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Recent Passing in Nadur
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Karmena Azzopardi
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RIP.
Karmena Azzopardi
Visit: https://www.nadurjana.com/in-memoriam.html
Send pictures of your beloved ones who passed away to be posted on the website.
Email to: [email protected]
Joseph Portelli applauded by Nocerina supporters outside stadium
Portelli recently confirmed that he is looking to acquire the Italian Serie D club
18 February 2026,
by Matthew Farrugia
Portelli was cheered by fans on the way out of the Italian club's stadium
Developer Joseph Portelli was sent off with applause by Nocerina supporters as he left the stadium amid ongoing talks to acquire the club.
Portelli recently confirmed that he is looking to acquire the Italian Serie D club.
Earlier this year, his €1.3 million bid to purchase Siena Calcio was rejected by the club’s officials. According to a report by Gazzetta di Siena, the Maltese businessman submitted an offer of €1.3 million to take control of the club, which was turned down by Siena’s owners.
The report said Portelli had initially tabled a €1 million bid for full ownership, before increasing the offer in an attempt to persuade the club’s top administration.
According to reports, his ambition is to one day guide an Italian team from the lower divisions to Serie A.
Portelli is already well known in Maltese football as the president of Ħamrun Spartans, one of the country’s most successful clubs in recent years.
Nocerina, which is also associated with the same red and black of Ħamrun Spartans, is a football club in Campania founded in 1910.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/football/139810/joseph_portelli_applauded_by_nocerina_supporters_outside_stadium
Portelli recently confirmed that he is looking to acquire the Italian Serie D club
18 February 2026,
by Matthew Farrugia
Portelli was cheered by fans on the way out of the Italian club's stadium
Developer Joseph Portelli was sent off with applause by Nocerina supporters as he left the stadium amid ongoing talks to acquire the club.
Portelli recently confirmed that he is looking to acquire the Italian Serie D club.
Earlier this year, his €1.3 million bid to purchase Siena Calcio was rejected by the club’s officials. According to a report by Gazzetta di Siena, the Maltese businessman submitted an offer of €1.3 million to take control of the club, which was turned down by Siena’s owners.
The report said Portelli had initially tabled a €1 million bid for full ownership, before increasing the offer in an attempt to persuade the club’s top administration.
According to reports, his ambition is to one day guide an Italian team from the lower divisions to Serie A.
Portelli is already well known in Maltese football as the president of Ħamrun Spartans, one of the country’s most successful clubs in recent years.
Nocerina, which is also associated with the same red and black of Ħamrun Spartans, is a football club in Campania founded in 1910.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/football/139810/joseph_portelli_applauded_by_nocerina_supporters_outside_stadium
Triq prinċipali fir-Rabat Għawdex magħluqa għat-traffiku
Minn Owen Teuma
18 ta' Frar 2026
Triq Taħt Putirjal fir-Rabat Għawdex ser tkun magħluqa għat-traffiku peress li ser isiru xi xogħlijiet ta’ manutenzjoni.
Fi stqarrija fuq Facebook intqal li din it-triq se tingħalaq mill-Ħamis 19 ta’ Frar.
Din it-triq tinsab maġenb il-venda tax-xarabank u ħdejn il-parkeġġ prinċipali tar-Rabat u hija waħda mill-aktar toroq traffikużi f’Għawdex. Fl-istqarrija ma ntqalx kemm hu pjanat li jdumu x-xogħlijiet f’din it-triq traffikuża.
Intqal li minħabba li se tkun magħluqa, it-traffiku fil-qalba tar-Rabat ser ikun affettwat. “Minħabba dan ix-xogħol, mhux ser ikun hemm aċċess bil-vetturi minn Triq Taħt Putirjal għal Pjazza San Franġisk” kompliet tgħid l-istqarrija.
Sar appell biex wieħed jippjana l-vjaġġ tiegħu minn qabel.
newsbook.com.mt/triq-principali-fir-rabat-ghawdex-maghluqa-ghat-traffiku/
Minn Owen Teuma
18 ta' Frar 2026
Triq Taħt Putirjal fir-Rabat Għawdex ser tkun magħluqa għat-traffiku peress li ser isiru xi xogħlijiet ta’ manutenzjoni.
