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A food display at the fishing village of Marsaxlokk’s main square just in front of the Parish Church. Photo: visitmalta.com 2 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018 Commentary Two weeks into the Egrant inquiry that exonerated Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his wife Michelle No matter what ...

wo weeks into the revelations of the magisterial wrongdoing and described the allegations as “the Trinquuiry thatt exhonera tedw Malta’si Prilmel Mi nisoter ubigtges t piolintical lie int thhe counetry's hisetory”n. d Joseph Muscat and his wife Michelle of all allega - His decision to go to the polls one year ahead of his tions that they had shares in Panama company Egrant five-year mandate was over might have deprived the TInc., Malta is still in deep shock. electorate of one year under Labour, but in the end it People are still coming to terms for the way some peo - won Malta five more years under the leadership of

ple not only intended to bring down a legitimately Joseph Muscat, with a historic majority 1of votes. elected government by forging documents, build plans Slain blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia , former NP on lies and push their agenda to destabilise a govern - leader Simon Busuttil, journalist Pierre Portelli and the

ment, but also to destroy a family, the Prime Minister’s Russian Maria2 Efimova, now being referred to as “The family Gang of Four seem to have acted without realising that What has changed since those revelations is, that pain in the end the conspiracy that has now been found out at the way a few people who should know better acted, to have had a lot of flaws, would fail. has now turned into anger. This is certainly no way how Efimova in particular, aided and abetted, has created to do politics. so many lies that she has become a hated person by the Whoever said that politics are dirty is very wrong. It is Maltese community, on each side of the fence. not politics that are dirty but those politicians and their No wonder that the four mentioned are being referred cohorts who give it a bad name by using dirty tricks to as “The Gang of Four” from yesteryear. and try their best, by fair means or foul, to achieve their The Egrant inquiry by magistrate Aaron Bugeja allega - goals. Using methods that are not honest or fair to reach tions concluded that the declarations of trust handed to your objective makes you a dirty harry. him by the machinations of the four in question, that in In this case some people used dishonesty as a means to the end are understood to have been made in order to an end. However, as we have seen, truth will out in the crucify the Muscat family, were forgeries and even con - end, and eventually the liar will not only be discredited tained falsified signatures. but also pay for the harm he tried to create on others. The plot appears to have been created to show the The findings by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja after a metic - Labour government in a bad light and to give an advan - ulous inquiry that took him 15 months to complete, in - tage to Simon Busuttil as leader of the Nationalist Party, terviewing 477 people, and going through documents presumably by bringing down a government and get - (that later turned out to be forged), was accepted by ting his party back into power. both government and the opposition and also by all the With the result of the Bugeja inquiry, the idea has mis - sections of the local and international media. fired. The “conspirators” failed to carry the burden of Since the findings Malta has been agog at the idea that proof to the allegations. It has rebounded on the NP and a politician, a blogger, a journalist and a Russian nonen - as such has weakened it even more. tity wanted by the police in Malta on fraud charges who On the other hand, the Prime Minister’s claim that the fled the island and spitefully started shooting from the allegation was “the biggest political lie in the country's hip, seemingly orchestrated the frame up and the blood - history” has proven him right and the others wrong. less coup. This is Malta not a Third World Country or Now somebody must pay! South America where such coups are so common. JLC Shame on those who planned the whole frame up! 1.Daphne Caruana Galizia has just been awarded a posthumous Originally the intention was to bring down a legitimate medal by the MCC of Victoria, “‘for general services to the broader Maltese Community and her valuable contribution to democracy in government. That they failed is down to a number of Malta through fearless investigative journalism and by exposing reasons. The Prime Minister’s steadfastness in convinc - corruption within its political system”. ing the electorate that it was all lies, was the reason why 2. The Gang of Four” were the four Chinese Communist Party offi - he managed to lead his party to victory with the biggest cials who at the time, through the later stages of the Cultural Revo - margin in history. lution (1966–76) where charged with treason through the later From the outset the Muscats strenuously denied any stages of the Cultural Revolution . BELOW: “The Gang of Four” ? (from left): Daphne Caruana Galizia, Simon Busuttil, Maria Efimova and Pierre Portelli Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 3

Around the table at the welcoming luncheon: (from left) : Louis Parnis, Nancy Serg-Borg, Sr. Giorgina Sultana, Lawrence Buhagiar, Paul Zammit, George Bartolo, Fr Noel Bianco, Emanuel Camilleri, Antoinette Caruana, Lawrence Dimech (partly hidden), Dr Stephen Gatt, Antoine Mangion, Fr Tarcisio Micallef and Charles Mifsud. A prestigious welcome for the new Consul General of NSW arliament House Sydney is a very prestigious and interesting place to visit. Paul Zammit, a businessman and former NSW State PMember and former Federal Member for Lowe, hosted a welcome luncheon to Sydney at the Strangers’ Private Dining Room for Lawrence Buhagiar, the seventh Consul-General for NSW. The gathering of thirteen persons tar - geted as community leaders were given a tour of both houses of this the oldest of all State Parliaments by the host. After the luncheon was served a brief discussion was held on a number of issues. One of the suggestions made was that a supreme body is promoted and that this group is to meet again. The suggestions aired received mixed reactions. Consul General, Lawrence Buhagiar thanked the host and those present for their support. He President of the NSW From Left : Consul General said that Malta was going through good times. He also an - Legislative Council ad - Lawrence Buhagiar, Hon John nounced that the consul-on-the move project in NSW dressed the group and Ajaka MLC and Paul Zammit would commence soon and pointed out that his role in invited all to his im - NSW also covers trade and commerce. pressive offices within Parliament House. Gifts between At the end of the luncheon, The Hon John Ajaka MLC the the CG and the President were exchanged. Santa Marija on August 15, the festa of all festas Consul-on-the-Move in Qld he Maltese are very well known for their Mqabba, Qrendi, and Victoria in Gozo. Mġarr he Voice has learnt that the next love of their town or village festa (feast) also celebrate the feast, a week later. Consul-on-the-Move visit will take Tduring the summer months in particular when During this time, most factories are in shut Tplace in Queensland between August each village in Malta and Gozo celebrates the down mode so many workers make the trip to 17-24 in - BRISBANE - MACKAY - feast of its patron saint by decorating the village the sister island of Gozo where they make CAIRNS church and streets, organises musical band merry while enjoying the celebrations there. The project brings consular serv - marches through the streets, bearers carry the Gozo is known as a calm and quiet little is - ices closer to Maltese nationals in statue of the patron saint around the town or vil - land, but on this occasion it becomes noisy and various states available at Consuls’ lage and put on fireworks displays! very hectic, something that the Gozitan men in offices in Canberra, Melbourne and The peak of the festa season is Santa Marija the street don’t really like, but owners of hotels, Sydney. in seven villages, six of which are held on Au - hotel apartments and farmhouse owners and Contact the Malta High Commis - gust 15, in Għaxaq, Gudja, Attard, Mosta, restaurateurs look forward to this Festa. sion: 026290 1724. 4 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018 Another service offered by The Voice of the Maltese providing legal information to our readers Considering severely disabled children or relatives in Estate Planning: Special Disability Trusts by Paul Sant erans’ Affairs Inva - lidity Ser-vice Pen - sion/Income Support Supple- Two aspects to Special ment; and Disability Trusts 2. 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Fr Edwin Agius, MSSP, Rector at Parkville addressing the guests MCCV celebrates its 60th Anniversary he Maltese Community Council of thanked all those who gave their help from and Fr Dr Victor Shields “for their valu - Victoria celebrated its 60th An - the very start. able contribution to the Maltese Commu - niversary from its foundation in Next to address the occasion was the nity in the fields of spiritual leadership and 1T958 with a Cocktail Party on July 21 at Consul General for the Republic of Malta welfare services”. the MCCV Hall in the presence of about in Victoria, Ms Joanna Pisani. She con - Sr Lorraine Testa, “for her valuable con - 150 guests. It followed a Mass that was gratulated the MCCV for its achievements tribution to the Maltese Community in the celebrated at St. Paul’s Chapel. and wished them all the best for the future. fields of education and aged health care After the rendering of the National An - Fr Edwin Agius (MSSP) recalled how the service”. them, Dr Edwin Borg Manche`, the V/Pre- first MSSP priests arrived in Australia and Mr George Saliba, OAM , “for his valu - sident, of the MCCV, who acted as MC for how they helped the migrants in all their able contribution to the Maltese Commu - the night welcomed the guests, among needs, in finding jobs, lodgings and filling nity through his leadership and general them the Consul General for the Republic of documents, etc. He explained that they services to the community”. of Malta in Victoria, Ms Joanna Pisani, Mr still look after the spiritual needs of the They also gave a posthumous Award to Victor Borg, President, and other execu - Maltese community. the late Mrs Daphne Caruana Galizia , tive members of the MCCV the past Pres - Then followed the presentation of the “for general services to the broader Mal - ident of the MCCV, Mr Eddie Micallef, MCCV Community Awards for 2017 to a tese Community and her valuable contri - and members from Religious Orders, and number of individuals that in the view of bution to democracy in Malta through various Maltese Associations. the Council’s Executive Committee be - fearless investigative journalism and by Mr. Borg delivered the first speech for the lieves made a substantial contribution to exposing corruption within its political night that was accompanied with a video the Maltese/Australian Community. They system”. presentation about the achievements of the awards were made to: Council throughout the years. He also Fr Dominic Degiorgio, Fr Karmel Borg , Paul Vella

The recipients of the MCCV Community Awards for 2017: (From left) : Sr Lorraine Testa, Mr George Saliba and the MSSP priests, Fr Dominic Degiorgio, Fr Dr Victor Shields and Fr Karmel Borg 6 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018

This sixth article in the series tries to explain the message behind the tapestry titled:

