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Illiberat minn akkuża li ffastidja ġar bid-daqq tal-qniepen
Minn Neil Camilleri
11 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: Parroċċa San Leonardu Ħak KirkopRead in English.
Il-Kappillan ta’ Ħal Kirkop, Fr Martin Cardona, ġie lliberat minn akkuża li ta fastidju lil ġar bid-daqq tal-qniepen tal-knisja.
Fil-Qorti ħareġ li l-ġar li għamel ir-rapport kien bena penthouse tmien metri biss ‘il bogħod mill-kampnar tal-knisja u iktar tard mar jagħmel rapport għax iddejjaq bil-ħoss tal-qniepen.
Ħareġ ukoll kif fil-passat il-qanpiena kienet iddoqq kull kwarta imma iktar riċenti nbidlet is-sistema u din bdiet tindaqq biss f’ħinijiet partikolari matul il-jum.
Għal xi żmien il-qanpiena ma kienitx qed tindaqq minħabba xi ħsara. F’dan iż-żmien kienet ġiet installata sistema mekkanizzata iżda żewġ xhieda qalu li din kienet iddoqq bl-istess frekwenza li kienet tindaqq il-qanpiena b’mod manwali.
Il-Qorti, preseduta mill-Maġistrat Monica Vella qalet li d-daqq tal-qniepen tal-knisja ma jista’ qatt jitqies bħala reat ta’ fastidju. Għalhekk Fr Cardona ġie lliberat mill-akkuża.
L-avukat Stefano Filletti deher għall-Kappillan.
newsbook.com.mt/illiberat-minn-akkuza-li-ffastidja-gar-bid-daqq-tal-qniepen/
Minn Neil Camilleri
11 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: Parroċċa San Leonardu Ħak KirkopRead in English.
Il-Kappillan ta’ Ħal Kirkop, Fr Martin Cardona, ġie lliberat minn akkuża li ta fastidju lil ġar bid-daqq tal-qniepen tal-knisja.
Fil-Qorti ħareġ li l-ġar li għamel ir-rapport kien bena penthouse tmien metri biss ‘il bogħod mill-kampnar tal-knisja u iktar tard mar jagħmel rapport għax iddejjaq bil-ħoss tal-qniepen.
Ħareġ ukoll kif fil-passat il-qanpiena kienet iddoqq kull kwarta imma iktar riċenti nbidlet is-sistema u din bdiet tindaqq biss f’ħinijiet partikolari matul il-jum.
Għal xi żmien il-qanpiena ma kienitx qed tindaqq minħabba xi ħsara. F’dan iż-żmien kienet ġiet installata sistema mekkanizzata iżda żewġ xhieda qalu li din kienet iddoqq bl-istess frekwenza li kienet tindaqq il-qanpiena b’mod manwali.
Il-Qorti, preseduta mill-Maġistrat Monica Vella qalet li d-daqq tal-qniepen tal-knisja ma jista’ qatt jitqies bħala reat ta’ fastidju. Għalhekk Fr Cardona ġie lliberat mill-akkuża.
L-avukat Stefano Filletti deher għall-Kappillan.
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Il-kokaina maqbuda f’Ottubru f’Għawdex kellha purità ta’ 90%
Minn Neil Camilleri
10 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: Pulizija ta' MaltaKokaina li nqabdet f’Għawdex f’Ottubru li għadda kellha purità ta’ 90%.
Dan ħareġ hekk kif fil-Qorti t’Għadex kompliet tinstema’ l-kumpilazzjoni tal-provi kontra Nenad Kovacic, ta’ 45 sena mill-Kroazja. Hu jinsab mixli bil-pussess u traffikar ta’ 76 kilo kokaina.
Kovacic kien ġie arrestat fl-14 ta’ Ottubru wara li l-pulizja rċeviet informazzjoni anonima dwar id-droga li kienet f’karozza li kienet nieżla fl-Imġarr minn fuq il-vapur t’Għawdex.
Fil-karozza kienu nstabu 18-il blokka kokaina moħbija ġo basket. Il-pulizija kienu sabu 52 blokka oħra f’dar fix-Xagħra.
Espert forensiku xehed illum li d-droga kellha purità ta’ 90%, li hija ogħla mill-medja. Hu qal li l-valur tad-droga fis-suq huwa stmat li kien ilaħħaq il-€4.3 miljun.
Il-Qorti kienet ippreseduta mill-Maġistrat Jean Paul Grech.
Il-prosekuzzjoni qed titmexxa mill-Avukat Godwin Cini mill-Uffiċċju tal-Avukat Ġenerali, flimkien mal-Ispetturi John Leigh Howard u Alfredo Mangion.
L-avukati Franco Debono u Nicholas Mifsud qed jidhru għal Kovacic.
newsbook.com.mt/il-kokaina-maqbuda-fottubru-fghawdex-kellha-purita-ta-90/
Minn Neil Camilleri
10 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: Pulizija ta' MaltaKokaina li nqabdet f’Għawdex f’Ottubru li għadda kellha purità ta’ 90%.
Dan ħareġ hekk kif fil-Qorti t’Għadex kompliet tinstema’ l-kumpilazzjoni tal-provi kontra Nenad Kovacic, ta’ 45 sena mill-Kroazja. Hu jinsab mixli bil-pussess u traffikar ta’ 76 kilo kokaina.
