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Noma Island is not welcome in Sliema’s waters, mayor says
Sliema mayor John Pillow says the floating recreational platform known as Noma Island has no place in the locality's waters
5 March 2026,
by Juliana Zammit
Noma Island is a 1,750-square-metre floating recreational platform designed as a motorised trimaran-style vessel (Photo: Noma)
Sliema Mayor John Pillow has warned against the floating beach club Noma Island operating in the locality's waters, calling Sliema "a residential community, not an offshore party.”
Pillow added that no official location for the platform has yet been indicated, but said he wanted to make his position clear from the outset. He cited heavy pressure on the area from maritime traffic, noise, and environmental impact, and said residents must come first.
"Let me be clear: any floating party platform has no place in Sliema's waters," Pillow wrote. "Sliema's harbour and coastline are not suitable locations for a floating entertainment platform designed to host hundreds of guests."
In a Facebook post on Thursday, John Pillow said he would place the matter on the agenda of the Sliema Local Council meeting on 26 March, where he will ask councillors to back a clear position against the platform using Sliema's waters or foreshore.
Noma Island is a 1,750-square-metre floating recreational platform built as a motorised trimaran-style vessel. It has two large decks housing a restaurant, a bar-lounge, and a freshwater swimming pool, and can accommodate up to 350 guests arriving by private yacht or speedboat shuttle from shore. The platform is marketing itself as Malta's "fourth island."
Transport Malta confirmed to MaltaToday that the vessel holds a commercial vessel operator licence in Maltese waters, has been issued a provisional registry, and has undergone the standard licensing process. It can operate where authorised, weather permitting, but cannot carry passengers while moving and is limited to static charters at anchor.
This isn't the platform's first attempt at a Mediterranean project. Designed by Fijian Tony Philp and French Marc Audineau, it aimed to establish Canua Island on the French Riviera in spring 2023. The project met resistance from environmental groups, which gathered 20,000 signatures. The regional president described it as "devoid of common sense," while France's ecological minister expressed concern about the posidonia seagrass beds.
The French government refused permits in June 2023, but an administrative court later ruled in the founders' favour. The platform operated for one summer before being sold.
The vessel was later seen off Corsica and Sardinia before arriving in Malta, where it was rebranded as Noma Island.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/140128/noma_island_is_not_welcome_in_sliemas_waters_mayor_says
Sliema mayor John Pillow says the floating recreational platform known as Noma Island has no place in the locality's waters
5 March 2026,
by Juliana Zammit
Noma Island is a 1,750-square-metre floating recreational platform designed as a motorised trimaran-style vessel (Photo: Noma)
Sliema Mayor John Pillow has warned against the floating beach club Noma Island operating in the locality's waters, calling Sliema "a residential community, not an offshore party.”
Pillow added that no official location for the platform has yet been indicated, but said he wanted to make his position clear from the outset. He cited heavy pressure on the area from maritime traffic, noise, and environmental impact, and said residents must come first.
"Let me be clear: any floating party platform has no place in Sliema's waters," Pillow wrote. "Sliema's harbour and coastline are not suitable locations for a floating entertainment platform designed to host hundreds of guests."
In a Facebook post on Thursday, John Pillow said he would place the matter on the agenda of the Sliema Local Council meeting on 26 March, where he will ask councillors to back a clear position against the platform using Sliema's waters or foreshore.
Noma Island is a 1,750-square-metre floating recreational platform built as a motorised trimaran-style vessel. It has two large decks housing a restaurant, a bar-lounge, and a freshwater swimming pool, and can accommodate up to 350 guests arriving by private yacht or speedboat shuttle from shore. The platform is marketing itself as Malta's "fourth island."
Transport Malta confirmed to MaltaToday that the vessel holds a commercial vessel operator licence in Maltese waters, has been issued a provisional registry, and has undergone the standard licensing process. It can operate where authorised, weather permitting, but cannot carry passengers while moving and is limited to static charters at anchor.
This isn't the platform's first attempt at a Mediterranean project. Designed by Fijian Tony Philp and French Marc Audineau, it aimed to establish Canua Island on the French Riviera in spring 2023. The project met resistance from environmental groups, which gathered 20,000 signatures. The regional president described it as "devoid of common sense," while France's ecological minister expressed concern about the posidonia seagrass beds.
The French government refused permits in June 2023, but an administrative court later ruled in the founders' favour. The platform operated for one summer before being sold.
The vessel was later seen off Corsica and Sardinia before arriving in Malta, where it was rebranded as Noma Island.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/140128/noma_island_is_not_welcome_in_sliemas_waters_mayor_says
Viżjoni Malta 2050 tqanqal dibattitu dwar kemm Malta tista’ tilqa’ turisti
Il-gvern u l-oppożizzjoni jappoġġjaw l-istrateġija fit-tul iżda ma jaqblux dwar jekk Malta għandhiex tistabbilixxi limitu ċar għat-turiżmu.
Minn Newsbook Malta
5 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: Laura GaleaL-istrateġija nazzjonali fit-tul, Viżjoni Malta 2050, ġibdet l-appoġġ miż-żewġ naħat politiċi waqt diskussjoni fil-programm Attwalità fuq RTK, għalkemm ir-rappreżentanti tal-gvern u tal-oppożizzjoni ma qablux dwar xi aspetti tal-ippjanar u dwar il-ħtieġa ta’ limiti aktar ċari fuq it-tkabbir tat-turiżmu.
Fil-programm immexxi mill-Editur, Matthew Xuereb, il-Ministru tal-Ekonomija Silvio Schembri u l-Kelliem tal-Partit Nazzjonalista Jerome Caruana Cilia iddiskutew l-istrateġija ta’ 25 sena li għandha tiggwida l-iżvilupp ekonomiku u soċjali ta’ Malta sal-2050, u messew temi li jvarjaw mill-impjiegi u l-edukazzjoni sal-infrastruttura u t-turiżmu.
Filwaqt li ż-żewġ naħat għarfu l-importanza tal-ippjanar fit-tul u qalu li l-istrateġija għandha tmur lil hinn miċ-ċikli politiċi, feġġew nuqqasijiet ta’ qbil dwar kif il-viżjoni qed tiġi implimentata u jekk dejta ewlenija – bħall-kapaċità ta’ kemm turiżmu tista’ tiflaħ Malta – għandhiex tiġi definita pubblikament.
