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Feast of St. Blas in Nadur
Sunday 5 February, 2023
Photos by Mario Muscat
Sunday 5 February, 2023
Photos by Mario Muscat
NEWS FROM MALTA
Oliver Agius l-anzjan ta’ 90 sena li miet wara li ttajjar f’San Pawl il-Baħar
5 ta' Frar 2023
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Anzjan ta’ 90 sena miet wara li ttajjar minn karozza f’San Pawl il-Baħar.
Il-vittma kien identifikat bħala Oliver Agius.
L-inċident seħħ għall-ħabta tas-2.15pm fi Triq San Pawl il-Baħar.
Il-post fejn ittajjar l-anzjan huwa viċin il-bajja tax-Xemxija.
Mill-ewwel investigazzjoni jirriżulta li l-anzjan ittajjar minn karozza tal-kiri.
Il-karozza, tal-għamla Peugeot 208, kienet misjuqa minn raġel ta’ 47 sena mill-Ħamrun.
Fuq il-post issejħet ambulanza u l-pulizija.
Madankollu l-anzjan ġie dikjarat mejjet fuq il-post.
Dwar dan il-każ infetħet inkjesta mmexxija mill-Maġistrat Charmaine Galea.
Ir-raġel li kien qed isuq il-karozza tal-kiri fil-karozza tal-PulizijaIt-triq hija magħluqa għat-traffiku.
Il-Pulizija għaddejja bl-istħarriġ dwar din il-fatalità tat-traffiku.
Ara iktar hawn: tvmnews.mt/news/persuna-tmut-wara-li-ttajret-fsan-pawl-il-bahar/
Neighbours on the lookout after string of robberies in Gozo towns
Method of break-in is similar in most cases: forcing open the front door and a window
By Matthew Xuereb
Xewkija is one of the localities in Gozo targeted by the two gangs. Photo: Shutterstock.comA string of more than 20 robberies at residences in Gozo over recent weeks, carried out by “expert” gangs, has alarmed the local communities and prompted neighbours to keep a lookout for suspicious movements.
Several thousand euros worth of cash and valuables have been stolen by two gangs from Malta, sources close to the police investigation believe.
The robbers’ level of expertise is believed to be high as they leave behind little trace of their crimes, which are normally carried out when the victims are away from their homes.
A spokesperson for the police told Times of Malta that investigations are underway.
The robbers have mainly targeted residences in two localities, Għajnsielem and Xewkija, although there have been thefts reported in other towns and villages too.
The sources say the spate of robberies is troubling those communities, with neighbours stepping up their efforts to report anything suspicious they may see.
The first reports came in around November, with several residences targeted in adjacent streets. A residence in Sannat and a commercial establishment in Victoria were among the places robbed.
Police believe the robberies are being carried out by two gangs who cross over from Malta and then cross back after they have committed the crimes
The following month, a number of thefts were reported from residences in Għajnsielem and Xewkija, as well as from Żebbuġ and Marsalforn.
In December, on one night alone, there were three robberies from residences on three different streets in Xewkija.
More reports have come in since the beginning of the year, including two in Għajnsielem over the past week as well as an attempted theft from a company’s premises in Nadur.
The sources said the police believe the robberies are being carried out by two gangs who cross over from Malta and then cross back after they have committed the crimes.
They also believe the gangs have informers telling them which houses to target and the best time to break in. The police have retrieved footage showing how informers closely monitored the movements of residents, building a pattern which would then be used to plan the right time to break in.
It is believed the robberies are being committed by the same people because the method used to break in is similar in most cases: forcing open the front door and a window.
Police sources said magisterial inquiries have been opened in most of the cases, depending on the amount of cash and valuables stolen.
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/neighbours-lookout-string-robberies-gozo-towns.1011657
Il-PM iżur ix-xogħlijiet fl-Iskola tan-Nadur u ċ-Ċentru Akwatiku f’Għawdex
Minn Antonia Micallef
4 ta' Frar 2023
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Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela qal li żewġ proġetti kbar li l-Gvern qed iwettaq f’Għawdex: wieħed fil-qasam edukattiv u l-ieħor sportiv se jkomplu jwasslu għal kwalità ta’ ħajja aħjar fost il-familji.
Il-proġetti huma t-tisbiħ estensiv tal-iskola primarja tan-Nadur u tal-kumpless akwatiku u sportiv fir-Rabat, Għawdex.
Matul din is-sena għandu jitlesta x-xogħol ta’ tisbiħ estensiv fl-iskola primarja tan-Nadur fejn jattendu mal-200 student u studenta u mat-30 edukatur. Il-proġett, li qed isir b’investiment ta’ €6 miljun kofinanzjati minn fondi Ewropej, jinkludi l-istallazzjoni ta’ servizzi ġodda, bħal dawl, ilma, drenaġġ, kameras tas-sigurtà, konnessjoni tal-internet u servizzi ta’ sigurtà Apparti t-tisbiħ tal-iskola minn ġewwa u minn barra, il-proġett jinkludi wkoll disinn mill-ġdid tal-ispazji miftuħa u rikreattivi, kif ukoll il-ħolqien ta’ spazji ġodda għat-tagħlim ta’ suġġetti extrakurrikulari, fosthom dance studio, music room, theatre studio, u klassijiet għall-arti. Se tiġi ndirizzata wkoll l-aċċessibbiltà fil-binja, bħall-installazzjoni ta’ lift ġdid.
Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela ntwera x-xogħol li għaddej fl-iskola u ltaqa’ mal-istudenti u l-edukaturi. Qal li t-tfal għandu jkollhom l-aqwa edukazzjoni f’ambjent edukattiv modern, aċċessibbli u sigur. Qal li hu għalhekk li għaddejja ħidma mill-gvern biex l-iskejjel jiġu aġġornati maż-żminijiet tal-lum u dan tan-Nadur hu wieħed mill-proġetti li ser iwassal għal spazju edukattiv li se jkun modern, aċċessibbli u sabiħ għat-tfal.
Mal-Ministru għal Għawdex, Clint Camilleri, il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela żar ukoll proġett kbir li qed jitwettaq fil-qasam sportiv fejn għall-ewwel darba Għawdex se jkollu kumpless akwatiku u sportiv fir-Rabat. Dr Abela qal li l-isport għandu jkun parti integrali mill-ħajja tan-nies u dan il-proġett se joffri lil atleti Għawdxin u oħrajn, kumpless akwatiku u sportiv tal-ogħla livell fejn jistgħu jipprattikaw id-dixxiplina sportiva tagħhom.
Il-proġett taċ-Ċentru Akwatiku u Sportiv, li wasal fi stadju avvanzat, jinvolvi l-bini ta’ pixxina ta’ daqs olimpiku u numru ta’ faċilitajiet ġodda fosthom għall-ġinnastika, basketball u għal sport ieħor li jintlagħab ġewwa. Stqarrija tal-Uffiċċju tal-Prim Minsitru qalet li I-kumpless sportiv mistenni jwassal ukoll għal aktar tkabbir ekonomiku f’Għawdex, hekk kif se joħloq niċeċ ekonomiċi ġodda billi jattira atleti u gruppi professjonali barranin biex jagħmlu użu minn dan il-kumpless ġdid.
tvmnews.mt/news/il-pm-izur-ix-xoghlijiet-fl-iskola-tan-nadur-u-c-centru-akwatiku-fghawdex/
Elderly motorcyclist grievously injured after crashing in parked car in Gozo
A Gozitan motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a parked Mitsubishi
4 February 2023, 10:32am
by Marianna Calleja
An elderly man resident of Xagħra, was hospitalised early on Saturday after being in an accident in Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Rabat, Gozo.
Preliminary investigations show a Daelim type motorcycle, at around 6:30 am, driven by the 63-year-old, having an impact with a Mitsubishi parked on the side of the road.
A medical team went on site to help the man, who was later taken to Gozo General Hospital for further care. Later, he was certified as grievously injured.
Police investigations are still ongoing.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/121103/elderly_motorcyclist_grievously_injured_after_crashing_in_parked_car_in_gozo#.Y97csnZBy3A
Government 'investing towards better and modernized schools in Gozo'
Saturday, 4 February 2023,
Government is continuing its investments in Gozo, where two projects are currently being implemented, a Department of Information statement said.
Prime Minister Robert Abela visited two projects which are undergoing in Gozo which will lead to a better quality of life for families.
One of the investments is the extensive beautification project of the Nadur primary school. With an investment of €6 million which is being co-finances by European funds, the project is expected to be completed this year.
The primary school has a population of around 200 students and around 30 educators. Abela said that the country’s children should have the best education in a modern, accessible, and safe educational environment.
Thus, government is also working on a project for a more modern educational space. New services to be installed are light, water and drainage services, CCTV, internet connection and fire safety services.
The project will better the appearance of the school from the inside and outside, as well as the redesign of the open and recreational spaces. Government will also create new spaces for learning extracurricular subjects, including dance studio, music room, theatre studio, and art classes.
The project will also increase accessibility in the building with the installation of a new lift. Education Minister Clifton Grima, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Chris Bonett were also present during the visit.
Abela also visited the Aquatic and Sports Centre project, which will be a first sports complex in Gozo.
The project, which has reached an advanced stafe, involves the construction of an Olympic sized swimming pool, and new facilities for gymnastics, basketball and others where indoor sports can be played.
The sports centre will also be equipped with top level facilities for everyone who makes use of it, including first aid rooms. Government expects that the sports complex will also lead to more economic growth in Gozo, as it will create new economic niches by attracting athletes and foreign professional groups towards Gozo.
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-02-04/local-news/Government-invests-towards-better-and-modernized-schools-in-Gozo-6736249400
Motorists to be fined €200 for using mobile phone while driving
Transport Malta unveils heftier fines for driving offences • Carrying more passengers than your car allows will incur a €50 fine per extra passenger
3 February 2023, 1:35pm
by Marianna Calleja
A €300 phone call: heftier fines unveiled for traffic offences (File photo)
Using a mobile phone while driving your car will cost you a €200 fine and if caught twice committing the same offence your driving licence will be temporarily revoked.
The fine for mobile phone use while driving currently stands at €100 and incurs between three and six penalty points. Under the new regime, the penalty points will increase to between six and nine. Mobile phone use includes the wearing of earphones or over-ear headphones in the ear towards the side of the window while standing or in traffic.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/121090/motorists_to_be_fined_300_for_using_mobile_phone_while_driving#.Y92Bw3ZBy3A
Mater Dei patients being kept in former canteen and hospital store, Opposition leader says
PN and Opposition leader Bernard Grech insists Mater Dei Hospital is deteriorating while government hands out money to Steward Healthcare
3 February 2023,
by Marianna Calleja
One of the photos shared by Grech on social media, showing patients on beds in one of the hospital's stores
Patients at Mater Dei Hospital are being kept in the former canteen and hospital, according to photos published by Opposition leader Bernard Grech.
In a post on social media, Grech posted photos of makeshift wards in the hospital's former food cafeteria and temporary showers in ward halls.
In another photo, a hospital storage space seems to be being used as a hospital ward too.
He noted that, while this is the stafe of affairs at Mater Dei Hospital, the government is still paying millions to Steward Healthcare after three public hospitals were privatised in 2015.
The hospitals were Gozo General Hospital, Karin Grech Hospital, and St Luke's Hospital.
"The government should return the three public hospitals to the people and reinvest the millions it is paying to Steward in better health care and quality of life we deserve," Grech stated.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/121092/mater_dei_patients_being_kept_in_former_canteen_and_hospital_store_opposition_leader_says#.Y92CrXZBy3A
46 gwardjan tal-ħabs ġdid – 12 minnhom nisa3 ta' Frar 2023
Grupp ta’ 46 rekluta ħadu l-ġurament bħala uffiċjali ġodda fi ħdan l-Aġenzija għas-Servizzi Korrettivi b’26% minnhom, jiġifieri 12-il uffiċjal, huma nisa.
Il-ħatra ta’ dawn l-uffiċjali saret il-Ħamis filgħaxija fil-Faċilità Korrettiva ta’ Kordin fil-preżenza tal-Ministru għall-Intern, is-Sigurtà, ir-Riformi u l-Ugwaljanza Byron Camilleri u l-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Aġenzija Christopher Siegersma.
Dawn l-uffiċjali għaddew minn kors intensiv ta’ 16-il ġimgħa li beda f’Ottubru li għadda u li nkluda, fost oħrajn, taħriġ akkademiku, taħriġ fiżiku, taħriġ tal-ewwel għajnuna, tifi tan-nar u anke saħħa mentali flimkien mal-Fondazzjoni Richmond.
Fid-diskors tiegħu, il-Ministru Byron Camilleri appella lill-uffiċjali l-ġodda li għandhom ikunu mhux biss il-kustodji tal-priġunieri u allura tal-ġustizzja fil-prattika iżda aġenti tar-rijabilitazzjoni għax xogħolhom mhux sempliċi impjieg iżda vokazzjoni fejn iridu jgħinu lil ħaddieħor.
Min-naħa tiegħu, il-Kap Eżekuttiv Siegersma għamel riferenza għax-xogħol kbir li sar fi ħdan il-Faċilitajiet Korrettivi id f’id mal-fondazzjonijiet li jaħdmu fi ħdan l-istess faċilitajiet, partikolarment ir-RiSe u mid-Dlam għad-Dawl u appella lill-gwardjani juru rispett lejn il-priġunieri.
Il-premju tal-aqwa rekluta ngħata lil Magdylon Briffa li ġab l-ogħla marki f’kull taħriġ li sar matul ir-reklutaġġ.
Ara iktar hawn: tvmnews.mt/news/46-gwardjan-tal-habs-gdid-12-minnhom-nisa/
Gozitan man found dead in Għasri died a natural death, police say
An autopsy on Michael Meilak's body suggests that his death was 'a natural one'
2 February 2023,
by Nicole Meilak
Michael Meilak was found dead in Għasri on Monday morning
A Gozitan man who was found dead in Għasri on 30 January died as a result of natural causes, police said on Thursday.