Kovacic kien ġie arrestat fl-14 ta’ Ottubru wara li l-pulizja rċeviet informazzjoni anonima dwar id-droga li kienet f’karozza li kienet nieżla fl-Imġarr minn fuq il-vapur t’Għawdex.
Fil-karozza kienu nstabu 18-il blokka kokaina moħbija ġo basket. Il-pulizija kienu sabu 52 blokka oħra f’dar fix-Xagħra.
Espert forensiku xehed illum li d-droga kellha purità ta’ 90%, li hija ogħla mill-medja. Hu qal li l-valur tad-droga fis-suq huwa stmat li kien ilaħħaq il-€4.3 miljun.
Il-Qorti kienet ippreseduta mill-Maġistrat Jean Paul Grech.
Il-prosekuzzjoni qed titmexxa mill-Avukat Godwin Cini mill-Uffiċċju tal-Avukat Ġenerali, flimkien mal-Ispetturi John Leigh Howard u Alfredo Mangion.
L-avukati Franco Debono u Nicholas Mifsud qed jidhru għal Kovacic.
newsbook.com.mt/il-kokaina-maqbuda-fottubru-fghawdex-kellha-purita-ta-90/
ESKLUSSIVA: ARRESTAT it-Taljan li allegatament ipprova joqtol lil uliedu
Minn Owen Galea
10 ta' Marzu 2026
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Ara il video hawn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCKlNUQAoE&t=103s
Wara jiem ta’ tfittxijiet intensivi, il-Pulizija arrestat lit-Taljan ta’ 49 sena, li mis-Sibt li għadda kien qed jiġi mfittex b’rabta ma’ allegat attentat ta’ qtil fuq ibnu ta’ tnax-il sena f’Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq. Ir-raġel, Salvatore Di Prima, ġie arrestat għall-ħabta tas-sebgħa ta’ filgħaxija waqt operazzjoni delikata mill-Pulizija fl-istess inħawi fejn seħħ il-każ.
F’operazzjoni mill-aktar delikata li saret it-Tlieta, il-Pulizija arrestat lit-Taljan Salvatore Di Prima, ta’ 49 sena li s-Sibt li għadda, allegatament ipprova joqtol liż-żewġ uliedu. Kien is-sit elettriku tvmnews.mt li żvela li t-Taljan ġie arrestat għall-ħabta tas-7pm fl-inħawi ta’ Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
L-arrest sar wara jiem ta’ investigazzjoni u stħarriġ intensiv mill-Pulizija, bl-assistenza tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u l-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta. Il-każ żviluppa tard is-Sibt filgħaxija meta bint Salvatore, tifla ta’ għaxar snin instabet mill-Pulizija fi Triq il-Kosta u allegat li missierha kien qatel lil ħuha fil-kumpless tal-White Rocks.
Il-Pulizija marru fuq il-post indikat mit-tifla fl-inħawi tal-White Rocks f’Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq u sabu lit-tifel ta’ tnax-il sena mitluf minn sensih u b’ġrieħi gravi f’rasu. Huwa ttieħed l-Isptar Mater Dei fejn skont informazzjoni li għandu TVMNews qed jingħata l-kura u jinsab f’qagħda kritika.
Minnufih bdew tfittxijiet intensivi għall-missier, li kienu jinvolvu bosta taqsimiet tal-Pulizija, membri tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u anke drones biex setgħet issir tfittxija f’żoni mill-aktar imwarrba fl-inħawi tal-kumpless tal-White Rocks.
Fit-tfittxijiet li komplew ukoll it-Tnejn, uffiċjali investigaw kemm fuq l-art kif ukoll fuq il-baħar, fost oħrajn fiż-żona fejn instab il-mobile tar-raġel li fih instabu messaġġi li kienu qed jagħtu ħjiel li kien se jtemm ħajtu.
Madankollu fl-aħħar sigħat, il-Pulizija kkonfermat li kienet arrestat lil Salvatore waqt operazzjoni fl-istess inħawi ta’ Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
B’reazzjoni għall-arrest, il-Ministru għall-Intern u s-Sigurtà Nazzjonali Byron Camilleri ta ħajr il-ħidma li saret mill-investigaturi u l-entitajiet kollha li fl-aħħar jiem kienu impenjati fuq dan il-każ kemm fl-investigazzjoni, kif ukoll fit-tfittxijiet.
tvmnews.mt/news/esklussiva-arrestat-it-taljan-li-allegatament-ipprova-joqtol-lil-uliedu/
Minn Owen Galea
10 ta' Marzu 2026
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Ara il video hawn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCKlNUQAoE&t=103s
Wara jiem ta’ tfittxijiet intensivi, il-Pulizija arrestat lit-Taljan ta’ 49 sena, li mis-Sibt li għadda kien qed jiġi mfittex b’rabta ma’ allegat attentat ta’ qtil fuq ibnu ta’ tnax-il sena f’Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq. Ir-raġel, Salvatore Di Prima, ġie arrestat għall-ħabta tas-sebgħa ta’ filgħaxija waqt operazzjoni delikata mill-Pulizija fl-istess inħawi fejn seħħ il-każ.