Strateġija ekonomika u ppjanar fit-tulSchembri qal li l-istrateġija tibni fuq l-iżviluppi ekonomiċi li bdew wara l-2013, meta Malta kienet qed tiffaċċja livelli ogħla ta’ qgħad u tkabbir ekonomiku aktar bil-mod.
Dak iż-żmien, qal li madwar 8,000 persuna kienu qed jirreġistraw għax-xogħol, u dan wassal lill-gvern biex jipprijoritizza politiki li jistimulaw l-attività ekonomika u joħolqu opportunitajiet ta’ impjieg.
AQRA IKTAR HAWN: newsbook.com.mt/vizjoni-malta-2050-tqanqal-dibattitu-dwar-kemm-malta-tista-tilqa-turisti/
Il-gvern u l-oppożizzjoni jappoġġjaw l-istrateġija fit-tul iżda ma jaqblux dwar jekk Malta għandhiex tistabbilixxi limitu ċar għat-turiżmu.
Minn Newsbook Malta
5 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: Laura GaleaL-istrateġija nazzjonali fit-tul, Viżjoni Malta 2050, ġibdet l-appoġġ miż-żewġ naħat politiċi waqt diskussjoni fil-programm Attwalità fuq RTK, għalkemm ir-rappreżentanti tal-gvern u tal-oppożizzjoni ma qablux dwar xi aspetti tal-ippjanar u dwar il-ħtieġa ta’ limiti aktar ċari fuq it-tkabbir tat-turiżmu.
Fil-programm immexxi mill-Editur, Matthew Xuereb, il-Ministru tal-Ekonomija Silvio Schembri u l-Kelliem tal-Partit Nazzjonalista Jerome Caruana Cilia iddiskutew l-istrateġija ta’ 25 sena li għandha tiggwida l-iżvilupp ekonomiku u soċjali ta’ Malta sal-2050, u messew temi li jvarjaw mill-impjiegi u l-edukazzjoni sal-infrastruttura u t-turiżmu.
Filwaqt li ż-żewġ naħat għarfu l-importanza tal-ippjanar fit-tul u qalu li l-istrateġija għandha tmur lil hinn miċ-ċikli politiċi, feġġew nuqqasijiet ta’ qbil dwar kif il-viżjoni qed tiġi implimentata u jekk dejta ewlenija – bħall-kapaċità ta’ kemm turiżmu tista’ tiflaħ Malta – għandhiex tiġi definita pubblikament.
Strateġija ekonomika u ppjanar fit-tulSchembri qal li l-istrateġija tibni fuq l-iżviluppi ekonomiċi li bdew wara l-2013, meta Malta kienet qed tiffaċċja livelli ogħla ta’ qgħad u tkabbir ekonomiku aktar bil-mod.
Dak iż-żmien, qal li madwar 8,000 persuna kienu qed jirreġistraw għax-xogħol, u dan wassal lill-gvern biex jipprijoritizza politiki li jistimulaw l-attività ekonomika u joħolqu opportunitajiet ta’ impjieg.
AQRA IKTAR HAWN: newsbook.com.mt/vizjoni-malta-2050-tqanqal-dibattitu-dwar-kemm-malta-tista-tilqa-turisti/
Madonna ta Porto Salvo fi triq ta Said fin-Nadur
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Priġunerija effettiva għal min joqtol persuna għax isuq xurban jew bid-droga
Il-Parlament japprova testijiet tad-droga fit-toroq għal għarrieda
Minn Owen Teuma
3 ta' Marzu 2026
Dawk misjuba ħatja li qatlu persuna, anke b’mod involontarju, għax saqu taħt l-effett tal-alkoħol jew tad-droga se jkunu qed jingħataw sentenza ta’ priġunerija effettiva.
Fi stqarrija tal-Ministeru għall-Intern intqal li għaddew mill-Parlament b’mod unanimu mill-istadju tat-tielet qari, emendi legali li ser iwasslu biex il-Pulizija jkunu jistgħu jibdew jagħmlu għall-ewwel darba random roadside drug testing mingħajr suspett raġonevoli jew ordni tal-Qorti. Dan b’mod simili li jsiru testijiet tal-alkoħol.
Emendi li ser ifissru wkoll:
“Il-messaġġ tal-lum hu ċar. Tilgħabx bil-ħajja ta’ ħaddieħor, għax teħilha. Jekk xrobt, issuqx. Jekk ikkunsmajt id-droga, li diġà huwa ħażin, tal-inqas għaraf li m’għandekx tipperikola wkoll ħajjet ħaddieħor. Għalhekk qed nippromwovu sewqan b’mod għaqli, b’mod li permezz tiegħu tasal tajjeb int u ma tipperikola lil ħadd” Il-Ministru Byron Camilleri rringrazzja lill-Membri Parlamentari li taw il-kontribut tagħhom matul il-proċess Parlamentari.
Il-Parlament japprova testijiet tad-droga fit-toroq għal għarrieda
Minn Owen Teuma
3 ta' Marzu 2026
Dawk misjuba ħatja li qatlu persuna, anke b’mod involontarju, għax saqu taħt l-effett tal-alkoħol jew tad-droga se jkunu qed jingħataw sentenza ta’ priġunerija effettiva.
Fi stqarrija tal-Ministeru għall-Intern intqal li għaddew mill-Parlament b’mod unanimu mill-istadju tat-tielet qari, emendi legali li ser iwasslu biex il-Pulizija jkunu jistgħu jibdew jagħmlu għall-ewwel darba random roadside drug testing mingħajr suspett raġonevoli jew ordni tal-Qorti. Dan b’mod simili li jsiru testijiet tal-alkoħol.
Emendi li ser ifissru wkoll:
- Sentenza ta’ priġunerija effettiva għal min jinstab ħati li qatel persuna, għaliex saq taħt l-effett tal-alkoħol jew tad-droga, jew it-tnejn, anke jekk b’mod involontarju. Tneħħiet il-possibbiltà ta’ sentenza sospiża.
- Jissaħħu l-pieni għal min isuq xurban jew taħt l-effett tad-droga.
- Jissaħħu l-liġijiet għal min isuq taħt l-influwenza tal-alkoħol, tad-droga jew tat-tnejn u jikkawża inċident li jwassal għal ġrieħi gravi ħafna jew ġrieħi gravi.