In an update, police said that the autopsy conducted on Michael Meilak, the victim, suggests that this was a natural death.
Nonetheless, police investigations and a magisterial inquiry remain ongoing.
Meilak's lifeless body was found in Għasri, Gozo on Monday morning. He was found on the ground, in a private road on Triq il-Knisja, with visible injuries to his head.
A medical team went on site to provide first aid, but he was certified dead on the spot.
Magistrate Brigitte Sultana is presiding over the inquiry
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/121078/gozitan_man_found_dead_in_gasri_died_a_natural_death_police_say#.Y9wkonZBy3A
Sex abuse victim slams Teatru Manoel for hosting Suda-adapted play
Thursday, 2 February 2023,
The woman who was the victim of sexual assault at the hands of actor John Suda has slammed Teatru Manoel’s decision to produce a play that he translated 30 years ago.
In reply, Teatru Manoel said that Suda, who was found guilty of the assault in 2018, has no involvement whatsoever in the co-production and will receive absolutely no compensation from the theatre or Talenti, the group which is producing the play.
The production is an adaptation of a French farce by Marc Camoletti and Baverley Cross. It will be presented by the theatre later this month.
Suda, 66 at the time, had been accused of having abused of a young actress he had been coaching after auditioning for a soap opera part. When the young actress turned up for her lesson, Suda had locked the door and ordered her to take off her clothes and start reciting her lines.
When she asked why she had to do this, he had raised his voice and told her that it was necessary to improve her confidence.
He had then proceeded to blindfold the girl and tell her to walk around the room naked while reciting her lines.
He was served a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and lost his teacher’s warrant.
Writing on Facebook, the victim asked Teatru Manoel why someone who has been found guilty of sexual assault and prohibited from teaching or performing is involved in one of the theatre’s productions. She accused the theatre of promoting his name.
“Seven years later and I still suffer from the scars, my body still freezes yet shakes at the sight of his name. Thank you Teatru Manoel for making my battle a neverending one.”
The Malta Independent is withholding the name of the actress for the time being, as her name had been withheld by the courts at the time of the incident.
In a post on Facebook, Teatru Manoel said that the script was originally written by French playwright Marc Camoletti and translated into English by Baverley Cross, and was adapted and translated into Maltese by Mario Micallef and John Suda 30 years ago. John Suda has had no relationship with the script since then, the theatre said.
“Teatru Manoel also confirms that John Suda has no involvement whatsoever in the co-production and will receive absolutely no compensation from Teatru Manoel or Talenti.”
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-02-02/local-news/Sex-abuse-victim-slams-Teatru-Manoel-for-hosting-Suda-adapted-play-6736249327
Aktar theżżiżiet fiż-żmien li ġej? Iwieġbu l-esperti"Kienet daqsxejn ta’ sorpriża li kellna erba' terremoti kemxejn kbar" - Prof. Galea
Minn Owen Teuma
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2 ta' Frar 2023
Prof. Pauline Galea qalet ma’ Newsbook.com.mt li dawn it-theżżiżiet jistgħu jkomplu għaddejjin għal “ġimgħat jew anke xhur” iżda minn studju li għamlu fuq terremoti tal-passat ma jidhirx li se jkunu aktar qawwija minkejja li “ma nistgħux inbassru x’se jiġri”.
Hija qalet li mit-18 ta’ Jannar bdew jinħassu numru ta’ terremoti, uħud żgħar li ma jinħassux u oħrajn aktar qawwija li laħqu 5.2 fuq l-iskala Richter.
“Kienet daqxejn ta’ sorpriża għalina għax kellna erba’ terremoti li kienu daqxejn kbar” kompliet tgħid Prof. Galea. Saħqet li minħabba li dawn jinsabu madwar 100 kilometru ‘l bogħod minn Malta ma tantx hemm ċans li jagħmlu ħsara fuq Malta. Kompliet tgħid li f’dan il-każ ma hemmx lok ta’ paniku.
Dr Matthew Agius li hu sismologu fl-Università ta’ Malta qal li t-terremoti li seħħu fil-passat fosthom dak ta’ 330 sena ilu kienu f’post differenti u għalhekk kien waqa’ xi bini fosthom il-Katidral tal-Imdina. Saħaq li kieku dawn it-terremoti qegħdin iseħħu qrib Sqallija l-istorja turi li jkunu aktar qawwija.
Dan is-sit saqsa lil Dr Agius x’jagħmel wieħed meta jħoss terremot u hu qal li l-aktar importanti hu li wieħed jibqa’ kalm. Saħaq li wieħed m’għandux joħrog jiġri waqt it-theżżiż u tibqa’ fejn int. Huwa rrakomanda li jekk tkun fis-sodda għandek tgħatti wiċċek b’xi imħadda u jekk tkun ħdejn mejda b’saħħitha għandek tipprova tidħol taħtha, “importanti li ma tmurx fejn ħġieġ jew frame għax dan jista’ jaqa’ fuqek” temm jgħid Dr Agius.
F’dawn l-aħħar 24 siegħa kien hawn żewġ theżżiżiet li nħassu. L-ewwel wieħed kien fil-5.37pm u kien 4.1 fuq l-iskala Richter filwaqt li l-ieħor kien fis-12.45am ta’ dalgħodu u kien 4 fuq l-iskala Richter. Fit-30 ta’ Jannar kien hemm terremot li nħass f’diversi lokalitajiet fil-gżejjer Maltin.
newsbook.com.mt/aktar-thezziziet-fiz-zmien-li-gej-iwiegbu-l-esperti/
MFA refuses Joseph Portelli's bid to register as Ħamrun Spartans player
Construction tycoon has the right to appeal football association's decision
By Valhmor Camilleri
Joseph Portelli has failed in his bid to register as a Ħamrun Spartans player.The Malta Football Association’s executive board has turned down a request made by Ħamrun Spartans to have their president Joseph Portelli registered as a player.
In a statement, the local football governing body said it had refused the request on the recommendation of its ethics committee, which convened to analyse the unusual request.
Portelli resigned last week as president of Ħamrun Spartans in order to register himself as a player with the team. According to MFA regulations, a club president is precluded from being registered as a player with that same club.
What do Ħamrun locals make of Portelli's bid to become a football player? Video: Jonathan Borg
The Gozitan developer's resignation as Spartans president was accepted by the MFA on Monday, paving the way for the club to register him as a player.
However, the MFA immediately referred the case to its ethics and compliance committee, on the basis of its reputational risk management policy.
The ethics committee convened on Monday night to discuss Portelli’s application and recommended that it be refused.
MFA top brass met at 3pm on Tuesday to discuss that recommendation. After almost two hours of discussion, they voted to block Portelli's bid.
“The Malta FA executive board met today to discuss the request by Ħamrun Spartans FC to register Mr Joseph Portelli as a professional player following his resignation from the post of club president,” an MFA statement said.
“The recommendation of the Ethics and Compliance Committee not to accept the registration was confirmed by the executive board, which is ultimately the competent body to decide on such matters on the basis of the association's reputational risk management policy.”
That policy states that player registrations which "could be deemed as potentially damaging for the reputation of the Association" can be referred to its ethics committee, which can then recommend a course of action.
Portelli can still continue his fight as he has the right to appeal the decision in front of the MFA's Appeals Board.
The construction magnate has said that he wants to fulfil a childhood dream and play some minutes in local football's top flight.
His intention was to play for a few minutes in one of the final matches of the season, after the team had amassed enough points to secure the premier league title.
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/mfa-refuses-joseph-portellis-bid-register-hamrun-spartans-player.1010742
Triq ġdida biex jonqos it-traffiku mill-qalba tar-Rabat Għawdex
31 ta' Jannar 2023
Xogħlijiet f’żewġ toroq f’xaqlibiet opposti tar-Rabat Għawdex għandhom fost oħrajn l-għan li jnaqqsu l-ammont ta’ vetturi li jgħaddu mill-qalba tal-lokalità biex wieħed jasal għal partijiet differenti ta’ Għawdex.
Triq Ġużeppi Spiteri li tinsab fl-akkwati tal-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex hi triq ġdida li qed tinbena bi spiża ta’ kważi nofs miljun ewro billi fost l-oħrajn qed isirilha kanal taħt wiċċ it-triq biex minnu jgħaddu s-servizzi bħall-elettriku, l-ilma u d-drenaġġ.
Fi żjara lix-xogħlijiet, il-Ministru għal Għawdex Clint Camilleri spjega li din hi d-direzzjoni tal-Gvern fil-bini tat-toroq fejn is-servizzi, b’mod partikolari l-wires tal-elettriku, ma jibqgħux imdendlin mal-faċċati tad-djar iżda jitniżżlu taħt l-art.
Il-Ministru Camilleri qal li din it-triq qed tinfetaħ mhux biss biex jingħata aċċess lir-residenti imma wkoll bħala parti mill-proċess biex tingħaqad ma’ toroq oħra fir-Rabat biex jonqos it-traffiku miċ-ċentru tal-Belt Victoria. Żied jgħid li l-istess qiegħed jiġri fi Triq l-Imgħallem, fuq in-naħa ta’ wara tas-sur taċ-Ċittadella fejn b’junction ġdida li ser issir l-andament tat-traffiku se jiġi faċilitat.
tvmnews.mt/news/triq-gdida-biex-jonqos-it-traffiku-mill-qalba-tar-rabat-ghawdex/
Updated (2): Man found dead with 'visible head wounds' in Ghasri
Monday, 30 January 2023,
A man has been found dead in Ghasri this morning, the police said.
The man, aged 60, of Victoria, was found dead in a private driveway in Triq il-Knisja at 10.30am.
The man was later reportedly identified as Michael Meilak.
The police said that the man had "visible wounds" to the head.
The police said that the man was given first assistance by a medical team but was certified dead on site.
Photo: TVM
The police said that an autopsy will be carried out to establish the cause of death.
Magistrate Brigitte Sultana is leading an inquiry.
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-01-30/local-news/Man-found-dead-in-Ghasri-home-police-investigating-6736249256
Monday, 16 January 2023,
The amendment to the abortion bill will be discussed once the Consideration of Bills committee has finished debating the bill to amend the Standards in Public Life Act, which would take "a few days or weeks," Health Minister Chris Fearne said Monday.
The abortion bill reform was voted through the second reading stage on 19 December, with PL MPs voting in favour and PN MPs voting against. The abortion bill, as it stands so far, will introduce a new clause into Malta's Criminal Code, allowing exceptions to Malta's strict anti-abortion laws.
Following the Second Reading stage, the bill will now need to be discussed within the Consideration of Bills Committee, where amendments to it can be made.
The bill amending the Standards in Public Life Act aims to introduce an anti-deadlock mechanism for the appointment of the Standards Commissioner.
The newly proposed mechanism lays down that the Standards Commissioner should be nominated with the support of both sides of the house, but in the event that the required two-thirds majority is not reached, then the appointment is made via a simple majority.
Currently, this bill is still being discussed at the second reading stage.
When responding to media questions about the amendment to the abortion bill reform on Monday, Fearne could not give a date for when the amendment would be discussed at committee stage.
"The Consideration of Bills committee needs to analyse this amendment and there will be an opportunity for MPs from both sides to propose amendments to the amendment itself."
He said that the amendments will continue supporting medical professionals to carry out their work without fear that their clinical decision might result in being criminally charged.
On 4 January, Fearne had announced during a press conference that the government was to propose amendments to the bill. He had said that there are two issues which have come across as being "genuine" worries, both of which will be addressed by amendments to the proposed Bill. One of them is to ensure that it is clear that a baby which can be born is born and is allowed to live. Fearne explained that the amendments would put beyond any doubt that any viable pregnancy must be seen through, with the baby being born.
The second is he raised was that there may be a doctor who abuses the amendment and allows an abortion to take place when it shouldn't, he said. Fearne said that while he has full trust in the country's doctors and that anybody who does abuse their position will answer for them, an amendment to the Bill will be made in order to "minimise" the possibility of abuse as much as possible. He did not elaborate on exactly what form this amendment would take.
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-01-16/local-news/Abortion-bill-debate-to-proceed-after-changes-to-Standards-Act-minister-6736248890
Oliver Agius l-anzjan ta’ 90 sena li miet wara li ttajjar f’San Pawl il-Baħar
5 ta' Frar 2023
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Anzjan ta’ 90 sena miet wara li ttajjar minn karozza f’San Pawl il-Baħar.
Il-vittma kien identifikat bħala Oliver Agius.
L-inċident seħħ għall-ħabta tas-2.15pm fi Triq San Pawl il-Baħar.
Il-post fejn ittajjar l-anzjan huwa viċin il-bajja tax-Xemxija.
Mill-ewwel investigazzjoni jirriżulta li l-anzjan ittajjar minn karozza tal-kiri.
Il-karozza, tal-għamla Peugeot 208, kienet misjuqa minn raġel ta’ 47 sena mill-Ħamrun.
Fuq il-post issejħet ambulanza u l-pulizija.
Madankollu l-anzjan ġie dikjarat mejjet fuq il-post.
Dwar dan il-każ infetħet inkjesta mmexxija mill-Maġistrat Charmaine Galea.
Ir-raġel li kien qed isuq il-karozza tal-kiri fil-karozza tal-PulizijaIt-triq hija magħluqa għat-traffiku.
Il-Pulizija għaddejja bl-istħarriġ dwar din il-fatalità tat-traffiku.
Ara iktar hawn: tvmnews.mt/news/persuna-tmut-wara-li-ttajret-fsan-pawl-il-bahar/
Neighbours on the lookout after string of robberies in Gozo towns
Method of break-in is similar in most cases: forcing open the front door and a window
By Matthew Xuereb
Xewkija is one of the localities in Gozo targeted by the two gangs. Photo: Shutterstock.comA string of more than 20 robberies at residences in Gozo over recent weeks, carried out by “expert” gangs, has alarmed the local communities and prompted neighbours to keep a lookout for suspicious movements.
Several thousand euros worth of cash and valuables have been stolen by two gangs from Malta, sources close to the police investigation believe.
