The Grand Master's Palace in Valletta

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The Grand Master’s Palace in Malta’s capital Valletta The Council Chamber is home to a rare collection of has been the administrative centre of the Mediter - exotic Gobelin tapestries depicting hunting scenes ranean island for almost three and a half centuries. from different continents, its State Dining Room is The original palace, built in 1571, was the seat of the adorned with portraits of the Presidents of Malta and Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalliers of St John a painting of Queen Elizabeth II. The Supreme Council and later, during the British colonial period, served as Hall has a cycle of twelve frescoes by Mattia Perez the Governor’s palace. It was also the home of the d’Aleccio depicting the Great Siege of 1565. The Am - House of Representatives of Malta and today it is the bassador’s Hall and main corridors are lined with por - office of the President of the Republic of Malta. traits of European monarchs and Grand Masters. 2 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017

Lawence Dimech fikutajiet o˙ra g˙all-komunita` Mal- g˙alhekk dawk li waslu hawn fl- tija, min˙abba li din id-darba ç-çen - eqqel tal-emigrazzjoni fil-˙amsinijiet siment tista’ tg˙id sar kollu online . illum xja˙u u ˙afna minnhom lan - if di©a` t˙abbar f’ The Voice of Fil-komunita` Maltija fl-Awstra-lja qas biss g˙adhom mag˙na. the Maltese , dan l-a˙har ˙ar©u g˙andna ˙afna li ma jag˙mlux u Ωu Niftakru li fit-tmeninijiet fl-Aw - Kxi ri Ωultati mill-a˙˙ar çensi - mill-kompjuters, u allura façli li jkun stralja l-g˙add ta’ Maltin li jg˙ixu fl- ment li sar fl-Awstralja fid-9 ta’ hemm min jinqabe Ω. Awstralja imma li tiweldu Malta kien Awwissu tal-2016. Kul˙add jaf li kull G˙alhekk dejjem jibqa` d-dubju ta’ 58,000. Li jfisser li fl-a˙˙ar 36 ˙Xamesi s nfin ail-Gtvterni Feldeira lij joim -˙keommr h©ija ue Ωat tad l-kwonkluazjorni t ai’ ls-enka l-Moaltmin imwuieldna Miatltaa na`qsu barka fuq ezerçizzju massiçç u ferm kemm hawn Maltin fl-Awstralja li b’madwar 21,000. Li hu nuqqas tas- importanti biex ikun jaf diversi as - twieldu Malta u kemm minnhom li sew sostanzjali. peMtti ta’ daan lil-tpaijjijΩ faejn ngf˙lixu-. a ˙jitk˙ellmau rbil -Mçaltei fnid-dsar.i mMinn enSewtw a tnga˙idul l-i l2-kom0un1ita`6 Mal- Iç-çensiment hu importanti biex dawn l-a˙˙ar ri Ωultati jidher li ç-çen - tija fl-Awstralja mhux biss qed tixjie˙ isiru l-kalkuli mill-Gvern dwar is- siment tefa’ ˙afna iktar dubju dwar iΩda qed ftit tosfor bir-rata ta’ mad - servizzi tas-sa˙˙a, l-edukazzjoni, is- dan. war tnejn fil-mija kull sena. servizzi soçjali u kull aspett ie˙or li Li nafu Ωgur li skont iç-çensiment Izda mbag˙ad sintendi g˙andna l- jolqotna. tal-2016 fl-Awstralja, Maltin li twiel- ispettaklu l-ie˙or li illum fl-Awstralja B˙ala e Ωempju ta’ min isemmi li l- du Malta illum g˙andna biss 37,613. g˙andna ˙afna aktar Maltin ta’ nisel Gvern ikun irid jaf kemm hawn nies Minn dawn, 17,873 jg˙ixu fl-istat ta’ Malti, ji©ifieri dawk li ma twieldux jg˙ixu fi djar, f’appartamenti (flats) , Victoria u 14,481 o˙ra fi New South Malta i Ωda fl-Awstralja minn ©enituri fil-kiri, x’inhuma l-etajiet, kemm Wales. L-o˙rajn huma mxerrdin Maltin. Dawn jammontaw ˙afna hawn nies ja˙dmu jew bla xog˙ol u mal-kumplament tal-kontinent Aw - aktar mis-37,000 li twieldu Malta, ˙afna statistika o˙ra li l-ebda gvern straljan. jigifieri skont ir-ri Ωultat tal-a˙˙ar ma jista’ jg˙addi ming˙ajrha biex Fiç-çensiment ta’ qabel tal-2016, çensiment. jiggverna. ji©ifieri tal-2011, l-g˙add ta’ Maltin li Huwa stmat li jekk ng˙oddu wkoll Min˙abba f’hekk iç-çensiment hu jg˙ixu fl-Awstralja imma li twieldu it-tieni ©enerazzjoni, fl-Awstralja ha- mhux biss importanti g˙all-Gvern Malta kien ta’ 41,270. Dan ifisser li wn 175,557 li huma ta’ dixxendenza iΩda wkoll g˙alina g˙ax jekk ma na- f’˙ames snin inqasna bi 3,657. Maltija. Nafu wkoll li g˙al ˙afna g˙tux lill-Gvern it-tag˙rif li jitlob Issa, dawk li qalu li jitkellmu bil- ra©unijiet strambi mhux kul˙add minna jistg˙u isiru ˙afna Ωbalji li Malti fid-dar huma ta’ 31,987, jigi - jimmarka li hu Malti jew ta’ dexxen - jolqtuna fil-la˙am il-˙aj. fieri hawn ukoll kellna nuqqas ta’ denza Maltija, g˙alhekk dejjem trid L-a˙˙ar çensiment ta’ Awwissu tal- 2,409 minn tal-˙ames snin ta’ qabel. tag˙mel ukoll spazu g˙al dawn in- 2016 qajjem ˙afna kontraversja u Dawn il-figuri li ˙ar©u juru biç-çar nies li jiç˙du l-identita` tag˙hom u lil ©ab mieg˙u ˙afna tgergir g˙ax is-sis - nuqqas sostanzjali fl-g˙add ta’ Mal- dawk li ma jimlewx il-formola taç- tema elettronika li ntu Ωat kienet tin imwielda Malta u li jg˙ixu fl-Aw - çensiment. difettu Ωa, tant li wara xi ˙inijiet din stralja. Dan kien mistenni g˙aliex IΩda ç-çensiment dejjem jibqa` is-sistema ikkollassat. Çertament li l-emigrazzjoni minn Malta lejn l-Aw - b˙ala stampa li tmexxina biex dan hu ri Ωultat xejn feliçi f’ezerçizzju stralja waqfet kompletament. inkunu nafu fejn qeg˙din u kif Nazzjonali b˙al dan. F’dawn l-a˙˙ar 20 sena ftit jew xejn nistg˙u nservu a˙jar lill-komunita` Barra dawn l-iskossi kien hemm dif - kellna emigrazzjoni minn Malta, tag˙na g˙all-©ejjieni. Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 3

Q. I am 27 years old and have just lost my father a few his is a monthly service offered by The Voice of the Maltese months ago. I inherited $250,000 and wish to invest Tin which Marie Louise Muscat from the Fiducian Finan - these funds in a way that I would not be touching them. cial Services helps our readers understand the complexities I was thinking of investing them in superannuation. Do associated with financial planning. If you need more advice you agree with me or should I invest the funds else - send an email to Marie Louise via: [email protected]. where? A. As you are only 27 years old you will the next 12 be unable to touch your superannuation years and your money until age 60 at least. For this rea - age pension son I would recommend that you invest entitlement will these funds in a managed fund out of su - also be higher perannuation and do not touch it. However than if you if in the future you purchase a property and cashed this in - need a deposit on the house, you will be vestment in. able to access these funds. Knowing that you have access to this money you have put Q. My hus - aside should give you peace of mind. band and I have just got Q. My husband is in an aged care facil - married. We ity and is terminally ill. We had paid a have recently Q&A refundable accommodation deposit of bought a house Q&A $153,000. We are both on the full pen - and have a you need the money to be paid to you rather sion but we only have around $10,000 in mortgage of $640,000. We both have good than to your superannuation fund if a claim liquid funds. We each have a term allo - jobs, and can still service the loan comfort - was made. The Income Protection insurance cated pension with around 12 years be - ably if I had to stop working for a while to premium is also tax deductible. I would rec - fore maturity. I was planning to cash his start a family. We are concerned however, ommend you visit an insurance broker so term allocated pension in for liquidity if my husband lost his job through injury that he can advise you accordingly. when he passes away which, as the doc - or sickness as this would completely crip - tors say, is only a matter of weeks. What ple us. I know that we can get ourselves in - Q. I was widowed two years ago and I do you recommend? sured, but we need to know whether it is live in a small house in Neutral Bay. My better to insure ourselves through our su - house has been valued around $2 mil - A. . When he passes away you should re - perannuation fund or otherwise? ceive the $153,000 from the refundable ac - lion because of its locality. I am a pen - commodation deposit in full. This will A. There are different insurances you should sioner and have nothing else apart from provide you with a great deal of liquidity be contemplating on but the most important my house. I am finding it hard to make and it will also then be treated as an asset type of insurance in your case is income ends meet now that my husband passed for Centrelink purposes. protection. You need to protect your income away and I have only my pension as in - If you wish to maintain most of the age and you need to protect both of your in - come. I have been living in this house pension you should consider continuing his comes. I believe that you should have in - for the last 55 years and have a great term allocated pension in your name. This come protection insurance out of deal of memories and do not wish to sell will provide you with ongoing income for superannuation because you are young and it. Can you give my some advice please? A. Your house