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FESTA TIME IN-NADUR GOZO. MALTA.
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Feast 2025
Enjoy.
Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBNf-0NOSUc
Feast 2025
Enjoy.
Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBNf-0NOSUc
Skeda tar-Radju Luminaria
18-29 Gunju 2025
Iftah il file hawn taht.
18-29 Gunju 2025
Iftah il file hawn taht.
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Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul
Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and St Paul
Melbourne. Australia.
Sunday 15 June 2025.
Today the Confraternity celebrated the feast of St. Peter & St Paul at the ICKA Club in East Keilor. The hall was decorated beautifully by the committee of the Club. Thank you to Dame Maria Camiolo, President of the Club, and her team. The atmosphere was beautiful from the start.
The Grand Master Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli opened the Luncheon with a few words thanking everyone for their attendance. He then appointed Elvira Loranzin as Honorary Dame and John Loranzin as Honorary Knight for their outstanding contribution to the Confraternity. Elvira and John were each presented with a certificate, the Confraternity medal and history books of the Confraternity.
The food was great and the music by C&J Music was fantastic and the Maltese Own Band Philharmonic Society Inc. provided the merriment with popular marches. It was truly an enjoyable feast. Thank you to the Knights and Dames for their attendance and support. Thank you also to all the guests for their support and compliments.
Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and St Paul
Melbourne. Australia.
Sunday 15 June 2025.
Today the Confraternity celebrated the feast of St. Peter & St Paul at the ICKA Club in East Keilor. The hall was decorated beautifully by the committee of the Club. Thank you to Dame Maria Camiolo, President of the Club, and her team. The atmosphere was beautiful from the start.
The Grand Master Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli opened the Luncheon with a few words thanking everyone for their attendance. He then appointed Elvira Loranzin as Honorary Dame and John Loranzin as Honorary Knight for their outstanding contribution to the Confraternity. Elvira and John were each presented with a certificate, the Confraternity medal and history books of the Confraternity.
The food was great and the music by C&J Music was fantastic and the Maltese Own Band Philharmonic Society Inc. provided the merriment with popular marches. It was truly an enjoyable feast. Thank you to the Knights and Dames for their attendance and support. Thank you also to all the guests for their support and compliments.
Nadurin in the feast of St. Peter and Paul in Melbourne
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Sunday 8 June 2025.
Mass and investiture.
Today the Confraternity attended the Pentecost Sunday Mass at St. Martin De Porres Parish Church in Avondale Heights.
Fr. Nhan Le Parish Priest celebrated the Mass, which was accompanied by the parish choir.
The Grand Master, His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and Dame Angela Greto presented the Offertory.
After the Holy Communion Fr. Nhan Le presided at the investiture ceremony. Mary Vella and Grace Vella took the vow of dames in the Confraternity.
Thank you to Fr. Nhan Le for a wonderful celebration of the Mass and Investiture.
The Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul has been part of the parish of St. Martin De Porres in Avondale Heights for many years. Thank you to Fr. Nhan Le and Fr. Tony Kerin before him for making us so welcome. The Confraternity takes part in events, such as the celebration of the anniversary of the parish and "Carols by Afternoon Light" to help raise funds for Vincent 5 Orphanage in Vietnam.
Thank you to the knights and dames for their participation.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Melbourne. Australia.
Sunday 8 June 2025.
Mass and investiture.
Today the Confraternity attended the Pentecost Sunday Mass at St. Martin De Porres Parish Church in Avondale Heights.
Fr. Nhan Le Parish Priest celebrated the Mass, which was accompanied by the parish choir.
The Grand Master, His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and Dame Angela Greto presented the Offertory.
After the Holy Communion Fr. Nhan Le presided at the investiture ceremony. Mary Vella and Grace Vella took the vow of dames in the Confraternity.
Thank you to Fr. Nhan Le for a wonderful celebration of the Mass and Investiture.
The Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul has been part of the parish of St. Martin De Porres in Avondale Heights for many years. Thank you to Fr. Nhan Le and Fr. Tony Kerin before him for making us so welcome. The Confraternity takes part in events, such as the celebration of the anniversary of the parish and "Carols by Afternoon Light" to help raise funds for Vincent 5 Orphanage in Vietnam.
Thank you to the knights and dames for their participation.
Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Grand Master
CKSPP
Melbourne. Australia.
New leader must give PN an identity
It is pretty obvious that no one will make a move unless they know what the European Parliament President intends to do... Metsola has, so far, been very cagey about her intentions. The indecision has to end now. This is her chance to shape the PN and the country she calls home
11 June 2025,
Bernard Grech did the right thing to resign from leader of the Nationalist Party. The resignation comes in the wake of dismal polling by the Nationalist Party.
As things stand today, the Labour Party is on course to win another landslide victory if a general election is held now.
But more significantly for Grech personally, was the dismal trust rating as measured by several polls conducted by MaltaToday and others. Grech failed to register any progress. He simply failed to inspire and fire up people, let alone set out his vision for the party and the country.
Nonetheless, Grech has to be credited for pacifying things within the PN after the friction and divisions that characterised Adrian Delia’s short-lived leadership. Grech reached out; embraced Delia and shared the stage with him when the latter won the Vitals court case to have three hospitals returned back to the public. It was an act of courage.
