The Voice of the Maltese No 126

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ANZAC DAY 2016ANZAC DAY 2016Commemoration Commemoration

in Maltain MaltaOn April 25, Malta, through theOn April 25, Malta, through the

Australian High CommissionAustralian High Commissioncommemorated ANZAC Daycommemorated ANZAC Day

2016 with a moving ceremony2016 with a moving ceremonyat the Pieta Commonwealth Warat the Pieta Commonwealth War

Graves Cemetary with prayersGraves Cemetary with prayersand the laying of wreaths byand the laying of wreaths by

representatives of the Malteserepresentatives of the MalteseGovernment and the OpposiGovernment and the Opposi--

tion, and a number of Hightion, and a number of HighCommissioners of the Commissioners of the

Diplomatic Corps Diplomatic Corps H.E. Ms Jane Lambert, High Com-missioner of Australia explainingthe significance of ANZAC Day

Dr. Geoge Vella, Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affais laying the wreath infront of the Anzac Monument on behalfof the Maltese Government

Mr. Lawrence Dimech laying thewreath on behalf of the Maltese com-munity in Australia

Mrs Jill Camilleri,Honorary Consul forNew Zealand at theceremony honouringthe death soliderswho are buried inMalta

Kul˙add jaf kemm il-midjasoçjali saret popolari. ÓafnajuΩawha g˙al g˙anijiet differ-

enti u mhux dejjem tajbin. Fost l-aktar popolari b˙alissa hawn dakmag˙ruf b˙ala l-Facebook. Hu mezztajjeb kif wie˙ed jikkomunika, l-aktar bejn il-˙bieb. Imma anke fejng˙andu x’jaqsam in-negozju. Mhuxse nitratta l-©id li jista’ jo˙ro© min-nu, imma dak li jien in˙oss li jista’jkun l-uΩu ˙aΩin tieg˙u.

Óafna g˙andhom id-drawwa, lijien ma nistax g˙aliha, lifil-pa©ni tal-Facebook tag˙-hom ipo©©u r-ritratti ta’wliedhom u mhux biss ja-g˙tu cans li jarawhomdawk tal-familja tag˙hom-jew il-˙bieb, imm’aktarminhekk, li jag˙mluhompubbliçi, ji©ifieri li jista’jarahom kul˙add.Fid-dinja, f’xi pajjiΩi aktar

minn o˙rajn, il-medja ta’dawk li jpo©©u ritratti pub-bliçi fuq il-Facebook hijawa˙da g˙olja. Din qed tin-kwieta wkoll bil-kbir lill-es-perti. Inkwetanti aktar il-fatt li tant ©en-

ituri qed jesponu dawn ir-ritratti blama jiççekkjaw kif jissettjaw il-pri-vatezza tal-pa©na. Dan ifisser li ç-çansijiet li dawn ir-ritratti - aktarmilli wie˙ed jimma©ina - jaqg˙uf’idejn nies li mhumiex ta’ kondottatajba u/jew perikoluΩi g˙at-tfalhuma kbar. Wie˙ed g˙andu jifhemli l-konsegwenti li dawn in-nies“˙Ωiena” jistg˙u jiksbu r-ritrattihuma xokkanti.Ftit ilu fl-istampa barranija ©iet ir-

rappurtata storja li se˙˙et fl-IstatiUniti fejn mara bl-isem ta’ BrittanyChampagne skopriet li r-ritratti tat-tfal tag˙ha, tifla ta’ tmien snin, ubinha ta’ disa’ xhur ©ew “misruqa”minn fuq il-pa©na tag˙˙a tal-Face-book u bdew jidhru fuq siti porno-grafiçi fuq l-Internet.

Kien hemm ukoll l-istorja s-sena l-o˙ra ta’ ritratti li bdew jin˙atfu mill-Facebook u l-Instagram u bdew ji©uwΩati fuq websites fejn jintwera lidawn it-tfal setg˙u ji©u addottati. Hixi a©a li minn forsi xi ftit tad-da˙knbidlet, g˙al ˙mar illejl g˙ax ir-ri-tratti waqg˙u f’idejn nies perverti.

Tant u tant stejjer b˙al dawn, u˙afna aktar Ωgur li se jibqg˙u jse˙-˙u. Dan wassal pereΩempju lil kum-panija fir-Renju Unit bl-isem ta’

JosephCutajar

Il-periklu tar-ritrattitat-t al fuq l-Internet

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tratti li jpo©©u fuq il-Facebook, fil-waqt li 17 fil-mija asbu l-istess dwarl-Instagram. Dan minkejja l-fatt li Ω-Ωew© siti ta’ dawn il-midja soçjali jis-tg˙u juΩaw ir-ritratti biex jippro-mwovu, jew jirreklamaw is-siti tag˙-hom bla ma jkollhom g˙alfejn jik-sbu l-permess tas-sid.

Ag˙ar minhekk, ˙afna mill-©eni-turi qed ukoll ipo©©u ritratti ta’ tfalo˙rajn ukoll, u mhux tag˙hom biss,fuq il-midja soçjali bla ma mqar jik-sbu permess minn qabel ming˙andis-sid tar-ritratti.

Skont ir-rapport ta’ knowthenet,kwart (25 fil-mija) jammettu li qattma talbu permess ta’ dawk in-nies lijkunu fir-ritratti qabel po©©ewhom(ippustjawhom) fil-pa©ni tag˙hom,u aktar min-nofs ta’ dawk li ˙adusehem fl-ist˙arri© (53 fil-mija) qab-du u po©©ew ritratt ta’ tfal li lanqasbiss huma tag˙hom.

Filwaqt li huwa mod sabi˙ li taq-sam ir-ritratti tal-familja biex tag˙-mel kuntatt ma’ nies li taf, l-aktarfamiljari u ˙bieb li forsi ma tiltaqaxmag˙hom sikwit, huwa façli ˙afnali bla ma trid tpo©©i l-privatezzatieg˙ek u ta’ wliedek f’riskju serju.

Il-kap eΩekuttiv tan-Nominet, RussellHaeworth qal li wie˙ed jie˙u gostjaqsam mumenti sbie˙ ta’ wliedu mal-

Nominet, mag˙rufa g˙all-ist˙arri©,ikkummissjonat kampanja ta’ sig-urta’ fuq l-Internet mag˙rufa b˙alaknowthenet (kun af l-Internet).

L-ist˙arri© wera li minkejja l-fatt liΩ-Ωew© midja soçjali (Facebook u In-stagram) huma l-aktar pjattaformikomuni biex wie˙ed “jibdel ir-ri-tratti”, 17 fil-mija tal-©enituri qattma ççekjaw il-privatezza tal-pa©natal-Facebook tag˙hom u kwaΩi nof-shom (46 fil-mija) forsi ççekjawhabiss darba jew darbtejn.Kienu 2,000 il-©enituri li ©ew inter-

vistati f’dan l-ist˙arri© b’39 fil-mijaminnhom jg˙idu li ming˙alihom lihuma biss kellhom id-dritt tar-ri-

˙bieb u l-familja, u dan sar façli aktarminn qatt qabel permezz ta’ siti b˙all-Facebook. IΩda filwaqt li l-Internetjg˙in lil familji li jibqg˙u f’kuntattma’ xulxin u jie˙du sehem fil-˙ajjata’ kuljum ta’ xulxin, imma fl-istesswaqt g˙andu wkoll il-potenzjal li blama’ trid tista’ xxerred aktar tag˙rifmilli tixtieq. Hu ferm importanti li wie˙ed jisset-

tja sew il-privatezza fuq il-pa©ni lijuΩa biex hekk jissalvagwarja t-tag˙rif personali u l-kontenut l-ie˙or kollu. Jekk le, bla ma jridul-©enituri qed iperrçu l-privatezza ta’wlliedhom fil-bera˙ sa minn eta`bikrija.

G˙alhekk jekk wie˙ed iridjibqa’ jikkontrolla dak li jridjuri, g˙andu jag˙mel minnkollox ˙alli jara li jissettjakorrettament il-privatezza.

Anke jekk ir-ritratti prez-zjuΩi tieg˙ek qatt mhu se jin-sterqu minn xi sit porninkella minn xi ˙add ta’karattru bestjali, importantili tiftakar li dik li tpo©©i ri-tratti tat-tfal online jista’jkollha riperkussjonijiet limhumiex mixtieqa.

IΩ-Ωg˙aΩag˙ tal-lum humal-ewwel ©enerazzjoni li qedtikber fi Ωmien meta l-midja

soçjali hija parti integrali minn˙ajjithom, g˙alhekk hu importantili wie˙ed jieqaf ftit u ja˙seb dwarkif, meta l-ulied jikbru jistg˙u j˙os-suhom imbarazzati dwar dak il-kontenut li b˙alissa l-©enituri qedjaqsmu mal-o˙rajn.

Çertament li wie˙ed ma jie˙uxgost ikun jaf li dak li jista’ j˙addmuse joqg˙od jist˙arre© ir-ritratti ta’meta l-impjegat potenzjal kien tar-bija, g˙alhekk tkun idea tajba li l-issettjar tal-privatezza jkun i©©ustatbl-a˙jar mod possibbli.

Bir-ra©un li l-©enituri g˙andhomikunu komdi li jpo©©u ritratti fuq il-midja soçjali li jikkontrollaw, immahu importanti li qabel xejn ja˙sbujekk ir-riratt hux xieraq biex hekkjevitaw li ‘l quddiem jista’ jkunhemm xi riperkussjonijiet li ma jix-tiequx g˙al uliedhom.

Xi pariri ta’ sigurta` minn knowthenetg˙al min ipo©©i ritratti online:

*Iççekja li s-setting tal-privatezza – mhux biss darbaimma regolarment biex hekk tiΩgura li ma nbidilx.*Qabel tpo©©i xi ritratti online a˙seb sew x’se tag˙mel– st˙arrre© jekk ir-ritratt hux xieraq jew jekk ‘l quddiemjistax jimbarazza lil uliedek. U jekk se tpo©©i ritrattita’ tfal o˙ra l-ewwel ˙u permess.*Tippruvax tpo©©i ΩΩejjed – m’hem-mx g˙alfejn litpo©©i kull ritratt li tie˙u, u fil-fatt uΩa l-midja soçjalib˙ala album tal-familja.*St˙arre© it-tibdl li jsir fis-siti tal-midja soçjali kollha– ir-regolamenti jinbidlu minn moment g˙all-ie˙or,g˙alhekk hu importanti li tkun taf xi drittijiet g˙andek.

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In praise of walking

Imprinted in the mind of the aver-age Maltese we find the belief thatthe function of walking is to get

from A to B in the shortest possibletime and with the least expenditure ofenergy. Very few seem to think muchof the value of walking as a pastime,as a means of admiring the environ-ment and to rekindle our communionwith nature, so charging our spiritualbatteries.From a health point of view, walking

has been touted as being a good in-vestment of our spare time, helpfulnot only to burn superfluous calories,but also to give some strength to sag-ging muscles.

A recent publication from HarvardUniversity, Walking for Health, hasadvanced another ‘five surprisingbenefits of walking’, benefits few of ushave actually appreciated.

In the first instance, they refer to ex-tensive recent research involving12,000 people, which says that walk-ing for an hour a day can reduce byhalf the effect of obesity-promotinggenes. These are genes we all possess

and that were once useful when foodwas scarce, but in the state of abun-dance in which we now live have be-come a burden to us, resulting inwidespread obesity.

Secondly, even a short, brisk 15-minute walk can curb our craving forchocolate and other sugary snacksthus reducing the calorie load in ourdaily diet. It is difficult to imaginewhy this should be so, but perhaps

walking byitself helpsto take ourmind offfood.

Perhapsmore sur-prising isthe findingr e p o r t e dfrom theAmerican Cancer Society that womenwho walked seven or more hours perweek had a reduced risk of develop-ing breast cancer, even in overweightwomen or those on supplemental hor-mones, factors known to increase therisk of developing breast cancer.

It is well to note that breast cancer isthe most common cancer in women inMalta and that the prevalence of thiscondition among Maltese women is oneof the highest in the world.

Equally surprising is the finding thatwalking five or six miles a week can ac-tually prevent arthritis in hip and kneejoi-nts and reduces pain in patientswith arthritis. This is thought to be dueto increased muscle strength and sup-port in people who exercise regularly.

Finally, walking for at least 20 min-utes a day reduces the risk of coldsand flu by boosting the immune func-tion.

Studies have shown that those whodid such exercises had almost half thenumber of sick days compared to thosewho did not exercise or exercised onlyonce a week. Moreover, they were sickfor a shorter period of time.

The question is: can we really affordnot to indulge in that early morningwalk before work, or indeed at anytime during the day? It is essential todevelop a routine and devote a specifictime of day, every day, to exercise.

You do not even have to drive to thenearest park or out into the country:just round the block is adequate.A brisk walk requires no preparation,

no special gear, and no subscription togyms, nothing except the willpower tolive a healthier life.

(First published on timesofmalta.com)

Profs MauriceCauchi

Studies have shown thatthose who did exercisessuch as walking for atleast 20 minutes a day hadalmost half the number ofsick days compared tothose who did not exerciseor exercised only once aweek. Moreover, they weresick for a shorter period oftime.

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Il-Maltin li jg˙ixu barra minnMalta, g˙andhom dritt li jiv-vutaw fl-Elezzjonijiet Ìeneralikif ukoll fl-elezzjoni g˙all-Par-

lament tal-Ewropa? Bla dubju li dinhi mistoqsija li mhux façli jkollhatwe©iba ming˙ajr ma wie˙ed jeΩa-mina sewwa l-implikaz-zjonijiet, kif ukollil-konsegwenzi li ©©ibmag˙ha deçiΩjoni tantdelikata u importanti,liema talba qed tie˙urankatura sewwa.B˙alissa biex tikkwali-

fika g˙all-vot, hemmfost affarijiet o˙ra li tridtkun residenti f’Maltag˙al perijodu ta’ Ωmien(sitt xhur fl-a˙˙ar tmin-tax il-xahar u sintenditrid tkun fuq ir-re©istruelettorali).

