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February 25, 2020

Carnival time Malta sticks to five centuries of traditions (See report on page 12)

Photo - DOI - Jeremy Wonnacott 2 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020 CHILD MIGRANTS OF MALTA (CMOM)

The child mi - grant monu - ment at Pinto Wharf in Malta’s Grand Harbour The untold story name but a few. Paul Calleja The archive also holds newspaper articles from the now de - funct, Maltese Herald, Times of Malta, Sunday Independent, l- n Sunday March Orizzont, Free Xpress Sion and more. 1. 2002, I wit - Newsletters of CMOM and Christian Brothers ex residents nessed the un - and Student Services (C- Berss) plus Oral histories C-Berss vOeiling of the child produced featuring ten former Maltese child migrants in addi - migrant monument that tion to CMOM’s photos collection and information of a host of now adorns the Pinto other topics further enhance the archive. Wharf in Malta’s Grand Two sections can be identified in the archive. The first covers Harbour. I was there with the period from1990 to 2002 and the second from 2002 to the late Profs. Plowman 2008. and two other members Material of the first section – 1990 to 2002 – originate from of the Child Migrants of research I conducted for a book I was writing on the history of Malta (CMOM) courtesy Maltese settlement in Western Australia. The book was entitled of the government of the Maltese of the Western Third. Malta. The unveiling The Western Third of the title refers to Western Australia. This marked the end of six state occupies one third of the entire Australian continent and is years endeavour by so large that it can accommodate seven countries the size of the CMOM’s committee to achieve important outcomes for the for - UK or five the size of France. mer Maltese child migrants. Material of the second section – 2002 to 2008 – commences Many within Malta and its Diaspora then, and still probably with my light bulb moment that resulted in the formation of the do, believed they had the complete body of knowledge of Child Migrants of Malta. Malta’s child migrant narrative. Those still believing this are It’s subject matters are broad and abundant including – the mistaken. In reality what they have is just the skeletal compo - contrasting level of support by three Malta High Commission - nent, which, on its own, projects a distorted image of the true ers of CMOM between 2002 and 2008, the magnitude of sup - story. port from Church, State and community, CMOM’s origin, A skeleton needs the fleshy bits to clad it before the accurate CMOM’s committee and their individual contribution to the image can emerge. Unfortunately, for those who want the com - cause, CMOM’s influence in the Australian Senate child mi - plete picture, much of the fleshy bits can only be found in the grant inquiry and finally the catastrophic Clontarf bus tragedy Maltese child migrant’s digital archive that I retrieved recently that killed one Irish child migrant and severely injured six Mal - from my computer. tese – one of which lost one leg, the other two. The archive is important for Malta to establish a correct and The archive has always been in my possession because I built complete collection of historical material on this significant and it during an 18-year period from researching a book from 1990 unique chapter of its history and equally important to those to 2002 and as CMOM’s secretary from 2002 to 2008. who write this history for much the same reasons. Now I feel obligated to make this archive available to migrant The archive contains material from a broad variety of sources organisations and institutions working for migrants and pre - under a extensive range of headings including – documents and serving migrant records and other forms of information. To that correspondence from the Australian and Maltese governments, end I will forward the archive to Directorate for Consular Serv - High Commissioners of Malta, the Christian Brothers and a ices and Maltese Living Abroad, Malta Emigrants' Commission host of other Religious Orders, Perth’s Archbishop, Geraldton’s and the University of Malta. Bishop, the Catholic Bishops` Committee for Migrants & It is my genuine hope that at one point in the future a Maltese Refugees, the International Association of Former Child Mi - historian or PhD student would write a complete account of grants, the Battye Library of Western Australia's Migrant Com - Malta’s child migrant era and publish the results in a book. I munities Archives, Malta’s Migrant Commission, Senator believe there would be strong interest in Malta, Australia, Andrew Murray and the Chief Justice, David Malcolm, to Britain, New Zealand and the USA to purchase the book. Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 3 Pastimes: Pleasures, Passions and Profits s a child I spent warm, summer holi- had become in their respective choices of pas- by LUCY CALLEJA days’ afternoons dressing my clover times and hobbies; be they the very expensive stick “doll” with scrap material and philately or the creative and performing arts. remnants donated by dressmakers In a way, it was a good outlet for one’s energy; across the road, in return for running errands to a reprieve from the humdrum of every day life; tAhe local haberdashery shop. Eventually, when an expression of one’s talents other than what my mother bought me my first little doll, I could be achieved in one’s job or career. That learned easy knitting stitches to make some is, until such interests became obsessions and Cinderella style dresses, with some yarn we had addictions leading, in some instances, to rela - at home. tionships and family breakdowns. That love of sewing, knitting and other needle Travel and photography soon became great in- craft lasted for many long years throughout my terests, if not obsessions. But on a Maltese life; sometimes out of necessity, to have the best salary, it had to be curtailed. I could only take a possible garment with the least fiscal outlay. trip once every so many years. However, pho- Once at High School, life became more hectic. tography took quite a bit of my spare time, in- When not at school, all siblings were too busy cluding membership of a photography club for doing homework or helping with house chores. some years. However, I did manage to convince my mother The long School holidays afforded me the time to buy me roller skates. Thus I could join the to do more needle crafts and learn to play the lunchtime group. guitar as a beginner. Nonetheless, the latter gave In spite of all the academic work taking so me much joy and sense of accomplishment, so Lucy was born at Mgarr much of our teenage years, my school friend I never felt really lonely when I was single and Malta. She became a and I managed to spend a couple of hours at the not dating. schooldteacher and after 10 local cinema on Sunday afternoon. For about three years I joined the evening pot- years teaching in Malta, she Having completed my Senior High School ed- tery class with the late John Bonnici, at the Sec- emigrated to Australia to ucation, Teac marry Charles, (now de - her Training College beckoned. ondary School at Paola. Those weekly sessions ceased). For all the assignments, and rigorous teaching did wonders for my creative needs. Also, having She has spent 26 years practices, table tennis and gigantic jigsaw puz- missed out on learning French at school, so that teaching in NSW high zles would also be part of my college life. I could do more Science, I enrolled at the Al - schools and for about eight But then I discovered the political history and liance for three years. years was the teaching philosophy section of the library. I lost myself Learning more languages is an excellent way Principal of the Maltese reading “The Confessions of Saint Augustine” of working the grey matter. It was also useful Language School of NSW over a number of evenings, after dinner, as well when I travelled. And here I strongly urge the (INC). as other texts that interested me greatly, though older members of our community to encourage Now retired, she is the not prescribed. their younger family members to enrol in Mal- mother of two children, and Over the ten years of teaching in Malta, as well tese classes, wherever they’re held. three grandchildren. as in years of teaching in Australia, I could ob- Throughout my years as a migrant, between serve how passionate some of my colleagues jobs and child rearing, I continued to have pas- times, and also observe how some people ended up making Lucy’s advice: take a living, or supplementing an in - up gardening, it come, from what may have been a tentative try would do you good at something new. I love gardening, although I have not been very successful with indoor plants. I have to be satisfied with a limited suc- cess at growing herbs and ornamentals. Spending time outside the house, albeit not on the smokey days, is very important for our well- being. And if we’re not able to do gardening for whatever the reason, we can always enjoy other gardens as we walk around the neighbourhood, or visit botanical gardens. Here’s to the saying, “Stop and smell the roses”. Whether it’s something we do on our own, such as reading, gardening, listening to our favourite music, trying out a new recipe or something we do in a group, having time out from the grind of every day life is not only ben- eficial, but essential for our wellbeing. We can all take advantage of what’s available in our cir- cle, our community and the wider world. 4 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020

Q. I am single, 59 years of age and working full time. I his is a monthly service offered by The Voice of the own my own home and have an investment property Maltese in which Marie Louise Muscat from the worth $500,000 which generates around $23,000 in rental TFiducian Financial Services helps our readers under - income. I have a superannuation fund worth approxi - mately $400,000. I feel I should retire in six months’ time stand the complexities associated with financial planning. when I turn 60 as my health is deteriorating. Do you think If you need more advice send an email to Marie Louise I have sufficient funds to retire on? via: [email protected]. A. For a single person your financial as - should consider sets are quite significant. Depending on using a large por - what income you need to retire on, you tion of these funds to may have sufficient funds to do so. If your pay down your health is deteriorating than looking after mortgage. You are yourself is very important. Your superan - both young enough nuation fund should be able to provide to have time to build you with around $20,000 of tax-free in - up your superannu - come per annum in retirement. ation funds in future You may find that this income plus the years. rental income are sufficient for your daily However, the needs. You should work out a list of all quicker you pay off your expenses and if you find you need your mortgage the help to make a budget you should visit a quicker you can financial planner who would be happy to start working on help you with this. your superannua - tion funds. Given the QQ&&AA Q. I am 43 years old and my wife is 39 low interest rates, and potential for super to working four days a week and my years old. We both work full time. Her salary will be around $60,000 per mother passed away and we came into earn more than the mortgage costs, you could look at using some of the funds to annum. an inheritance of around $280,000. We I have been running an account-based have a mortgage on our house of contribute to superannuation. You cannot touch money in your superan - pension since I retired and this was around $450,000. Our superannuation providing me with the income I funds are very small. Mine is around nuation until you are 60 years of age and that is still a long way off. It would be ben - needed. Now that I will be working $63,000 and my wife’s super is around again I will no longer require this in - $50,000. Should we pay this inheri - eficial to meet with a financial planner to discuss your situation in more detail. come. Is it better for me to stop this in - tance on our mortgage or should we come stream or should I continue it? put half of it in our super funds to give them a boost? Q. I am a 68-year-old self-funded re - A. You have two options; you can roll tiree, and have been retired for just over this income stream back into accu - A. You are both quite young and with a rea - over three years. I have been offered a mulation and let it grow or you can con - sonably large mortgage on your home. You job that I am happy to accept. I will be tinue to receive the payments. If you rolled the funds back into accumulation the earnings in the super fund will pay 15% tax. If you continued with the account based pension, payments from the account- based pension are tax-free and earnings within the account-based pension are not taxed. Another option for you is that while you are working you could make non-concessional contributions into su - perannuation with any surplus income that you may have. No tax will be paid on these contributions. Q. I am a grandmother of three all of which are under the age of five. I am planning to open an investment for them so that when they are old enough to go to University this money can go towards this expense. I plan to invest a small amount of money into this account every month. Should I apply for a tax file num - ber for these children or should I open the account in their parents’ name? A. I believe you should open this account in your name in trust for the grandchil - dren. If it were in their names they would have to pay significant high tax on any earnings above $406 per annum. If it was in their parents’ name they may at some stage need the money and use it on them - selves. My recommendation would be to pen the account in your name in trust for your grandchildren. Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 5 A creative and talented man he Voice of the Maltese’s selection for the Person - ality of the Month is a man that has dedicated over fTorty years of service to the community in the field of it-Teatru Malti fl-Awstralja (Maltese theatre in Aus - tralia) as well as in the welfare sector. Eddie Busuttil is the producer/director of four excellent productions that can be classified as “classical” for the Maltese stage in Australia.

