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GozoToday is a weekly newspaper focused primarily on Gozo. It hopes to serve as a source of information on business, culture, entertainment and of course current affairs. Gozo has a special charm about it but it is also a bustling Island with an identity of its own. GozoToday is published every Friday and is available to numerous outlets in Gozo and on the ferries that carry so many visitors to Gozo from Malta and beyond. GozoToday MediaToday Co. Ltd, Vjal ir-Rihan San Gwann SGN 9016 ASSISTANT EDITOR: LAURA CALLEJA Tel: (356) 21 382741-3, 21 382745-6 Website: www.maltatoday.com.mt E-mail: dailynews@mediatoday.com.mt 3 gozotoday | FRIDAY • 21 NOVEMBER 2025 NEWS Anton Refalo announces reopening of Gozo's Pitkalija after being closed for years AGRICULTURE Minister An- ton Refalo, speaking during the budget debate in Parliament on Wednesday, announced what he called "something very close to my heart, the historic step that Gozo has been waiting for, the reopening of the Pitkalija." The Minister added, "this is not just a project, it is a breath of fresh air for the Gozitan produc- er and a more secure future for our local product." He also noted that he wanted to see it reopened after the PN had closed the doors of the vegetable market on Gozo, as it had done previously with the agriculture school. "Today we reaffirm our com- mitment to strengthening agri- culture, fisheries and animal wel- fare in our country," Refalo said. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday evening, he con- firmed that preparations for de- signs and the calculation of re- quired investment estimates are underway, although no proposed location for the Pitkalija was re- vealed. Last May it was announced that the Food Agency, under the Ministry for Agriculture, would provide a free transport service for Gozitan farmers, deliver- ing their agricultural products to Malta. The service operates twice a week to meet current de- mand. Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo has announced the long-awaited reopening of Gozo's Pitkalija, describing it as a "breath of fresh air" for local producers. Plans for designs and investment estimates are underway Fresh produce ready for Gozo's Pitkalija, set to reopen and support local farmers THE proposed new facilities for the fast ferry terminal at Mgarr Harbour will include two can- opies with roofs made of com- posite panels, supported by a galvanised steel structure and featuring an integrated rainwa- ter system, Transport Minister Chris Bonett said. He added that "the structures will be ready in time for the up- coming summer season." The Minister was responding to a Parliamentary Question sub- mitted by Opposition Spokes- person for Gozo Chris Said, who asked when work on the new facilities would begin. Said also requested information on the estimated cost and whether the necessary permits and calls for works had been issued, questions which were not answered. In September, Bonett had stated that "preparations and processes required were being carried out to finalise the works that will lead to the necessary in- terventions at the fast ferry ter- minal." New Mgarr Harbour ferry terminal facilities to be ready for summer Transport Minister Chris Bonnett said the structures will be ready in time for the upcoming summer season