F’operazzjoni mill-aktar delikata li saret it-Tlieta, il-Pulizija arrestat lit-Taljan Salvatore Di Prima, ta’ 49 sena li s-Sibt li għadda, allegatament ipprova joqtol liż-żewġ uliedu. Kien is-sit elettriku tvmnews.mt li żvela li t-Taljan ġie arrestat għall-ħabta tas-7pm fl-inħawi ta’ Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
L-arrest sar wara jiem ta’ investigazzjoni u stħarriġ intensiv mill-Pulizija, bl-assistenza tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u l-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta. Il-każ żviluppa tard is-Sibt filgħaxija meta bint Salvatore, tifla ta’ għaxar snin instabet mill-Pulizija fi Triq il-Kosta u allegat li missierha kien qatel lil ħuha fil-kumpless tal-White Rocks.
Il-Pulizija marru fuq il-post indikat mit-tifla fl-inħawi tal-White Rocks f’Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq u sabu lit-tifel ta’ tnax-il sena mitluf minn sensih u b’ġrieħi gravi f’rasu. Huwa ttieħed l-Isptar Mater Dei fejn skont informazzjoni li għandu TVMNews qed jingħata l-kura u jinsab f’qagħda kritika.
Minnufih bdew tfittxijiet intensivi għall-missier, li kienu jinvolvu bosta taqsimiet tal-Pulizija, membri tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u anke drones biex setgħet issir tfittxija f’żoni mill-aktar imwarrba fl-inħawi tal-kumpless tal-White Rocks.
Fit-tfittxijiet li komplew ukoll it-Tnejn, uffiċjali investigaw kemm fuq l-art kif ukoll fuq il-baħar, fost oħrajn fiż-żona fejn instab il-mobile tar-raġel li fih instabu messaġġi li kienu qed jagħtu ħjiel li kien se jtemm ħajtu.
Madankollu fl-aħħar sigħat, il-Pulizija kkonfermat li kienet arrestat lil Salvatore waqt operazzjoni fl-istess inħawi ta’ Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
B’reazzjoni għall-arrest, il-Ministru għall-Intern u s-Sigurtà Nazzjonali Byron Camilleri ta ħajr il-ħidma li saret mill-investigaturi u l-entitajiet kollha li fl-aħħar jiem kienu impenjati fuq dan il-każ kemm fl-investigazzjoni, kif ukoll fit-tfittxijiet.
tvmnews.mt/news/esklussiva-arrestat-it-taljan-li-allegatament-ipprova-joqtol-lil-uliedu/
Ħidma biex titneħħa balena mejta f’Kemmuna
Wieħed qed jintalab biex joqgħod 'il bogħod mill-balena u ma jmisshiex hekk kif hemm ċans ta' tixrid ta' mard
Minn Christine Mamo
9 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: ERAL-Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi, l-ERA għaddejja b’ħidma biex tneħħi balena mejta li daħlet lejn Kemmuna.
Ir-rapport tas-sejba tal-balena daħal kmieni dalgħodu, b’uffiċjali ilhom fuq erba’ sigħat jassessjaw is-sitwazzjoni. Fost l-uffiċjali tal-ERA hemm ukoll veterinarju, Dr Gruppetta biex jaraw l-aħjar mod biex titneħħa mill-post.
Wieħed qed jintalab biex joqgħod ‘il bogħod mill-balena u ma jmisshiex hekk kif hemm ċans ta’ tixrid ta’ mard.
Għadu mhux magħruf x’wassal biex mietet.
newsbook.com.mt/hidma-biex-titnehha-balena-mejta-fkemmuna/
Wieħed qed jintalab biex joqgħod 'il bogħod mill-balena u ma jmisshiex hekk kif hemm ċans ta' tixrid ta' mard
Minn Christine Mamo
9 ta' Marzu 2026
Ritratt: ERAL-Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi, l-ERA għaddejja b’ħidma biex tneħħi balena mejta li daħlet lejn Kemmuna.
Ir-rapport tas-sejba tal-balena daħal kmieni dalgħodu, b’uffiċjali ilhom fuq erba’ sigħat jassessjaw is-sitwazzjoni. Fost l-uffiċjali tal-ERA hemm ukoll veterinarju, Dr Gruppetta biex jaraw l-aħjar mod biex titneħħa mill-post.
Wieħed qed jintalab biex joqgħod ‘il bogħod mill-balena u ma jmisshiex hekk kif hemm ċans ta’ tixrid ta’ mard.
Għadu mhux magħruf x’wassal biex mietet.
newsbook.com.mt/hidma-biex-titnehha-balena-mejta-fkemmuna/
Labour leads by 7,500 votes
MaltaToday survey | VOTING: PL 48.2%, PN 45.6%, ADPD 3.7%, Momentum 2.1%, Others 0.4% • Turnout: 80.7% • TRUST: Robert Abela 44.1%, Alex Borg 37.7%, None 18.2% • GOV. PERFORMANCE: 3 out of 5
8 March 2026,
by James Debono
SUMMARY
The gap between the Labour and Nationalist parties stands at 7,500 votes, while Robert Abela enjoys a six-point lead over Alex Borg, MaltaToday’s March survey shows.