Fi stqarrija fuq Facebook intqal li din it-triq se tingħalaq mill-Ħamis 19 ta’ Frar.
Din it-triq tinsab maġenb il-venda tax-xarabank u ħdejn il-parkeġġ prinċipali tar-Rabat u hija waħda mill-aktar toroq traffikużi f’Għawdex. Fl-istqarrija ma ntqalx kemm hu pjanat li jdumu x-xogħlijiet f’din it-triq traffikuża.
Intqal li minħabba li se tkun magħluqa, it-traffiku fil-qalba tar-Rabat ser ikun affettwat. “Minħabba dan ix-xogħol, mhux ser ikun hemm aċċess bil-vetturi minn Triq Taħt Putirjal għal Pjazza San Franġisk” kompliet tgħid l-istqarrija.
Sar appell biex wieħed jippjana l-vjaġġ tiegħu minn qabel.
newsbook.com.mt/triq-principali-fir-rabat-ghawdex-maghluqa-ghat-traffiku/
Iċedi scaffolding fl-Imsida kawża tar-riħ qawwi
Minn Neil Camilleri
17 ta' Frar 2026
Ritratt: BCAĦadd ma weġġa meta scaffolding waqa’ minħabba r-riħ qawwi fl-Imsida.
L-Awtorità tal-Bini u l-Kostruzzjoni (BCA) qalet li flimkien ma’ awtoritajiet oħra fosthom dik għas-Saħħa u s-Sigurtà fuq ix-Xogħol (OHSA) kienu msejħa fi Triq il-Ħarrub.
Iż-żewġ awtoritajiet ordnaw li jitwaqqfu minnufih ix-xogħlijiet u ssejħet l-għajnuna ta’ awtoritajiet oħra fosthom mid-Dipartiment tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u l-Pulizija u mill-Enemalta sabiex jitneħħa kull periklu.
Il-BCA tenniet l-appell tagħha sabiex kull struttura temporanja u makkinarju jitħallew b’mod li ma joħolqux periklu.
Iż-żewġ awtoritajiet jfakkru wkoll dwar l-importanza tal-helpline 138.
newsbook.com.mt/icedi-scaffolding-fl-imsida-kawza-tar-rih-qawwi/
Minn Neil Camilleri
17 ta' Frar 2026
Ritratt: BCAĦadd ma weġġa meta scaffolding waqa’ minħabba r-riħ qawwi fl-Imsida.
L-Awtorità tal-Bini u l-Kostruzzjoni (BCA) qalet li flimkien ma’ awtoritajiet oħra fosthom dik għas-Saħħa u s-Sigurtà fuq ix-Xogħol (OHSA) kienu msejħa fi Triq il-Ħarrub.
Iż-żewġ awtoritajiet ordnaw li jitwaqqfu minnufih ix-xogħlijiet u ssejħet l-għajnuna ta’ awtoritajiet oħra fosthom mid-Dipartiment tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u l-Pulizija u mill-Enemalta sabiex jitneħħa kull periklu.
Il-BCA tenniet l-appell tagħha sabiex kull struttura temporanja u makkinarju jitħallew b’mod li ma joħolqux periklu.
Iż-żewġ awtoritajiet jfakkru wkoll dwar l-importanza tal-helpline 138.
newsbook.com.mt/icedi-scaffolding-fl-imsida-kawza-tar-rih-qawwi/
Nadur Carnival Pictures by Mario Muscat of Nadur Ghawdex
Thank you Mario.
Thank you Mario.
Nadur Carnival 2026
By Alessio Sultana
By Alessio Sultana
Jinżamm arrestat ir-raġel mixli li kkaġuna l-mewt ta’ Joey Cutajar
Minn Mario Micallef
14 ta' Frar 2026
Read in English
Sbieħ is-Sibt, Ingliż li jgħix Għajnsielem tressaq fil-Qorti ta’ Għawdex u ġie mixli li kkaġuna l-mewt ta’ Joey Cutajar f’inċident tat-traffiku li seħħ nhar il-Ħamis filgħaxija fi Triq Borg Għarib f’Għajnsielem. Fi tmiem is-seduta, il-Qorti ordnat li jinżamm arrestat.
