| MOVE! Press Release: No Golf! VERZJONI BIL-MALTI Stqarrija Media - Le ghal Golf Kors f'Tal-Virtu'. 18/06/2002 L-Ghaqda Move!, li ricentiment issiehbet mal-Front Kontra l-Golfkors, tixtieq tesprimi ruhha fuq il-proposta minn AX Holdings ta' golfkors gewwa tal-Virtu'. Anglu Xuereb, li embarka ruhu f'kampanja ta' qerq sabiex jikkonvinci lil Maltin u l-Ghawdxin li Malta ghandha bzonn Golfkors, qieghed jaghmel certa stqarrijiet li huma infondati. Wahda minn dawn hija li l-golfkors propost minnu stess se johloq 200 xoghol gdid u LM2.8 milljun minn turizmu. Madankollu Anglu Xuereb ma kien qatt kapaci jispjega b'mod statistiku u xjentifiku kif se jinholqu dawn ix-xogholijiet u kif minghalih li se jgib dak l-ammont ta'flus gewwa Malta. Anglu Xuereb qieghed ukoll isostni li il-maggoranza ta' bdiewa gewwa tal-Virtu', li se jitilfu arthom jekk il-progett tal-golfkors jghaddi, huma bdiewa part-time. Xuereb qieghed jipprova jsostni li minghajr dawn il-bdiewa, l-agrikoltura m'hiex se tbghati. Madankollu, l-Ghaqda Move! tixtieq tfakkar lis-sur Xuereb li il-maggoranza tal-bdiewa f'Malta huma filfatt bdiewa part-time, u ghalhekk l-argument tieghu mhux validu. Malta, li titlef zewg kilometri squared/kwadrati ta' art agrikola fis-sena, ma tistax tiflah li titlef art agrikola daqshekk kbira ghal ftit dilettanti tal-golf. Anglu Xuereb, li jrid bilfors ibellaghha lil Maltin ul-Ghawdxin li l-golfkors mhux ta' hsara ambjentali, qal li gie skopert seashore paspalum, li hu tip ta' turf li ghandu bzonn nofs l-ammont ta' ilma li ghandhom bzonn turfs ohra. Madankollu dan ma jsolvi xejn, peress li l-golfkors li qed jipproponi hu, li hu kbir daqs tas-Sliema, xorta se jkollu juza ammont ezagerat ta' ilma. Xuereb qed isostni ukoll li 78,000 metri kubi ta' ilma uzati ghal golfkors se jigu mill-ilma tax-xita. Madankollu kulhadd jaf kemm hi kbira il-problema ta' ilma f'Malta, u il-golfkors ta' Xuereb se jkompli jzid mal-problema. Dan l-ilma ghandu jigi uzat ghal bzonnijiet iktar importanti mill-golfkors, bhal ma hi l-agrikoltura. Ricenti ukoll il-Farmers Wine Cooperative qalet li bis-sahha tal-golfkors gewwa tal-Virtu tixtieq li jkolla art ghal-vineyards. Madankollu m'hemmx bzonn li jsir golfkors sabiex dan isir. Skond Move! il-koperattiva ghandha tghamel dan minghajr ma bdiewa ohra ibghatu u minghajr hsara ghall-ambjent. Apparti minn hekk il-bdiewa gewwa Tal-Virtu' stess huma lesti li jaghmlu dan bla golfkors. L-ghaqda Move! tappella ghas-sens komun tal-Maltin u l-Ghawdxin kif ukoll ghall-awtoritajiet involuti fid-decizjoni tal-golfkors sabiex dan il-progett ma jghaddhiex, u b'hekk inkunu qed inharsu kemm l-agrikoltura, kif ukoll l-ambjent. Ninnutaw li ricentiment il-Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) qed tghamel kampanji shah ta' awareness favur l-ambjent. Filwaqt li nfahhru din l-inizzjattiva, inheggu lill-bord tal-MEPA sabiex turi dan bil-fatti u tivvota kontra il-golfkors f'Tal-Virtu'. Lorenzo Vella Ufficjal Relazzjonijiet Pubblici Move! Organisation ENGLISH VERSION Press Release - No to the Golf Course in Tal-Virtu' 18/06/2002 Move! Organisation, which has recently joined the Front Kontra l-Golf kors, would like to comment on the golf course proposal in Tal-Virtu' by AX Holdings. Anglu Xuereb, who has embarked himself in a deceitful campaign to convince the Maltese people that Malta needs a golf course, is making a number of statements which are totally unreliable. One of these is his argument that his proposal will create 200 new jobs and an influx of LM2.8 million from tourism. However Mr.Xuereb fails to prove this statistically and scientifically. Mr.Xuereb is also saying that the majority of farmers at Tal-Virtu' are part-time farmers. This way he is trying to show that without these farmers, Maltese agriculture will not suffer. However, Move! organisation would like to remind Mr.Xuereb that the majority of farmers in Malta and Gozo are infact part-timers, and hence his argument is not valid. The Maltese Islands, which suffer a loss of 2 kilometres squared of agricultural land per year, cannot afford to lose such a large agricultural land for a few golf players. Mr.Xuereb is also stating that his proposed golf course is not going to harm the environment, and has said that seashore paspalum is going to be used. This type of turf, according to him, needs half the amount of water than other turfs. However this solves nothing at all, as his proposed golf course is as big as Sliema and requires a huge amount of water. Mr.Xuereb is also saying that 78,000 metres cubed of water will be taken from rainwater. According to Move! such water should be used for more important purposes, such as agriculture. Recently the Farmers Wine Cooperative said that if the golf course proposal passes, it is willing to take land for vineyards there. Move! feels that there is no need for a golf course to do this and the cooperative may do so without threatening other farmers and the environment. The farmers at Tal-Virtu' are also willing to do this without a golf course. Move! Organisation appeals to the common sense of the Maltese and Gozitian population to resist the proposed golf course. We also note that the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has recently started a campaign to promote the environment. Whilst we see this as a positive step, we appeal to the MEPA board to show this with facts by voting against the proposed golf course at Tal-Virtu'. Lorenzo Vella Public Relations Officer Move! Organisation |
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