Dawn ir-regoli jingas-saw kompletament lill-ma©©oranza taç-çitta-dini Maltin li jg˙ixu fl-Ewropa, fl-Awstralja, fl-Istati Uniti, fil-Kanada, eçç fuq baΩipermanenti g˙aliex dawn majikkwalifikawx b˙ala residenti kon-formi mal-kostituzzjoni preΩentiMaltija.

Min˙abba ç-çokon tag˙ha s-sit-wazzjoni ta’ Malta, hija ferm differ-enti minn ta’ pajjiΩi o˙ra li jag˙tud-dritt liç-çittadini tag˙hom li jg˙i-xu barra li jkunu jistg˙u jivvutaw(g˙alkemm anke fuq dawn hemmçerti restrizzjonijiet).Minbarra fl-a˙˙ar elezzjoni ©ener-

ali, l-elezzjonijiet f’Malta huma dej-jem ikkontestati b’mod li j˙allu ri-Ωultat finali b’differenza ta’ ftit elufta’ voti. L-istess jista’ jing˙ad g˙all-elezzjonijiet g˙all-Parlament Ewro-pew, b˙al pereΩempju f’Mejju tal-2014, meta l-a˙˙ar sitt si©©u ©iedeçiΩ b’differenza ta’ ftit voti.

Li kieku ç-çittadini li jg˙ixu barrajit˙allew jivvutaw jinfeta˙ xenarjudifferenti u l-partiti politiçi jistg˙u ji-tilfu ˙afna mill-kontroll li g˙and-hom b˙alissa. Óafna mill-Maltinf’Malta jidher li huma kontra lidawk li mhumiex residenti f’Maltajing˙atalhom id-dritt tal-vot.

Illum li g˙andna aktar çittadiniMaltin tat-tieni u t-tielet generaz-zjoni li jg˙ixu barra, g˙alhekk jid-her li da˙al ukoll aspett ie˙or li jridji©i kkunsidrat bir-reqqa.

M’hemm xejn x’juri li Ω-Ωew© par-titi politiçi ewlenin qed jipproponuvot g˙al kul˙add, anzi qag˙du at-tenti ˙afna meta ddikjaraw li jriduja©©ornaw il-li©i elettorali biex il-Maltin li jgħixu barra u li humadi©a` eli©©ibli għall-vot ikunujistg˙u jivvutaw f’dawk il-pajjiΩi fejnjg˙ixu ming˙ajr ma jkollhomg˙alfejn imorru Malta biex

jag˙mlu dan.Dan l-a˙˙ar kien hemm min in-

nota li l-Parlament Ewropew ˙a de-çiΩjoni favur l-ivvutar elettronikuminn distanza u g˙alhekk qed issirtalba lill-Gvern Malti biex jibdel il-li©ijiet Maltin ˙alli jkunu konformima’ dawk tal-PE. G˙alhekk ma fihaxejn ˙aΩin li nitolbu lill-Gvern ta’Malta li jekk i˙oss li dan hu ta’ ©idg˙al pajjiΩna japplika dak li qed jip-proponi l-Parlament Ewropej. IΩdarridu niftakru li mhux dejjem huprattiku li dak li jigi deçiΩ fi Brus-sel/Strasburgu jkun tajjeb g˙al paj-jiΩ Ωg˙ir b˙al Malta.

Imma hemm o˙rajn li jg˙idu li r-riΩoluzzjoni tal-PE tinftiehem aktarb˙ala teaser, milli b˙ala xi doku-ment b'rankatura politika warajhg˙ax dan il-vot g˙ad irid jirçieviunanimita` fost il-gvernijiet tal-UE.Sorsi qrib il-Parlament Ewropew jin-sistu li l-proposti mag˙mula mhux sejsibu appo©© mill-kapijiet Ewropej.“Huma jridu li dil-˙a©a ti©i istituz-

zjonalizzata; imma hemm reΩistenziqawwija g˙al dil-˙a©a.

“Sadattant, ˙afna mir-regoli dwarvotazzjoni g˙all-PE se jibqgħu regolinazzjonali, u naraha diffçli li dil-˙a©a se ti©i mibdula malajr, issaaktar u aktar bil-qawmien ta' partiti(u gvernijiet) "populisti" fl-Ewropa.

Ji©ifieri minkejja x'intqal fir-riΩoluz-zjoni tal-PE, huma d-deçiΩjonijiet lijie˙du l-gvernijiet fil-pajjiΩi rispettivili se jibqg˙u g˙al Ωmien prevedibbli,in forza”.

Iz-zewg partiti ewlenin Maltin jid-her li qablu mar-rizoluzzjoni tal-PEiΩda jidher çar mill-istqarriet tag˙-hom li vot, meta sintendi tid˙olukoll id-distant voting jibqa’ biss

g˙al dawk li g˙and-hom id-dritt tal-vot.Ma jidhirx li hemm xiherqa qawwija biex il-vot jigi estizz lil dawkkollha li g˙andhomçittadinanza Ewropejaspeçjalment dawk lima jg˙ixux fil-konfinital-UE.IΩda ejjew g˙all-argu-

ment nikkonkludu li ç-çittadini Maltin/Ewro-pej kollha jkunu jis-tg˙u jivvutaw metasintendi jid˙ol l-ivvu-tar elettroniku minndistanza. Hawn minqieg˙ed jargumenta lifl-elezzjonijiet g˙all-Parlament tal-Ewropa,

il-kampanja elettorali ma tkunxdaqstant intensiva u parti©©janadaqs dik waqt Elezzjonijiet Ìenerali. Malta trid tibg˙at sitt membri Par-

lamentari fl-Ewropa. Jekk in˙arsulejn l-a˙˙ar elezzjoni tal-2014 in-sibu li l-kampanja kienet ˙arxa uparti©©jana jekk mhuxf’waqtietma˙mu©a u l-battalja g˙as-sitt si©-©u spiççat b’differenza Ωg˙ira ta’voti.

L-evidenza preΩenti turi li l-partitipolitiçi jridu biss li tigi applikata sis-tema ta’ distant voting fl-elezzjonijiettal-Parlament Ewropej biex tnaqqasil-melodrammi mtawwla u miljunim˙allsa biex çerti votanti jmorrulura lejn Malta biex jivvutaw.

Argument sod li jidher li qieg˙edjikkonçerna lill-komunitajiet Maltinta’ barra hu li waqt li l-vot hu aspi-razzjoni mixtieqa iΩda jista’ j©ibmieg˙u wkoll konsegwenzi koroh,konsegwenzi ta’ firda g˙ax il-poli-tika parti©©jana bix-xinxilli kollhatag˙ha Ωgur li ti©i trasportata lejnil-pajjiΩi kollha (b˙all-Awstralja)fejn ikun hemm persuni li g˙and-hom id-dritt tal-vot.

Jekk qabel Joseph Muscat jewSimon Busuttil ©ew iΩuruna fl-Aw-stralja biex jg˙idulna hello jibdewjigu jΩuruna biex jikonvinçunanivvutaw lill-partit tag˙hom.

Il-Maltin ta’ Barra jridu l-votfl-elezzjonijiet ta’ Malta?LawrenceDIMECH


Areplica of the plague which is now affixed at theMaltese Bi-Centennial Monument at Pendle Hill,bearing the 53 names of Maltese heroes who

served with the ANZACs during World War One was of-ficially unveiled on Saturday, April 16 at the NSW Mal-tese Community Council‘s Centre at Parramatta West.The president of the MCC, Emanuel Camilleri and the

vice president of the Maltese Ex-Servicemen’s Associa-tion of NSW (sub branch RSL of Australia) AlfredCarabott made the unveiling.

This plaque is in recognition of those Maltese /AN-ZACS who served with honour starting with the landingon the beach at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 to those whoendured the utmost horrors of the WesternFront in France and Belgium to the end ofthe war 1918. Seven of these brave soulspaid the supreme sacrifice to Australia. Clr. Greg Cummings the Mayor of Holroyd

City Council, Executive members of the Re-turned Services League of Australia, and DrHugh Mc Dermott the State Labour mem-ber for Prospect and descendants of those

named on the plaque attended the unveiling. Fr. NoelBianco MSSP blessed the plaque.

With the help of researchers Marianne Potts, MarkCaruana and Andrew Magro, the Maltese sub branchis in the process of formulating a book on these bravemen’s service history that should be complete within ayear.

The Maltese Sub Branch also intends to install aplaque (similar to the one installed last year at the Mal-tese Bicentennial Monument at Civic Park, Pendle Hillin November) close to the ANZAC Monument at the Ar-gotti Botanical Gardens in Floriana, Malta.

AndrewMagro

More recognition for theMaltese heroes of ANZAC

The flags of Malta andAustralia on the facadeof the MCC centre at Par-ramatta West, NSW, andthe new plaque (inset).

Pictured above are MCC members andguests who attended the unveiling. Fromleft: Alfred Carabott (Vice-PresidentMaltese RSL sub-Branch), MariannePotts (Research and member of sub-Branch), Mark Caruana (Researcher),Emanuel Camilleri (President MalteseCommunity Council), Dr Hugh McDer-mott (State Labor Member forProspect), Dr Robert Groat (who de-signed the honour roll), Charles N Mif-sud MQR JP (President Maltese RSLsub-Branch), Bill Harrigan, JP (Presi-dent Bondi Junction Waverly RSL sub-Branch - behind Charles), Doris Pocock(Secretary sub-Branch), Andrew Magro(Treasurer sub-Branch) behind Doris,Glenn Daly (President Intra Murial Dis-trict Council, Clr Greg Cummings(Mayor Holroyd City Council), JohnHaines AM (State Vice President – Met-ropolitan RSL)


The Malta Governmenthas announced the ap-pointment of Sandra

Alexandra Micallef (pictured)as the new Honorary Consulfor Malta in Brisbane Queens-land with jurisdiction overBundaberg, Gold Coast, Sun-shine Coast and Roma.

In its issue of August 4 lastyear, The Voice of the Maltesehad revealed that the previousHon. Consul Dr George BorgOliver had resigned and a newappointment was expectedsoon.

Mrs Micallef, from TaigumQld was born in Malta, thedaughter of Peter and MaryBartolo from Rabat, and hasbeen in Australia since 2000.She got married to Australia-born Michael Micallef in 1993. They have two children, Nicole and Joshuaboth born in Malta. The new Hon. Consul received her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hon)

from the University of Malta and for four years was coordinator for Inter-national & Scientific Research Projects at the University of Sydney and theUniversity of Queensland.

She is currently working for The University of Sydney and University ofQueensland on International research projects in Agriculture.

Her job has taken her to various countries including Syria, Mexico, thePhilippines, and Singapore, where she participated and delivered talks atInternational conferences.Mrs Micallef was SBS Radio correspondent for Queensland and a volunteer

presenter with 4EB Radio (Brisbane) Maltese language. She also organisedperiodical meet-up for Maltese in the Brisbane area.

It is worth noting that Australiais the planet's sixth largest

country after Russia, Canada,China, the USA, and Brazil. At7,692 024 km2, it accounts forjust five percent of the world'sland area of 149,450,000 km2,and although it is the smallestcontinental landmass, it is theworld's largest island.Calculations on Australia's area

are based on the coastline dataas explained in Geoscience Aus-tralia's GEODATA Coast 100K2004 page. The coastline data isnationally uniform. It is sourcedprimarily from the 1:100 000scale National Topographic MapSeries and is the most authorita-tive data source currently avail-able to calculate the area ofAustralia.

At 17,098,242 sq Km. RUSSIAhas the largest area. Next comesCanada with 9,984,670; UnitedStates: 9,826,675; China with:9,596,960; Brazil with 8,514,877,and then Australia, an area to-talling 7,741,220 sq km, spreadbetween, land: 7,682,300 sq km,and water: 58,920 sq km.

Australia’s area includes LordHowe Island and Macquarie Is-land.

As one can see from diagramsbelow, Austalia is slightly smal-ler than the US contiguous 48states, and despite the wrong im-pression one might have, alsosmaller than Europe.

Sandra Micallefnamed Malta’snew Hon. Consul for Brisbane

Australia as compared to the United States of America

Australia as compared to the continent of Europe

Australia is a country, and continent, surrounded by theIndian and Pacific oceans. Its major cities – Sydney, Bris-

bane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide – are coastal, but its ca-pital, Canberra, is inland, nicknamed the "Bush Capital”.

Area of Australiawith its Statesand Territories

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Turnbull isejja˙ elezzjoni ©eneralig˙at-2 ta’ Lulju - u tibda l-kampanjaJosie Gatt minn The Ponds NSW, jikteb:

Il-PM Awstraljan Malcolm TurnbullkwaΩi aççerta lil kul˙add li l-Awstralja

se jkollha elezzjoni ©enerali fit-2 ta’Lulju, biex il-pubbliku Awstraljan jiv-vota gvern ©did biex imexxih. Mela BillShorten li hu eks unjonista se jkollujappo©©ja lil s˙abu.

Jidher li Shorten u Turnbull, li hu eksbankier, se jkollhom ©lieda kbira g˙ax il-PM ma jridx li ssir investigazzjoni s˙i˙adwar l-operat tal-banek u Shorten min-

na˙a tieg˙u mhux favur li jkun hemmristrizzjonijiet kontra l-unjons biss.

Se tkun kampanja twila, u forsi wkollikkumbattuta, b’Turnbull jin˙tie©lu jir-ba˙ din l-elezzjoni g˙ax sar Prim Min-istru ming˙ajr l-appo©© tal-elettorat.Kien il-partit Liberali tieg˙i li ˙atru PM. G˙al Shorten din ukoll se tkun l-ewwel

kampanja elettorali b˙ala kap tal-partittieg˙u.

Ûgur li Turnbull hu ˙afna a˙jar minnAbbot, filwaqt li Shorten ma jidhirx li hupopolari wisq. Imm’issa naraw.