Eddie Busuttil

ddie Busuttil was born in Birkirkara in 1959. As a young boy, he attended il-MUSEUM , i c-Cirklu (Youth Centre) and the Oratory. He enjoyed playing football and other sporting activities. After primary school, he attended St Joseph Secondary ETechnical School at Paola. In March 1964, at age 15, he emigrated to Sydney with his family on the MV Roma. He started life in Sydney as an apprentice fitter and machinist with the NSW Railways, working on steam and diesel engines. In 1978, he joined The Health Department as a health care interpreter (Maltese) working in various Area Health Centres and hospitals throughout Sydney. Five years later, in 1983, Eddie gained an Associate Diploma in Welfare Work at TAFE and joined the NSW Public Service where he worked as a Senior Child Protection Caseworker. For some time, he also worked as well as a Maltese Development Worker at He also featured in other comedy plays such as Islifni l-Mara La Valette Social Centre, Blacktown. Għan-Nofs Siegħa, It-Tieġ ta’ Karmena Abdilla, L-Imħabba fil- He married Monica nee Mamo Ġnien with id-Dulli, L-Għira,

(deceased) from Mosta, who was In-Neputi jrid jiżżewweġ, Qron -

a great support to him in his con - fol u Friefet, and L-Aġenzija

tribution to the Maltese commu - taż-Żwieġ to name but a few. F THE MON TH nity in Sydney. They have three POERSONALITY Over the years, he also formed children, Mark, Marija and An - folk-style groups singing Mal - gela, and seven grand children. tese songs and in the 1990’s de - In the early 70s, Eddie became OF THE MONTH veloped a singing duo with involved in the Maltese com - Vince Bezzina, Ix-Xlendi munity as a member of the Mal - Brothers. tese Welfare (NSW) and also as delegate to the Maltese Over the years Eddie has been involved with Maltese associations Community Council of NSW. holding various committee positions, or with producing and di - With the Maltese Welfare (NSW), he prepared and presented a recting shows and concerts. His involvement with the Maltese number of seminar papers. In 1981, he assisted in the publication community in Australia spans well over the last 40 years. Eddie is of the second edition of “The Maltese Community Directory”, and the current Vice President of the La Valette Centre at Blacktown in 1988, he was co-founder of the Maltese Cultural Association. NSW. He was at the forefront with the formation of the MCA Singing In short, Eddie is a man of many talents who has contributed so Choir which is still performing. much to many aspects of Maltese culture in NSW. In 1976, when the Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Band was formed, Eddie was A summary of some of the musical productions credited to Eddie Busuttil: one of the first to join. Prior of this, he was a 1976: Assisted with the first fund-raising Maltese Monument at Pendle Hill, NSW. member with the First Royal NSW Lancers show for the MSSP, the Fr David Az - 1989: Initiated the project to have a Folk Military Band based in Parramatta, where he zopardi Concert. Mass “ Il-Quddiesa bl-Għana Malti” . played the cornet. 1977: Wrote and produced a socio-reli - 1992: The Musical: “Jiena It-Triq, Il-Ver - As an actor, in the early 70’s, he was in - gious musical play “Kulħadd Għall- itá u l-Ħajja”. volved with Theatre of Maltese Migrants Ġenna”. 2000: Produced and directed the Musical (TOMM) and directed and took part in a Mal - 1978: First of a serious of musicals, Il- for the Maltese Cultural Association tese historical feature when singers Joe Grech Passjoni, “Ikun Li Trid Int” . Three were “Malta 1919” and in 2001 “Gensna” a and Mary Spiteri visited from Malta and per - performed at the Sydney Opera House. rock opera. formed at the Sydney Opera House. 1983: Co-authored the first Għana in Eng - 2004: Produced and directed the Musical Eddie Busuttil joined the Cittadini Theatre lish with Joe Galea “The Centenary Song”. for the MCA, Manwel - Il-Bandiera tal- Company, acting various roles such as in 1988: Directed the music of Il-Ballata tal- Maltin . the musical Qalb ta’ Kampanjol or in the Maltin ta’ New Caledonia. 2010: The Musical: Jiena t-Triq, il-Veritá drama passion play Tigi Saltnatek playing 1988: Formed part of the MCC NSW Bi- u l-Ħajja , Central Coast, Wollongong & the role of Jesus; as the blind man in the Centennial Sub-Committee, that built the Sydney. play about the life of Dun Gorg Preca. 6 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020

Sir Cliff Marisma riding Paco (right) and Sir Phillip Leitch riding Valiant make contact shattering their lances during the days Joust of War at Kryal Castle

Malta-born Clifford makes a name for himself lifforda Fosrmos a ais a jof tohe joust. ster professional equestrian In 2015 Clifford won that year’s in Australia who keeps “Timeline Festival” joust, and gCaining popularity for himself the next year also won the Keith and for his spectacular ‘sport’, Ryall” memorial tournament and jousting. The 42-year-old who “St Ives Medieval Faire”. goes by his professional name His professionalism and skills of Sir Clifford Marisma was have earned him a reputation born in Malta. He moved to and popularity around Australia Australia over 30 years ago. and also abroad. He reached a Sir Clifford has studied clas - high standard in 2018 when he sical horsemanship and com - competed in France and won the peted as a rodeo bull rider and Tournament of St Michel by has now also become a rider overcoming a field of interna - and trainer of national tional jousters. renown. Clifford is also a member of the For the past 12 years he has “Order of the Star” an elite indulged his passion for va - group of knights whose mission quero methods of training at is to inspire and aid others to his stud in Ballarat. His skill excel. During his jousting the has resulted in clients from all Maltese ‘knight’ who seems to over the country seeking him pride himself by putting an ap - out to train their prized parel or costume on his horse mounts. with the eight-pointed Maltese In his first appearance at the cross, wears a 15th century Ital - Abbey medieval tournament ian weighing 36kg. He goes by he was named 2015 champion the motto of, Stand and go forth. JOUSTING is a martial game between two horsemen wield - ing lances with blunted tips, often as part of a tournament. The primary aim was to replicate a clash of heavy cavalry, with each participant trying hard to strike the opponent while riding towards him at high speed, breaking the lance on the oppo - nent's shield or jousting armour if possible, or unhorsing him. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Ro - mantic medievalism. The participants experience close to three and a quarter times their body weight in G-forces when Malta-born Equestrian Clifford Formosa, profes - the lances collide with their armour. sionally known as Sir Clifford Marisma in full regalia Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 7

PeterPaul Ciantar Il-funtana li dari kienet iżżejjen Pjazza San Ġorġ fil-belt Valletta iena fost dawk il-ħafna li jistqarru li l-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann ħallewlna l-kapitali tagħna, il-belt Valletta post mill-isbaħ, belt li ma kien jonqosha xejn. Il-Kavallieri bnew belt b’arkitettura Barokka sabiħa, sistemi preċiżi u iJppjanata bil-ħtiġijiet kollha. Il-funtana li tinsab fi Ġnien San Filippu, il-Furjana Il-Kavallieri ħallewlna wkoll belt b’għadd kbir ta’ palazzi sbieħ u knejjes sbieħ, bl-aqwa fosthom il-Kon-katidral ta’ pjazza mimlija storja kienet tassew sabiħa u dinjituża. San Ġwann (waħda mill-isbaħ knejjes fl-Ewropa kollha), Dik il-kolonna twila bl-iljun fuqha li kienet man-naħa tal- bereġ u entratura mfassla biex verament tilqgħek xħin ġenb ta’ Triq l-Arċisqof, u dik il-funtana sabiħa fiċ-ċentru tidħol fiha. tal-misraħ, kienu tassew jagħtu dehra ta’ eleganza kif titlob Illum li kbirt naqra fl-età ngħid li tassew jiddispjaċini il-belt Barokka tagħna. nistqarr li dak li seħħ fil-belt Valletta wara l-Kavallieri, l- Din il-funtana f’nofs din il-pjazza neħħewha l-Ingliżi ħalli ewwel mill-Ingliżi u mbagħad komplejna aħna stess il- jagħmlu wisa’ biex jagħmlu l-parati militari. Huma affari - Maltin, ma narahx li xeraq lill-belt kapitali tagħna. jiet li bilkemm jitwemmnu! Illum qed nikteb dwar funtana li kien hemm fi Pjazza San Tajjeb li wkoll jingħad li din il-funtana kienet l-ewwel Ġorġ, dik il-pjazza tant sabiħa quddiem il-Palazz, illum il- waħda li nbniet wara l-Akwidott ta’ Wignacourt. Kienet Palazz tal-President. Għedt kien hemm, għax din il-funtana ġiet inawgurata fi żmien l-Għid, fil-21 ta’ April, 1615. Dak - llum tinsab fi Ġnien San Filippu l-Furjana, dak il-ġnien ta’ inhar tal-inawgurazzjoni ġew organizzati festi kbar bi spet - taħt l-Argotti. taklu tan-nar, logħob u tlielaq. Din il-funtana mill-isbaħ li kienet iżżejjen il-pjazza Inħeġġeġ lil min qed jaqra dan l-artiklu biex jagħti titwila ewlenija fil-belt, f’Misraħ San Ġorġ tinsab kważi moħbija. lejn din il-funtana. Wieħed jista’ jasal għaliha mid-daħla Ħarsa lejn ir-ritratt tal-pjazza malajr tintebaħ kemm din il- xejn ċentrali għal Ġnien San Filippu, tefgħa ta’ ġebla bogħod minn ħdejn il-Knisja tal-Metodisti, illum sala tal- kunċerti. Il-funtana meta kienet is - Dan il-ġnien hu wkoll magħruf bħala «Il-Ġnien tal-Ġen - sebbaħ Misraħ San Ġorġ eral » Jekk forsi wieħed jaqta’ qalbu li jasal sa ħdejha, allura qabel neħħewha minn nissuġġerilu li jagħtiha titwila min-naħa ta’ ġewwa ta’ hemm l-Ingliżi Ġnien l-Argotti. Din il-funtanta għandha tassew dehra spettakulari … u tikkonsisti f’ħawt kbir tond isfel bi ħwat oħra fuqu f’forma ta’ arzell tal-baħar, kull wieħed iżgħar minn dak ta’ taħtu. Dawn huma miżmumin fuq pedestall bi tlett idniefel b’ - denbhom ’il fuq. Il-funtana hija kbira mhux ħażin u kienet toqgħod preċiż fid-dehra wiesgħa ta’ Pjazza San Ġorġ. Ta’ min jgħid li għal xi żmien id-dħul għal dan il-ġnien li kien jifforma parti mis-sezzjoni privata tal-Ġnien Bottaniku tal-Argotti li wkoll kien jintuża mill-Universitá ta’ Malta għall-istudji, kien ristrett. Imm’issa huwa aċċessibbli għall- pubbliku. Biex tidħol għalih trid tinżel rampa minn wara grada u qabel tasal għall-ġnien, hemm niżla oħra fuq ix-xellug li tieħdok għal dak li darba kien stazzjon tal-ferrovija. Il-ġnien hu sabiħ ħafna imma li jispikka fih hi appuntu l- funtana f’nofsu. 8 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020 Have your say/Xi trid tghid? Your letters/ L-ittri tagħkom ... Australian generosity Mark Bailey from Tamworth, NSW writes: for each other. Profits from the concert are to be passed ustralia has always had a fire sea - on to rural fire services, communities af - son, with naturally occurring fected by bushfires and animal welfare The Voice of the Maltese blazes sparked during the dry sum - groups. ffoorrttnniigghhttllyy mmaaggaazziinnee mAer, but this year's has been unprece - I must say that the fact that so many of dented in the scale and intensity of the us have been reaching into our pockets is is a bi-lingual (in English fires. The fires have killed at least 33 peo - during this difficult time is not surprising and Maltese) fortnightly mag - ple and destroyed thousands of homes as according to the World Giving Index azine that specifically targets But I dare say that something good has Australia is the fourth most generous na - all Maltese living abroad with come out of the devastation of the Aus - tion in the world. emphasis on the Australian tralian bushfires this year. It has generated I did some research and found that Aus - and Maltese scenes. an outpouring of generosity amongst Aus - tralians have been giving directly to char - e magazine can also be read in tralians. The response from the huge bene - ities such as the Red Cross, the Salvation flipbook format online. A pdf copy fit concert special in Sydney is a case in Army and others working on the ground is also sent via email on request. point. to support survivors. Previously, many of If you require a printed copy we The money generated from this 10-hour us contributed to appeals such as Celeste can also oblige. fundraising event that was organised to Barber’s, for the NSW Rural Fire Service. Editors: raise A$10m for communities devastated Malta: Joseph Cutajar by bushfires in New South Wales, the worst-hit state, has shown that we do care Australia: Lawrence Dimech: MOM, Qaddisin OAM, JP Hate speech from Malta email address: Paul Calleja from Bolton, UK writes: imperrċa [email protected] don’t know if there’s a law against hate Alfred. Borg minn Stanmore NSW jikteb: speech or hate mail in Malta, but if there inn xi daqqiet nitħasseb għax fil-ko - Iisn’t, I believe there should be. In particular Letters for publication in The Voice munitá Maltija nsibu wkoll dawk ta’ it should be directed at stopping the know- tMwemmin lemini estrem li minflok joħorgu magazine, either in Maltese or English alls from expressing their venom, espe - fil-beraħ jinħbew f’tixwix sottili anke kon - should include name, e-mail address cially political, in their comments at the end tra l-istess art twelidhom. and residence of the writer, and be e- of reports published in the majority of news Dawn jidher li jaħsbu li t-twemmin poli - mailed to: [email protected]. portals in English emanating from the is - tiku tagħhom jagħtihom d-dritt li jkasbru, land. ixewxu u jdawwru l-veritá kif taqbel lilhom Now you can also I am not much familiar with the Maltese Dejjem issibhom jiftaħru kemm huma in - join us on facebook: language, therefore, as The Voice of the dipendenti politikament. Sintendi, in - Maltese is only published fortnightly, dipendenti u kostruttivi sakemm ikun sometimes I would need to resort to these fil-poter il-Gvern li jappoġġjaw jew xi https://www.facebook. portals to be aware with the goings-on. I ħadd jikxifħom fil-beraħ. com/groups/thevoice - keep telling myself they could be hazardous Illum ma tistax tinħeba iżjed għax il-midja to my health. But it seems that I never seem soċjali tesponik. Ma fiha xejn li tiddikjara ofthemaltese to learn! li int Laburist jew Nazzjonalist, l-agħar ikun meta tkun mgħaffeġ fit-tajn politiku u Dr Hugh McDermott MP tipprova turi li int qaddis, u li int pur. 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Mattia Preti’s Who is Mattia Preti? ‘Boethius and Philosophy’ attia Preti (1613-99), is the artist most associated with Madorning the baroque churches of Malta. He painted the vaulted ceiling in the Co-Cathedral of St. John in Valletta that depicts the life of St. John, as well as numer - ous altarpieces and works for parish churches across the Is - lands. His work on the vault of St. John's took some five years to complete. Other fine Preti works are in the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, and some are found in parish churches across the Is - lands, especially in the Church of St. Lawrence, in Vittoriosa. Govt. acquires Preti painting for €1.323m. he Maltese Government has managed to acquire the 17th creased reputation led to an expanded circle of patrons, and he century monumental oil on canvas painting by Mattia Preti received commissions from all over Europe , a Calabrian, titled Boethius and Philosophy for the sum He also painted several of the altarpieces in the side chapels. oTf €1,323,000. The artist painted it in around 1680 or just after that date. The National Development and Social Fund who will own the asset and contemporaneously lend the masterpiece for an in - definite period to Heritage Malta for the benefit of present and fu - ture generations have financed the acquisition. The work is considered as “one of the masterpieces of Preti’s last years, and indeed of Mattia Preti’s entire career”. Professor Keith Sciberras also considers it as a “major and sophisticated example of Preti’s themes of a philosophi - cal imprint depicted in Malta”. Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government José Herrera, said that this ac - quisition is proof of the govern - ment’s commitment to continue to protect and enrich the cultural and artistic heritage of our country. Beyond the inherent prestige of such works of art, Boethius and Philosophy , like the artist himself, has strong links with the country. The paining is believed to have been commissioned by Andrea di Giovanni, Knight of the Order of Malta. Preti (pictured ) was born in Taverna, in Calabria, and became known as 'Il Cavalier Calabrese'. He spent some 30 years in Malta, during which time he was ad - mitted to the Order of St John. Preti was more than an artist, and besides transform - ing the interior of St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta with a huge series of paintings on the life and martyr - dom of St. John the Baptist (1661–1666), he was also responsible for the magnificent baroque interior of St. John's. The intricate stone-carved walls are made up of Mal - tese crosses, coats of arms, gilded flowers and other insignia and symbols. In Malta one also can find many paintings of Preti in private collections and in parish churches. His in - 10 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020

