The Voice of the Maltese has chosen, as the February Personality of the Month one of the best-known Maltese actors/entertainers amongst the Maltese community in Australia. She made her name acting in Maltese theatre (it-teatrin Malti) which plays an important part in enhancing the intricate way our language is spoken. Even after so many years, it-teatrin Malti is still very popular and by popular demand requested in all states of Australia, especially NSW. MONICA LEDGER ... was born in Gżira, the daughter of Anthony and Doris Pisani and arrived in Sydney in 1963 on the m/v Sydney as a sixteen-year-old.…
Sr Grace Cini of the Franciscan sisters of the Heart of Jesus passed away in Adelaide S.A. on the morning of Saturday 10th February 2024, feast day of St Paul Shipwreck to Malta. She came to Warrawong, NSW Australia in 1964 and spent 53 years at the Warrawong Our Lady of Fatima convent then 5 years at the Port Kembla St Joseph convent. Sr Grace was a primary teacher at St Francis of Assisi Catholic school in Warrawong, NSW. She taught many of the post WWII migrant children and assisted many Maltese families to settle in Australia. Sr Grace Cini…
This story, an extract of which we are reproducing here, was just published (February 2024) in the newsletter of The Friends of Malta GC, formerly the Association of Maltese Communities of Egypt and, before that, the Nile Association which had succeeded 4 other Maltese clubs around Egypt. The original club was founded in Alexandria in Egypt, way back in 1854 and transferred to London in 1956. The story was penned by Herbert Magri-Overend and provides his personal recollection of, and reflections on, events in Egypt before and after the expulsion of all British and French subjects, in 1956 during the…
Between the 22nd and the 25th of February 2024, women's football will again be in the spotlight in Malta when the national teams of Albania, Belarus and the Faroe Islands, together with Malta, will participate in the 4th annual VisitMalta Women's International Friendlies across two matchdays at the Tony Bezzina Stadium. Fresh from their successful UEFA Women's Nations League participation that culminated in their promotion to League B, Malta's girls will kick off the event on the 22nd with a match against the Faroe Islands. Then, three days later, on the 25th, they face Belarus. At a press conference on…
It-tielet edizzjoni tal-Gozo Arts Weekend, li saret mis-26 sat-28 ta' Jannar 2024, kienet tinkludi xogħlijiet ta' Paolo Camilleri Cauchi, artist mir-Rabat Għawdex. Ix-xogħlijiet tiegħu jinsabu f'diversi knejjes, fosthom fil-knisja parrokkjali tal-Fontana, fil-knisja ta' Sant'Antnin ta' Padova f'Għajnsielem, fil-Bażilika tal-Għarb, fis-santwarju tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni fil-Qala, fil-knisja parrokkjali ta' San Lawrenz, fil-Katidral u fil-knisja ta' San Franġisk fir-Rabat Għawdex u fir-Rotunda tax-Xewkija. Bust ta’ Paolo Camilleri Cauchi, xogħol Adonai Camilleri Cauchi. Ritratt: Charles Spiteri Camilleri Cauchi, imwieled fl-1940, huwa iben l-iskultur magħruf Agostino Camilleri u Francesca Cauchi. Wara li kiber fl-istudjo ta’ missieru, Paolo kien dejjem involut fix-xena tal-arti. Hekk kif kiber, kien…
A 50-year-old man who was wanted by the Italian authorities in order to serve a prison sentence was arrested in Mosta following weeks of investigations. Antonino Ciavarello was arrested on the strength of a European Arrest Warrant issued by the Italian authorities, police said. The scene of the arrest photo by The Malta Police Force via Facebook He is wanted by the Brindisi Public Prosecutor's Office to serve a prison sentence over a fraud conviction and for breaching police bail. Palermo-born Ciavarello, who worked as a driver with a local company, will be extradited. He is married to the daughter…
I could not believe what I was reading. So much is happening in Malta, most of it of top priority, yet The Voice prioritises an unimportant controversy (for us, the Maltese community living abroad) resulting from two singing contests. I watched the final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, which was streamed on Malta's Television station, TVM, and was impressed with the talent of the Maltese singers. As your reporter correctly claimed, Malta never lacks controversy, and one would also have expected it this time. But to give this item so much importance and prominence over nationwide decisions taken of…
Il-Kulleġġ ta’ Għawdex għal sena oħra reġa' tella' l-proġett The Mathracy Project goes Rhythmic, din is-sena b’kollaborazzjoni mat-Teatru Astra. Dan il-proġett huwa fergħa żgħira mill-proġett The Mathracy Project li l-għan tiegħu hu li jwaħħad elementi differenti ta’ tagħlim f’esperjenza li tmur lil hinn mill-erba’ ħitan tal-klassi. Alison Hili qed tixpruna lill-istudenti biex jabbinaw l-mużika li qed jisimgħu ma' strumenti speċifiċi. Ritratt: Charles Spiteri Dan il-proġett, maħsub għall-istudenti tat-tieni sena, jgħaqqad flimkien elementi ta’ drama, mużika, litteriżmu u matematika. L-istudenti ħadu sehem f’sessjonijiet prattiċi marbuta ma’ dawn l-elementi li jingħaqdu flimkien permezz tad-dinja tat-teatru. Dawn l-attivitajiet huma maħsuba u mmexxija mill-għalliema…
Addressing a joint event by MTA, ITAKA Poland and Alpine Sterling DMC at a hotel at Golden Sands, Malta to celebrate the growing success of Malta amongst Polish travellers, the Chairman of the MTA, Dr Gavin Gulia, gave a warm welcome to ITAKA's President, Mr Piotr Henicz, the company's top management, sales managers, and agents, and thanked them for their commitment in selling Malta, for choosing to visit and experience the Maltese Islands, and for hosting the ITAKA Lider conference in Malta. MTA Chairman Gavin Gulia (2nd left) with guests at the MTA-ITAKA event in Malta. Photo: VisitMalta A few months ago,…