The second survey of 2026, carried out over the past two weeks, shows little change from January with the gap marginally narrowing to 2.6 points from 3.2 points.
Meanwhile, the trust gap between the leaders widened to 6.4 points from 5.4 points in January.
The survey coincided with increased polarisation over the appointment of the chief justice and with increased global instability caused by war in Iran.
Based on a turnout of around 81%—similar to that registered in January—the gap would translate into a vote difference of around 7,500 votes, down from 9,300 in January. The difference remains within the margin of error of both surveys.
Labour continues to be penalised by a higher abstention rate among its 2022 voters. While 13.3% of former PL voters say they intend not to vote, only 5.6% of former PN voters say the same. This is the main factor explaining the reduced gap between the two major parties.
However, the survey also confirms that current non-voters are more likely to trust Robert Abela than Alex Borg to lead the country. This suggests Labour has more room to grow than the PN. The survey shows that the percentage of non-voters has remained stable, indicating that while these voters are not moving towards the Opposition, they are still keeping Labour on edge.
VOTING INTENTIONS
Labour retains three-point lead over PN but abstention remains a problem
Hindered by abstention, Labour can grow if Robert Abela convinces the party's past electorate to return to the fold and voteThe Labour Party remains ahead of the Nationalist Party with a lead of 2.6 points in the second MaltaToday survey in 2026.
The results put the PL’s support at 48.2% against the PN’s 45.6%. The PL loses 0.7 points and the PN loses 0.1 points from the last survey held in January.
The third-party vote collectively stands at 6.2%, up by 0.8 points from January. The percentage of non-voters has remained stable increasing slightly from 18.9% to 19.3% in two months.
The outcome indicates that the gap between the two major parties has remained stable since October. The PL is still being penalised by a higher rate of abstention among its former voters.
The results come from a survey of 784 respondents contacted over the past two weeks. Based on a projected turnout of 80.7%, the PL is leading by 7,492 votes, down from 9,262 in January. However, these small changes are statistically insignificant and fall squarely within the margin of error of the two surveys.
The difference between the two main parties also remains within the survey’s margin of error (+/-3.5 points) but Labour’s advantage has remained stable around the same mark since October.
The survey coincided with increased political tension over the appointment of next chief justice and the fallout from an explosive sworn declaration sent to Cabinet by Judge Lawrence Mintoff, decrying his exclusion from the post by the prime minister. The second week of the survey coincided with escalating global tensions over the war in Iran.
Once again, the survey suggests that the PL’s advantage, although consistent, is still considerably lower than the 39,000 ‘super majority’ it enjoyed in the 2022 general election.
The reduced gap is mostly explained by the greater percentage of PL voters in the 2022 general election, who now intend not voting. Compared to January, the percentage of non-voters among former PL voters has remained stable at just over 13%. This suggests that Labour still struggles in its bid to recover disgruntled former voters and thus re-assemble its super majority. The downside for the PN is that instead of registering their protest by choosing the Opposition party, these voters remain parked in no man’s land. In contrast, only 5.6% of PN voters in 2022 intend not voting.
Overall, the PN retains more of its 2022 votes than the PL does. While 86.3% of PN voters in 2022 will do the same in a forthcoming election, only 78.2% of PL voters will repeat the same choice.
Small shift from PL to PN
The PN keeps attracting more Labour voters to its fold than it loses to its rival but it also loses more to the third partiesAs has been the case in previous surveys Labour’s problems are also compounded by a small shift from the PL to the PN.
The survey shows that while 6% of Labour voters in 2022 will now vote for the PN, the PN is losing a smaller percentage (3.7%) of its voters to the PL. However, these gains by the PN are partly offset by greater losses to third parties. While the PL only loses 2.5% of its 2022 support to third parties the PN loses 4.5% of its voters to smaller parties.
But the PN also benefits from a significant shift from non-voters in 2022, amongst which 20.1 % will vote PN and only 8.8% will vote PL. This is hardly surprising considering that the PN vote between the general elections in 2017 and 2022 had shrunk by 12,463 compared to a smaller 8,269-vote loss for Labour. This result, consistent with previous surveys, suggests the PN is consolidating support among the category of voters which abandoned it in the last general election.
Still, when taking into account the different shifts from one party or category to another, it is the increase in abstention among PL voters, which best explains the decrease in support for Robert Abela’s party.
South and north to PL, central Malta and Gozo to PN
READ MORE HERE: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/data_and_surveys/140177/labour_leads_by_7500_votes
MaltaToday survey | VOTING: PL 48.2%, PN 45.6%, ADPD 3.7%, Momentum 2.1%, Others 0.4% • Turnout: 80.7% • TRUST: Robert Abela 44.1%, Alex Borg 37.7%, None 18.2% • GOV. PERFORMANCE: 3 out of 5
8 March 2026,
by James Debono
SUMMARY
The gap between the Labour and Nationalist parties stands at 7,500 votes, while Robert Abela enjoys a six-point lead over Alex Borg, MaltaToday’s March survey shows.
The second survey of 2026, carried out over the past two weeks, shows little change from January with the gap marginally narrowing to 2.6 points from 3.2 points.
Meanwhile, the trust gap between the leaders widened to 6.4 points from 5.4 points in January.
The survey coincided with increased polarisation over the appointment of the chief justice and with increased global instability caused by war in Iran.
