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The alley abutting the Villa Rosa sites. Inset: Renders of the planned development appear to confirm plans to roof over the alley.

Lands auditor raised concerns about Villa Rosa alley tender

Public alley quietly put up for sale during the election campaign

April 13, 2022| Jacob Borg |17
Triq Santa Lucija in Valletta: tenants are battling to avoid eviction. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Valletta 'gold street’ eviction lawsuits to go ahead

Shop owners had tried to halt legal action until ownership issue is resolved

April 4, 2022| Edwina Brincat
Parcels of land were taken by the government in the 1990s when constructing the Mrieħel bypass.

Strickland heir wins €54,000 compensation for takeover of Mrieħel bypass land  

Lord Gerald Strickland had originally acquired the land in 1918

March 5, 2022| Edwina Brincat |1
The amendments will sustain the viability of agricultural holdings, Minister Silvio Schembri said. File photo

Cabinet approves changes to agricultural lease laws

Aimed at removing obstacles to transfer of land between family members

February 18, 2022| Times of Malta |22
Michelle Piccinino

Lands Registry Agency gets new CEO

Michelle Piccinino will be replacing Charles Attard

January 28, 2022| Times of Malta |9
The Mellieħa land earmarked for bee-keeping. Photo: Lands Authority

Property developers tender for beekeeping site on Mellieħa cliffs

Residents say none of the bidders are registered beekeepers

January 6, 2022| Matthew Xuereb |25
The Mellieħa land earmarked for bee-keeping. Photo: Lands Authority

Lease of Mellieħa land for bee-keeping irks residents

They say it could lead to development on protected land

January 5, 2022| Matthew Xuereb |22
Dead saplings at a Ta' Qali tree planting project. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

No more forgotten trees? Tree planting guidelines are in the pipeline

Aaron Farrugia says urban greening blueprint will be a 'gamechanger'

December 14, 2021| Fiona Galea Debono |3
Marsaxlokk councillor Daniel Zerafa claims to have been assaulted.

Councillor, restaurant owner claim assault over restaurant encroachment

Zerafa claims council was told to turn a blind eye to illegality

November 6, 2021| Claudia Calleja |94
Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco. File photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco dies, aged 72

Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco died on Sunday, aged 72. His death was announced bby Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg. In a post on Facebook, Borg said he had worked with Farrugia Sacco when he was responsible for the Lands Authority, which Farrugia Sacco...

October 31, 2021| Times of Malta |8
Times of Malta file photo of the Sliema promenade. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Sliema local council contests ARMS bill for gardens, promenade owned by Lands

'ARMS cut off electricity supply after sending bills amounting to €120,000'

October 11, 2021| Times of Malta |8
Matthew Zammit (left) with Family Minister Michael Falzon.

Lands Authority official resigns over cheap rent for restaurant

Matthew Zammit failed to declare conflict of interest

August 2, 2021| Sarah Carabott |116
An excavator digs up land in Żabbar.

Graffitti warns landowners: IM expropriation contracts are legally 'worthless'

Activist group demands investigation into Infrastructure Malta's methods

July 19, 2021| Times of Malta |17
Old Bakery Street, Valletta, where the ‘illegally’ occupied property is located. Inset: Paul Borg Olivier

Paul Borg Olivier ‘illegally’ occupying Valletta property

But former PN general secretary says dispute is purely legal

June 30, 2021| Jacob Borg |94
Charlene Muscat, inset, was appointed internal audit chief of the Lands Authority in 2018.

Lands Authority without audit chief as governance critic is ‘redeployed’

Charlene Muscat 'redeployed' after scathing report into regulatory failings

June 30, 2021| Jacob Borg |37