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ħal ma tafu, reċentement kien hemm terremot politiku Delia ċaħad. Qf’Mualta ikkoawżat m ir-vriżenjaa tal-Prdim Miniistrus ta’ d,aki n - PIl-kuNmment tieg? ħi hu har Joseph Muscat, konsegwenza ta’ deċiżjonijiet politiċi li x-xogħol tal-kap tal- lBi kienu ttieħdu waqt l-investigazzjonijiet dwar il-qtil brutali ta’ partit huwa wieħed li Daphne Caruana Galizia (DCG). jgħaqqad lill-partit Ħafna Maltin għadhom isegwu minuta b’minuta x-xiehda li tiegħu u jkun kom - qiegħda toħroġ fil-Qrati Maltin, u jidher li l-investigazzjonijiet petittiv biex jirbaħ l- għadhom għaddejjin. Il-konsegwenzi ta’ dak li qed jingħad għad - elezzjonijiet. Dan hom iseħħu, bħar-riżenja tal-Ministru għal Għawdex Justyne s’issa jidher li hemm Caruana. lanqas riħa fil-bogħod Issa li l-kawżi legali jidhru li qabdu ċertu ritmu, xi ftit jew wisq tagħha. l-attenzjoni daret fuq il-Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), li kellu ħafna Huwa veru li Adrian x’jiggwadanja politikament mill-allegat involviment ta’ diversi Delia rebaħ il-voti in - membri tal-uffiċċju tal-Prim Ministru (OPM) ma’ min huwa al - terni fil-partit, imma legatament li kellu direttament x’jaqsam mal-qtil. hu u l-partit li jirrap - Dan il-vantaġġ politiku jidher li ma mmaterjalizzax, u ħafna at - preżenta li jridu jirbħu Il-kap tal-PN, Adrian Delia tenzjoni qed tingħata lill-kap tal-PN, Adrian Delia. lura voti li llum mingħajr eżitazzjoni jivvutaw lill-partit l-oppost. Fi stħarriġ tal-fehma pubblika dwar min mill-kapijiet tal-partiti Ftit ilu ikkritika lil dawk li jopponuh fil-PN bil-kumment li l- l-kbar f’Malta huwa l-iktar fdat, li ġie ppubblikat fil- MaltaToday partit mhux tagħhom. Jien inżid li b’dan ir-raġunament il-partit tat-2 ta’ Frar li għadda jidher li Delia huwa fdat biss minn 13.5% mhux tiegħu lanqas, u nistaqsi x’se jiġri jekk l-elezzjoni ġenerali ta’ min ipparteċipa, filwaqt li Robert Abela, il-kap tal-Partit li ġejja fl-2022 terġa’ tirriżulta fi tkaxkira oħra bħat-tnejn li għad - Laburista (PL) u Prim Ministru l-ġdid, għandu 62.5%. dew? Li ġew injorati s-sinjali kollha li dehru? Għal Delia dan ir-riżultat huwa agħar mir-riżultat tal-istħarriġ Diġà ktibt darb’oħra 6 dwar ix-xbiha ta’ Messija li ħafna partitarji ta’ qabel (21.3% għal Delia, u 50.5% għal Muscat) li kien sar fl- jidhru li jattribwixxu għall-kap tal-partit tagħhom, ta’ kull lewn. 2019. Hija xbiha ottimista li tinftiehem, imma hija wkoll perikoluża. Anke fost il-partitarji Nazzjonalisti, il-popolarità ta’ Delia huwa Iċ-ċittadini tal-pajjiżi dejjem ikunu nervużi jistennew ir-riżultat baxx (34%), u dak ta’ Abela huwa sorprendentement għoli tal-elezzjonijiet, u l-partitarji aktarx xi ftit (jew wisq) iktar. Hawn (22.5%). B’kuntrast, il-popolarità ta’ Abela fil-partitarji tal-PL fl-Awstralja, l-elezzjonijiet ġenerali għall-parlament federali huwa ta’ 95.5%. 1 għandhom terminu ta’ tliet snin, filwaqt li f’Malta t-terminu huwa Kemm ilu kap tal-PN minn Settembru tal-2017, wara r-riżenja ta’ ħamsa. Il-konsegwenzi ta’ riżultat elettorali f’Malti għalhekk ta’ Simon Busuttil konsegwenza tat-tkaxkira fl-elezzjoni ta’ dik huma iktar dejjiema. is-sena (PN 43.68%, PL 55.04%), Delia mexxa lill-PN għal telfa fil-Kunsilli Lokali tal-2019 (PN 39.8%, PL 57.96%) u għall- Referenzi membri parlamentari fl-Unjoni Ewropea (PN 37.9%, PL 1. https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/data_and_surveys/100114/abela_d 54.29%). 2 S’issa, Delia għadu ma mexxiex lill-partit tiegħu elia_trust_barometer_february_2020#.Xks1QeFS9wA, retrieved f’elezzjoni ġenerali. 18/2/2020 Dr. Delia jidher li qatt ma kellu x-xorti li jgawdi l-appoġġ 2. ara https://electoral.gov.mt/ mifrux li jkollu kull kap wara li tkun għaddiet l-għażla 3. https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2017-09-16/local-news/Vot - demokratika fil-partit. Huwa ċar li għandu l-appoġġ tal-maġġo - ing-ends-in-PN-leadership-election-new-leader-to-be-announced-in-the- ranza tal-membri u tal-kunsilliera tal-PN (52.7% tal-membri fl- early-hours-of-the-morning-6736179104, retrieved 18/2/2020 2017 meta sar kap, 67.5% tal-kunsilliera fl-2019 meta sar vot 4. https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/adrian-delia-updated-updated-2- 3, 4 adrian-delia-wins-vote-of-confidence-with-67-5-vote-delia- ta’ kunfidenza interna) . wins-vote-of-confidence-with-67-5-vote-delia-arrives-at-dar-centrali- Huwa ċar ukoll li hemm minoranza qawwija fil-partit, inklużi result-on-his-future-to-be-announced-so/, retrieved 18/2/2020 membri tal-parlament, li l-kap tagħhom ma jinżlilhomx. Ir-raġu - 5. https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/around-1-million- nijiet jistgħu ikunu varji, u x’aktarx jinkludu allegazzjonijiet money-london-prostitution-processed-adrian-delias-barclays- koroh li kienu saru fil-konfront tiegħu minn DCG innifisha meta international-account-jersey/, retrieved 18/2/2020 xlietu li kellu x’jaqsam mal-prostituzzjoni f’Londra 5, ħaġa li 6. The Voice of the Maltese , No. 113, Perspettiva A proud sponsor of The Voice of the Maltese