Based on a turnout of around 81%—similar to that registered in January—the gap would translate into a vote difference of around 7,500 votes, down from 9,300 in January. The difference remains within the margin of error of both surveys.
Labour continues to be penalised by a higher abstention rate among its 2022 voters. While 13.3% of former PL voters say they intend not to vote, only 5.6% of former PN voters say the same. This is the main factor explaining the reduced gap between the two major parties.
However, the survey also confirms that current non-voters are more likely to trust Robert Abela than Alex Borg to lead the country. This suggests Labour has more room to grow than the PN. The survey shows that the percentage of non-voters has remained stable, indicating that while these voters are not moving towards the Opposition, they are still keeping Labour on edge.
VOTING INTENTIONS
Labour retains three-point lead over PN but abstention remains a problem
Hindered by abstention, Labour can grow if Robert Abela convinces the party's past electorate to return to the fold and voteThe Labour Party remains ahead of the Nationalist Party with a lead of 2.6 points in the second MaltaToday survey in 2026.
The results put the PL’s support at 48.2% against the PN’s 45.6%. The PL loses 0.7 points and the PN loses 0.1 points from the last survey held in January.
The third-party vote collectively stands at 6.2%, up by 0.8 points from January. The percentage of non-voters has remained stable increasing slightly from 18.9% to 19.3% in two months.
The outcome indicates that the gap between the two major parties has remained stable since October. The PL is still being penalised by a higher rate of abstention among its former voters.
The results come from a survey of 784 respondents contacted over the past two weeks. Based on a projected turnout of 80.7%, the PL is leading by 7,492 votes, down from 9,262 in January. However, these small changes are statistically insignificant and fall squarely within the margin of error of the two surveys.
The difference between the two main parties also remains within the survey’s margin of error (+/-3.5 points) but Labour’s advantage has remained stable around the same mark since October.
The survey coincided with increased political tension over the appointment of next chief justice and the fallout from an explosive sworn declaration sent to Cabinet by Judge Lawrence Mintoff, decrying his exclusion from the post by the prime minister. The second week of the survey coincided with escalating global tensions over the war in Iran.
Once again, the survey suggests that the PL’s advantage, although consistent, is still considerably lower than the 39,000 ‘super majority’ it enjoyed in the 2022 general election.
The reduced gap is mostly explained by the greater percentage of PL voters in the 2022 general election, who now intend not voting. Compared to January, the percentage of non-voters among former PL voters has remained stable at just over 13%. This suggests that Labour still struggles in its bid to recover disgruntled former voters and thus re-assemble its super majority. The downside for the PN is that instead of registering their protest by choosing the Opposition party, these voters remain parked in no man’s land. In contrast, only 5.6% of PN voters in 2022 intend not voting.
Overall, the PN retains more of its 2022 votes than the PL does. While 86.3% of PN voters in 2022 will do the same in a forthcoming election, only 78.2% of PL voters will repeat the same choice.
Small shift from PL to PN
The PN keeps attracting more Labour voters to its fold than it loses to its rival but it also loses more to the third partiesAs has been the case in previous surveys Labour’s problems are also compounded by a small shift from the PL to the PN.
The survey shows that while 6% of Labour voters in 2022 will now vote for the PN, the PN is losing a smaller percentage (3.7%) of its voters to the PL. However, these gains by the PN are partly offset by greater losses to third parties. While the PL only loses 2.5% of its 2022 support to third parties the PN loses 4.5% of its voters to smaller parties.
But the PN also benefits from a significant shift from non-voters in 2022, amongst which 20.1 % will vote PN and only 8.8% will vote PL. This is hardly surprising considering that the PN vote between the general elections in 2017 and 2022 had shrunk by 12,463 compared to a smaller 8,269-vote loss for Labour. This result, consistent with previous surveys, suggests the PN is consolidating support among the category of voters which abandoned it in the last general election.
Still, when taking into account the different shifts from one party or category to another, it is the increase in abstention among PL voters, which best explains the decrease in support for Robert Abela’s party.
South and north to PL, central Malta and Gozo to PN
READ MORE HERE: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/data_and_surveys/140177/labour_leads_by_7500_votes
Il-Maltin jaslu lura Malta mill-Emirati Għarab Magħquda qawwijin u sħaħ
6 ta' Marzu 2026
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162 Malti u Maltija waslu lura Malta mill-Emirati Għarab Magħquda qawwijin u sħaħ wara operazzjoni ta’ assistenza kkordinata mill-awtoritajiet Maltin. Il-Maltin waslu lura Malta kmieni s-Sibt filgħodu wara titjira li telqet mill-Emirati tard il-Ġimgħa filgħaxija.
F’messaġġ fuq il-midja soċjali kmieni fl-għodwa tas-Sibt, id-deputat Prim Ministru u Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin Ian Borg tella’ ritratt tal-wasla tal-ajruplan bil-Maltin fuqu fl-ajruport.
Dan l-iżvilupp seħħ wara l-isforzi diplomatiċi u konsulari li kienu qed isiru fl-aħħar jiem biex jiġu assistiti Maltin li kienu jinsabu fir-reġjun tal-Golf, fid-dawl tas-sitwazzjoni ta’ tensjoni u instabbiltà li qed tiżviluppa fil-Lvant Nofsani.