What a joke! Depp and wife make a mockery of Aussie Government

Chris Andrews from Melbourne, Victoriawrites:

Iam sure you must have heard of the wayactor Johnny Depp and his wife AmberHeard made a mockery of our govern-

ment, particularly our customs officers inAustralia. Anybody who has been out of thecountry and then re-enters from airports orseaports knows how strict the customs officersare in their surveillance. They are always onthe lookout for people carrying drugs, or fail-ing to declare goods, food or animals on entry.

A Maltese friend of mine went through hella few years back when she failed to declare asmall jar of capers from Malta. Another friendhad a wooden sculpture of Our Lady confis-

cated. He did not know that it was illegal tobring in wooden objects.Most Australians closely follow the TV pro-

gramme Nothing to Declare and in everyepisode they witness the way customs gothrough imports. Therefore it was most an-noying for us to learn that Depp and his wife,failed to declare two Yorkshire terriers whenentering Australia last year.More than that, Amber was spared a convic-

tion over the dog-smuggling after pleadingguilty to knowingly producing a false docu-ment in an Australian court last week. Twoother charges of illegally importing her dogswere dismissed.

Why were they spared? Not so difficult toanswer is it? … because they are well knownpersonalities. So now there’s one law for meand you and another for people such as thesetwo.

According to 7 News, the magistrate tookinto consideration Amber’s need to travel forwork, and said while the offence was not triv-ial, she doesn't believe Heard thought she wasabove the law!!!They got away by recording a video apology

- released by the government – in which theysaid they were sorry that they did not declaretheir dogs.

In the video actress Amber said that Aus-tralia was a wonderful island with a treasuretrove of unique plants, animals and people –we all know that don’t we?

Depp added (acting of course and not veryconvincing): “Australians are just unique,both warm and direct. When you disrespectAustralian law they will tell you firmly.”

So knowing all this, why did they NOT re-spect the country, and why were they allowedto go scot-free over the dog scandal?

The popular Maltese/Australian entertainer JoeApap is releasing a new CD with 14 originals

songs, with lyrics and music that he himself has writ-ten and composed. They are spiritually based and arein English. There is a wonderful variety of themes andare interpreted in Joe’s very unique style.

Joe told The Voice of the Maltese that when he re-leased his Kangaroo song in 1981 he wanted to createa connection between Malta and Australia and seeingthat he was born and bred in Australia, what bettersubject than a kangaroo. Every time he plays for theMaltese community he is always asked to sing it.

With this new CD, Joe also has a very strong Mal-tese connection. Maltese who came to Australiabrought with them very little money or materialthings. One thing that they did bring was a strongcatholic faith that was handed down from one gen-eration to the next.

Joe is a second generation Maltese/Australian. Heis very proud of his faith that was given to him byhis parents. He would like to dedicate this CD to allthose Maltese who toiled very hard when they cameto Australia, but always kept their faith.

Joe will be giving a live presentation of his CD,“Jesus you’re the way” and of course sing some ofhis Maltese songs on Sunday, May 22 at 2 pm at theAnnunciation Hall, St Dominic’s Hostel, 171 WaltersRoad Blacktown NSW (see advert page 21).

Entry to the live concert is free. For further infor-mation email Joe: [email protected] or call(mobile) 0402 089 555.


Wara pawsa ta’ g˙add ta’ xhur, l-g˙aqda teatrali Maltija ta’ NSW

“Iç-Çittadini” re©g˙u dehru quddiemfolla mdaqqsa fuq ilpalk fis-sala ta’Wentworthville League Club bi pro-gramm ie˙or imΩewwaq, din id-darbameta ppreΩentaw “Iz-zija ta’ karlu”.

F’din il-farsa wiehed seta’ jara mill-©did fuq il-palk lill-attriçi Doris Caru-ana - li hi wkoll il-president tal-g˙aqda- wara nçident serju li kellha ftit qabelil-Milied.

Il-programm infeta˙ mid-duo TonyFenech u Ron Borg bil-kant popolaritag˙hom. Wara kien imiss lill-kantantJoe Galea li g˙alkemm illum mag˙rufb˙ala veteran, imma wera li g˙adu fl-aqwatieg˙u. Huwa kanta g˙add ta’ kanzunetti popo-lari u wkoll Ωewwaq id-dehra tieg˙u b’xi Ωew©çajtiet ukoll.

Iz-zija ta’ Karlu kienet kummiedja ma˙luqag˙al Joe Borg li g˙al darb’o˙ra bbrilla fil-partiprimarja mg˙ejjun sewwa minn Monica Ledger,Joe Mifsud, Sam Farrugia u Doris Caruana.

Il-folla prezenti kienet ta’ kura©© g˙all-orga-nizzaturi g˙ax jidher li l-palk Malti fi NSWg˙adu jgawdi appo©© ©mielu.

Sam Farrugia bil-bastun (xellug) flimkien ma’ Joe Fenech (fin-nofs)u Joe Borg fil-parti ewlenija liebes ta’ mara fuq il-palk

Joe Apap and his new CD:“Jesus you’re the way”

Iç-Çittadinilura biz-Zija

ta’ Karlu

Na˙seb li ftit hawn proçessi natu-rali li jbeΩΩg˙u daqs terremot. Il-˙sejjes tal-biΩa', l-art ta' ta˙t

saqajk titrieg˙ed, l-affarijiet ta' mad-warek jaqg˙u, bini jixxengel u ji©©arraf,u nies iweggg˙u jew sa˙ansitra jmutu.Fl-a˙˙ar jiem kellna tnejn minn dawn

il-fenomeni madwar id-dinja, tal-a˙˙arfl-Ekwador fejn s'issa huma stmati limietu aktar minn 650 ru˙, u ftit jiemqabel se˙˙ wie˙ed fi gΩira Kyushu fil-Ìappun fejn mietu 42.

Ìeneralment it- terremoti humakkawΩati minn proçessi naturali,g˙alkemm il-bniedem ukoll jista'jikkawΩa wie˙ed, per eΩempju b'arma-menti nukleari.

Biex wie˙ed jifhem il-proçessi natu-rali, jrid jifhem li d-dinja mhix ballun ta' blat solidu, imma qoxrata' blat li hi fonda mhux iktar minn 50km, li ta˙tha hemm oçejanta' blat imdewweb, il-magma. Dan hu msa˙˙an g˙al temperaturata' iktar minn 1000°C minn diversi sorsi, l-ikbar wie˙ed minnhomir-radjuattivita`.1

Dan il-magma msa˙˙an jitla' lejn il-qoxra fejn jiksa˙ u jer©a' jmurlejn il-fond, u g˙alhekk jifforma çirki ta' konvezzjoni. Dan ji©©e-nera forzi enormi ta' frizzjoni (friction) fuq il-qoxra, tant li din in-qasmet f'biççiet li jissej˙u platti tettoniçi kontinentali (tectoniccontinental plates) li kontinwament jiççaqalu lejn xi direzzjoni,anke ˙ames çentimetri fis-sena, u ja˙btu u j˙okku ma' xulxin.Il-pressjoni bejn platt kontinentali u ie˙or ikun ilu jin©ema’ g˙al

g˙exieren jew mijiet ta' snin, u fl-a˙˙ar il-pressjoni tkun tant ki-bret li t-truf tal-platt kontinentali jiççaqilqu kontra xulxin u jse˙˙it-terremot, fejn l-ener©ija li tkun in©emg˙et ti©i mitluqa f'daqqa.

Dan jista jirriΩulta fi qsim tal-art, jew li l-art ta' na˙a minnhomtirkeb fuq l-o˙ra, proçess li wara eluf ta' snin jista' jwassal g˙alg˙oljiet jew muntanji, b˙all-Himalayas fl-Indja u n-Nepal, jewir-Rocky Mountains tal-Amerika.Din il-pressjoni tista' wkoll tirriΩulta fl-iffurmar ta' vulkan li jis-

plodi, u l-magma tkun tista' to˙ro© akkumpanjata ma' terremot.

Dan jista' jirriΩulta f'artijiet ©odda fil-ba˙ar, b˙al dawk tal-˙afnagΩejjer fil-Paçifiku. Ódejn Malta, dan il-proçess kien irriΩulta fi blata li kienet dehret

fis-seklu dsatax bejn Sqallija, Malta u t-TuniΩija. Din il-©Ωirakienet bdiet tikkawΩa ©lieda diplomatika bejn l-Ingilterra (li sem-mietha Graham Island), Sqallija (li semmietha Ferdinandea g˙ar-re ta' dak iΩ-Ωmien), Franza u Spanja, sakemm re©g˙et g˙ebetta˙t il-mew© u re©a miet kollox.2

Fi stampa milli qed n©ib,3 wie˙ed jista' jara l-platti tettoniçi kon-tinentali prinçipali tad-dinja, u fl-istampa l-o˙ra4 wie˙ed jista' jaral-lokalitajiet fejn isiru t-terremoti u jinnota l-korrelazzjoni mal-platti kontinentali.G˙alina ta' dixxendenza Maltija, ninnutaw mallewwel li l-platt kon-

tinentali Afrikan u dak Ewro-Asjatiku jiltaqa' fil-Mediterran, bil-fruntiera bejniethom tg˙addi dritt minn Malta! Dan jispjega g˙aliexise˙˙u tant terremoti fil-Mediterran (il-Greçja u t-Turkija l-iktar).

F'Malta ©ieli jin˙assu wkoll. Il-©enituri tieg˙i spiss isemmuwie˙ed li kien se˙˙ meta kont g˙adni tarbija, fejn in-nies tal-lokalta' Ra˙al Ìdid kienu n©abru f'dak li llum imsejja˙ Joanne Gardenu raqdu barra min˙abba biΩa' ta' terremot ie˙or. Dan kien se˙˙fl-1972, u huwa msemmi f'©abra ta' terremoti li n˙assu f'Malta.5

Ta' interess ukoll g˙ad-dijaspora Maltija hi li frun-tieri o˙ra jinsabu fi New Zealand li huwa mag˙rufg˙at-terremoti, u l-kosta tal-Lvant tal-Amerika minnfuq s'isfel.

Mill-banda l-o˙ra, wie˙ed jista' jinnota li l-Aw-stralja tinsab f'nofs platt kontinentali g˙alih, u g˙al-hekk dan il-pajjiΩ jitqies li huwa seismikamentstabbli. Dan ma jfissirx li terrimoti ma jsirux hawn-hekk, imma jsiru bi frekwenza ferm imnaqqsa.

Ninsabu fejn ninsabu, ng˙ixu fuq dinja li altru limhix statika. It-tag˙lima li nie˙u hi kemm in-naturahija kumplessa u kemm g˙andna nirrispettawproçessi naturali li huma ˙afna akbar minna.

PerspettivaA version of this series inEnglish may be found inthe author's blog at: http://ivancauchi.blogspot.com

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Referenzi

1. http://phys.org/news/2006 03 probing earth core.html, retrieved 18/4/2016.2. http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2006 06 25/news/underwater -volcano discovered off sicily 93179, retrieved 18/4/2016.3. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/slabs.html, retrieved 18/4/2016.4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quake_epicenters_1963 98.png,retrieved 18/4/2016.5. https://vassallohistory.wordpress.com/earthquakes in malta/, retrieved18/4/2016.

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358,214 Events, 1963 - 1998

Tectonic Plates (source: US Geological Survey)

Source: NASA

Illum qed nikteb dwar l-iskulturmag˙ruf Anton Agius, imma mhuxdwar ˙ajtu daqskemm fix-xog˙li-jiet li baqa’ jissemma’ g˙alihom u li

wie˙ed isibhom madwar Malta kollha,imma l-aktar fir-Rabat fejn twieled, fl-1ta’ Diçembru tal-1933, trabba, g˙ajjexlill-familja u ˙adem ix-xog˙lijiet kollhatieg˙u.

Fil-bidu Anton studja l-arti fis-SoçjetàMaltija tal-Arti, Manifattura u Kum-merç, u fl-Iskola tal-Arti tal-Gvern.wara kiseb borΩa ta' studju fli ScuolaDel Nudo dell'Associazione ArtisticaInternazionale, fl-Accademia di BelleArti u fli Scuola delle Arti Ornamentalif’Ruma. Studja wkoll fis-St. Martin'sSchool of Art f'Londra.

Wara g˙allem fl-iskejjel sekondarji,kien lekçerer fl-Università ta' Malta umembru tal-Bord tal-Estetika ta' Malta.

Fost l-akbar xog˙lijiet li ˙adem fir-Rabat, hemm dak ta’ San ÌuΩepp dejnVilla Rumana; il-Monument tal-Gw-erra, dak ta’ Pawlu Xuereb (Rabti uA©ent President ta’ Malta g˙al g˙addta’ snin), u l-Ma˙bubin (The Lovers) fi©nien Howard. Óadem ukoll il-monu-ment tal-fundatur tas-Soçjetà Missju-narja ta’ San Pawl (MSSP), Mons. DePiro ˙dejn il-kumpless tas-Soçjetà.

Dawn ix-xog˙lijiet li jidhru malli tixreffit-toroq tar-Rabat. Na˙seb li l-im˙abbakbira li kellu u li g˙andi jien lejn dan il-lokal li addottani ©ejja ming˙andu. Ma’Anton rabbejt ˙biberija kbira u personalita’ madwar 25 sena.

Mhix sorpriΩa g˙alhekk li mkien f’-Malta ma ssib xog˙lijiet tieg˙u daqs-kemm fir-Rabat. Niftakarni fl-istud-jow tieg˙u biswit id-dar tieg˙u fiΩ-Ωona tan-Nigret. Ir-rappreΩentanti tal-g˙aqdiet Rabtin kienu l-˙in kollu ©ejjinu sejrin, min jitolbu xi disinn g˙al xi tro-few, inkella xi trofew lest b’kollox, im-

somma, min g˙al ˙a©a u min g˙al o˙ra. Kien bniedem li dejjem lest biex jaqdi

lil kul˙add. Kien jag˙mlilhom kundiz-zjoni wa˙da biss: “Imbasta m’intomxmg˙a©©lin.” Er˙ilu mbag˙ad li kienilestilom dak li xtaqu fi Ωmien qasir!