L-akkużat hu Dominic Peter Hedges, imwieled l-Ingilterra u jgħix Għajnsielem. Fl-inċident, l-akkużat kien qed isuq karozza li ħabtet mal-mutur misjuq minn Joey Cutajar ta’ 44 sena min-Nadur, li ġie ċċertifikat mejjet fuq il-post.
Dominic Peter Hedges iffaċċja sitt akkużi fosthom li kkaġuna l-mewt ta’ Joey Cutajar, li saq il-karozza b’veloċità għolja, li kienet aktar mil-limitu ta’ veloċità permess; li saq b’manjiera traskurata u perikoluża, li biddel id-direzzjoni jew qabeż vettura mingħajr ma eżerċita l-attenzjoni meħtieġa u li kkaġuna ħsara fil-karozza li kien qed isuq u fil-mutur tal-vittma. Hu wieġeb mhux ħati għall-akkużi.
Id-difiża talbet li l-akkużat jinħeles mill-arrest. Il-Maġistrat Jean Paul Grech ma laqax it-talba u ordna li jinżamm arrestat.
Il-prosekuzzjoni tmexxiet mill-Ispettur Keith Xerri u mill-Avukati Dejan Darmanin u Mauro Abela mill-Uffiċċju tal-Avukat Ġenerali. Għall-akkużat deher l-Avukat Carmelo Galea. L-Avukat Kevin Mompalao kien preżenti fl-awla għall-familja tal-vittma.
tvmnews.mt/news/jinzamm-arrestat-ir-ragel-mixli-li-kkaguna-l-mewt-ta-joey-cutajar/
Minn Mario Micallef
14 ta' Frar 2026
Read in English
Sbieħ is-Sibt, Ingliż li jgħix Għajnsielem tressaq fil-Qorti ta’ Għawdex u ġie mixli li kkaġuna l-mewt ta’ Joey Cutajar f’inċident tat-traffiku li seħħ nhar il-Ħamis filgħaxija fi Triq Borg Għarib f’Għajnsielem. Fi tmiem is-seduta, il-Qorti ordnat li jinżamm arrestat.
L-akkużat hu Dominic Peter Hedges, imwieled l-Ingilterra u jgħix Għajnsielem. Fl-inċident, l-akkużat kien qed isuq karozza li ħabtet mal-mutur misjuq minn Joey Cutajar ta’ 44 sena min-Nadur, li ġie ċċertifikat mejjet fuq il-post.
Dominic Peter Hedges iffaċċja sitt akkużi fosthom li kkaġuna l-mewt ta’ Joey Cutajar, li saq il-karozza b’veloċità għolja, li kienet aktar mil-limitu ta’ veloċità permess; li saq b’manjiera traskurata u perikoluża, li biddel id-direzzjoni jew qabeż vettura mingħajr ma eżerċita l-attenzjoni meħtieġa u li kkaġuna ħsara fil-karozza li kien qed isuq u fil-mutur tal-vittma. Hu wieġeb mhux ħati għall-akkużi.
Id-difiża talbet li l-akkużat jinħeles mill-arrest. Il-Maġistrat Jean Paul Grech ma laqax it-talba u ordna li jinżamm arrestat.
Il-prosekuzzjoni tmexxiet mill-Ispettur Keith Xerri u mill-Avukati Dejan Darmanin u Mauro Abela mill-Uffiċċju tal-Avukat Ġenerali. Għall-akkużat deher l-Avukat Carmelo Galea. L-Avukat Kevin Mompalao kien preżenti fl-awla għall-familja tal-vittma.
tvmnews.mt/news/jinzamm-arrestat-ir-ragel-mixli-li-kkaguna-l-mewt-ta-joey-cutajar/
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.
Sikkina ma’ għonq nanntu u jhedded li joqtolha minħabba d-droga
Is-sitwazzjoni eskalat hekk kif l-omm kienet lesta li ttih il-flus iżda talbitu jmur għalihom il-Belt
Minn Christine Mamo
13 ta' Frar 2026
Il-Qorti semgħet kif żagħżugħ ta’ 19-il sena allegatament hedded li joqtol lil nanntu jekk ommu ma ttihx flus għad-droga.