is a very valuable property and you are in a position of using some of the equity in this house to be able to live Investing or Retiring? more comfortably. You are able to get a reverse mortgage from one of the major Understand your options. Talk to Fiducian. banks. This will entitle you to a lump sum of money without the need to pay it until such time as your house is sold. In order to make this really worthwhile, Marie-Louise Muscat is uent in Maltese and English and can you should, say, take a payment of $10,000 and top up your bank account assist you in: and do this every time you need to top up t Wealth Creation your bank account. t Pre Retirement and Retirement Advice You would not be required to pay any in - t Maximising Centrelink Benets terest as the interest will just build up on the amount that you take out and will all t Tax effective strategies in retirement e.g. sale of property be settled once the house is sold. t Rearranging nances to minimise ongoing fees prior to If you were to take out say, $20,000 a entering Aged Care facilities year from this reverse mortgage the value of the house may grow by more than that Call Marie-Louise for a amount annually. Therefore your benefi - complimentary consultation on: ciaries would still have the same amount (02) 9231 2133 of equity left as inheritance. This document contains factual informa - tion only and is not intended to provide any recommendation or opinion in rela - tion to the topic/s discussed. Fiducian recommends that you seek advice from a professional to address any issues that Marie-Louise Muscat is a representative of Fiducian Financial Services Pty Ltd may be raised by this article. Fiducian ABN 46 094 765 134 AFSL and Australian Credit Licence 231103 accepts no liability for any loss suffered by anyone who has acted on any infor - www.fiducianfs.com.au mation in this document 4 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017 Il-faci ci ata l-othra

VictorV Vella sja’ o˙ra, The Uniting Church of Aus - (...jid˙ol wara l-kwinti tar-Royal Com - tralia . Aqraw x’qal wie˙ed mill-Avukati mission into Child Abuse’ u ji Ωvela det - stess li qieg˙ed iservi fuq il-Kummis - talji li ftit li xejn ˙ar©u g˙all-arja!) sjoni: “F’dawn l-a˙˙ar 40 sena li twaqqfet il- Uniting Church , kien ara li Julia Gillard hemm, u sirna nafu li kien hemm b˙ala Prim Ministru 2,504 inçidenti ta’ abbu Ωi fuq it-tfal, tal-Awstralja ddeçidiet u li se˙˙ew f’istituzzjonijiet u fil-kne - li twaqqaf il-Kummis - jjes tag˙ha. Dawn ©raw bejn l-1977, sWjoni kontra l-abbu Ωi tat-tfal fit-12 meta twaqqfet din il-knisja sal-lum.” ta’ Novembru tal-2012 kellmet lill- M’hemmx g˙alfejn tkun g˙aref Kardinal Pell li dak i Ω-Ω mien kien il- wisq biex tqabbel id-differenza fil- mexxej tal-Knisja Kattolika fl-Aw- figuri mal-ka Ωi tal-abbu Ωi tal-Knisja Victor V. Vella stralja. Kif spjegat hi stess fil-ktieb jew allegazzjonijet tag˙hom. Ìie al - hovah Witnesses li ‘per capita’ huma dwar ˙ajjitha, ma ridetx li l-Kum - legat li fil-perijodu ta’ bejn l-1950 u tant og˙la minn dawk kontra l- missjoni tie˙u xejra li tidher li se 2015 fil-Knisja Kattolika kien hemm Knisja Kattolika u l- Uniting Church ? tkun kontra l-Knisja 4,445 kaz. Biex ma nsemmix istituzzjoni o˙ra Kattolika. kbira li g˙al xi ra©uni jew o˙ra Is-s˙ab kien Xbiek differenti ˙add ma jsemmi! ilu ©ej. L-ak- Meta tist˙arre© il-proçess kollu tal- tar li bdew skont il-knejjes Kummissjoni hemm ˙afna x’juri li ©ejjin kienu l-li©i li hi m˙addma minn nies, akkuzi kon - Hawn nistg˙u naraw avolja illawrjati u ta’ krettu, imma tra saçerdoti kemm u kif il-Kummis - mhux dejjem iwarrbu l-inklinaz - u Brothers tal- sjoni tal-Ìustizzja zjonijiet tag˙hom. Nista’ ng˙id l-ist - Knisja. Dan biddlet ix-xibka biex ess g˙all-©urnalisti li suppost li kien il-biza’ tal- taqbad l-abbu Ωi, jag˙tuna anali Ωi çara u newtrali ta’ Prim Ministru, Julia Gillard u jew iktar biex tqar - dak li ji©ri. li l-Kumissjoni l-Kardinal Pell ras u tixli lil xi Biss id-detttalji kultant juru mod ssir/tidher ˙add u tipprote©i lil ie˙or. Meta jkun hemm ka Ω legali b˙ala ‘witch-hunt’ kontra isti - ˙addie˙or. fil-qorti, normalment biex issir ©us - tuzzjoni wa˙da. Xibka wa˙da g˙at - tizzja, jew almenu tidher li qed issir, Ma nafx kienetx tistudja l-kwie- tiet 40 sena; l-o˙ra joqog˙du attenti li l-Im˙allef/Ma- keb jew xi ballun ma©iku imma fil- qabdet 65 sena. Tajjeb ©istrat u l-©urati ma jkunux, jew fatt hekk se˙˙. Matul l-istorja tal- li insemmi wkoll li l-Knisja kellhom x’jaqsmu mal-akku Ωat, Kummissjoni, minn jistudja x’©ara Kattolika hija xi ˙ames jew sitt dar - biex hekk ma jkunx hemm ‘ind˙il’ f’dawn l-a˙˙ar ˙ames snin, jara li biet ikbar mill- Uniting Church ! personali. Mhux int min int imma se˙˙ e Ωatt dak li Gillard bezg˙et li se Tajjeb li insemmi wkoll li din il- x’g˙amilt jew x’g˙amel l-akkuzat! ji©ri. Knisja Protestanta ©iet iffurmata fl- Allura l-Avukata Gail Furness li Fil-fatt il-midja ˙ar©et bi ˙©arha 1977 meta ng˙aqdu flimkien tliet tg˙in fil-prosekuzzjoni x’qed tag˙- kontra il-bniedem wie˙ed li kien il- knejjes protestanti o˙ra ta˙t l-um - mel fil-Kummissjoni meta ˙afna Kap ta-Knisja Kattolika, u l-isem tal- brella tal- Uniting Church . Dawn jafu li g˙andha lan Ωita ˙oxna Kardinal Pell ©ie assimilit ˙afna, kienu, il- Presbyterian, il-Congregation- g˙all- Kardinal Pell? jew g˙al kollox mal-Kummissjoni. al u l- Methodist churches . L-onorevoli Tajjeb ukoll niftakru li l-memorja Ma rridx niddefendi lill-Kardinal: sinjuri avukati tal-Kummissjoni g˙o- tibda tiddallam, iktar u iktar meta x’g˙amel jew x’kien messu g˙amel ©obhom jinjoraw x’se˙˙ qabel l- jg˙addi Ω-Ω mien. Li jag˙tik li hija kwestjoni legali li g˙adha sejra. 1977, ji©ifieri meta skont l-istatistici tit˙awwad i Ωjed g˙ax dawn il-ka Ωi Li be˙siebni nag˙mel hu li nag˙ti l-abbu Ωi kienu fl-aqwa tag˙hom, fis- huma kollha allegazzjonijiet li ap - ˙arsa lejn x’g˙amlet il-Kummissjoni sittinijiet u fis-sebg˙inijiet. puntu huma bba Ωati fuq il-memo - li hi ‘Rejali’ u li suppost hi l-og˙la is - Allura jidher çar li skont dawn il- rja. Kif qal u kiteb il-Kap tal-Kum- tituzzjoni ta’ riçerka legali fil-pajjiz. figuri tifel jew tifla kienu i Ωjed pro - missjoni stess, l-Im˙allef McClellan, Óarsa lejn il-fatti jistg˙u jg˙inu tetti f’istituzzjonijiet Kattolici milli il-memorja hi xi ˙a©a perikolu Ωa, biex inkunu nafu çerti fatti li se˙- f’o˙rajn. Imma din l-istatistika u l- g˙ax kif spjega, dak li ©ara jew ji©ri ˙ew, fil-proçess li nnaddfu s-soçjeta` qbil u d-daqs tax-xibka ma nstem- fil-passat jista’ jiddakkar b’˙afna af - minn dan il-gwaj. Se nie˙u ftit ka Ωi g˙u mkien, l-anqas f’dawk il-gaz- farijiet o˙ra, l-aktar meta wie˙ed li juru li l-profezija, jew il-be Ωg˙at zetti/stazzjonijiet tar-radju li jifta˙ru ikun sofra xi abbu Ω. ta’ Julia Gillard se˙˙ew. li huma indipendenti, b˙all- ABC, Nag˙laq billi nikkwota l-©urnalista Fl-istess ˙in naraw kemm il-Kum - The Guardian, 60 minutes, the Project, tal- ABC Geraldine Doogue li mhix xi missjoni kienet u hi pre©udikata Sydney Morning Herald u o˙rajn. ˙abiba kbira tal-Knisja Kattolika: “Il- kontra il-Knisja Kattolika, li ma L-Im˙allef McClellan iddefenda l- Knisja Kattolika fl-Awstralja hi l- tistag˙©ibx, u fl-istess ˙in jidher Kummissjoni meta qal li din ikbar istituzzjoni bil-˙idma tag˙ha ukoll li ç-çans li kien hemm li g˙andha dritt li tinda˙al fl-attivita - fil-qasam soçjali u ti©i biss wara l- tnaddaf u tnaqqas dawn l-abbu Ωi jjiet tal-Knisja Kattolika. Kollox sew. ˙idma tal-Gvern… Nib Ωa’ li fid- tar mar-ri˙. Imma kien messa li l-Kummissjoni diskors li g˙amel Francis Sullivan, (li Filwaqt li l-Kummissjoni qattg˙et wΩat l-istess regoli u kejl, u wkoll l- hu s-CEO tal-Kummisssjoni) id - 15-il jum tistudja u tikxef l-abbu Ωi istess tiftix fil-fond dwar istituzzjoni - deçieda li ma jg˙id u juri li hemm tal-Knisja Kattolika, g˙amlet nofs jiet o˙ra. xejn tajjeb fil-Knisja. Li qal u jikteb ta’ nhar biss tist˙arre© dwar ‘Kni- U x’©ara dwar l-akkuzi kontra l- Je - ma jurix l-istorja kollha tal-Knisja.” Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 5 Prime Minister inaugurates the Eternal Flame in Castille