- Il-Prosekuzzjoni tista’ titlob li l-liċenzja tas-sewqan tkun sospiża meta l-proċeduri jkunu pendenti
- Agravju fil-Kodiċi Kriminali, f’każ ta’ hit and run, veloċità eċċessiva, jew vettura li tkun qegħda tinstaq mingħajr liċenzja tas-sewqan jew polza tal-assikurazzjoni, li jwassal biex il-piena tiżdied minn żewġ gradi sa tlieta.
- Ġie introdott reat ġdid għal min jipproduċi jew iqassam materjal li juri persuni jiksru l-liġijiet tat-traffiku. Dan japplika għal kontenut li jinnormalizza s-sewqan perikoluż jew iħeġġeġ lil oħrajn jagħmlu l-istess. Min jinstab ħati jista’ jeħel multa ta’ €1,200 jew sa sena ħabs, iżda l-multa tista’ tinżel għal €250 jekk tingħata informazzjoni li tidentifika lill-persuni involuti.
“Il-messaġġ tal-lum hu ċar. Tilgħabx bil-ħajja ta’ ħaddieħor, għax teħilha. Jekk xrobt, issuqx. Jekk ikkunsmajt id-droga, li diġà huwa ħażin, tal-inqas għaraf li m’għandekx tipperikola wkoll ħajjet ħaddieħor. Għalhekk qed nippromwovu sewqan b’mod għaqli, b’mod li permezz tiegħu tasal tajjeb int u ma tipperikola lil ħadd” Il-Ministru Byron Camilleri rringrazzja lill-Membri Parlamentari li taw il-kontribut tagħhom matul il-proċess Parlamentari.
‘Qolla l-Bajda’ in Gozo to be transferred to Din l-Art Ħelwa for restoration and public access
March 3, 2026
Aqra bil- Malti
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the transfer of the historic Qolla l‑Bajda Battery, also known as tal‑Qbajjar or tax‑Xwejni in Gozo, to the Din l‑Art Ħelwa Foundation under a guardianship agreement.
The announcement was made by Culture Minister Owen Bonnici, who explained that the decision was taken jointly with Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri.
Minister Bonnici stated that the Gozo branch of Din l‑Art Ħelwa will assume responsibility for restoring the battery and carrying out its ongoing maintenance, with the objective of reopening the site for public access.
He noted that this initiative forms part of the Government’s broader commitment to protect and preserve Malta’s historical and cultural heritage.
tvmnews.mt/en/news/qolla-l-bajda-in-gozo-to-be-transferred-to-din-l-art-helwa-for-restoration-and-public-access/
March 3, 2026
Aqra bil- Malti
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the transfer of the historic Qolla l‑Bajda Battery, also known as tal‑Qbajjar or tax‑Xwejni in Gozo, to the Din l‑Art Ħelwa Foundation under a guardianship agreement.
The announcement was made by Culture Minister Owen Bonnici, who explained that the decision was taken jointly with Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri.
Minister Bonnici stated that the Gozo branch of Din l‑Art Ħelwa will assume responsibility for restoring the battery and carrying out its ongoing maintenance, with the objective of reopening the site for public access.
He noted that this initiative forms part of the Government’s broader commitment to protect and preserve Malta’s historical and cultural heritage.
tvmnews.mt/en/news/qolla-l-bajda-in-gozo-to-be-transferred-to-din-l-art-helwa-for-restoration-and-public-access/
Il-President b’udjenza privata ma’ Papa Ljun XIV
2 ta' Marzu 2026
Ara iktar hawn: tvmnews.mt/news/il-president-budjenza-privata-ma-papa-ljun-xiv/
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Il-President ta’ Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, tenniet l-istedina lill-Papa biex iżur Malta waqt udjenza privata li kellha miegħu fil-Vatikan. L-Uffiċċju tal-President qal li t-taħdidiet ffukaw fuq bosta temi fosthom ir-relazzjonijiet bejn Malta u s-Santa Sede u l-irwol li Malta jista’ jkollha f’mumenti ta’ sfidi globali.
It-Tnejn filgħodu, il-President ta’ Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, kellha udjenza privata mal-Papa Ljun XIV fil-Vatikan. Il-President fissret il-laqgħa bħala waħda profonda u sinifikanti.
Profonda għaliex qisni lill-Papa rajtu anke b’ċerta mistoqsijiet li għamilli li kważi kważi jrid ikun jaf moħħ il-Maltin kif jaħseb. Interessantissima kienet. Apparti dik, ovjament il-Papa, il-Provinċja Agostinjana ta’ Malta jafha sew, għax anke semmieli patrijiet b’isimhom, li jien inzertajt nafhom. Imma l-preokkupazzjoni tiegħu, bħalma hi tiegħi u ta’ ħafna, il-kunflitti li hawn fid-dinja u l-bżonn li kemm jista’ jkun niżirgħu l-paċi.
Il-President Myriam Spiteri Debono
2 ta' Marzu 2026
Ara iktar hawn: tvmnews.mt/news/il-president-budjenza-privata-ma-papa-ljun-xiv/
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Il-President ta’ Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, tenniet l-istedina lill-Papa biex iżur Malta waqt udjenza privata li kellha miegħu fil-Vatikan. L-Uffiċċju tal-President qal li t-taħdidiet ffukaw fuq bosta temi fosthom ir-relazzjonijiet bejn Malta u s-Santa Sede u l-irwol li Malta jista’ jkollha f’mumenti ta’ sfidi globali.
It-Tnejn filgħodu, il-President ta’ Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, kellha udjenza privata mal-Papa Ljun XIV fil-Vatikan. Il-President fissret il-laqgħa bħala waħda profonda u sinifikanti.
Profonda għaliex qisni lill-Papa rajtu anke b’ċerta mistoqsijiet li għamilli li kważi kważi jrid ikun jaf moħħ il-Maltin kif jaħseb. Interessantissima kienet. Apparti dik, ovjament il-Papa, il-Provinċja Agostinjana ta’ Malta jafha sew, għax anke semmieli patrijiet b’isimhom, li jien inzertajt nafhom. Imma l-preokkupazzjoni tiegħu, bħalma hi tiegħi u ta’ ħafna, il-kunflitti li hawn fid-dinja u l-bżonn li kemm jista’ jkun niżirgħu l-paċi.