Fir-Rabat hemm xog˙lijiet o˙ra forsimhumiex mag˙rufin daqs li semmejt u˙ar©u minn ta˙t idejn dan l-iskulturbravu. Insemmi l-Kurçifiss fil-kappella˙iemda tal-Moviment Kerygma. Irrid ng˙id li Anton ˙adem g˙add kbir

ta’ kurçifissi. Dejjem stqarr mieg˙i lidak tal-Kerygma kien fost l-a˙jar jekkmhux l-a˙jar kurçifiss tieg˙u.

Óadem ukoll fuq l-oqbra fiç-ÇimiterjuSanta Margerita tal-lokal, fosthom dak ta’missieru fuq il-qabar tal-familja u fejnAnton ukoll jinsab mistrie˙. Hemm ukollil-monument fuq il-qabar tal-familjaTonna f’Tal-Pieta’, u ta’ Kristu fuq daktal-familja ta’ Mons. Ìwann Azzopardi.

Anke l-baned tar-Rabat, ta’ L’IsleAdam u l-Konti Ru©©ieru g˙andhomxog˙lijiet tieg˙u. Hemm ukoll l-erba’statwi mill-isba˙, li jintramaw g˙all-festa ta’ San ÌuΩepp, u l-istatwa ta’ SanFran©isk t’Assisi, il-qaddis li Anton tantkellu ©ibda lejh, fil-Knisja Ta’ ÌieΩuhekk kif tid˙ol mill-bieb ewlieni.

Niftakar sew lill-Arçipriet il-Kan.Louis Suban, jitolbu jag˙mel ix-xog˙li-

jiet ta’ dekorazzjoni mal-altar ma©©urtal-Knisja ta’ San Pawl (fuq disinn ta’wie˙ed mill-g˙alliema tieg˙u, ÌuΩep-pi Galea, Rabti wkoll). G˙al din il-knisja Anton ˙adem ukoll San Pawlg˙al fuq l-antiporta tal-bieb ewlieni, ul-korp tal-kurçifiss li jintrama` fuq l-artal ma©©ur fil-festa ta’ San Pawl.

Fin-Nigret hemm ukoll kappella liAnton u martu Marie-Louise kienu jif-fekwentaw ta’ spiss, l-aktar biexjisimg˙u l-quddies fejn ukoll ˙allatifkira sabi˙a, it-tabernaklu tas-Sagra-ment, kapolavur, li bih wera l-˙ila kbiratieg˙u. Minn g˙eruq naturali ta’ si©rakbira, antika u mejta, ˙are© opra artis-tika mill-aqwa.

Niftakar qisu l-biera˙ lil Dun JoeFsadni, li dak iΩ-Ωmien kien imexxi l-Kappella, i©iblu trakk bl-g˙eruq ta’ si©rakbira, u jpo©©iehomlu wara l-bieb tal-is-tudjow, biex meta jkollu çans ja˙dem fuqdis-si©ra. Dam jifli u jdawwar, u fl-a˙˙arsawwar meravilja. Lili mhux l-ewwel darba li tani mazza

u skarpell biex ng˙inu jnaddaf l-g˙eruq˙alli l-iskultur ikun jista’ jara aktar il-movimenti naturali tag˙hom.F’dil-Kappella Anton ˙adem Madon-

na tal-injam mill-isba˙ u dawk il-panne©©i tassew sbie˙ u jaqg˙u b’modl-aktar naturali. Ódejhom hemm kurçi-fiss li Anton xtaqu bla g˙uda tas-salib,iΩda d-dilettanti po©©ewlu wie˙ed.Anton kien jg˙idli, “G˙alxejn g˙edtil-hom: xorta bis-salib g˙amluh!”

Fl-a˙˙arnett hemm ix-xog˙lijiet litieg˙u fil-kamra msemmija g˙alih fil-MuΩew Wignacourt li kien ferm g˙alqalbu. Hemm, fl-1999 g˙amel l-akbarwirja tax-xog˙lijiet tieg˙u. Dakinhar il-President ta’ Malta, Dr. Ugo MifsudBonnici, li inawgura l-wirja, sejja˙ lilAnton, ‘L-iskultur Nazzjonali’. Xog˙lijiet tieg˙u hemm o˙rajn fil-lim-

iti tal-lokal, fil-Kappella tal-Imta˙leb utal-Ba˙rija. Fost l-istudenti li kienu ji-tolbu l-pariri tieg˙u hemm l-iskulturJoseph Scerri; li wara mewt Anton˙adem il-monument tal-artist Rabti.

Meta Anton Agius miet fid-19 ta’ Ot-tubru tal-2008 fl-eta’ ta’ 74 sena,kul˙add ˙ass it-telfa tieg˙u.

PeterPaulCiantar

L-iskultur Anton Agiusu x-xog˙lijiet tieg˙u


L-awtur tal-artiklu,Peter Paul Ciantar(xellug) ma’ AntonAgius (inset Anton)

Roundup of News About Malta - on three pages


In his review of the Annual Report of theCentral Bank for 2015 that analysed the

economic and financial developments inMalta and abroad the Bank’s governor,Profs. Josef Bonnici pointed out that in theyear under review, GDP grew by 6.3% ex-ceeding the euro area average by a widemargin. With the Bank projecting a 5%growth in 2016, he said Malta would regis-ter “a healthy level of economic activity”during this year.

The Bank also estimates that the generalgovernment deficit has declined to 1.6% ofGDP, while the government debt ratio fellto 63.6%. Both are expected to narrow fur-ther in the coming two years. The governor went on to say that domestic

demand was the main driver behind thisgrowth, primarily through higher consump-tion and private investment. Furthermore,on the back of strong domestic demand, theBank's projections point to an increase inreal GDP of approximately 5% and 4.2%during 2016 and 2017 respectively.

The strong pace of economic expansionwas reflected in the labour market, with em-ployment continuing to increase, with datafrom the Labour Force Survey pointing to

Central Bank gives Malta’s economy cleanbill of health; projects 5% growth in 2016

Government wins vote of Confidence

a 2.0% rise in employment during the firstnine months of 2015.Employment & Training Corporation data

on the gainfully occupied population hasshown a further increase in full-time em-ployment during the first eight months ofthe year, while unemployment continued its

downward trend, with the unemploymentrate, that occurred despite an increase in thelabour supply, which was partly supportedby an inflow of foreign workers and meas-ures aimed at increasing labour market par-ticipation reaching a historical low.

A recent Bank study shows that the pro-portion of foreign workers rose to 10.1% ofthe total workforce in 2014. The Governornoted that a higher participation rate is sup-porting the sustainability of pensions, andpopulation aging remains a matter that de-serves continued attention.When it comes to price developments, the

average rate of inflation in Malta based roseto 1.2% last year, from 0.8% in the previousyear.

According to the report, the accelerationwas mainly attributable to developments inprices of unprocessed food. Although pricepressures in Malta were rather muted com-pared with historical trends, the annual in-flation rate remained above that of the euroarea but closer to the ECB target for infla-tion at below but close to 2%. The annual rate of inflation is expected to

remain unchanged at 1.2% in 2016, beforeincreasing to 1.8% in 2017.

Central Bank governorProfs. Josef Bonnici

The government led byPrime Minister Dr. JosephMuscat comfortably de-feated a “no-confidence”

vote in the House of Representativesmoved by the Opposition, and infact even managed to turn it into a“confidence vote” following thepassing of an amendment from thegovernment’s side with 38 votesagainst the Opposition and the inde-pendents’ 31.

The vote came at the end of 13hours of non-stop debate duringwhich the members of the Opposi-tion insisted that Joseph Muscat should for-feit his post as PM as he was not fit to leadbecause he failed to remove minister Kon-rad Mizzi and his Chief of Staff in the wakeof the revelations in the Panama Papers.

The Opposition also kept repeating its al-legations of corruption in the three years ofLabour administration.

In moving an amendment to express con-fidence in the government on the basis ofits achievements, Justice Minister OwenBonnici insisted there is no crisis of corrup-tion in Malta. He said that the decisions onthe Panama companies may have been tech-nically and legally correct, but not neces-sarily politically wise and ideal.

The members on the government side kept

mentioning its achievements, while EvaristBartolo also pointed out that doing thingslegally was not enough and MPs had to leadby example and political correctness. The ar-gument found the support of the PM who saidthat doing nothing was not an option, andadded that he would take decisions based offacts. But the government would continue onits programme to change Malta for the better. Although the motion was not against Min-

ister Mizzi, he too bore most of the brunt ofattacks. He defended himself by admittingthat deciding to open a company in Panama“wasn't the best choice” but said that inves-tigations would prove that he had donenothing wrong.

He regretted that the Panama Papers dis-

tracted from the government's suc-cesses. He said he had declared thetrust and Panama company at thefirst opportunity. “I have alwaysbeen consistent in my story becauseit is the truth.”

Opposition leader Busuttil saidthere was no logical reason why aminister and a chief of staff wouldset up a Panama company and atrust in New Zealand. He said thiscase harmed Malta’s reputation andthe government’s inaction worseneda bad situation worse.

After the vote he said the NP lostthe vote in the House but won the hearts andminds of the people.

Joseph Muscat said the Opposition's mo-tion was the perfect opportunity for the gov-ernment to speak about its achievements. Itshowed the confusion of the Opposition,which despite presenting it, said did notwant to bring down the government. Healso referred to a list of cases that allegedlyimplicate members of the Opposition andaccused Busuttil of never having done any-thing against corruption.

Throughout the debate each side levelledaccusations at a number of MPs on oppositesides of the chamber, and that both partieshad been found lacking on governance is-sues.

Dr. Simon BusuttilDr. Joseph Muscat



It was business as usual for the govern-ment days after defeating a no-confi-dence vote in Parliament as it announc-

ed new large investments worth over €80,two of which two, worth €68 would createat least 332 new jobsThese investments came hard on the heels

of another investment of €5 million by Chi-nese phone-maker Huawei that is preparingto set its new 5G system in Malta. This lat-est “strategic investment” follows anothermemorandum of understanding signed lastJuly to establish an innovation centre inMalta.A day after winning the vote in Parliament,

PM Joseph Muscat visited the German toy-maker Playmobil complex at Óal Far. Thatis when the company announced that itwould invest a further €30 million in its

Malta plant and add200 people to itsworkforce of 1000.This investment ison top of another€15m invest- mentin 2013.

Playmobil startedproduction in Maltain 1971 and has beengrowing steadily ev-er since. The new in-vestment includesthe extension of the factory’s facilities andthe addition of new lines to cater for in-creased demand.Dr. Joseph Muscat said the investment was

a result of Malta's competitiveness and a newcollective agreement signed by the GWU.

A third invest-ment in the lastfew days, isthat at the Avia-tion Park atSafi. The in-

vestment amounts to €33 million. As a re-sult the Park would be creating 132 newjobs. This latest investment will be made by the

government through Malta Industrial Parksand will involve the building of three newhangars. It will also include 50% invest-ment from EU fundsTwo other companies, Aviation Cosmetics

and Medavia would build another twohangers, while SR Technics would also beexpanding their operations.

Hilton Malta has just completed a €15 million multi-phasedrefurbishment programme, a project that took on the hotel’s

event spaces, restaurants, its 293 bedrooms and new elevators.It also included investment in new engineering technology toprovide a more energy efficient operation.

Internationally acclaimed designer, Frenchman Jean-PjilippeNuel, headed the extensive refurbishment project.As had previously been planned, the refurbishment project took

10 weeks. During this period the hotel was closed (between Feb-ruary 6 and April 15). Now, the newly renovated hotel will con-tinue to ensure that the facilities it provides, will continue to beamong the best offered anywhere in the world.

It is not only the weather that attracts the foreigners to Malta.The island is also rich in culture and history and with the hotelssuch as the Hilton Malta, and a good number of other top onesthat are also upgrading the product, in the words of a hotelier,Malta has emerged as a niche location of choice for those insearch of luxury in the heart of the bright Mediterranean.During a visit to the hotel in St Julian’s, Tourism Minister Dr.

Edward Zammit Lewis said it is in the hands of the tourism sec-tor to keep ensuring tourist satisfaction on an entirely holisticfront. He added that in the first two months of this year there hasbeen an increase of 40,500 tourists over January and Februaryof 2013, with the total spending from tourists amounting toaround €124 million.

On Friday, Earth Day, dur-ing a ceremony at the UNheadquarters in New

York, Malta was among 170countries to sign a landmark cli-mate change agreement reachedin Paris that is bound to come intoforce years ahead of schedule,certainly before the original dead-line of 2020.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat,who was accompanied by Envi-ronment Minister Leo Brincat,signed on behalf of Malta.

During the signing UN secre-tary-general Ban Ki-moon toldthe august gathering that the eraof consumption without conse-quences was over.

Countries must now formallyapprove the Paris Agreementthrough their domestic proce-dures. It will enter into force once55 countries representing at least55% of global emissions haveformally joined it. The UnitedStates and China, which togetheraccount for nearly 40% of global

emissions, have said they intendto join this year.

The Paris Agreement, theworld's response to hotter temper-atures, rising seas and other im-pacts of climate change, wasreached in December. Under theagreement, countries set theirown targets for reducing emis-sions of carbon dioxide and othergreenhouse gases.

Malta signs UN’s landmarkclimate change agreement

€80 million worth of new investments creating over 300 new jobs

Malta Hilton completes €15m refurbishment

Aside of the UN summit in New York during which, on behalf of Malta he was among the 170world to sign the climate change agreement, Dr. Joseph Muscat met with UN secretary generalBan Ki-Moon, pledged to him Malta’s active participation during a UN high-level meeting onrefugees and migrants scheduled for September. The United Nations decided to convene the high-level meeting during last year’s UN general as-

sembly session.The Maltese PM said that even though the arrivals on the island have drastically dropped, Malta

would share its experiences, contributions and suggestions on migration.He also briefed Ban Ki-moon on his recent visit to Jordan and Lebanon, and relayed to him how

the two countries felt they were being left alone to face irregular migration. He reiterated that helpshould be given to both refugees and countries burdened by the influx of migrants.

Both also discussed the ongoing situation in Libya.