few weeks ago Maltese APrime Minis - ter Joseph Muscat inaugurated the ‘Eternal Flame’ monument, a bronze monument at Castille Square in Valletta, de - signed by architect Valerio Schembri that commemo - rates Malta's emancipation from colonial powers. At the inaugura - tion ceremony the Prime Minister said that the Maltese people are cur - rently “living the dream” that the forefathers had fought for – that of an independent and flourishing country. “We were a con - quered nation for centuries, but we have now just fin - ished a tenure at the head of the EU Presidency that has been described as a success,” he said adding, “We suc - ceeded because we kept on believing in ourselves.” Muscat said that Malta’s economy is currently booming like never before and We will be back on August 29 that the newly-created wealth is being “distributed to every corner Please be advised that the next issue (No. 161) of The Voice of of the country”. the Maltese will be published On August 29. During August, He went on to say that while the most of our Maltese readers will be on holiday, many of them nation shouldn’t live in the past, travelling. So particularly those Maltese living abroad who it should not forget about it ei - would be visiting their loved ones in Malta, would be more in - ther but rather take lessons from terested on spending time with their loved ones than anything. it to keep driving the country for - The Voice will be back with issue No. 161 on August 29 ward. 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. 6 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017 World’s rarest pass port only has three holders eplacing a lost passport is an By the way, the group’s sovereignty absolute pain in the neck, is also expressed on licence Rbut just imagine trying to ex - plates, stamps plain that you lost one of the rarest and coins. passports in the world, this appar - Despite los - ently being one of only three pass - ing visa-free ports exclusively granted to the admission to three highest ranking officers by the one country Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Germany has So leaving one on the train would retained the be a big deal. No. 1 position It's hard to find much concrete in - as the country formation about the enigmatic with the most passport granting process of the powerful pass - sovereign order, but Sovereign Mil - port in the itary Order of Malta (SMOM) does world. It has have the power to issue diplo - visa-free access matic passports for its highest- to 176 countries. ranking officer bearers. Sweden also re - The chosen few in possession of mains static in the prized red book are the second place with grand master, deputy grand 175 countries to its master, and chancellor of the credit, and Den - Order. mark, Finland, Currently, the Internet is kind Italy, Spain and the of swamped with yarns about US jointly rank this rare passport, a concept third, with their na - that seemed to have gone tionals enjoying ac - viral in the past few weeks. cess to 174 countries On the other hand, it is also without a visa. reliably understood that The UK, however, diplomatic passports are is - has slipped down to sued to all diplomatic staff, fourth, having shared of which there are a few first place with Ger - hundred. However, despite many for three consec - the passport’s rarity, you utive years from won’t get too far if you are 2013–2015. Brits have one of the owners. visa-free access to 173 Along with many other countries Jerusalem, was countries. and territories who have similar officially recognised by Pope Syria, Pakistan, Iraq rules, including the United King - Paschal in 1113 and is one of the and Afghanistan sit at dom, United States and New oldest institutions in the Christian the very bottom of the Visa Restric - Zealand, don’t accept the passport world. tions Index, each with visa-free ac - for travel. SMOM currently operates as a cess to less than 30 countries In fact, it is understood that only charitable organisation offering worldwide. 12 countries recognise the passports, medical aid around the globe, and In total, 48 countries lost ground they being, Malta, the Czech Repub - despite having diplomatic relations over the past year, dropping be - lic, Germany, Spain, Italy, Latvia, with more than 100 states doesn’t tween one and three ranks, and Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, control any territory of its own. only 42 countries showed no move - Slovenia and Slovakia. There are more than 13,500 ment at all. Meanwhile, the chang - It is kind of difficult to find official knights, dames and chaplains in ing geopolitical climate could well documentation about the restriction the Order, along with 80,000 volun - affect the rankings over the next 12 of just three passports being issued, teers and 25,000 medical employ - months. but the earliest reference one has ees. As already reported (in Issue Several major events witnessed re - been able to find of it came from a No. 158 of The Voice), last June cently are likely to have an impact whatdotheyknow.com commenta - Queensland’s capital, Brisbane on global mobility – including tor, Becky Bbear, in 2012. She said hosted the Biennial National Con - Brexit and the election of US Presi - that, “The Order only issues three ference that was attended by dent Donald Trump. Both can be in - passports which carry diplomatic around 150 Knights and Dames terpreted as steps toward restricting immunity." from all over Australia and New movement and creating barriers to The post went on to say that the Zealand. entry. order's Grand Master, Deputy Grand Two prominent Australian-Maltese Australia’s passport in classified Master and Chancellor were the business and community leaders, seventh overall sharing the place lucky three. Confrere Paul Zammit and Confrere with that of South Korea, Malta’s The Order, a Roman Catholic lay Paul Sant were among the attendees ranks in t0 position with that of religious Order founded in 1099 in at the conference. Hungary. Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 7

Analysing the electorate of Greenway NSW he Voice of the Maltese is explaining in parts the 2016 ulation MoCernseus , fprimoarmily i tst ehffeect o2n t0he1 M6alt eCse ceomnmsu -uas nd Tnity. In this issue, we are looking at the electorate of commu - Greenway in NSW. nity in Greenway covers an area from Prospect and Girraween Western in the south to Riverstone (part) and Vineyard (part) in the Sydney, North. Suburbs and towns include Blacktown (part), Glen - giving wood, Girraween, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley, Kings me as a Park, Lalor Park, Parklea, Prospect, Quakers Hill (part), local Riverstone (part), Rouse Hill (part), Schofields (part), Seven Member Hills, Stanhope Gardens and Vineyard (part). of Par - It is named after Francis Greenway (1777–1837), an ar - liament chitect under Governor Macquarie. It covers an area of 81 the in - sq km. forma - Greenway is a young electorate. The median age is 34, tion I younger than the median age of Australia as a whole at need to 38. Greenway is multicultural. Over 55% of Greenway res - fight for idents have parents who were both born overseas, a total our fair of 94,950 people. The national average for this category is share of resources. Greenway is a microcosm of modern 34.4%. Australia, reinforced by the latest Census results", Ms Row - Greenway residents are multi-lingual. 45.5% of house - land said. holds in Greenway have a language other than English spoken at home, more than dou - ble the national percentage of 22.2%. The Voice of the Maltese spoke to Michelle Rowland, Shadow Minister for Communica - tions after the release of the latest census. She told us that 4,355 people residing in Greenway identified as having Maltese heritage, with at least one parent born in Malta before emigrat - ing to Australia. In 2011 this number was 4,519 with the population remaining largely the same. In NSW as a whole, 175,557 residents have Maltese heritage, largely comprising first and second-generation migrants. 1,181 people born in Malta call Greenway home, equating to just over 3% of the 37,609 Maltese-born res - idents living in NSW. The Census results help all levels of govern - ment guide the best use of public resources and planning to ensure that areas of growth, including Blacktown and the North West Pri - ority Growth Area, are recognised and receive the services and infrastructure needed. “Greenway has a wonderful local Maltese community, and it has been a privilege to work alongside this community as their local Federal Member. The recent census has pro - vided a snapshot of our growing, vibrant, and multicultural community in Greenway,” Member for Greenway, Michelle Rowland told The Voice of the Maltese. “The census provides crucial data on our pop - Michelle Rowland BMichelle Rowland is a lawyer, born in Black - town and raised in Seven Hills. She was educated at Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta and the University of Sydney. Rowland was a senior telecommunications lawyer with law firm Gilbert and Tobin in Sydney. She lives in the electorate at Glenwood. Rowland, was a Director of the Western Sydney Area Health Service from 2000 to 2004 and is a former local councillor and deputy mayor of Blacktown and was elected to Parliament representing the Labor Party at the 2010 election. 8 T he Voice of the Maltese T uesday August 1, 2017 Have your say/Xi trid tghid?

