At the recent meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Gozo Affairs, the PN members of the Committee said that they have made it clear that “cases of poverty and social problems are increasing in Gozo and the Government is doing little to address them.”

Chris Said and Kevin Cutajar insisted that the Government should act, starting with a reports by experts to determine how the fabric of Gozitan society is changing very rapidly and what is leading young Gozitans to leave for Malta and why there are several families or individuals with social problems in Gozo.

The Parliamentary Committee is currently discussing the situation in Gozo as a consequence of Covid-19 and the way forward. Said and Cutajar said that various presentations were made by Gozitan organisations.

They added that, “it also became clear at the meeting that the Ministry for Gozo is not consulting with very important stakeholders.”

The PN representatives said that President of the Regional Council of Gozo Dr Samuel Azzopardi, stated during the meeting that “there is no Government structure in which continuous consultation is taking place – either with Gozitan Local Councils or with the Regional Council representing the same Local Councils.”

They went on to say that, “this is worrying as it shows that there is no wide consultation and no concrete plan that is being worked on to get Gozo out of this situation in the shortest possible time and with the least possible damage.”

During the meeting there was a presentation on Sports in Gozo and the Gozitan representatives expressed their concern that despite the fact that certain sports can now be practised, the Gozo Sports Complex – the only sports complex in Gozo, will remain closed to public because is being used by the Civil Protection Department.

They called for it to be opened for the use of the Gozitan sporting public and for an alternative location to be found for the CPD.

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