website: www.breakawaytravel.com.au Tel (02) 9622 7799 Breakaway Travel 94 corner of Main & Campbell blacktown@breakaway- Streets, Blacktown NSW travel.com.au ..... for all your travel needs. Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 11 “Ġabu ruħhom magħna bi ħlewwa liema bħalha ” inn xi ġimgħat lil hawn, u wara skont il-programm li li fl-10 ta’ Frar, fi tmiem il-qud - qed jiġi mfassal mhux diesa pontifikali solenni fil- se jkun possibbli li l- Ġabu ruħhom magħna bi ħlewwa liema bħalha” Atti 28,2 kMnisja ddedikata lil San Pawl fil-kapitali Papa jżur il-postjiet Maltija Valletta fil-festa tan-nafraġju tal- kollha f’Malta u qaddis meqjus bħala “missier Malta menta dwar din is-silta meta għamel ir- kattolika” fuq stedina tal-Arċisqof riflessjoni waqt il-Ġimgħa ta’ Talb Charles Scicluna, il-President ta’ Malta għall-Għaqda bejn l-Insara. Dakinhar George Vella qara d-dikjarazzjoni il-Papa qal: “meta rifsu Malta, daqu l- maħruġa mill-Vatikan bit-ħabbira li l- ospitalitá tan-nies tal-gżira, il-ħlewwa Papa Franġisku se jżur Malta fil-31 ta’ u l-umanitá tagħhom.” Mejju Ii ġej (stampa lemin) , bdiet it- B’rabta ma’ din is-silta li tant laqtet lill- tħejjija għal din iż-żjara. Papa Franġisku, it-tema magħżula għal Fid-dikjarazzjoni ntqal: din iż-żjara f’Malta mill-Knisja Maltija “Il-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku hi: “ġabu ruħhom magħna bi ħlewwa jilqa’ l-istedina tal-President tar-Repub - liema bħalha (Atti 28-2). Il-logo uffiċjali blika ta’ Malta, tal-Awtoritajiet u tal- ġie ipprezentat ppuntu b’dawn il kliem Knisja Kattolika tal-Pajjiż, u se jagħmel mill-Arċisqof Scicluna li mbagħad fi Vjaġġ Appostoliku f’Malta u Għawdex tmeim il-quddiesa fil-knisja ta’ San Pawl fil-31 ta’ Mejju 2020. Il-programm tal- fil-belt, ippreżentah lill-Ministru Josè vjaġġ se jitħabbar iktar ‘il quddiem”. Herrera f’isem il-Gvern Malti. M’għandniex xi ngħidu, l-aħbar int - L-isqfijiet qalu li ż-żjara “għandna laqgħet bl-akbar ferħa, u kemm il-Presi - Għawdex f’jum wieħed, x’aktarx li ż-żjara tgħinna biex dak li l-Kelma ta’ Alla ta’ Alla dent, kif ukoll il-Prim Ministru Robert tibda s-Sibt 30 ta’ Mejju wara nofsinhar tgħid dwarna l-Maltin ikompli jkun ta’ Abela, qalu li qed jittamaw li ż-żjara tgħin meta jżur Għawdex u l-Knijsa ta’ Pinu, u ispirazzjoni kontinwa f’pajjiżna.” biex tisseddaq l-għaqda nazzjonali. Il- tissokta l-għada l-Ħadd f’Malta. Prim Ministru żied jgħid li ż-żjara turi li Għal din l-okkażjoni l-Isqfijiet Maltin minkejja ċ-ċokon tagħha, Malta għadha diġá ħarġu l-messaġġ tagħhom f’pastorali tgawdi r-rispett tal-mexxejja dinjin. li nqrat fil-knejjes, fejn fakkru li meta f’ - Min-naħa tal-Arċisqof qal li ż-żjara Jannar li għadda kien qed jagħmel ir-ri - tfakkar fit-tradizzjoni ta’ Malta bħala re - fleassjonijiet tiegħu dwar is-silta mill-Atti fuġju u ta’ merħba għall-emigranti li jiż- tal-Appostli li titkellem dwar kif l-Ap - barkjaw fuq il-gzejjer Maltin. postlu San Pawl wasal Malta fin- Din li se tkun l-ewwel mawra tal-Papa nawfraġju, il-Papa qal: “Il-Maltin huma Franġisku barra mill-Vatikan għal din is- twajba, huma ġentili, huma akkoljenti, sena, u r-raba’ żjara papali f’Malta f’dawn diġá minn dak iż-żmien.” l-aħħar 30 sena, se ssir fil-jum tal-Għid il- L-isqfijiet qalu li l-Papa sejjaħ lill-Maltin Ħamsin. Imma hemm x’juri li minħabba li “poplu hekk qalbu tajba”, u li reġá kkum -

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Al’sfogrħbea dkbi rBa nuħabħbrua l-ġmeiwat tr a’ Alfred Buħaġiar li mar jiltaqa’ mal- MBulej fis-9 ta’ Frar 2020 fl-etá ta’ 80 sena. Il-mewt seħħet f’Malta. Qatt minsi mill-partner tiegħu Carmen, uliedu Joseph u martu Rose, Lawrence u martu Rosieanne, Piju u martu And - rina, in-neputijiet Janice, Clint, -festa tan-nawfraġu ta’ San Pawl hija ferm għal qalb l-Maltin minħabba li dik l- Michael, Amy u Yana, ħutu, in-nisa u l- okkażjoni hija meqjusa bħala t-twelid tal-fidi kattolika f’Malta. Anke l-Maltin li irġiel tagħhom, bosta qraba u ħbieb. ljgħixu barra jħossu l-ħtieġa li jfakkru din il-ġrajja, u mhux biss f’dawk il-pajjiżi bħall- Mulej agħtih il-mistrieħ ta’ dejjem. Awstralja, ir-Renju Unit, il-Kanada u l-Istati Uniti fejn hemm konċentrazzjoni Alfred kien missier Lawrence qawwija ta’ Maltin. Buħaġiar, il-Konslu Generali ta’ Malta Il-festa tan-nawfraġju ġiet imfakkra wkoll f’Ruma waqt quddiesa solenni ċċelebrata fiNSW, li minħabba il-mewt ta’ fil-Knisja ta’ Santa Maria fi Trasportina ta’ Via della Conciliazione f’Ruma, mill-Patri missieru kellu jinżel Malta. Se jkun Karmelitan Michael Farrugia. Miegħu ikkonċelebraw 12-il saċerdot ieħor Malti. Għaċ- lura f’Sydney għall-ewwel ġimgħa ta’ ċelebrazzjoni attendew l-Ambaxxatur Malti għall-istat Taljan Joseph Cuschieri, l-istaff Marzu. tal-Ambaxxata Maltija f’Ruma u komunità mdaqqsa ta’ Maltin li jgħixu Ruma. 12 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020 Roundup of News About Malta €200m foreign investment projects

(800 jobs) to beh e cMinoistemr for thep Ecolnoemy, tIn -ecdonfid etnceh andi sust aiynabielity aof rthe vestment and Small Businesses country’s economy. The expansion Silvio Schembri said that Malta’s projects are related to pharmaceuticals, eTconomy is about to enter an interesting software and cloud computing, video phase shifting the emphasis on the qual - and game development, and aviation’. ity of growth with 19 expansion proj - He added that local companies would ects that will lead to the creation of 800 also continue expanding with the com - new jobs and an injection of €200 mil - pletion of 102 projects. lion into the island’s economy. Minister Schembri explained that, Minister Schembri made the an - these investments would translate into nouncement at a press conference dur - the creation of quality jobs and better ing which he gave a detailed standard of living. presentation on current economic re - “Most importantly, companies that sults and the way forward, in view of have been operating in Malta for years the five economic reports published in shall continue to operate for a great January and February, by DBRS Morn - number of years, meaning that what ing Star, International Monetary Fund, we’re experiencing is sustainable Fitch, Moody’s and the European Com - growth with a long-term effect,” the mission. Minister said. He pointed out that these expansion The economic assessment reports projects, pertaining to key companies stated that between 2013 and 2019, operating from Malta are a show of Malta experienced a growth of 7%. Malta supports arms embargo on Govt. to relinquish power to appoint Libtteyndiang hais tfir sAt ForFeigCn Af - fairs Council (FAC) meeting country’s Police the new Minister for Foreign Aand European Affairs Evarist Bartolo Commissioner supported and praised, in the spirit of f a legal amendment currently being dis - cooperation, the measures proposed cussed in Parliament were accepted, for for a newly mandated arms embargo tIhe first time since Independence in 1964, monitoring operation in Libya. the Government would relinquish its right At the meeting in Brussels Libya to appoint the Police Commissioner. again featured prominently on the The amendment moved by the Minister agenda, including the re-modification for Internal Affairs, Byron Camilleri would of the mandate of Operation Sophia, introduce a transparent and competitive with a re-focused mandate and oper - process that would be managed by the Pub - ational rules of engagement, geared lic Service Commission made up of mem - towards the effective and efficient im - bers agreed upon by the Government and plementation of the arms embargo. the Opposition. While underlining that this operation The Opposition is opposing the amend - is just one measure to approach the Minister Evarist Bartolo (left) at the FAC ment and advocating for the appointment problem – an important one nonethe - lation, he emphasised the need for stability to be made through a two-thirds vote by the less – Minister Bartolo urged member in the country and in the wider region. House of Representatives. states “to tackle Libya holistically". “Whether we acknowledged it or not, the For the past 56 years the Prime Minister Noting the acutely severe situation affect - unique geo-political position of Malta can - had the right to nominate the Police Com - ing a high percentage of the Libyan popu - not be ignored", he said. missioner himself. It’s Carnival time when Malta sticks to the traditions of merriment ince last Friday - and until this Tuesday - Malta has been enjoy - floats in the main streets of the city and the dancing competitions. ing the spirit of Carnival as hundreds, if not thousands of people, Floriana and Ħamrun have also become part of the festivities. One Sadults as well as kids, have been revelling with enthusiasm to com - had the chance to admore the fancy dress costumes donned by the memorate this so-called reign of foolishness that has had an impor - dancers, and grotesque masks. They were of the highest calibre. tant place on the Maltese cultural calendar for around five centuries. Many villages in Malta and Gozo have organised their own sponta - It is that time of year when many let their hair down and for five neous carnivals, in particular in Għaxaq, Malta, and Nadur in Gozo. days join together to make merry and help others to join in the fun. But wherever activities are being held, the crowds have been re - This year has been no exception. As always, Valletta was the cen - sponding and even school children have been given the chance to tre of attraction mostly due to the parade of the artistic Carnival be part of this colourful feast. Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 13 Roundup of News About Malta Malta hosts 3,000 delegates for 11-day Samsung Forum 2020 For 11 days, Malta hosted around 3,000 delegates Samsung Forum with the participation of 3,000 delegates from all around the world. The decisive factors that let to the multi-national company to chose Malta for this year’s Forum for the launch - ing of launching of over 100 new products was the splendour of the Mediterranean Conference Cen - tre in Valletta. The MCC provided a showcase of the company’s latest products, considered among the biggest screens companies in the world, which included a major model that uses artificial intelligence tech - nology. Benjamin Braun, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Europe, said, “We are here with thou - sands of people from Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Russia, to show them 316 Samsung products. The reason we are here on Malta is be - cause we looked for something that is nice and warm, with friendly people and amazing food, and that for us is Malta. “The Samsung Forum enables Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli (extreme right) with Samsung’s us to demonstrate to our partners our commitment CEO Mr Benjamin Braun (left) and Mr Pierre Fenech, MCC’s CEO to pioneering the technology of tomorrow, today,” Mr Braun said. “Having 3,000 delegates from various countries for eleven consecutive days on Finance Minister: Malta is on the road such an international project is an honour. We have al - ton h isi ompeninpg spleeechm at thee Annti Mtoineny Lgaun daer - mMFeSAa wnhilei cnompglyifngu wilth OrEeCDf oandr Em U re - ready started talks to see ing and Financial Crime Conference organised quirements, which permitted us with our successive how we can strengthen this Ijointly by ARQ and MBA and entitled 'The Road to applications to join the EU." emerging relationship”. Meaningful Reform', Minister for Finance and Fi - He commended the sterling work carried out by Minister Farrugia Portelli nancial Services Edward Scicluna said he was con - the authorities' regulators and said that his strong also referred to technology fident that Malta is on the road to implementing a belief in the regulatory institutions and the officials as another crucial factor in meaningful reform. who populate it is borne by experience. However, the tourism industry as The Minister stated; “I cannot stop my mind going they need to be reformed from time to time to meet “technology is connecting back to the past in order to answer a fundamental the changing exigencies. tourists worldwide and is question: 'who are we – really? Us Maltese?' Be - He said that change and reform were necessary: one crucial tool by which cause we really need to understand the driver, who "What was acceptable then is no longer acceptable our country can be pro - is expected to drive up the road to meaningful re - today. The bar moted”. form – and that is us. At stake there is our credibility has been raised “The Samsung Forum en - – the rest is detail.” significantly, ables us to demonstrate to Minister Scicluna highlighted the journey so far; and so must our our partners our commit - "We committed some foolish mistakes, like going own institutional ment to pioneering the tech - for an offshore financial centre in 1989, the same standards. More nology of tomorrow, today,” year the G7 set up the FATF and the OECD started importantly, explained Mr Benjamin work on defining 'harmful tax competition'. But we credibility relies Braun, Chief Marketing Of - were very quick to correct that mistake, as 1994 saw on effective - ficer of Samsung Europe. our switch to 'onshore' legislation with the set-up of ness." Mr Braun said that the col - laboration that is possible at the forum enables them to 14% increase in trips abroad in 2019 adapt, to innovate, and to n 2019 residents in Malta made low cost airlines, a 14% increase. continue offering the prod - almost 707,000 trips abroad, an In the last quarter of 2019 (Oc - ucts that consumers truly iIncrease of almost 40,000 on the tober-December) trips abroad by want; products that last, are previous year the National Statis - Maltese residents amounted to future-ready, and unique. tics Office, NSO, has revealed. around 194,000. Italy and the UK Minister for Fi - “These partnerships are vital This is an increase of 6% over were the most popular destina - nance and Fi - for us to stay at the forefront 2018. Expenditure increased by tions. But there was also an in - nancial of innovation in this new ex - 7.6% to just over £606 million. crease in travel to non-European Services Ed - perience-led age,” said Mr Half of the travellers made use of destinations. ward Scicluna Braun. 14 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday Febraury 25, 2020