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Addressing a press conference over the 2015 Hospital Activity Report outlining the activ-ities in admissions and discharges at the Mater Dei hospital, the hospital’s CEO, Mr Ian

Falzon said that last year, just over 90,000 patients, made use of the facilities (1% over theprevious year), with the medical staff attending to an average of 257 patients a day.

At a conference organised by Front Favur il-Mina (front in favour ofthe tunnel) government and the Opposition both committed them-

selves to the project of a tunnel linking Gozo and Malta. They also agreedthat it required national consensus, with Prime Minister Joseph Muscatsaying that the project would however require “Gozo leadership”.Dr. Muscat said that the study made for this project had gathered use-

ful information and economist Gordon Cordina had used the study as abasis for his report on the tunnel project. He added that the digging of a tunnel under the channel was adjudged

to be the best option, and that the government is in the final stages ofpreparing a tender with Transport Malta to choose the consultants forthe geological studies. After that there would be an open call that wouldlead to the conclusion of these studies, that according to a geologistcould take between five and eight years to complete.

The President of Malta, Marie-LouiseColeiro Preca concluded a two-day

visit in Tunisia by meeting members ofthe Maltese community in Tunis. Earliershe also met Habib Essid, Tunisia’s Headof Government and the Tunisian Presi-dent Baji Caid Essebsi. During her shortstay, she also addressed the InternationalSymposium on Promoting Values of Pe-ace and Dialogue in Sousse (above), andhad a meeting with women parliamen-tarians in the country.

Air quality in the Marsa area has made agreat improvement since the power sta-

tion closed down last year, with Enemaltasaying in a statement that carbon dioxideemissions have been reduced by up to761,000 tonnes a year – the average annualamount produced by the power station be-tween 2010 and 2014. Air quality monitoring studies also indicate

that in January, airborne sulphur dioxide con-centrations in the Marsa area were over 80%less than the levels recorded when the stationwas still generating electricity.

In one year over 90,000 patients make use of Mater Dei facilities

Power station closure improvesMarsa’s air quality by 761,000 tonnes

Three-year-old Gozitan boywith IQ of an eight-year-old

An interesting story on Television Maltaof a four-year-old Gozitan boy recently

caught the eye. It is that of Gabriel Grechwho at three was found to possess skills inreading and writing in English as equal to aneight year-old. Gabriel, who is also inter-ested in subjects such as the solar system, isalso able to name the flags of world nations.

Gabriel’s room at his parents’ home inGozo is full of beginners’ reading books.His parents claimed that at age one the boyalready knew the letters, numbers andforms and when at age three he started at-tending kindergarten he already recognised

some words. His father told

TVM that accordingto the national cur-riculum, a three-ye-ar-old starts from thebasics at school bylearning to identifyand write the lettersof the alphabet. Atthat stage Gabrielbegan to lose inter-est in the class andnoticing that, hisparents sought theadvice of a psychol-ogist who mention-ed to them the wordhyperlexia.

It was explained tothem that this is acondition where ayoung boy or girl arecapable of reading,

writing and assimilating certain informationbeyond their age.

The psychologist even carried an IQ test onthe boy. He found that in five or six differentareas, Gabriel’s IQ was 99.9 per cent. It fur-ther emerged that at three, he was able to readand write in English as good as an 8-year-old.As a result, the parents discussed their son

with the school authorities, who proved tobe very helpful. They helped them to inte-grate their son in the education system andassisted to keep the boy stimulated with thenecessary challenges.

Gabriel is also interested in a lot of sub-jects, including history, sign language andplants.

The trend registered was the same as inprevious years with January proving to bethe busiest month by seeing most admit-tance. There was also a 9% increase,amounting to 480,214 people that made useof the outpatients’ department.

He described this activity as being a huge

indicator of the improvement in efficiency,as medicine and surgery remain the fastestgrowing sectors. It is a vote of confidencein the medical professionals and staff at thehospital, he said.


Concensus on Gozo-Malta tunnel link

President visits Tunisia

Mistqosija o˙ra lismajna ting˙ad, uli anke nkiteb ˙af-

na dwarha fil-©urnali, kien-et jekk fuq kollox il-moz-zjoni tal-OppoΩizzjoni kien-etx wa˙da Ωbaljata, billig˙al-kemm il-kwestjoni kol-lha kienet dwar il-kont fil-Panama tal-Ministru KonradMizzi, meta ©iet g˙as-si u n-no, l-OppoΩizzjoni g˙aΩlet lima tressaqx mozzjoni ta’ sfiduçja f’dan il-Ministru, iΩda fil-Gvern kollu.

Mhux hekk biss, imma l-Kap tal-OppoΩiz-zjoni attwalment g˙amel emfasi qawwija lidin il-mozzjoni kienet immirata mhux biexjinbidel il-Gvern iΩda biex jitne˙˙a l-PrimMinistru u jin˙atar xi ˙add ie˙or floku.

U dan g˙ax Dr Muscat baqa’ ma ˙ax passikontra Mizzi u ç-chief of Staff tieg˙u u allurab’hekk issa ˙a r-responsabilta’ fuq spallejh.

IΩda kien hemm ˙afna li ma qablu xejn madin l-istrate©ija. Fosthom eks-Ministru Naz-zjonalista, membru tal-bord li kien g˙amelir-rapport dwar it-telfa tal-Partit Nazzjonal-ista u sa˙ansitra anke l-istess Marlene Farru-gia. Dawn sostnew li l-mozzjoni g˙at-tne˙-˙ija tal-Ministru Mizzi kienet aktar tkunf’waqtha billi:• xi deputati Laburisti, fosthom dawk litkellmu fil-bera˙ li kienu jippreferu li MizzirriΩenja, kienu jitpo©©ew f’diffikulta’ kifjitkellmu waqt id-dibattitu u kif jivvutaw.

Fil-˙ar©a tal-Voice tal-15ta’ Marzu kont bassart lijidher li l-g˙aΩla qud-

diem il-poplu Malti li se jip-preΩentaw il-Partiti politiçiMaltin hija jekk hux se jag˙Ωellil minn sa˙˙a˙ l-ekonomija,g˙amel diversi avvanzi f’di-versi oqsma tal-˙ajja Maltija(Partit Laburista) jew li jem-men li l-Gvern ta’ b˙alissahuwa l-aktar Gvern korrott liqatt kellha Malta, u allura jiv-vutaw g˙al min qed iwieg˙edli se jnaddaf lil Malta (PartitNazzjonalista).U jidher li Ω-Ωmien tani ra©un,

g˙ax min kellu l-paçenzjajoqg˙od 13-il sieg˙a jisma’dak li ntqal fid-dibattitu dwar

il-Mozzjoni ta’ Sfiduçja fil-Gvern imressqa mill-OppoΩiz-zjoni, Ωgur li jista’ jik-konferma dan.

Dan billi waqt id-dibattitu l-kelliema min-na˙a tal-Gverng˙amlu emfasi kbira fuq il-kis-biet li g˙amel il-Gvern, is-suççessi li kiseb fl-oqsma tal-ekonomija, sa˙˙a, edukazzjo-ni, eçç, filwaqt li dawk tal-Op-poΩizzjoni ffukaw fuq il-kor-ruzzjoni tal-Gvern, l-aktar fuqdak li dawn sej˙u b˙ala l-akbarskandlu – dak tal-MinistruKonrad Mizzi u ç-chief of stafftal-Prim Ministru li fet˙ukumpaniji fil-Panama… kum-paniji li b˙alissa qeg˙din fuqfomm kul˙add.

La semmejt dan id-dibattitu li Ωamm id-deputati tal-Parla-ment impenjati g˙al 13-il sieg˙a (mhux g˙ax id-deputati

kollha kienu preΩenti l-˙in kollu g˙ad-dibattitu) ta’ min jirrepetimistoqsija li nstemg˙et ˙afna: Imma dan id-Dibattitu kien ˙elata’ ˙in?Kien hemm min insista li ‘’iva’ g˙ax:

• dak li kien se jing˙ad fil-Parlament di©a` kien mag˙ruf minnqabel• kien hemm çertezza li l-Gvern kien se jirba˙ dan il-vot, g˙axanke xi deputati li ntqal li riedu lil Mizzi jirriΩenja, stqarrewminn qabel li kienu se jivvutaw kontra l-mozzjoni tal-OppoΩiz-zjoni• billi fil-fatt kien hemm ˙afna repetizzjoni waqt id-dibattituMin-na˙a l-o˙ra kien hemm min ˙asibha xort’o˙ra.Il-Partiti Politiçi jidhru li g˙o©bithom l-idea ta’ dibattitu b˙al

dan, fosthom l-istess partiti li ja˙sbuha xort’o˙ra: ji©ifieri li t-tnejn kienu se jing˙ataw çans jidhru quddiem il-poplu g˙al 13-il sieg˙a (issa l-Parlament g˙andu l-istazzjon televiΩiv tieg˙u,dan id-dibattitu ©ie transmess dirett).

G˙al tal-Partit Nazzjonalista din kienet okkaΩjoni tad-dehebbiex ikompli jtambar dwarl-allegazzjonijiet ta’ koruz-zjoni g˙ax b’hekk seta’jkompli jda˙˙al f’mo˙˙ in-nies li veru f’Malta b˙al-issa g˙andna l-aktar Gvernkorrott li qatt kellna.Min-na˙a tal-Gvern dan ra

l-opportunita` b˙ala wa˙-da tad-deheb biex il-kel-liema tieg˙u jissoktaw jen-fasizzaw il-progress enormili sar f’dawn l-a˙˙ar tlietsnin fil-pajjiΩ fejn l-eko-nomija saret wa˙da mill-aqwa fl-Unjoni Ewropeja,fejn il-qag˙ad niΩel u l-im-pjiegi Ωdiedu, u fejn sartitjib fis-servizzi tas-sa˙˙au mitt ˙a©’o˙ra.

Fuq kollox il-Gvern kienΩgur li se jirba˙ il-vot bi

Tawni ra©un .... Óela ta’ ˙in?


Kienet MozzjoniΩbaljata?

kbir u juΩa’ din ir-reb˙a biex jg˙id lill-OppoΩizzjoni li g˙andha toqg˙od g˙ad-deçiΩjoni tad-Deputati tal-poplu u t˙allilill-Gvern ja˙dem.

IΩda jidher li l-OppoΩizzjoni se tibqa’tapprofitta ru˙ha mill-kaΩ tal-Panama Pa-pers u sa˙ansitra l-Kap tal-OppoΩizzjonidi©a` qal minn issa li se jappo©©ja moz-zjoni ta’ sfiduçja fil-Ministru Konrad Miz-zi, li l-eks-deputata Laburista MarleneFarrugia, se tressaq fil-Parlament.

Min-na˙a tal-Prim Ministru sarkastika-ment ta wie˙ed x’jifhem li l-OppoΩizzjonil-ewwel tat çans lill-gvern juri x’wettaqf’dawn l-a˙˙ar tlett snin, u issa se jkollu ç-çans ukoll li juΩa l-˙in biex il-gvern jg˙idx’se jwettaq fis-sentejn li ©ejjin.

Imma ˙afna qed jistaqsu jekk hux sener©g˙u nassistu g˙al xi dibattitu ie˙or ta’xi 13-il sieg˙a, u kemm hemm min li sejissaporti jara dibattitu twil ie˙or.

• mhux sewwa li jintalab vot ta’ sfiduçjaf’Ministri li ˙admu bil-g˙aqal u g˙amlusuççess• mozzjoni kontra l-Gvern kollu kienet aktarse tg˙aqqad id-deputati tal-Gvern.• din il-mozzjoni aktar sa˙˙et l-appo©© lilJoseph Muscat.

Ma dawn jien inΩid, kif wie˙ed jista’ jista’jg˙id li l-iskop ta’ Dr Busutil ma kienx lijne˙˙i l-Gvern iΩda li jne˙˙i lil Muscat, metal-mozzjoni kienet kontra l-Gvern u mhuxkontra Muscat biss?

Min-na˙a l-o˙ra kien hemm minn qabelmat-tatika tal-OppoΩizzjoni, fost dawn il-©ur-nal The Times.Fil-fehma tieg˙i l-OppoΩizzjoni kienet aktar

tiggwadanja kieku g˙amlet il-mozzjoni ta’sfiduçja fil-Ministru Mizzi g˙ax, fost kollox,aktarx li dan kien iwassal biex id-dibattitu jif-foka fuq l-hekk mag˙rufa b˙ala l-PanamaPapers u mhux kif se˙˙ li l-Gvern ji©i offrutl-isba˙ çans li jifta˙ar b’rixu.

Dehra panoramika tal-Kamra tad-Deputati waqt sessjoni Parlamentari


“Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything”. Gregg Easterbrook

Tassew g˙andu ra©un Easterbrook, g˙ax filwaqt li wie˙edma jistax imeri n-numri u l-persenta©©i li jidhru fl-ista-

tistika, Ωgur li wie˙ed imbag˙ad jista’ jilg˙ab bl-interpretaz-zjoni ta’ dawn in-numri u l-persenta©©i.

EΩempju reçenti: Skont l-a˙˙ar statistika tal-EuroStat, il-faqar f’Malta fl-2015 kien ta’ 8.1%. Il-Gvern ˙are© jifta˙arli dan juri li l-faqar f’Malta naqas. Immedjatament il-PartitNazzjonalista ˙are© stqarrija li l-Gvern m’g˙andux biexjifta˙ar g˙aliex l-istatistika turi li ç-ça˙da materjali severa f’-Malta, ji©ifieri l-kundizzjonijiet baΩiçi biex il-familji jg˙ixu˙ajja deçenti, issa hi daqs il-medja Ewropea meta tliet sninqabel kienet sostanzjalment anqas mill-medja Ewropea.