But it was not enough that Grech managed to heal some of the wounds and defuse the internal antagonism. The relative calm that Grech brought to the PN, unfortunately, did not translate into unity around a common, inspiring vision.
Within the circumstances, Grech did right to call it a day so that the party’s next chapter is written by a new leader.
However, it would be superficial to believe that the PN only needs a new leader. The party has failed to command an absolute majority in the country since the 2003 general election, which determined Malta’s entry into the EU. Since then, the PN only managed a relative majority in the 2008 general election—a mere 1,580-vote difference—and has had four leaders with no overriding vision of how it imagines the country.
The PN needs to have an identity; a raison d’etre. It will have to find its identity in the likes of a new leader who can propose a vision around which old and new can coalesce.
It is not enough for the PN’s identity to be defined by its opposition to the Labour Party. This strategy failed remarkably over the past 12 years. The PN has to be an alternative government that sets its own agenda. It has to be a self-confident party that remains grounded in reality. The old mantra that arrogantly blames the people for the PN’s inability to win has to be ditched.
The party would do well to understand the diversity and complexity of today’s society and be open to change, even in those areas where it has clung to traditionalist beliefs.
The PN does not need prima donnas, competing with the party leader for the limelight. It needs team players who can stand behind their captain—a captain, who can inspire.
It is a tall order indeed that is further complicated by the PN’s financial woes and a party structure that has crumbled over the years.
Trying to ask the party to solve its identity crisis before electing a leader, as some may argue, is unfeasible. Party politics does not work that way.
Those who intend to contest the leadership have to come forward with their vision of the PN; how they intend to reform the party to make it a formidable opponent and present itself as a government-in-waiting. Contenders have to mindful of the expectations that party functionaries and members have, but they must also be bold enough to challenge some of these expectations and propose change.
Read more here: www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/135383/new_leader_must_give_pn_an_identity
It is pretty obvious that no one will make a move unless they know what the European Parliament President intends to do... Metsola has, so far, been very cagey about her intentions. The indecision has to end now. This is her chance to shape the PN and the country she calls home
11 June 2025,
Bernard Grech did the right thing to resign from leader of the Nationalist Party. The resignation comes in the wake of dismal polling by the Nationalist Party.
As things stand today, the Labour Party is on course to win another landslide victory if a general election is held now.
But more significantly for Grech personally, was the dismal trust rating as measured by several polls conducted by MaltaToday and others. Grech failed to register any progress. He simply failed to inspire and fire up people, let alone set out his vision for the party and the country.
Nonetheless, Grech has to be credited for pacifying things within the PN after the friction and divisions that characterised Adrian Delia’s short-lived leadership. Grech reached out; embraced Delia and shared the stage with him when the latter won the Vitals court case to have three hospitals returned back to the public. It was an act of courage.
But it was not enough that Grech managed to heal some of the wounds and defuse the internal antagonism. The relative calm that Grech brought to the PN, unfortunately, did not translate into unity around a common, inspiring vision.
Within the circumstances, Grech did right to call it a day so that the party’s next chapter is written by a new leader.
However, it would be superficial to believe that the PN only needs a new leader. The party has failed to command an absolute majority in the country since the 2003 general election, which determined Malta’s entry into the EU. Since then, the PN only managed a relative majority in the 2008 general election—a mere 1,580-vote difference—and has had four leaders with no overriding vision of how it imagines the country.
The PN needs to have an identity; a raison d’etre. It will have to find its identity in the likes of a new leader who can propose a vision around which old and new can coalesce.
It is not enough for the PN’s identity to be defined by its opposition to the Labour Party. This strategy failed remarkably over the past 12 years. The PN has to be an alternative government that sets its own agenda. It has to be a self-confident party that remains grounded in reality. The old mantra that arrogantly blames the people for the PN’s inability to win has to be ditched.
The party would do well to understand the diversity and complexity of today’s society and be open to change, even in those areas where it has clung to traditionalist beliefs.
The PN does not need prima donnas, competing with the party leader for the limelight. It needs team players who can stand behind their captain—a captain, who can inspire.
It is a tall order indeed that is further complicated by the PN’s financial woes and a party structure that has crumbled over the years.
Trying to ask the party to solve its identity crisis before electing a leader, as some may argue, is unfeasible. Party politics does not work that way.
Those who intend to contest the leadership have to come forward with their vision of the PN; how they intend to reform the party to make it a formidable opponent and present itself as a government-in-waiting. Contenders have to mindful of the expectations that party functionaries and members have, but they must also be bold enough to challenge some of these expectations and propose change.
Read more here: www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/135383/new_leader_must_give_pn_an_identity
Collapsed building residents to be given alternative accommodation
June 12, 2025
Aqra bil- Malti
The Building and Construction Authority announced that that the residents of the evacuated building are not only assured of an alternative accommodation, but every form of necessary assistance in order to mitigate the incident’s consequences.
In an update about the collapsed building in St Julian adjacent to a construction site, the authority said that it is continuing to follow the situation of all evacuees and that it will continue to support them during this difficult moment.