Il-President Myriam Spiteri Debono
Robert Micallef – ir-raġel li tilef ħajtu f’inċident bil-fork lifter f’Burmarrad
2 ta' Marzu 2026
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Robert Micallef ta’ 34 sena minn Ħal Qormi huwa r-raġel li tilef ħajtu meta ntlaqat b’fork lifter li kien qed juża f’maħżen fil-limiti tan-Naxxar.
L-inċident seħħ għall-ħabta tal-10am fi Triq Burmarrad.
Fuq il-post issejjaħ tim mediku flimkien ma’ membri mid-Dipartiment tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili sabiex jassistu, iżda l-ħaddiem ġie ċċertifikat mejjet fuq il-post.
Bil-każ ġie infurmat il-Maġistrat Franco Agius li fetaħ inkjesta, kif ukoll il-Police Support Response Team.
L-investigazzjonijiet mill-Pulizija u dawk tal-Awtorità għas-Saħħa u s-Sigurtà fuq il-post tax-Xogħol għadhom għaddejjin.
Bosta nies sellmu l-memorja ta’ Robert fuq il-mezzi soċjali. Ilkoll bi kliem ta’ tifħir u li kien raġel b’qalbu tajba dejjem lest li jgħin lil ħaddieħor. Robert kien ex membru attiv fil-Kummissjoni Żgħażagħ Bastjaniżi, membru attiv fl-Għaqda tan-Nar San Sebastjan u fratell fi ħdan il-Fratellanza tad-Duluri.
newsbook.com.mt/robert-micallef-identifikat-bhala-l-haddiem-li-tilef-hajtu-fin-naxxar/
2 ta' Marzu 2026
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Robert Micallef ta’ 34 sena minn Ħal Qormi huwa r-raġel li tilef ħajtu meta ntlaqat b’fork lifter li kien qed juża f’maħżen fil-limiti tan-Naxxar.
L-inċident seħħ għall-ħabta tal-10am fi Triq Burmarrad.
Fuq il-post issejjaħ tim mediku flimkien ma’ membri mid-Dipartiment tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili sabiex jassistu, iżda l-ħaddiem ġie ċċertifikat mejjet fuq il-post.
Bil-każ ġie infurmat il-Maġistrat Franco Agius li fetaħ inkjesta, kif ukoll il-Police Support Response Team.
L-investigazzjonijiet mill-Pulizija u dawk tal-Awtorità għas-Saħħa u s-Sigurtà fuq il-post tax-Xogħol għadhom għaddejjin.
Bosta nies sellmu l-memorja ta’ Robert fuq il-mezzi soċjali. Ilkoll bi kliem ta’ tifħir u li kien raġel b’qalbu tajba dejjem lest li jgħin lil ħaddieħor. Robert kien ex membru attiv fil-Kummissjoni Żgħażagħ Bastjaniżi, membru attiv fl-Għaqda tan-Nar San Sebastjan u fratell fi ħdan il-Fratellanza tad-Duluri.
newsbook.com.mt/robert-micallef-identifikat-bhala-l-haddiem-li-tilef-hajtu-fin-naxxar/
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Grand Chapter of Melbourne.
Sunday, 1 March 2026
Today, the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul held its first fundraising luncheon for the year.
We extend our sincere thanks to all our guests for their support and to J & C Music for providing the wonderful music.
Our heartfelt appreciation also goes to the dedicated volunteers who assisted with setting up the hall, serving during the function, and cleaning up afterwards. Your hard work and commitment made the day possible.
We were pleased to welcome a strong attendance, including Chevalier Rev. Fr. Frank Buhagiar, Chaplain of the Confraternity, Cav. Frank Di Blasi, Grace Pulis from St. Vincent de Paul and Zlatko Kozlevcar, who is a candidate to join the Confraternity in June.
Thank you all for the kind compliments and encouraging words. The luncheon was a great success.
May God bless you all through the intercession of St. Peter, St. Paul, and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Photos by Zlatko Kozlevčar.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Chapter of Melbourne.
Sunday, 1 March 2026
Today, the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul held its first fundraising luncheon for the year.
We extend our sincere thanks to all our guests for their support and to J & C Music for providing the wonderful music.
Our heartfelt appreciation also goes to the dedicated volunteers who assisted with setting up the hall, serving during the function, and cleaning up afterwards. Your hard work and commitment made the day possible.
We were pleased to welcome a strong attendance, including Chevalier Rev. Fr. Frank Buhagiar, Chaplain of the Confraternity, Cav. Frank Di Blasi, Grace Pulis from St. Vincent de Paul and Zlatko Kozlevcar, who is a candidate to join the Confraternity in June.
Thank you all for the kind compliments and encouraging words. The luncheon was a great success.
May God bless you all through the intercession of St. Peter, St. Paul, and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Photos by Zlatko Kozlevčar.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Melbourne, Australia
Discover Gozo | Travel Guide & Local Tips
Gozo od Kuchni
Very interesting.
In-Nadur, Malta.
The distance in Gozo and size of the island!
Everything is close in Gozo. But not everything is "from here".
One afternoon I was sitting in a small café by the square in Nadur. The stone houses had the color of honey, the air smelled of salt and figs, and older men played cards under the shade of a church. I asked one of them, my neighbor's notabene, about forty-five years old and sunburnt, if he knew of a store there in San Lawrence that I couldn't locate on google maps.
He smiled as if he heard a question about another continent.
- St. Lawrence? - he repeated. – For me, it's a foreign country.
I laughed thinking he was joking. After all, the whole island is only a few dozen kilometers wide (and 14.48 km to be exact - that is as much as from Biely to Mokotów in W-wa in a straight line). You can drive it by car in up to half an hour.
He wasn't joking though.
Born in Nadur. His father was a farmer, grandfather a fisherman. As a child, his world ended where their family's field ended and the road leading to Ramla began. He almost never drove to Victoria/Rabat. West of the island - never.
"You know," he said. "When you are a child, your village is the whole world." Here you have school, here you have church, here are your first fights and first love. Here you know every rock. Every fig tree has its story.
He told me his first time he was in San Lawrence as a grown man. He was already over thirty years old. He went to his wife's cousin's wedding there. He remembers that he felt uncomfortable, though after all they spoke the same language, ate the same bread and lived under the same sun.
“Their wind was different,” he said quietly. - Here the wind comes from the east, from the sea. I felt the west there. I was feeling the cliffs. He's kind of a different character.