Il-każ deher bħala wieħed ta’ vjolenza domestika li seħħ l-Erbgħa f’Ħal Tarxien fejn ġew imsejħa l-Pulizija f’residenza. Iktar tard in-nanna daħħlet rapport ta’ vjolenza domestika fejn allegat li l-akkużat kellu vizzju tal-kannabis u kemm-il darba kien jhedded lill-qraba tiegħu biex jingħata l-flus.
F’dan il-każ ingħad li ż-żagħżugħ ġiegħel lil nanntu ċċempel lil ommu permezz ta’ video call u wara heddidha li joqtolha jekk ommu ma tibgħatlux il-flus. Jidher li l-omm kienet lesta li ttih il-flus iżda talbitu biex jiltaqgħu l-Belt u jiġborhom minn hemmhekk għaliex ma setgħetx tibgħathomlu. Kien hawnhekk fejn is-sitwazzjoni eskalat.
Il-Prosekuzzjoni spjegat lill-Qorti li ż-żagħżugħ qabad sikkina u poġġieha ma’ għonq nanntu fl-istess waqt li beda jhedded u joffendu lil ommu u lil nanntu. Tifel ta’ sitt snin kien preżenti waqt li kien qed iseħħ dan kollu.
Id-Difiża talbet biex isir rapport qabel tingħata s-sentenza finali, bl-ebda oġġezzjoni ma ġiet preżentata għal dan.
Iż-żagħżugħ inżamm arrestat sakemm tingħata s-sentenza.
L-akkużat dehret għalih l-avukat Martina Herrera filwaqt li l-Maġistrat Claire Stafrace Zammit ippresediet.
newsbook.com.mt/sikkina-ma-ghonq-nanntu-u-jhedded-li-joqtolha-minhabba-d-droga/
Is-sitwazzjoni eskalat hekk kif l-omm kienet lesta li ttih il-flus iżda talbitu jmur għalihom il-Belt
Minn Christine Mamo
13 ta' Frar 2026
Il-Qorti semgħet kif żagħżugħ ta’ 19-il sena allegatament hedded li joqtol lil nanntu jekk ommu ma ttihx flus għad-droga.
Il-każ deher bħala wieħed ta’ vjolenza domestika li seħħ l-Erbgħa f’Ħal Tarxien fejn ġew imsejħa l-Pulizija f’residenza. Iktar tard in-nanna daħħlet rapport ta’ vjolenza domestika fejn allegat li l-akkużat kellu vizzju tal-kannabis u kemm-il darba kien jhedded lill-qraba tiegħu biex jingħata l-flus.
F’dan il-każ ingħad li ż-żagħżugħ ġiegħel lil nanntu ċċempel lil ommu permezz ta’ video call u wara heddidha li joqtolha jekk ommu ma tibgħatlux il-flus. Jidher li l-omm kienet lesta li ttih il-flus iżda talbitu biex jiltaqgħu l-Belt u jiġborhom minn hemmhekk għaliex ma setgħetx tibgħathomlu. Kien hawnhekk fejn is-sitwazzjoni eskalat.
Il-Prosekuzzjoni spjegat lill-Qorti li ż-żagħżugħ qabad sikkina u poġġieha ma’ għonq nanntu fl-istess waqt li beda jhedded u joffendu lil ommu u lil nanntu. Tifel ta’ sitt snin kien preżenti waqt li kien qed iseħħ dan kollu.
Id-Difiża talbet biex isir rapport qabel tingħata s-sentenza finali, bl-ebda oġġezzjoni ma ġiet preżentata għal dan.
Iż-żagħżugħ inżamm arrestat sakemm tingħata s-sentenza.
L-akkużat dehret għalih l-avukat Martina Herrera filwaqt li l-Maġistrat Claire Stafrace Zammit ippresediet.
newsbook.com.mt/sikkina-ma-ghonq-nanntu-u-jhedded-li-joqtolha-minhabba-d-droga/
WATCH | Rough seas wreak havoc in Marsalforn, affecting shops 50m away from shore
Rough seas caused damage to shops 50 metres away from the coastline
13 February 2026,
by Nicole Meilak
A vintage, repurposed sewing table was swept across the shop's platform as a result of the rough sea (Photo: John Aldhouse)
CCTV footage from a cafe in Marsalforn shows extensive damage to shops as far as 50 metres from the coastline due to strong winds and rough seas.