Photo: BCABCA is also having regular contact with the locality’s local council to ensure an effective coordination of the necessary assistance.
It added that all those affected are being offered technical and legal assistance through the services of architects and lawyers and also professional and emotional support to address the emotional effects of this experience.
BCA’s emergency line is 99097867.
tvmnews.mt/en/news/collapsed-building-residents-to-be-given-alternative-accommodation/
June 12, 2025
Aqra bil- Malti
The Building and Construction Authority announced that that the residents of the evacuated building are not only assured of an alternative accommodation, but every form of necessary assistance in order to mitigate the incident’s consequences.
In an update about the collapsed building in St Julian adjacent to a construction site, the authority said that it is continuing to follow the situation of all evacuees and that it will continue to support them during this difficult moment.
Photo: BCABCA is also having regular contact with the locality’s local council to ensure an effective coordination of the necessary assistance.
It added that all those affected are being offered technical and legal assistance through the services of architects and lawyers and also professional and emotional support to address the emotional effects of this experience.
BCA’s emergency line is 99097867.
tvmnews.mt/en/news/collapsed-building-residents-to-be-given-alternative-accommodation/
Carer charged with stealing €8,000 from bank account of elderly man he looked afterJune 12, 2025
Aqra bil- Malti
A 38-year-old carer, a Filipino national, was remanded in custody after being charged with stealing about €8,000 from the bank account of an elderly man he cared for.
Homer Junior Agullana Minguito pleaded not guilty to the theft, to the detriment of the elderly 85-year-old man.
The victim filed a Police report after realising the money was missing from his account.
The Police found out that the accused had bought an airline ticket to Turkey and was planning to travel on Wednesday of this week.
Minguito was arrested and arraigned before Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech.
Lawyer Miryea Mifsud from the AG’s Office and Inspector Gabriel Kitcher are prosecuting.
tvmnews.mt/en/news/carer-charged-with-stealing-e8000-from-bank-account-of-elderly-man-he-looked-after/
Aqra bil- Malti
A 38-year-old carer, a Filipino national, was remanded in custody after being charged with stealing about €8,000 from the bank account of an elderly man he cared for.
Homer Junior Agullana Minguito pleaded not guilty to the theft, to the detriment of the elderly 85-year-old man.
The victim filed a Police report after realising the money was missing from his account.
The Police found out that the accused had bought an airline ticket to Turkey and was planning to travel on Wednesday of this week.
Minguito was arrested and arraigned before Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech.
Lawyer Miryea Mifsud from the AG’s Office and Inspector Gabriel Kitcher are prosecuting.
tvmnews.mt/en/news/carer-charged-with-stealing-e8000-from-bank-account-of-elderly-man-he-looked-after/
The Metsola plan: Roberta as party leader, Adrian Delia as Opposition leader
Roberta Metsola has not spoken about her intentions after Bernard Grech’s shock resignation from PN leader but she has been floating a plan of succession that will see her become leader but not take up a seat in the Maltese parliament
11 June 2025,
by Kurt Sansone / Karl Azzopardi
Roberta Metsola is gauging Nationalist MPs over a possible strategy, which could see her become party leader and Adrian Delia being appointed Opposition leader, MaltaToday has learnt.
Several sources within the PN, who were granted anonymity to speak freely about confidential matters, told MaltaToday that Metsola’s plan would see former leader Adrian Delia take charge of the party from the Opposition benches, while she would still retain her European parliament president role.
One source described the plan as “the best possible solution” to take the party to the general election and “ready it for the following years”.
“This is not just a question of changing the party leader but having a new way of doing politics and trying to bring people back together within the PN,” the source said.
They pointed towards a similar situation that occurred after the 2008 general election when the Labour Party chose Charles Mangion as Opposition leader while the party was electing a new leader.
Mangion remained Opposition leader for three months, even though Joseph Muscat had by then been elected party leader. Muscat was later co-opted to parliament after Joseph Cuschieri resigned his seat.
However, another source was less enthusiastic about Metsola’s plan. “If this dual leadership situation lasts a handful of months, it’s one thing; but if it lasts until Metsola’s term as EP president ends in January 2027, it will create confusion among the electorate,” the source said. They added: “It could reinforce the idea that for Roberta Metsola, Brussels is more important than Malta and that will be used against the party.”
Another source questioned the suitability of having Delia, a former leader who was ousted following a rebellion by MPs, being appointed Opposition leader. “Adrian Delia could be a divisive figure,” the person said.
Yet another source questioned whether the party statute allowed for such a situation to occur.
Metsola’s only public comment so far was a reply given in Brussels to a journalist from Politico that she had responsibilities in Brussels. This has been interpreted as a strong hint that she will not be returning to Malta anytime soon.
Questions to Metsola have gone unanswered.
Sources in Brussels said that in her role as president, Metsola has key responsibilities over the coming months that she would want to fulfil, such as finding a majority in parliament if the EU concludes a trade deal with the US.
“This does not mean she has excluded a PN leadership run but it is possible that other solutions may be required to the usual situation,” the sources said.
However, back in Malta, possible contenders for the role of PN leader have taken a step back waiting to see what Metsola decides.