Jekk in˙arsu lejn il-persenta©©i nsibu li dak li qal il-PartitNazzjonalista huwa minnu g˙aliex fl-2012 il-faqar f’Maltakien 0.7% inqas mill-medja tal-Unjoni Ewropea, meta issa d-differenza hija ta’ 0.1% u allura fejn il-medja fl-Ewropanaqset bi 1.7% f’Malta naqset biss b’1.1%.Dik l-interpretizzjoni tati ra©un lill-Partit Nazzjonalista. IΩda

bl-istess perçentwal ji©i ppruvat li tal-inqas’dawn l-a˙˙ar sninil-perçentwal tal-faqar f’Malta naqas kif g˙edna b’1.1% ug˙adu, g˙alkemm bi ftit inqas minn dak medju tal-Ewropa.Jekk imbag˙ad ni©u biex ninterpretaw il-persenta©©i f’figuri

nsibu li filwaqt li fl-2012 l-g˙add ta’ nies li kienu f’faqar as-solut kien ta’ 37,000 persuna, dan baqa’ tiela fis-snin ta’ wara.Matul is-sena 2015 dan niΩel g˙al 34,000 li jfisser li g˙all-ewwel darba f’g˙axar snin il-faqar niΩel. Dan allura jikkonferma dak li kiteb Aaron Levenstein: “Sta-tistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but whatthey conceal is vital”. Imma kif tista’ qatt tikkuntenta lil kul˙add?!

Ólief dawk li qatt ma jag˙mlu xejn, kul˙addjiΩbalja. Imma aktar ma jkollok respons-abilta’, jew tkun f’kariga g˙oja, aktar l-iΩ-

ball tieg˙ek jidher u aktar jirçievi pubbliçita’.Hekk ©ara dan l-a˙˙ar, meta m˙allef g˙amel Ωball

fundamentali meta ©ie biex ta l-verdett tieg˙u. Biextkompli taqg˙ad l-iΩball ing˙ata f’kawΩa fejn b’ximod kienet imda˙˙la l-politika, g˙ax fuq na˙akellek Sindku Laburista u fuq l-o˙ra l-persuna li˙assitha offiΩa hi artikolista mag˙rufa g˙al kift˙ares lejn nies prominenti u partitarji Laburisti.

Kollox beda meta s-Sindku taΩ-Zurrieq, Ignatius Farrugia, appella minnsentenza li permezz tag˙ha kien ©ie mmultat €2,400 g˙ax instab li kien if-fastidja (harassed) lill-artikolista Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Meta l-Im˙allef ©ie biex jiddeçiedi l-appell sab lil Farrugia ˙ati li attakkafiΩikament lil din il-persuna u wa˙˙lu erbat ijiem ˙abs.

Issa skont il-li©i, meta wie˙ed jappella minn xi sentenza, ma jistax je˙elaktar milli jkun we˙el qabel u lanqas jista’ jinstab ˙ati fuq xi ˙a©a li jkun ©ielliberat minnha (dejjem sintendi jekk ma tkunx il-pulizija li tappella).Dan l-iΩball o˙xon tal-Im˙allef, malajr inteb˙u bih l-avukati ta’ Farrugia li

mill-ewwel ©ibdulu l-attenzjoni. IΩda la darba l-Im˙allef ikun ta s-sentenzama jistax jirtiraha u l-uniku mod kif is-sentenza tin˙afer hu li jsir appell lill-President tar-Repubblika biex tati dak li hu msejja˙ b˙ala Presidential Par-don” (ma˙fra Presidenzjali).

Minkejja li l-proçess t˙affef kemm jista’ jkun, sakemm saru l-proçedurime˙tie©a xorta g˙addew sag˙tejn li matulhom Farrugia kellu jg˙addihom il-˙abs. Kienu sag˙tejn li tulhom l-Bambin biss jaf kemm inkitbu kummentifil-gazetti kontra Farrugia u kemm kien hemm min insista li dan kellu jitne˙˙amill-kariga ta’ sindku.IΩda kien hemm ukoll min wasal jitlob li jittie˙du passi kontra l-Im˙allef u

fid-dag˙diha politika li g˙addej minnha l-pajjiΩ, sa˙ansitra kien hemm minstaqsa kemm fil-fatt dan l-iΩball kien wie˙ed ©enwin.

G˙al snin twal f’Ra˙al Ìdid fejn ti©i ççelebrata l-Festa ta’ KristuRe kien hemm firda kbira li bdiet wara li statwa ta’ Kristu Re

ma˙duma mill--istatwarju Alfred Camilleri Cauchi fl-1998 (fuq in-sistenza tal-kappillan ta’ dak iΩ-Ωmien), ma ©ietx aççetta b˙ala dikli tin©arr fil-purçissjoni tal-festa(qabel il-festa kienet issir ming˙ajrstatwa).

Ftit xhur wara n˙admet statwao˙ra, din id-darba mill-iskulturÌanni Bonniçi li aktar tard sabetru˙ha fil-Paroçça ta’ Ra˙al ©didb˙ala dik titulari. Dakinhar kienhemm g˙add ©mielu ta’ Pawlisti(nies ta’ Ra˙al Ìdid) li ma qabluxmal-manuvrar.

B˙ala riΩultat l-istatwa l-o˙raspiççat fil-KaΩin tal-Banda DePaule.

Fl-istess Ωmien inqalg˙et kwest-joni o˙ra meta l-G˙aqda SoçjaliKristu Sultan talbet li ti©i rikonox-xuta mill-parroçça b˙ala G˙aqdaMuΩikali billi ffurmat il-bandatag˙ha.

Madankollu min˙abba digriet likienet ar©et il-Kurja rriΩulta li danma setax ise˙˙ g˙ax il-Kurja makienetx qed tilqa' kaΩini tal-baned©odda.

Sintendi l-qasma u l-pika bejn iΩ-Ωew© fazzjonijiet kompliet tik-ber, u sa˙ansitra kien anke sar bojkott lill-Parroçça.

Issa jidher li fl-a˙˙ar intla˙aq kompromess. Filwaqt li l-istatwata’ Kristu Re ta’ Camilleri sabetru˙ha fil-Paroçça u se tibda tintuΩa’fil-purçisssjoni, is-Soçejta’ KristuRe ©iet mag˙rufa mill-kurja b˙alaG˙aqda MuΩikali u allura jkollhasehem s˙i˙, sintendi mal-Banda DePaule, fil-festa’ ta’ Kristu Re.

Skont il-Kappillan tal-Paroçça,Dun Marc Andre’ Camilleri per-mezz ta’ dan il-ftehim: “Nidejnakapitlu ©did fil-˙ajja tal-parroçça.B'dan il-ftehim qed ng˙idu li qattaktar mhu se ner©g˙u nmorru lurag˙all-pika li kienet ˙akmitna. “Qed ng˙idu li le ma rridux li l-festa tibqa' sors ta' inkwiet u ten-sjoni. Qed ng˙idu li ma rridux lir-ra˙al tag˙na jibqa' mfakkarg˙all-firda li nibtet fih.”

IΩda mhux g˙alkemm wie˙edjag˙laq kapitlu ta’ firda hekkmalajr, g˙aliex filwaqt li jidher li l-ma©©oranza kbira tal-Pawlistiwrew sodisfazzjoni li sar il-fethim,kien hemm min ilmenta mill-fatt litne˙˙iet l-istatwa li kien hemmqabel u se tibda tintuΩa l-o˙ra.

L-istatistika ti©©ebbedÛball tassew goff

IΩeffnu l-istatwi ta’ Kristu Re fin-nofs biex jag˙mlu punt

L-istatwa ta’ Alfred Camilleri CauchiL-istatwa ta’ Ìanni Bonniçi

Ignatius Farrugia

Malcolm Turnbull the AustralianPrime Minister confirmed hewould be visiting the Gover-

nor-General after the budget to requestthe July 2 double dissolution “My inten-tion is, after the budget, an appropriatetime after the budget has been delivered,I will be asking the Governor-General todissolve both houses of Parliament for anelection which is expected to be held onJuly 2”. He made the declaration after the Senate

rejected the ABCC bill as predicted justone day into a three-week special sittingof Parliament, handing him a double dis-solution trigger. The Government wasdefeated 36-34.

The budget is on May 3 and, in be-tween, on May 5 and May 12, BillShorten will deliver his reply. Turnbullwill visit the Governor-General andmake a request, which Sir Peter Cos-grove is duty bound to accommodate.That would effectively start a 74-dayelection campaign, more than double thestandard duration.

The PM had pointed out on March 21,“If the Senate fails to pass these laws(ABCC and Registered Organisations), Iwill advise the Governor-General to dis-solve both Houses of Parliament andissue writs for an election ... if we do pro-ceed to a double dissolution, the electionwill be on Saturday the 2nd of July.”

During first trip to China as PrimeMinister few days ago, apart frommeeting Chines Premier Li Keqiang

and President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Mal-colm Turnbull addressed 1000 Australianand 800 Chinese business leaders in Shang-hai. He said that it was in China's interestsas well as the world's that this opening upcontinues, declaring the country's “longjourney towards the rule of law would beworth the challenges along the way”. As soon as he touched down in Shanghai,

addressing the gathering of business peo-ple over lunch, Turnbull said: “China's de-mand for Australian resources, across thisgreat nation of 1.4billion people, has un-derpinned the greatest run of unbrokenprosperity Australians have ever known.” Turnbull said that just as China faced un-

precedented challenges to transform itseconomy after a decades-long construc-tion-fuelled boom to a more sustainable

footing reliant on domestic consumption,Australia's economy also had to adapt.

The good news, he said, was that Aus-

tralia was already most of the way throughthe transition, but Australia cannot affordto be complacent.

Praising the economic miracle of liftinghundreds of millions of people out ofpoverty within a generation, the AustralianPM urged the Chinese leadership towardscontinued openness and the rapid develop-ment of the rule of law, which, he argued,is a fundamental requirement of progress.

“This rebalancing is as necessary as it isinevitable,” he said. “And this structuralchange is driving parallel changes in oureconomy.”He went on to say, “In 1990, two in every

three Chinese people lived below theWorld Bank's poverty line, but now thatfigure is only one in 10 - the scale andpace of China's economic transformationin little more than a generation is unprece-dented in human history.”

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Malcolm Turnbull’svisit to China

Prime Minister Malcolm Turn-bull and Lucy Turnbull on ar-rival in Beijing China

Scientists trying to evaluae where the Zikavirus could spread say that more than two

billion people could eventually be at risk, in-cluding Australia. The infection is suspectedof leading to thousands of babies being bornwith underdeveloped brains.

The latest research showed mapping Zikawas more complex than simply definingwhere the mosquito can survive. They arethe first maps to come out that really use thedata th world has for Zika

Researchers have created new maps theysay indicate which areas are vulnerable. Theat-risk zones include large parts of SouthAmerica, with its long stretches of coastlineand cities along the Amazon river and itstributaries, Africa and Asia, as well as partsof North America and Australia.

In total, 2.2 billion people live in the areasthey have defined as being “at risk”.

Zika virus could alsoaffect Australia



The Australian Bar Asso-ciation called on State

and territory governments toscrap or amend mandatorysentencing laws for crimesincluding minor assaults,driving and petty theft. The laws that differ signif-

icantly between jurisdic-tions are partly to blame forthe disproportion high rateof incarcerations of Indige-nous Australians, who ac-count for about 24 per centof the prison population but

just three per cent of thegeneral population.

Patrick O’Sullivan, QCsaid the re-imprisonmentrate for Aboriginal childrenis higher than the retentionrate of school. “It’s just adisgrace a national disgraceand we’ve got to do some-thing about it”. On any one night in partic-

ular, 53 per cent of youth indetentions are Indigenous.

Mr. Sullivan said scrap-ping mandatory sentencing

for some offences was not a“panacea” but would ad-dress part of the complexproblem. Federal Indigenous Affairs

Minister Nigel Scullion saidhe was “very concernedabout the high rate of In-digenous incarnation” andthe Commonwealth was“Working with the statesand territories to reduce In-digenous people’s contactwith the criminal justicesystem”.

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Diabetes had become a “defining issue forglobal public health. Up to 500.000 Aus-

tralians have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.Another two million are on the cusp of de-veloping the potentially deadly disease. Onein three of those at risk will develop the dis-ease over the next ten years unless they takeaction.

The number of people around the worldwith diabetes had quadrupled since 1980from 108 million to 422 million in 2014. Theageing population helps explain the increasein western countries but the incidence of di-abetes has risen significantly in low and mid-dle-income countries including China, India,Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Mexico.There are 1.2 million Australians who have

been diagnosed - 10 per cent with type 1 di-abetes and 90 per cent with type 2. Apartfrom obesity, other risk factors include hav-ing a family history of diabetes, or havinghad short-term diabetes. The rate of diabetesin Aboriginal people was three times as highthan non-Indigenous people. The rate of kid-ney disease is up to 10 times greater.

Labor LeaderBill Shortenand shadow

treasurer Chris Bo-wen called on Pri-me Minister Mal-colm Turnbull tohold the RoyalCommission, argu-ing public confi-dence in the bank-ing and financialservices industryhas taken “hit afterhit over the previ-ous few years”.

“Many Austra-lians have sufferedthrough the deci-sions of banks andfinancial institutions,” Mr. Shorten said.

Federal Labor says it will hold a royalcommission into misconduct in the bank-ing and financial services industry if itwins government at the next election.

It said, “The decision that we announceis about restoring confidence in our finan-cial institutions. It is about taking action torebuild that vital trust between Australianconsumers and their banks.”

Australia's big banks have accepted atough new regulatory regime which theywill be forced to fund, but the changeshave failed to dampen the opposition's callfor a royal commission.

The culture, ethical standards and busi-ness structures of Australia's financial in-stitutions would also come under thespotlight, as well as whether Australia'sregulators are equipped to identify andprevent illegal and unethical behaviour inthe sector.

The Australian Securities and Invest-ments Commission (ASIC) launched Fed-eral Court proceedings against Westpacfor unconscionable conduct and marketmanipulation for Westpac's part in setting

the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW)between 2010 and 2012.Treasurer Scott Morrison, who took aim at

Shorten’s “ill-fitting suit” and labeled him“reckless” for proposing the Royal Com-mission, earlier, dismissed the proposal.