The CCTV footage is from Coffee Circus Joy in Marsalforn, which is situated around 50 metres away from the coastline. However, it’s relative distance from the coastline did not protect it and surrounding shops from damage to its outdoor furniture.
The footage, from 1:33am early Friday morning, shows a strong tide sweeping outdoor furniture across Triq il-Wied. In the morning, shop owners woke up to furniture pieces sprawled across the road.
John Aldhouse, the owner of Coffee Circus Joy, said this is the third time in the last couple of weeks that extreme weather caused damage to the outdoor furniture of his and neighbouring shops.
“We are around 50 metres from the seafront, down Triq il-Wied. So far, the damage has been fairly limited, and we have seen other businesses, particularly on the seafront, suffer much heavier damage.”
His shop has generally been able to continue operating despite the damage, except for one day’s closure during Storm Harry to protect staff. However, he said he is worried that the worse weather is to come. “This kind of weather seems to be becoming more frequent and more violent. Climate change is real and is a real threat to everyone. We are experiencing it right now.”
Outdoor furniture from other shops in the area were sprawled across the street, carried away by the sea and wind (Photo: John Aldhouse)Sharing the footage on Facebook, public health expert John Paul Cauchi warned that extreme weather events are becoming more common as a result of climate change. “Storm Harry was severe, but it will be a ‘normal’ storm over the coming decades as climate change accelerates.”
He said climate change will have a tangible impact on people’s lives, whether as a threat to food security, economy, or general way of living.
“Businesses will be ruined. Coastlines destroyed. Crops ruined, our food security subjected to ferry shipments. Bays once enjoyed by the public forever transformed (Għar Lapsi). Landmarks decimated. Events - such as Carnival - will be subjected to increasing risk and possible cancellation, as will festas due to extreme heatwaves and freak weather.”
He lamented the political silence on the issue, saying politicians only talk about climate change when it’s in their favour. “Suffice to say that with Malta having just 10-15% of its energy from renewables and our coastal flooding becoming an experienced issue by many (Marsaskala, especially) their words sound like a record from a bygone era.”
Cauchi pointed out that extreme weather events are being experienced worldwide, and Malta should lead small island states internationally in demanding climate action. “Where the hell are our politicians? Where are you Robert Abela? What are they afraid of?”
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/139713/watch__rough_seas_wreak_havoc_in_marsalforn_affecting_shops_50m_away_from_shore
Rough seas caused damage to shops 50 metres away from the coastline
13 February 2026,
by Nicole Meilak
A vintage, repurposed sewing table was swept across the shop's platform as a result of the rough sea (Photo: John Aldhouse)
CCTV footage from a cafe in Marsalforn shows extensive damage to shops as far as 50 metres from the coastline due to strong winds and rough seas.
The CCTV footage is from Coffee Circus Joy in Marsalforn, which is situated around 50 metres away from the coastline. However, it’s relative distance from the coastline did not protect it and surrounding shops from damage to its outdoor furniture.
The footage, from 1:33am early Friday morning, shows a strong tide sweeping outdoor furniture across Triq il-Wied. In the morning, shop owners woke up to furniture pieces sprawled across the road.
John Aldhouse, the owner of Coffee Circus Joy, said this is the third time in the last couple of weeks that extreme weather caused damage to the outdoor furniture of his and neighbouring shops.
“We are around 50 metres from the seafront, down Triq il-Wied. So far, the damage has been fairly limited, and we have seen other businesses, particularly on the seafront, suffer much heavier damage.”
His shop has generally been able to continue operating despite the damage, except for one day’s closure during Storm Harry to protect staff. However, he said he is worried that the worse weather is to come. “This kind of weather seems to be becoming more frequent and more violent. Climate change is real and is a real threat to everyone. We are experiencing it right now.”
Outdoor furniture from other shops in the area were sprawled across the street, carried away by the sea and wind (Photo: John Aldhouse)Sharing the footage on Facebook, public health expert John Paul Cauchi warned that extreme weather events are becoming more common as a result of climate change. “Storm Harry was severe, but it will be a ‘normal’ storm over the coming decades as climate change accelerates.”
He said climate change will have a tangible impact on people’s lives, whether as a threat to food security, economy, or general way of living.