The robbers’ level of expertise is believed to be high as they leave behind little trace of their crimes, which are normally carried out when the victims are away from their homes.
A spokesperson for the police told Times of Malta that investigations are underway.
The robbers have mainly targeted residences in two localities, Għajnsielem and Xewkija, although there have been thefts reported in other towns and villages too.
The sources say the spate of robberies is troubling those communities, with neighbours stepping up their efforts to report anything suspicious they may see.
The first reports came in around November, with several residences targeted in adjacent streets. A residence in Sannat and a commercial establishment in Victoria were among the places robbed.
Police believe the robberies are being carried out by two gangs who cross over from Malta and then cross back after they have committed the crimes
The following month, a number of thefts were reported from residences in Għajnsielem and Xewkija, as well as from Żebbuġ and Marsalforn.
In December, on one night alone, there were three robberies from residences on three different streets in Xewkija.
More reports have come in since the beginning of the year, including two in Għajnsielem over the past week as well as an attempted theft from a company’s premises in Nadur.
The sources said the police believe the robberies are being carried out by two gangs who cross over from Malta and then cross back after they have committed the crimes.
They also believe the gangs have informers telling them which houses to target and the best time to break in. The police have retrieved footage showing how informers closely monitored the movements of residents, building a pattern which would then be used to plan the right time to break in.
It is believed the robberies are being committed by the same people because the method used to break in is similar in most cases: forcing open the front door and a window.
Police sources said magisterial inquiries have been opened in most of the cases, depending on the amount of cash and valuables stolen.
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/neighbours-lookout-string-robberies-gozo-towns.1011657
Il-PM iżur ix-xogħlijiet fl-Iskola tan-Nadur u ċ-Ċentru Akwatiku f’Għawdex
Minn Antonia Micallef
4 ta' Frar 2023
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Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela qal li żewġ proġetti kbar li l-Gvern qed iwettaq f’Għawdex: wieħed fil-qasam edukattiv u l-ieħor sportiv se jkomplu jwasslu għal kwalità ta’ ħajja aħjar fost il-familji.
Il-proġetti huma t-tisbiħ estensiv tal-iskola primarja tan-Nadur u tal-kumpless akwatiku u sportiv fir-Rabat, Għawdex.
Matul din is-sena għandu jitlesta x-xogħol ta’ tisbiħ estensiv fl-iskola primarja tan-Nadur fejn jattendu mal-200 student u studenta u mat-30 edukatur. Il-proġett, li qed isir b’investiment ta’ €6 miljun kofinanzjati minn fondi Ewropej, jinkludi l-istallazzjoni ta’ servizzi ġodda, bħal dawl, ilma, drenaġġ, kameras tas-sigurtà, konnessjoni tal-internet u servizzi ta’ sigurtà Apparti t-tisbiħ tal-iskola minn ġewwa u minn barra, il-proġett jinkludi wkoll disinn mill-ġdid tal-ispazji miftuħa u rikreattivi, kif ukoll il-ħolqien ta’ spazji ġodda għat-tagħlim ta’ suġġetti extrakurrikulari, fosthom dance studio, music room, theatre studio, u klassijiet għall-arti. Se tiġi ndirizzata wkoll l-aċċessibbiltà fil-binja, bħall-installazzjoni ta’ lift ġdid.
Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela ntwera x-xogħol li għaddej fl-iskola u ltaqa’ mal-istudenti u l-edukaturi. Qal li t-tfal għandu jkollhom l-aqwa edukazzjoni f’ambjent edukattiv modern, aċċessibbli u sigur. Qal li hu għalhekk li għaddejja ħidma mill-gvern biex l-iskejjel jiġu aġġornati maż-żminijiet tal-lum u dan tan-Nadur hu wieħed mill-proġetti li ser iwassal għal spazju edukattiv li se jkun modern, aċċessibbli u sabiħ għat-tfal.
Mal-Ministru għal Għawdex, Clint Camilleri, il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela żar ukoll proġett kbir li qed jitwettaq fil-qasam sportiv fejn għall-ewwel darba Għawdex se jkollu kumpless akwatiku u sportiv fir-Rabat. Dr Abela qal li l-isport għandu jkun parti integrali mill-ħajja tan-nies u dan il-proġett se joffri lil atleti Għawdxin u oħrajn, kumpless akwatiku u sportiv tal-ogħla livell fejn jistgħu jipprattikaw id-dixxiplina sportiva tagħhom.
Il-proġett taċ-Ċentru Akwatiku u Sportiv, li wasal fi stadju avvanzat, jinvolvi l-bini ta’ pixxina ta’ daqs olimpiku u numru ta’ faċilitajiet ġodda fosthom għall-ġinnastika, basketball u għal sport ieħor li jintlagħab ġewwa. Stqarrija tal-Uffiċċju tal-Prim Minsitru qalet li I-kumpless sportiv mistenni jwassal ukoll għal aktar tkabbir ekonomiku f’Għawdex, hekk kif se joħloq niċeċ ekonomiċi ġodda billi jattira atleti u gruppi professjonali barranin biex jagħmlu użu minn dan il-kumpless ġdid.
tvmnews.mt/news/il-pm-izur-ix-xoghlijiet-fl-iskola-tan-nadur-u-c-centru-akwatiku-fghawdex/
Elderly motorcyclist grievously injured after crashing in parked car in Gozo
A Gozitan motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a parked Mitsubishi
4 February 2023, 10:32am
by Marianna Calleja
An elderly man resident of Xagħra, was hospitalised early on Saturday after being in an accident in Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Rabat, Gozo.
Preliminary investigations show a Daelim type motorcycle, at around 6:30 am, driven by the 63-year-old, having an impact with a Mitsubishi parked on the side of the road.
A medical team went on site to help the man, who was later taken to Gozo General Hospital for further care. Later, he was certified as grievously injured.
Police investigations are still ongoing.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/121103/elderly_motorcyclist_grievously_injured_after_crashing_in_parked_car_in_gozo#.Y97csnZBy3A
Government 'investing towards better and modernized schools in Gozo'
Saturday, 4 February 2023,
Government is continuing its investments in Gozo, where two projects are currently being implemented, a Department of Information statement said.
Prime Minister Robert Abela visited two projects which are undergoing in Gozo which will lead to a better quality of life for families.
One of the investments is the extensive beautification project of the Nadur primary school. With an investment of €6 million which is being co-finances by European funds, the project is expected to be completed this year.
The primary school has a population of around 200 students and around 30 educators. Abela said that the country’s children should have the best education in a modern, accessible, and safe educational environment.
Thus, government is also working on a project for a more modern educational space. New services to be installed are light, water and drainage services, CCTV, internet connection and fire safety services.
The project will better the appearance of the school from the inside and outside, as well as the redesign of the open and recreational spaces. Government will also create new spaces for learning extracurricular subjects, including dance studio, music room, theatre studio, and art classes.
The project will also increase accessibility in the building with the installation of a new lift. Education Minister Clifton Grima, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Chris Bonett were also present during the visit.
Abela also visited the Aquatic and Sports Centre project, which will be a first sports complex in Gozo.
The project, which has reached an advanced stafe, involves the construction of an Olympic sized swimming pool, and new facilities for gymnastics, basketball and others where indoor sports can be played.
The sports centre will also be equipped with top level facilities for everyone who makes use of it, including first aid rooms. Government expects that the sports complex will also lead to more economic growth in Gozo, as it will create new economic niches by attracting athletes and foreign professional groups towards Gozo.
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-02-04/local-news/Government-invests-towards-better-and-modernized-schools-in-Gozo-6736249400
Motorists to be fined €200 for using mobile phone while driving
Transport Malta unveils heftier fines for driving offences • Carrying more passengers than your car allows will incur a €50 fine per extra passenger
3 February 2023, 1:35pm
by Marianna Calleja
A €300 phone call: heftier fines unveiled for traffic offences (File photo)
Using a mobile phone while driving your car will cost you a €200 fine and if caught twice committing the same offence your driving licence will be temporarily revoked.
The fine for mobile phone use while driving currently stands at €100 and incurs between three and six penalty points. Under the new regime, the penalty points will increase to between six and nine. Mobile phone use includes the wearing of earphones or over-ear headphones in the ear towards the side of the window while standing or in traffic.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/121090/motorists_to_be_fined_300_for_using_mobile_phone_while_driving#.Y92Bw3ZBy3A
Mater Dei patients being kept in former canteen and hospital store, Opposition leader says
PN and Opposition leader Bernard Grech insists Mater Dei Hospital is deteriorating while government hands out money to Steward Healthcare
3 February 2023,
by Marianna Calleja
One of the photos shared by Grech on social media, showing patients on beds in one of the hospital's stores
Patients at Mater Dei Hospital are being kept in the former canteen and hospital, according to photos published by Opposition leader Bernard Grech.
In a post on social media, Grech posted photos of makeshift wards in the hospital's former food cafeteria and temporary showers in ward halls.
In another photo, a hospital storage space seems to be being used as a hospital ward too.
He noted that, while this is the stafe of affairs at Mater Dei Hospital, the government is still paying millions to Steward Healthcare after three public hospitals were privatised in 2015.
The hospitals were Gozo General Hospital, Karin Grech Hospital, and St Luke's Hospital.
"The government should return the three public hospitals to the people and reinvest the millions it is paying to Steward in better health care and quality of life we deserve," Grech stated.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/121092/mater_dei_patients_being_kept_in_former_canteen_and_hospital_store_opposition_leader_says#.Y92CrXZBy3A
46 gwardjan tal-ħabs ġdid – 12 minnhom nisa3 ta' Frar 2023
Grupp ta’ 46 rekluta ħadu l-ġurament bħala uffiċjali ġodda fi ħdan l-Aġenzija għas-Servizzi Korrettivi b’26% minnhom, jiġifieri 12-il uffiċjal, huma nisa.
Il-ħatra ta’ dawn l-uffiċjali saret il-Ħamis filgħaxija fil-Faċilità Korrettiva ta’ Kordin fil-preżenza tal-Ministru għall-Intern, is-Sigurtà, ir-Riformi u l-Ugwaljanza Byron Camilleri u l-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Aġenzija Christopher Siegersma.
Dawn l-uffiċjali għaddew minn kors intensiv ta’ 16-il ġimgħa li beda f’Ottubru li għadda u li nkluda, fost oħrajn, taħriġ akkademiku, taħriġ fiżiku, taħriġ tal-ewwel għajnuna, tifi tan-nar u anke saħħa mentali flimkien mal-Fondazzjoni Richmond.
Fid-diskors tiegħu, il-Ministru Byron Camilleri appella lill-uffiċjali l-ġodda li għandhom ikunu mhux biss il-kustodji tal-priġunieri u allura tal-ġustizzja fil-prattika iżda aġenti tar-rijabilitazzjoni għax xogħolhom mhux sempliċi impjieg iżda vokazzjoni fejn iridu jgħinu lil ħaddieħor.
Min-naħa tiegħu, il-Kap Eżekuttiv Siegersma għamel riferenza għax-xogħol kbir li sar fi ħdan il-Faċilitajiet Korrettivi id f’id mal-fondazzjonijiet li jaħdmu fi ħdan l-istess faċilitajiet, partikolarment ir-RiSe u mid-Dlam għad-Dawl u appella lill-gwardjani juru rispett lejn il-priġunieri.
Il-premju tal-aqwa rekluta ngħata lil Magdylon Briffa li ġab l-ogħla marki f’kull taħriġ li sar matul ir-reklutaġġ.
Ara iktar hawn: tvmnews.mt/news/46-gwardjan-tal-habs-gdid-12-minnhom-nisa/
Gozitan man found dead in Għasri died a natural death, police say
An autopsy on Michael Meilak's body suggests that his death was 'a natural one'
2 February 2023,
by Nicole Meilak
Michael Meilak was found dead in Għasri on Monday morning
A Gozitan man who was found dead in Għasri on 30 January died as a result of natural causes, police said on Thursday.
In an update, police said that the autopsy conducted on Michael Meilak, the victim, suggests that this was a natural death.
Nonetheless, police investigations and a magisterial inquiry remain ongoing.
Meilak's lifeless body was found in Għasri, Gozo on Monday morning. He was found on the ground, in a private road on Triq il-Knisja, with visible injuries to his head.
A medical team went on site to provide first aid, but he was certified dead on the spot.
Magistrate Brigitte Sultana is presiding over the inquiry
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/121078/gozitan_man_found_dead_in_gasri_died_a_natural_death_police_say#.Y9wkonZBy3A
Sex abuse victim slams Teatru Manoel for hosting Suda-adapted play
Thursday, 2 February 2023,
The woman who was the victim of sexual assault at the hands of actor John Suda has slammed Teatru Manoel’s decision to produce a play that he translated 30 years ago.
In reply, Teatru Manoel said that Suda, who was found guilty of the assault in 2018, has no involvement whatsoever in the co-production and will receive absolutely no compensation from the theatre or Talenti, the group which is producing the play.
The production is an adaptation of a French farce by Marc Camoletti and Baverley Cross. It will be presented by the theatre later this month.
Suda, 66 at the time, had been accused of having abused of a young actress he had been coaching after auditioning for a soap opera part. When the young actress turned up for her lesson, Suda had locked the door and ordered her to take off her clothes and start reciting her lines.
When she asked why she had to do this, he had raised his voice and told her that it was necessary to improve her confidence.
He had then proceeded to blindfold the girl and tell her to walk around the room naked while reciting her lines.
He was served a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and lost his teacher’s warrant.
Writing on Facebook, the victim asked Teatru Manoel why someone who has been found guilty of sexual assault and prohibited from teaching or performing is involved in one of the theatre’s productions. She accused the theatre of promoting his name.
“Seven years later and I still suffer from the scars, my body still freezes yet shakes at the sight of his name. Thank you Teatru Manoel for making my battle a neverending one.”
The Malta Independent is withholding the name of the actress for the time being, as her name had been withheld by the courts at the time of the incident.
In a post on Facebook, Teatru Manoel said that the script was originally written by French playwright Marc Camoletti and translated into English by Baverley Cross, and was adapted and translated into Maltese by Mario Micallef and John Suda 30 years ago. John Suda has had no relationship with the script since then, the theatre said.