Thhe cenetral f iguEre of Clhreist vation of the Cross in the tapestry is seen nailed to the cross that is being raised into an upright po - Tsition. On top of the cross are the words, Jesus Nazarenum Rex Iudeorum (Jesus King of the Jews). Christ’s eyes are fixed to - wards heaven. In the Crucifix - ion one witnesses the tragedy of Jesus nailed to the cross. The scene depicts three groups of people: The one in the mid - dle comprises seven men put - ting the cross in position. Six of them are elevating the cross. The second man from left, wearing an armour breastplate, chain mail and gard de reins is holding Jesus’ right arm, as if supporting him. His eyes turned towards Jesus express a pitiful look. Rubens could have included this figure clad as a Knight because the tapestry was to be hung in the Conventual Church of the Order. where God lavished In the group on the left are the his love and attention The Flemish Tapestries Mother of Jesus and St John who is on his chosen people. holding Mary’s hand – accepting her The scene brings to - in the Conventional as his mother and the mother of all gether tremendous humanity. Both are standing. Mary straining forces and Church of the Order has her eyes turned towards Jesus, counterforces as while John is looking fixedly at her. heavily muscled men of St John in Valletta Lower down are four women, one strain to lift the cross. holding two young children; perhaps Here, Rubens had the representing the women of Jerusalem. opportunity to show Dr. Doris Cannataci In the right corner in the foreground the anatomy and the 2 are two Romans on horseback, one of contortions of violent action of mankind. them holding a spear in his right twisted figures. The artist placed the The fact that Jesus suffered death on a hand is Longinus; the one next to him body of Christ on the cross as a diago - wooden cross was also God’s design is wearing a soldier’s helmet, holding nal that cuts dynamically across the that decreed: “life should return3 by the the Romans’ standard, on top of tapestry while inclining back into it. way whence death had arisen.” which is a crown of laurel leaves to - The whole composition bubbles over The serpent that was responsible for gether with a crimson banner. with power that comes from genuine the fall of man’s first parents by the Christ’s side was pierced on Calvary, exertion, and tense with effort. The wood of a tree was won over by 4 blood and water flowed from the tension on Christ’s face is emotional Christ on the wood of the cross. It is wound, evocative of Baptism and Eu - as well as physical. very difficult for man to understand charist. It is profoundly moving to re - The crucifixion depicts the human the mystery of the cross, and it is alise that man continues to crucify agony of the Passion that was part of much more difficult to grasp the fact Jesus daily, who continues to forgive, an essential homiletic purpose in that m5 an’s salvation depends on the convert and redeem. iconography. A focus of Rubens’ art cross. At the very back, beyond the thieves, was the human body freely acting or By his passion and death Jesus in - is a curious view in the tapestry – free to act in an environment of physi - tended to atone for the sins of all ages, what looks like a far away mountain. cal forces and other interacting bodies. “to offer for them to his Fath6 er a full This could imply the mountain where In the background, clouds are gath - and abundant satisfaction.” The pas - Isaac had to be sacrificed by his father. ering around the sun, an ominous sion and death of Jesus Christ had When Abraham was about to lead sign of what is about to happen. An - opened heaven for man that was Isaac to the altar of sacrifice, the child other theological aspect of the death closed by 7the common sin of innocently kept asking where the lamb of Christ is: that whereas every man is mankind. to be sacrificed was. That question had born to live, Christ was born to die. References to wait for hundreds of years until His death on the cross was unlike 1. The New Jerusalem Bible, 1747, note 1v: “One of the any other. All the others who were most significant of John’s symbols of Christ” [is the lamb]. John the Baptist answered it by point - 2. Ibid., Chapter 7, 673. ing to Jesus “Look, there is the Lamb of crucified died as men. Jesus’s death 3. Catechism of the Council of Trent for Parish Priests, 51. on the cross was both as God and God, that takes aw1ay the sin of the 4. Ibid. world” (John 1, 29) . made man. 5. Ibid., 52. He was the perfect sacrifice. It could By His death on the wood of the 6. Ibid., 57. also remind the viewer of Mt Sinai cross Jesus merited justification for 7. Ibid., 60. Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 7 Għajdut, drawwiet u twemmin fil-Gżejjer Maltin (4 ) Niftakar li l-iskola primarja kienu bara tal-mewt jew ta’ xi aħbar ħażina. jgħidulna biex meta noħorġu fi tmiem Ma setax jonqos li mit-tagħlim tal- il-ġimgħa ma’ tal-Mużew (u dak iż- mejda tan-natura fil-klassi, kulħadd żmien min ma kienx imur il-Mużew?) kien ikun imħajjar iġemma’ dawk il- biex magħna nieħdu vażett u nġibu ħlejqiet sbieħ u mlewna. U ma setax ftit mrieżep, jew żrinġijiet, jew anke xi jonqos li anki jien kont inżomm xi ftit friefet li konna naqbdu, biex im - minn dawn id-dar, u saħansitra kont bagħad inpoġġuhom fuq il-mejda fir- niġbor ix-xagħat tal-friefet u l-baħrijiet. rokna tal-klassi, li konna nsejħulha Niftakar li fil-kamra tas-sodda kien Alfred E. Baldacchino il-mejda tan-natura. ikolli kaxex tal-kartun taż-żraben Għadhom stampati f’moħħi dawk il- b’numru ta’ xagħat ta’ friefet u ta’ baħ- friefet b’labra ġo nofs daharhom, rijiet, kollha jieklu sakemm jasal iż- l-aħħar ħarġa bdejt nagħti tagħrif imqabbda ma’ xi biċċa sufra, iferfru żmien tagħhom biex jinbidlu f’fosdqa dwar il-fkieren tal-art, u biex ġwinħajhom qabel ma jtiru l-aħħar u joħorġu bħala farfett jew baħrija, inkompli dwar dan irrid ngħid i titjira tagħhom lejn il-Ħallieq. U l-ist - skont l-ispeċi tagħhom. demm frisk minn dawn il-fkieren kien ess kienu jagħmlu l-imrieżep ġo Darba kelli madwar 30 xagħat tal- jintuża biex ifejjaq kemm is-suffejra vażetti bl-ilma ħadrani, jieħdu ftit arja baħrija tat-tengħud. Dawn kien ikun F fihom madwar 7 ċm tul kull wieħed. (jaundice) u wkoll attakki tal-qamar mill-wiċċ tal-vażett, kif kienu jagħmlu (epilepsy) . wkoll xi żrinġijiet żgħar. Darba ħarbuli mill-kaxxa tal-kartun u L-irġiel li kienu jsofru minn dan kollha bdew tilgħin mal-ħitan tal- il-mard kienu jgħidulhom biex kamra tas-sodda. Meta kienu jsiru jieħdu demm frisk minn fekruna fosdqa u jinbidlu fil-baħrija magħ - tal-art mara u jagħmlu sinjal tas- mula, ġieli kienu jaħarbu u jduru salib fuq il-ġogi tas-saqajn u tal- mhux biss mal-kamra tas-sodda idejn. Mill-banda l-oħra, n-nisa imma mad-dar kollha. kellhom jagħmlu dan bid-demm Ġieli kelli xi xagħat tal-baħrija ta’ ta’ fekruna tal-art, imma fe- kruna ras il-mewt. Jgħidulha hekk għax raġel. fuq daharha għandha ras ta’ mewt Ix-xorb tad-demm tal-fekruna kannella safranija fuq dar bellusi tal-art kien ukoll maħsub li jfejjaq Baħrija kannella fil-blu. Tista’ timmaġina l-attakki tal-qamar, l-aktar jekk lil nanti, Alla jtiha l-glorja tal- jinxtorob mill ewwel wara xi attakk. Imma fil-bidu tal-ġimgħa dawk li Ġenna, li meta kienet tinduna b’dawn jkunu ħallewna konna malajr nerġgħu kienet dlonk timla taġen bi ftit weraq Fawna oħra nibdluhom ma’ oħrajn maqbudin ġod- taż-żebbuġ imbierek, tqabbdu, u ddur L-għajdut u t-twemmin fuq il-miġja da. Dan kien, kif kienu jgħidulna, biex mad-dar tlissen talb biex ibiegħed kull ta’ San Pawl li jeżistu fil-gżejjer Maltin nitgħallem nħobbu n-natura! ħażen u kull imrar mid-dar. ħafna drabi m’għandhom xejn x’ - Mill-banda l-oħra d-dar konna ni- Waqt li kienet iddur u titlob kienet jaqsmu ma’ San Pawl. Dawm m’hu - simgħu qanpiena differenti. Kif nafu l- tpoġġi t-taġen fuq rasna biex ikun miex marbuta biss mal-fawna iżda friefet u l-baħrijiet fuq ġwinħajhom aktar effettiv. Din kienet drawwa ta’ hemm ukoll dawk li huma marbuta għandhom qxur żgħar ħafna, forma dawk tal-età tan-nanna. Kemm kienu mal-flora. ta’ għabra fina, li jtihom dawk l-ilwien juruna mħabba innoċenti li għenitna Dawn ukoll nibtu minħabba xebħ, u kollha. Għalhekk kien ikollna twissi - biex nikbru u nsiru rġiel u nisa tajbin! nuqqas ta’ tagħrif xjentifiku. jiet biex meta naqbdu l-friefet ma Minn xi daqqiet nistaqsi lili nnifsi: mmissux subgħajna mċappsa b’dik l- imma minn fejn kienu jġibhom dawn Friefet u baħrijiet għabra fina ma xagħarna minħabba li il-qlajjiet? Li kieku kellhom xi ftit tal- Meta konna żgħar, ngħid għalija jien, jkien jaqagħlna xagħrna! verità kieku jien illum lanqas għandi kienet tkun l-hena tiegħi niġri fil- U xkienu jgħidulna għall-baħrijiet, xagħra waħda, u kieku s’issa miet xi mergħat mimlijin ġarġir isfar wara l- dawk il-friefet li jtiru matul il-lejl u li tliet darbiet. friefet, nittanta kull gremxula jew serp konna narawhom ma’ xi lampa fit-triq, li kienu jazzardaw jittawlu minn xi jew li xi waħda minnhom kienet tidhol (fl-aħħar parti ta’ din is-sensiela fil- toqba fil-ħajt tas-sejiegħ. U mhux jien fid-dar jekk tara d-dawl ġewwa? ħarġa li jmiss jingħata tagħrif dwar il- biss kelli din id-drawwa. 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Joe Attard from Sunshine Victoria writes: now dead, brutally assassinated several months after the events described in the was shocked to hear that the Maltese magistrate’s inquiry for reasons clearly un - Community Council of Victoria has connected with this notorious case. given a special award, posthumously, to “She has been presented as a martyr to The Voice of the Maltese Ithe late Daphne Caruana Galizia, for general free speech and her death has been turned services to the broader Maltese Community ffoorrttnniigghhttllyy mmaaggaazziinnee by some into an international cause cele - fortnightly magazine and her valuable contribution to democracy bre. But, sadly, Caruana Galizia’s death is is a bi-lingual (in English in Malta through fearless investigative jour - cannot be considered without recalling the and Maltese) fortnightly mag - nalism and by exposing corruption within its pivotal part she played in building and pro - azine that specifically targets political system. moting the Egrant story. Is the MCC of Victoria aware that this so ho - “She has been raised by some to the status all Maltese living abroad with noured person who had a complete tunnel vi - emphasis on the Australian of a secular saint, but this investigation has sion via anything to do with the Labour Party demonstrated beyond doubt that, despite her and Maltese scenes. in Malta has been found wanting by the latest e magazine can also be read in undoubted courage as a journalist in follow - magisterial 15-month inquiry by Magistrate ing up investigative leads, in this instance, flipbook format online. A pdf copy Aaron Bugeja, a report that was accepted, by like so many of us, she had feet of clay” is also sent via email on request. both of Malta’s main political parties. The Maltese Community Council of Vic - If you require a printed copy we The Bugeja investigation found that the said toria, a non-political entity has a lot of ex - can also oblige. Caruana Galizia was part of a charge sheet plaining to do by making the award to DC Editors: of fraud, forgery, defamation, false evidence, for the reasons given. Malta: Joseph Cutajar outright lies, character assassination and at - tempting to pervert the course of justice. Australia: Indeed, the late Caruana Galizia seemingly Lawrence Dimech: MOM, intent of destroying the family of a politi - Disprezz lejn Malta OAM, JP cian accused Mrs Michelle, wife of the Tony Spiteri minn Brunswick, Victoria jikteb: email address: Prime Minister of Malta of fraud and de - xxukjajt ruħi naqra fin- newsletter tal- [email protected] ception. These allegations have been found MCC ta’ Victora li onoraw lil Daphne to be completely unfounded. ICaruana Galizia u tawha award wara It is worth reproducing extracts from an mewtha. Posibbli li dawn li suppost qed Letters for publication in The Voice article by The Times of Malta opinion imexxu l-komunita` Maltija jħallu l-għa - magazine, either in Maltese or English writer Martin Scicluna in reference to mad politiku tagħhom imexxihom? should include name and e-mail ad - DCG. He wrote: X’għamlet din is-sinjura li sfortunatament dress of the writer and be e-mailed to: “I find it personally extremely difficult to sfat maqtula biex timmerita l- award , wara [email protected]. comment dispassionately on the outcome to li tħabbar f’Malta li kienet fost dawk li this magisterial inquiry, given that the cen - kkonfoffaw biex iwaqqgħu l-gvern? Dan Now you can also tral player in this whole incendiary saga is disprezz lejn Malta! join us on facebook: Mark Caruana from Blacktown NSW writes: https://www.facebook. n view of the continuing saga of youth gDeneerafl iasn 12i-t2i4o yenars of fag ey. o Outhetrh gosv - com/groups/thevoice - participation in our community, I would ernment funding bodies start at 16 years Ilike to point out that 2010 National Strat - and go to about 35 years as for their defini - ofthemaltese egy for Young Australians defines youth in tion of youth. Recent Census data shows that there are very few Malta-born youths. Now, migra - tion from Malta to Australia has dwindled to single digit figures from the late eighties to date, 2018. So, in practice, there are few if any Malta-born youth. One needs to distinguish between youth of this age bracket and 2nd and 3rd generation Australian-Maltese. My guess is that today's demography is more of 3rd generation Australian Maltese where the grandparents were Malta born migrants. Their needs, aspirations are very different. I agree that a good approach is in a greater appreciation of their Maltese heritage. This is a common binding factor. I write this, as one need to be clear of the definition of youth to plan accordingly. Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 9 Maria Tabone, nibqgħu niftakruha nistax ngħid li kont ilni naf lis-Sinjura Maria Tabone, l-ar- mla tal-eks-President Censu MTabone ħafna snin, jew konna familjari. Id-destin ħadni l- Awstralja meta kont għadni żagħżugħ. Iżda meta ltqajt magħha l-ewwel darba bqajt impressjonat u fl-istess ħin umiljat li kont fil-preżenza ta’ mara li tant kellha parti attiva fl-istorja politika ta’ Malta. Il-mewt ta’ Maria Tabone MGR, fid-19 ta’ Lulju fl-eta` ta’ 98 sena ħalliet l-effett tagħha fuq il-familja nu - meruża tagħha u wkoll fuq Malta. Jien u marti Marlene kellna l-unur li niltaqgħu magħha meta fl-okażjoni taċ-ċerimonja Gieħ ir- Repubblika f’Dicembru tal-2013 fil-Palazz tal- President (dak iz-zmien Dr. George Abela) intro- duċiena magħha wieħed minn uliedha, Francis Tabone li bejn 2006 u l-2013 kien Kummissarju Għoli għal Malta fl-Awstralja. F’dak l-istess jum, bħali Maria kienet ukoll onorata mill-Gvern. B’sorpriża għalina, eżattament wara ċ-ċerimonja fil-palazz, il-membri tal-familja Tabone stednuna għal ikla fid-dar tagħhom fl-Imdina. Hemmhekk, flimkien mas-sinjura Maria Tabone li diġa’ kienet fl-eta ta’ 93 sena għaddejna siegħat nifirħu b’x - ulxin u niċċelebraw l-unuri li konna rċevejna u niftakru wkoll fil-memorji tal-vjaġġi fl-Awstralja ta’ żewġħa fis-snin 1970 u 1993. Fl-1993 kienet ak- kumpanjat lill-President Tabone fiż-żjara fl-Aw - stralja u New Zealand. Kemm għalija u wkoll għal marti, dik li nkunu fil-preżenza ta’ Maria Tabone, sinjura nobbli f’kull sens, kienet okkażjoni memorabbli. Din il-mara qdiet b’dinjita u devozzjoni d-dmirijiet tagħha bħala omm u mart wieħed mill-iktar politiċi popolari li fl-aħħar tal-karriera politika tiegħu anke okkupa l-ogħla pożizzjoni ta’ pajjiżna, Malta. Is-Sinjura Tabone, imwielda l-Belt Valletta fid-9 ta’ Frar tal-1920, l-akbar fost tmien ulied tal- Maġistrat Wirth, kienet meqjusa minn ħafna bħala ikona ta’ mara ta’ għaqal u għerf. Il-funeral tagħha sar fil-knisja parrokkjali tal-Bal - luta f’San Ġiljan nhar it-Tnejn 23 ta’ Lulju li għadda. RIP Lawrence Dimech ______

