Barriers around the closed Comino Hotel and bungalows site have continued to advance, blocking off more public access on the island both from land and sea, according to Moviment Graffitti. The pressure group described the situation as “more theft of public spaces” on the besieged island that should not be privatised. The result is that the public can no longer enjoy San Niklaw Bay, where the hotel is located, awaiting permits for demolition and redevelopment, and the advancing gates continue to “swallow up” access to dust roads and coastal paths and caves. The barriers state: “Private property no trespassing.” But Graffitti said it cannot understand how the owners decided that even the bay and the coast has become their private property. “This is public domain,” it insisted. The Comino Hotel and bungalows are the property of HV Hospitality Ltd, which has applied for planning permission for their redevelopment. Pending permits, and in the interest of health and safety, the company has restricted public access to the sites, a spokesperson of HV Hospitality explained. The spokesperson pointed out the company obtained legal title over the land on which the hotel is constructed –...