“Teatru Manoel also confirms that John Suda has no involvement whatsoever in the co-production and will receive absolutely no compensation from Teatru Manoel or Talenti.”
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-02-02/local-news/Sex-abuse-victim-slams-Teatru-Manoel-for-hosting-Suda-adapted-play-6736249327
Aktar theżżiżiet fiż-żmien li ġej? Iwieġbu l-esperti"Kienet daqsxejn ta’ sorpriża li kellna erba' terremoti kemxejn kbar" - Prof. Galea
Minn Owen Teuma
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2 ta' Frar 2023
Prof. Pauline Galea qalet ma’ Newsbook.com.mt li dawn it-theżżiżiet jistgħu jkomplu għaddejjin għal “ġimgħat jew anke xhur” iżda minn studju li għamlu fuq terremoti tal-passat ma jidhirx li se jkunu aktar qawwija minkejja li “ma nistgħux inbassru x’se jiġri”.
Hija qalet li mit-18 ta’ Jannar bdew jinħassu numru ta’ terremoti, uħud żgħar li ma jinħassux u oħrajn aktar qawwija li laħqu 5.2 fuq l-iskala Richter.
“Kienet daqxejn ta’ sorpriża għalina għax kellna erba’ terremoti li kienu daqxejn kbar” kompliet tgħid Prof. Galea. Saħqet li minħabba li dawn jinsabu madwar 100 kilometru ‘l bogħod minn Malta ma tantx hemm ċans li jagħmlu ħsara fuq Malta. Kompliet tgħid li f’dan il-każ ma hemmx lok ta’ paniku.
Dr Matthew Agius li hu sismologu fl-Università ta’ Malta qal li t-terremoti li seħħu fil-passat fosthom dak ta’ 330 sena ilu kienu f’post differenti u għalhekk kien waqa’ xi bini fosthom il-Katidral tal-Imdina. Saħaq li kieku dawn it-terremoti qegħdin iseħħu qrib Sqallija l-istorja turi li jkunu aktar qawwija.
Dan is-sit saqsa lil Dr Agius x’jagħmel wieħed meta jħoss terremot u hu qal li l-aktar importanti hu li wieħed jibqa’ kalm. Saħaq li wieħed m’għandux joħrog jiġri waqt it-theżżiż u tibqa’ fejn int. Huwa rrakomanda li jekk tkun fis-sodda għandek tgħatti wiċċek b’xi imħadda u jekk tkun ħdejn mejda b’saħħitha għandek tipprova tidħol taħtha, “importanti li ma tmurx fejn ħġieġ jew frame għax dan jista’ jaqa’ fuqek” temm jgħid Dr Agius.
F’dawn l-aħħar 24 siegħa kien hawn żewġ theżżiżiet li nħassu. L-ewwel wieħed kien fil-5.37pm u kien 4.1 fuq l-iskala Richter filwaqt li l-ieħor kien fis-12.45am ta’ dalgħodu u kien 4 fuq l-iskala Richter. Fit-30 ta’ Jannar kien hemm terremot li nħass f’diversi lokalitajiet fil-gżejjer Maltin.
newsbook.com.mt/aktar-thezziziet-fiz-zmien-li-gej-iwiegbu-l-esperti/
MFA refuses Joseph Portelli's bid to register as Ħamrun Spartans player
Construction tycoon has the right to appeal football association's decision
By Valhmor Camilleri
Joseph Portelli has failed in his bid to register as a Ħamrun Spartans player.The Malta Football Association’s executive board has turned down a request made by Ħamrun Spartans to have their president Joseph Portelli registered as a player.
In a statement, the local football governing body said it had refused the request on the recommendation of its ethics committee, which convened to analyse the unusual request.
Portelli resigned last week as president of Ħamrun Spartans in order to register himself as a player with the team. According to MFA regulations, a club president is precluded from being registered as a player with that same club.
What do Ħamrun locals make of Portelli's bid to become a football player? Video: Jonathan Borg
The Gozitan developer's resignation as Spartans president was accepted by the MFA on Monday, paving the way for the club to register him as a player.
However, the MFA immediately referred the case to its ethics and compliance committee, on the basis of its reputational risk management policy.
The ethics committee convened on Monday night to discuss Portelli’s application and recommended that it be refused.
MFA top brass met at 3pm on Tuesday to discuss that recommendation. After almost two hours of discussion, they voted to block Portelli's bid.
“The Malta FA executive board met today to discuss the request by Ħamrun Spartans FC to register Mr Joseph Portelli as a professional player following his resignation from the post of club president,” an MFA statement said.
“The recommendation of the Ethics and Compliance Committee not to accept the registration was confirmed by the executive board, which is ultimately the competent body to decide on such matters on the basis of the association's reputational risk management policy.”
That policy states that player registrations which "could be deemed as potentially damaging for the reputation of the Association" can be referred to its ethics committee, which can then recommend a course of action.
Portelli can still continue his fight as he has the right to appeal the decision in front of the MFA's Appeals Board.
The construction magnate has said that he wants to fulfil a childhood dream and play some minutes in local football's top flight.
His intention was to play for a few minutes in one of the final matches of the season, after the team had amassed enough points to secure the premier league title.
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/mfa-refuses-joseph-portellis-bid-register-hamrun-spartans-player.1010742
Triq ġdida biex jonqos it-traffiku mill-qalba tar-Rabat Għawdex
31 ta' Jannar 2023
Xogħlijiet f’żewġ toroq f’xaqlibiet opposti tar-Rabat Għawdex għandhom fost oħrajn l-għan li jnaqqsu l-ammont ta’ vetturi li jgħaddu mill-qalba tal-lokalità biex wieħed jasal għal partijiet differenti ta’ Għawdex.
Triq Ġużeppi Spiteri li tinsab fl-akkwati tal-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex hi triq ġdida li qed tinbena bi spiża ta’ kważi nofs miljun ewro billi fost l-oħrajn qed isirilha kanal taħt wiċċ it-triq biex minnu jgħaddu s-servizzi bħall-elettriku, l-ilma u d-drenaġġ.
Fi żjara lix-xogħlijiet, il-Ministru għal Għawdex Clint Camilleri spjega li din hi d-direzzjoni tal-Gvern fil-bini tat-toroq fejn is-servizzi, b’mod partikolari l-wires tal-elettriku, ma jibqgħux imdendlin mal-faċċati tad-djar iżda jitniżżlu taħt l-art.
Il-Ministru Camilleri qal li din it-triq qed tinfetaħ mhux biss biex jingħata aċċess lir-residenti imma wkoll bħala parti mill-proċess biex tingħaqad ma’ toroq oħra fir-Rabat biex jonqos it-traffiku miċ-ċentru tal-Belt Victoria. Żied jgħid li l-istess qiegħed jiġri fi Triq l-Imgħallem, fuq in-naħa ta’ wara tas-sur taċ-Ċittadella fejn b’junction ġdida li ser issir l-andament tat-traffiku se jiġi faċilitat.
tvmnews.mt/news/triq-gdida-biex-jonqos-it-traffiku-mill-qalba-tar-rabat-ghawdex/
Updated (2): Man found dead with 'visible head wounds' in Ghasri
Monday, 30 January 2023,
A man has been found dead in Ghasri this morning, the police said.
The man, aged 60, of Victoria, was found dead in a private driveway in Triq il-Knisja at 10.30am.
The man was later reportedly identified as Michael Meilak.
The police said that the man had "visible wounds" to the head.
The police said that the man was given first assistance by a medical team but was certified dead on site.
Photo: TVM
The police said that an autopsy will be carried out to establish the cause of death.
Magistrate Brigitte Sultana is leading an inquiry.
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-01-30/local-news/Man-found-dead-in-Ghasri-home-police-investigating-6736249256
Monday, 16 January 2023,
The amendment to the abortion bill will be discussed once the Consideration of Bills committee has finished debating the bill to amend the Standards in Public Life Act, which would take "a few days or weeks," Health Minister Chris Fearne said Monday.
The abortion bill reform was voted through the second reading stage on 19 December, with PL MPs voting in favour and PN MPs voting against. The abortion bill, as it stands so far, will introduce a new clause into Malta's Criminal Code, allowing exceptions to Malta's strict anti-abortion laws.
Following the Second Reading stage, the bill will now need to be discussed within the Consideration of Bills Committee, where amendments to it can be made.
The bill amending the Standards in Public Life Act aims to introduce an anti-deadlock mechanism for the appointment of the Standards Commissioner.
The newly proposed mechanism lays down that the Standards Commissioner should be nominated with the support of both sides of the house, but in the event that the required two-thirds majority is not reached, then the appointment is made via a simple majority.
Currently, this bill is still being discussed at the second reading stage.
When responding to media questions about the amendment to the abortion bill reform on Monday, Fearne could not give a date for when the amendment would be discussed at committee stage.
"The Consideration of Bills committee needs to analyse this amendment and there will be an opportunity for MPs from both sides to propose amendments to the amendment itself."
He said that the amendments will continue supporting medical professionals to carry out their work without fear that their clinical decision might result in being criminally charged.
On 4 January, Fearne had announced during a press conference that the government was to propose amendments to the bill. He had said that there are two issues which have come across as being "genuine" worries, both of which will be addressed by amendments to the proposed Bill. One of them is to ensure that it is clear that a baby which can be born is born and is allowed to live. Fearne explained that the amendments would put beyond any doubt that any viable pregnancy must be seen through, with the baby being born.
The second is he raised was that there may be a doctor who abuses the amendment and allows an abortion to take place when it shouldn't, he said. Fearne said that while he has full trust in the country's doctors and that anybody who does abuse their position will answer for them, an amendment to the Bill will be made in order to "minimise" the possibility of abuse as much as possible. He did not elaborate on exactly what form this amendment would take.
www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-01-16/local-news/Abortion-bill-debate-to-proceed-after-changes-to-Standards-Act-minister-6736248890
It-Tieni Jum Tad-Tridu
Minn Mario Muscat
Quddiesa mmexxija mil-Kappillan ta Kercem Dun Brian Meylak
Ara il video hawn: https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423540685283950/
Jippriedka .l- Arcipriet tax-Xaghra Mons Carmelo Refalo: https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423538118617540/
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Minn Mario Muscat
Quddiesa mmexxija mil-Kappillan ta Kercem Dun Brian Meylak
Ara il video hawn: https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423540685283950/
Jippriedka .l- Arcipriet tax-Xaghra Mons Carmelo Refalo: https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423538118617540/
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l-ewwel jum tat -tridu
Quddiesa ta l-ewwel jum tat -tridu immexxija mis-Sacerdot novell Dun Mario Mercieca li fiha jiccelebra l-ewwel Quddiesa tieghu fil komunita taghna .Jippriedka .l- Arcipriet tax-Xaghra Mons Carmelo Refalo
Ritratti minn Mario Muscathttps://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423540685283950/
Priedka mill Arcipriet Carmelo Refalo tax-Xaghra.
https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423538118617540/
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Quddiesa ta l-ewwel jum tat -tridu immexxija mis-Sacerdot novell Dun Mario Mercieca li fiha jiccelebra l-ewwel Quddiesa tieghu fil komunita taghna .Jippriedka .l- Arcipriet tax-Xaghra Mons Carmelo Refalo
Ritratti minn Mario Muscathttps://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423540685283950/
Priedka mill Arcipriet Carmelo Refalo tax-Xaghra.
https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423538118617540/
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Tibda in Novena tal-Festa
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ramla Valley Extra Virgin Olice Oil
By George Carl Camilleri
Waking up to great news😊 Proud to announce that our Evoo once again has been awarded a Silver medal 🥈 into the First Class Awards @ EVO IOOC international olive oil contest in Italy. A big honour to our brand and to our island. Would like to thank all especially our family members which are of continuous support to us 🥰🙏💪🌿🇲🇹 #ramlavalleyevoo #ramlavalley #nadur #lovegozo #evoolover #loveevoo #evoolovers #islandlife #oliveoillovers #simplelife #oliveoil #olive #olivegarden #gozoisland #visitgozo #insta_visitgozo #feelingproud #evoiooc www.ramlavalley.com
https://www.facebook.com/ramlavalley/posts/2606509042996839
By George Carl Camilleri
Waking up to great news😊 Proud to announce that our Evoo once again has been awarded a Silver medal 🥈 into the First Class Awards @ EVO IOOC international olive oil contest in Italy. A big honour to our brand and to our island. Would like to thank all especially our family members which are of continuous support to us 🥰🙏💪🌿🇲🇹 #ramlavalleyevoo #ramlavalley #nadur #lovegozo #evoolover #loveevoo #evoolovers #islandlife #oliveoillovers #simplelife #oliveoil #olive #olivegarden #gozoisland #visitgozo #insta_visitgozo #feelingproud #evoiooc www.ramlavalley.com
https://www.facebook.com/ramlavalley/posts/2606509042996839
Mt. Etna from beautiful Dahlet Qorrot Bay
By Alessio Sultana
By Alessio Sultana
The statue ready in the basilica
By Mario Muscat
By Mario Muscat
The Basilica of Nadur Yesterday
Photo by Mario Muscat
Photo by Mario Muscat
Jitnizzlu l-linef ghal festa
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Jibda jintrama l-Altar tal- kor ghal festa
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Il-villagg Tal-Hali fin-Nadur jizzejjen ghal festa
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Nadur in pictures
Dahlet Qorrot Bay
Photo by Mario Muscat
Dahlet Qorrot Bay
Photo by Mario Muscat
L' artal tas-Sagrament fin-Nadur
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Qala windmill and Nadur skyline under a misty sunset
By Alessio Sultana
By Alessio Sultana
Fountain at Xandriku Street
Photo by Mario Muscat
Photo by Mario Muscat
Il vara ta' San Pietru u San Pawl mahduma minn Galard f' Marseille
Il vara ta San Pietru u San Pawl tan Nadur Ghawdex ingibet min Franza fil 1882. F dan ir ritat narawa kif kienet meta waslet l Ispirtu Santu zdied xi snin wara .