Fl-istampa fuq: Is-Sinjura Maria Tabone fuq quddiem flimkien ma’ binha Francis u martu Anna (bil-wieqfa fin-nofs) ma’ Marlene u Law- rence Dimech fid-dar tal-familja Tabone fl-Imd - ina f’Dicembru 2013. 10 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018

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an l-aħħar erġajt ħsibt dwar dan is- suġġett, wara li qrajt dwar l-aħħar Ġ‘ċelebrità eli kellha wnild ta’ etài maturat. uri akbar QDed nirreferi għal Brigitte Nielsen, attriċi magħrufa, li fl-eta` ta’ 54 sena f’Ġunju li għadda welldet bint li semmietha Frida. Dan l-avveniment għandu wkoll xi konnessjoni ma’ Malta, għax Nielsen iżżewġet lir-raġel tagħha ta’ bħalissa, Mattia Dessi f’Malta fl- 2006. Jien kont għadni Malta meta Nielsen kienet iżżewġet hemmhekk ukoll lil raġel ieħor, Se - bastian Copeland fl-1990 – għadni niftakarha għaddejja f’Mannarino Road miegħu f’kar - rozzin miftuħ mill-isbaħ dakinhar, għalkemm hi tgħid li dak iż-żwieġ ma kienx legali. 1 Nielsen gergret li semgħet lil min qalilha li hi kienet xiħa wisq biex ikollha t-tfal, imma l-istess ġeneralment ma jingħadx lill-irġiel tal-istess età. Fil-fatt ħafna mill-informazzjoni tikkonċentra dwar ir-risjki fuq il-mara, bħaż-żieda fir-riskju ta’ dijabete bikrija, kolesterol, kanċer tas-sider, pressjoni għolja u oħrajn. Generalment nisa ta’ iktar minn 50 jużaw bajda ta’ mara iżgħar Brigitte Nielsen bit-tarbija, minħabba difetti fil-kromosomi. il-ħames wlld tagħha, Frida Madankollu, ħafna nisa kbar fl-età ikollhom tfal perfettament wiċċ tost kollu’ jkunu jridu jkunu ġenituri ‘akkost ta’ kollox’. b’saħħithom, u aktar ma jgħaddi ż-żmien, hemm tendenza li t- Għalkemm hemm elementi ta’ verità f’dan ta’ fuq, hija biss tfal jitwieldu iktar lil ommijiet b’età avvanzata. karikatura li ma tgħidx l-istorja kollha. Per eżempju fl-Ingilterra r-rata ta’ konċepiment fl-2016 naqas Ma ssemmiex per eżempju, li mhux bilfors ikollok sieħ- għal kull grupp ta’ età tal-ommijiet, ħlief għal etajiet ta’ iktar bek/seħbitek/żewġek/martek fiż-żmien meta jkun ikkunsidrat bi - minn 40 sena. 1 joloġikament jew soċjalment aċċettabbli li jkollok it-tfal. Forsi wieħed ma jistennix li jista’ wkoll ikun hemm ċerti van - Jista’ jkun ukoll li wieħed/waħda mill-koppja f’dak il-perjodu ma taġġi li l-ġenituri jkunu ikbar; artiklu li qrajt issuġġerixxa li t-tfal tkunx mixtieq/a mit-tfal daqs il-parti l-oħra. Jista’ wkoll ikun ta’ ġenituri kbar jistgħu jkunu aħjar f’suġġetti matematiċi jew hemm storja twila, siekta u mobija, ta’ qsim il-qalb, ta’ infertilità. tekniċi, possibiltà li jgħixu għal ħajja itwal u jkunu iktar Jista’ jkun hemm elf raġuni oħra. b’saħħithom, il-ġenituri jkunu iktar imħejjija emozzjonalment, Jien ngħid li tajjeb li jkollna opinjoni, u li nesprimuha u niddisku - finanzjarjament u kif jittrattaw mat-tfal. 3 tuha. Ikun itjeb madankollu li noqogħdu attenti li ma nweġġgħux Hemm ukoll l-aspett ta’ x’inhu fl-aħjar interess tat-tfal. Hemm min lil min jista’ jkun qed jisma’, billi nitfgħu dell fuq l-intenzjonijiet hu konvint li l-aħjar età ta’ ġenitur tkun fl-għoxrinijiet jew tletinijiet jew il-karattru ta’ dak li jkun, meta ma nkunux nafu minn xiex ikun ta’ snin ikbar mill-wild, u iktar minn hekk ikun ta’ ħsara għat-tfal. għadda u x’diffikultajiet sab fl-istorja mwiegħra ta’ ħajtu. Fost ir-raġunijiet li smajt huma li l-ġenituri ma jifilħux għall- Naħseb li l-aħjar attitudni hija simili għal dik meħuda min- Na - piż tat-trobbija (li naraha ġeneralizzazzjoni u potenzjalment ap - tional Health Service (NHS) tal-Ingilterra. Din tirreferi għal rap - plikabbli għal min huwa iżgħar), li jidhru qishom in-nanniet u port tar- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists mhux il-ġenituri (din forsi l-iktar evidenti) u li l-ġenituri huma (RCOG) li titkellem dwar ir-riskji ta’ tqala f’età avvanzata, imma egoisti (mid-dehra kull min irid xi ħaġa, isibha diffiċli u jibqa’ imbagħad tistqarr li l-età li fiha mara ssir omm huwa influenzat jaħdem u jippersisti biex jakkwistaha ikun egoist). minn għadd ta’ ċirkostanzi personali, soċjali, professjonali u tal- Minn jaħseb hekk x’aktarx jgħid li huwa ‘kontra’ li nies ikoll - ħajja, li mhux dejjem jistgħu faċilment jiġu ppjanati. hom tfal meta jkunu ta’ ċerta età, ejja ngħidu ta’ iktar minn 40 Tkompli, li n-nisa m’għandhomx jinħasdu mir-rapport, imma sena, u jippreferu li l-familji jkunu iktar ‘normali’ b’ġenerazzjoni jkunu konxji tar-rakkomandazzjonijiet, u li n-nisa tqal kollha, ta’ ssegwi l-oħra ngħidu aħna kull 20 sena. liema età jkunu, għandhom ikollhom l-informazzjoni kollha, Li wieħed mhux neċessarjament japprezza hu li wild ta’ ġenituri jirċievu l-aħjar kura u għajnuna u l-attenzjoni medika kollha li ta’ età avvanzata, per eżempju ta’ 50 sena, ma kellux l-opportu - jista’ jkollhom bżonn. 4 nità li jitwieled meta l-ġenituri kellhom 30. Dak iż-żmien għadda. Attitudni matura għall-aħħar u mingħajr ġudizzji. Issa l-għażla hi li jew jitwieled lil ġenituri ta’ 50 sena jew inkella ma jitnissilx, u naturalment ma jitwelidx. Referenzi Lill-wild ta’ ġenitur anzjan, tkun qed tgħidlu li tippreferi li ma 1. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060708/local/the-great- dane-marries-in-malta.48361, retrieved 31/7/2018 jeżistix, f’wiċċu (jew minn wara daharu). 2. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44966341, retrieved 31/7/2018 Naħseb li hawn ukoll l-ideja, li l-ġenituri jagħżlu ‘kapriċċjoża - 3. https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/5-advantages-being-older-par - ment’ li ma jkollhomx tfal meta jkunu fl-aħjar tagħhom, speċjal - ent-ncna775581, retrieved 31/7/2018 ment dawk it-tfajliet u nisa moderni tal-lum, li moħħhom 4. https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/pregnancy-warning- fil-karriera tagħhom u biex jiddevertu qabel kollox, imbagħad ‘bil- for-older-women/, retrieved 1/8/2018 Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 11 Patri Mikiel Fsadni OP u l-Girna - għen ukoll fis-sejba ta’ il-Cantalena