Protesti fuq protesti ara li f’dawn l-aħħar ġimgħat forsi ktibt aktar milli xi wħud jixtiequ dwar il-politika Maltija, iWllum se nipprova kemm jista’ jkun inħalli dan is-suġġett fil-ġenb. Nagħmel dan mhux għax m’hemmx dwar xiex tikkum - menta... anzi tant inkiteb u ntqal fil-midja lokali dwar is-sitwazzjoni, prinċipalment tal-Partit Nazzjonalista, li fl-ispazju li għandi diffiċli tkun fidil ma’ dak li ntqal u nkiteb. Iżda l-Maltin ma jipprotestawx biss dwar kwestjonijiet politiċi, imma nista’ ngħid li dieħla kultura ta’ protesti tant li, tajjeb jew ħażin, sirna nistennew protesta dwar l- Il-Kurja fil-Furjana inqas ħaġa li tingħad jew tinkiteb. bit-tabelli ta’ protesti Issa saħansitra qed issir protesta dwar dak li nkiteb mill-Isqfijiet fil-Pastorali tagħ- Publju,huwa wkoll importanti għall-istorja Publiju kkonverta wara li San Pawl fejjaq hom dwar iż-żjara tal-Papa. Veru li fis-snin ta’ Malta, għax apparti li kien l-ewwel il-missieru. l-imgħoddija ġie li kien hemm kritika Malti uffiċjalment iddokumentat, skont it- Sa kien hemm min mar aktar bogħod ħarxa dwar xi pastorali, iżda dan x’aktarx tradizzjoni, Pawlu kien għamlu l-ewwel minn hekk u kkwota storiċi magħrufa kien minħabba raġunijiet politiċi. Din id- Isqof ta’ Malta. Maltin li sostnew li m’hemm l-ebda prova darba r-raġuni hija waħda purament ‘re - Fi kliem l-Assoċjazzjoni, Publju huwa l- fiżika li San Pawl attwalment ġie Malta. liġjuża’ u saret billi fil-lejl tal-jum li fih predeċessur tal-President tar-Repubblika u Kif ukoll li anke jekk San Pawl ġie Malta, inqrat il-Pastorali, mal-bibien u t-twieqi l-Arċisqof, u kien għalhekk li appellaw il-fidi nisranija li ġab San Pawl kienet in - tal-Kurja tpoġġew tabelli ta’ protesta. biex waqt din iż-żjara tal-Papa f’Malta, tilfet bil-ħakma tal-Għarab li għal aktar Dawn twaħħlu minn dawk li sejjħu lilhom Publju jingħata l-importanza li jistħoqqlu. minn 220 sena ħakmu fuq il-Gżejjer infushom bħala l-Assoċjazzjonijiet Publiju Il-protesta ġabet reazzjoni minn xi wħud Maltin bir-riżultat li daħħlu r-reliġjon Is - ta’ Malta, u ikkwotaw versi mill-Atti tal- li żgur li ma għoġbotx lil din l-Assoċjaz - lamika u għalhekk x’aktarx li m’hemmx Appostli fejn fost kollox intqal kif Pubbliju, zjoni. Dawn sostnew li filwaqt li fl-Atti kontinwitá ta’ suċċissjoni. il-prinċep li dak iż-żmien kien jamministra tal-Appostli tissemma Malta f’kon - Issa nistennew li l-polemika bejn dawn iż- l-Gżejjer Maltin laqa’ lil San Pawl. nessjoni mal-għarqa tal-ġifen li kien fuqu żewġ naħat tkompli u minflok niffukaw fuq Skont din l-Assoċjazzjoni, li ġiet im- San Pawl, m’hemm xejn fl-Atti dwar li il-fidi, nispiċċaw niffukaw fuq l-istorja. waqqfa tmien snin ilu, kien hemm nuqqas kbir min-naħa tal-Isqfijiet li fil-Pastorali ma semmewjx lil San Publiju. Qed jinsistu li kien Publju li laqa’ lil Pawlu u lill-276 persuna li kienu fuq il-ġifen li nkalja mal- Ml-Kahmrua taxl-K ubmmiesrċs u l-mIntraiprniżi af’d oi- mHmuwaa ik kwonfekrmoa ll-wle gmħda eli tl-rgvoern blat Maltin. kument li ppreżentat lill-gvern dwar il- għamel mal-Għawdxin dwar il-mina, u li l- Saħqu li Publju seta’ tefa’ l-ħabs lil dawk Iviżjoni ekonomika, qalet li l-Gvern għandu wegħda wkoll kienet marbuta f’manifest li ma’ Pawlu kienu priġunieri u kienu fi jerġa’ jaħsibha dwar il-proġett tal-mina elettorali. Fl-istess waqt il-Ministru qal li l- triqithom lejn Ruma, iżda ma għamilx bejn Malta u Għawdex, u minflok jippjana idea li f’Malta jkun hemm sistema ta’ hekk. sistema ta’ metro b’konnettività ma’ Għaw- trasport pubbliku taħt l-art (metro) għadha “L-umanità tiegħu impressjonat lil Luqa dex. B’danakollu l-Ministru għat-Trasport, wkoll fil-pjani tal-gvern. (li kiteb l-Atti) u faħħru għall-virtuwijiet Infrastruttura u Proġetti Kapitali, Ian Borg Anzi ikkonferma li l-istudju dwarha jinsab tiegħu,” saħqet l-Assoċjazzjoni. Insistew qal li l-gvern hu impenjat li jwettaq il- fl-aħħar fażi u hu mistenni li jitressaq qud - li apparti li huwa figura reliġjuża, proġett tal-mina. diem il-Prim Ministru. Sadanittant, il-Kamra tan-Negozju f’Għawdex qalet li filwaqt li taqbel ma’ għadd ta’ rakkomondazzjonijiet li saru While visiting Malta Stay at: mill-Kamra tal-Kummerċ, ma taqbilx li l- Gvern għandu jirrikunsidra l-proġett tal- The Diplomat Hotel, mina. Anzi sostniet l-argumenti tagħha favur il-proġett tal-mina biex Għawdex 173 Tower Road Sliema jikun jista’ jilħaq il-potenzjal ekonomiku tiegħu. Email: [email protected] Min-naħa tal-Ministru Borg qal li bħalissa Email: [email protected] qed isir xogħol fuq 50 triq oħra madwar Tell: ((00356) 23497000 Malta. Barra minn dan, ħabbar li fil-jiem li ġejjin se jibda x-xogħol fuq 150 triq oħra. Żied jispjega li dawn huma minbarra l- proġetti f’toroq ewlenin li qed isiru b’in - vestiment ta’ €64 miljun Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 15

MIXI TAXI 2.1% 0.6% TAL-LINJA Il-Coronavirus: 13.6% Kull min jidħol Biex tivvjaġġa jew tasal Malta se jibda minn post għall- ieħor, x’tuża? jiġi inċn ċdine ilk-ġimkgħja ase tji bda jseħħ f’Malta pjan ta’ azzjoni mill-Aw - toritajiet tas-Saħħa biex jiġi evitat Mil-periklu tal-virus COVID19 li kompla jin - KAROZZA firex barra ċ-Ċina u sa anke laħaq pajjiżi 73.3% Ewropej, l-aktar l-Italja. Issa, l-passiġġieri kollha li se jaslu fl-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta, u wkoll fil-portijiet permezz ta’ cruise liners jew il-Katamaran se jibda jsir - ilhom l-hekk imsejjaħ thermal screening. Permezz ta’ dan li screening gruppi ta’ Diffiċli tibdel kultura nies jiġu analizzati u jekk xi ħadd assew hu diffiċli li tibdel ċerti kulturi iżda li ż-żieda hija dovuta wkoll għall- minnhom jiġi identifikat li għandu d-deni, u abitudnijiet tan-nies. Nistgħu għadd kbir ta’ turisti li jużaw il-karozzi tal- jitwaqqaf u jiġi eżaminat f’iktar dettall. ngħidu li sal-bidu tas-sebgħinijiet il- linja għax isibu s-servizz tat-trasport Dawk li jkunu jivjaġġaw fil-pajjiżi kotra tal-poplu Malti kienet imdorrija tmur pubbliku effiċjenti u bi prezz raġonevoli. milquta u jista’ jkollhom problemi respira - T torji, qed jiġu mħeġġa biex jikkuntattjaw minn post għall-ieħor bil-mixi (meta d-dis - Wieħed aktar jitħasseb meta jara li minke - tanza ma kienetx tkun bogħod) u permezz jja, li kif ktibt, it-trasport bejn l-14-il sena u lit-tabib tagħhom u jekk ikun hemm dubju, ta’ vetturi pubbliċi (tal-linja) għal distanzi l-20 sena huwa b’xejn huma dawk tal-etá kemm jista’ jkun malajr joqogħdu għal aktar twal. żgħira li l-inqas li jużaw it-trasport, għax screening. L-użu tar-rota, l-aktar fl-irħula, u f’posti - skont l-istħarriġ huma 5% biss ta’ dawk ta’ Skont l-awtoritajiet, s’issa f’Malta in - jiet oħra, fosthom Għawdex, fejn it-trasport bejn it-18 u l-35 sena u 6% biss ta’ dawk għad li żewġ każi suspettati ta’ COVID19 pubbliku ma tantx kien frekwenti, kien bejn is-36 u l-50 sena li jippreferu jużaw il- ġew ittestjati u irriżultaw fin-negattiv fil - mezz ta’ trasport użat sew. karozza tal-linja. Dawn huma l-aktar l-mezz waqt li tliet persuni bħalissa jinsabu fi Imma minn dak iż-żmienl-għadd ta’ nies li favorit ta’ trasport fost 87.5% taż-żgħażagħ kwarantina wara li kienu fuq il-cruiseliner setgħu jaffordjaw jixtru l-karozza tagħhom u 84.3% ta’dawk ta’ mezza età. Westerdam, il-bastiment li kien fiċ-ċentru beda jiżdied mhux ħażin, sakemm daħlet il- Is-sabiħa hi, li imbagħad hu propju dawk tal-attenzjoni wara li passiġġier abbord kultura li kważi kull wild li jagħlaq it-18-il li għandhom bejn it-18 u 35 sena li huma minn Hong Kong żviluppalu l-COVID19. sena jaħseb l-ewwel biex jikseb il-liċenzja l-aktar konxji dwar il-ħtieġa li l-ambjent Ħadd mit-tliet passiġġieri Maltin ma wera ħalli jista’ jkollu l-karozza tiegħu. ikun protett u allura l-importanza li, li fost sintomi ta’ dan il-virus. Issa li kull ma jmur l-għadd ta’ karozzi qed kollox, jintużaw jikber u minkejja t-twessiegħ tat-toroq u l- mezzi alternattivi bini ta’ toroq ġodda, qed joħloq diffikulta - ta’ trasport. L-GĦAQDA KULTURALI jiet kemm fit-toroq, u aktar fl-ipparkjar. L-istess nistgħu Dan wassal għall-bidu ta’ moviment qawwi ngħidu għal dawk MALTIJA TA’ NSW biex kemm jista’ jkun wieħed iħalli l- li għandhom livell karozza privata tiegħu d-dar. għoli ta’ edukaz - se tippreżenta lir- rock tenor , Saru diversi inizjattivi u ttieħdu diversi zjoni, li suppost li Ludwig Galea miżuri ħalli aktar nies jitħajjru jużaw it- huma l-aktar nies trasport pubbliku. Ninsabu f’sitwazzjoni konxji mill-ħar - fejn dawk ta’ bejn l-14 u l-20 sena jivv - sien tal-ambjent. (li ġej apposta minn Malta), jaġġaw b’xejn fuq tal-linja. L-istess dawk Istab li dawk li f’kunċert kompletament ġdid ta’ ‘il fuq minn 75 sena, filwaqt li l-anzjani rċevew edukazzjo- l-oħra jħallsu noll tassew baxx.. ni terzjarja huma l- fil- Wentworthville Leagues Club Iżda xorta jidher li l-kultura tal-użu tal- aktar li jużaw il- karozza privata biex tivjaġġa minn post karozza privata u nhar il-Ħadd 22 ta’ Marzu fis-2:00 p.m. għall-ieħor għadha b’saħħitha fost il- l-inqas li jagħmlu Miegħu se tieħu sehem il-kantanta Maltin. użu mill-karoizzi Tant li fi stħarriġ li sar mill-gazzetta tal-linja. popolari żagħżugħa, Maltija/Awstraljana, ILLUM, irriżulta li l-karozza privata hija Huwa ċar li l-mezz ta’ trasport favorit ta’ 75.3% tal- hemm baħar x’ - Natasha Vella . Maltin, filwaqt li huma biss 13..6% biss jaqsam bejn l-ide - Dħul $22 u tfal taħt il-15 $10. jużaw il-karozza tal-linja. oloġija, dak li Attwalment jidher li l-ivjaġġar tal-Maltin jingħad u dak li Għall-biljetti għal dan il-kunċert speċjali b’tal-linja għadu ma qabadx l-art għal kol - attwalment isir lox, għalkemm ta’ kull sena l-għadd ta’ biex dak li minn artisti ta’ talent kbir, u għal aktar vjaġġi li jsiru minn dawk li jużaw dan i- nemmnu fih in - tagħrif ċemplu lil Miriam fuq 0419 476 924. mezz ta’ trasport dejjem jikber. X’aktarx wettquh. 16 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020