Dan ir ritrat grazzi lil Darren Vella
Il vara ta San Pietru u San Pawl tan Nadur Ghawdex ingibet min Franza fil 1882. F dan ir ritat narawa kif kienet meta waslet l Ispirtu Santu zdied xi snin wara .
Dan ir ritrat grazzi lil Darren Vella
IL-KONSAGRAZZJONI TAL-KNISJA
Il-lum, 12 ta’ Mejju jaħbat il-153 sena mill-konsagrazzjoni tal-knisja.
Il-Konsagrazzjoni ssir billi l-artal jindilek biż-żejt u jitwaħħlu dawk is-slaleb ta’ madwar il-knisja. Il-Konsagrazzjoni tfisser li dik l-art u l-binja tal-knisja ġew mogħtijin lil Alla.
Bħalissa lanqas nistgħu nersqu wisq lejn il-knisja. Nistennew il-jum li nerġgħu niltaqgħu hemm. Sadanittant il-knisja kkonsagrata hija kull wieħed u waħda minna li qed nippruvaw inkunu Knisja fid-dar tagħna.
Il-lum, 12 ta’ Mejju jaħbat il-153 sena mill-konsagrazzjoni tal-knisja.
Il-Konsagrazzjoni ssir billi l-artal jindilek biż-żejt u jitwaħħlu dawk is-slaleb ta’ madwar il-knisja. Il-Konsagrazzjoni tfisser li dik l-art u l-binja tal-knisja ġew mogħtijin lil Alla.
Bħalissa lanqas nistgħu nersqu wisq lejn il-knisja. Nistennew il-jum li nerġgħu niltaqgħu hemm. Sadanittant il-knisja kkonsagrata hija kull wieħed u waħda minna li qed nippruvaw inkunu Knisja fid-dar tagħna.
MOMORJI SBIEH TAL-HADD 25 GUNJU, 1967
Il-Parrocca tan-Nadur giet mgħollija ghad Dinjita ta' Bazilika
Ritratt kortesija ta' Mario Muscat - Nadur
Il-Parrocca tan-Nadur giet mgħollija ghad Dinjita ta' Bazilika
Ritratt kortesija ta' Mario Muscat - Nadur
MEMORIES OF THE PAST IN NADUR
Courtesy of Mario Muscat - Nadur
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Courtesy of Mario Muscat - Nadur
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Interesting picture of Nadur from the air
Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/nadurghawdex/
Mill lum c-centru tan-Nadur jerga jiehu ftit hajja meta mistennija jifthu certu hwienet. Dan wara li ghall-ahhar kwazi xahrejn kienu qed jifthu biss l-bank, spizeriji u hwienet tal-ikel, stationery u ironmongeries.
Nappellaw lil kulhadd biex xorta wahda jimxi mad-direttivi kollha tal-awtoritajiet tas-sahha u nirrispettaw lil xulxin.
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Mill lum c-centru tan-Nadur jerga jiehu ftit hajja meta mistennija jifthu certu hwienet. Dan wara li ghall-ahhar kwazi xahrejn kienu qed jifthu biss l-bank, spizeriji u hwienet tal-ikel, stationery u ironmongeries.
Nappellaw lil kulhadd biex xorta wahda jimxi mad-direttivi kollha tal-awtoritajiet tas-sahha u nirrispettaw lil xulxin.
The stripes flag to commemorate the Parish birthday in Nadur
Beautiful San Blas
By Mario Muscat
By Mario Muscat
Canon Anton Meilaq passes away. Very much humble priest.
RIP.
http://www.nadurjana.com/in-memoriam.html
Għadu kemm ħalliena l-Kan. Anton Meilak, mill-Parroċċa ta' San Pietru u San Pawl, in-Nadur, fl-età ta' 89 sena, li dan l-aħħar kien residenti fid-Dar tal-Kleru, Malta.
Il-funeral tiegħu ser isir għada: l-Isqof Mario Grech ser jippresiedi waqt id-difna privata fiċ-Ċimiterju tan-Nadur.
Agħtih, o Mulej, il-mistrieħ ta' dejjem.
RIP.
http://www.nadurjana.com/in-memoriam.html
Għadu kemm ħalliena l-Kan. Anton Meilak, mill-Parroċċa ta' San Pietru u San Pawl, in-Nadur, fl-età ta' 89 sena, li dan l-aħħar kien residenti fid-Dar tal-Kleru, Malta.
Il-funeral tiegħu ser isir għada: l-Isqof Mario Grech ser jippresiedi waqt id-difna privata fiċ-Ċimiterju tan-Nadur.
Agħtih, o Mulej, il-mistrieħ ta' dejjem.
NADUR IN PICTURES
By Mario Muscat
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https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96
By Mario Muscat
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https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96
F' dan il-mument in-Nadurin huma mitluba jzommu fit-talb taghhom lill-Kan Dun Anton Meilaq
Dun Anton serva fil-parrocca tan-Nadur ghal snin twal u bhalissa jinsab fid-Dar tal-Kleru f' Birkirkara.
Ghandu bzonn it-talb taghna.
Dun Anton serva fil-parrocca tan-Nadur ghal snin twal u bhalissa jinsab fid-Dar tal-Kleru f' Birkirkara.
Ghandu bzonn it-talb taghna.
NADUR IN PICTURES
By Mario Muscat
https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96
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By Mario Muscat
https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96
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Nadur invokes Our Lady’s intercession
Photo: Charles Spiteri
A 1689 painting depicting Our Lady breastfeeding Jesus has been placed near the main altar at St Peter and St Paul Basilica in Nadur to invoke Our Lady’s intercession against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The painting, donated to the church on the occasion of the inauguration of the new parish in 1688, must have been commissioned by someone who most probably ex-perienced the 1675-1676 plague which left around 11,300 persons dead. However, Gozo, Lija and Mdina recorded no fatalities.
Besides Our Lady, the painting depicts St Michael Archangel, St Roque and St Sebastian, and a lady on the bottom left-hand side, reciting the rosary. Since the Middle Ages, St Sebastian and St Roque were regarded as protectors from various epidemics, including the bubonic plague.
Photo: Charles Spiteri
A 1689 painting depicting Our Lady breastfeeding Jesus has been placed near the main altar at St Peter and St Paul Basilica in Nadur to invoke Our Lady’s intercession against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The painting, donated to the church on the occasion of the inauguration of the new parish in 1688, must have been commissioned by someone who most probably ex-perienced the 1675-1676 plague which left around 11,300 persons dead. However, Gozo, Lija and Mdina recorded no fatalities.
Besides Our Lady, the painting depicts St Michael Archangel, St Roque and St Sebastian, and a lady on the bottom left-hand side, reciting the rosary. Since the Middle Ages, St Sebastian and St Roque were regarded as protectors from various epidemics, including the bubonic plague.
Old farm house in Upper Ramla
Photo by Mario Muscat
THE SHIELD OF THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Made by Chevalier Chancellor Joe Louis Meilak of the Grand Chapter of Malta.
The shield will form part of the furniture in the Office of the Confraternity in Nadur, Gozo.
Well done Chancellor Joe Louis Meilak.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Made by Chevalier Chancellor Joe Louis Meilak of the Grand Chapter of Malta.
The shield will form part of the furniture in the Office of the Confraternity in Nadur, Gozo.
Well done Chancellor Joe Louis Meilak.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL AND FRIENDS
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
By Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master
Greetings.
Messages and prayers from our Reverend Chaplains
Dear All:
What seems impossible to us Humans, prayers and supplications will rise like Incense before our merciful Father-God ,
because for God NOTHING is impossible.
May the Good Lord bless all Medical Teams to find a cure .
One of the best prayers I would like to suggest is the Litany of the Saints.
I will keep all in my daily prayers.
Fr Francis Xavier Buhagiar PE
Chaplain of the Confraternity St Peter and St. Paul
MELBOURNE
Covid-19
Prayer to ask for help, comfort and salvation
God the Father, Creator of the world, omnipotent and merciful,
that for our love you have sent your Son into the world as a doctor of bodies and souls,
look at your kids that at this difficult time of disorientation and consternation
in many regions of Europe and the world turn to You
in search of strength, salvation, and relief.
Deliver us from sickness and fear, heals our patients, comforts his family members,
gives wisdom to our rulers, energy and reward to doctors, nurses and volunteers,
eternal life to the deceased.
Don't abandon us in this time of trial, but deliver us from all evil.
All this we ask of you, O Father who, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, you live and reign for centuries.
Amen.
Santa Maria, Mother of health and hope, pray for us!
Bishops of Europe
With friendship
Fr. Manuel Martins
Chaplain of the Confraternity of St. Peter & St. Paul
PORTUGAL
Litany of the Saints
Lord, have mercy on us.
CHRIST, have mercy on us.
LORD, have mercy on us.
CHRIST, hear us.
CHRIST, graciously hear us.
GOD, THE FATHER OF HEAVEN, have mercy on us.
GOD THE SON, REDEEMER OF THE WORLD, have mercy on us.
GOD THE HOLY GHOST, have mercy on us.
HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD, have mercy on us.
HOLY MARY, pray for us.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, pray for us.
HOLY VIRGIN OF VIRGINS, pray for us.
ST. MICHAEL, pray for us.
ST. GABRIEL, pray for us.
ST. RAPHAEL, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY ORDERS OF BLESSED SPIRITS, pray for us.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, pray for us. ST. JOSEPH, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, pray for us.
ST. PETER, pray for us.
ST. PAUL, pray for us.
ST. ANDREW, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. JOHN, pray for us.
ST. THOMAS, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. PHILIP, pray for us.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, pray for us.
ST. MATTHEW, pray for us.
ST. SIMON, pray for us.
ST. THADDEUS, pray for us.
ST. BARNABAS, pray for us.
ST. LUKE, pray for us.
ST. MARK, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY APOSTLES AND EVANGELIST, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY DISCIPLES OF OUR LORD, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY INNOCENTS, pray for us.
ST. STEPHEN, pray for us.
ST. LAWRENCE, pray for us.
ST. VINCENT, pray for us.
SS. FABIAN AND SEBASTIAN, pray for us.
SS. JOHN AND PAUL, pray for us.
SS. COSMOS AND DAMIAN, pray for us.
SS. GERVASE AND PROTASE, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY MARTYRS, pray for us.
ST. SYLVESTER, pray for us.
ST. GREGORY, pray for us.
ST. AMBROSE, pray for us.
ST. AUGUSTINE, pray for us.
ST. JEROME, pray for us.
ST. MARTIN, pray for us.
ST. NICHOLAS, pray for us.
ST. ANTHONY, pray for us.
ST. BENEDICT, pray for us.
ST. BERNARD, pray for us.
ST. DOMINIC, pray for us.
ST. FRANCIS, pray for us.
ST. MARY MAGDALEN, pray for us.
ST. AGATHA, pray for us.
ST. LUCY, pray for us.
ST. AGNES, pray for us.
ST. CECILIA, pray for us.
ST. CATHERINE, pray for us.
ST. ANASTASIA, pray for us.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
By Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master
Greetings.
Messages and prayers from our Reverend Chaplains
Dear All:
What seems impossible to us Humans, prayers and supplications will rise like Incense before our merciful Father-God ,
because for God NOTHING is impossible.
May the Good Lord bless all Medical Teams to find a cure .
One of the best prayers I would like to suggest is the Litany of the Saints.
I will keep all in my daily prayers.
Fr Francis Xavier Buhagiar PE
Chaplain of the Confraternity St Peter and St. Paul
MELBOURNE
Covid-19
Prayer to ask for help, comfort and salvation
God the Father, Creator of the world, omnipotent and merciful,
that for our love you have sent your Son into the world as a doctor of bodies and souls,
look at your kids that at this difficult time of disorientation and consternation
in many regions of Europe and the world turn to You
in search of strength, salvation, and relief.
Deliver us from sickness and fear, heals our patients, comforts his family members,
gives wisdom to our rulers, energy and reward to doctors, nurses and volunteers,
eternal life to the deceased.
Don't abandon us in this time of trial, but deliver us from all evil.
All this we ask of you, O Father who, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, you live and reign for centuries.
Amen.
Santa Maria, Mother of health and hope, pray for us!
Bishops of Europe
With friendship
Fr. Manuel Martins
Chaplain of the Confraternity of St. Peter & St. Paul
PORTUGAL
Litany of the Saints
Lord, have mercy on us.
CHRIST, have mercy on us.
LORD, have mercy on us.
CHRIST, hear us.
CHRIST, graciously hear us.
GOD, THE FATHER OF HEAVEN, have mercy on us.
GOD THE SON, REDEEMER OF THE WORLD, have mercy on us.
GOD THE HOLY GHOST, have mercy on us.
HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD, have mercy on us.
HOLY MARY, pray for us.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, pray for us.
HOLY VIRGIN OF VIRGINS, pray for us.
ST. MICHAEL, pray for us.
ST. GABRIEL, pray for us.
ST. RAPHAEL, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY ORDERS OF BLESSED SPIRITS, pray for us.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, pray for us. ST. JOSEPH, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, pray for us.
ST. PETER, pray for us.
ST. PAUL, pray for us.
ST. ANDREW, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. JOHN, pray for us.
ST. THOMAS, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. PHILIP, pray for us.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, pray for us.
ST. MATTHEW, pray for us.
ST. SIMON, pray for us.
ST. THADDEUS, pray for us.
ST. BARNABAS, pray for us.
ST. LUKE, pray for us.
ST. MARK, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY APOSTLES AND EVANGELIST, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY DISCIPLES OF OUR LORD, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY INNOCENTS, pray for us.
ST. STEPHEN, pray for us.
ST. LAWRENCE, pray for us.
ST. VINCENT, pray for us.
SS. FABIAN AND SEBASTIAN, pray for us.
SS. JOHN AND PAUL, pray for us.
SS. COSMOS AND DAMIAN, pray for us.
SS. GERVASE AND PROTASE, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY MARTYRS, pray for us.
ST. SYLVESTER, pray for us.