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inħabba li ngħix qrib ħafna tal-kunvent tal-Patrijiet Dumnikani tar-Rabat kont nikkomunika tajjeb ħafna magħhom, imma forsi wieħed mill-aktar fost dawn kien PMatri Mikiel Fsadni. Dejjem nafu xwejjaħ u l-aktar li kont nitkellem miegħu kien fuq il-karozza tal-linja; jiena waqt li sejjer lejn ix-xogħol u hu ta’ kuljum lejn Santa Luċija biex jara jekk ħuh, iżgħar minnu fl-età, kienx jonqsu xi ħaġa. L-esperjenzi tiegħi ma’ Patri Mikiel Fsadni huma ħafna. Nif - takar meta kont tkellimt miegħu għall-programm televiżiv ‘L- Arti Siekta’ , meta flimkien ma’ Tony Terribile morna nżuru l-Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Għar fir-Rabat. Miegħu tkellimna ħafna dwar id-devozzjoni kbira tiegħu lejn il-Madonna tal-Għar. Kont narah ta’ kuljum xwejjaħ idur il-kun - vent u l-knisja, jagħlaq il-bibien b’mazz ċwievet f’idejh. Kien tassew bniedem mimli bl-għerf u metikoluż għall-aħħar. Patri Mikiel twieled il-Birgu fil-15 ta’ April 1916 minn Joseph u Giovanna née Cassano. Hu daħal bħala novizz fil-Kunvent tad- Dumnikani tar-Rabat fl-1933 u għamel l-Ewwel Professjoni fil- 21 ta’ Ottubru tal-1934. Ġie ordnat saċerdot ħames snin wara, fil-11 ta’ Ġunju 1939. Biex wasal għal dan it-tagħrif Patri Fsadni għamel ħafna tiftix. Patri Fsadni hu magħruf l-aktar għall-kitba iżda kien ukoll jaf Għalkemm kien diġa` xwejjaħ kont ta’ spiss issibu jterraq b’kam - sewwa l-fotografija: anzi r-ritratt famuż tiegħu tal-Madonna tal- era tar-ritratti f’idejh, ifittex u jistaqsi dwar il-giren li ftit Għar bid-dmugħ tad-demm iċarċar minn għajnejha huwa ritratt minnhom għadhom jidhru fl-għelieqi tagħna, l-aktar fin-naħa ta’ speċjali tiegħu u ħafna għal qalbu. Kien ħadu eżatt kif seħħ dan fuq ta’ pajjiżna. Kien ukoll jieħu r-ritratti dettaljati tagħhom il-każ. Fi ħdan il-Provinċja hu jibqa’ magħruf għas-snin twal ta’ Din il-ħidma ta’ Fsadni ħalliet il-frott. L-ewwelnett grazzi għalih riċerka li għamel ukoll fuq il-kunventi tad-Dumnikani li wassluh sirna aktar konxji tal-girna. Grazzi wkoll għall-Ordni li kien iħad - ukoll biex ippubblika monografiji dwarhom, partikularment dwar dan ħalla wkoll kollox bil-miktub u stampat fi ktieb mill-isbaħ li it-tlieta l-iktar antiki ppubblikatlu l-Ordni. Il-Patri hu wkoll awtur ta’ għadd ta’ kotba oħra minbarra dwar Fil-fatt, b’dan ix-xogħol ‘Il-Girna - Wirt Arkitettoniku u Etniku l-Istorja tad-Dumnikani f’Malta. Ħadem bis-sħiħ mal-Professur Malti’ , stampat fil-Gutenberg Press fl-1990, Patri Mikiel rebaħ Godfrey Wettinger fis-sejba tal-poeżija bil-Malti l-aktar qadima il-Midalja tad-Deheb u l-Ewwel Premju fil-Konkors Premju Let - li nafu biha sal-lum: ‘Il-Cantilena’ ta’ Pietru Caxaro. Iżda ismu terarju mniedi mill-Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni għall-1990. Illum huwa wkoll marbut mal-famuża ‘girna’. Kien hu li għamel studju ma ssibx kopji tiegħu għall-bejgħ għax ftit kienu ġew stampati. bir-reqqa tad-diversi giren f’Malta kif ukoll f’Għawdex. Dan l-istess ktieb dwar il-girna, li wkoll ġie maqlub għall-Ingliż minn Louis Scerri għen biex il-qarrejja jżidu wkoll l-għarfien tagħhom għal settur ieħor tal-kultura Maltija. L-iżball kien li ftit kienu ġew mitbugħa (stampati) kopji. X’ħin tidħol fil-Kunvent tad-Dumnikani fir-Rabat tinħass il- preżenza ta’ Patri Mikiel ħdejn il-Madonna tal-Għar. Kuljum kien jinżel jgħodd il-bukketti tal-fjuri li kienu jitpoġġew quddiem il- Madonna u jiktibhom ħalli din tkun xhieda ta’ parti importanti mill-istorja tal-kunvent fejn kienet tidħol id-devozzjoni lejn il- Madonna tal-Għar. Forsi li ftit li xejn nafu dwar Patri Mikiel hu li dan il-patri maħbub u umli kien ikkollabora wkoll ma’ Dun Ġorġ Preca (illum qaddis), il-fundatur tas-Soċjetà tal-MUSEUM, fil-kitba tar-Regola għas-Soċ - jetà tiegħu, partikolarment fit-taqsima dwar it-tmexxija. Patri Mikiel kellu karattru sod u determinat f’kollox, anki meta kien f’età ta’ xjuħija. Kien bniedem li ried kollox preċiż u jekk jista’ jkun mingħajr difett. Kellu wkoll memorja preċiza sakemm miet fil-Birgu fit-18 ta’ April, 2013 fl-eta 97 sena. Miet erbat Il-girna Maltija li bħala wieħed għadu jista’ jsib f’Malta ijiem wara li għalaq sninu u kien baqa’ jaħdem kważi sal-aħħar. 12 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018 Roundup of News About Malta Malta base for Japanese aircraft leasing company t the end of a meeting with Hiroyuki Ishig, the Chief Executive Officer of the Japan External Trade Corpo - Aration (JETRO) during which he discussed possible new areas of trade initiatives between Malta and Japan, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced that Malta will be the new home for the second largest aircraft leasing company in the world, an emerging sector that shows how diversified Malta’s economy is. Dr Muscat explained that Malta is much more than the tuna industry when it comes to Japan, and in fact contrary to the perception of many, Malta’s main export to Japan are micro- chips. He went on to explain the economic success of Malta rag - ing from the manufacturing industry to the services industry. JETRO’s CEO said that Malta’s economic success far ex - ceeds expectations and Japan is looking at Malta as a desti - nation that is strategically located to reach Europe and North Africa. The meeting of two Joseph Muscat also mentioned Malta’s legislation on Prime Ministers in Tok- blockchain that gives certainty to a sector, and said that yo. Joseph Muscat (left) Malta is the first jurisdiction to have specific legislation for the sector. He also mentioned that there is considerable in - and Shinzo Abe terest in the sector from Japan. Malta, Japan agree to maintain rules-based maritime order ollowing talks in Tokyo with ports made in Japan, talks with Mr Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also dwelt on expanding this to Abe, Malta’s Prime Minister other Maltese high quality agricul - FJoseph Muscat announced that Malta tural products like pork and toma - would be leading the way among EU toes. He mentioned the fact of the member states to ratify the EU-Japan increase in the number of Japanese Partnership Agreement. The talks fo - students coming to Malta to study cused on how the two countries will English as a foreign language and further consolidate their growing eco - following the recent changes in local nomic and trade relations, Joseph Mus - legislation, will also have the oppor - cat’s visit to Japan is the first by a tunity to work in the island. Maltese Prime Minister in 28 years. The Maltese Prime Minister also The two leaders also agreed to closely referred to talks held during his cur - cooperate in maintaining maritime rent visit with leading Japanese cor - order based on the rule of law and con - porations and said that he was The signing of an MoM with Nippon Foundation firmed the importance of the issue as looking forward to con - Malta hosts the International Maritime clude agreements, which Law Institute aimed at training special - have the full support of At Japan symposium: Malta signs MoM ists in the field. the Japanese Prime Min - When it comes to the Partnership ister, leading to more in - for cooperation about oceans and Agreement Dr Muscat expressed hope vestment, know-how for an early implementation of a free and higher innovation environment with Nippon Foundation trade agreement Japan and the Euro - and more areas of col - side of the symposium or - and Trade Promotion Carmelo pean Union signed last month. He said laboration between the ganised by the Nippon Abela signed on behalf of that the partnership agreement will two countries. AFoundation in the Japanese Malta and Mitsuyuki Unno, translate into more Japanese products Dr Muscat said that capital, Tokyo, Malta and the Executive Director for the entering EU markets and also give the Japan can consider Mal- Foundation signed a Memoran - Foundation. opportunity for more Maltese quality ta to be a straight-talking dum of Understanding for an It was made in the presence of products to enter the Japanese domestic but honest partner in its enhanced co-operation on inter - Prime Minister Joseph Muscat market. dealings with Japan. national issues pertaining to the and Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman He added that following the excellent oceans and the environment. of The Nippon Foundation in inroads and successes Maltese tuna ex - *Continued on page 13 Minister for Foreign Affairs Tokyo. Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 13 Roundup of News About Malta PM Muscat emphasises Malta’s commitment ddtresosing th“e NBippon lFouundateion Etese hcaveo prizned Jaopanemse prodyucts ” that symposium, ‘Protecting our Oce- enjoy an excellent reputation. “This led to ans for Present and Future Gener - years of a trade deficit in favour of Japan. Aations’ , in Tokyo, Malta’s Prime Minister In the last few years, Maltese tuna has Joseph Muscat reiterated his government’s gained tremendous popularity in Japan and commitment to protecting the oceans and has resulted in a favourable balance of developing its blue economy. As such, trade for Malta,” he said. Malta has registered a voluntary commit - He also briefly referred to some of the ment of 30 per cent of sea areas falling major threats that he believes risk causing under its jurisdiction as marine-protected irreparable harm to the oceans, including a areas. huge amount of illegal, unregulated and un - The Prime Minster, a keynote speaker at reported fishing, further compounded by the symposium pointed out that Malta con - ecological problems facing our planet. He tinues to witness a healthy growth in the added that pollution from industrial activi - number of ships registered under the Mal - ties continues to grow at an alarming rate, tese flag, and that it currently has the largest and a recent concern is the plastic pollution ship register in Europe. that is currently choking the oceans. He also dwelt on the relations between Joseph Muscat said he supports efforts to Malta and Japan that although being so far establish an integrated global ocean gover - away from each other, the sea has given nance strategy - under the direction of the both many common interests, some of United Nations General Assembly, and pro - Maltese Prime Minister which he also highlighted in his speech. posed that the General Assembly should re - Joseph Muscat ad - Joseph Muscat said that a contemporary quest the UN’s Secretary-General to con- dressing the Nippon maritime linkage between the two countries sider the possibility of the establishment of Foundaton symposium relates to their trade. For decades the Mal - a panel to coordinate the work being carried out on the subject of ocean governance, both within the UN and outside it. It is expected that the new mechanism or A dialogue between like-minded partners panel will make recommendations with a *From page 12 recent years the number of Japanese view to provide options to the General As - tourists visiting Malta more than doubled sembly on the formulation of a global strat - Joseph Muscat described the talks with in number. He welcomed the civil aviation egy, to ensure that all problems of ocean Shinzo Abe as a dialogue between two agreement between the two countries, and space are considered as a whole in the spirit like-minded partners who share common said that following Muscat’s visit eco - of the 1982 United Nations Convention on democratic values, freedom and rule of law nomic and commercial relations between the Law of the Sea. and who are beacons of economic progress. the two countries are bound to strengthen. “We are confident that this will promote a This was Muscat and Abe’s second meet - The PM Joseph Muscat was leading a more sustainable and effective global ocean ing in 15 months. They last met in Malta in trade delegation of Maltese entrepreneurs. governance,” Dr Muscat said. “I hope that May 2017 when the Japanese leader stop- The two Prime Ministers further agreed our initiative will receive widespread sup - ped on the island on his way home from the to work together in resolving outstanding port to ensure its implementation in the in - Group of Seven nations' summit in Italy. issues surrounding North Korea, including terest of present and future generations. Mr Abe highlighted the excellent relations Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang Our oceans need our protection as much as between the two countries and said that in in the 1970s and 1980s. humanity needs them for their survival.” 14.5% increase in tourism arrivals June Fitch rating agency confirms Malta’s he total number of between 25 and 44 years tourists visiting Malta in followed by the 45-66-age A+ rating with stable prospects JTune this year showed an in - bracket with 31.4%. hile confirming Malta’s with Euro membership, Malta’s crease of 14.5% over the The NSO calculates that credit rating in A+ level with rating reflects the average income. same period last year. Statis - the June tourists increased Wstable prospects, International cre- Commenting on the Govern - tics published by the National Malta’s coffer by more than dit rating agency Fitch’s econo - ment’s debt reduction compared Statistics Office (NSO) indi - €212.6 million, an increase mists further indicated that they with the GDP, the agency said that cate that in June 265,823 to- of over 9.7% over the same expect the Maltese economy to banks working in the local market urists visited Malta . period last year. grow by 5.6%, and that the Gov - have a solid base. Fitch economists The major part of the visi - Tourism figures for the fist ernment will register another sur - predict that this year the Govern - tors came from EU member six months of the year plus in its finances, ment will have a balance of 1% of stats, primarily from the amounted to 1,162,344, an Fitch experts stated that while the GDP in the budget. UK, Italy, Germany and increase of 17.4% over the country’s debt compared with the They added that due to an increase France. first six months of 2017. Be - gross domestic product will con - in Government’s income from tax- Of the total, 16,694 visited tween them they generated tinue to decrease, when compared es and the citizenship investment Malta for work purposes. €840.9 million in Malta’s to countries in the A level, the eco - programme, Malta’s financial tar - The highest percentage of economy, 11.6% more than nomic growth and the Govern - gets may even be better than those tourists (38.9%) was aged last year’s period. ment’s financial situation, together predicted by the Government. 14 T he Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018

One TV jirrapporta l-aħbar tal-inkjesta li l-Egrant mhix Kif irrapporta l-aħbar Prim Ministru Joseph Net TV b’Delia jaċċetta Muscat jew familtu r-riżultat tal-inkjesta