In Gozo people talk about villages the way other people talk about countries. Tyrants are stubborn. People of Xewkija - proud. Those from the west - calmer, closer to the rocks and silence. Of course, these are simplifications, but there is something real in them.
Because an island is not just land. These are the memories.
He remembers the processions in Nadur, when as a boy he carried a candle almost larger than himself. He remembers the summer nights when families would sit on roofs to catch a bit of coolness. He remembers the first boat his father ever allowed him to pull out of the bay on his own.
“If you told me to live in San Lawrence,” he said, “I would feel like an immigrant.” Need to learn a different beat The other faces. A different kind of silence.
For someone from a large European country this sounds like a legend. Like a tale from a long time ago, when people never left their valley. And yet it's still alive in Gozo.
The island is small but the hearts have their maps. And these maps don't measure kilometers, they measure attachment. Borders do not run through mountains or rivers, but they run through childhood memories.
When I was leaving, he looked still towards the church.
"You know," he said, "we can be one island." But each of us has our own little homeland.
And then I realized that San Lawrence really is a foreign country for him.
Not because its far. Only because that's not where he learned to be himself.
#gozo #gozoodkuchni #wycieczki #nadur
Gozo od Kuchni
Odległości na Gozo i wielkość wyspy!
Na Gozo wszystko jest blisko. Ale nie wszystko jest „stąd".
Pewnego popołudnia siedziałam w małej kawiarni przy placu w Nadur. Kamienne domy miały kolor miodu, powietrze pachniało solą i figami, a starsi mężczyźni grali w karty pod cieniem kościoła. Zapytałam jednego z nich, notabene mojego sąsiada, około czterdziestopięcioletniego i ogorzałego od słońca, czy zna jakiś tam sklep w San Lawrenz którego nie mogłam zlokalizować na mapach google.
Uśmiechnął się tak, jakby usłyszał pytanie o inny kontynent.
– San Lawrenz? – powtórzył. – Dla mnie to zagranica.
Zaśmiałam się, myśląc, że żartuje. Przecież cała wyspa ma zaledwie kilkanaście kilometrów szerokości (a dokładnie 14,48km - czyli tyle ile z Bielan na Mokotów w W-wie w linii prostej) . Samochodem można ją przejechać w maksymalnie pół godziny.
Ale on nie żartował.
Urodził się w Nadur. Jego ojciec był rolnikiem, dziadek rybakiem. W dzieciństwie jego świat kończył się tam, gdzie kończyło się pole ich rodziny i zaczynała droga prowadząca do Ramli. Do Victorii/Rabatu nie jeździł praktycznie nigdy. Na zachód wyspy – nigdy.
– Wiesz – powiedział – kiedy jesteś dzieckiem, twoja wioska to cały świat. Tu masz szkołę, tu masz kościół, tu są twoje pierwsze bójki i pierwsza miłość. Tu znasz każdy kamień. Każde drzewo figowe ma swoją historię.
Opowiedział mi, że pierwszy raz był w San Lawrenz jako dorosły mężczyzna. Miał już ponad trzydzieści lat. Pojechał tam na ślub kuzynki swojej żony. Pamięta, że czuł się nieswojo, choć przecież wszyscy mówili tym samym językiem, jedli ten sam chleb i żyli pod tym samym słońcem.
– Ich wiatr był inny – powiedział cicho. – U nas wiatr przychodzi ze wschodu, od morza. Tam czułem zachód. Czułem klify. To jakby inny charakter.
Na Gozo ludzie mówią o wioskach tak, jak inni mówią o krajach. Nadurczycy są uparci. Mieszkańcy Xewkiji – dumni. Ci z zachodu – spokojniejsi, bliżej skał i ciszy. Oczywiście to uproszczenia, ale w nich kryje się coś prawdziwego.
Bo wyspa to nie tylko ziemia. To wspomnienia.
On pamięta procesje w Nadur, kiedy jako chłopiec niósł świecę prawie większą od siebie. Pamięta letnie noce, gdy całe rodziny siedziały na dachach, żeby złapać odrobinę chłodu. Pamięta pierwszą łódź, którą ojciec pozwolił mu samodzielnie wyprowadzić z zatoki.
– Gdybyś kazała mi zamieszkać w San Lawrenz – powiedział – czułbym się jak emigrant. Musiałbym nauczyć się innego rytmu. Innych twarzy. Innych ciszy.
Dla kogoś z dużego europejskiego kraju to brzmi jak legenda. Jak opowieść z dawnych czasów, gdy ludzie nigdy nie opuszczali swojej doliny. A jednak na Gozo to wciąż żywe.
Wyspa jest mała, ale serca mają swoje mapy. I te mapy nie mierzą kilometrów, tylko przywiązanie. Granice nie biegną przez góry ani rzeki, ale biegną przez wspomnienia z dzieciństwa.
Kiedy odchodziłam, spojrzał jeszcze w stronę kościoła.
– Wiesz – powiedział – możemy być jedną wyspą. Ale każdy z nas ma swoją małą ojczyznę.
I wtedy zrozumiałam, że dla niego San Lawrenz naprawdę jest zagranicą.
Nie dlatego, że daleko. Tylko dlatego, że nie tam nauczył się być sobą.
#gozo #gozoodkuchni #wycieczki #nadur
Gozo od Kuchni
Very interesting.
In-Nadur, Malta.
The distance in Gozo and size of the island!
Everything is close in Gozo. But not everything is "from here".
One afternoon I was sitting in a small café by the square in Nadur. The stone houses had the color of honey, the air smelled of salt and figs, and older men played cards under the shade of a church. I asked one of them, my neighbor's notabene, about forty-five years old and sunburnt, if he knew of a store there in San Lawrence that I couldn't locate on google maps.
He smiled as if he heard a question about another continent.
- St. Lawrence? - he repeated. – For me, it's a foreign country.
I laughed thinking he was joking. After all, the whole island is only a few dozen kilometers wide (and 14.48 km to be exact - that is as much as from Biely to Mokotów in W-wa in a straight line). You can drive it by car in up to half an hour.
He wasn't joking though.
Born in Nadur. His father was a farmer, grandfather a fisherman. As a child, his world ended where their family's field ended and the road leading to Ramla began. He almost never drove to Victoria/Rabat. West of the island - never.
"You know," he said. "When you are a child, your village is the whole world." Here you have school, here you have church, here are your first fights and first love. Here you know every rock. Every fig tree has its story.