Millions at risk -diabetes rate explodes

Royal Commission wanted

Patrick O’Sullivan, QC

Labor Leader Bill Shorten (right) and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen

Kien jum ta’ divertiment, infor-mazzjoni u rispett lejn iΩ-Ωew© pajjiΩi li saru parti

minn ˙ajjitna. Il-Maltese Commu-nity Council ta’ NSW g˙all-ewweldarba organizza ˙ar©a lejn il-beltkapitali Awstrljana, Canberra hekkmag˙rufa b˙ala “the meeting placeof our nation” biex infakkru r-rabta’tag˙na l-Maltin mal-Awstralja.

IΩ-Ωjara nkludiet il-bini maestuΩtal-Parlament li tassew jag˙milnakburin, u kellhom l-opportunita’ lijag˙mlu dawra kemm fil-kamra l-˙adra (tar-rappreΩentanti) kif ukolldik tas-Senat (il-˙amra).

Raw ukoll il-pittura ta’ kull Prim

Ministru, Gvernatur Generali uSpiker tal-Parlament. Wara marruwkoll g˙all-ikla ta’ wara nofsinharfil-klabb fil-qalba tal-belt kapitali.

Wara saret Ωjara lil O’Malley ACTfejn hemm l-uffiçini tal-Kummis-sjoni G˙olja ta’ Malta li titqies b˙alparti minn MaltaF’dik li hi l-biçça art Maltija fil-kap-

itali, il-grupp tal-Maltin ing˙atawmer˙ba mill-Kummissarju G˙oliCharles Muscat u martu Victoria kifukoll id-deputat tieg˙u Dr JoePirotta li fa˙˙ru l-inizjattiva tal-g˙aqdiet Maltin li ta’ spiss jag˙mludawn iΩ-Ωjarat f’Canberra.Mal-grupp (fuq) kien hekk ukoll Vi-

oletta Bazanic, il-kantanta Ωag˙-Ωug˙a ta’ 11-il sena li kienet final-ista fil-konkors Australia’s Got talent.Hi kienet akkumpanjata mill-©eni-turi tag˙ha. Violetta g˙andha l-mirali xi darba tirrappreΩenta lil Maltafil-Eurovision Junior Contest.

Il-President tal-MCC ta’ NSW,Emanuel Camilleri qal lil The Voiceof the Maltese li din iΩ-Ωjara kienetta’ suççess u kul˙add ˙are© sodis-fatt.

Nie˙du pjaçir bl-a˙bar li Nor-man Vella, ta’ 69 sena, li ji©i ˙u

Lino Vella, l-eks editur tal-gazzettatal-Maltin fl-Awstralja, The MalteseHerald, ing˙ata l-unur ta’ Gie˙ SanÌiljan mill-Kunsill Lokali ta’ dan id-distrett. Norman, ir-raba’ wild minn famil-

ja ta’ tmienja, kien sportiv mag˙ruf˙afna f’Malta, l-aktar fiΩ-Ωmien tie-g˙u b˙ala plejer tal-waterpolo mal-Ballutta/San Ìiljan flimkien ma’˙utu George u Freddie u mag˙homreba˙ g˙add ta’ unuri. Lag˙abukoll fl-g˙aΩliet tal-ASA.

Huwa kien ukoll plejer tal-futbolma’ St Julians u Floriana.Norman huwa mag˙ruf ukoll b˙a-

la sid ta’ g˙add ta’ ristoranti f’-Paceville u Bu©ibba. G˙al g˙addta’ snin anke serva b˙ala kunsillierf’San Ìiljan. llum hu rtirat. Nor-man huwa miΩΩewwe© lil Carmen ug˙andhom Ωew©t itfal, Natasha uNorma. Nifir˙ulu tassew, tal-unurtassew mist˙oqq.

Norman (lemin), flimkien ma’ ˙uh Lino (xellug), u l-Prim MinistruMalti Joseph Muscat

Norman Vellaonorat f’Malta

Óar©a lejn il-kapitali Canberra



Fil-˙ar©a tal-lum nissokaw bir-regoliu tag˙rif uffiçjali dwar kif wie˙edg˙andu jikteb il-Malti ma˙ru© mill-

Kummissjoni fi ˙dan l-Akkademja tal-Malti. Hawn g˙andna regola o˙ra.

IS-SITT REGOLAÛew© vokali wara xulxin ma jistg˙ux

joqog˙du f’sillaba wa˙da; jew a˙jar:kull sillaba ma jistax ikollha ˙lief vokaliwa˙da.Jikteb ˙aΩin:(1) min bejn l-ittra x u l-vokali a, o, u jd-effes il-vokali i biex isemma’ l-le˙en ta’x u jikteb xiuxia, rixia, ˙axixia, xiorta,taxxia flok xuxa, rixa, ˙axixa, xorta, taxxa.(2) min bejn l-ittra ç u © u l-vokali a, o,u jdeffes il-vokali i biex jag˙tihom il-le˙en ta’ cia, cio, ciu; gia, gio, giu Taljaniu jikteb ciarruta, ciong, ciuqlajta, giandar,giolf, giuf minlok çarruta, çong, çuqlajta,©andar, ©olf, ©uf.(3) min g˙al-le˙en ta’ j u ta’ w quddiemjew wara vokali, jinqeda bil-vokali i u u,u jikteb, ng˙idu a˙na: beit, fein, abiad,ia˙dem, taiieb, tajieb, iΩied, daul, dual,suued, dauual flok bejt, fejn, abjad,ja˙dem, tajjeb, iΩjed, dawl, dwal, suwed,dawwal.T.ç. Tajjeb g˙alhekk tikteb: Iz-zokk u l-we-raq tas-si©ra, u mhux iz-zokk u il-weraq tas-si©ra fejn il-konsonanti uflimkien mal-artiklu l- jag˙mlu sillabawa˙da g˙alihom b’Ωew© vokali waraxulxin u u i.

G˙al min irid jikteb bir-reqqa ujsemma’ l-vokali tal-le˙en i, jista’ jiktebw il-weraq, jew wil-weraq.

Fil-˙ar©a li jmiss nittrattaw aktar regoli

Tag˙rif dwar il-kitba Maltija

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Biex tikteb Malti tajjebIl-konjugazzjoni tal-Verbi (Mudelli)

Fejn g˙andha x’taqsam il-kon-jugazzjoni tal-verbi, Illum se

ng˙addu g˙al tlett eΩempji o˙rafejn g˙andha x’taqsam il-kon-jugazzjoni tal-verbi li milli qallnal-qarrejja qed isibuha ta’ interess

kbir g˙ax humaeΩempji li jistg˙u ju-

Ωaw ta’ kuljum. Il-verbi tal-lumukoll huma mag˙-rufa fost l-Imnisslin.

Qed ji©u wkoll ittrattati fl-IM-PERATIV u dak INDIKATIV, fl-Imperfett (li juri g˙emil li g˙aduma twettaqx), u il-Perfett (li jurig˙emil li twettaq).

Aktar verbi b˙al dawn fil-˙ar©a li jmiss

Ilma˙tek bil-qeg˙da fuq bank b'dahreklejn il-Knisja ta San ÌuΩeppu b'wiççek jilma bid-dawl tal-ilma tad-da˙la tal-Imsida tistenna l-a˙˙ar ra©©i tax-xemx jg˙ijbuqalb d-dg˙ajjesu l-arbli jitbandlu maΩ-Ωziffa ta’ fil-g˙axija sajfija.Bqajt hemm imsammar mal-bank......tissemma’ .................u fuq il-palk tal-˙ajja r©ajt smajt ˙iere©miç-çpar tal-img˙oddi il-mota tal-festa u s-sinfonija ta©-©i©©ifogu jit˙altu mal-g˙ajjat u ç-çapçip ta’ dak lireba˙ il-bandiera tal-©ostra. Rajtek ixxengel rasek mal-a˙˙ar març li l-banda daqqet dakinhar ta’ lejliet il-festa:

l-ewwel darba li ˙ri©t ma’ Francesca... li g˙al Ωmien twil qasmet mieg˙ek in-niket u l-fer˙ tal-˙ajja.

Mill-ba˙ar bdiet ˙ier©a ri˙aTa’ ka˙lija ta’ Mejju u ta’ burqax xih, ta’mulett fih kwart u ta’ cervjola safra safra maqbudin friski,mejtin g˙al naqra mel˙ u werqa nanieg˙ biex jg˙aqqdu kollox f'toqlija u bormaaljotta li te˙el ma’ subg˙ajk.

...Ganni........nifra˙lek. Rajt it-tmiem ta’ wie˙ed u l-bidu ta’tnejn;b'dankollu g˙adek ittir u ti©©erra u tes-plora u tiççelebra. B˙as-si©ra taΩ-Ωebbu© imwielda f'xaqqta’ bejn blat Ωonqri xxettilt u biΩ-Ωmien kbirt u mal-weraq

fe©© il-frott tal-˙ajja.,

Qdift favur u kontra l-mew© u l -kur-renti:il-˙ajja tag˙tek tag˙ha u inti tajthatieg˙ek:Irba˙t id-dubji u l-inçertezzi imma b˙az-zokk xih u samm taΩ-Ωebbu©aΩammejt sod u aççettajt dak li tatek il-˙ajja..

...Ghaddew fuq mitt sena minn meta rajt id-dawl tal-˙ajja g˙all-ewwel darba u smajt l-g˙anja Maltija ...u maΩ-Ωmien, allattha mal-g˙anja Aw-straljana. Kantajt iΩ-Ωewg g˙anjiet flimkien imma naf çert li tal-ewwel .........qatt mansejtha.

F’g˙eluq snin Ìanni… tal-Imsida: NIFRAÓLEKPoeΩija ta’ Victor V. Vella b’dedika lil ˙abibu

*Jekk trid tiççekja l-kitba, it-tifsir tal-kliemMalti u t-traduzzjoni g˙all-IngliΩ issa tista’tid˙ol fuq id-dizzjunarju tal-Maltin online.Is-sit huwa: www.maltesedictionary.org.mt


Community NewsCommunity News

The Maltese Community Council of NSW is conducting a computer class at Maltese Resource Centre59b Franklin Street, Mays Hill 2145 NSW every Friday between 10.00 am-12.00 For more information

contact Em. Camilleri: 0409 744 376

The Malta Community Chest Fund

MALTESE CHARITY DINNER DANCESaturday July 23, 2016

6.30 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.Grand star receptions

499 Grieve Parade, Altona North. vic 3025

Tickets: Adults $65 Children $40includes 4-coure meal, soft drinks, beer & wine

maltese music - maltese brass band - raffle ticketssilent auctions & major grand auction

enquiries & tickets: contact daniel 0404 096 560; lourdes 0402

813 179; joe 0420 547 696. email: [email protected]

(donations also welcome)

Proudly sponsored by:

METD OUTINGS - 201614th August – St Maria Festa

(Central Coast)$35/pp including morning tea

11th September – Il-Festa tal-Vitorja

(City) $25/pp

5th October - 23rd Anniversary Luncheon

Please support the Maltese Elderly ThanksgivingDay Committee by attending our fund-raising ac-tivities outlined above. For more info, call one ofthe members: Lina: 9629 4046; Doris: 0419 420915; Maggie: 9621 3125; Maria:0431 800 720

email: [email protected] PO Box 93, Kellyville 2155

THE MALTESE GUILD OF SA INC.Invites You to attend...

On Saturday April 30. Admission from 6.30pm for 7pm start.Dinner is included: Complimentary Glass of Champagne with orange,

nuts and crisps, bread roll and butter on tables, Antipesto on Entry. Main course to be advised later, with platers of fresh

Fruit for Dessert. From 10.45 pm help yourself coffee/tea and cakes.Beer, wine, soft drinks available from the licensed bar of The Maltese

Guild for very cheap prices.

Entertainment by The God Fathers BandAdmission: Members $25.00; Non-Members $35; Children $15.00

The 39th Anniversary of the opening ofTHE MALTESE CULTURAL CENTRE

Book from Joe Briffa: 8254 6988 or 0421 791 327; Mary Craus: 82812329 or 0420 699 617; Rita Bornhoeft: 8248 1008 or 0401 860632.

Otherwise talk to anyone from the committee.

APR. 30 – SAT.: Mother’s Day/Feast of the Cross Functionat Melrose Receptions, TullamarineMAY 14 – SAT.: Get together St Albans. MAY 15 – SUN.: Half yearly meeting – Parkville. JUN. 18 – SAT.: Get together at Holy Eucharist.AUG. 26, 28 (FRI & SUN): Feast masses at Croatian Church,Ardeer.AUG. 27 – SAT.: Dinner Dance at Melrose, Tullamarine SEPT. 17 – SAT.: Get together St Albans.OCT. 23 - SUN.: General meeting at Parkville.OCT. 29 - SAT.: Get together St Albans at Avondale Heights.NOV. 12, 13 (SAT & SUN): Concerts with Renato & Mary Rose Mallia (Also featuring the Cittadini from Sydney)DEC. 17 – SAT.: Xmas function at Melrose, Tullamarine.

ST HELENA MALTESE/AUSTRALIAN S.C.: Events 2016ST HELENA MALTESE/AUSTRALIAN S.C.: Events 2016

La Valette Social Centre 175 Walters Road, Blacktown

For services that are available one should

contact 9621 1215Trading hours are: Tuesday - Friday 9am-3.30pm

Who is eligible:Carers and families of frail age residing in the

Blacktown and Holroyd Local Government areas.Others bordering LGAs w ould be considered.

Thursday activities: 10.15am: Mass in Maltese; Morning Tea, Bocci

, lunch and bingo.Guest speakers and entertinment might be available

La Valette Social Centre Inc.La Valette Social Centre Inc.

175 Walters Road, Blacktown. Tel. 9622 5847

Email: [email protected]. Website: http://www.lavaletteclub.net

Maltese RespiteCare Service

Il-Festa ta’ San Ìor© Preca se ti©i ççele-brata fiç-Çentru l-Óadd 29 ta’ Mejju b’çerimonja li tibda fit-3.00 p.m.

b’riflessjoni fuq ˙ajjet il-qaddis permezta’ film b’kummentarju bil-Malti.

Wara ssir quddiesa bis-sehm tal-kor ta’ La Valette u mbag˙ad il-purçissjoni bil-vara tal-qaddis.