The Nationalist Party’s executive is meeting this evening to discuss the next steps in the leadership election process.
Grech on Tuesday announced his resignation from the post, days after a MaltaToday survey showed Labour leading the PN by around 39,000 votes. Grech’s trust rating stood at an abysmal 18.8%.
Meanwhile, when asked on his way into the executive committee meeting at PN headquarters about the Metsola plan, Bernard Grech insisted he will not comment on "speculation". "My job is to remain party leader until the next leader is chosen," he said.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/135399/the_metsola_plan_roberta_as_party_leader_adrian_delia_as_opposition_leader
Roberta Metsola has not spoken about her intentions after Bernard Grech’s shock resignation from PN leader but she has been floating a plan of succession that will see her become leader but not take up a seat in the Maltese parliament
11 June 2025,
by Kurt Sansone / Karl Azzopardi
Roberta Metsola is gauging Nationalist MPs over a possible strategy, which could see her become party leader and Adrian Delia being appointed Opposition leader, MaltaToday has learnt.
Several sources within the PN, who were granted anonymity to speak freely about confidential matters, told MaltaToday that Metsola’s plan would see former leader Adrian Delia take charge of the party from the Opposition benches, while she would still retain her European parliament president role.
One source described the plan as “the best possible solution” to take the party to the general election and “ready it for the following years”.
“This is not just a question of changing the party leader but having a new way of doing politics and trying to bring people back together within the PN,” the source said.
They pointed towards a similar situation that occurred after the 2008 general election when the Labour Party chose Charles Mangion as Opposition leader while the party was electing a new leader.
Mangion remained Opposition leader for three months, even though Joseph Muscat had by then been elected party leader. Muscat was later co-opted to parliament after Joseph Cuschieri resigned his seat.
However, another source was less enthusiastic about Metsola’s plan. “If this dual leadership situation lasts a handful of months, it’s one thing; but if it lasts until Metsola’s term as EP president ends in January 2027, it will create confusion among the electorate,” the source said. They added: “It could reinforce the idea that for Roberta Metsola, Brussels is more important than Malta and that will be used against the party.”
Another source questioned the suitability of having Delia, a former leader who was ousted following a rebellion by MPs, being appointed Opposition leader. “Adrian Delia could be a divisive figure,” the person said.
Yet another source questioned whether the party statute allowed for such a situation to occur.
Metsola’s only public comment so far was a reply given in Brussels to a journalist from Politico that she had responsibilities in Brussels. This has been interpreted as a strong hint that she will not be returning to Malta anytime soon.
Questions to Metsola have gone unanswered.
Sources in Brussels said that in her role as president, Metsola has key responsibilities over the coming months that she would want to fulfil, such as finding a majority in parliament if the EU concludes a trade deal with the US.
“This does not mean she has excluded a PN leadership run but it is possible that other solutions may be required to the usual situation,” the sources said.
However, back in Malta, possible contenders for the role of PN leader have taken a step back waiting to see what Metsola decides.
The Nationalist Party’s executive is meeting this evening to discuss the next steps in the leadership election process.
Grech on Tuesday announced his resignation from the post, days after a MaltaToday survey showed Labour leading the PN by around 39,000 votes. Grech’s trust rating stood at an abysmal 18.8%.
Meanwhile, when asked on his way into the executive committee meeting at PN headquarters about the Metsola plan, Bernard Grech insisted he will not comment on "speculation". "My job is to remain party leader until the next leader is chosen," he said.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/135399/the_metsola_plan_roberta_as_party_leader_adrian_delia_as_opposition_leader
WATCH | PN leadership race: Bernard Grech throws down the gauntlet to Roberta Metsola
With the PN executive meeting today to kick off the process for a leadership contest, potential candidates will have to make up their mind over the next fortnight or so
11 June 2025
by Kurt Sansone
Bernard Grech (left) and Roberta Metsola in Brussels last March
Bernard Grech made a surprise move yesterday when he announced his resignation from leader of the Nationalist Party, a decision he said was taken “serenely”.
But in doing so, Grech also threw down the gauntlet to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, who has long been touted as the next PN leader.
Grech made his announcement live on NET TV at noon, saying that his decision paves the way for a new leader to write the next chapter.
Grech’s use of both male and female pronouns—there was a slight pause before sounding the female pronoun—to refer to the prospective leader was significant.
The significance became clearer in the afternoon when Grech was doorstepped by journalists outside the PN headquarters.
When asked by MaltaToday whether he had spoken to Metsola before resigning, Grech answered in the negative, insisting the decision was his alone.
However, he also acknowledged that Metsola enjoyed a higher trust rating than himself for the past months and years and that his departure creates the space for those who enjoy more trust than him to contest.
Grech underscored that the choice of new leader will be made by PN members according to the rules laid down in the party statute.
Nonetheless, Grech’s statement was interpreted by many PN insiders as a direct challenge to Metsola, who has been unable to make up her mind on where her future lies. The EP president has always been cagey about her political ambitions, especially when asked whether she would consider a return to domestic politics.
Grech’s challenge reflects the widespread anticipation within the PN for a Metsola leadership bid, which has over the past few years paralysed the party.