He told me his first time he was in San Lawrence as a grown man. He was already over thirty years old. He went to his wife's cousin's wedding there. He remembers that he felt uncomfortable, though after all they spoke the same language, ate the same bread and lived under the same sun.
“Their wind was different,” he said quietly. - Here the wind comes from the east, from the sea. I felt the west there. I was feeling the cliffs. He's kind of a different character.
In Gozo people talk about villages the way other people talk about countries. Tyrants are stubborn. People of Xewkija - proud. Those from the west - calmer, closer to the rocks and silence. Of course, these are simplifications, but there is something real in them.
Because an island is not just land. These are the memories.
He remembers the processions in Nadur, when as a boy he carried a candle almost larger than himself. He remembers the summer nights when families would sit on roofs to catch a bit of coolness. He remembers the first boat his father ever allowed him to pull out of the bay on his own.
“If you told me to live in San Lawrence,” he said, “I would feel like an immigrant.” Need to learn a different beat The other faces. A different kind of silence.
For someone from a large European country this sounds like a legend. Like a tale from a long time ago, when people never left their valley. And yet it's still alive in Gozo.
The island is small but the hearts have their maps. And these maps don't measure kilometers, they measure attachment. Borders do not run through mountains or rivers, but they run through childhood memories.
When I was leaving, he looked still towards the church.
"You know," he said, "we can be one island." But each of us has our own little homeland.
And then I realized that San Lawrence really is a foreign country for him.
Not because its far. Only because that's not where he learned to be himself.
#gozo #gozoodkuchni #wycieczki #nadur
Gozo od Kuchni
Odległości na Gozo i wielkość wyspy!
Na Gozo wszystko jest blisko. Ale nie wszystko jest „stąd".
Pewnego popołudnia siedziałam w małej kawiarni przy placu w Nadur. Kamienne domy miały kolor miodu, powietrze pachniało solą i figami, a starsi mężczyźni grali w karty pod cieniem kościoła. Zapytałam jednego z nich, notabene mojego sąsiada, około czterdziestopięcioletniego i ogorzałego od słońca, czy zna jakiś tam sklep w San Lawrenz którego nie mogłam zlokalizować na mapach google.
Uśmiechnął się tak, jakby usłyszał pytanie o inny kontynent.
– San Lawrenz? – powtórzył. – Dla mnie to zagranica.
Zaśmiałam się, myśląc, że żartuje. Przecież cała wyspa ma zaledwie kilkanaście kilometrów szerokości (a dokładnie 14,48km - czyli tyle ile z Bielan na Mokotów w W-wie w linii prostej) . Samochodem można ją przejechać w maksymalnie pół godziny.
Ale on nie żartował.
Urodził się w Nadur. Jego ojciec był rolnikiem, dziadek rybakiem. W dzieciństwie jego świat kończył się tam, gdzie kończyło się pole ich rodziny i zaczynała droga prowadząca do Ramli. Do Victorii/Rabatu nie jeździł praktycznie nigdy. Na zachód wyspy – nigdy.
– Wiesz – powiedział – kiedy jesteś dzieckiem, twoja wioska to cały świat. Tu masz szkołę, tu masz kościół, tu są twoje pierwsze bójki i pierwsza miłość. Tu znasz każdy kamień. Każde drzewo figowe ma swoją historię.
Opowiedział mi, że pierwszy raz był w San Lawrenz jako dorosły mężczyzna. Miał już ponad trzydzieści lat. Pojechał tam na ślub kuzynki swojej żony. Pamięta, że czuł się nieswojo, choć przecież wszyscy mówili tym samym językiem, jedli ten sam chleb i żyli pod tym samym słońcem.
– Ich wiatr był inny – powiedział cicho. – U nas wiatr przychodzi ze wschodu, od morza. Tam czułem zachód. Czułem klify. To jakby inny charakter.
Na Gozo ludzie mówią o wioskach tak, jak inni mówią o krajach. Nadurczycy są uparci. Mieszkańcy Xewkiji – dumni. Ci z zachodu – spokojniejsi, bliżej skał i ciszy. Oczywiście to uproszczenia, ale w nich kryje się coś prawdziwego.
Bo wyspa to nie tylko ziemia. To wspomnienia.
On pamięta procesje w Nadur, kiedy jako chłopiec niósł świecę prawie większą od siebie. Pamięta letnie noce, gdy całe rodziny siedziały na dachach, żeby złapać odrobinę chłodu. Pamięta pierwszą łódź, którą ojciec pozwolił mu samodzielnie wyprowadzić z zatoki.
– Gdybyś kazała mi zamieszkać w San Lawrenz – powiedział – czułbym się jak emigrant. Musiałbym nauczyć się innego rytmu. Innych twarzy. Innych ciszy.
Dla kogoś z dużego europejskiego kraju to brzmi jak legenda. Jak opowieść z dawnych czasów, gdy ludzie nigdy nie opuszczali swojej doliny. A jednak na Gozo to wciąż żywe.
Wyspa jest mała, ale serca mają swoje mapy. I te mapy nie mierzą kilometrów, tylko przywiązanie. Granice nie biegną przez góry ani rzeki, ale biegną przez wspomnienia z dzieciństwa.
Kiedy odchodziłam, spojrzał jeszcze w stronę kościoła.
– Wiesz – powiedział – możemy być jedną wyspą. Ale każdy z nas ma swoją małą ojczyznę.
I wtedy zrozumiałam, że dla niego San Lawrenz naprawdę jest zagranicą.
Nie dlatego, że daleko. Tylko dlatego, że nie tam nauczył się być sobą.
#gozo #gozoodkuchni #wycieczki #nadur
Where are they now?
They played football with enthusiasm for Nadur.
Nadur Olympians Champions Div. 2. 1952 - 1953.
They played football with enthusiasm for Nadur.
Nadur Olympians Champions Div. 2. 1952 - 1953.
San Blas Bay, Nadur
Poem
Down Wied San Blas the pathway bends,
where earth and memory softly blend.
A chapel lost, yet not erased,
its name still blesses this green place.
Frott u ħxejjex line the way,
apples, lumi in bright display,
larinġ, lanġas, plums and vines,
fed by sun and patient time.
Once these gifts by cart were borne
to Maltese markets at the morn,
now glasshouses in ordered rows
guard the seeds the valley knows.