Dying before they receive redress buse survivors who were supposed “It’s been a much more complex and to benefit from the National Re - complicated scheme to stand up than I dress Scheme have labelled it “ap - think anybody ever imagined, We are cur - pAalling”; with some saying that people are rently in the process of making some quite dying before receiving compensation. It significant improvements to the scheme so has been more than 18 months since the that we are able to process claims much National Redress Scheme was introduced more quickly,” she said.” to help compensate survivors of child sex - Meanwhile, the High Court of Australia ual abuse has set a date to hear Cardinal George According to ABC News, Roy Janetzki, Pell’s 78 years appeal against his convic - 74 (pictured right) , said he spent his tions for abusing two choirboys in 1996 teenage years in three orphanages, where while he was Archbishop of Melbourne. he endured physical, mental, and sexual The case will be heard in Canberra on the abuse at the hands of four Catholic clergy - 11 and 12 of March 2020 men. After applying for redress, he waited four months for his claim to be assessed. “That’s a long time to be on tenterhooks and not knowing if you’re going to get High Court rules Aboriginals are anything,” Mr Janetzki said. He then re - ceived a cash amount as part of his com - pensation. “It will pay for my funeral,” Mr not aliens and cannot be deported Janetzki said. “People are dying before he Australian High Court has ruled people. The two men in front of the court they receive the redress, or just after they Aboriginal Australians cannot be con - did not hold Australian citizenship, but receive the redress.” sTidered "aliens" under the constitution, both identify as Indigenous, and each has Federal Social Services Minister, Anne presenting a significant hurdle to the de - one Australian parent. Ruston, conceded the scheme, which now portation of two men. Each had an Australian visa until it was has 162 non-government institutions par - The four-three majority decision of the cancelled in 2018 - after the two men were ticipating, needed improvement. High Court is a big victory for indigenous jailed for serious crimes. Claire Gibbs, a lawyer, acting on behalf of the men, ad - dressed the media following the landmark decision, stating: "This case isn’t about cit - izenship, it is about who belongs here." You cannot blame the Whites “What this means, the real significance enator Pauline Henson, the leader of of this case is that Aboriginal people, re - One Nation Party, said in Federal gardless of where they are born, will have pSarliament that “The biggest problem -Pauline Henson protection from deportation," she said. facing Australian and Aboriginal Aus - The One Nation leader said that Closing In a statement, acting Immigration Minister tralians today is their own lack of commit - the Gap was a marketing term used by Alan Tudge said the Department of Home ment and responsibility to helping politicians and bureaucrats to pretend Affairs is considering methods to review themselves,” they’re doing some - other cases which may be impacted. "On Henson attacked Indigenous mums and thing to “lift remote the face of it, it has created a dads for being behind poor school atten - First Nations people out new category of persons; nei - dances, noting one school with 400 chil - of their self-perpetuat - ther an Australian citizen dren enrolled often had a 50 per cent ing hellholes, Indige - under the Australian Citizen - attendance rate. nous people should ship Act nor a non-citizen. “Whose fault is that? Lazy parents. You “stop playing the vic - The Government is currently can’t blame the whites when it’s your own tim”. reviewing the decision and negligence,” the senator said. Ms Hanson has been its implications. "This may Labor and Greens senators slammed her criticised throughout have implications for both for racism after the Senator branded Clos - her career for racism the operation of the Aus - ing the Gap “complete rubbish” and a but denies she discrim - tralian Citizenship Act and “joke”. inates against people. the Migration Act." They are now coming by plane not by boats hey do not come by boat anymore but they still come by Another 37,913 plane arrivals were also waiting for their refugee plane. Migration law experts have cautioned against fast- status to be determined. tTracking the deportation of people who arrive in Australia by There are now 46,391 people still awaiting deportation, up from plane and have their asylum claims rejected, warning it will be - 46,142 in November 2019, with fewer than two dozen deporta - come an "unmitigated disaster". tions last month. The number of people who had their claims rejected after arriving The number of people waiting for their refugee status to be con - by air increased to nearly 50,000 at the end of January, according sidered has increased by 2,468 people since November last year to government figures. and 1,136 people since December. Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 17

More money for Celeste Barber buorse thhan 70f,000i peroplee po urerd ineto AcNZo Stadvium ien Syrdney that raised $9.5 million for Australia’s bushfire recovery. Hosted by comedian Celeste Barber, who has raised more than $50 million fMor bushfire relief became emotional when she thanked the volunteer fire- fighters. The entire stadium then erupted into a standing ovation and deafening cheer for many of the volunteers who were given tickets to the benefit. Barber also wore a T-shirt late in the night with a picture of PM Scott Mr Morrison in a Hawaiian shirt saying “Merry Crisis” in reference to the backlash to the PM being on holiday in Hawaii when the fires ripped through the nation. Meanwhile, The bushfire crisis impacted three out of four Aus - After 60 years no tralians either directly or indirectly. The Australian National Uni - versity survey also found Prime Minister Scott Morrison's approval rating has taken a beating since the crisis, with less than more Holden cars one-third of Australians confident in the Morrison government. he Holden car brand will be no more, with General Motors The survey estimated more than 75 per cent of Australians were opting to dump the name synonymous with Australian mo - affected either directly or indirectly by the fires. This included the Ttoring by 2021. estimated 14 per cent of Australians directly impacted by lost, dam - Holden interim chairman and managing director Kristian aged or threatened property, or who were advised to evacuate. Aquilina said that given the significance of Holden through its Those not directly impacted included people who were exposed to history, it was critical the company worked with all stakeholders smoke, forced to to deliver a dignified and respectful wind-down change travel plans or "Holden will always have a special place in the development of felt worried by fires. our countries. As Australia and New Zealand grew, Holden was a part of the engine room fuelling that development," he said. "Today's announcement will be felt deeply by the many people who love Holdens, drive Holdens and feel con - nected to our company which has been with us for 160 years and is almost ubiqui - tous in our lives. "Unfortunately, all the hard work and talent of the Holden family, the support of our par - ent company GM and the passion of our loyal support - ers have not been enough to overcome our challenges." Off to Eurovision 2020 op singer Montaigne (above) has won the opportunity to travel to the Nether - Plands for a chance at Eurovision glory. She will join Malta’s representative 17-years old Destiny Chukunyere born in Birkirkara of Nigerian descent, Montaigne will head to the Netherlands in May to represent Australia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest after being de - clared the winner of SBS’ Eurovision – Australia Decides. The singer, whose real name is Jessica Cerro, beat nine other con - tenders for the right to represent Australia at the competition with her original song, "Don't Break Me". All ten contestants performed before a live studio audience on the Gold Coast with the contest broadcast to the rest of the country on SBS 18 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020

Tagħrif dwar il-kitba Maltija L-ewwel l-grammatika tal-Għaqda tal-Kittieba tal-Malti fl-1924 kont Dr Mario Cassar, il-President tal-Akkademja tal-Malti, li wkoll kiteb l-Istorja tal-Ilsien Malti, kien fl-1924, li l-Gvern aċċetta li jippubblika l- gSrammatika tal-Għaqda tal-Kittieba tal-Malti, it-Tagħrif fuq il-Kitba Maltija, miktub minn Ninu Cremona u Ġanni Vassallo. Dan sar bis-saħħa ta’ mozzjoni mressqa mill- membru parlamentari Laburista Turu Mifsud, Sal-lum dan il-ktieb għadu meqjus bħala x-xogħol fun - damentali fuq l-ortografija u l-grammatika tal-Malti. Fis-snin tletin, imbagħad, l-istess Cremona, bl-għajnuna L-eqdem poezija? ta’ Ġanni Cilia, ħareġ Tagħlim fuq il-Kitba Maltija – L- Giovanni Francesco Bonamico Ewwel Ktieb: Ortografija u Gramamtika (1934) u Mejju Ġie bil-Ward u ż-Żahar Tagħlim fuq il-Kitba Maltija – It-Tieni Ktieb: Gram - ħal ħafna snin Mejju Ġie bil- Ninu Cremona matika u Sintassi. Fil-fehma ta’ ħafna, dawn iż-żewġ volumi Ward u ż-Żahar (c. 1672) kienet flimkien jikkostitwixxu, l-aħjar gram - meqjusa bħala l-eqdem poezi̇ja Kliem Malti antik: matika ta’ lsienna li qatt ġiet ikkompilata. bil-Malti. Għalkemm hemm min jgħid Intant, fl-Istorja tal-Ilsien Malti, Dr Gli fil-fatt kienet it-tieni l-eqdem. Mario Cassar, jgħid li l-eqdem dokument Il-poeżija ssawret minn Giovanni li jsemmi l-Ilsien Malti, kien dak tal- Francesco Bonamicoli li kien it-tabib Xi jfisser? 1364, li jgħid li l-patrijiet Benedittini ta’ tal-flotta tal-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann. Ċurniena Katanja ma setgħux jiftħu monasteru Ġeneralment, Bonamico li għex bejn orża żgħira tad-drapp li tintra - l-1639–1680, (allura għex sa 41 sena), f’Malta għax ma kinux jafu bil-Malti. b kien jikteb bit-Taljan u l-Latin. bat b’qafla minn fuq. Jgħid ukoll li fl-atti tan-Nutar A. de Hi wkoll basket żgħir bħal dak li Il-poeżija saret magħrufa grazzi għal B Manuele tal-1426, il-Malti hu msejjaħ DeSoldanis li kitibha fit-tieni gram - jdendlu ma’ spallithom il-kaċċa - lingua arabica. Imbgħad għaxar snin turi meta joħorġu għall-kaċċa. matika tiegħu. Hija poeżija ta’ tifħir wara, fl-1436 il-Malti jissejjaħ b’ismu għall-Gran Mastru Cottoner. Fisqija għall-ewwel darba, bħala: lingua maltensi Tinsab merfugħa fil-Biblijoteka Naz - fit-testment ta’ ċertu Pawlu Peregrino. rapp li fih kienet titgeżwer it- zjonali f’bilt Valletta tarbija biex tkun protetta mill- Dmard meta din tkun għadha reġjonali u għalhekk biż-żmien issir djalet - tad-dirgħajn. Serduk jew serduq? tali u l-oħra tibqa’ fl-istandard. Iżda Dan id-drapp kien ikun issikkat emm serduk kif ukoll serduq jin - minħabba n-nuqqas ta’ riċerka wieħed ma biex jgħin lis-sinsla tad-dahar stemgħu fil-Malti standard u għalhekk jistax jitkellem fis-sod. Għalhekk wieħed iżżomm dritta. nKiktbuhom skont kif ngħiduhom. L-istess jista’ jiktibhom it-tnejn, kif iħossu komdu. Hekk fil-Vanġeli nsibu li l- il-pari: daħak – daħaq; ċagħak – ċagħaq; Madonna “fisqietu (lil Ġesú) u med - kagħak – qagħaq . It-tagħrif dwar il-kittieba Maltin jis - ditu f’maxtura.” (Luqa 2,7) Jista’ jagħti l-każ li waħda minnhom sokta fil-ħarġa li jmiss. qiegħda kulma tmur tintrabat ma’ xi dialett Julia Finn MP The office of Julia Finn MP will be temporarily relocating in order to renovate our current premises. From Monday 10 February 2020, our new address will be : Suite 38/285 Merrylands Road Merrylands 2160. Our phone and email remain the same. Julia Finn MP Member for Granville Phone: 9637 1656. [email protected] Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 19

