A green island in the sun

Abstract

The author sheds light on a number of reports featuring Gozo which were published in The Times of London starting in 1953. These reports refer to the characteristics which can be said to form part of the Gozitan body tissue even though the ‘body’ has changed a lot over the years. The reports show that although times may have changed some perceptions and many of the present day issues regarding Gozo have changed very little. The island is still greener and quieter than Malta, but life has changed in Gozo, irreversibly so in any instances. The proposal to turn Gozo into an ecological island builds on the island’s enduring characteristics, but could it also be the case of shutting the gate when the horse has already bolted?