A small group or people gathered in Gozo on Sunday for the third time in a few months to show their continued opposition to the growing construction frenzy on the island.
Carrying placards reading You ve destroyed the diamond in the middle of the island, and Stop destroying Gozo, around 30 people of mixed ages and nationalities united in Victoria, to call for an end to unregulated overdevelopment on the island.
Credit: Catherine Camilleri
A recent report shows that roughly 300 development applications are pending on the island, with NGOs warning Gozo has become the target of unfettered development.
One of the protesters, Catherine Camilleri, 26 from Għajnsielem, told
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A 67-year-old truck driver has been sentenced to 3 years in jail
after he was found guilty of dangerous driving Occasioning death at
Wollongong District Court.
Graham William Squires was driving in the lane next to a truck
on a highway when he attempted to merge in front it.
He collided with the truck which led to a vehicle becoming
engulfed in flames. As a result of the collision an elderly couple
were killed.
The shocking collision was captured on dashcam footage.
Mr Squires will have to spend at least 12 months in custody