Sħana jew xita il-festi jsiru xorta s-soltu tkun sħana tremenda iżda dis-sena l-festa tal-patrun Don Bosco ġabet magħha xita qalila u rifnu esaġerat. Kienet għodwa miżerabbli. Dawk li bi qlubija attendew fil- Iknisja tal-Madonna tal-Vitorja f’Horsley Park xorta ċċelebraw il-quddiesa ta’ Fr Dominik Kamas CSMA, kappillan tal-parroċċa. Wara, dawk li attendew, ħadu wkoll sehem fil-purċissjoni bil-vara fil-knisja stess akkumpanjat minn talb u rużarju mid- diret - tur spiritwali tal-Maltese Past Pupils & Friends ta’ Don Bosco NSW Fr Carmelo Sciberras. L-organizzaturi rranġaw biex il-vara ma tkunx merfgħuha fuq l-idejn iżda tiġi mbut - tata fuq ir-roti, innovazzjoni sensibbli u ferm aktar sigura minħabba li ħafna mir-reffiegħa huma mdaħlin fiż-żmien. Il-President tal-għaqda, Mark Caruana OAM ta ħajr lil dawk kollha li mhux biss attendew iżda wkoll ħadu parti wkoll fir-riċeviment li sar wara fil-Marion Hall. L-istess maltemp qalil ħakem lin-naħat ta’ Blacktown fejn kellha ssir il-festa tan- nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl li f’Malta hija festa kmandata. Il-quddiesa fiċ-Ċentru La Valette tqaddset minn Fr P. Gambin li ġie apposta minn Mel - bourne għal din l-okkażjoni iżda l-festi ta’ barra ma sarux minħabba l-maltemp. Lemin: Il-vara mdawra mal-knisja c

Uħud minn dawk li attendew għall-festa quddiem l-altar maġġur tal-knisja parrokkjali ta’ Horsley Park NSW 20 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020 Esperiment li rnexxa ... Jinġabru $A18,405 għal Puttinu

Mia knienx dniffiċl i lMi ninterviasta lill Ċtaveatt u K–arl g ħafx heuma nkata ma’ Ċavett tnejn mill-aħjar persuni b’karattru mill-aktar ferrieħi u fabbli għall-aħħar. Dawn iz-zewġ kokijiet ta’ ħila ġew mMinn Malta għall-belt ta’ Sydney fejn daħlu għall-proġett inno - vattiv u diffiċli li jsajjrulna ikla Maltija ta’ veru, u fl-istess waqt jagħmlu dan għal għan filantropiku, biex jiġbru fondi għall-or - ganizzazzjoni f’Malta, Puttinu Cares. Fil-fatt inġabru $A18,405 Antoine Azzopardi ta’ 45 sena mill-Imtarfa u sieħbu Karl Mi - callef ta’ 22 mill-Mosta għażlu ċ-ċentru La Valette fi Blacktown NSW biex iwettqu l-ħolma tagħhom li mhux biss irnexxiet, izda li b’mod professjonali u effettiv mexxew l-operazzjoni u kisbu ħafna tifhir u ħajr. Skont Antoine, li għamel żmien isuq mini-van tat-tfal tal-iskola, “Ċavett” mhux xi laqam tal-familja izda kien il-laqam ta’ sewwieq anzjan tal-karozzi tal-linja li b’xi mod weħel miegħu għax in-nies kienu xebbħu miegħu wara vidjo li tperreċ fis-social media. “Għal dawn l-aħħar ħdax il-sena, sirt “ic-Ċavett”, qalli. Il-ħajra lejn it-tisjir nibtet fih fl-inħawi ta’ Buqara fejn missieru kellu l-għelieqi. Kultant, hemmhekk beda jorganizza xi barbecues Karl Micallef (xellug) u Antoine, iċ-Ċavett u l-ftit nies saru ħafna. Wara seba’ snin induna li kien hemm talba għall-mod kif kien isajjar u jorganizza. Dan wasslu biex daħal minn gim- f’qasam ferm kompetittiv meta sentejn u nofs ilu fetaħ ir-ristorant għat qabel”. Cavett Place fi Triq il-Kbir wara l-knisja tal-Imġarr, f’Malta. Osservaz - Cavett Place sar popolari ħafna jispeċjalizza fil-laħam, il-ħut u zjoni oħra kie- l-fenek bil-birra Blue Label . Sar popolari wkoll fuq il-programm net li għal din tal-televiżjoni Maltija (TVM) ta’ kull filgħodu fil-programm l-okkażjoni at - Niskata mmexxi minn Angela Agius. Qalli li għandu klijentela tendew ħafna qawwija mill-Maltin-Awstraljani li jżuru Malta fil-btajjel wċuħ godda. tagħhom. Min-naħa tal- Din hi t-tieni żjara tiegħu fl-Awstralja. Kien ġie għall-ewwel grupp ta’ Ċa- darba 20 sena ilu. Imma din id-darba ġab miegħu lill-ommu Mary vett faħħru u “tar-Rangu” li għadha kemm għalqet t-80 sena. taw ħajr għall- Iċ-Ċavett hu magħruf għall-genoriżitá tiegħu f’diversi oqsma, koperazzjoni tant li s-sena l-oħra rebaħ il-premju prestiġjuż tal- ‘Ħaddiem tas- sħiħa li kell - Sena’ , għall-mod kif jgħin b’mod karitattiv lil ħafna għaqdiet. Il- hom miċ-ċen - qliegħ minn din iż-żjara tiegħu f’Sydney fejn ġiet organizzata tru Malti. ta’ Ikla Fenkata Night fiċ-ċentru La Valette mar kollha għal Puttinu Blacktown Cares. Cavett qalli li Antoine reb - Antoine ġab miegħu kok ieħor biex iħejju l-ikla, liż-żagħżugħ kien kuntent bieħ ’Ħaddiem Mosti Karl Micallef li għalih din kienet l-ewwel żjara fl-Aw - ferm kif marru tas-Sena’ ma’ stralja. Min-naħa tiegħu Karl qalilna li qabel ma’ ngħaqad maċ- l-affarijiet ommu Mary Ċavett, li jqisu daqs li kien missieru, ħadem fil-lukanda San “ħaditilna saħ- Antonio u tal-Kaptan. ħitna iżda ċert li ħadd ma kellu għax igerger. Tant ħdimna b’ko-ordinazzjoni ntant, l-ikla specjali u l-ispettaklu li ġie offrut mill-kantant mal-voluntieri u ċ-ċentru li zgur li se nimmisjahom meta mmur Malti Mike Spiteri li wkoll jinsab hawn minn Malta, kienu lura Malta.” mIhux biss suċċess iżda skont l-istess membri tal-kumitat taċ-ċen - Kien hemm tifħir ukoll specjali għall-kantant Mike Spiteri li tru, “aktar minn suċċess”. kanta għal madwar siegħa u nofs, u b’talba ġenerali se jibqa’ fi Għall-ikla attendew 300 persuna, għax daqshekk tesa’ s-sala. NSW biex ikanta f’serata speċjali fiċ-ċentru nhar l-ewwel ta’ Tant kien hemm stennijja għal din l-okkażjoni, li l-organizzaturi Marzu li ġej . qalulna, “Stajna mlejna s-sala għal darbtejn. Konna booked-out Lawrence Dimech

Parti mill-folla li attendiet għall-ikla fil-LVSC Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 21

‘An Italian Artist in Malta’ Don Bosco members Gozo commemorate feast at Il-Ħaġar Museum round and about ast and present members of the temporary exhibition entitled ‘An Ital - Don Bosco Oratory pose for a ian Artist in Malta’ was inaugurated at by Charles Spiteri Pgroup photo on the occasion of the IAl-Ħaġar museum in Victoria. The exhibition is about feast of St John Bosco. Bishop Filippo Venuti, who also worked for some time in the Mario Grech and Gozo Minister Maltese islands. Charles Azzopardi from Bank of Valletta inau - Clint Camilleri were also present. gurated the exhibition, part sponsors of the project. The exhibition forms part of a restoration project on five of Venuti’s paintings by Sara Mattioli at the museum, (below seen resto ring one of the paintings) .

To mark the feast of St John Bosco, whose motto was ‘Give me souls, take away the rest’ , Mgr George Tabone blessed pets at St Augustine Square, Victoria (above) , while Mayor Josef Schembri presented tokens to pet owners. Victoria hosts 2nd edition of Valentine Street Theatre he second edition of the Valentine Street Theatre, organised by the Gozo Creative Theatre Club in cooperation with the Gozo Mi nistry, was held recently at St George’s Square in Victoria. The events, under the artistic direction of George Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Mizzi, included painting, hey showed us unusual kindness was the wood and clay sculpture, theme of an ecumenical service held at the flower arranging, cake de- TSt Paul’s Shipwreck Church in Munxar as part coration, music and song. of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. A couple with flower girls The service was organised by the Legion of was the centre of attraction, Mary (Gozo), in collaboration with the Gozi - while Mary Grace Xuereb, tan Diocese and the Anglican community. It in the role of Pierrot, pre - included readings, prayers and hymns.Mgr sented a rose to every woman present. ister Clint Camilleri (above right) visited Joseph Attard, Canon Simon Godfrey, and the Meanwhile, a Valentine’s artisan fair was the fair where he chatted with visitors and Chancellor of St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathe - held at Villa Rundle Gardens. Gozo Min - the people manning the stalls. dral, Valletta, delivered messages. 22 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020 CCoommmmuunniittyy NNeewwss

MALTESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF NSW A division of the Maltese Community Council of NSW Inc. Maltese Established in 1999 Community Council of Victoria Inc. L-MCCV qed jilqa’ applikazzjoni - jiet għall-pożizzjoni ta’ għalliem/a Learn the Maltese language; the culture, lifestyle, cuisine, traditions, and part-time tal-ilsien Malti fil-binja about the amazing history of the magnificent islands of Malta and Gozo tagħhom f’14 Watt Street, Our trained and experienced teachers are qualified in language teach - Sunshine, Victoria. ing and have Maltese study credentials. L-applikanti għandu jkollhom Classes available for students from 6 yrs to adults at all levels of ability għarfien sew tal-Malti kemm in the Maltese language. miktub kif ukoll mitkellem. Ibgħat applikazzjoni bid-dettalji Classes are held at Horsley Park Public School akkademiċi lill: 1759 The Horsley Drive, Horsley Park NSW [email protected] (entry from Walworth Road) On Saturday morning from 9.15 to 11.15 am. Għal tagħrif ieħor ċempel fuq: 0412 115 919 . Ħalli n-numru tat- For more information email: [email protected] telefon u nċemplulek lura. Mobile: 0400-376-607 L-aħbarijiet tal-PBS (Malta) If interested in adver- Please Note tising on The Voice of Għall-attenzjoni tal-qarrejja Il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni lill-SBS fl-Awstralja the Maltese magazine in order to reach the Qarrejja li jixtiequ juru l-fehmiet bis-servizz tagħha, imma l-qarrejja xorta tagħhom dwar xi suġġett imħeġġa mħeġġa biex jidħlu fil- website tal-istazzjon widest audience possible, partcularly among www.tvm.com.mt . the Maltese diaspora is requested to write for jagħmu dan b’email li jindirizzaw lil Malti: għall-aħbarijiet details to: [email protected] [email protected]. kemm bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż.