Across the wied, Irdum iz-Żgħir
stands clothed in green throughout the year,
while fallen rocks from cliffs so high
of Irdum il-Kbir in silence lie.
The path grows steep, the noise falls away,
San Blas reveals itself — but makes you stay.
Its ramel aħmar, warm and rare,
its sea a whispered, careful prayer.
Hard to reach, and so kept pure,
from crowds, from haste, from footsteps sure.
Here locals come, and few who roam,
to feel the stillness, feel at home.
San Blas, small bay, yet rich and deep,
a secret Gozo chose to keep.
Poem
Down Wied San Blas the pathway bends,
where earth and memory softly blend.
A chapel lost, yet not erased,
its name still blesses this green place.
Frott u ħxejjex line the way,
apples, lumi in bright display,
larinġ, lanġas, plums and vines,
fed by sun and patient time.
Once these gifts by cart were borne
to Maltese markets at the morn,
now glasshouses in ordered rows
guard the seeds the valley knows.
Across the wied, Irdum iz-Żgħir
stands clothed in green throughout the year,
while fallen rocks from cliffs so high
of Irdum il-Kbir in silence lie.
The path grows steep, the noise falls away,
San Blas reveals itself — but makes you stay.
Its ramel aħmar, warm and rare,
its sea a whispered, careful prayer.
Hard to reach, and so kept pure,
from crowds, from haste, from footsteps sure.
Here locals come, and few who roam,
to feel the stillness, feel at home.
San Blas, small bay, yet rich and deep,
a secret Gozo chose to keep.
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Tuesday 30 December 2025.
Today, some Members of the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul in Melbourne, had the pleasure to meet with Chevalier Carmel Saliba, Grand Prior of the Chapter of Malta, during his visit to Melbourne.
Photo from left: Chevalier Carmel Saliba / Grand Prior Chapter of Malta, Chevalier Mario Sabatini / Deputy Grand Master,Dame Maria Vella, Dame Grace Vella, Chevalier Joseph Coleiro / Grand Chancellor, Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli / Grand Master and Dame Mary Portelli.
Tuesday 30 December 2025.
Today, some Members of the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul in Melbourne, had the pleasure to meet with Chevalier Carmel Saliba, Grand Prior of the Chapter of Malta, during his visit to Melbourne.
Photo from left: Chevalier Carmel Saliba / Grand Prior Chapter of Malta, Chevalier Mario Sabatini / Deputy Grand Master,Dame Maria Vella, Dame Grace Vella, Chevalier Joseph Coleiro / Grand Chancellor, Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli / Grand Master and Dame Mary Portelli.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Nadur. Gozo.
The Grand Chapter of Malta have 10 Christmas Hampers to give to the needy.
Thank you to the members, the companies and the people who donated food to be distributed to the needy.
2 Hampers have already been given to the Franciscan Sisters in Nadur.
2 more hampers each have been given to the Franciscan Friars in Ghajnsielem, Arka Foundation in Ghajnsielem and Caritas in Victoria Gozo.
Well done to the Committee and Members of the Grand Chapter in Malta.
God bless you in St. Peter and St. Paul for the wonderful work you are doing.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Melbourne. Australia.
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Nadur. Gozo.
The Grand Chapter of Malta have 10 Christmas Hampers to give to the needy.
Thank you to the members, the companies and the people who donated food to be distributed to the needy.
2 Hampers have already been given to the Franciscan Sisters in Nadur.
2 more hampers each have been given to the Franciscan Friars in Ghajnsielem, Arka Foundation in Ghajnsielem and Caritas in Victoria Gozo.
Well done to the Committee and Members of the Grand Chapter in Malta.
God bless you in St. Peter and St. Paul for the wonderful work you are doing.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Melbourne. Australia.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
25 YEARS IN MALTA
Nadur, Gozo.
See more pictures here: timesofmalta.com/article/confraternity-knights-st-peter-st-paul-marks-25-years-malta.1118875
25 YEARS IN MALTA
Nadur, Gozo.
See more pictures here: timesofmalta.com/article/confraternity-knights-st-peter-st-paul-marks-25-years-malta.1118875
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Pieta, Malta.
The Prior of Malawi, Chevalier Rev. Fr. Joseph Sikwese, visited G`Mangia on Saturday 18th October 2025.
He had a meeting with the Knights and Dames of the Confraternity at Gwardamanġa in Pietà, Malta.
Chevalier Fr. Joseph blessed the statue of St. Peter and St. Paul, with their Relic, also blessed the statue of our lady of Fatima.
A donation was presented to him together with the statue of our lady of Fatima.
Congratulations and well done to our knights and Dame in Malta.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Melbourne, Australia.
https://www.knightsofstpeterandstpaul.com/
Group photo from left: Chev. Vincent Marshall, Chev. Mario Calleja, Chev. Rev. Fr. Joseph Sikwese, Chev. Johan Briffa, Chev. Kenneth Mangion and Dame Vanessa Mangion.
Pieta, Malta.
The Prior of Malawi, Chevalier Rev. Fr. Joseph Sikwese, visited G`Mangia on Saturday 18th October 2025.
He had a meeting with the Knights and Dames of the Confraternity at Gwardamanġa in Pietà, Malta.
Chevalier Fr. Joseph blessed the statue of St. Peter and St. Paul, with their Relic, also blessed the statue of our lady of Fatima.
A donation was presented to him together with the statue of our lady of Fatima.
Congratulations and well done to our knights and Dame in Malta.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Melbourne, Australia.
https://www.knightsofstpeterandstpaul.com/
Group photo from left: Chev. Vincent Marshall, Chev. Mario Calleja, Chev. Rev. Fr. Joseph Sikwese, Chev. Johan Briffa, Chev. Kenneth Mangion and Dame Vanessa Mangion.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Melbourne, Australia.
Wednesday 3 September 2025.
The Grand Master, His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli, has the pleasure to appoint Chevalier Carmel Saliba as the new Grand Prior of the Grand Chapter of Malta, based in Nadur, Gozo, effective from today.
He will be assisted by Dame Veronica Camilleri Cauchi in Gozo and Chevalier Vincent Marshall in Malta as Personal Secretaries.
Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi / Prior.
Dame Lina Mifsud / Secretary / Chancellor
Chevalier Peter Ray Said / Treasurer.
Chevalier Carmel Saliba was appointed as a knight in the Confraternity on the 3 rd. of August 2011 at a ceremony held at the Nadur Town Hall.