“Businesses will be ruined. Coastlines destroyed. Crops ruined, our food security subjected to ferry shipments. Bays once enjoyed by the public forever transformed (Għar Lapsi). Landmarks decimated. Events - such as Carnival - will be subjected to increasing risk and possible cancellation, as will festas due to extreme heatwaves and freak weather.”
He lamented the political silence on the issue, saying politicians only talk about climate change when it’s in their favour. “Suffice to say that with Malta having just 10-15% of its energy from renewables and our coastal flooding becoming an experienced issue by many (Marsaskala, especially) their words sound like a record from a bygone era.”
Cauchi pointed out that extreme weather events are being experienced worldwide, and Malta should lead small island states internationally in demanding climate action. “Where the hell are our politicians? Where are you Robert Abela? What are they afraid of?”
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/139713/watch__rough_seas_wreak_havoc_in_marsalforn_affecting_shops_50m_away_from_shore
Sewwieq ta’ mutur jitlef ħajtu f’Għajnsielem
Minn Neil Camilleri
12 ta' Frar 2026 7:49 PM
Miguela XuerebRead in English.
Sewwieq ta’ mutur tilef ħajtu f’inċident li seħħ f’Għajnsielem f’Għawdex.
Jirriżulta li seħħet ħabta bejn karozza u mutur fi Triq Borg Għarib għall-ħabta tas-7pm.
Skont rapporti l-vittma huwa raġel ta’ 44 sena mill-Qala Għawdex.
Membri tal-pulizija u tim mediku marru fil-post iżda sfortunatament ir-raġel kien laħaq miet.
newsbook.com.mt/sewwieq-ta-mutur-jitlef-hajtu-fghajnsielem/
Minn Neil Camilleri
12 ta' Frar 2026 7:49 PM
Miguela XuerebRead in English.
Sewwieq ta’ mutur tilef ħajtu f’inċident li seħħ f’Għajnsielem f’Għawdex.
Jirriżulta li seħħet ħabta bejn karozza u mutur fi Triq Borg Għarib għall-ħabta tas-7pm.
Skont rapporti l-vittma huwa raġel ta’ 44 sena mill-Qala Għawdex.
Membri tal-pulizija u tim mediku marru fil-post iżda sfortunatament ir-raġel kien laħaq miet.
newsbook.com.mt/sewwieq-ta-mutur-jitlef-hajtu-fghajnsielem/
Attwalità: Are parents spending enough time with their children?
By Dylan Attard
February 12, 2026
Tista' taqra bil- Malti.
Ara il video hawn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX5bgBefo7o&t=1079s
Children require not only meaningful interactions but also substantial amounts of time with their parents, psychologist Matthe Bartolo has warned, arguing that early emotional development depends heavily on sustained parental presence.
Speaking during the programme Attwalità, presented by Newsbook Malta editor Matthew Xuereb, Bartolo stressed that the earliest years of a child’s life are critical for learning how to regulate emotions, a skill primarily acquired from parents.
If this process is disrupted or insufficient, children may later struggle to form relationships or develop trust in others.
A recent study discussed during the programme revealed that 8% of parents enrol their children in childcare centres before the age of six months.
The discussion focused in particular on the growing reliance on childcare facilities and whether society should encourage parents to spend more time with their children.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameEarly separation and emotional developmentBartolo cautioned that placing infants in childcare at a very young age requires careful consideration. He explained that infancy is a formative stage during which children learn to manage their emotions through close and consistent interaction with their caregivers.
Without this foundation, difficulties may surface later in life, including challenges in building secure relationships.
He also expressed concern that many parents, after a full working day, feel too exhausted to engage meaningfully with their children. Bartolo encouraged mothers and fathers to re-establish the kind of connection they themselves experienced with their own parents.
Parental leave and shared responsibilityRenee Laiviera, Commissioner for Equality and another guest on the programme, emphasised that children benefit from the active involvement of both parents. She noted that fathers do not always recognise how essential their role is in child-rearing.
Laiviera argued that the current 18 weeks of maternity leave are inadequate, as are the 10 days allocated for paternity leave, despite recent increases. If society acknowledges the importance of fathers in upbringing, she said, it must grant them sufficient time to fulfil that responsibility.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameShe further described the existing parental leave system as overly fragmented and unpaid. Although she accepted that working parents may lack energy at the end of the day, she maintained that households must find ways to divide domestic responsibilities more equitably in order to free up more time for children.
