The Gozo ministry has launched works on the development of a new promenade at Iz-Zewwieqa in Mgarr harbour. The €5m project will include an extensive paved promenade with space reserved for Gozo's only surviving dgħajsa tal-Latini as well as new parking facilities and street furniture.

The project, aimed at improving the tourism infrastructure, is estimated to cost around €5 million, 85 per cent of which will be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. It will take up 18,000 square metres and include a system to catch rainwater as well as improving the pedestrian area with lighting, benches and toilets. Space will be reserved for a permanent exhibition of the only dgħajsa tal-Latini left in Gozo.

On a visit to the site, Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono said the regeneration would complement recently completed projects such as the ferry terminal and the main road in Mġarr.