aħseb li f’Malta ftit kellna stejjer li ma' Egrant; i News: E grant mhijiex tal-Prim should resign at once IIldldom--inawkk l-aħbariwjwiet, il-kummeeenti sMsinistrtu, mjjartuo ojew mnenmbri taili-fam i ljaE EU l-Pgagrtit Labrruristaa amalajrn ħnareġ stqtatrrij a u d-diskussjonijiet daqs li kellna fl-l- tagħhom; Onenews (tal-Partit La-burista): jgħid: “Jekk Simon Busuttil ma jitlaqx aNħħar ġimagħtejn wara r-rapport tal-in-kjesta Inkjesta ċara u inekwivoka: EGRANT MHIX waħdu, għandu jneħħih Adrian Delia”. mill-Maġistrat Aaron Bugeja dwar E grant. TAL-PRIM MINISTRU U MARTU. Għalkemm tħabbar li: I ndependent: PN Biex wieħed jikteb u jikkummenta dwar Malta Independent: Egrant inquiry cle- leader says his predecessor must 'assume dak li ntqal u seħħ, jinħtieġ aktar minn ars PM and his wife, finds that signatures responsibility, Delia suspends Simon ħarġa waħda ta’ dan il-magażin. Għalhekk on declarations were falsified. Busuttil from PN Parliamentary Group deherli se nillimita ruħi għat-titli ewlenin The Times of Malta: E grant inquiry finds after Egrant inquiry conclusions, u Busut- ta’ xi ġurnali elettroniċi li nittama li b’hekk falsified signatures, differing testimonies til says PM’s call for his resignation ‘ridi- tingħata stampa ta’ kif il-midja Maltija and no proof. culous,’ biggest question remains , imma ttrattat dan l-episodju u nħalli f’idejkom il- Malta Today: Nothing linking Muscat jidher li mhux l-istess ħasibha l-mexxej tal- kummenti li tistgħu taslu għalihom. family to Panama company, inquiry finds. Partit Nazzjonalista, Dr Adrian Delia, għax Fl-20 ta’ Lulju ġriet l-aħbar li r-rapport tal- Magistrate says Panama company not Mus- f’inqas minn satgħtejn ħarġet l-aħbar: T he Maġistrat Bugeja dwar l-inkjesta Egrant cat’s, PM calls for Busuttil’s resignation Times: Busuttil removed as shadow minis- kien intbagħat lill-Avukat Ġenerali u li issa Dawn is-siti ma naqsux jagħtu wkoll ir- ter by Delia, who asks him to suspend him- kien f’idejn dan l-Avukat Ġenerali jekk jip- reazzjoni tal-Prim Ministru għall-aħbar: self - PN leader says his predecessor must publikahx. iNews: “Ma setgħux jaslu għalija u għal- 'assume responsibility' Jumejn wara, il-Ħadd 22 ġriet l-aħbar li l- hekk ippruvaw iweġġgħu lil familti” … Il- Aktar reazzjoni ta’ Dr Busuttil: The Prim Ministru kellu jsejjaħ konferenza PM viżibbilment emozzjonat - Il-PM Mus- Times: Busuttil refuses Delia's request to stampa li deher fiċ-ċar li kienet dwar dan cat: “L-ikbar gidba politika fl-istorja ta’ suspend himself from PN u sostna li, ir-rapport, u l- portals tal-aħbarijiet malajr pajjiżna ċċertifikata”. Adrian Delia is siding with Joseph Muscat. ħarġu bl-istejjer tagħhom. Malta Today: J oseph Muscat sheds tears Malta Independent ; Delia sided with In-N etFM (tal-Partit Nazzjonalista) kien of relief after 15-month ordeal; Magistrate Muscat instead of strengthening PN xott u sempliċament ħabbar: I ppubblikati l- says Panama company not Muscat’s, PM against corruption – Busuttil; I llum: Delia konklużjonijiet tal-inkjesta mħejjija mill- calls for Busuttil’s resignation. 'jkeċċi' lil Simon mill-PN. Simon jisfidah u Maġistrat Aaron Bugeja. Onenews: “Illum bdiet issir ġustizzja ma’ jgħidlu li mhux se jirreżenja. Imma mhux hekk il-ġurnali l-oħra: familti u mal-pajjiż” – Joseph Muscat One News ikkwota liIl-Partit Laburista Illum: Xejn li jorbot lil Michelle Muscat ma' The Times: E motional Prime Minister re- jgħid: Delia fl-aħħar ħa deċiżjoni tajba fil- Egrant - firem foloz fuq dokumenti relatati lieved Egrant "nightmare" is over - Tears konfront ta' Simon Busuttil, u kompla, into Simon Busuttil, says he Busuttil jakkuża lil Delia li jrid jeħles minnu. Isfel ir-ras tal-artiklu tal- iNews Firda fil-Partit Nazzjonalista dwar l-aħ- intendi l-midja kompliet tiffoka says PD -Parliament's third party bar tat-tal- fuq l-istorja l-għada t-Tnejn, meta questions Adrian Delia's behaviour. ba ta’ Delia lS-qarejja kellhom quddiemhom mhux Biss il-Partit Nazzjonalista baqa’ biex Bu- biss ir-riżultat tal-inkjesta, iżda l- deċiż dwar Busuttil: The Times: PN suttil jir - inkwiet li daħal fih il-Partit Nazzjon- piles pressure on Simon Busuttil to riżenja alista, speċjalment bil-passi li ħa suspend himself from party - 'Nobody l-mexxej tal-istess partit Adrian Delia. is bigger than the party,' administra- Tkellmu wkoll tal-Partit Demokra- tive council says unanimously. tiku bit- Times tirrapportahom jgħi- du: ' Egrant inquiry is a distraction,' *Ikompl f’paġna 15

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Illum : L-Amministrazzjoni tal-PN tap - poġġja lil Delia biex Busuttil jirriżenja. Wara r-riżultat Onenews irrapporta li s-Segretarju Gener - ali tal-PN qal lil Busuttil: “Irriżenja u it - tal-inkjesta laqa ma’ Marlene” – Clyde Puli (b’re- ferenza għall-Marlene Farrugia tal-PD). Hawnhekk ħarġet fil-beraħ il-firda li għal Maġisterjali xi xhur ilha tisemma fil-kamp tal-PN bil- ġurnali jħabbru li, The Times : PN MPs dwar Egrant lend their support to Simon Busuttil, 'Not bejn il-fazzjoni ta’ Delia u dik ta’ Busuttil: in my name' and 'stronger together', PN Malta Independent: Chris Said offers to leadership told Times Number of PN MPs mediate between two PN factions . back Delia’s call for Busuttil’s auto-suspen - Ma’ Said kien hemm oħrajn, fosthom l- Wara li Delia mar lura mid-deċiż- sion. eks Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi li of - joni dwar Busutill, NetNews jirrap - Malta Independent: Former PN deputy frew li jagħmluha ta’ medjaturi, u jidher li porta: Riżolta s-sitwazzjoni fil-PN leaders, 9 MPs come out against Delia’s l-medjazzjoni sa ċertu punt kellha success, call for Busuttil's auto-suspension. għax tlett ijiem wara t-talba biex Busuttil Min-naħa fi breaking news tal- Onenews It-Tlieta mbagħad il-Partit Demokratiku ma jibqax bħala membru Nazzjonalista fil- sostnew fuq One TV li Delia kien ċeda ħareġ jaqbeż għal Busuttil: The Times : PD Parlament tħabbar, Netnews li: Riżolta s- għall-pressjoni li għamlu fuqu “il-medjaturi” would support no confidence motion against sitwazzjoni, u bil-ġurnali l-oħra jagħtu u reġa’ lura minn kelmtu (xellug kif irrap - Delia - Marlene Farrugia calls Delia a 'poo - l-laqta tagħhom għal din l-aħbar. purtat mill-One) . dle'; Malta Independ - ent : Marlene and Godfrey Farrugia would L-inkwiet fil-PN support motion of no confidence against Adri- mistenni jissokta an Delia; illum : Mar - awn min jsostni li attwalment lene Farrugia tgħid li l-inkwiet għall-Partit Naz - Delia aġixxa qisu l-'poo - zHjonalista għadu ma ntemmx, għax dle' tal-Prim Ministru. hu diffiċli li wara li ntqal daqshekk Iżda Delia baqa’ jżomm kliem, l-affarijiet se jibirdu malajr. fehmtu: Malta Today : Anzi wħud isostnu li b’dak li seħħ Delia says PN must ac - Delia ddgħajjef u postu bħala cept inquiry findings if it mexxej tal-PN huwa preġudikat. truly believes in the rule Infatti (fil-31 ta’ Lulju) fl-editorjal of law; illum: Ma nist - tagħha, filwaqt li sostniet li għal għux nibqgħu ngħidu li dawn l-aħħar xhur il-kap tal-PN Egrant hija ta' Muscat Adrian Delia baqa’ ċass quddiem l- ...tkun arroganza . avenimenti li ġraw, The Times Sadanittant jidher ċar qalet: “The Nationalist Party lo- li minn wara l-kwinti oked on helpless, as ‘civil society’ dawk li jappoġġjaw lil tried to fill the void. Because that is Busuttil kienu qed jaħdmu bi sħiħ: Malta Fil-fatt il-portals tal-aħbarijiet irraportaw what the PN had become, a void.” Żied: If Today : Simon Busuttil’s faction trying to hekk: The Times : PN truce: Busuttil to stay Dr Delia cannot get the party behind him, rally support for anti-Delia move. on as MP ; Malta Independent : PN says then he should just let go of the leadership. Dan l-inkwiet fi ħdan il-Partit Nazzjonal - De-lia-Busuttil situation ‘resolved’, former Imsomma, is-sitwazzjoni xejn ma hi ista, li saħansitra wassal biex edituri tal-ġur - party leader to stay without portfolio ; Malta sabiħa mhux biss għall-partit Nazzjonal - nali jikkummentaw dwaru, wassal li ikun Today: Delia backs down on resignation ista, iżda wkoll għall-pajjiż, għax ma jistax hemm min jipprova jidħol bħala medjatur call, Busuttil loses good governance role. pajjiż ikollu governanza tajba jekk ma jkol - lox Oppożizzjoni soda u b’saħħitha. Dr Hugh McDermott MP L-Istampa Barranija -istampa barranija ma naqsitx li wkoll State Member for Prospect tati mportanza lil din l-istorja, u ma Lsetax jonqos meta kemm-il darba kienet tkellmet dwar din il-kwestjoni. For issues concerning: Il-midja internazzjonali irreaġixxiet għall- Ageing and disability - community konklużjonijiet tal-inkjesta services -education - environment - La Repubblica: Malta, Muscat acquitted in inquiry opened on revelations by health - housing - planning - Police - Daphne Caruana Galizia transport - water Politico: Maltese PM and wife cleared of wrongdoing in graft case P: (02) 9756 4766 Reuters: Maltese PM's wife cleared in in - E: [email protected] quiry over offshore shell company 2/679 The Horsley Dr, Smithfield NSW 2164 The Guardian: Panama papers: Maltese prime minister cleared of wrongdoing. 16 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018

Archbishop Wilson resigns after child abuse cover-up ope Francis has accepted the resig - ces”. nation of the Archbishop of Ade - The archdiocese will continue to be run laide, Philip Wilson (pictured right) , by Apostolic Administrator Bishop Greg Pwho was convicted of concealing child O’Kelly SJ until a new Archbishop of sexual abuse. Adelaide is appointed. On handing his resignation, Archbishop Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Wilson said, “I had hoped to defer this de - president Archbishop Mark Coleridge said cision until after the appeal process had Archbishop Wilson had been praised for been completed. However, there is just too his work supporting survivors of sexual much pain and distress being caused by abuse, however, the conviction meant that my maintaining the office of Archbishop he could no longer continue in his role. of Adelaide, especially to the victims of Fr Archbishop Coleridge said Archbishop [James] Fletcher. Wilson had decided that staying in his role “I must end this and therefore have de - would “continue to cause pain and distress cided that my resignation is the only ap - to many, especially to survivors, and also propriate step to take in the circumstan- in the Archdiocese of Adelaide”. Adopt Australian Warning against assisted dying values, we are told octors should not be the gatekeepers – he Australian Federal Minister for Citizenship the judgements required go beyond (Dept Home Affairs) Alan Tudge in a speech deliv - Dtheir professional competence and provid - ered in London warned immigrants “must blend ing lethal drugs is incompatible with clin - Tinto the fabric of our nation” and can’t expect to bring ical care,” said Ilora Finlay, Baroness “their entire practices, language and culture … with little Finlay of Llandaff (left) , during her pres - expectation placed upon them to share or mix with the entation at the Australian Medical Associ - local community”. ation Western Australian End-of-Life Mr Tudge discovered that more than 28 per cent of Aus - Choices and Palliative Care Symposium. tralians are born overseas. He said the current situation Professor Finally is a University of Cardiff professor of palliative med - is “far from perfect”. icine and an independent crossbench member of the British House of “Some of the challenges to social cohesion that we are Lords. facing today are similar to ones that the UK is facing – She pointed out significant loopholes in assisted dying policies as they such as ethnic segregation and liberal values being chal - exist in various jurisdictions around the world, warning West Australians lenged”. Mr Tudge said Australia’s model was “integrated on the clinical and societal risks and concerns of saying yes to euthanasia multiculturalism” not “assimilationist model, where peo - and assisted dying. ple must leave their heritage behind”. She explained that there appeared to be a pressure to legalise assisted “We don’t want or expect that, but of course where there dying in societies that are “comfortably off and enjoying increased are conflicts in cultural behaviours, Australian law and longevity and, often also, social fragmentation”. values must prevail,” he said. Professor Finlay said both the Westminster and Scottish parliaments The junior Home Affairs minister said Australia’s “rela - commissioned in-depth studies, with parliamentary committees asking tive success” in ensuring social cohesion despite high, di - searching questions of experts, before rejecting legalisation of assisted verse immigration was “careful immigrant selection” dying. along with an “insistence on immigrant integration”. “The committees provided “Careful immigration selection means that we choose who a firm and sound evidence Leaving SBS after 30 years comes into the nation. We don’t outsource this choice to base for rational discussion ne of the defining faces of the Special people smugglers,” he said. by legislators,” she added. Broadcasting Service, Lee Lin Chin, Ois departing the SBS network after nearly 30 years behind the news desk. Known for While visiting Malta Stay at: her authoritative presenting style and fash - ionable flair, she has been a mainstay for viewers wanting to learn more about the The Diplomat Hotel, world. A Gold Logie nominee, Chin has told 173 Tower Road Sliema some of the world’s biggest stories includ - ing the Port Arthur massacre, the Septem - Emaiill: [email protected] ber 11 attacks and the death of Nelson Mandela. Having spent the bulk of my pro - Tell: ((00356) 23497000 fessional life at SBS, this isn't by any means an easy decision," Chin said. "I shall be leaving a happy and satisfying role as a newsreader. My friends and col - leagues for whom I have fervent respect will be deeply missed." Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 17