The resignation came in the wake of MaltaToday’s latest survey, which showed the PN polling at under 40% and Grech’s trust rating hitting a new low.
Meanwhile, Metsola’s only reaction yesterday to the developments was a short Facebook post in which she thanked Grech for his “dedication and friendship”. The post included a recent photo of Metsola and Grech taken in Gozo, where the EP president had organised a public event for constituents.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/135382/pn_leadership_race_bernard_grech_throws_down_the_gauntlet_to_roberta_metsola
With the PN executive meeting today to kick off the process for a leadership contest, potential candidates will have to make up their mind over the next fortnight or so
11 June 2025
by Kurt Sansone
Bernard Grech (left) and Roberta Metsola in Brussels last March
Bernard Grech made a surprise move yesterday when he announced his resignation from leader of the Nationalist Party, a decision he said was taken “serenely”.
But in doing so, Grech also threw down the gauntlet to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, who has long been touted as the next PN leader.
Grech made his announcement live on NET TV at noon, saying that his decision paves the way for a new leader to write the next chapter.
Grech’s use of both male and female pronouns—there was a slight pause before sounding the female pronoun—to refer to the prospective leader was significant.
The significance became clearer in the afternoon when Grech was doorstepped by journalists outside the PN headquarters.
When asked by MaltaToday whether he had spoken to Metsola before resigning, Grech answered in the negative, insisting the decision was his alone.
However, he also acknowledged that Metsola enjoyed a higher trust rating than himself for the past months and years and that his departure creates the space for those who enjoy more trust than him to contest.
Grech underscored that the choice of new leader will be made by PN members according to the rules laid down in the party statute.
Nonetheless, Grech’s statement was interpreted by many PN insiders as a direct challenge to Metsola, who has been unable to make up her mind on where her future lies. The EP president has always been cagey about her political ambitions, especially when asked whether she would consider a return to domestic politics.
Grech’s challenge reflects the widespread anticipation within the PN for a Metsola leadership bid, which has over the past few years paralysed the party.
The resignation came in the wake of MaltaToday’s latest survey, which showed the PN polling at under 40% and Grech’s trust rating hitting a new low.
Meanwhile, Metsola’s only reaction yesterday to the developments was a short Facebook post in which she thanked Grech for his “dedication and friendship”. The post included a recent photo of Metsola and Grech taken in Gozo, where the EP president had organised a public event for constituents.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/135382/pn_leadership_race_bernard_grech_throws_down_the_gauntlet_to_roberta_metsola
Cab ride to Golden Bay ends with violent altercation, stabbing
A 23-year-old cab driver is charged with a violent altercation that left one of three passengers with multiple stab wounds • Accused denied bail
9 June 2025,
by Jaelle Borg
Police arrested the driver when he went to file a report at the police station
A cab ride to Golden Bay turned into a violent confrontation, leaving one passenger with three stab wounds and a 23-year-old man facing serious criminal charges.
The incident took place on 7 June at around 1pm, when three individuals entered the St Julian’s police station to report that they had been attacked by their cab driver.
According to their account, while en route to Golden Bay, the driver allegedly began acting aggressively. Upon reaching Triq is-Sirk, the driver reportedly ordered them out of the vehicle and then stabbed one of the passengers in the face, back, and head with a pointed weapon.
Police investigations led to the identification of the vehicle’s registered owner, who told officers that someone else had been using the car and the person was currently in Ethiopia. Officers later showed the photo of the alleged aggressor to the owner but he did not recognise him.
The breakthrough in the case came the next day when a man walked into the police station to file a report. Police recognised him as the same individual identified in the stabbing and arrested him.
Prosecutor Darryl Farr said he was presented CCTV footage which appeared to show that the initial act of aggression had come from one of the three passengers. Despite this, the driver was charged with grievous bodily harm and related offences. He pleaded not guilty in court.
Defence Gianluca Cappitta argued that the altercation was a confrontation started by the group, not the accused, and that his client was outnumbered. The defence requested bail, insisting the context of the fight should be taken into account.
However, the court denied the bail request, citing the serious nature of the injuries inflicted and the fact that key civilian witnesses still need to testify. The magistrate urged the prosecution to expedite the summoning of these witnesses so that their evidence can be heard.
The accused remains in custody. The case continues.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/135364/cab_ride_to_golden_bay_ends_with_violent_altercation_stabbing
A 23-year-old cab driver is charged with a violent altercation that left one of three passengers with multiple stab wounds • Accused denied bail
9 June 2025,
by Jaelle Borg
Police arrested the driver when he went to file a report at the police station
A cab ride to Golden Bay turned into a violent confrontation, leaving one passenger with three stab wounds and a 23-year-old man facing serious criminal charges.
The incident took place on 7 June at around 1pm, when three individuals entered the St Julian’s police station to report that they had been attacked by their cab driver.
According to their account, while en route to Golden Bay, the driver allegedly began acting aggressively. Upon reaching Triq is-Sirk, the driver reportedly ordered them out of the vehicle and then stabbed one of the passengers in the face, back, and head with a pointed weapon.