ST. GREGORY, pray for us.
ST. AMBROSE, pray for us.
ST. AUGUSTINE, pray for us.
ST. JEROME, pray for us.
ST. MARTIN, pray for us.
ST. NICHOLAS, pray for us.
ST. ANTHONY, pray for us.
ST. BENEDICT, pray for us.
ST. BERNARD, pray for us.
ST. DOMINIC, pray for us.
ST. FRANCIS, pray for us.
ST. MARY MAGDALEN, pray for us.
ST. AGATHA, pray for us.
ST. LUCY, pray for us.
ST. AGNES, pray for us.
ST. CECILIA, pray for us.
ST. CATHERINE, pray for us.
ST. ANASTASIA, pray for us.
San Koronatu fin-Nadur
Tissebbah in-nicca ta San Koronatu Martri li tinsab gewwa l-Bazilka tan-Nadur minn Mark Falzon.
Tissebbah in-nicca ta San Koronatu Martri li tinsab gewwa l-Bazilka tan-Nadur minn Mark Falzon.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Grand Chapter of Melbourne.
Today, the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul organized its Annual BBQ to raise money for charity.
As always, it was a very successful event and all the patrons were very happy.
Thank you to all the volunteers who came to help yesterday and today.
God bless you all.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master and the Supreme Council.
Grand Chapter of Melbourne.
Today, the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul organized its Annual BBQ to raise money for charity.
As always, it was a very successful event and all the patrons were very happy.
Thank you to all the volunteers who came to help yesterday and today.
God bless you all.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master and the Supreme Council.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Our mission is to helping the poor in Peru.
Medic by day, priest by night: a Gozitan missionary in the Amazon
By John Paul Cordina.
Photo from left: Chevalier Joe Louis Meilak, Fr. Raymond Portelli and Chevalier Carmel Saliba presenting a donation to the mission in Peru.
What’s it like to be a doctor and a priest in one of the most remote cities on earth?
Fr Raymond Portelli, a Gozitan priest who has called Peru his home for the past 26 years, recounted his experiences on 103 Malta’s Heart, on the programme Newsbook Hour presented by Fr Joe Borg.
Fr Portelli is based in Iquitos, a city of around 400,000 people located in the Amazon basin. The city is the world’s largest city that cannot be reached by road: it is only accessible by river or air.
Fr. Portelli is the parish priest of the St Martín de Porres parish, with a population of 18,000 people. Around a fifth of his parishioners are comfortably middle-class, but the vast majority are poor, with around a tenth living in extreme poverty. Households do have running water and electricity, but many live in simple wooden shacks on dirt roads.
Due to the city’s isolation, job creation efforts are limited and unemployment is a significant problem. Many people try to eke out a living through fishing, agriculture or by selling trinkets on the streets of the city.
Caring for the body and soul
As the only priest in the parish – though a number of laypeople do help out – Fr Portelli seeks to look after his community’s pastoral needs. But he also identified another need: for healthcare.
“I have always been interested in medicine, even before I joined the seminary,” he explains. Consequently, he obtained a dispensation from Gozo Bishop Nikol Cauchi to study medicine at Iquitos’ university part-time, and graduated as a medical doctor after nine years.
He often sees patients at the parish, but notes that his parishioners clearly distinguish between his two roles.
“They call me doctor by day, and father by night,” he notes.
Helping out in the jungle
Though he is based in the city, Fr Portelli regularly ventures outside the parish to provide religious and medical services to isolated communities along the Momón River, a small tributary of the Amazon. Travelling by speedboat to reach a series of tiny villages, with the most distant one 12 hours away, the priest encounters a completely different reality.
These communities are virtually inaccessible most of the year, as a drop in water levels reduces the river to a muddy path, and are thus mostly self-reliant. People live in small huts with no doors – theft not being a concern in such an isolated place – in communities with no shops or facilities.
Stocking up on medicines for the journey, Fr Portelli takes care of common ailments such as diabetes and malaria. If more serious health issues are identified, he offers to take patients to the city, but they often refuse, as they are unwilling to leave their families behind.
Once all patients are treated, Fr Portelli holds a catechism session and celebrates mass, often illuminated by candlelight or kerosene lamps – electricity is unheard of so deep in the jungle. Though most are baptised Catholics, even non-Catholics attend mass out of respect.
Living conditions may be harsh, but Fr Portelli also notes that there is a strong sense of community in these villages, with people helping each other out. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone helps out whenever a new house is built.
But every so often, village inhabitants try their luck in the city, effectively severing their ties with the community they grew up in. And as a result, they often feel lost among the city’s 400,000 inhabitants, struggling to fit in.
Our mission is to helping the poor in Peru.
Medic by day, priest by night: a Gozitan missionary in the Amazon
By John Paul Cordina.
Photo from left: Chevalier Joe Louis Meilak, Fr. Raymond Portelli and Chevalier Carmel Saliba presenting a donation to the mission in Peru.
What’s it like to be a doctor and a priest in one of the most remote cities on earth?
Fr Raymond Portelli, a Gozitan priest who has called Peru his home for the past 26 years, recounted his experiences on 103 Malta’s Heart, on the programme Newsbook Hour presented by Fr Joe Borg.
Fr Portelli is based in Iquitos, a city of around 400,000 people located in the Amazon basin. The city is the world’s largest city that cannot be reached by road: it is only accessible by river or air.
Fr. Portelli is the parish priest of the St Martín de Porres parish, with a population of 18,000 people. Around a fifth of his parishioners are comfortably middle-class, but the vast majority are poor, with around a tenth living in extreme poverty. Households do have running water and electricity, but many live in simple wooden shacks on dirt roads.
Due to the city’s isolation, job creation efforts are limited and unemployment is a significant problem. Many people try to eke out a living through fishing, agriculture or by selling trinkets on the streets of the city.
Caring for the body and soul
As the only priest in the parish – though a number of laypeople do help out – Fr Portelli seeks to look after his community’s pastoral needs. But he also identified another need: for healthcare.
“I have always been interested in medicine, even before I joined the seminary,” he explains. Consequently, he obtained a dispensation from Gozo Bishop Nikol Cauchi to study medicine at Iquitos’ university part-time, and graduated as a medical doctor after nine years.
He often sees patients at the parish, but notes that his parishioners clearly distinguish between his two roles.
“They call me doctor by day, and father by night,” he notes.
Helping out in the jungle
Though he is based in the city, Fr Portelli regularly ventures outside the parish to provide religious and medical services to isolated communities along the Momón River, a small tributary of the Amazon. Travelling by speedboat to reach a series of tiny villages, with the most distant one 12 hours away, the priest encounters a completely different reality.
These communities are virtually inaccessible most of the year, as a drop in water levels reduces the river to a muddy path, and are thus mostly self-reliant. People live in small huts with no doors – theft not being a concern in such an isolated place – in communities with no shops or facilities.
Stocking up on medicines for the journey, Fr Portelli takes care of common ailments such as diabetes and malaria. If more serious health issues are identified, he offers to take patients to the city, but they often refuse, as they are unwilling to leave their families behind.
Once all patients are treated, Fr Portelli holds a catechism session and celebrates mass, often illuminated by candlelight or kerosene lamps – electricity is unheard of so deep in the jungle. Though most are baptised Catholics, even non-Catholics attend mass out of respect.
Living conditions may be harsh, but Fr Portelli also notes that there is a strong sense of community in these villages, with people helping each other out. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone helps out whenever a new house is built.
But every so often, village inhabitants try their luck in the city, effectively severing their ties with the community they grew up in. And as a result, they often feel lost among the city’s 400,000 inhabitants, struggling to fit in.
FLAG OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
The flag of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul created by the Grand Master Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and put in details by Ross Sabatini.
The flag is now registered as a Trade Mark in the Australian Federal Government IP Australia.
Our aim is that one day the flag will fly in St. Peter Paul Square in Nadur during the feast of Mnarja.
The flag of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul created by the Grand Master Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and put in details by Ross Sabatini.
The flag is now registered as a Trade Mark in the Australian Federal Government IP Australia.
Our aim is that one day the flag will fly in St. Peter Paul Square in Nadur during the feast of Mnarja.
Nadurama Poezija ta' Peter Paul Vella
Ghana fic-Centru Kulturali Malti gewwa Melbourne, l' Awstralja
Minn Peter Paul Portelli
President
Ara ftit film hawn: https://www.facebook.com/peter.paul.portelli.1/videos/3249314411749877/
Gustav Tonna PROSET L-GHANNEJJA IL-KITARISTI U LODJENZA TA KULL NHAR HAMIS IMORRU ALBION JIEHDU PJACIR U NISA JITGHALMU IL BIZZILLA .GRAZZI IL BARMAN U NNISA TA TEA BAR U L-KOK +++
Giacinta Grech Nice to keep the Maltese folk singing going on so far from Malta. Was nice to have met a few of you some weeks ago. Best Wishes to ALL, especially Peter Paul Portelli.
Minn Peter Paul Portelli
President
Ara ftit film hawn: https://www.facebook.com/peter.paul.portelli.1/videos/3249314411749877/
Gustav Tonna PROSET L-GHANNEJJA IL-KITARISTI U LODJENZA TA KULL NHAR HAMIS IMORRU ALBION JIEHDU PJACIR U NISA JITGHALMU IL BIZZILLA .GRAZZI IL BARMAN U NNISA TA TEA BAR U L-KOK +++
Giacinta Grech Nice to keep the Maltese folk singing going on so far from Malta. Was nice to have met a few of you some weeks ago. Best Wishes to ALL, especially Peter Paul Portelli.
In-Nadur fil-Letteratura Nazzjonali Maltija
Minn Daniel Meilak
Kelinu Vella Haber (1913-2014) Imwieled fin-Nadur fl-1 ta’ Ottubru tal-1913, Kelinu, kif ħafna kienu jsibuh, kien wieħed mill-aktar Nadurin li taw sehem attiv fit-tiswir u t-tisħiħ tal-ilsien Malti matul is-seklu għoxrin. Kien edukat fisSeminarju t’Għawdex u wara filKulleġġ tal-Ġiżwiti f’Birkirkara. Għamel xi żmien novizz mas-Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl u kien hemm li ltaqa’ mal-poeta Karmenu Vassallo. Fost il-ħafna inizzjattivi siewja tiegħu favur il-Malti, huwa waqqaf ‘ix-Xirka għat-Tixrid tal-Ilsien Malti’, u miegħu kien hemm Anton Buttigieg, Ġużè Bonnici, Ġużè Chetcuti u Ġorġ Pisani, li nislu wkoll huwa min-Nadur. L-ewwel laqgħa saret fil-15 ta’ Jannar 1939.
Fl-1940 Vella Haber waqqaf din ix-Xirka wkoll ġewwa n-Nadur u din ħadmet bis-sħiħ favur aktar edukazzjoni u tixrid tal-lingwa Maltija kif ukoll biex jinxtered il-litteriżmu. Dan għen lil ħafna żgħażagħ kif ukoll lill-isforzi favur l-emanċipazzjoni tal-mara. Ħeġġeġ ħafna żgħażagħ jibdew jiktbu u mbagħad il-kitba tagħhom kienet tinqara fuq irrediffusion. Fost iż-żgħażagħ li kienu msieħba u ffurmata fl-għaqda li waqqaf Kelinu nsibu persunaġġi bħal Guido De Marco, Charles Camilleri u Frans Ebejer. Kien ukoll membru għal xi żmien fl-Assemblea Nazzjonali tal-Gvern. Miet nhar it-28 ta’ Jannar 2014, fl-età ta’ 100 sena.1 Bħala rikonoxximent tal-ħimda tiegħu kien ingħata Ġieħ irRepubblika fl-1997 mill-President tar-Repubblika l-Eċċ. T. Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici.
Fost il-ħafna kitbiet tiegħu, in-Nadur kellu post prominenti. Forsi l-aktar li jispikkaw huma l-folkdrama ‘Nadurjana’ u l-poemett bl-istess isem: ‘Nadurjana’. Il-folkdrama ‘Nadurjana’ li huwa kiteb bħala rakkont f’650 vers joħroġ fil-beraħ il-karattru tan-Nadur u n-Nadurin, dejjem marbuta mal-baħar u mal-agrikultura. Dan kollu fl-isfond tal-istorja li tibda miż-żmien tal-qedem u li twaħħad fiha l-kult lejn San Pietru u San Pawl ma’ dak pagan. Dan irrakkont jimxi mbagħad maż-żmien tal-ħbit tal-furbani, tattwelid tal-parroċċa, taż-żmien li fih saru l-qniepen fl-1815, iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Imnarja fil-Buskett, li inċidentalment qed tagħlaq tliet mitt sena (kien fl-1720, skont ma jikteb Giovanni Agius de Soldanis li l-Imnarja bdiet tiġi ċċelebrata b’dan il-mod fil-Buskett), għall-bini tal-knisja, it-tkabbir tagħha u l-leġġendi marbuta mar-raħal. Hawn se nagħti silta ċkejkna ħafna li anke toħroġ fil-beraħ il-kuntest li fiha nkitbet. Billi din il-folkdrama nkitbet għall-okkażjoni tal-festi triċentinarji mit-twaqqif tal-parroċċa fl-1688, u billi dak iż-żmien qamet il-kwistjoni pjuttost taħraq bejn in-Nadur u l-Qala dwar min minnhom kellu leġittimament jiċċelebra t-300 sena tiegħu, Vella Haber kiteb hekk:
‘In-Nadur kien sar parroċċa maqdes bnew in-Nadurin għax kien ġie Cocco Palmeri amar fis lil Bernardin knisja ibni mar amarlu f’dik il-wesgħa ta’ Nadur qim ġie’ fiha ’l Pietru u Pawlu sadattant aħraq il-bħur ġewwa l-Qala l-Kunċizzjoni fost il-poplu żomm l-unjoni.2
Fih ukoll dawn il-versi patrijottiċi:
Jiddomina n-Nadur tagħna
minn kull fejn tħares lejh
kif mill-port ta’ Malta toħroġ
dlonk jisraqlek dwal għajnejk!