Biggest media deal n one of the biggest media deals ever In a memo to Fairfax staff, company seen in Australia, Nine and Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood confirmed that the have announced plans for a $4 billion merged company “will be called Nine” - mIerger that will see the name “Fairfax” dis - although he also stated that there would be appear from the nation’s media landscape. “plenty of Fairfax Media DNA in the The merger will cut costs for both the merged company and board”. broadcaster and the publisher, setting up a Following the announcement, Fairfax single entertainment giant with exposure shares rose 13 per cent and Nine shares to network television, streaming and news dropped by 6.5 per cent. delivery. The deal is expected to be completed be - Nine shareholders will own 51.1 per cent fore the end of the year, subject to ap - of the combined entity and Nine CEO provals. Hugh Marks (left) will lead the new com - pany. Fairfax shareholders will own the re - maining 48.9 per cent. Masterchef: Sashi gets highest score in history to win title ashi Cheliah, the 39-year old father-of- two who has worked as a prison officer iSn South Australia has been crowned as the Funerals can cause tensions winner of the 10th season of MAS - re funerals for the dead, or TERCHEF Australia by securing the the living? It can be a diffi - show's highest-ever score. cult question to answer, es - During the two-part cook-off Sashi ob - Apecially for families who disagree tained 93 points out of a possible 100 to about the role religion should play take home, not only the 2018 title, but also in the send-off of a loved one. a cash prize of $250,000. Prof Clare Johnson, the director of For nearly a decade before he relocated the Centre for Liturgy at Australian to Australia in 2011, Sashi was part of an Catholic University knows an eld - elite Police Force Unit in Singapore. erly man who worries his funeral wishes day have their ashes scattered. While the He obtained his massive score at the end won’t be considered paramount. Church allows cremation, it takes issue of a marathon five-and-a-half hour test in “[He is] a lifelong practicing Catholic with the scattering of ashes. the second half of the grand final. and wants to have a Catholic funeral, and it means an enormous amount to him. His children, grandchildren and great-grand - children, the faith doesn’t mean as much to them. He’s quite concerned that even though he would like a Catholic funeral with all the bells and smells, literally, he may not be given that,” she said. But in order to fulfil his wishes, the man’s children may end up sitting through a funeral that makes them feel awkward or uncomfortable. “Definitely there is a discontinuity, and it’s part of the outcome of the falling prac - tice of religion in Australia,” Professor Johnson said. Even when family members share the same religion, there is room for conflict over end-of-life wishes. Professor Johnson came across a situa - tion where a practising Catholic got very upset that his two children hoped to one 18 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018

Taktarg reħgolri ui tafgħ rdif uwffiċjaali dwra r ikifl w-iekħedi gtħabndua jik teMb il-Maaltli. Dtain jskaont Akif maħruġ mill-Kummissjoni fi ħdan l-Akkademja tal-ilsien Malti f’Malta. TEHMIŻ TA’ PARTIĊELLI nagħmlu raha , imbagħad rahieli, Tehmiż tal-Prepożizzjoni L mal-verbi u mal-pronomi rahielu , eċċ., minn ġíbed, ġibìdha, gi̇bidhieli; seŕ aq, seraq̀ ha, seraqhieli , 68. Il-prepożizzjoni l hija partiċella mqassra minn ’il li hi eċċ. wkoll imqassra minn lil (bl- l zė jda quddiemha – prostetika) Eżempji ta’ Pronomi u tidħol bejn il-verb u l-pronom. Tingħaqad mal-pronomi mehmużin mal-verbi mnisslin -i, -ek(k), -u(h), -ha, -na, -kom, -hom u ssir li, lek, lu, lha, lna, lkom, lhom . Minn refa(għ) : refagħ-ni refgħek = ref(a)għ-ek Ara: ġieb, ġiebli, ġieblek, ġieblu, ġibilha, ġibilna, ġibilkom, ġi - refgħu = ref(a)għ-u bilhom , fejn l- l taħbat bejn zė wg ̇konsonanti tieħu vokali tal- refagħha = refagħ-ha leħen quddiem (it-Tlieta u Tletin Regola – l-Ewwel Taqsima) refagħna = refagħ-na u din il-vokali twaqqa’ l-vokali ta’ bla aċċent. Ara: seraq, refagħhom = refagħ-hom serqilha, serqilna, serqilkom, serqilhom . refagħkom = refagħ-kom T.ċ. Il-verb kien (meta jfisser il-verb Taljan avere ) mehmuż maż-żieda ta’ l i, lek, lu, lha, lna, lkom, lhom jinħass u jinkiteb Minn qatel, fehem : kelli, kellek, kellu, kellha, kellna, kellkom, kellhom flok kenli, ken - qatilni = qatil-ni fehemni = fehem-ni lek , ecċ .̇ (Ara Għadd 45) . Meta kien ifisser il-verb Taljan essere , qatlek = qat(e)l-ek fehmek = feh(e)m-ek ma’ dawn il-partiċelli jinħass u jinkiteb: kienli, kienlek , eċċ. qatlu = qat(e)l-u fehmu = feh(e)m-u qatilha = qatil-ha fehemha = fehem-ha 69. Il-pronomi mnisslin -h u -ha bil-plural tagħhom -hom , qatilna = qatil-na fehemna = fehem-na bħala akkużattivi tal-verb, jingħaqdu wkoll maż-żieda ta’ - qatilkom = qatil-kom fehemkom = fehem-kom li, lek, -lu, -lha, -lna, -lkom, -lhom dattiv li jfissru d- . qatilhom = qatil-hom fehemhom = fehem-hom. Ara: minn xórob għandna xorobhuli, xorobhulek, xorobhulu, xorobhulha, xorobhulna, xorobhulkom, xorobhulhom, xorobhieli, xorobhielek , eċċ. Aktar regoli, eżempji u tifsir fil-ħarġa li jmiss. Hekk naraw illi: (1) Flok -u għall- -h , tidħol -hu u għalhekk flok Printed copies of The Voice of the Maltese xorobuli, xorobulek , kif wieħed jisma’, għandna niktbu xorobhuli, xorobhulek , eċċ. (Ara Għadd 62) . available at your home by mail (2) L- ha titbiddel f’ hie billi biż-żieda ta’ sillaba li tibda b’konsonanti, l-acċ ė nt tal-kelma jaqbez ̇għal fuq il-vokali a (ara s-Sitta u Għoxrin Regola – l- Ewwel Taqsima) . Ara: minn xórob, xoròbha nagħmlu xorobhielu, xorobhielkom, xorobhielna, ecċ .̇ Hekk ukoll minn râ Rizorsi lingwistici tal-Malti r Thomas Pace, Direttur Eżekuttiv tal-Kunsill Naz- zjonali tal-Ilsien Malti għarraf lil The Voice of the DMaltese li bil-għajnuna ta' Dr Michael Spagnol mid- Dipartiment tal-Malti fl-Università, il-Kunsill , iffinal- izza l-ewwel verżjoni tal-lista biblijografika ta' riżorsi lingwistiċi tal-Malti, stampati u diġitali. Din il-lista ġiet imqassmha f’ġeneri differenti u għal kull pubblikazzjoni qed jingħata isem l-awtur/i, is-sena tal-pubblikazzjoni u l-pubblikatur (fejn japplika). Għar-riżorsi diġitali, li huma aċċessibbli mill-internet, qed ukoll jingħata l-indirizz fejn wieħed jista’ jidħol u jsibhom. Ix-xogħlijiet qed jidhru f’ordni kronoloġika e are now in a position to arrange for you to re - u wieħed jista' wkoll tfittex fihom. ceive a printed full-colour hard copy of The Voice Dr. Pace qalilna li l-lista se tibqa’ tiġi aġġornata minn oWf the Maltese at home every fortnight (24 publica - żmien għal żmien b'pubblikazzjonijiet u riżorsi ling- tions) at the low cost of $120. wistiċi ġodda li joħorġu u b'oħrajn li forsi jkunu qabżul- hom. (Australia only, other countries by request). Il-kompilaturi ta’ din il-lista qed jistiednu lill-pubb- A printed copy would be an ideal present for mum, dad liku u lill-emigranti Maltin biex jekk jafu b’kotba jew or a relative who either do not have Internet access or b’riżorsi oħra tal-Malti marbuta mal-lingwistika (mhux are not computer literate. letterarji) li mhumiex fiha, biex jinfurmahwhom dwarhom ħalli dawn jiġu nklużi. If interested, contact us on: [email protected] Dr Thomas Pace jista’ jiġi kkuntattjat fuq: kunsilltal- for further information. [email protected], filwaqt li l-lista tinsab hawn: http://kun- We are not only an online publication, silltalmalti.gov.mt/news-details?nwid=182&ctid=20& but also print on demand. ctref=pubblikazzjonijiet. Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 19 Presentation of donation by Friends of

Profew vweeiksd agoe I atntendecd tehe o pHen - ouse to Dar tal-Providenza ing of the 10th edition of the Vol - leyball Marathon held on the gArounds of Id-Dar tal-Providenza in Sig - giewi, Malta that was officially inaugu - rated by H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta. She visited the Home and was given a warm welcome by the director of the Home, Fr Martin Micallef who in a brief address thanked the volunteers for their support all the year round, He also thanked the players who not only participate in the marathon but also undergo two months of grueling training to make it to the final cut. He told them, “This marathon rests on pillars that are very dear to us – solidarity and sport. The altruistic spirit of everyone involved shines throughout the event, showing that ‘where there is a will there is a way’. We are humbled by the public’s support year after year.” Fr Martin then gave an overview of the manner in which the Home evolved, say - ing that the big project for the coming year is the opening of another home in Balluta as well as a much needed overhaul of Dar iż-Żernieq in Siġġiewi, the very first Home in the Community for the residents At the presentation (from left): Marisa and Sebastian Previtera, Fr Martin of Id-Dar tal-Providenza.” Micallef, Marika Mizzi and Dorothy Gatt It was indeed an honour for me to also The Friends of Providence House NSW. community. meet H.E. the President who also thanked The majority of this money was raised Over $8,000 were raised on the night it - the Maltese people in Australia for their through the fantastic fundraising concert self as well as a couple of very substantial support to this Home. I was also able to held earlier this year at the La Valette So - donations by two individuals from the deliver in person, the donation of $15,000 cial Centre in Blacktown in NSW that was Maltese community and our group’s major (equivalent to €10,000) raised on behalf of so strongly supported by the local Maltese sponsor, Breakaway Travel Blacktown, who supports our fundraising tours and events. Fr Martin acknowledges and appreciates Government guarantees Salesians the generosity of the Maltese people in Australia and asked me to thank them all of Don Bosco €720,000 in asistance for their continuing support. An agreement has been signed between in the social sector, particularly with chil - Fr Martin took my family and me on a tour the Government of Malta and the Sale - dren and adolescents. of the Home and showed me the facilities sians of Don Bosco, whereby, over a three- The Dar Osanna Pia caters for young men that include a ‘State of the Art’ Heated year period, the Salesians is guaranteed a between the ages of 16 and 25. The Dar Therapy Pool as well as the recently opened sum of €720,000 in Government assis - Mamma Margherita, which is an extension Music Therapy Room. We were able to see tance. of Dar Osanna Pia, offers young people a first hand where the money is being spent Through this agreement, two Sliema residence until alternative accommodation and the first class care being given to not homes in the community run by the Sale - can be found at a reasonable price. It offers only the residents who live there but also to sians, the Dar Osanna Pia and Dar them a presence that would accompany those individuals who come to the Home Mamma Margherita would be providing and guide them. for a respite period. ten and seven beds respectively to the Ap - Through their residences the Salesians It was also wonderful to meet some of the poġġ Agency. welcome among others children who for residents, workers and volunteers who The Don Bosco Salesians carry out work some reason would have been removed give up their time to help with the running from parental custody. of this Home. The government’s assistance will This visit encourages me, together with also include paying for services Jim Borg, who is the Co-coordinator of the and products that the foundation group, to continue our fundraising efforts would be seeking to run the in NSW in order to help this Home and its homes. residents. Social Solidarity Minister Anyone wishing to donate to this cause Michael Falzon has declared that can go to any CBA Bank in Australia: Ac - Government will continue to assist count Name: Friends of Providence House social entities, including entities NSW BSB: 062 416. Account No: 1019 working with prison inmates, vic - 9448. tims of domestic violence and per - sons who end up homeless. (Report & Pics - Marisa Previtera )