Chevalier Carmel Saliba has served as Secretary / PR since his appointment as a knight. Just recently he was appointed as chancellor of the Grand Chapter of Malta.
We wish to congratulate Chevalier Carmel Saliba in his new office of Grand Prior, and we wish him and his chapter more success in the future.
The Supreme Council
Melbourne. Australia.
Melbourne, Australia.
Wednesday 3 September 2025.
The Grand Master, His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli, has the pleasure to appoint Chevalier Carmel Saliba as the new Grand Prior of the Grand Chapter of Malta, based in Nadur, Gozo, effective from today.
He will be assisted by Dame Veronica Camilleri Cauchi in Gozo and Chevalier Vincent Marshall in Malta as Personal Secretaries.
Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi / Prior.
Dame Lina Mifsud / Secretary / Chancellor
Chevalier Peter Ray Said / Treasurer.
Chevalier Carmel Saliba was appointed as a knight in the Confraternity on the 3 rd. of August 2011 at a ceremony held at the Nadur Town Hall.
Chevalier Carmel Saliba has served as Secretary / PR since his appointment as a knight. Just recently he was appointed as chancellor of the Grand Chapter of Malta.
We wish to congratulate Chevalier Carmel Saliba in his new office of Grand Prior, and we wish him and his chapter more success in the future.
The Supreme Council
Melbourne. Australia.
Investiture ceremonies in Mala and Gozo 2025.
New knights and Dame for Confraternity of Knights of St Peter & St Paul
by Gozo News
Chevalier Carmel Saliba/ Chancellor
August 23, 2025
Pieta, Malta.
On Saturday, the Grand Master of the Confraternity of St Peter and St Paul, Peter Paul Portelli led the investiture of two new Knights and a Dame. These are Johan Briffa, Josef and Olivia Anne Camilleri.
The ceremony took place at Pieta Malta.
Present for the ceremony were Chev. Carmel Saliba – Secretary/Chancellor, Dame Mary Portelli, Chev. Vince Marshall, Chev. Kenneth Mangion and Dame Vanessa Mangion.
Photo by Jane Saliba: From L t R. Chev. Carmel Saliba, Chev. Kenneth Mangion, Dame Vanessa Mangion, Dame Mary Portelli, Chev. Peter Paul Portelli – Grand Master, Chev. Josef Camilleri, Dame Olivia Anne Camilleri, Chev. Vince Marshall and Chev. Johan Briffa.
by Gozo News
Chevalier Carmel Saliba/ Chancellor
August 23, 2025
Pieta, Malta.
On Saturday, the Grand Master of the Confraternity of St Peter and St Paul, Peter Paul Portelli led the investiture of two new Knights and a Dame. These are Johan Briffa, Josef and Olivia Anne Camilleri.
The ceremony took place at Pieta Malta.
Present for the ceremony were Chev. Carmel Saliba – Secretary/Chancellor, Dame Mary Portelli, Chev. Vince Marshall, Chev. Kenneth Mangion and Dame Vanessa Mangion.
Photo by Jane Saliba: From L t R. Chev. Carmel Saliba, Chev. Kenneth Mangion, Dame Vanessa Mangion, Dame Mary Portelli, Chev. Peter Paul Portelli – Grand Master, Chev. Josef Camilleri, Dame Olivia Anne Camilleri, Chev. Vince Marshall and Chev. Johan Briffa.
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Friday 8 August 2025.
Meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech.
Today, members of the Executive Committee of the Grand Chapter of Malta, based in Nadur, Gozo, had a meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech at the Monastery of the Dominican Sister at Victoria in Gozo.
The Grand Master, HE Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli, presented HE Cardinal Mario Grech with a copy of the Constitution of the Confraternity.
Photo from left: Chev. Carmel Saliba, Chev. Peter Ray Said, Chev. Joseph Meilak, HE Cardinal Mario Grech, Chev. Peter Paul Portelli and Dame Mary Portelli.
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Friday 8 August 2025.
Meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech.
Today, members of the Executive Committee of the Grand Chapter of Malta, based in Nadur, Gozo, had a meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech at the Monastery of the Dominican Sister at Victoria in Gozo.
The Grand Master, HE Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli, presented HE Cardinal Mario Grech with a copy of the Constitution of the Confraternity.
Photo from left: Chev. Carmel Saliba, Chev. Peter Ray Said, Chev. Joseph Meilak, HE Cardinal Mario Grech, Chev. Peter Paul Portelli and Dame Mary Portelli.
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Friday 8 August 2025.
The Grand Master, HE Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli, presided over the investiture ceremony to appoint Monsignor Fr. Joseph Grech as a knight in the Confraternity.
Chevalier Monsignor Joseph Grech is now the Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Malta, based in Nadur Gozo.
Congratulation Chevalier Chaplain Monsignor Rev. Joseph Grech.
Welcome into the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Photo from left: Chev. Carmel Saliba, Chev. Mons. Joseph Grech, Chev. Peter Paul Portelli, Dame Mary Portelli and Chev. Joseph Meilak.
Grand Chapter of Malta.
Friday 8 August 2025.
The Grand Master, HE Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli, presided over the investiture ceremony to appoint Monsignor Fr. Joseph Grech as a knight in the Confraternity.
Chevalier Monsignor Joseph Grech is now the Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Malta, based in Nadur Gozo.
Congratulation Chevalier Chaplain Monsignor Rev. Joseph Grech.
Welcome into the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Photo from left: Chev. Carmel Saliba, Chev. Mons. Joseph Grech, Chev. Peter Paul Portelli, Dame Mary Portelli and Chev. Joseph Meilak.
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Nadur, Gozo
Sunday 16th June: 5:30 pm Pontifical Mass at the Sacred Heart Church.
With the participation of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Nadur, Gozo
Sunday 16th June: 5:30 pm Pontifical Mass at the Sacred Heart Church.
With the participation of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Mass for the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Mass for the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Group photo: The Knights and Dames of the Confraternity with the Archpriest Mons. Jimmy Xerri and the Clergy of the parish.
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Group photo: The Knights and Dames of the Confraternity with the Archpriest Mons. Jimmy Xerri and the Clergy of the parish.
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.
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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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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
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Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Il-villagg Tal-Hali fin-Nadur jizzejjen ghal festa
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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
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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.
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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
NADUR IN PICTURES
By Mario Muscat
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By Mario Muscat
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