Iktar ma qribu tersaq
iktar ’il fuq jogħla
u kien minħabba f’hekk li nħatar
biex għall-Għawdxin ikun gardjola!
Il-widien u l-miġriet tiegħek
il-għerien u l-bajjiet
ismijiet ta’ nisel juru
minn tal-eqdem żminijiet
kif il-ġonna u l-kampanja
it-triqat l-inħawi sbieħ
ismijiet tal-qedem għandhom
jixhdu nisel xiħ bis-sħiħ!
Għaċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tas-sena tal-Fidi u tal-1900 sena mill-martirju ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl kienu saru festi kbar fin-Nadur, li l-Knisja Kolleġġjata tiegħu kienet għadha 2 Duminku Camilleri, 125 Sena Kkonsagrata. 125 Sena Bażilika, Vigilat 4, (Nadur 1992), 86-98.
hemm ġiet mgħollija għad-dinjità ta’ Bażilika Minuri. Waqt Akkademja mużiko-letterarja nhar il-Ħamis 27 ta’ Ġunju 1968 kienet inqrat il-peożija ta’ Vella Haber li ġġib l-istess isem ‘Nadurjana’. Dan huwa wkoll xogħol patrijottiku fuq l-istess temi ta’ dak imsemmi aktar ’il fuq:
Wiret in-Nadur fuqani l-isbaħ u l-ogħla fost kull panorama li jiflaħ joffri l-arċipelagu tagħna ... ...
In-Nadur kiseb foħrija kiseb ġmiel u dija kiseb ruħ Nadurija mill-erwieħ tal-Għawdxin l-oħra.
3 Fost diversi poeżiji oħrajn li huwa kiteb dwar in-Nadur insibu għadd fil-ktieb ta’ Karm Caruana In-Nadur u t-Tempju Tiegħu Monumentali. ‘Il-Bajja ta’ San Blas’ li hija ddedikata lil Girgor Buttigieg ‘Naduri li għex u miet ta’ qaddis,’ u fiha jiddeskrivi l-bajja bħala ‘s-sebħ u l-kobor tan-Nadur,’ blistess stil romantiku ta’ poeti oħrajn ta’ qablu: ‘San Blas nitgħaxxaq bik: / Seħer il-ħajja nsibu kollu fik!’4
Imbagħad insibu wkoll diversi poeżiji oħrajn b’laqta patrijottika. Vella Haber kiteb ‘Il-Kanuni tan-Nadur’ bħala ‘tifkira tal-Professur Lazzru Pisani li Pitter ilMaqdes tan-Nadur.’ Fiha l-kanuni li xi darba kienu jisparaw fuq ‘il-misħut Nofs Qamar’ sabiex jiddefendu lir-reliġjon Nisranija, issa jinsabu sektin. Kanuni oħrajn ‘qniepen saru,’ b’referenza għall-manuvra li kien għamel il-kappillan Dun Anton Scasciato (1772-1834) fl-18151816 meta rnexxielu jakkwista kanuni bil-permess tal Gvernatur Sir Thomas Maitland (1760-1824) sabiex jagħmilhom qniepen ġodda.5 F’ ‘Żernieq il-Maqdes tanNadur’ iddedikata bħala ‘Bukkett qronfol lill-Professur F.S. Sciortino’, il-poeta jibda mill-leġġenda tal-bini talKnisja meta Girgor għabba l-ħmara bil-ġebel u fejn din waqfet, allura nbniet din il-binja u jinfexx f’ħafna tifħir:
Maqdes gwapp ħafna n-Nadur inbena
Nixxiegħa sar tal-ogħla sebħ u faħar;
Ġieħ dan il-maqdes jiktor, le jinfena.
6 Fuq laqta reliġjuża, fil-poeżija ‘Luminaria Magna’, ‘B’tifkira u żżih il-ħajr lill-Artista Piju Cellini’, Vella Haber jeżalta lil San Pietru u San Pawl fil-ġrajjiet ta’ Attila s-Salvaġġ. Kienu huma li ‘ħarġu għalih bil-qilla, / ħanqu lill-għadu bir-rabtiet tal-lġiem.’ Hekk ukoll ‘aħna nirbħu żgur ... il-Kruċjata Mqaddsa ...’ Dan kollu bit-tarka tal-Imnarja, voldieri tażżewġt idwal li huma San Pietru u San Pawl.7
Anke fix-xogħol tiegħu ‘Quddiem San Koronatu Martri. Fit-Tempju Monumentali tan-Nadur,’ Kelinu jinseġ għanja ta’ tifħir lil dan il-bniedem li sa minn żmien ilu n-Nadurin qisuh bħala Kon-Patrun tagħhom flimkien ma’ San Pietru u San Pawl:
Koronatu! Insejħulek
aħna wliedek Nadurin:
iddew ilqa’ l-ħajr sħiħ tagħna;
żommna miegħek magħqudin.
L-osservazzjoni li jagħmel meta jikteb li ‘mhux ta’ b’xejn b’ismek imgħammda / ħafna wlied minn tan-Nadur!’ kienet tapplika b’mod tajjeb għall-1953 meta dehret din il-poeżija ppubblikata, iżda llum iż-żminijiet inbidlu u huma ftit jekk xejn, dawk it-tfal Nadurin li jiġu msemmija għal San Koronatu. Jolqtok ukoll kif Vella Haber jitratta mal-fatt li ma nafu xejn dwar dan il-korp, iżda hu joħroġ b’dan: ‘Aktar m’Int mostur u moħbi, / aktar fostna sirt magħruf ...’ U tassew għaliex f’dawn iż-żminijiet li fih kien qed jikteb San Koronatu kien għad għandu ħafna popolarità fin-Nadur, xi ħaġa li bħal dik tal-ismijiet, illum ixxejnet ukoll.
3 Duminku Camilleri, 200 Sena mit-Twelid ta’ l-E.T. Mons. M. Buttigieg. 100 Sena Arċipretali, Vigilat 5, (Nadur 1993), 94-95. 4 Karm Caruana, In-Nadur u t-Tempju Tiegħu Monumentali, (Nadur 1953), 23.
5 Ibid., 120 6 Ibid., 125 7 Ibid., 133.
Kelinu Vella Haber jingħata ġieħ mill-Akkademja tal-Malti f'għeluq il-mitt sena tiegħu - 2013
Storja, Kultura u Attwalità36
Minn Daniel Meilak
Kelinu Vella Haber (1913-2014) Imwieled fin-Nadur fl-1 ta’ Ottubru tal-1913, Kelinu, kif ħafna kienu jsibuh, kien wieħed mill-aktar Nadurin li taw sehem attiv fit-tiswir u t-tisħiħ tal-ilsien Malti matul is-seklu għoxrin. Kien edukat fisSeminarju t’Għawdex u wara filKulleġġ tal-Ġiżwiti f’Birkirkara. Għamel xi żmien novizz mas-Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl u kien hemm li ltaqa’ mal-poeta Karmenu Vassallo. Fost il-ħafna inizzjattivi siewja tiegħu favur il-Malti, huwa waqqaf ‘ix-Xirka għat-Tixrid tal-Ilsien Malti’, u miegħu kien hemm Anton Buttigieg, Ġużè Bonnici, Ġużè Chetcuti u Ġorġ Pisani, li nislu wkoll huwa min-Nadur. L-ewwel laqgħa saret fil-15 ta’ Jannar 1939.
Fl-1940 Vella Haber waqqaf din ix-Xirka wkoll ġewwa n-Nadur u din ħadmet bis-sħiħ favur aktar edukazzjoni u tixrid tal-lingwa Maltija kif ukoll biex jinxtered il-litteriżmu. Dan għen lil ħafna żgħażagħ kif ukoll lill-isforzi favur l-emanċipazzjoni tal-mara. Ħeġġeġ ħafna żgħażagħ jibdew jiktbu u mbagħad il-kitba tagħhom kienet tinqara fuq irrediffusion. Fost iż-żgħażagħ li kienu msieħba u ffurmata fl-għaqda li waqqaf Kelinu nsibu persunaġġi bħal Guido De Marco, Charles Camilleri u Frans Ebejer. Kien ukoll membru għal xi żmien fl-Assemblea Nazzjonali tal-Gvern. Miet nhar it-28 ta’ Jannar 2014, fl-età ta’ 100 sena.1 Bħala rikonoxximent tal-ħimda tiegħu kien ingħata Ġieħ irRepubblika fl-1997 mill-President tar-Repubblika l-Eċċ. T. Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici.
Fost il-ħafna kitbiet tiegħu, in-Nadur kellu post prominenti. Forsi l-aktar li jispikkaw huma l-folkdrama ‘Nadurjana’ u l-poemett bl-istess isem: ‘Nadurjana’. Il-folkdrama ‘Nadurjana’ li huwa kiteb bħala rakkont f’650 vers joħroġ fil-beraħ il-karattru tan-Nadur u n-Nadurin, dejjem marbuta mal-baħar u mal-agrikultura. Dan kollu fl-isfond tal-istorja li tibda miż-żmien tal-qedem u li twaħħad fiha l-kult lejn San Pietru u San Pawl ma’ dak pagan. Dan irrakkont jimxi mbagħad maż-żmien tal-ħbit tal-furbani, tattwelid tal-parroċċa, taż-żmien li fih saru l-qniepen fl-1815, iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Imnarja fil-Buskett, li inċidentalment qed tagħlaq tliet mitt sena (kien fl-1720, skont ma jikteb Giovanni Agius de Soldanis li l-Imnarja bdiet tiġi ċċelebrata b’dan il-mod fil-Buskett), għall-bini tal-knisja, it-tkabbir tagħha u l-leġġendi marbuta mar-raħal. Hawn se nagħti silta ċkejkna ħafna li anke toħroġ fil-beraħ il-kuntest li fiha nkitbet. Billi din il-folkdrama nkitbet għall-okkażjoni tal-festi triċentinarji mit-twaqqif tal-parroċċa fl-1688, u billi dak iż-żmien qamet il-kwistjoni pjuttost taħraq bejn in-Nadur u l-Qala dwar min minnhom kellu leġittimament jiċċelebra t-300 sena tiegħu, Vella Haber kiteb hekk:
‘In-Nadur kien sar parroċċa maqdes bnew in-Nadurin għax kien ġie Cocco Palmeri amar fis lil Bernardin knisja ibni mar amarlu f’dik il-wesgħa ta’ Nadur qim ġie’ fiha ’l Pietru u Pawlu sadattant aħraq il-bħur ġewwa l-Qala l-Kunċizzjoni fost il-poplu żomm l-unjoni.2
Fih ukoll dawn il-versi patrijottiċi:
Jiddomina n-Nadur tagħna
minn kull fejn tħares lejh
kif mill-port ta’ Malta toħroġ
dlonk jisraqlek dwal għajnejk!
Iktar ma qribu tersaq
iktar ’il fuq jogħla
u kien minħabba f’hekk li nħatar
biex għall-Għawdxin ikun gardjola!
Il-widien u l-miġriet tiegħek
il-għerien u l-bajjiet
ismijiet ta’ nisel juru
minn tal-eqdem żminijiet
kif il-ġonna u l-kampanja
it-triqat l-inħawi sbieħ
ismijiet tal-qedem għandhom
jixhdu nisel xiħ bis-sħiħ!
Għaċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tas-sena tal-Fidi u tal-1900 sena mill-martirju ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl kienu saru festi kbar fin-Nadur, li l-Knisja Kolleġġjata tiegħu kienet għadha 2 Duminku Camilleri, 125 Sena Kkonsagrata. 125 Sena Bażilika, Vigilat 4, (Nadur 1992), 86-98.
hemm ġiet mgħollija għad-dinjità ta’ Bażilika Minuri. Waqt Akkademja mużiko-letterarja nhar il-Ħamis 27 ta’ Ġunju 1968 kienet inqrat il-peożija ta’ Vella Haber li ġġib l-istess isem ‘Nadurjana’. Dan huwa wkoll xogħol patrijottiku fuq l-istess temi ta’ dak imsemmi aktar ’il fuq:
Wiret in-Nadur fuqani l-isbaħ u l-ogħla fost kull panorama li jiflaħ joffri l-arċipelagu tagħna ... ...
In-Nadur kiseb foħrija kiseb ġmiel u dija kiseb ruħ Nadurija mill-erwieħ tal-Għawdxin l-oħra.
3 Fost diversi poeżiji oħrajn li huwa kiteb dwar in-Nadur insibu għadd fil-ktieb ta’ Karm Caruana In-Nadur u t-Tempju Tiegħu Monumentali. ‘Il-Bajja ta’ San Blas’ li hija ddedikata lil Girgor Buttigieg ‘Naduri li għex u miet ta’ qaddis,’ u fiha jiddeskrivi l-bajja bħala ‘s-sebħ u l-kobor tan-Nadur,’ blistess stil romantiku ta’ poeti oħrajn ta’ qablu: ‘San Blas nitgħaxxaq bik: / Seħer il-ħajja nsibu kollu fik!’4
Imbagħad insibu wkoll diversi poeżiji oħrajn b’laqta patrijottika. Vella Haber kiteb ‘Il-Kanuni tan-Nadur’ bħala ‘tifkira tal-Professur Lazzru Pisani li Pitter ilMaqdes tan-Nadur.’ Fiha l-kanuni li xi darba kienu jisparaw fuq ‘il-misħut Nofs Qamar’ sabiex jiddefendu lir-reliġjon Nisranija, issa jinsabu sektin. Kanuni oħrajn ‘qniepen saru,’ b’referenza għall-manuvra li kien għamel il-kappillan Dun Anton Scasciato (1772-1834) fl-18151816 meta rnexxielu jakkwista kanuni bil-permess tal Gvernatur Sir Thomas Maitland (1760-1824) sabiex jagħmilhom qniepen ġodda.5 F’ ‘Żernieq il-Maqdes tanNadur’ iddedikata bħala ‘Bukkett qronfol lill-Professur F.S. Sciortino’, il-poeta jibda mill-leġġenda tal-bini talKnisja meta Girgor għabba l-ħmara bil-ġebel u fejn din waqfet, allura nbniet din il-binja u jinfexx f’ħafna tifħir:
Maqdes gwapp ħafna n-Nadur inbena
Nixxiegħa sar tal-ogħla sebħ u faħar;
Ġieħ dan il-maqdes jiktor, le jinfena.