Police investigations led to the identification of the vehicle’s registered owner, who told officers that someone else had been using the car and the person was currently in Ethiopia. Officers later showed the photo of the alleged aggressor to the owner but he did not recognise him.
The breakthrough in the case came the next day when a man walked into the police station to file a report. Police recognised him as the same individual identified in the stabbing and arrested him.
Prosecutor Darryl Farr said he was presented CCTV footage which appeared to show that the initial act of aggression had come from one of the three passengers. Despite this, the driver was charged with grievous bodily harm and related offences. He pleaded not guilty in court.
Defence Gianluca Cappitta argued that the altercation was a confrontation started by the group, not the accused, and that his client was outnumbered. The defence requested bail, insisting the context of the fight should be taken into account.
However, the court denied the bail request, citing the serious nature of the injuries inflicted and the fact that key civilian witnesses still need to testify. The magistrate urged the prosecution to expedite the summoning of these witnesses so that their evidence can be heard.
The accused remains in custody. The case continues.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/135364/cab_ride_to_golden_bay_ends_with_violent_altercation_stabbing
Malta celebrates Sette Giugno
Malta marks Sette Giugno anniversary, honouring the memory of the four men killed during protests in 1919
7 June 2025,
by Karl Azzopardi
President Myriam Spiteri Debono during this morning's wreath-laying ceremony
Malta on Saturday marked the anniversary of Sette Giugno, honouring the memory of the four men killed during protests in 1919.
The protests are regarded a pivotal moment in the country’s journey toward self-governance and democratic reform.
Wreath-laying ceremonies were held in Valletta, attended by the president and other dignitaries. The national holiday, observed annually on 7 June, commemorates the deadly uprising that erupted in response to social hardship, food price inflation, and political frustration in the years following World War I.
Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia and Deputy Speaker David AgiusThe unrest reached its climax when British troops opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Valletta, killing Manwel Attard, Wenzu Dyer, Karistu Chetcuti and Karmenu Abela. Their deaths marked a turning point in the Maltese struggle for civil liberties and constitutional development.
Sette Giugno monument in VallettaThe protests of 1919 were fuelled by widespread poverty, food shortages, and resentment toward British colonial rule. Maltese nationalists were demanding greater autonomy and respect for their language and culture. The violent suppression of the protests shocked the public and intensified calls for reform.
In the years that followed, the British authorities introduced a new constitution granting Malta limited self-government, which eventually led to the country’s independence.
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Malta marks Sette Giugno anniversary, honouring the memory of the four men killed during protests in 1919
7 June 2025,
by Karl Azzopardi
President Myriam Spiteri Debono during this morning's wreath-laying ceremony
Malta on Saturday marked the anniversary of Sette Giugno, honouring the memory of the four men killed during protests in 1919.
The protests are regarded a pivotal moment in the country’s journey toward self-governance and democratic reform.
Wreath-laying ceremonies were held in Valletta, attended by the president and other dignitaries. The national holiday, observed annually on 7 June, commemorates the deadly uprising that erupted in response to social hardship, food price inflation, and political frustration in the years following World War I.
Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia and Deputy Speaker David AgiusThe unrest reached its climax when British troops opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Valletta, killing Manwel Attard, Wenzu Dyer, Karistu Chetcuti and Karmenu Abela. Their deaths marked a turning point in the Maltese struggle for civil liberties and constitutional development.
Sette Giugno monument in VallettaThe protests of 1919 were fuelled by widespread poverty, food shortages, and resentment toward British colonial rule. Maltese nationalists were demanding greater autonomy and respect for their language and culture. The violent suppression of the protests shocked the public and intensified calls for reform.
In the years that followed, the British authorities introduced a new constitution granting Malta limited self-government, which eventually led to the country’s independence.
See more picture here: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/135327/malta_celebrates_sette_giugno_
43-year-old man from Senglea dies in motorcycle accident
June 7, 2025
Aqra bil- Malti
A 43-year-old man from Isla lost his life in a motorcycle accident.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Triq ix-Xatt Juan B Azopardo in Isla.
TVMNews has been informed that the rider, driving a Honda motorcycle, lost control and collided with a bollard separating the road from the pavement, causing him to fall.
He received medical assistance from a team at the scene, but was unfortunately pronounced dead on site.
Magistrate Joseph Mifsud was informed of the case and has ordered an inquiry. Police investigations are ongoing.
tvmnews.mt/news/ragel-ta-43-jitlef-hajtu-fincident-bil-mutur-fl-isla/
June 7, 2025
Aqra bil- Malti
A 43-year-old man from Isla lost his life in a motorcycle accident.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Triq ix-Xatt Juan B Azopardo in Isla.
TVMNews has been informed that the rider, driving a Honda motorcycle, lost control and collided with a bollard separating the road from the pavement, causing him to fall.
He received medical assistance from a team at the scene, but was unfortunately pronounced dead on site.
Magistrate Joseph Mifsud was informed of the case and has ordered an inquiry. Police investigations are ongoing.
tvmnews.mt/news/ragel-ta-43-jitlef-hajtu-fincident-bil-mutur-fl-isla/
Raġel jitlef ħajtu wara li nqabad bejn żewġ trakkijiet
7 ta' Ġunju 2025
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Pawlu Xuereb huwa r-raġel ta’ 67 sena minn Ħaż-Żebbuġ li tilef ħajtu meta nqabad bejn żewġ trakkijiet.
