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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 31 OCTOBER 2018 5 NEWS Katari Holdings is presently constructing a 230 bedded care home in Naxxar, which home will be aiming at redefining senior care. The provision of personalised tailor- made care plans will be at the core of our philosophy, which when coupled with a tasteful environment will enable our seniors to thrive. Our aim is to lead the way in meeting the changing needs of our elderly clients and their families. The new care home will exemplify all of the values in the delivery of its C.A.R.E – COMPANY, ASSOCIATES, RESIDENTS AND EXPECTATIONS standards. These include delivering compassionate, dignified care, designed to enhance the lives of each participant and their loved ones. Professionalism and team work are at the centre of what we do. These attributes make our Care Home a truly distinctive home and healthcare service provider which enables residents to lead a quality life whilst retaining their dignity. For this reason, we are seeking to recruit distinguished multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals including Head of Clinical Team, Carers, Lead Carers, Staff Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals. Become part of our caring and compassionate team of health professionals and join our mission of enhancing the lives and meeting the challenges of aging adults through the delivery of high quality services. We do recognise the role of our clinical team and thus are proud to offer competitive pay, incentive bonus schemes, flexible hours and on-going educational programmes. CVs are to be forwarded to Ms. Jackie Camilleri at Gap Offices, Sliema or emailed to jackie@businessadvisory.com.mt JAMES DEBONO AN apartment block over five levels is be- ing proposed at a distance of 60 metres from Ta' Ħagrat Temples – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and a Class A scheduled monument. The application also proposes the total demolition of a vernacular building which includes timber beams, arches, slabs and large size stones which, according to the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, should be protected. The application proposes the demoli- tion of the existing structures and excava- tion works to make way for the construc- tion of 11 basement garages and overlying residential units consisting of a ground- floor, three levels and a penthouse level. "The existing building recalls the tradi- tional rural character of the surroundings of Skorba Temples which are now being completely lost. This is one of the few re- maining buildings that recall the original setting of the site when this was discov- ered and excavated, and the rural charac- ter of Zebbiegh.". The Superintendence has warned that the proposed development will nega- tively impact on existing views and vistas from Ta' Ħagrat Temples and will also create blank party walls encouraging fur- ther vertical development in this sensitive area. While noting that a building already exists on the footprint proposed for de- velopment, the Superintendence warned that works in the area may yet uncover cultural heritage features that may sur- vive beneath the existing building. Rock- cutting will also, constitute an irreversible impact in this zone and is therefore unac- ceptable. Although the Superintendence has asked for photomontages to assess the visual impact on Ta' Hagrat, it also noted that "considering the proximity of the de- velopment to the site as well as the pro- posed height of the development, this will certainly have a considerable impact on Skorba Temples." The Superintendence has drawn the at- tention of the Planning Authority that as a state party to the UNESCO World Herit- age Convention (1972), Malta is therefore obliged to safeguard the site and its sur- roundings on behalf of the international community. "The proposed development would ad- versely affect the World Heritage Site and would, therefore, be in breach of Malta's international obligations under the Con- vention." It also warned that the approval of the development will also create a precedent for similar developments that will result in the encroachment of Ta' Ħagrat Tem- ples, jeopardising the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing. Five-storey building proposed 60m from Ta' Hagrat Temples Superintendence for Cultural Heritage objects due to impact on vistas from the World Heritage Site MATTHEW AGIUS A police officer who was almost run over by an underage driver last month, has said in court that stepping in front of the car would have been akin to a sui- cidal manoeuvre. A 17-year-old car thief who drove a stolen car at a police officer earlier this month was in court yesterday after having been charged with the theft of the vehicle, driving without a licence and insurance, attack- ing or resisting a police officer and attempted grievous bodily harm. The boy cannot be named by an order of a different court. In a previous sitting, Inspector Colin Sheldon explained how a person had reported the car as stolen in Msida on 17 October. Police RIU officers later spot- ted the car in Luqa with the ac- cused behind the wheel and his girlfriend as passenger. They had tried to stop it but the accused had driven off. Fur- ther up the road, he got stuck behind a van and was arrested. Yesterday, a police officer tes- tified that when the youth had been stopped in a car which wasn't his he got scared and drove off. The policeman had moved out of the way, he said, to a question put to him by de- fence lawyer Franco Debono. "We had been on patrol and spotted a Nissan March con- vertible that had been reported stolen," the officer said. "As soon as we stopped him, he drove at my colleague, who pushed himself off the mud- guard onto the police Ford Fo- cus." A car chase ensued. The ac- cused was stopped near Multi- gas and arrested. The officer said that he had tried to block two lanes with his squad car, but could only man- age half of both lanes. There was enough space to pass from the sides, he said. The other po- lice car was parked nearby. "Did he drive at you or drive to get away?" asked Debono. "Didn't he step in front of the car?" asked the lawyer in an obvious parallel with the Liam Debono case. "No. You'd be suicidal to do that," replied the officer. Magistrate Joe Mifsud point- ed out that what happened in this case didn't apply to others. The car had passed between the blocking police car and the pavement, he said. Police officer testifies on underage car thief: 'Standing in the way would be suicidal' The traditional building which may have to make way for the proposed five-storey apartment block