Aktar kmieni, il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela ħabbar li kien qed isegwi mill-qrib l-iżviluppi fir-reġjun u l-Gvern kien qed jaħdem mhux biss biex jassisti lil ċittadini Maltin li xtaqu jitilqu miż-żona u jirritornaw Malta b’mod sigur, iżda jħallas ukoll l-ispejjeż ta’ dan il-vjaġġ.
tvmnews.mt/news/187-malti-fi-triqithom-lura-lejn-malta-mill-emirati-gharab-maghquda/
6 ta' Marzu 2026
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162 Malti u Maltija waslu lura Malta mill-Emirati Għarab Magħquda qawwijin u sħaħ wara operazzjoni ta’ assistenza kkordinata mill-awtoritajiet Maltin. Il-Maltin waslu lura Malta kmieni s-Sibt filgħodu wara titjira li telqet mill-Emirati tard il-Ġimgħa filgħaxija.
F’messaġġ fuq il-midja soċjali kmieni fl-għodwa tas-Sibt, id-deputat Prim Ministru u Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin Ian Borg tella’ ritratt tal-wasla tal-ajruplan bil-Maltin fuqu fl-ajruport.
Dan l-iżvilupp seħħ wara l-isforzi diplomatiċi u konsulari li kienu qed isiru fl-aħħar jiem biex jiġu assistiti Maltin li kienu jinsabu fir-reġjun tal-Golf, fid-dawl tas-sitwazzjoni ta’ tensjoni u instabbiltà li qed tiżviluppa fil-Lvant Nofsani.
Aktar kmieni, il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela ħabbar li kien qed isegwi mill-qrib l-iżviluppi fir-reġjun u l-Gvern kien qed jaħdem mhux biss biex jassisti lil ċittadini Maltin li xtaqu jitilqu miż-żona u jirritornaw Malta b’mod sigur, iżda jħallas ukoll l-ispejjeż ta’ dan il-vjaġġ.
tvmnews.mt/news/187-malti-fi-triqithom-lura-lejn-malta-mill-emirati-gharab-maghquda/
Stħarriġ: il-familji Għawdxin huma fost l-aktar għonja f’pajjiżna
Minn Andrea Rossitto
6 ta' Marzu 2026
Il-Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta ppubblika s-sejbiet ta’ stħarriġ dwar il-finanzi u l-konsum tal-familji li sar fuq livell Ewropew u li jinkludi ftit aktar minn 1,000 familja li jgħixu f’pajjiżna.
Dan hu l-ħames rapport tax-xorta tiegħu.
Ir-riżultati ttieħdu fil-kuntest ta’ dik li l-Bank Ċentrali sejjaħ żieda qawwija fil-prezzijiet tal-proprjetà u l-bidla demografika f’pajjiżna.
L-istudju, li sar fl-2023, jirrifletti l-qagħda tal-familji f’pajjiżna wara l-pandemija. Għall-ewwel darba, l-istudju inkluda wkoll familji barranin li jgħixu f’pajjiżna.
Il-bilanċi tal-familji f’pajjiżna komplew jissaħħu. Dan joħroġ minn rapport li jsir kull tliet snin, koordinat mill-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew, mill-banek nazzjonali tal-istati membri fiż-Żona Ewro inkluż il-Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta.
Ma’ TVMnews Valentina Antonaroli, mill-Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta nnotat li mill-istħarriġ ħareġ li l-ġid nett medjan tal-familji f’pajjiżna, li jqabbel dak kollu li għandhom mad-djun, kważi rdoppja mill-2010.
Household finances for Maltese houses kept on growing. They are very strong. They kept on growing and they kept on growing very steadily and strongly also in the last few years after the pandemic.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaSpjegat, li jħoll u jorbot, l-investiment fil-proprjetà.
Maltese households primarily invest in real estate, in properties, and there’s a high share of home ownership. Maltese owners, around 80%, have constantly been the share of households who own at least one residence.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaDwar id-dejn tal-familji, l-istudju sab li dan hu l-aktar relatat ma’ ipoteki u li dan żdied. Jidher, iżda, li dan il-piż fil-maġġoranza tagħhom il-familji qed jifilħu għalih.
The amount for example of repayments with respect to their income is usually around only one seventh so around 13% of their income goes out to monthly repayments which is very low and very doable.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaId-dħul u l-infiq fost il-familji f’pajjiżna żdiedu.
Ġie nnotat ukoll li l-familji barranin f’pajjiżna għandhom ħafna anqas proprjetà immobbli u livell aktar baxx ta’ assi mill-familji Maltin. Dan, minkejja livelli ta’ dħul simili.
Foreigners who own a house are under 20%. The profile of foreign residents is a bit different from the typical Maltese household because they would be typically younger and maybe be here for temporary work arrangements. They wouldn’t settle in the country. They would likely be renting.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaInstabet ukoll differenza fil-ġid tal-familji fuq livell reġjonali. Fost l-aktar reġjuni sinjuri hemm dak li jiġbor lil Għawdex u Kemmuna, il-Punent u t-Tramuntana ta’ pajjiżna.