Your letters/ L-ittri tag˙kom ... ber of hospitals, public or private that seem to be mushrooming on the island. The Voice of the Maltese long with many Maltese who like me Good for them have been living for a number of One other thing we found out is that many ffoorrttnniigghhttllyy mmaaggaazziinnee Louis Cyaelalersia i,n f rAoums tHraalirav,e oyu, rS Wse cwornidte hs:ome, is is a bi-lingual (in English every few years I like to visit my relatives in magazine, which and Maltese) fortnightly mag - Malta. That is why I have done once again also seems to be getting popular among the azine that specifically targets thisA summwer. Hoawevyer, I cban sauy thatt I amstloicals tloo . Wse ospen t timme discuussincg thhe las t not in the minority. otwf oth iossseu east athned lIu cnacnh eteolnl yaorue athvaidt wrea adlel rlos voe f all Maltese living abroad with Last week a group of friends who are also Twhhea tV yooiuc eg roafc itohues Mly aolftfeesre us. Soon we might emphasis on the Australian visitinng, an d lwhoo likve mee als o wmade ithet trihp alsoo beu sendring yMou somea suglgesttioa ns that and Maltese scenes. on their own, met for a buffet lunch in a hotel we think could further enhance the popular - e magazine can also be read in in the north of Malta. But lo and behold, at ity of the magazine. flipbook format online. A pdf copy the venue we met a group of other Maltese is also sent via email on request. who are visiting Malta not only from Aus - If you require a printed copy we tralia, but also from Canada and the UK. can also oblige. It was such a great occasion. We mingled together as a group, talked and laughed and Editors: recounted our experiences. We eventually Malta: Joseph Cutajar Afound out that we still have one thing in com - Australia: mon despite living away from this lovely is - Lawrence Dimech: MOM, land: We still have it at heart and though we OAM, JP were diverse politically when we emigrated tit ilu mort f’Wenthortville NSW g˙all- in order to find a better future for our fami - Don Deguara minnl i K©ieen osrignagntiozzna tN mSiWll- email address: G˙aqAda Ktutltuirvali itat’ aNS`W . tQaed ’ nikteb [email protected] lies, if it were possible we dearly love to re - jikteb: turn to Malta for good. dmwaru ig˙nax tainft ˙aadt˙ paj˙cir mahurx bhissa bil- Those living in the UK are much luckier varjeta` li ©iet ippre Ωentata, imma l-aktar Letters for publication in The Voice than us because they can hop on a plane and g˙axF oralkjtl otarnict MFeaslttiivna, l˙afna minnhom li kont magazine, either in Maltese or English in less than three hours they could find them - ilni ma niltaqa’ mag˙hom snin twal. should include name and e-mail ad - selves on the island. I found out that many Na˙seb li kien hemm fuq it-350 persuna dress of the writer and be e-mailed to: of them in fact visit Malta on a regular basis fis-sala, kollha fer˙anin, almenu hekk deh- ru. Impressjonajt ru˙i wkoll bil-˙afna [email protected]. and their kids are frequent visitors to Malta to join other Maltese youths to take part in Fbl-o©©etti tal-arti u s-snajja. Jien dilettant Now you can also the entertainment that the locals produce. ta Ω-Ωfin u stajt nara kemm il- Some of these youngsters have taken up the Maltin mhux biss huma dilettanti i Ωda wkoll join us on facebook: option as Maltese and also EU citizens to fol - Ωeffiena tajbin ta’ dan it-tip ta’ mu Ωika s.talls low their studies in the Maltese University. Nifra˙ minn qalbi lil dawk kollha li ˙adu https://www.facebook. Their parents are so proud of them and they sehem u rliolcl-ko r&ga nroizlzl aturi. Óadt pjaçir ukoll com/groups/thevoice - have even been pushing them to take up ukoll bl-i tal- what Malta has to offer and in a few years ta’ NSW fejn sibt ukoll tag˙rif kif nista’ nab - ofthemaltese time, some will be taking up posts in a num - bona fil- . Stajt ninduna kemm hi popolari din ir-riv - ista mal-sktoamnd unta`M Malateltsieja L, atnagnut alig efl S-ecwhow-oel sieg˙at tal-attivita` l-kopji li kien hemm g˙ad-dismpoagΩzazijnoen iT he tValo-ipcree Ωoef nthtie Manl˙teastfe u f’kemm trodd salib. Çert li kieku kellhom aktar biex iqassmu kienu jqassmuhom ukoll.

Nifra˙ lill-kumitat tal-festa ta’ Santa Marija Assunta li ti©i ççelebrata f’Deer Park Mel - bJooeu Prnoert egll˙i a Nllo-rktthe Sjjuenbs hiinete, rjiekstesba:nti li ppubb - lIikla-wf eg˙satl adin t ila-f’es tSa lai sne stsair bMejn 1a8r ui lj-2a 0 ta’ Awwissu. Dan ktejjeb tassew sabi˙ mimli ritratti bil- kulur u ˙afna ritratti o˙ra tal-istatwi kollha ta Santa Marija f’Malta u G˙awdex. Prosit mill-qalb g˙ax ktejjeb tassew interessanti. Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 9

U˙ud mill-membri tal-G˙aqda Maltese Past Pupils & Friends of Don Bosco flimkien ma’ Fr J. Briffa (is-sitta mil-lemin) wara nett) L-G˙aqda Óbieb ta’ Don Bosco NSW or - ganizzat laqg˙a speçjali g˙all-membri Maltese Maths biex flimkien ifakkru s-60 sena tas-saçerdozju ta’ Fr John Briffa (Sale Ω- jan) li g˙amel Ωmien twil direttur spiritwali tas-soçjeta’. Il-Membri at - tendew g˙al quddiesa u wara riçeviment fis-sala Marion Horsley Park. students excel Nifir˙u lil dan is-saçerdot Malti li hu residenti f’Engadine g˙all-˙ajja our Maltese students fared remarkably hekk twila spiritwali u produttiva tieg˙u fost il-Maltin ta’ NSW. well in Malta’s first participation in the Sittin sena Sale Ωjan Ffinal of the 4th International Mathemat - ics Without Borders Tournament in Nessebar, Bulgaria. Despite strong opposition from a field of 16,000 students from 13 countries, aged be - tween eight and 18 who took part in three pre - liminary rounds, the students managed high scores and in the end won a total of 14 medals, six of them in the final, one of them gold. This tournament offers a platform to students to showcase their exceptional abilities and love for mathematics. It not only encourages a com - petitive spirit amongst participants, but also provides them with opportunities to work col - laboratively and to think in innovative ways. Ten Maltese students participated in all the preliminary rounds, they being, the Autumn Round (2016), Winter Round (2017) and Spring Round (2017). Along with another 1,000 students, Malta’s Mark Azzopardi, Eric Bader, Nicolai Bonello, Daniel Pisani and Matteo Stagno qualified to the final round that was held from June 30 to July 3. Each of the finalists competed in an in - dividual challenge and a team challenge, ac - cording to their respective age groups. On their arrival in Malta the students and their local teachers were received by the Edu - cation minister Evarist Bartolo who congratu - lated them on their performance and for obtaining such high placings, both in the indi - vidual and the team challenge. The Ministry for Education also thanked edu - cators and parents who embraced this oppor - tunity as together they provided another learning opportunity for the students to grow in their mathematical thinking, develop useful life skills and boost their self-esteem. As the most successful participant among the Maltese students, Eric Bader was awarded the title of Maths Star of the Tournament. He was also presented with a cup and a laurel wreath as his performance was considered to have been amongst the most outstanding in his age group across all participating countries and throughout the tournament. 10 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017 A version of this series in English may be found in kitba ta’ the author's blog at: IVAN https://ivancauchi. CAUCHI Perspettiva blogspot.com Il-vot tal-kuxjenza ie˙ed mill-aspetti sekondarji li ˙ar©u mill-vot fil-Par - lament Malti favur i Ω-Ω wie© g˙al persuni tal-istess Il-membru Parlamentri sess, kien il-fatt li membru parlamentari wie˙ed ivvota Nazzjonalista Edwin kontra, Edwin Vassallo mill-Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), li g˙amel Vassallo: Ivvota ‘skont dan kontra l-istruzzjoniji li rçieva mill-partit tieg˙u. Jidher li kien il-kuxjenza’ u kontra hemm o˙rajn li kienu kontra imma ddeçidew li jobdu l-istruz - dak li ried il-partit zjoni tal-partit. 1 tieg˙u Il-membri tal-partit l-ie˙or, il-Partit Laburista, kollha obdew l- istruzzjoni li jivvutaw favur, g˙alkemm ma smajtx li kien hemm xi ˙add li ma kienx favur din il-mi Ωura. Tarawha stramba b˙ali li l-vot fil-Parlament kien 66 favur u wie˙ed kontra, ji©ifieri 98.5% favur, u 1.5% kontra, meta fil-pa - jji Ω huma 77% li huma stmati li huma favur? 