The signing of the agreement 20 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018 AAuussttrraalliiaa’’ss hhiissttoorryy aanndd tthhee CChhrriissttiiaann ccoonnnneeccttiioonn Alfred Deakin - The Father of the Nation Alan Currie books per year, which gave him an amazing breadth of knowledge and insight. He could converse with wo men were walking down a anyone on any subject and speak street in Melbourne CBD late with amazing power and grasp of one afternoon in 1878, deep in the English language. conversation. The older distinguished Concerned for Deakin’s preoccu - looking man, David Syme founder of pation with his imaginary world, T his high school teacher inspired him the Age newspaper was serious and quite determined, but the younger to apply himself to his studies, one, Alfred Deakin an up and coming which eventually caused him to go Age Journalist, was quite brilliant and on and pass a law degree at Mel - was putting up a good fight as they bourne University. debated one of the most important is - Alfred had grown up during the sues of that day. time of the gold rush, when it The two men had been grappling seemed everyone in the world with the issue for weeks, the question wanted to come to Australia to start was “Should Australia be a country a new life and maybe strike it big on that protects its merchants by having the Victorian gold fields. trade protection in the form of tariffs All this amazing new wealth ($100 or should it have open borders and Billion in today’s money) and immi - Parliament House portrait of Alfred allow free trade between the colonies gration caused a massive land Deakin by Frederick McCubbin, 1914 and ultimately the entire world?” boom that eventually ended in an Syme finally managed to convince economic bust in the early 1890’s as said: “Jesus Christ is the life of the his young protégé to become a trade the gold ran out. Along with many present, the light of the future and the protectionist and Deakin later said he others, Deakin was caught up in the hope of the world.” In his private jour - felt he had crossed the Rubicon. Syme land speculation and lost his and his nal between 1884 and 1913 he wrote became Deakin’s greatest supporter father’s savings, but unlike others he down over 400 prayers to God. for many years and was the main rea - kept his promise and paid off all his Alfred Deakin was loved and appre - son why Alfred was given the oppor - debts. ciated by the Australian people and tunity to enter politics in 1879. An interesting fact of history is that was respected by many leaders home By the end of 19th and most of the 20th Abraham Lincoln was also a lawyer and abroad. He was a great ambassa - Century trade protection and tariffs who got into financial trouble, but he dor for Australia in world affairs and was the accepted standard, but in 21st also was very diligent to pay off his his contribution to the foundation of Century the world has moved on to business partner’s debts. the country is profound. He gave his embraced free trade and globalization. Once Federation was secured Deakin life to the service of the nation he loved At only 22 years old, Alfred Deakin became Australia’s first Attorney Gen - and Australia was the beneficiary. stepped into the political limelight only eral and served under Edmund Bar - The editorial in the Brisbane Daily to resign on his very first day in Parlia - ton, Australia’s first Prime Minister. Mail at the time of his death stated: ment because of a mistake made at the In those early years as Attorney Gen - “It is perhaps quite safe to say that no polling booth. The polling booth had eral and later the 2nd 5th and 7th great leader in Australian public life run out of voting forms and had to close Prime Minister, Deakin was instru - has been gifted with the attractive per - with forty more people still to vote. mental in introducing important leg - sonality, instinctive courtesy and in - Deakin’s decision to resign on prin - islation that established the High nate gentlemanliness that ciple, even at the cost of his own ca - Court, the Australian Navy, copyright characterised Alfred Deakin. None reer, gained for him the colonies laws, animal protection, Customs, Tar - amongst us could be named more admiration, but it caused shockwaves iffs and Quarantine laws plus the Bu - worthy of respect.” - The Daily Mail for Premier Berry’s Government. reau of Meteorology. Brisbane - 9th Oct 1919 For 10 years from 1890 to 1900 All of Alfred’s life he had a keen de - “He harmoniously combined all that Deakin decided not to accept a better sire to understand spiritual truth. He goes into the making of a fine man. He paying ministerial position, but rather knew God was enabling him to do his held and sustained the highest ideals as a colonial back bencher, he worked work and fulfil his duty to his country. with high standards and worthy prac - tirelessly promoting federation believ - In a letter to his children in 1890 he tice in all the relations of life.” ing he had a duty to encourage Aus - said, “Christ himself is the central fig - Deakin was offered many titles like tralia to fulfil its divine destiny and ure of humanity and marks the great - Sir and Lord but he rejected them all, become a great unified nation. est height yet attained in moral insight preferring to simply be known as Mr. He loved books and during his youth in religious feeling. No character in Deakin but many who loved him would often get lost in adventure sto - history no founder of a religion, no knew him as “Affable Alfred”. ries like Robinson Crusoe and Aladdin moral philosopher, no religious He died on 7thOctober 1919 and is in Arabian Nights. teacher, can be placed beside him.” buried in the St Kilda Cemetery in It was said that he would read 100 And as Prime Minister in 1905 he Melbourne. Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 21

Ilin-nhaħat toa’ Llamndilo qri b Pienrmith hemmw joqogħadu għqadd qB’sofrpriaża għ ali1ja, H8elen A-zziopalrdi f akskritinei fil-nfatt li akonna ġmielu ta’ Maltin li darba fix-xahar jiltaqgħu taħt il-ħarsien jien u Maria DeCarlo li tmintax-il sena ilu tajna bidu għal dan il- ta’ Helen Azzopardi f’wieħed mill-ikbar gruppi entużjaż - grupp. Mhux ta’ b’xejn li ltqajt ma’ ħafna Maltin li kont naf u mFanti li hemm fi NSW. Kelli x-xorti li nattendi għall-aħħar ġeddejna l-ħbiberija. Ħeġġewni biex inkomplu bil-ħidma tagħna laqgħa tagħhom fis-sala li hemm f’Seventh Avenue u tkellimt ħalli nkomplu naqdu l-ħtiġijiet tal-komunita` Maltija f’dawk in- magħhom dwar The Voice of the Maltese għax hemm ħafna fos - naħat imbiegħda. Is-subborg ta’ Llandilo jinsab madwar 54 km thom li jaqraw b’mod regolari l-magażin, kemm bħala hard-copy bogħod mil-qalba tal-belt ta’ Sydney. (magazine stampat), kif ukoll online permezz tal-Internet. Lawrence Dimech L-okażjoni kienet ukoll waħda biex fiha jilqgħu u jiltaqgħu ma’ Carolyn Farbrother minn Lendlease li jmexxu retirement liv - ing f’Pemulwuy u anke fin-naħat ta’ Pen - rith li kellmithom dwar il-vantaġġi ta’ din it-tip ta’ ħajja. Kelliema oħra kienet Marisa Previtera li tgħin lil dan il-grupp bhala parti mill-attivitajiet tagħha mal-Maltese Community Council ta’ NSW, u Joseph Vella li huwa real estate agent f’dawk l-in - ħawi. Wara ġiet organizzata ikla a la`Maltija. Wara kulħadd ħareġ b’rigali agrikoli gen - erożament mogħtija mill-bdiewa Maltin ta’ dawk in-naħat. Il-laqgħa f’Llandilo CCoommmmuunniittyy NNeewwss

Australian High Commission on facebook; HC on twitter L-MCCV qed jilqa’ he Australian High Commission’s in The High Commission’s Facebook: applikazzjonijiet Malta has its own Facebook page, while https://www.facebook.com/AusHCMalta/ Tthe High Commissioner has a Twitter ac - The Commissioner’s Twitter handle: għal għalliem/a count. Both be accessed by the readers. https://twitter.com/AusHCMalta tal-ilsien Malti Min japplika jrid ikollu għarfien sew tal-Malti, miktub Community u mitkellem. Wheels Inc. Connecting you with your community Dan hu xogħol volontarju, bla ħlas. Community Wheels is your local community organisation that provides Min hu interessat jibgħat l-app - door-to-door transport services to eligible people (+65 years old etc.) to: likazzjoni bid-dettalji akkademiċi lil: * attend medical appointments * go shopping (including assisting [email protected] clients with their shopping bags) * meet a friend for a chat or coffee, and Għal tagħrif ieħor ċempel fuq *go on bus tours etc. Available in the Parramatta City Council and parts 0412 115 919 . Ħalli nnumru tat- of Cumberland Council areas. For information call 88681400 telefon u nċemplulek lura

MALTESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF NSW A Division of the Maltese Community Council of NSW Inc. Be better informed and prepare for your future Another information session Classes are available for students from six years to adults at all levels of on Wednesday August 15 ability in the Maltese language. We have trained and experienced teach - at La Valette Social Centre ers qualified in language teaching and with Maltese study credentials. Learn the MaltLesee lanaguragen, th eM culturae, llifetsteyles, ceuisi!ne, traditions and 175 Walters Road Blacktown NSW at 7.30 pm about the amazing history of the island. (after the mass at the Chapel) Subject: Highlight of the Teachers urgently needed - Paid positions Federal Budget 2018 For more information and enquiries Phone 9601 2189 or Email: [email protected] Downsizing your Home: Is this Supported by the Minister of Education and the right move for you? Training and the NSW Community Languages Schools Programme. Guest speaker: Ms Marie-Louise Muscat Member of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools of NSW; (Fiducian Financial Services Tel: 9231 213) Member of the Federation of Maltese Language Schools of Australia; Supported by 16 Maltese associations affiliated with the MCC of NSW. Free entrance Organised by the Maltese The Maltese Language School of NSW is a Not-For-Profit organisation. Welfare (NSW) Inc. 22 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018 CCoommmmuunniittyy NNeewwss

The Ċittadini Xagħra Association of NSW --Please Note-- Annual Tal-Vitorja Anybody interested in adver- present Dinner Dance tising on The Voice of the Mal- direct from Malta: on Saturday, September 15 tese magazine in order to reach the widest audience pos- Guest of Honour: Fr Anthony Bajada sible, partcularly among the Come and join us at Maltese diaspora is requested Balmoral Function Centre, to write for details to: 47-49 Balmoral Rd, BLACK- [email protected] TOWN from 6:30pm onwards 5-Course Meal, beer, wine & Avviż lill-qarrejja soft drinks, tea/coffee Il-qarrejja li jixtiequ juru l-fehmiet Entertainment by Roc-A-Tac & tagħhom dwar xi suġġett parikolai, Giuseppe Verdi Brass Band kemm jekk għall-paġna tal-ittri, kif ukoll Contact: Josephine/Ray: 9627 4182 or xi artiklu partikulari li jaġsbu li jista’ jkun 0439 974 182; Vicki Micallef: 0425 210 436 ta’ interess ġenerali, huma mħeġġa jagħ- mlu dan. L-aħbarijiet PBS (Malta) Il-qarrejja mħeġġa wkoll ma jħallux Malta’s Queen of għall-aħħar. Ibagħtu l-kitbiet b’email lil: Il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni lill-SBS fl-Awstralja [email protected] . Country Music bis-servizz tagħha, imma l-qarrejja xorta Also brilliant comedy by mħeġġa biex jidħlu fil- website tal-istazzjon The Cittadini : Is-Senduq Malti: www.tvm.com.mt . għall-aħbarijiet Join us on Facebook: kemm bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż in Sydney on October 14 Il- website hi aġġornata tul il-jum kollu għalhekk https://www.facebook.com/g at 2pm at the wieħed jista’ jieħu stampa ta’ li jkun qed iseħħ roups/thevoiceofthemaltese Wentworthville League Club For tickets phone: Xagħra Assoc of NSW Inc: Fr Anthony Bajada NSW Programme Monica Ledger: 9896 0712 or 0414 859386; Joe Borg: 96 242280; Sept 13: 7:30pm: Celebrates welcome Mass @ St John the Evangelist Riverstone Julie Farrugia: 96 367679; Sept 14: 7:00pm Concelebrates mass @ Horsley Park Church Dorothy Gatt: 96 361834. Sept 15: 7:00pm: Guest of Honour @ Annual tal-Vitorja Dinner Dance, Balmoral Function Donation of $20. Kids: $12 Centre, 49 Balmoral Road, Blacktown. Tickets refer to contacts below Sept 16: 2.00 pm: Horsley Park Festa: Procession with Statue of Our Lady of Victories. 3:00pm: Concelebrates Mass @ Horsley Park Church - Our Lady of Victories. Saint Nicholas Festa Committee Sept 18: 7:00am: Outing to Wollongong – Bus will be organised, refer to contacts below Sept 20: 10:15am: Mass for the Elderly who meet weekly for respite @ La Valette SC Main events for 2018 Sept 21: 7:30pm: Mass @ St John the Evangelist Riverstone Sunday October 14 : Fete Sept 22 6:00pm: Celebrates Vigil Mass @ Our Lady Queen of Peace - Greystanes Saturday Nov. 10: Dinner Dance 7:20 pm: La Valette SC to meet the Maltese community who socialize there Sunday Dec. 2: St Nicholas Feast Sept 23: 7:00 pm: Ħamrun Club to meet the Maltese community who socialize there Events are held at the Good Shepherd Sept 28: 7:30 pm: Celebrates Farewell Mass @ St John the Evangelist – Riverstone parish hall, 130-136 Hyatts Road, Sept 30: 7:00 am: Outing for the day, Bundeena Plumpton NSW Ray/Josephine Bigeni: 9627 4182 or 0439 974 182 Vicki Micallef: 0425 210 436