L-inċident seħħ għall-ħabta tas-7.30am fiż-żona industrijali ġewwa l-limiti ta’ Ħal Far.
Mill-ewwel stħarriġ jirriżulta li trakk tal-għamla MAN, li kien qed jintuża mill-vittma, għal xi raġuni mexa waħdu ‘l quddiem, b’konsegwenza li r-raġel nqabad bejnu u trakk ieħor li kien ipparkjat.
Fuq il-post wasal minnufih tim mediku mill-Isptar Mater Dei, iżda sfortunatament ir-raġel ġie ċċertifikat mejjet fuq il-post.
Il-Maġistrat Joe Mifsud kien infurmat b’dan l-inċident u ħatar numru ta’ esperti sabiex jassistuh fl-inkjesta.
L-investigazzjonijiet tal-Pulizjia, flimkien mal-Awtorità għas-Saħħa u s-Sigurtà fuq il-post tax-Xogħol b’rabta ma’ dan l-inċident għadhom għaddejjin.
tvmnews.mt/news/ragel-jitlef-hajtu-wara-li-nqabad-bejn-zewg-trakkijiet/
7 ta' Ġunju 2025
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Pawlu Xuereb huwa r-raġel ta’ 67 sena minn Ħaż-Żebbuġ li tilef ħajtu meta nqabad bejn żewġ trakkijiet.
L-inċident seħħ għall-ħabta tas-7.30am fiż-żona industrijali ġewwa l-limiti ta’ Ħal Far.
Mill-ewwel stħarriġ jirriżulta li trakk tal-għamla MAN, li kien qed jintuża mill-vittma, għal xi raġuni mexa waħdu ‘l quddiem, b’konsegwenza li r-raġel nqabad bejnu u trakk ieħor li kien ipparkjat.
Fuq il-post wasal minnufih tim mediku mill-Isptar Mater Dei, iżda sfortunatament ir-raġel ġie ċċertifikat mejjet fuq il-post.
Il-Maġistrat Joe Mifsud kien infurmat b’dan l-inċident u ħatar numru ta’ esperti sabiex jassistuh fl-inkjesta.
L-investigazzjonijiet tal-Pulizjia, flimkien mal-Awtorità għas-Saħħa u s-Sigurtà fuq il-post tax-Xogħol b’rabta ma’ dan l-inċident għadhom għaddejjin.
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Żagħżugħ f’qagħda kritika wara li ħabat rasu f’Għajn Tuffieħa
7 ta' Ġunju 2025
Żagħżugħ ta’ 17-il sena ta’ nazzjonalità barranija weġġa’ serjament meta ħabat rasu mal-blat f’Għajn Tuffieħa.
TVMNews jinsab infurmat li ż-żagħżugħ qabeż fil-baħar u ħabat rasu.
Iż-żagħżugħ għamel xi ħin taħt l-ilma qabel ndaqq l-alarm tal-emerġenza.
Ħaddiema tal-isport tal-baħar tellgħuh fuq il-bajja u t-tobba u lifeguards amministraw CPR fuq iż-żagħżugħ.
Huwa ttieħed l-isptar b’ambulanza.
tvmnews.mt/news/zaghzugh-fqaghda-kritika-wara-li-habat-rasu-fghajn-tuffieha/
7 ta' Ġunju 2025
Żagħżugħ ta’ 17-il sena ta’ nazzjonalità barranija weġġa’ serjament meta ħabat rasu mal-blat f’Għajn Tuffieħa.
TVMNews jinsab infurmat li ż-żagħżugħ qabeż fil-baħar u ħabat rasu.
Iż-żagħżugħ għamel xi ħin taħt l-ilma qabel ndaqq l-alarm tal-emerġenza.
Ħaddiema tal-isport tal-baħar tellgħuh fuq il-bajja u t-tobba u lifeguards amministraw CPR fuq iż-żagħżugħ.
Huwa ttieħed l-isptar b’ambulanza.
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PN in freefall as Labour leads by 39,000 votes
MaltaToday survey | VOTING: PL 53.3%, PN 39.7%, Momentum 3.1%, ADPD 1.6%, Others 2.2% • Turnout: 80.3% • TRUST: Robert Abela 50%, Bernard Grech 18.8%, None 31.2% • GOV. PERFORMANCE: 3.1 out of 5
8 June 2025,
by James Debono
SUMMARY
The Labour Party has increased its lead over the Nationalist Party from 24,000 votes in April to nearly 39,000 now, MaltaToday’s June survey shows.
The PL now practically enjoys the same vote lead it enjoyed over the PN in the 2022 general election.
The PL now scores an absolute majority of 53.3%, which is just 1.8 points lower than its election result. The PN is also scoring two points lower than its election performance.
Compared to the general election, the third-party vote has increased from 3.2% to 7% but remains fragmented between Momentum, ADPD and an assortment of other parties.
Labour’s 14-point lead over the PN is the result of a mixture of declining PL non-voters, greater losses in the PN to third parties and a lower retention rate by the Opposition.
