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We have finally updated the website with new technical features and a new and neat design which will makes it easier for reading articles. We will again start uploading content on the website more regularly than before. For those who would like to join our efforts can join our email list which is

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Thanks goes to the local Indymedia Team and for our international colleagues who made this upgrade possible!

Indymedia is yet a very young organization which has until now struggled to survive with a lack of funds and resources. To complicate problems fraudsters such as Mr Pinta have also stole equipment and money from the organization. However in our short experience we have been successful in producing as much as information and news items as possible but things have slowed down again due to further lack of resources. Thus we are currently spending our time re-roganizing ourselves, and getting more funds, in order to be able to keep the website online and even better.

Minn mindu beda l-mandat tal-gvern tal-Partit Nazzjonalista sena ilhu, saru hafna azzjonijiet mill-gvern li ifixklu l-organizazzjopnijiet tal-haddiema, l-gholi tal-hajja spara 'l-fuq u fuq kollox dhalna f'ricessjoni ekonomika minghajr ma ttiehud mizuri konkreti biex jigu ssalvagwardjati l-postijiet tax-xoghol. Biex niskopru aktar x'inhu jigri fil-qasam tax-xoghol u tal-organizazzjonijiet tal-haddiema tkellimna ma' Gejtu Mercieca, deputat, segretarju-generali tal-General Workers Union li hi l-akbar union f'Malta.

No Bling Show huwa l-isem ta' grupp muzikali, hip-hop, ġdid b'lirika Maltija. Il-kontenut hu differenti mil-isterjotipi li jgib miegħu l-hip-hop u b'hekk tkellimna mal-front man, John Mallia biex niskopru aktar x'inhuma l-idejat tagħhom u kif inhuma għaddejin fix-xena lokali! 5/06/2009

The fate of lesser known prehistoric temples at Mgarr, not far from the Skorba Temples, is looking more positive ever since a move by Heritage Malta to buy up surrounding unbuilt land. This site was granted a permit to build structures that would visually encroach on the temples.
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) has praised the initiative taken by the heritage organisation to ward off encroaching development around the sensitive ancient site.
“While certainly a positive development, this is also something of a desperate and costly solution, especially as once this highly irregular permit was issued, Heritage Malta had to compensate the landowners at commercial rates” pointed out Astrid Vella of FAA.

Michael Briguglio, Alternattiva Demokratika, local councillor, Sliema
With reference to the news item Plans For New Residential Complex In Sliema (March 16), I am pleased to announce that both Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party and the Sliema local council have respectively written to Mepa to object against the proposed development at Villa Bonici (PA 6239/08).
This development, which is split into about 23 blocks of apartments, some rising as high as 12 floors, shall take place on one of Sliema's last remaining green lungs in an already congested area. There are major concerns about its effect on the quality of life of Sliema residents, who hoped that this place would be used as an open space which can enhance community life, and not overdevelopment which will further add to problems such as pollution and traffic congestion.

The government yearly commemorates Freedom Day at the Freedom Day Memorial in Birgu. Also accompanying the government protesters gather yearly to show their discontent at how Malta, is still being used as a military and naval base by foreign powers. According to the protesters the government's celebration of Freedom Day is a great deception.

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Nature trust concerns on Bahrija development. Last month Nature Trust (Malta) expressed its concerns to MEPA for development taking place in a protected Natura 2000 site within the valley of Baħrija. The NGO is worried about the integrity of the site as the site of development lies just a few metres away from one of the most important freshwater courses of the island and it calls upon MEPA to ensure that this sensitive habitat has not, and will not be, degraded by the rehabilitation of the dwelling which permit was granted by the authority itself. Nature Trust, together with other NGOs has repeatedly called upon the authorities to protect the area and halt further degradation.

Moviment Graffitti is hereby expressing its full solidarity with Dr. Patrick Attard who in these last days had his employment contract with the Malta Resources Authority terminated following his expression on the blog of the Times. This comment which was made within the contest of the criticism posed by the Gozo bishop on the Nadur carnival events sustained that this same bishop has faltered from expressing himself against the development of the Nadur cemetery which related substantial environmental damage and negative impact on local farmers. The Malta Resources Authority sustained that the termination of this employment contract took place as a result of a breach of professional secrecy; however the comment made by Dr. Attard did not relate any information on the case which was not already within the public domain.