Broader social pressures and rising expectationsEducator Charles Teuma, who works primarily with young students, said it is often difficult to pinpoint the roots of the challenges they face. He argued that such problems cannot simply be attributed to childcare centres, which are a relatively recent development.
Instead, he suggested that some of the issues highlighted by Bartolo are visible among today’s generation more broadly.
Teuma pointed to parental separation as another destabilising factor. He recounted instances where children told him they did not know where they would be sleeping or completing their homework because their parents had yet to reach arrangements between themselves.
He also observed that expectations have intensified on both sides: parents demand more from their children, while children expect more from their parents.
Financial strain was identified as a major contributor to time scarcity. Teuma explained that in the past, bank loans were typically granted on the basis of one income, with monthly repayments capped at no more than a quarter of a salary.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameOnce two incomes became the norm, property prices doubled, driven by speculation. As a result, families now feel compelled to maintain dual incomes, limiting the time available for family life.
While government schemes have been introduced to encourage higher birth rates, Teuma argued that, regardless of incentives, individuals ultimately decide how many children they can afford based on their income.
He called for more flexible employment models that would allow parents to reduce working hours without leaving the workforce entirely. Such arrangements, he said, would also benefit employers, who often struggle to replace staff who resign to care for children. However, he suggested that government support would be necessary to ensure parents do not suffer pension losses as a result.
Demographic challenges require holistic solutionsJoe Farrugia, consultant with the Malta Employers’ Association (MEA), said that although multiple challenges exist, demographic change remains central.
Increasing female participation in the labour market is vital, he said, not only because most families cannot rely on a single income, but also to support women’s career progression and to address the needs of an ageing population by expanding the overall supply of working hours.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameFarrugia maintained that responses must be comprehensive rather than piecemeal. While childcare services offer clear advantages for employers and working families, he concluded that they cannot substitute parental upbringing.
The panel collectively underscored that time, both its quality and its quantity, lies at the heart of children’s wellbeing and that meaningful reform must balance economic realities with the developmental needs of families.
newsbook.com.mt/en/attwalita-are-parents-spending-enough-time-with-their-children/
By Dylan Attard
February 12, 2026
Tista' taqra bil- Malti.
Ara il video hawn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX5bgBefo7o&t=1079s
Children require not only meaningful interactions but also substantial amounts of time with their parents, psychologist Matthe Bartolo has warned, arguing that early emotional development depends heavily on sustained parental presence.
Speaking during the programme Attwalità, presented by Newsbook Malta editor Matthew Xuereb, Bartolo stressed that the earliest years of a child’s life are critical for learning how to regulate emotions, a skill primarily acquired from parents.
If this process is disrupted or insufficient, children may later struggle to form relationships or develop trust in others.
A recent study discussed during the programme revealed that 8% of parents enrol their children in childcare centres before the age of six months.
The discussion focused in particular on the growing reliance on childcare facilities and whether society should encourage parents to spend more time with their children.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameEarly separation and emotional developmentBartolo cautioned that placing infants in childcare at a very young age requires careful consideration. He explained that infancy is a formative stage during which children learn to manage their emotions through close and consistent interaction with their caregivers.
Without this foundation, difficulties may surface later in life, including challenges in building secure relationships.
He also expressed concern that many parents, after a full working day, feel too exhausted to engage meaningfully with their children. Bartolo encouraged mothers and fathers to re-establish the kind of connection they themselves experienced with their own parents.
Parental leave and shared responsibilityRenee Laiviera, Commissioner for Equality and another guest on the programme, emphasised that children benefit from the active involvement of both parents. She noted that fathers do not always recognise how essential their role is in child-rearing.
Laiviera argued that the current 18 weeks of maternity leave are inadequate, as are the 10 days allocated for paternity leave, despite recent increases. If society acknowledges the importance of fathers in upbringing, she said, it must grant them sufficient time to fulfil that responsibility.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameShe further described the existing parental leave system as overly fragmented and unpaid. Although she accepted that working parents may lack energy at the end of the day, she maintained that households must find ways to divide domestic responsibilities more equitably in order to free up more time for children.