The survey suggests that Labour’s strategy of wooing back its traditional voters has now paid off with party losses to abstention dropping to just 6.7% from over 21.6% in September 2024.
The survey once again confirms the unpopularity of PN Leader Bernard Grech, who now trails Robert Abela by a staggering 31 points, up from 27 points two months ago.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/data_and_surveys/135330/pn_in_freefall_as_labour_leads_by_14_points_
MaltaToday survey | VOTING: PL 53.3%, PN 39.7%, Momentum 3.1%, ADPD 1.6%, Others 2.2% • Turnout: 80.3% • TRUST: Robert Abela 50%, Bernard Grech 18.8%, None 31.2% • GOV. PERFORMANCE: 3.1 out of 5
8 June 2025,
by James Debono
SUMMARY
The Labour Party has increased its lead over the Nationalist Party from 24,000 votes in April to nearly 39,000 now, MaltaToday’s June survey shows.
The PL now practically enjoys the same vote lead it enjoyed over the PN in the 2022 general election.
The PL now scores an absolute majority of 53.3%, which is just 1.8 points lower than its election result. The PN is also scoring two points lower than its election performance.
Compared to the general election, the third-party vote has increased from 3.2% to 7% but remains fragmented between Momentum, ADPD and an assortment of other parties.
Labour’s 14-point lead over the PN is the result of a mixture of declining PL non-voters, greater losses in the PN to third parties and a lower retention rate by the Opposition.
The survey suggests that Labour’s strategy of wooing back its traditional voters has now paid off with party losses to abstention dropping to just 6.7% from over 21.6% in September 2024.
The survey once again confirms the unpopularity of PN Leader Bernard Grech, who now trails Robert Abela by a staggering 31 points, up from 27 points two months ago.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/data_and_surveys/135330/pn_in_freefall_as_labour_leads_by_14_points_
Manwel Curmi r-raġel li tilef ħajtu wara li sab ruħu f’diffikultà fil-baħar
5 ta' Ġunju 2025
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Manuel Curmi ta’ 34 sena u li joqgħod Għajnsielem miet illum għall-ħabta tat-tlieta ta’ waranofsinhar meta sab ruħu f’diffikultà waqt li kien qed jgħum f’Ras ir-Reqqa limiti taż-Żebbuġ Għawdex.
Sorsi qalu li r-raġel kien qed jistad għal xi ħut jew qarnit meta sab ruħu f’diffikultà.
TVM News huwa nfurmat li fi Frar li għadda, ir-raġel daħal jaħdem bħala pumpier mad-dipartiment tal-protezzjoni ċivili.
Stqarrija tal-pulizija qalet li xi nies li kien hemm fil-viċin tawh l-ewwel għajnuna u tellgħuh mill-baħar. Il-vittma minnufih ingħata l-għajnuna minn tim mediku u ttieħed l-Isptar Ġenerali t’Għawdex b’ambulanza. Sfortunatament huwa kien iċċertifikat mejjet ftit tal-ħin wara.
Dwar il-każ infetħet inkjesta mill-Maġistrat Briġitte Sultana filwaqt li l-investigazzjonijiet tal-Pulizija dwar dan l-inċident għadhom għaddejjin.
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Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Nadur, Gozo
Sunday 16th June: 5:30 pm Pontifical Mass at the Sacred Heart Church.
With the participation of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Nadur, Gozo
Sunday 16th June: 5:30 pm Pontifical Mass at the Sacred Heart Church.
With the participation of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul.
Mass for the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Mass for the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Group photo: The Knights and Dames of the Confraternity with the Archpriest Mons. Jimmy Xerri and the Clergy of the parish.
27 June, 2023
Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Group photo: The Knights and Dames of the Confraternity with the Archpriest Mons. Jimmy Xerri and the Clergy of the parish.
l-ewwel jum tat -tridu
Quddiesa ta l-ewwel jum tat -tridu immexxija mis-Sacerdot novell Dun Mario Mercieca li fiha jiccelebra l-ewwel Quddiesa tieghu fil komunita taghna .Jippriedka .l- Arcipriet tax-Xaghra Mons Carmelo Refalo
Ritratti minn Mario Muscathttps://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423540685283950/
Priedka mill Arcipriet Carmelo Refalo tax-Xaghra.
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Quddiesa ta l-ewwel jum tat -tridu immexxija mis-Sacerdot novell Dun Mario Mercieca li fiha jiccelebra l-ewwel Quddiesa tieghu fil komunita taghna .Jippriedka .l- Arcipriet tax-Xaghra Mons Carmelo Refalo
Ritratti minn Mario Muscathttps://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423540685283950/
Priedka mill Arcipriet Carmelo Refalo tax-Xaghra.
https://www.facebook.com/nadur.ghawdex.96/videos/423538118617540/
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The statue ready in the basilica
By Mario Muscat
By Mario Muscat
The Basilica of Nadur Yesterday
Photo by Mario Muscat
Photo by Mario Muscat
Jitnizzlu l-linef ghal festa
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Ritratt minn Mario Muscat
Jibda jintrama l-Altar tal- kor ghal festa
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.
