention is what is going to happen to hondoq! If he hadn’t gone on tv and brought up such awareness don’t you think that the project would have been built already?
In regards to the Qala’s local council. I agree 100% with Jane Carr i have my doubts on the other members of the PL party — Jesmond Borg & Clint Camilleri. They have never said that they are 100% against the project, which is a pity since the people of Qala who are 85% against the project were those who elected them.
So Catherine if I were you I would be asking about the PL’s members where they stand rather than accusing Paul Buttigieg on ridiculous matters. I think the whole country should thank him for the work that he has done to help the weak referring to those who are afraid to talk)
as to conclude I think Paul has got strength and the higher authorities are not talking about this issue since now this is a national issue. Paul has surely got power … wishing him all the best to keep on fighting this monster project.
Hondoq Sunday Morning 4th November;
Sunny, warm, beautiful; Perfect