2 Kieku l-vot fil-Parlament kien iktar jirrifletti s-sentiment tal- pajji Ω, xorta l-mi Ωura kienet tg˙addi, madankollu dawk it-23% li huma kontra ˙assewhom irrappre Ωentati mill-Parlament Malti? Qed ng˙id dan, mhux g˙ax ma naqbilx mar-ri Ωultat a˙˙ari tal- vWot, ji©ifieri li din il-mi Ωura tg˙addi, b˙al ma argumentajt fil- ˙ar©a ta' The Voice li g˙addiet, imma assolutament naqbel ma' Edwin Vassallo li vvota skont il-kuxjenza tieg˙u. G˙alija g˙ajb li m'g˙amlux l-istess l-o˙rajn li wkoll li ˙asse - whom b˙al Vassallo. Il-membri parlamentari, lil min nistennewhom jirrappre Ωentaw? Lill-eletturi, jew lill-partit? Jien in˙oss li dritt wara li l-vot ikun ing˙add fl-elezzjoni ©en - erali, ir-rappre Ωentanza tal-poplu tispiçça, u l-membri parlamen - tari jibdew jirrappre Ωentaw lill-partit tag˙hom, u mhux aktar zjonijiet ta' fejda g˙all-problemi soçjali, ekonomiçi u ta' sigurtà lill-poplu. Anke jekk il-partit jimxi skont il-programm elettorali ta' llum. tieg˙u, huwa meta ti©i biex tivvota favur jew kontra li©i li Huwa wkoll tajjeb li jkun hemm kunsens, imma li tisforza dal- tressqet fil-konkret fil-parlament li tista' t˙ares lejn id-dettall, u kunsens, bit-theddida ta' xi sanzjoni jew theddid ta' konsegwenzi tara fil-fatt jekk din tirriflettix dak li int fhimt li kont weg˙idt jekk ma tobdix, g˙alija mhux etiku jew aççettabbli. lill-poplu. Naturalment, nifhem g˙alfejn il-partiti i˙ossu l-b Ωonn li jim - Óafna drabi, inqis li l-membri eletti jkunu qed ja©ixxu ta' pap - ponu d-dixxiplina fuq il-membri tag˙hom f'sistema demokratika, pagalli meta jirrepetu u jit˙ambqu biss fuq il-linji li jg˙idulhom fejn it-twettiq tal-programm elettorali jiddependi fuq voti li tal-partit, u ta' pupazzi meta jkollhom jivvutaw favur jew kontra jing˙addu u li jridu jkunu iktar mill-voti tan-na˙a l-o˙ra. l-proposti tal-parlament skont l-istruzzjonijiet tal-partit. A˙na Madankollu, in˙ossuna komdi nkunu nafu li r-rappre Ωentanti robots bir-remowt kontrol irridu fil-parlament, jew nies li ju Ωaw tag˙na 'l ˙in kollu b'xi ˙add wara jilwilhom idhom? mo˙˙hom, jafu l-eletturi tad-distrett tag˙hom u impenjati li jir - F'demokraziji madwar id-dinja, qieg˙ed ji©i nnutat f'kuntesti rappre Ωentawhom? differenti li n-nies mhumiex kuntenti bir-ri Ωultati li qed jaraw, Jien din il-˙a©a li jkun hemm xi ˙add bil-frosta ji©ri warajk qed jistaqsu lilhom infushom jekk ir-regoli li l-parlamentari qed biex jg˙idlek x'tg˙id u x'tag˙mel, hija difett tas-sistema tal-par - jille©islaw humiex favur il-poplu jew il-˙bieb tal-˙bieb, jekk il- titi. Fil-prinçipju, huwa tajjeb li nies jing˙aqdu madwar ideja, patt li sar mal-eletturi hux mittiefes. jew grupp ta' idejat, fejn isibu appo©©, jistg˙u ji Ωviluppaw soluz - Mhux ta' b'xejn li l-partiti tradizzjonali (©eneralment) qeg˙din inaqqsu mill-appo©© tag˙hom, u l-eletturi qed iduru g˙al ˙addie˙or. F'Malta forsi din g˙adha mhix tin˙ass, imma qeg˙din in˙ossuha fl-Awstralja, fl-Istati Uniti, u dan l-a˙˙ar fi Franza. Hemm limitu kemm il-partiti jistg˙u jitbieg˙du mill-kos - titwenza tag˙hom qabel dawn jabbandunawhom. Biex ni©u lura g˙al Edwin Vassallo, dan (naturalment) g˙andu t-theddida ta' kastig mill-partit g˙all-isfida tieg˙u g˙all-ordnijiet li irçieva. Jien ma nemminx g˙al nofs sekonda li se jkun hemm konsegwenza g˙al li g˙amel, imma nifhem g˙alfejn isir dan is- b˙ala twissija g˙al min fil-futur ja ΩΩ arda li jag˙mel xi ˙a©a simili. Int imma©ina, kieku kull membru tal-Parlament jivvota skont il-kuxjenza tieg˙u, b'sinçerità skont dak li verament jemmen hu usu mspheunxs e iktar kif jisfurzawh jag˙mel. X'g˙aruka Ωa tkun, hux?

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har id-19 ta’ Awwissu waqt kunçert kbir fuq il- Fosos fil-Furjana t-tenur mag˙ruf Malti Joseph NCalleja se jfakkar l-g˙oxrin sena tal-karriera operi - stika tieg˙u. Folol kbar mistennija jattendu g˙all-avven - iment li l-pubbliku se jkun jista’ jsegwih ming˙ajr ˙las. Fil-fatt ta’ kull sena fl-ista©un tas-sajf it-tenur Malti jag˙ti kunçert fil-miftu˙ li ©eneralment dejjem isir fuq il- Fosos tal-Furjana. Imma ta’ din is-sena se jkun speçjali, u bix-xieraq, marbut mal-anniversarju operistiku. Dis-sena, fost il-kantanti mistiedna flimkien ma’ Joseph se jkun hemm ukoll tenur ie˙or popolari – it-Taljan bravissimu Andrea Bocelli, ukoll ta’ fama internazzjon - ali. Minkejja li Bocelli huwa ming˙ajr dawl, xorta rnexxielu jkabbar ir-repertorju operistiku fil-popolarità g˙ax il-Bambin Ωejnu b’le˙en mill-isba˙. Lura lejn Joseph Calleja, niftakar lit-tenur Paul Asciak jg˙idli li f’idejh kellu vuçi straordinarja li g˙ad timxi sewwa ’l quddiem. Minnufih kont staqsejtu min kien imma dakinhar qalli li ma kienx g˙adu l-waqt li jisvelali minn kien, i Ωda li aktar tard kellu jintroduçihuli. Kien qed jirreferi g˙al Joseph Calleja li aktar tard kien stedinna d-dar tieg˙u f’Ó’Attard biex g˙all-ewwel darba It-tenur Malti Joseph Calleja nisimg˙u l-vuçi tieg˙u. Dakinhar Joseph L-arja impenjattiva tat-te- kien g˙adu Ωg˙ir nur - Ah, la paterna mano - (twieled fit-22 ta’ f’din l-opra ta’ Verdi, Cal- Jannar tal-1978 u leja fil-veru sens tal-kelma llum g˙andu 39 ‘qaxxarha’. sena). Kien deher bi G˙ajnejh xeg˙lu bil-fer˙ tbissima fuq fom- x’˙in sema’ dawk l-ap - mu u beda jkanta. plawsi kbar fit-teatru. Minn Mamma tieg˙i x’le- Ciantar fuq il-palk kien ta ˙ajr lil ˙en smajt! Wara li PeterPaul dawk pre Ωenti … imma spiçça, bil-fer˙ li ˙arstu ssammret fuq Paul ˙assejt kont pront mort ng˙annqu . Asciak li kien ta˙tu fl-ewwel filliera. Rajt kollox u malli Paul Asciak qalli minnufih li Calleja kien g˙ad fadallu ntemmet l-opra, Paul b’©irja kbira tela’ fuq il-palk tal- triq twila i Ωda jasal. Naturalment, jien minnufih kont ste - Astra, b˙alma kowç tal-futbol jo˙rog fil-grawnd wara xi dintu g˙all-programm tar-radju li kont immexxi fuq FM log˙ba importanti li jkun reba˙. Bronja, bl-isem ta’ Siesta . Ma nafx x’©ara e Ωatt bejn il-kwinti ... i Ωda Ωgur li fost Ma Ω-Ω mien, isem Joseph Calleja beda jingrana. Niftakar affarijiet o˙ra Paul qallu, “Prosit Joseph … bdejt it-triq lil missieru Charles (meta kien jitla’ jara lill-ommu fid- iebsa i Ωda sabi˙a”. dar tal-anzjani ‘Villa Messina’ ˙dejn San Duminku r- Tassew li Joseph kien beda t-triq iebsa li wasslitu biex Rabat) jag˙tini l-a˙˙ar tag˙rif dwar ibnu Joseph. jidher fl-aqwa teatri operistiçi fid-dinja. Fl-istess sena li Niftakru meta qalli li Joseph kien iltaqa’ mat-tenur Calleja deher fuq il-palk tal-Astra g˙all-opra Macbeth, Placido Domingo u li reba˙ l-premju presti©©ju Ω Cultur - reba˙ premju fil-Konkors Internazzjonali tal-Kant Hans Arte , konkors internazzjonali tal-opra Operalia mwaqqaf Gabor Belvedere , u fl-1998 reba˙ ukoll il-Konkors Internaz - mit-tenur famu Ω Domingo. zjonali tal-kant liriku Enrico Caruso f’Milan. Sena wara, Darb’o˙ra missieru qalli li Joseph kellu jirrekordja g˙ad- kif semmejt, rea˙ il-Premju Internazzjonali ‘CulturArte’ . ditta Decca . Niftakar ukoll lit-tenur Asciak, li kien b˙al F’Novembru tal-2012, l-Università ta’ Malta onorat lil seqer fuqu, isegwih sal-a˙˙ar nifs tieg˙u. Kien jg˙idli Joseph Calleja bid-Dottorat fil-Letteratura Honoris Causa dwar Joseph u r-ri Ωultati li kien qed jikseb. Fi ftit kliem, b˙ala g˙arfien tal-kisbiet tieg˙u b˙ala tenur ta’ fama in - kont dejjem infurmat sewwa dwaru. ternazzjonali. Irrid ng˙id li Calleja dejjem rabat it-talent Dan kollu ©ie quddiem g˙ajnejja meta qrajt li fuq il- tieg˙u ma’ pajji Ωu, Malta. gazzetta Françi Ωa Le Figaro , Joseph Calleja hu msemmi Forsi ˙afna jiftakru meta waqt l-a˙˙ar lejla tal- Proms fost l-aqwa g˙axar kantanti operistiçi r©iel fid-dinja. f’Londra fl-2012, Joseph Calleja wie©eb g˙all-a˙˙ar ap - Hawn ˙assejt quddiemi lil Paul Asciak jg˙idli... “Qed tara plawsi kbar lejh billi quddiem it-televi Ωjoni f’xandira Peter kif kont ng˙idlek sewwa!” madwar id-dinja, wera li huwa tassew Malti permezz tas- Ng˙idilkom ukoll li l- USA’s National Public Radio id - salib bi tmien ponot - is-Salib ta’ Malta - fuq sidru. Anke deskriva lil Joseph Calleja b˙ala ‘arguably today’s finest meta jag˙ti intervisti lil stazzjonijiet barranin, huwa de - lyrical tenor ’. jjem ikun jixtieq li jintroduçuh b˙ala t-Tenur Malti. Joseph Calleja ra l-mag˙mudija operistika tieg˙u bis- Fil-fatt Joseph i˙obb sewwa lil pajji Ωu, u Malta tant sehem tieg˙u fl-opra ‘Macbeth’ ta’ Verdi li saret fit-Teatru t˙obbu. Çert li s-Sibt 19 ta ’Awwissu, il-poplu Malti (u Astra tar-Rabat, f’G˙awdex. Dakinhar, f’Mejju tal-1997 anke barrani li se ji©i apposta) se jag˙tih l-akbar ap - … 20 sena ilu, kien intepreta l-parti ta’ Macduff. Kellu plawsi fil-karriera brillanti tieg˙u. biss 19-il sena u d-dehra tieg˙u fuq il-palk kienet daqs Ng˙idulu, Grazzi Joseph u awguri f’dan l-anniversarju tenur professjonali. Dakinhar kont fost il-folla nsewgih.. speçjali. 12 T he Voice of the Maltese T uesday August 1, 2017 Roundup of News About Malta