Community Wheels Inc.: Connecting you with La Val ett e Soci al Ce ntr e your community La Valette Social Centre Inc. 175 Walters Road, Blacktown Tel. 96225847 Community Wheels is your local community organisation that pro - Saturdays: Kitchen and Bar open from 5.00pm Traditional Mal - vides door-to-door transport tese Cuisine. 6.00p,: Boċċi. 8.00p.m.: Live DJ and Bingo. services to eligible people (+65 yrs old) to: Last Saturday of the Month: - Għana Night with * attend medical appointments Saver Bonanno and friends * go shopping (including assist - ing clients with shopping bags) Every Thursday: Maltese Respite Care Service: * meet a friend for a chat or Mass in Maltese in the Main Hall at 10.15am. coffee, and Tuesdays: From 9am: BOĊĊI for members and friends *go on bus tours etc. For more information contact the centre Available in the Parramatta ______City Council and parts of MASS TIME: Saturday : St Francis Chapel: 5.30 p.m. Cumberland Council areas. (when a priest is available) For information call: 88681400

organiLsede by jHloarsley PMark Cġomamunrityr Siojca ial Group For the Maltese Community & Friends Saturday March 7 at Mandavilla Function Centre Events for 2020 Horsley Drive, Horsley Park Sunday March 8 Fete Entertainment provided by: Heartbeat Sunday July 5 Cost $65.00pp: includes Maltese antipasto, 3-course meal, Lejla fil-Buskett beer, wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee and more. Sunday October 18 Fete Bookings call: Theresa Quattromani 0402 178-781, Saturday November 14 Josephine Borg 0402 040 954 , Dinner Dance Come and join us for a fun time. Sunday December 6 The proceeds of the evening with go to The Cancer Council Festa San Nikola Tuesday February 25, 2020 The Voice of the Maltese 23 CCoommmmuunniittyy NNeewwss

minn Malta, mużika, tagħrif, kultura, TTuunnee iinn ttoo avviżi u suġġetti ta’ interess. SBS Radio 2 on Channel 38 . Programmes can be accessed on - RRaaddiioo aanndd line (live or catch up) at: sbs.com.au/maltese and via mobile phone, using the SBS Radio app. TTeelleevviissiioonn For television news from Malta - MELBOURNE: on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or SBS2 TV 32 ( (Viceland) on Thurs - on www.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5-6 days and Sundays at 8am. pm, Fridays 5-6 pm and Saturdays 10-11am. VIVA MALTA on COAST FM 96.3 To tune into digital radio you need a Community Radio in Gosford Cen - MELBOURNE: on 98.9 North West receiver or device with a DAB+ chip. tral Coast NSW. Aired on Thursdays FM, every Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Tuning in is by station name not fre- every fortnight from 6 pm -7 pm. and Mondays 7.00 to 8.00pm. Pre - quency. Digital radio can also be Presenter: Nathalie Gatt. senter: Emmanuel Brincat. heard via digital TV. Web streaming: www.coastfm.org.au MELBOURNE: STEREO 974 SYDNEY: listen to the MCC radio (93180930): 97.4FM Wed (Maltese programmes on 2GLF FM 89.3. SBS MALTESE NEWS: L-Aħbarijiet Magazine) & Thursday (Merħba): Isma’ l-programm tar-radju bil-Malti are now on SBSTV Viceland HD 6.00pm to 8.00 pm Co-ordinator – mill-Kunsill Malti ta’ NSW minn fuq l- Channel 31 every Sunday at 8.00 Ray Anastasi istazzjon 2GLF 89.3FM. a.m. and on Thursday at 8.00 a.m. (Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ On Demand minn On SBS Radio fuq l-Internet: www.893fm.com.au ) BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Day Time Analogue and Digital Programme on 4EB on Tuesdays Tuesdays and Fridays: 12:00-13:00 On Demand: Ethnic Maltese Council 11am) 6.00 -8.15am; Sundays 4.15pm to 97.7fm SBS 2. Il-Ħadd 11.00 am: l-aħħar aħbarijiet 5.15pm . Maltese Community Radio Adelaide: Maltese Programmes on 5EBI 103.1fm: Avviż lill-qarrejja Sunday : 7.30am; Monday : 8.00 am; Monday 6.00pm Contact: Bernadette Buhagiar: 0420 944 205. Email [email protected] Ron Borg: 0418 843 850. Email [email protected] Tiixtiieq llii jjkollllok kopjja f’’iidejjk ta’’ The Voiice? Maltese Seniors Social Welfare Day Groups nfakkru lill-qarrejja li T he Voice of the Fairfield Active Maltese Seniors month at the Llandilo Community Hall, Meets on the last Tuesday of the Month. Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1 pm. Maltese , mhux biss magazine online , Group meets in Parish Hall, cnr of Stella iIżda wkoll l-uniku tax-xorta tiegħu fl- Street & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights at Maltese of Bankstown Awstralja li wkoll jiġi ippubblikat. 10 am. Group meets 3rd Wednesday of month in the Bankstown CBD area. Fil-fatt huma ħafna dawk li ilhom li Maltese Seniors Central Coast Every other 3rd Thursday an outing. bdew japprofittaw ruħhom minn dan u Have to contact our Welfare Officer for an Enquiries call: Sam 9534 2357 abbonaw ħalli anke jibdew jirċevu kop- appointment. For all information and re - Greystanes Maltese Seniors ja pprintjata bil-posta d-dar bi ħlas. ferral matters call Censina Cefai: 02 439 Minħabba l-bogħod li hawn fil-konti - 000 12 or 0414 267 652 Meets on the second Monday of each month at the George Preca Centre of nent Awstraljan, il-ħlas tal-posta minn Daceyville Maltese Seniors OLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road, stat għall-ieħor tvarja, għalhekk dawk Meets the last Wednesday of the mon-th Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon kollha li jixtiequ li jibdew jirċevu kopja in the Meeting Room One, No. 3 General pprintjata tal-magazine kull darba li Bridges Crescent, Daceyville. The Sutherland & St George joħroġ biex ikunu jistgħu jżommuha Note : The Groups also arrange regular Bus Trips Maltese Group Join us and make new friends. Meets every First Wednesday of the f’idejhom, huma mħeġġa biex jab - Month from 10:00am-1:00pm. bonaw għal sena sħiħa ħalli jagħmlu Merrylands Social Maltese Seniors Meetings/Get Togethers are interest - Meets every second Friday of the żgur li jkollhom kopja kull darba. ing, informative & entertaining, so come Biex dan isir wieħed għandu l-ewwel month: Miller Room, Memorial Avenue Join us and make new Friends Merrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am jikkomunika b’email ħalli jagħmel it- For more info contact our Coordinator: talba lil [email protected] fejn Llandilo Maltese Seniors Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02) 9501 Meets on the first Wednesday of each 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298 . jitlob tagħrif dwar il-ħlas ta’ abbona - ment għal sena fl-istat fejn jgħix. Im - *(All Groups are co-ordinated by The Maltese Community Council of NSW) with a bagħad jekk ikun irid jissieħeb ma’ sponsorship from Multicultural NSW. Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: Marisa dawk kollha li mhumiex kuntenti biss li Previtera JP on 0414 863 123. The MCC offices are at 59b Franklin Street (corner jaqraw il-magazine online, imma wkoll with Young St) Parramatta West NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School). li jkollhom kopja tiegħu, jgħarrafna. 24 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday February 25, 2020 SSppoorrttss

Athletics, Waterpolo claim top honours in 2019 SportposrtsMmen fraom lttwo ad/ enGt Joeħ Caaruanża (wlaiter e- t awards disciplines, Athletics polo) was named as the Of - and Waterpolo claimed ficial of the Year. Sthe top honours in the 60th Jordan Guzman is an Aus - edition of the SportMalta tralian of Maltese descent. Awards l- Għażliet Sportivi He was born in Australia and Nazzjonali (2019). even became Australian Jordan Guzman, won the 5000m champion but last Sportsman of the Year award year he relinquished his right and Lisa Marie Bezzina was to represent Austalia and voted as the Sportwoman of chose to run for Malta. He the Year . For the second year won two gold medals for running, Karl Izzo won the Malta in the Small Nations award for the Coach of the Games of Europe in Mon - Year after leading the Malta tenegro. team to the finals of the LEN The Voice of the Maltese Jordan Guzman Championships. ISA presi - will run a special feature Lisa Marie Bezzina about Gordon in the next issue. Floriana, Valletta still top despite disappointments He was not present to receive ith less than two thirds of Football’s amazement with the sacking. He had joined them the award, as he is currently Premier League in Malta played, four in the summer and led them to victory over F91 training in the US. clubs have decided to change their head Dudelange of Luxembourg to reach the third Lisa Marie Bezzina was the coaches. Few were surprised that Gżira, Ħamrun round of the UEFA Europa League. No other top athlete during 2019. She W was very emotional at winning Spartans and Sliema Wanderers sacked their men - Maltese team had managed it before then. tors for failing to live up to expectations. The sur - Valletta also won the BOV Super Cup after de - the award. prise was Valletta’s parting with Darren Abdilla. feating Balzan and though despite their poor start The awards, were announced After a disappointing start Abdilla had managed to the league campaign, in Round 17 joined Flo - at a ceremony at the Hilton to take Valletta to the riana as front-runners in the Premier League. Malta organised by SportMalta RESULTS - Day 19 top where they started After Floriana’s unexpected loss against lowly and the Sports Journalists’ As - Valletta v Gzira U 1-0 sharing the position Gudja, Valletta were everybody’s favourites to sociation who was celebrating Floriana v Tarxien 4-0 with Floriana. But on beat Birkirkara to claim sole command of the lad - its 50th year since its founda - B’kara v Hibernians 2-1 Day 18, when they had der. But in a strange weekend of results, they tion Sirens v Sliema W 0-0 the chance to take sole were thrashed. Mosta v Ħamrun 2-1 command of the In that round Hibernains came with - Balzan v Gudja 2-0 league ladder, after ing a point of the leaders, but last NSW NPL4 kicks off March 7 Sta Lucia v Senglea 5-2 Floriana had surpris - weekend came a cropper against a he new NSW NPL4 league season for Day 18 ingly lost to Gudja, much improved Birkirkara who keep 2020 kicks off on Saturday, March 7. Gudja U v Floriana 1-0 Valletta were soundly improving after a slow start and man - FTresh from their success in the Maltese Birkirkara v Valletta 4-1 beaten by Birkirkara aged to claimed their second high Cultural Cup, Parramatta Eagles FC are Hibernians v Mosta 3-1 by 4-1. level scalp after that of Valletta the raring to go. Their first commitment will be Sirens v Sta Lucia 2-0 Nobody saw it com - previous week. in Lithgow to play Western NSW FC at the Gzira U v Balzan 3-1 ing, and Abdilla him - Top placings: 38 pts: Floriana, Valletta; Marjorie Jackson Field. The Under 18's Ħamrun S c Senglea 1-0 self was shocked and 35: Sirens; 34: Hibernians; 32:Gzira; will play at 12pm, the Under 20's at 2pm, Sliema W Tarxien 1-0 clearly expressed his 30: Birkirkara; 25 Balzan, Ħamrun and the 1st Grade at 4pm.