Broader social pressures and rising expectationsEducator Charles Teuma, who works primarily with young students, said it is often difficult to pinpoint the roots of the challenges they face. He argued that such problems cannot simply be attributed to childcare centres, which are a relatively recent development.
Instead, he suggested that some of the issues highlighted by Bartolo are visible among today’s generation more broadly.
Teuma pointed to parental separation as another destabilising factor. He recounted instances where children told him they did not know where they would be sleeping or completing their homework because their parents had yet to reach arrangements between themselves.
He also observed that expectations have intensified on both sides: parents demand more from their children, while children expect more from their parents.
Financial strain was identified as a major contributor to time scarcity. Teuma explained that in the past, bank loans were typically granted on the basis of one income, with monthly repayments capped at no more than a quarter of a salary.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameOnce two incomes became the norm, property prices doubled, driven by speculation. As a result, families now feel compelled to maintain dual incomes, limiting the time available for family life.
While government schemes have been introduced to encourage higher birth rates, Teuma argued that, regardless of incentives, individuals ultimately decide how many children they can afford based on their income.
He called for more flexible employment models that would allow parents to reduce working hours without leaving the workforce entirely. Such arrangements, he said, would also benefit employers, who often struggle to replace staff who resign to care for children. However, he suggested that government support would be necessary to ensure parents do not suffer pension losses as a result.
Demographic challenges require holistic solutionsJoe Farrugia, consultant with the Malta Employers’ Association (MEA), said that although multiple challenges exist, demographic change remains central.
Increasing female participation in the labour market is vital, he said, not only because most families cannot rely on a single income, but also to support women’s career progression and to address the needs of an ageing population by expanding the overall supply of working hours.
Ritratt: Erika LanzafameFarrugia maintained that responses must be comprehensive rather than piecemeal. While childcare services offer clear advantages for employers and working families, he concluded that they cannot substitute parental upbringing.
The panel collectively underscored that time, both its quality and its quantity, lies at the heart of children’s wellbeing and that meaningful reform must balance economic realities with the developmental needs of families.
newsbook.com.mt/en/attwalita-are-parents-spending-enough-time-with-their-children/
Raġel arrestat wara li nqabad inaqqax kliem fit-tempji tal-Ġgantija
Minn Neil Camilleri
10 ta' Frar 2026
Read in English.
Raġel barrani ġie arrestat u qed jiġi mitkellem mill-pulizija wara li nqabad inaqqax xi kliem fuq parti mit-tempji tal-Ġgantija.
Newsbook Malta huwa nfurmat li r-raġel, li huwa Ungeriż ta’ 30 sena nqabad inaqqax xi kliem permezz ta’ ġebla. Huwa mifhum li l-ħsara li saret mhix estensiva.
It-tempji tal-Ġgantija huma amministrati minn Heritage Malta. It-tempji jinsabu fix-Xagħra, Għawdex.
Is-sit jikkonsisti f’żewġ strutturi li jmorru lura għall perjodu bejn 3,800 u 2,000 qabel Kristu.
newsbook.com.mt/barrani-arrestat-wara-li-nqabad-inaqqax-kliem-fit-tempji-tal-ggantija/
Minn Neil Camilleri
10 ta' Frar 2026
Read in English.
Raġel barrani ġie arrestat u qed jiġi mitkellem mill-pulizija wara li nqabad inaqqax xi kliem fuq parti mit-tempji tal-Ġgantija.
Newsbook Malta huwa nfurmat li r-raġel, li huwa Ungeriż ta’ 30 sena nqabad inaqqax xi kliem permezz ta’ ġebla. Huwa mifhum li l-ħsara li saret mhix estensiva.
It-tempji tal-Ġgantija huma amministrati minn Heritage Malta. It-tempji jinsabu fix-Xagħra, Għawdex.
Is-sit jikkonsisti f’żewġ strutturi li jmorru lura għall perjodu bejn 3,800 u 2,000 qabel Kristu.
newsbook.com.mt/barrani-arrestat-wara-li-nqabad-inaqqax-kliem-fit-tempji-tal-ggantija/
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/
Click on photos below to enlarge
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
Click on pictures below to enlarge.
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
Storja, Kultura u Attwalità36
'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.