n the past few days, President Marie- It has always been said that there’s no place could do more to further explore their po - Louise Coleiro Preca made two histori - on earth where one cannot find a Maltese tential, deepen opportunities, and enhance cal state visits to countries on two resident, so too in Chile, and during her the excellent bilateral relations in the socio, different continents. First she travelled to visit President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca political and economic areas. South America and the Republic of Chile took the opportunity to meet a couple of the President Coleiro Preca remarked that and then to the Western African country of few Maltese living there. while Malta was uniquely placed in a su - the Republic of Ghana. perb geostrategic position in the In Chile she was accompanied by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca unveiling centre of the Mediterranean Sea the Minister for the Environ- the commemorative plaque at the hospital in between Africa and Europe, ment, Sustainable Development Ghana in the presence of Minister for Ghana was fast becoming a re - Foreign Affairs, Carmelo Abela (left ) and and Climate Change José Herrera, her husband Mr. Edgar Preca gional hub for opportunities in and in Ghana with Minister for other West African markets. This Foreign Affairs and Trade Promo - further widened the opportunities tion Carmelo Abela. Her husband for Maltese businesses looking for Mr. Edgar Pre-ca also formed part new markets. of both delegations. She said that while Malta was Aside of the official state meet - uniquely placed in the centre of the iIFngs rwituh thie tresfpeuctivle hevadsi osf its by President to ChMiedliteerr,an eaGn, bhetweaen nAfarica state, the President also took part and Europe, Ghana was fast be - in bilateral talks in both countries. coming a regional hub for oppor - In Chile she also participated in tunities in other West African a wreath-laying ceremony, at the markets, which further widened foot of the monument dedicated to the opportunities for Maltese busi - Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean independence One of the meetings was with a Maltese nesses looking for new markets. leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in priest by the name of Henry Balzan a for - In fact, Minister Abela and a trade delega - the Chilean War of Independence. She was mer Óamrun Parish Priest who has been tion from Malta even took the opportunity to taken round Santiago’s Museum of Re - serving the Catholic Church in Chile for study the potential, resulting in the signing, membrance and Human Rights that amon- over 12 years, the last two as Parish Priest presided over by President Coleiro Preca, of gst other objects exhibits instruments of of a town in northern Chile called El Sal - a memorandum of understanding on political torture that were used during the Pinochet vador. Fr Balzan made a 14-hour trip to the consultations between the two governments, dictatorial regime, and a picture gallery of Chilean capital to meet with President and agreements between the Chambers of persons who disappeared during the regime Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. Commerce of both countries. and have not yet been traced since. Another Maltese resident that the Presi - Speaking at a forum on Business Oppor - dent made it a point to tunities, President Coleiro Preca and meet was EU Embassy of - Ghanaian v/President Mahamudu Bawumia ficial Ruth Bajada. She expressed optimism that the visit would be met her when she was in - fruitful for both countries. vited to visit the Embassy The Maltese head of state also visited the in Santiago. Ms Bajada Hope X Change hospital in Kumasi, which has been working there for was built with donations by the Maltese peo - the past two years. ple. On the occasion she unveiled a com - In Ghana the President, memorative plaque and d said that the who was also leading a hospital, known throughout Ghana as the commercial delegation, Maltese hospital, is a miracle of the work, the held bilateral talks with her generosity, the solidarity and the love that the The President in her meeting in counterpart Nana Addo Maltese people are capable of giving. Chile with Maltese priest Fr Henry Dankwa Akufo-Addo and The hospital that caters for thousands of Balzan (right) . Centre is the Presi - later expressed her belief patients in a community of 2.5 million also dent’s Chief of Staff Mr. John Camilleri that the two countries flies the Maltese flag. Four contestants for Nationalist Party leadership our politicians will contest the National - contested the June 3 Fist Party leadership that is scheduled for General Elections. September 16. Of the four, only one is cur - Frank Portelli, who is rently a parliamentarian, 46-year-old Gozitan in his 70s, is a former lawyer Chris Said. He has been a Nationalist member of the Maltese MP for the past nine years and has also oc - Parliament. He served cupied the post of Justice Minister. for five years in the Na - The other three are: Adrian Delia, 47, a tionalist Party during partner in a legal firm, who has never occu - the 1987-1992 legisla - pied any role in the Nationalist Party. He is ture. He was NP execu - currently the president of Premier League tive and was president of the The 4 contenders (from left): Chris Said, Adrian football club Birkirkara; executive between 1995 and 1998. He Delia, Alex Perici Calascione and Frank Portelli Alex Perici Calascione, 55, who has been is also CEO of St Philip’s Hospital. nominees and the top two contenders will occupying the post of NP treasurer for the On September 2 the General Council of then take part in a run-off election on Sep - last two years and is a member of the Ad - the Nationalist Party will vote on the nom - tember 16 with paid-up party members cho- ministrative Council He unsuccessfully inations for party leadership from the four osing their preferred leader. Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 1 3 Roundup of News About Malta Giant company In 4 years relocates Malta 18,000 more post Brexit women join tarr Companies, a giant world company work force Sin the insurance busi - ness, has chosen to come to n the past four years, Malta to operate from after I18,000 more women have Brexit. entered the labour market in Announcing this on Sun - Malta. Education and Labour day, Prime Minister Joseph Minister Evarist Bartolo said Muscat said Malta faced this was the result of a new harsh competition from strategy for women jobs. He other European countries, added that the next step however, after discussions would be for more women to in his first meeting with the become entrepreneurs with company last November, he their own business. managed to convince them Figures just issued indicate to relocate to Malta. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (right) with Mr Hussain Sajwani that the number of employed He further announced that women has reached almost a Brexit taskforce aimed at 90,000, which is an increase attracting to Malta busi - of 20% over 2012. nesses looking to relocate to Dubai-based property Meanwhile, Economy Min - Europe following Britain’s ister Chris Cardona said there exit from the 28-country was more need for women in bloc, is to be formed. the entrepreneurial sector and developer eyes Malta to show their capabilities and iven the favourable tax cli - the region, including the UAE, creativity, which is so bene - MIA predicts 20% Gmate, Malta’s vibrant tourism Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, ficial to the economy of the sector, and its historical appeal as Lebanon and the United Kingdom, country. increase in business-friendly investment loca - believes that Malta presents an tion, giant Dubai-based property ideal mix of investment benefits, Unemployment passenger traffic developer DAMAC Properties that and “thanks to favourable tax in - down to 2,432 alta International Air - has been at the forefront of the centives for foreign investors as he number of persons Mport predicts that by Middle East’s luxury real estate well as a stable government and Tseeking employment the end of this year, around market since 2002, is considering leadership that continue to drive during June dropped to 5.8 million passengers expanding its operations to Malta. economic growth through the 2,432. The figure is 1,000 would have gone its termi - Concluding a recent tour of the is - tourism sector, Malta is a destina - less than the corresponding nal establishing a new traf - land where he had a private meet - tion that we are keeping an eye on month last year. fic record for the airport. In ing with Maltese Prime Minister as we continue to explore expan - Figures released by the Na - the first half of the year Joseph Muscat during which the sion opportunities there.” tional Statistics Office, NSO, MIA has already registered two discussed the increasing Making its mark at the highest show tht unemployment has 2,639,712 passenger move - growth of tourism in the Mediter - end of stylish living, DAMAC dropped in all categories ex - ments, amounting to an in - ranean country, company Chair - Properties has cemented its place cept for the under 20s. crease of 20 per cent over man, Hussain Sajwani said, "Malta as the leading luxury developer in the same period in 2016. presents an ideal mix of investment the region, having delivered over This solid six-month per - benefits that make it a very attrac - 18,500 homes, with a development The next issue formance encouraged the tive place for luxury and hospital - portfolio of more than 44,000 units company to revise its origi - ity developers looking to expand at various stages of progress. This of The Voice of nal forecast announced in into the EU zone. includes 13,000 hotel rooms, serv - January, taking into account The company, that is known to iced hotel apartments and hotel vil - the Maltese is set the growth rate reached so deliver luxury residential, commer - las that are managed by DAMAC far and other trends. cial and leisure properties across Hotels & Resorts. for August 29 MP makes kidney donation Malta to serve as headquarters for GCTP van Bartolo, 47, a newly-elected Parliamen - he Chairman of the Constituent Coun - positively noted the GCTP’s objectives to Itarian on the NP ticket, who in his own cil of the Global Council for Toler - act as an international space and a global words, has a large phobia of needles, blood and ance and Peace (GCTP) Ahmed bin Moh- platform to serve the ideals of tolerance, anything to do with hospitals, was praised for ammed Al-Jarwan, together and his ac - peace, and high humanitarian objectives. his altruism by the Speaker of the house of Rep - companying delegation paid a working The GCTP also aims to launch in the resentatives Dr Anglu Farrugia, for a noble ges - visit to Malta to formally register the dis - short term a major international award to ture he made by donating one of his kidneys to tinct interest of his organisation to estab - contribute to the protection of interna - an unknown patient. lish its headquarters in Malta. tional peace. His reaction to being told that that the kidney On behalf of the government, former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who also he donated is functioning was “like being told Minister for Foreign Affairs George W. received the delegation, commended the that he had just had a child. Vella welcomed the interest of the GCTP aims of the Global Council since they re - The recipient is a 31-year-old man. tTo establish its headquarters in Malta. He flected Malta's foreign policy objectives. 14 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017

Il-festi reli©ju Ωi Maltin ˙alissa ninsabu fl-aqwa tal- ista©un tal-festi... festi li huma parti essenzjali mill- kultura Maltija. Attwalment fi st˙arri© li sar dan l-a˙˙ar dwar liema attivitajiet kulturali jie˙du sehem fihom il-Maltin u l- G˙awdxin, instab li l-aktar at - tivita` kulturali popolari fostna hija dik tal-festi. Infatti f’dan l- ist˙arri© instab li l-og˙la perçent - wal u l-akbar attendenzi ntla˙qu fil-festi parrokkjali b’attendenza ta’ 67%. Imma hawn forsi wie˙ed jis - taqsi, kemm attwalment il-festi huma attivitajiet kulturali u, fuq Bkollox, kemm dawn il-festi qed jil˙qu dak li suppost hu l-akbar valur tag˙hom, il-valur reli©ju Ω? Bla dubju li fil-festi Maltin il- valur kulturali fejn wie˙ed jista’ jammira t-ti Ωjin, ix-xog˙ol artis - tiku, kemm fil-knejjes kif ukoll fit-toroq tal-belt jew ra˙al fejn tkun qed ti©i ççelebrata il-festa, ma jonqosx. Lanqas ma tonqos il-laqta’ mu Ωikali, dik ferrie˙ija u mon - dana barra l-Knisja, fejn il-baned iffer˙u lis-semmieg˙a bil-marçi, u siltiet broijju Ωi, u dik aktar lirika fil-Knejjes. U t-ti Ωjijn mhux limitat biss g˙at-toroq u jispikkaw ukoll il-bnadar ta’ pajji Ωi barranin jew ba˙˙ru nkella g˙amlu xi Ωmien jg˙ixu l-knejjes i Ωda wkoll jinfirex fil-ka Ωini u d- li jindikaw li xi membri ta’ dik il-familja f’xi pajji Ω b˙ala emigranti. djar li g˙al jiem il-festa’ jkunu m˙ejjijin fl- aqwa tag˙hom. Matul it-triqat tilma˙ twieqi mΩejna bid-damask u b’xi statwa, aktarx replika tal-istatwa li to˙ro© purçissjonal - ...u fil-knejjes? ment mill-Knisja. ejjem intqal li l-qofol tal-festi g˙andhom jimpurtahom miç-çelebrazzjonij ta’ barra, u Sintendi ma jonqsux il-bnadar fuq il-bjut ikunu ç-çelebrazzjonijiet fil-Knejjes… u mhux li jisimg˙u xi pani©ierku (diskors ta’ li, fejn hemm aktar minn banda wa˙da juru hawn jibda t-t˙assib. tif˙ir lill-qaddis jew qaddisa tal-festa) li ma biç-çar liema banda tappo©©ja dik il- Il-˙e©©a biex il-Knisja fejn tkun qed issir il- jispiçça qatt. G˙ax filwaqt li l-kleru qed ji©i familja. Kul˙add jimpika min g˙andu l- festa tkun im Ωejna mill-aqwa g˙adha hemm, m˙e©©eg li jillimita l-omelija tal-quddiesa itwal arblu u l-ikbar bandiera. F’çerti r˙ula bid-damask a˙mar jiddomina fil-Knejjes tal-Óadd g˙all-ftit minuti, donnu m’hemm kollha. Ma janqsux l- ebda regola kemm idum il-pani©ierku. ...u Ω-Ωg˙a Ωag˙ jifir˙u aqwa linef tal-kristall, Sa˙ansitra Ω-Ω mien ©ab bidla wkoll fl-ilbies u jferr˙u. Addijo l-il - bukketti tal-fjuri, artali tal-festa, kemm tal-knisja minn ©ewwa u bies tradizzjonali, issa mill-isba˙, x’aktarx b’xi kemm minn barra. statwi, gandlieri u o©- Sa ftit ilu waqt il-quddiesa tat-transulazzjoni lbDies ˙afif, sajfi ©etti o˙ra tal-fidda. (lejliet il-festa) u dik pontifikali (tal-jum tal- G˙all-okka Ωjoni lanqas festa filg˙odu) kont tilma˙ kwa Ωi l-ir©iel ma jonqos l-aqwa lbies kollha b’libsa ntiera, u n-nisa bl-aqwa lbies. tas-saçerdoti, xi orkestra L-ir©iel irew˙u l-palju (li llum skarsa) u n- u kor maghruf. I Ωda nisa jag˙tu kemm jifil˙u bl-imreww˙a. mbag˙ad sfortunata - Illum, minkejja li l-Knejjes kollha g˙and - ment, bil-mod il-mod hom il-fannijiet (u˙ud sa˙ansitra l-arja kkun - qed naraw l-attendenza dizzjonata) ftit hemm postijiet fejn tara nies g˙aç-çelebrazzjoni lebsin eleganti b˙al ma kienu jag˙mlu qabel. f’çerti parroççi kulma Da Ω-Ωmien in-nies qed tmur g˙all-ilbies tmur tonqos, u t˙ares ka Ωwali, sa˙ansitra f’çerti postijiet anke madwarek x’aktarx tara b’ u lbies tassew sajfi. nies ta’ çerta eta’. U fejn qabel ˙afna kienu j Ωan Ωnu xi libsa Óafna Ωg˙a Ωag˙ aktar ©dia issa jag˙mluha g˙al xi tie©. tee-shirts Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 1 5