Dwar l-enerġija, instab li l-ispejjeż f’dan ir-rigward baqgħu stabbli. Il-maġġoranza tal-familji, 80%, qalu li s-sors ewlieni tagħhom hu l-elettriku. Irriżultat ukoll, iżda, żieda fil-familji li biħsiebhom jinvestu f’enerġija fi djarhom li hi aktar effiċjenti. Aktar min-nofs, 68%, wieġbu li jixtiequ jinvestu f’sorsi ġodda ta’ enerġija.
B’mod ġenerali, il-familji qalu li lesti jonfqu madwar €6,700 f’tagħmir li jaħli anqas enerġija.
See more here: tvmnews.mt/news/stharrig-il-familji-ghawdxin-huma-fost-l-aktar-ghonja-fpajjizna/
Minn Andrea Rossitto
6 ta' Marzu 2026
Il-Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta ppubblika s-sejbiet ta’ stħarriġ dwar il-finanzi u l-konsum tal-familji li sar fuq livell Ewropew u li jinkludi ftit aktar minn 1,000 familja li jgħixu f’pajjiżna.
Dan hu l-ħames rapport tax-xorta tiegħu.
Ir-riżultati ttieħdu fil-kuntest ta’ dik li l-Bank Ċentrali sejjaħ żieda qawwija fil-prezzijiet tal-proprjetà u l-bidla demografika f’pajjiżna.
L-istudju, li sar fl-2023, jirrifletti l-qagħda tal-familji f’pajjiżna wara l-pandemija. Għall-ewwel darba, l-istudju inkluda wkoll familji barranin li jgħixu f’pajjiżna.
Il-bilanċi tal-familji f’pajjiżna komplew jissaħħu. Dan joħroġ minn rapport li jsir kull tliet snin, koordinat mill-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew, mill-banek nazzjonali tal-istati membri fiż-Żona Ewro inkluż il-Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta.
Ma’ TVMnews Valentina Antonaroli, mill-Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta nnotat li mill-istħarriġ ħareġ li l-ġid nett medjan tal-familji f’pajjiżna, li jqabbel dak kollu li għandhom mad-djun, kważi rdoppja mill-2010.
Household finances for Maltese houses kept on growing. They are very strong. They kept on growing and they kept on growing very steadily and strongly also in the last few years after the pandemic.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaSpjegat, li jħoll u jorbot, l-investiment fil-proprjetà.
Maltese households primarily invest in real estate, in properties, and there’s a high share of home ownership. Maltese owners, around 80%, have constantly been the share of households who own at least one residence.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaDwar id-dejn tal-familji, l-istudju sab li dan hu l-aktar relatat ma’ ipoteki u li dan żdied. Jidher, iżda, li dan il-piż fil-maġġoranza tagħhom il-familji qed jifilħu għalih.
The amount for example of repayments with respect to their income is usually around only one seventh so around 13% of their income goes out to monthly repayments which is very low and very doable.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaId-dħul u l-infiq fost il-familji f’pajjiżna żdiedu.
Ġie nnotat ukoll li l-familji barranin f’pajjiżna għandhom ħafna anqas proprjetà immobbli u livell aktar baxx ta’ assi mill-familji Maltin. Dan, minkejja livelli ta’ dħul simili.
Foreigners who own a house are under 20%. The profile of foreign residents is a bit different from the typical Maltese household because they would be typically younger and maybe be here for temporary work arrangements. They wouldn’t settle in the country. They would likely be renting.
Valentina Antonaroli – Dipartiment għar-Riċerka Ekonomika tal-Bank Ċentrali ta’ MaltaInstabet ukoll differenza fil-ġid tal-familji fuq livell reġjonali. Fost l-aktar reġjuni sinjuri hemm dak li jiġbor lil Għawdex u Kemmuna, il-Punent u t-Tramuntana ta’ pajjiżna.
Dwar l-enerġija, instab li l-ispejjeż f’dan ir-rigward baqgħu stabbli. Il-maġġoranza tal-familji, 80%, qalu li s-sors ewlieni tagħhom hu l-elettriku. Irriżultat ukoll, iżda, żieda fil-familji li biħsiebhom jinvestu f’enerġija fi djarhom li hi aktar effiċjenti. Aktar min-nofs, 68%, wieġbu li jixtiequ jinvestu f’sorsi ġodda ta’ enerġija.
B’mod ġenerali, il-familji qalu li lesti jonfqu madwar €6,700 f’tagħmir li jaħli anqas enerġija.
See more here: tvmnews.mt/news/stharrig-il-familji-ghawdxin-huma-fost-l-aktar-ghonja-fpajjizna/
9 għaqdiet jikkundannaw il-gżira Noma f’Kemmuna
Minn Owen Teuma
6 ta' Marzu 2026
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Disa’ għaqdiet ambjentali kkundannaw bil-qawwa pjanijiet biex il-gżira Noma – gżira tal-parties imkeċċija minn Franza – tkun stazzjonata qrib Kemmuna, sit protett natura 2000. Saħqu li dan jista’ jagħmel ħerba mill-ekosistemi tal-baħar hekk kif fl-aħħar snin saru bejtiet tal-fkieren f’Malta.