6 Fuq laqta reliġjuża, fil-poeżija ‘Luminaria Magna’, ‘B’tifkira u żżih il-ħajr lill-Artista Piju Cellini’, Vella Haber jeżalta lil San Pietru u San Pawl fil-ġrajjiet ta’ Attila s-Salvaġġ. Kienu huma li ‘ħarġu għalih bil-qilla, / ħanqu lill-għadu bir-rabtiet tal-lġiem.’ Hekk ukoll ‘aħna nirbħu żgur ... il-Kruċjata Mqaddsa ...’ Dan kollu bit-tarka tal-Imnarja, voldieri tażżewġt idwal li huma San Pietru u San Pawl.7
Anke fix-xogħol tiegħu ‘Quddiem San Koronatu Martri. Fit-Tempju Monumentali tan-Nadur,’ Kelinu jinseġ għanja ta’ tifħir lil dan il-bniedem li sa minn żmien ilu n-Nadurin qisuh bħala Kon-Patrun tagħhom flimkien ma’ San Pietru u San Pawl:
Koronatu! Insejħulek
aħna wliedek Nadurin:
iddew ilqa’ l-ħajr sħiħ tagħna;
żommna miegħek magħqudin.
L-osservazzjoni li jagħmel meta jikteb li ‘mhux ta’ b’xejn b’ismek imgħammda / ħafna wlied minn tan-Nadur!’ kienet tapplika b’mod tajjeb għall-1953 meta dehret din il-poeżija ppubblikata, iżda llum iż-żminijiet inbidlu u huma ftit jekk xejn, dawk it-tfal Nadurin li jiġu msemmija għal San Koronatu. Jolqtok ukoll kif Vella Haber jitratta mal-fatt li ma nafu xejn dwar dan il-korp, iżda hu joħroġ b’dan: ‘Aktar m’Int mostur u moħbi, / aktar fostna sirt magħruf ...’ U tassew għaliex f’dawn iż-żminijiet li fih kien qed jikteb San Koronatu kien għad għandu ħafna popolarità fin-Nadur, xi ħaġa li bħal dik tal-ismijiet, illum ixxejnet ukoll.
3 Duminku Camilleri, 200 Sena mit-Twelid ta’ l-E.T. Mons. M. Buttigieg. 100 Sena Arċipretali, Vigilat 5, (Nadur 1993), 94-95. 4 Karm Caruana, In-Nadur u t-Tempju Tiegħu Monumentali, (Nadur 1953), 23.
5 Ibid., 120 6 Ibid., 125 7 Ibid., 133.
Kelinu Vella Haber jingħata ġieħ mill-Akkademja tal-Malti f'għeluq il-mitt sena tiegħu - 2013
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'In-Nadur'
Poezija ta' Patri Mattew Sultana
Jekk f’sidri nħoss nifs qawwi,
Jekk bqajt sal-lum bil-ferħ qalbi trid tfur,
Ngħid li mill-arja, mid-dehriet ta’ seħer
U l-ħlewwa tan-Nadur.
Fejn il-ħolqien jitbissem
Kont nilmaħ qalb dawk l-oqsma, żara’ u ħdura;
Widien, għoljiet, siġar tal-frott fejn tħares;
Kemm xtaqtni ma ġejtx lura!
X’jiem hienja! X’jiem ta’ seħer,
F’raħal sabiħ, f’ġenna tal-art qattajt!
Sirt naf in-nies, tħabbibt, ħabbejt, ħabbewni;
Nies bħalhom, ftit, jekk rajt! Sal-lum bqajt nistħajjilni
Inħoss il-fewġa tonfoħ f’dawk l-ibruħ,
Tmelles fuq wiċċi u fuq uċuh ir-raba’
U nħossha ‘ttini r-ruħ.
U għalkemm minkejja fija
Tlaqt f’qasir żmien u ’l min sirt naf ħallejt,
Ġmiel in-natura mżiegħed f’dawk l-inħawi
U r-raħal qatt ma nsejt.
Għax dawn in-nies dħulija ...
Maqdes San Pietru Pawl, ġmiel kull fejn tmur,
Ħallewni noħlom b’dawk il-jiem mgħoddija
F’dil-‘Ġenna ta’ Nadur’.
Poezija ta' Patri Mattew Sultana
Jekk f’sidri nħoss nifs qawwi,
Jekk bqajt sal-lum bil-ferħ qalbi trid tfur,
Ngħid li mill-arja, mid-dehriet ta’ seħer
U l-ħlewwa tan-Nadur.
Fejn il-ħolqien jitbissem
Kont nilmaħ qalb dawk l-oqsma, żara’ u ħdura;
Widien, għoljiet, siġar tal-frott fejn tħares;
Kemm xtaqtni ma ġejtx lura!
X’jiem hienja! X’jiem ta’ seħer,
F’raħal sabiħ, f’ġenna tal-art qattajt!
Sirt naf in-nies, tħabbibt, ħabbejt, ħabbewni;
Nies bħalhom, ftit, jekk rajt! Sal-lum bqajt nistħajjilni
Inħoss il-fewġa tonfoħ f’dawk l-ibruħ,
Tmelles fuq wiċċi u fuq uċuh ir-raba’
U nħossha ‘ttini r-ruħ.
U għalkemm minkejja fija
Tlaqt f’qasir żmien u ’l min sirt naf ħallejt,
Ġmiel in-natura mżiegħed f’dawk l-inħawi
U r-raħal qatt ma nsejt.
Għax dawn in-nies dħulija ...
Maqdes San Pietru Pawl, ġmiel kull fejn tmur,
Ħallewni noħlom b’dawk il-jiem mgħoddija
F’dil-‘Ġenna ta’ Nadur’.
Sopu Tower by Alessio Sultana
Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi receives Gieh in-Nadur
23 November, 2019
Members of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul of the Grand Chapter of Malta, during the presentation of Gieh in Nadur to Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi Deputy Chancellor.
Photo from left: Chevalier Adonai Camilleri Cauchi, Dame Marlene Muscat, Chevalier Carmel Saliba, Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi, Chevalier Chancellor Joseph Louis Meilak, Brother Matthias Mercieca and Dame Veronica Camilleri Cauchi.
23 November, 2019
Members of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul of the Grand Chapter of Malta, during the presentation of Gieh in Nadur to Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi Deputy Chancellor.
Photo from left: Chevalier Adonai Camilleri Cauchi, Dame Marlene Muscat, Chevalier Carmel Saliba, Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi, Chevalier Chancellor Joseph Louis Meilak, Brother Matthias Mercieca and Dame Veronica Camilleri Cauchi.
Message from the Grand Master H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Photo: The Secretary Chevalier Carmel Saliba is reading the message from the Grand Master for the presentation of Gieh in Nadur to Chevalier Deputy Chancellor Michael Camilleri Cauchi.
The Grand Master His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul is very honoured to have Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi one of its own.
He has been a very dedicated and honourable member of our Confraternity. He is always ready to give advice to help our Confraternity to achieve more.
We are very happy to say that on Tuesday this week, we donated $10,000 to the Royal Women’s Hospital - Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The money was raised from a Fund Raising Lunch we had last month and some donations from individuals and sponsors.
This year we donated others sums of money to the Australian Farmers who were suffering from drought-ravaged part of the State of Victoria and to our missions in Peru.
Our Confraternity is still small but it’s making a big impact to help those in need.
We like to Congratulate Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi, on receiving the honour Gieh in-Nadur 2019.
God bless you.
H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Photo: The Secretary Chevalier Carmel Saliba is reading the message from the Grand Master for the presentation of Gieh in Nadur to Chevalier Deputy Chancellor Michael Camilleri Cauchi.
The Grand Master His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul is very honoured to have Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi one of its own.
He has been a very dedicated and honourable member of our Confraternity. He is always ready to give advice to help our Confraternity to achieve more.
We are very happy to say that on Tuesday this week, we donated $10,000 to the Royal Women’s Hospital - Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The money was raised from a Fund Raising Lunch we had last month and some donations from individuals and sponsors.
This year we donated others sums of money to the Australian Farmers who were suffering from drought-ravaged part of the State of Victoria and to our missions in Peru.
Our Confraternity is still small but it’s making a big impact to help those in need.
We like to Congratulate Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi, on receiving the honour Gieh in-Nadur 2019.
God bless you.
H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Gozo Channel ship damaged after crashing into pier - MinisterMonday, 25 November 2019,
Gozo Channel is operating with only two ships after one of the ferries was damaged today due to the strong winds and rough seas, Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana told Parliament.
It had already been announced that the MV Nikolaus, which was leased by the company to operate as a fourth vessel, was to undergo repair work that will last till mid-December.
The company was operating with three vessels until this morning when one of the remaining three ships was damaged and needs repair work.
Gozo Channel is operating with only two ships after one of the ferries was damaged today due to the strong winds and rough seas, Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana told Parliament.
It had already been announced that the MV Nikolaus, which was leased by the company to operate as a fourth vessel, was to undergo repair work that will last till mid-December.
The company was operating with three vessels until this morning when one of the remaining three ships was damaged and needs repair work.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Melbourne. Australia.
By Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master
On Tuesday 19 November, 2019 the Members of the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul made a generous donation of $10,000 to the Royal Women's Hospital - Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
Every year more than1,600 babies who are born sick or prematurely are cared for by the specialist NICU team at the Women's.
The money was raised from a Lunch organised by theGrand Chapter of Melbourne on the 13 of October, 2019.
The Supreme Council has agreed to donate money to the Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital at the Good Friday Appeal.
Photo from left: Chevalier Saverio Greto, Dame Gail Vas, Dame Carmela Barbaro, Chevalier Vincenzo Galtieri. H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master presenting the cheque to Sue Jacobs Deputy Clinical Director - Neonatal Paediatrician, Laura Bignell Chief Midwifery and Nursing Officer, Dame Angela Greto and Dame Mimma Sabatini.
Melbourne. Australia.
By Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master
On Tuesday 19 November, 2019 the Members of the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul made a generous donation of $10,000 to the Royal Women's Hospital - Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
Every year more than1,600 babies who are born sick or prematurely are cared for by the specialist NICU team at the Women's.
The money was raised from a Lunch organised by theGrand Chapter of Melbourne on the 13 of October, 2019.
The Supreme Council has agreed to donate money to the Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital at the Good Friday Appeal.
Photo from left: Chevalier Saverio Greto, Dame Gail Vas, Dame Carmela Barbaro, Chevalier Vincenzo Galtieri. H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master presenting the cheque to Sue Jacobs Deputy Clinical Director - Neonatal Paediatrician, Laura Bignell Chief Midwifery and Nursing Officer, Dame Angela Greto and Dame Mimma Sabatini.
The Most Respected Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Address: December 13 Street. Nadur, Gozo.
22 September, 2019
Congratulations to our Members in Malta for doing such a great job in helping the poor in Peru.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
The mission of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul is to help the poor and the sick
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Address: December 13 Street. Nadur, Gozo.
22 September, 2019
Congratulations to our Members in Malta for doing such a great job in helping the poor in Peru.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
The mission of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul is to help the poor and the sick
HELPING THE POOR IN PERU
Yesterday Bishop Giovanni Cefai a missionary priest in Peru celebrated Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nadur.
After the Mass the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul donated money to his mission.
Thanks to the Supreme Council of the Confraternity in Melbourne and the Grand Chapter of Nadur for the money.
Thanks also to Mons. Jimmy Xerri Parish Priest of Nadur for his support.
This was the second time that the Confraternity donated money to missions in Peru in the last couple of months.
God bless His Excellency Bishop Giovanni Cefai for his work to help the poor and the sick.
God bless the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Yesterday Bishop Giovanni Cefai a missionary priest in Peru celebrated Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nadur.
After the Mass the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul donated money to his mission.
Thanks to the Supreme Council of the Confraternity in Melbourne and the Grand Chapter of Nadur for the money.
Thanks also to Mons. Jimmy Xerri Parish Priest of Nadur for his support.
This was the second time that the Confraternity donated money to missions in Peru in the last couple of months.
God bless His Excellency Bishop Giovanni Cefai for his work to help the poor and the sick.
God bless the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Dahlet Qorrot Bay from Sopu Tower in San Blas Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Nadur Bailica Church from San Blas
Sopu Tower built in 1667 by the Knights of Malta
Sopu Tower is situated on the cliffs between St. Blas and Dahlet Qorrot bays in Nadur.
Sopu Tower is situated on the cliffs between St. Blas and Dahlet Qorrot bays in Nadur.
Black statue of St. Peter on the throne
I saw this statue while visiting the church of St Anselm and St Cecilia Roman Catholic church in Kingsway, Holborn, London.
Just like the one in Rome and Nadur.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Nadur. Gozo.
A meeting of the Confraternity was held in the Nadur Council Board Room on Monday 24th June where two newly Knights were appointed by Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP of the Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and Paul.
These are Chev Joe M. Attard of Rabat Gozo and Chev Joe Meilaq.
Congratulations.
Photos Copyright Carmel Saliba 24.6.19.
Nadur. Gozo.
A meeting of the Confraternity was held in the Nadur Council Board Room on Monday 24th June where two newly Knights were appointed by Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP of the Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and Paul.
These are Chev Joe M. Attard of Rabat Gozo and Chev Joe Meilaq.
Congratulations.
Photos Copyright Carmel Saliba 24.6.19.
After the meeting of the Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and Paul we attended for the 25th Anniversary Mass of Fr Raymond Portelli at Nadur Basilica.
Donations to Fr Raymond were presented to be used in his mission in Peru.
Congratulations to Fr Raymond.
Photos Copyright Carmel Saliba 24.6.19.
Donations to Fr Raymond were presented to be used in his mission in Peru.
Congratulations to Fr Raymond.
Photos Copyright Carmel Saliba 24.6.19.