Se takkumpanja l-banda Maltija OLQP.L-g˙aqdiet Maltin kollha huma mistiedna u

mitluba j©ibu mag˙hom l-istandardi tag˙hom.Dawk li jixtiequ jattendu g˙andhom jg˙arrfu lil

Frances jew liç-Çentru sat-23 ta’ Mejju.Tel.: 9622 5847


Maltese Radio ProgrammesMELBOURNE, on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or onwww.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5pm, Fri-days 5pm, Saturdays 10am.; LastWednesday each month at 1pm.

MELBOURNE on 98.9 North West FM,each Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Presenter Em-manuel Brincat.

MELBOURNE: STEREO 974(93180930): 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Mag-azine) & Thursday (Mer˙ba): 6.00pm to8.00 pm Co-ordinator – Ray Anastasi

In SYDNEY, listen to the MCC radioprogrammes on 2GLF FM 89.3. Satur-days 6 to 8 a.m. Martese Caruana presentsNostalgia Music; Sundays from 10.00 -11.00 am: Il na Maltin. Both available ondemand. Follow same procedure as forMCC programmes, except select programein reference.

In BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Pro-gram on 4EB on Tuesdays 6.00 -8.15am;Sundays 4.15pm to 5.15pm

UNCLE SAM DJ (Maltese Radio) tunein to link: www.unclesamdj.com

Listen to John Borg & Glenn Cassar every Sat-urday at 1.00 p.m. on RADIO 2RRR 88.5FM oron the Internet - www2rrr.org.au ON DeMAND

The SBS MALTESE NEWS L-A˙barijiet on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.00 am on SBS2

Isma’ l-programm tar-radjubil-Malti mill-Kunsill Maltita’ NSW minn fuq l-istaz-

zjon 2GLF 89.3FM.Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ On De-

mand minn fuq l-Internetwww.893fm.com.au

(On Demand >Ethnic >Maltese Council 11am)

Il-programm ta’ sieg˙a nhar ta’ Óadd fil-11.00 a.m. ikun fih l-a˙˙ar a˙barijietminn Malta, muΩika, tag˙rif, kultura,avviΩi u su©©etti ta’ interess g˙all-Maltin

On SBS Radio

Day Time Analogue and Digital

Friday: 12:00-13:00 97.7fm SBS Radio 2Saturday: 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm SBS Radio 2

To tune into digital radio you need a re-ceiver or device with a DAB+ chip. Tuningin is by station name not frequency. Digitalradio can also be heard via digital TV.

SBS Radio 2 is on Channel 38.The radio programmes can be accessed on-line (live or catch up) at sbs.com.au/mal-tese and via mobile phone, using the SBSRadio app. For television news fromMalta - SBS 2 TV on Thursdays andSundays at 8am.

VIVA MALTAVIVA MALTA on COAST FM 96.3Community Radio in Gosford Central

NSW. Aired on Thursdays every fortnight from 6 pm -7 pm. Presenter: Nathalie Gatt.

Web streaming on: www.coastfm.org.au.

Tune In to Radio and Television


Day Care Maltese Groupsmeetings in NSW

Fairfield Active Maltese SeniorsMeets on the first Tuesday of the Month.Group meets in Parish Hall, cnr of StellaStreet & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights.Maltese Seniors Central CoastHave to contact our Welfare Officer foran appointment. For all information andreferral matters call Censina Cefai: 02439 000 12 or 0414 267 652Daceyville Maltese Seniors

Meets on the last Wednesday of themonth in the Meeting Room One, No. 3General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville.Note: The Groups also arrange regular Bus TripsJoin us and make new friends.

*(All Groups are Sponsored by The Maltese Community Council of NSW) with theassistance of Multicultural NSW. Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: MarisaPrevitera JP on 0414 863 123. The MCC offices are at 59b Franklin Street (cornerwith Young St) Parramatta West NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School).

Merrylands Social Maltese SeniorsMeets every second Friday of themonth; Miller Room, Memorial AvenueMerrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am

Llandilo Maltese SeniorsMeets on the first Wednesday of eachmonth at the Llandilo Community Hall,Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1 pm.

Maltese of Bankstown Group meet 3rd Wednesday of the monthat New BCRG offices 15 Kitchner Parade,Bankstown NSW (opposite RSL Club).Every other 3rd Thursday they have anouting. For enquiries call Sam 9534 2357

Greystanes Maltese SeniorsMeets on the second Monday of eachmonth at the George Preca Centre ofOLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road,Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon

The Sutherland & St George Maltese Group

Meets every First Wednesday of the Monthfrom 10:00am-1:00pm. Meetings/Get To-gethers are interesting, informative & en-tertaining, so come Join us and make newFriendsFor more information contact our Coor-dinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02)9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298.

Biex tipproduçi magazine b˙al dan, liwara kollox hu frott tal-passjoni li

g˙andna biex inwasslu t-tag˙rif lill-Maltin barra minn art twelidhom, majin˙tie©x biss xog˙ol u ˙in, imma wkollspejjeΩ. Biex jittaffew u˙ud mill-ispejjeΩnippruvaw insibu sponsors ˙alli jg˙inuna.G˙ad m’g˙andniex biΩΩejjed minnhom,imma bdejna, u ta’ min jag˙tihom ˙ajr. Kull qalb trid o˙ra, g˙alhekk in˙e©©u

lill-qarrejja biex i©ibu dan quddiemg˙ajnejhom u kemm jista’ jkun juΩawis-servizzi u/jew jixtru l-prodotti ta’dawk li qed jirrek-lamaw/jisponsorjawfil-magazine.

Kull qalb trid o˙ra

Saint Nicholas Festa Committee Forthcoming events:

SUNDAY July 3: Lejla Fil-Bus-kett & Car Exhibition.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16: Fiera

SUNDAY December 4: The Feastof St Nicholas

For further information contact:

The President - Joe Fenech –0412 009 957; or thePublic Relations Officer - Em-manuel Vella – 0405 677 064

L-a˙barijiet tal-PBS (Malta)kemm bil-Malti u wkoll bl-IngliΩ

G˙alkemm il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni lill-SBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz tag˙ha, il-qarrejja huma m˙e©©a wkoll biex x’˙iniridu jid˙lu fil-website:www.tvm.com.mtu jsegwu l-a˙barijiet ta’ Malta, kemmbil-Malti u

Il-website tkun a©©ornata l-˙in kollubl-istejjer u l-©rajjiet li jkunu qedise˙˙u f’dak il-˙in.


175 Walters Road, Blacktown. Tel. 9622

Email: [email protected] Website:

Saturday Activities

Masses at the chapel: 4.45pm and 6.15pm

5.00pm: Centre opens for dinner Entertainment by Sam Mifsud or Manuel Grech

Ghana: Last Saturday of every month.Bingo starts at 8.00pm

Bocci, raffle, member’s lucky door price - dinner for two

Membership is on $7 a yearWe also have other activities which we

advertise on the radio andchurch bulletins


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Horsley Park Community Social Group

Invite you to celebrate our

“Mothers”Saturday April 30, from 7.00pm

at Mandavilla Event Centre, Horsley Park

Proceeds of the evening will go towards ourfundraising for the Cancer Council

Entertainment to be provided by Joe Apap$65.00pp for three course meal, beer, wine and soft

drinks, tea and coffeeBookings Contact: Theresa 0402 178 781 or

Josephine 0402 040 954

Il-Hamrun Club qed jorganizzal-Mothers Day Dinner Dance

(fil-klabb stess f’100 Jackson Street, Marsden Park, nhar is-Sibt 7 ta’ Mejju fis-6.30 p.m.)

Se ssir ikla 3-course: $45-kbar u $20-tfalId-divertiment minn Charles Muscat u floor show imper-

sonation ta’ Elvis Presley u Dean MartinIl-Óadd 15 ta’ Mejju fl-4.00 p.m. (Il-klabb jifta˙ fit-3p.m.)

Serata ta’ g˙ana mill-aqwa g˙annejja/kitarristi ta’ SydneyG˙al tag˙rif: George Zahra: 0407 434 651, jew il-klabb: 9838 1111

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• Jilqg˙u wkoll lil dawk li jixtiequjitg˙allmu jilag˙bu dan l-isport. Dawnjing˙ataw lezzjonijiet b’xejn.• Jilag˙bu log˙ba lawn bowls darba fix-xahar fir-Rosehill Bowling Club u klabbso˙ra.• G˙al aktar tag˙rif çemplu lis-segretarju,Tony Pace-Feraud (0400 376 607) jew emaillil: [email protected]˙ba li jmiss nhar il-˙add 15 ta’ Mejjufis-1.00 p.m. fir-Rosehill Bowling Club.

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If it is any consolation, Parramatta againdid well in the Westfield FFA Cup in

midweek when they beat Dee Why FC 4-1 in the fifth round thanks to goals by

Luke Grima and Ante Tomic in thefirst half, and strikes by Ante Tomicagain, and Gosue Sama in the sec-ond. This win earned Parramatta asixth round tie against APIA.

Despite one more round to go tothe end of the Premier League,Valletta have been crowned

Malta champions for the 23rd time intheir history thanks to an unexpecteddefeat by their nearest challenges, Hi-bernians who suffered 2-1 loss at thehands of Birkirkara on Sunday.

A day earlier Valletta had kept theirlead by virtue of a 2-1 victory overBalzan.

Birkirkara obtained a dramatic winwith a goal at the death by EdmondAgius. It helped Valletta retain theirfour-point lead at the top of the leagueladder one match from the end of thefinal round this coming weekendwhen the programme is wrapped upwith Valletta taking Hibernians inwhat had been expected to be the titleclincher against Hibernians this com-

It seems that Parramatta Eagles support-ers could not see it coming and there-

fore were left speechless as their teamwere thrashed 5-1 in their away tie atSydney United in their round 7 in the PS4NPL NSW league on Sunday.

Parramatta’s fans had high hopes thatafter some disappoint results, Parramattahad returned to winning ways, first bybeating Sydney Olympic 3-1 at the MelitaStadium in the previous round, and alsothe Westfield FFA Cup, again at theMelita Stadium, against Dee Why FC. Inthe next round they meet APIA.Parramatta had been seeking a win since

their opening day’s victory. After thatthey drew one and lost three before theirmeeting with the Olympic.

Their latest defeat is the second one by5-1 after losing to Manly in Round 3.

Victory also earned Sydney United thetop spot in theleague ladderwhile Parramattaare eighth.

As it turned out,the Olympic squ-ads proved to beeasy fodder for allParramatta’s te-ams as they beatthem in all cate-gories

In Victoria, Green Gully won their matches in the lasttwo rounds, beating Richmond away 1-0 and then

also getting all three points at home winning 1-0 withHume. Grren Gully are fourth after eight matches.In the PS4 NPL2 West VIC Men Sunshine Red Cross

keep disappointing with two defeats in the last tworounds,. They lost 1-0 to St Albans and on Saturday 3-0 against Ballarat. They are anchored at the bottom withjust one point from nine matches.

FA Trophy s/finalists known

Balzan, Birkirkara, Pembroke Athleta and SliemaWanderers are semi-finalists of the FA Trophy fol-

lowing these results in the quarters: Balzan v Tarxien1-0 (aet),;Birkirkara v Floriana 2-0; Pembroke v Pieta’3-1 (aet) and Sliema v St Andrews 2-1Meanwhile, Floriana have lodged a protest against the

result of ther loss to Birkirkara.

Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wander-ers will contest the A-League Grand Final on

this coming Sunday after both managed to qualifyby virtue of semi-final wins against MelbourneCity and Brisbane Roar respectively.Adelaide had eliminated Melbourne City, beating

them 4-1, while the Wanderers capped one of the

greatest comebacks in Hyundai A-League historyto beating Brisbane Roar 5-4 after extra time. The Wanderers had to come from 3-down inside

23 minutes before forcing extra time at 4-4.The City had reached the last four stage by beatingPerth Glory 2-0 in the elimination round, whileBrisbane Roar defeated Melbourne Victory 2-1.


Spor ts Spor ts

VallettaHiberniansBirkirkaraBalzanFlorianaTarxien R.Sliema WMostaPembrokeNaxxarSt AndrewsQormi

32 5232 4832 4632 4332 3932 3232 2732 2232 2132 1232 1032 9

Standing P Pts

Valletta v BirkirkaraHibernians v BalzanPembroke v FlorianaMosta v Tarxien R. Sliema W. v St Andrews Naxxar L. v Qormi

0-03-13-21-03-11-1

Valletta v BalzanBirkirkara v HiberniansFloriana v MostaTarxien R. v PembrokeQormi v Sliema W.St Andrews v Naxxar L.

2-12-14-24-01-03-1

Round 29

RESULTS: Round 30

RESULTS - DAY 7

Sydney U v ParramattaBlacktown C v WollongongAPIA v Blacktown SSydney O v BonnyriggManly U v RockdaleSutherland v Hakoah3

DAY 6

Parramatta v Sydney OlyHakoah v Blacktown CBonnyrigg v SutherlandBlacktown S v Sydney URockdale v APIAWollongong v Manly U

5-13-05-30-01-11-3

Adelaide, Sydney Wanderers qualify for A-League Grand Final Sunday

Valletta win 23rd League title

Westfield FFA Cup:

Another easy winin Round 5

GΩira U and Óamrun S return to the top flight

GΩira United as championsand Óamrun Spartans as

runners up have won promotionfrom Division 1 to the Premier. Marsa and Gharghur won pro-

motion from Division II to I.

Parramatta Eaglessuffer second 5-1 loss

3-13-13-10-33-30-1

Green Gully sail on; Geoge Cross disappoint

Malta’s Premier League Football

ing Sunday.Birkirkara took the lead from a defen-

sive blunder. Hibernians levelled be-fore they suffered the all-importantblow goal. Victory also helpedBirkirkara overtake Balzan in thirdplace before their clash.

*San Ìiljan and Sliema will bemeeting on Wednesday to decidethe title for the Winter waterpoloLeague after Sliema beat San Ìiljan7-6 in the final match on Sundaythat brought them level on points

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