Nature Trust FEE Malta, BirdLife Malta, Din l-art Ħelwa, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, Għawdix, Moviment Graffitti, l-Assoċjazzjoni tar-Ramblers ta’ Malta, u Wirt Għawdex, ħarġu stqarrija konġunta fejn ikkundannaw il-proposta li tiġi introdotta l-gżira li fiha 1,750 metru kwadru.
Wissew li permezz ta’ din il-pjattaforma kienet se tintroduċi storbju, skart, kontaminazzjoni tal-ilma relatata mad-drenaġġ, light pollution, u ħsara f’qiegħ il-baħar.
Transport Malta kkonfermat li Moma Island għandha liċenzja kummerċjali. L-Awtorita’ Maltija tat-Turiżmu qalet li l-attivitajiet fuq il-gżira ma jaqgħux taħt il-kompetenza tagħha.
Arnold Cassola allega li l-familja Zammit Tabona huma involuti fl-operazzjoni ta’ din il-gżira permezz ta’ 356 Entertainment. Ir-reġistru tan-negozju ta’ Malta jikkonferma li membri tal-familja ta’ Zammit Tabona huma azzjonarju f’kumpanija konnessa ma’ 356.
Il-koalizzjoni tal-NGOs ħeġġet lill-awtoritajiet biex “jipprijoritizzaw il-ħarsien ambjentali u l-interess pubbliku fuq il-gwadann kummerċjali”.
Saħqu li x-xtut u l-ibħra huma l-aħħar spazji naturali li fadal fil-pajjiż. “Iridu jiġu mħarsa – għall-biodiversita, għall-ġid tas-soċjeta’ u għall-ġenerazzjonijiet futuri tagħna.”
Petizzjoni parlamentari titlob is-sospensjoni immedjata tal-operazzjonijiet kollha tan-noma Island, u s’issa hemm aktar minn 1,400 firma.
Is-sindki ta’ Tas-Sliema, Mellieħa, Marsaxlokk u Għajnsielem – li Kemmuna huwa parti minn Għajnsielem – kollha opponew pubblikament. Is-sindku ta’ Għajnsielem Kevin Cauchi saħaq li l-lokalita diġa’ għandha problemi mal-istorbju u l-iskart mill-gabbani eżistenti f’Kemmuna.
newsbook.com.mt/9-ghaqdiet-jikkundannaw-il-gzira-noma-fkemmuna/
Minn Owen Teuma
6 ta' Marzu 2026
Photos: FoE/NomaRead in English.
Disa’ għaqdiet ambjentali kkundannaw bil-qawwa pjanijiet biex il-gżira Noma – gżira tal-parties imkeċċija minn Franza – tkun stazzjonata qrib Kemmuna, sit protett natura 2000. Saħqu li dan jista’ jagħmel ħerba mill-ekosistemi tal-baħar hekk kif fl-aħħar snin saru bejtiet tal-fkieren f’Malta.
Nature Trust FEE Malta, BirdLife Malta, Din l-art Ħelwa, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, Għawdix, Moviment Graffitti, l-Assoċjazzjoni tar-Ramblers ta’ Malta, u Wirt Għawdex, ħarġu stqarrija konġunta fejn ikkundannaw il-proposta li tiġi introdotta l-gżira li fiha 1,750 metru kwadru.
Wissew li permezz ta’ din il-pjattaforma kienet se tintroduċi storbju, skart, kontaminazzjoni tal-ilma relatata mad-drenaġġ, light pollution, u ħsara f’qiegħ il-baħar.
Transport Malta kkonfermat li Moma Island għandha liċenzja kummerċjali. L-Awtorita’ Maltija tat-Turiżmu qalet li l-attivitajiet fuq il-gżira ma jaqgħux taħt il-kompetenza tagħha.
Arnold Cassola allega li l-familja Zammit Tabona huma involuti fl-operazzjoni ta’ din il-gżira permezz ta’ 356 Entertainment. Ir-reġistru tan-negozju ta’ Malta jikkonferma li membri tal-familja ta’ Zammit Tabona huma azzjonarju f’kumpanija konnessa ma’ 356.
Il-koalizzjoni tal-NGOs ħeġġet lill-awtoritajiet biex “jipprijoritizzaw il-ħarsien ambjentali u l-interess pubbliku fuq il-gwadann kummerċjali”.
Saħqu li x-xtut u l-ibħra huma l-aħħar spazji naturali li fadal fil-pajjiż. “Iridu jiġu mħarsa – għall-biodiversita, għall-ġid tas-soċjeta’ u għall-ġenerazzjonijiet futuri tagħna.”
Petizzjoni parlamentari titlob is-sospensjoni immedjata tal-operazzjonijiet kollha tan-noma Island, u s’issa hemm aktar minn 1,400 firma.
Is-sindki ta’ Tas-Sliema, Mellieħa, Marsaxlokk u Għajnsielem – li Kemmuna huwa parti minn Għajnsielem – kollha opponew pubblikament. Is-sindku ta’ Għajnsielem Kevin Cauchi saħaq li l-lokalita diġa’ għandha problemi mal-istorbju u l-iskart mill-gabbani eżistenti f’Kemmuna.
newsbook.com.mt/9-ghaqdiet-jikkundannaw-il-gzira-noma-fkemmuna/
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/
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
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.
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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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
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
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.
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.