Stedina... La Valette Social Centre Il-Fathers Maltin tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Sydney jistiednu lill-Komunita` La Valette Social Centre Inc. 175 Walters Road, Blacktown Maltija, u l-familji għall-festa Tel. 96225847’ Email: l [email protected] tradizzjonali fid-9 ta’ Settembru : The La Valette Social Centre is tal-Vitorja organising two special bus trips Fis-2.30 pm: Il-purcissjoni fejn Sunday August 12 : Bus for the Festa ta’ Santa Marija jingħad ir-Ruzarju, u wara tibda at the Central Coast l-quddiesa fil- Katidral ta’ St Mary’s Cost $30 includes coach & morning tea. Bus leaves College Street Sydney . Greystanes 8 am and at 8.30 am from the Centre. Dawk li għandhom xi għaqda, mistiedna jieħdu magħhom il- Sunday September 9 : Bus to St Mary’s Cathedral bnadar jew standardi tal-għaqda. for the Festa tal- Bambina . Bus leaves the Centre at 12pm Familji li għandhom xi tfal jew and Old Prospect Rd Greystanes at 12.30 pm. żgħazagħ li jkunu jridu jilbsu xi Cost $20 Everybody is wlecome kostum Malti jew tal-preċett, u jimxu fil-purcissjoni, iċemplu Contact Frances 0412320432 or the Centre 9622 5847 lil: Antoinette Mascari 9899 1938. Tuesday August 7, 2018 The Voice of the Maltese 23 CCoommmmuunniittyy NNeewwss

On Demand: Ethnic Maltese Council 11am) Il-Ħadd 11.00 am: l-aħħar aħbarijiet minn Malta, mużika, tagħrif, kultura, TTuunnee iinn ttoo avviżi u suġġetti ta’ interess. Radio and UNCLE SAM DJ (Maltese Radio) Radio and tune in to link: www.unclesamdj.com Television SBS Radio 2 on Channel 38 . Television Programmes can be accessed on - MELBOURNE: on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or line (live or catch up) at: on www.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5-6 sbs.com.au/maltese and via mobile pm, Fridays 5-6 pm and Saturdays To tune into digital radio you need a phone, using the SBS Radio app. 10-11am. receiver or device with a DAB+ chip. Tuning in is by station name not fre- For television news from Malta - MELBOURNE: on 98.9 North West quency. Digital radio can also be SBS2 TV 32 ( (Viceland) on Thurs - FM, every Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. heard via digital TV. days and Sundays at 8am. and Mondays 7.00 to 8.00pm. Pre - VIVA MALTA senter: Emmanuel Brincat. SBS MALTESE NEWS: L-Aħbarijiet on COAST FM 96.3 on SBSTV twice a week nationwide; Community Radio in Gosford Cen - MELBOURNE: STEREO 974 Sunday 8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32) tral Coast NSW. Aired on Thursdays (93180930): 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Thursdays at 8.00 am on SBSTV32. every fortnight from 6 pm -7 pm. Magazine) & Thursday (Merħba): Presenter: Nathalie Gatt. 6.00pm to 8.00 pm Co-ordinator – SYDNEY: listen to the MCC radio Web streaming: Ray Anastasi programmes on 2GLF FM 89.3. www.coastfm.org.au Isma’ l-programm tar-radju bil-Malti On SBS Radio mill-Kunsill Malti ta’ NSW minn fuq l- BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Day Time Analogue and Digital istazzjon 2GLF 89.3FM. Programme on 4EB on Tuesdays Tuesdays and Fridays: 12:00-13:00 (Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ On Demand minn 6.00 -8.15am; Sundays 4.15pm to 97.7fm SBS 2. fuq l-Internet: www.893fm.com.au ) 5.15pm

Maltese Seniors Social Welfare Day Groups Central Coast Fairfield Active Maltese Seniors month at the Llandilo Community Hall, Santa Maria Festa Day Meets on the last Tuesday of the Month. Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1 pm. Celebrated at St Mary Group meets in Parish Hall, cnr of Stella MacKillop Church Street & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights at Maltese of Bankstown Warnevale 10 am. Group meets 3rd Wednesday of month in the Bank-stown CBD area. (Cn Minnesota & Sparks Maltese Seniors Central Coast Every other 3rd Thursday an outing. Road Woongarrah). Have to contact our Welfare Officer for Enquiries call: Sam 9534 2357 Friday August 10: an appointment. For all information and 11 am: the new statue will be referral matters call Censina Cefai: 02 Greystanes Maltese Seniors placed next to the sanctuary. 439 000 12 or 0414 267 652 Meets on the second Monday of each month at the George Preca Centre of Sunday August 12: Daceyville Maltese Seniors OLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road, 3 pm: Solemn Mass and Meets the last Wednesday of the mon- Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon blessing of the new statue th in the Meeting Room One, No. 3 Gen - eral Bridges Crescent, Daceyville. The Sutherland & St George of Santa Maria. Note : The Groups also arrange regular Bus Trips Maltese Group 4pm: Procession with the Join us and make new friends. Meets every First Wednesday of the statue in the parish grounds Month from 10:00am-1:00pm. followed by the congregation. Merrylands Social Maltese Seniors Meetings/Get Togethers are interest - Meets every second Friday of the ing, informative & entertaining, so Tuggerah Lakes Show Band month: Miller Room, Memorial Av - come Join us and make new Friends will entertain until the fire - enue Merrylands from 10.30am to For more information contact our Co - works display at 6 pm. 12.30 am ordinator: Tea, coffee and drinks sold. Llandilo Maltese Seniors Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02) 9501 Sunny Confectionery in Meets on the first Wednesday of each 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298 . attendance. The Santa Maria Festa Com - *(All Groups are co-ordinated by The Maltese Community Council of NSW) with a mittee welcomes you all. sponsorship from Multicultural NSW. Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: Marisa Previtera JP on 0414 863 123. The MCC offices are at 59b Franklin Street (corner For more information contact with Young St) Parramatta West NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School). Charlie on: O404 194020 24 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 7, 2018 SSppoorrttss...... Maltese clubs’ adventure in UEFA competitions for this season is over Slender agg. goal defeats for Balzan, Valletta BALZAN v Slovan Bratislava 2-1, 1-3 (agg. 3-4) minutes through Aleksandar Cavric to level After drawing 1-1 away, Valletta hoped to the score but that would have taken them make use of their home advantage to qual - he adventure of the two remaining ify. But though they did try hard, they Maltese clubs in UEFA competitions through on the away goals rule. T The hosts could have doubled the score in missed some good chances and paid dearly was ended when Valletta and Balzan were for that as Hrvoje Barisic put Zrinskji eliminated from the Europa League follow - the second half when they were awarded a penalty, but Sultana in Balzan’s goal saved ahead on 30 minutes. ing defeats in the return ties. Valletta made a reaction in the second half Balzan came to within a goal to qualify to Andraz Sporar’s kick. The striker however made amends by scoring twice in a 60 sec - and their chances grew when Galic was red the third round of the competition, but two carded and they levelled the score (57th) goals in as many minutes put paid to all onds (70th and 71st minute). Balzan pulled one back through Kadu (75th) and gave through Steve Borg. But that lasted only their hopes when they were beaten 3-1 by eight minutes when Milos Filipovic scored Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia to lose 4-3 Balzan hope that another goal could put them through on away goals. They just Zrinskji’s all-important goal. on aggregate. In the away first leg at Bosnia, Mario With 2-1 down from the first leg in Malta, failed. In the first leg at the Centenary Stadium Fontanella scored at the death for Valletta Slovan exerted pressure on the Balzan de - to earn them a valuable 1-1 draw. Valletta fence early on and scored after just seven Balzan went beyond expectations to beat Slovan Bratislava 2-1 for their second vic - shared the exchanges throughout, but after tory in the UEFA Europa League. a scoreless first half, Zrinsjki went ahead 2018/19 season kicks off Aug 17 Balzan gave a most impressive perform - with a Nemanja Bilbija goal. Valletta’s lev - ance and even managed to take a two-goal eller arrived in stoppage time. Valletta start defence of lead through Bojan Kaljevic (16th minute) title against Sliema W. Ubos Ljubomirac on (67th). But Slovan pulled a goal back through Vukan Savice - European Waterpolo Championships ootball’s Premier League season vic (82nd). 2018/19 in Malta kicks off on August F17 with newly promoted Qormi v Senglea. VALLETTA v Zrinjski M. 1-1, 1-2 (agg. 2-3) Maaltal’st paar tifcipiantioin sinh the 1LE6Nt Eh uro - Champions Valletta start their defence of fter their elimination from the Champi - pean Waterpolo Championships in the title with a clash against Sliema Wan - ons League Valletta competed in the SMpain ended in disappointment after losing derers on the 18th. The rest of the first AEAuropa League and drawn to meet Zrinskji in a shoot-out to Turkey in the match for day’s programme will be: Hibernians v Pie- of Bosnia Herzegovina. But they could not 15th place. Malta had enough chances to ta H; Birkirkara v Balzan, Ħamrun Spar - get any further than the second qualifying win but missed opportunities let them down tans v Floriana; Mosta v St Andrews and round after losing 3-2 on aggregate follow - and by the end of normal time the two were Tarxien Rainbows v Gżira United ing a 2-1 home loss in the return tie. level at 7-7. In the shoot-out Turkey won 13-12. So Malta finished the event in 16th place, one place lower than the last edition.

NSPLt i2 lWle sth: Laongpwaerr inf SoC vr S GSC u2n-3 shNPiLn Veic: Greeen Goullry gv Steh M Celborurone s 2s -3 NPL 2 NSW Sunshine George Cross v Melbourne C. 2-2 Bentleigh G. v Green Gully 2-0 here was tremendous joy at Langwarrin espite having the best of their crucial Five without a win when the referee blew the final whistle match against South Melbourne Hellas ailure to beat Western Sydney Wanderers tThat gave George Cross a 3-2 win. They iDn the weekend Green Gully could not on Sunday at the Melita Stadium keeps came back from a goal down after 30-sec - avoid their fifth loss on the trot, and their PFarramatta Melita Eagles struggling to avoid onds by John Kuol to win. They then took 12th for the season and now slip into a rel - finishing wooden spoonists. They seemed to control of the game but had to wait till the egation battle. In a five goal thriller, Green have lost their way and offered little resist - 70th minute to level terms from a Jungho Gully lost their home match by 3-2. ance in losing 3-0. They also finished with Kim free kick. Eight minutes Karl Barice - Nick Krousoratis gave Gully a 6th minute 10 men after Neram Yalda was sent off. vic gave them a 2-1 lead, only for Langwar - lead and the hosts dominated the first half. The three-point lead they currently enjoy rin to equalise, again through Kuol (84th). They were disappointed to concede before over the two bottom sides is not safe con - The Georgies reacted strongly and scored half-time when Marcus Schroen scored for sidering the fact they play two of their last what proved to be the winning tally through Hellas, let in a second in the 62nd minute three matches away from home, two against Ben Mammone. The win was somewhat through Milos Lujic and a third six minutes top-four teams. dampened later in the evening when Bal - later through Schroen. Green Gully reduced Parramatta have failed to win in their last larat also won to maintain their seven points the arrears on 81 minutes through George five games, and this one comes on top of lead over SGC These two sides meet on Lambadaridis. the disappointing home 1-1 stalemate in the Saturday in a game the Georgies must win It is now imperative that Green Gully win previous round against Macarthur Rams, a to keep their slim hopes of survival alive. at least one of the remaining three matches. team below them in the league ladder. *A week earlier SGC drew 2-2 against Mel - *In the previous game at the end of a lack- In that game both sides took extra steps of bourne City. It was a cruel blow for the lustre performance GG lost 2-0 at Bentleigh caution and chances were few and far be - George Cross faithful. They took a 50-sec - Greens, who took the lead on 14 minutes, tween. At one point Parramatta had the ball ond lead from Ben Marrone and frittered and Gully can thank Lucas Spinella for keep - in the back of the net but it was disallowed. away a lot chances before Danny Baraket ing the score down for the rest of the half. With 10 minutes left the Rams had a player made it 2-0 midway through the first half. Gully's only effort in the first half was a sent off and Parramatta were awarded a City scored on the stroke of half time, and shot that smashed against the upright. penalty, which Abou Serhal scored. The Georgies’ fans were stung when City scored Bentleigh ended this match as a contest Rams equalised through a Simon Zahra an undeserved equaliser in the 94th minute. with a second goal on 75 minutes. freekick two minutes from the end.