Il-festa nbidlet ... u bil-kbir ˙alkemm jag˙mel il-˙ruq Malta u G˙awdex (b’kollox 32) fosthom nistg˙u tan-nar anqas ta’ Santa Liena ta’ Birkirkara, il-Bambina ng˙idu li ba Ωi- riskju Ω g˙al min tax-Xag˙ra G˙awdex, Santa Marija u San kament ir-ritwal jisparah, g˙ax Ìor© t’G˙awdex, is-Salvatur ta’ Óal Lija tal-festi ftit li spiçça l-b Ωonn u o˙rajn. xejn inbidel: il- li wie˙ed festa baqg˙et jixg˙el il-miçça iΩΩ omm l-istess b’xi suffarell, li mod kif issir il- pos-tu ˙aditu l- purçissjoni u r- tal- ritwali marbutin kompjuter. Gmag˙ha, il-˙ruq Illum post is- fortunatamet, il-festi m’g˙adhomx tan-nar tal- art u santi tal-pat- dak li kienu. Bil-mod il-mod, ˙afna tal-ajru, il-marçi krueny-/a boatradl- belt nies aktar qed iffittxu dak li ji©ri barra tal-baned matul jew ra˙al ˙aduh mill-knisja, milli ç-çelebrazzjoniet il-jiem tal-festa, stampar tal-pa - reli©ju Ωi. X’aktarx li l-marçi huma l- eçç. trun fuq bnadar akbar attrazzjoni kemm g˙al dawk li IΩ-Ω mien, b˙al Ωg˙ar, Msemplihçamuent xjoq ogk˙duo j˙alrsluo, u dxaw k f’kull settur ie˙- u anke maggi - li attwamlment jie˙du sehem. or bidel il-mod jiet . wFosat l-raktdar li juie˙d uΩ seahemh fila-mar rçi kif ji©u ççele - Ìieli x-xbieha huma Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙, u hu propju huma li brati l-festi. tal-patrtueen /sah firutqs jo˙olqu l-akbar briju bil-kant u Ω-Ω fin, Per e Ωempju na˙a tat- Sjew a˙jar qbi Ω tag˙hom, b’g˙add ta’ tfa - semmejt in-nar. t(kxuelnl uga)k) - jliet jie˙du l-okka Ωjoni biex jie˙du rikba Il-murtali u l- kumpanjata minn fuq spallejn il-©uvintur. kaxxi nfernali minn xi reklam S’hemm kieku kollox sew. I Ωda sfortu - baqg˙u i Ωda f’˙afna ka Ωi llum dawn fuq in-na˙a l-o˙ra. Sa˙ansitra l-uçu˙ tesae nament dan il-briju kultant jit˙assar spiççaw fi spettakli mhux biss ta’ murtali spiççaw fuq il-bottijiet taslh-kirut nserva billi b’çertu kant u kliem ta’ tmaqdir, kultant kkuluriti li jpaxxu l-g˙ajn imma wkoll kumpanija li tag˙mel dal-prodott, biex sa˙ansitra nsulti fil-konfront tal-ka Ωin b’akkumpanjament mu Ωikali. Kollox im- t˙ajjar lil min jixtri l-prodott tag˙ha, jew il-festa opposta. Veru li spiçça dak ˙addem bi preçi Ωjoni billi tintu Ωa l-a˙˙ar ˙ar©et konsenja ta’ bottijiet tal-kunserva l-inkwiet ta’ dari fejn kien ikollha teknologija tal-kompjuter, li fuq kollox bl-uçuh tal-patruni ta’ parroççi ta’ tinda˙al il-pulizija (fi tfulitna niftakru anke l-u Ωu tal-kavallerija waqt il-festi), iΩda xorta l-festa g˙andha tkun xi ˙a©a li tferrah mhux li tmaqdar u titg˙ajjar. (ta˙t) Inwkiet ie˙or huwa x-xorb, u kultant sa˙ansitra s-sess u d-droga. Hawn min jsostni li g˙add ta’ ©uvintur, ˙alkemm hemm min jg˙idlek li u adulti jinqdew bil-festa biex jixorbu huma l-anzjani u dawk ta’ çerta eta’ ΩΩ ejjed, jie˙du d-droga u jag˙mlu atti li li g˙adhom iffisati fil-festi, u li ma Ω- Ωmien hemm il-periklu li malli dawn xejn m’huma ta’ ©ie˙. Fil-fatt fi studju li jIisspiç-çsawe ilh-feestim jie˙d u daqqa ta’ ˙arta, sar xi Ωmien ilu nstab li fil-festi anke ti Ω- il-fatti juru xort’o˙ra. died l-prostituzzjoni u l-kriminalità. tAa ttwΩa-lmΩ engt g˙˙aad gΩ˙aandnga b˙ liet u r˙ula fejn il-festi huma b’sa˙˙ithom, u kemm kemm wie˙ed ma jistax jg˙id li l-mod kif Ωda kollox ma kollox u t˙ares kif qed ji©u ççelebrati juri li attwalment t˙ares lejhom, na˙seb li l-festi g˙and - dawn qed jisoktaw jikbru. Hu propju fejn hom aktar po Ωittiv milli negattiv. GiΩ-Ω g˙ Ωag˙ jag˙tu sehemhom fejn l-aktar Minkejja li g˙edt aktar ‘il fuq, xorta li l-festi qed ji©u ççelebrati bil-kbir. jibqa’ l-fatt li l-festi jattiraw in-nies lejn il-Knejjes, g˙alkemm u˙ud aktar biex tnejn tal-qubbajt, illum issib toroq b’gabana jaraw il-Knisja u t-ti Ωjijn tag˙ha milli wa˙da wara l-o˙ra jbieg˙u dak kollu li Pbiexo jiΩtoilbtut. iv In-Negozju wie˙ed jixtieq jiekol, kiesah jew s˙un. Ma Il-festa hija mezz biex in-nies tissoçjal - jonqsux il-karettuni u tilari armati izza u tal-inqas g˙al ftit jiem twarrab il- la dubju li l-festi ji©©eneraw negozju b’©ugarelli g˙at-tfal.. u li kultant i˙ajru klassi, fejn il-˙addiem tal-id jit˙allat ma’ kbir. Dan jibda ferm qabel il-festi g˙ax anke lil kbar. Insomma ssib suq s˙i˙. Idak tal-pinna, fejn in-na©©ar jit˙allat mal- dak li jkun ja˙seb kif se j Ωejjen id-dar, Fejn qabel, l-aktar fl-ir˙ula, biex tixrob xi avukat, fejn g˙al mument wie˙ed tintnesa ja˙seb g˙all-ikla tal-festa, u g˙ax-xorb ˙a©a kont tid˙ol ©o xi ˙anut tax-xorb, illum d-distinzjoni tal-klassi, li g˙alkemm bil- mhux biss g˙al tal-familja, imma wkoll kull ˙anut, kull ka Ωin, kemm jekk tal-banda, mod qed tonqos imma g˙adha hemm, u g˙all-mistednin. Sintedni t-ti Ωjin tal-Knej - tal-futbol jew politiku, jarma l-imwejjed fuq meta wkoll tintnesa’ l-firda politika. jes u tat-toroq ji©©enera wkoll çertu ne - barra, fit-triq, u joffri mhux biss xorb u Fuq kollox il-festi juru li l-poplu Malti gozju, kif jag˙mel in-nar tal-art u tal-ajru.... ©elati, i Ωda wkoll diversi kwalitajiet ta’ ikel, j˙obb jiççelebra, i˙obb juri l-fer˙ tieg˙u, u tasal il-festa.. bil-pizza forsi l-aktar popolari wara l-pas - u j˙obb iferra˙. BFejn qabel kont forsi jsib xi mejda jew tizzi tal-©obon u l-pi Ωelli. 16 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017

A quick glimpse at Australia Australia wants seat on the igures released by the Australian Bu - reau of Statistics show that Australia UN Human Rights Council has achieved its ninth straight month of job gains, with 14,000 new jobs added to the economy in June. Full- time employment ustralia, Spain and France were The Turnbull government has been grewI bny 62c,00r0 jeobsa whsilee pa rti-tinme em - competing for two vacant seats pushing hard for a place on the HRC, ployment decreased by 48,000. Aon the United Nations Human with former Liberal minister Philip Rud - fFuull-ltimle- jtobis mhave neow jincoreabsed s by Rights Council, with the winners to be dock flying around the world as the 115,4000 positions in the past two months decided by a vote of all United Nations country's Special Envoy on Human – the strongest streak of full-time job gains member countries in October. But France Rights in a bid to shore up votes. in 29 years. The unemployment rate has will postpone its bid until 2021. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s office Fheld steady at 5.6 per cent, which remains Unless there is a late candidate, Aus - would not comment on reports of near its lowest level in four years. tralia’s two-year long campaign will re - France's withdrawal but said Australia's NSW and Victoria did the heavy lifting in sult in being elected later this year. bid would continue. trend terms, adding 11.600 and 7300 jobs Australia and Spain will still need to Australia has made a series of “pledges” respectively. Prime Minister Malcolm win the majority-approval of the UN to the United Nations as part of its HRC Turnbull welcomed the figures but warned General Assembly in October, but Pro - bid. It promised to hold a referendum to sustained economic growth was not guar - fessor Donald Rothwell from the Aus - recognise Indigenous people in the Con - anteed, “Tomorrow’s prosperity can only tralian National University points out the stitution, campaign to end violence be delivered by today’s reforms. So when UN will have little choice but to approve against women and girls, and advocate we consider how we change the world in the bids unless another applicant materi - for the protection of journalists and free - which we live, we can’t hide under the alises. dom of speech amongst other issues. doona,” he said. Australia aims to be a major arms exporter efence Industry Minister and Russia as the world's largest defence hardware exporters. DChristoper Pyne (left) said he Pyne said that creating a competitive arms industry would do would like to see Australia “de - wonders for the alliances which Australia holds with key Middle sign, build and export ships, vehi - Eastern nations such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). cles, (and) missiles” with the 200 “Why wouldn't we want to cement our relationship with a coun - billion Australian dollars the gov - try like the UAE, which shares many of our values in terms of ernment has set aside for defence the geopolitical issues that we face through things like defence over the next decade. exports?” Pyne said. “My ambition and the govern - ment's ambition is to reverse the current situation,” Pyne told Fair - fax Media, “There's absolutely no reason why we can't be as capable ederal Minister for Resources and Northern Territory Senator as Italy, Germany, France, Great Matthew Canavan (Nationalist Party) has resigned from the Britain.” cabinet as he may have contravened section 44 of the Australian Currently, Australia is the world's sixth largest importer of de - Constitution dealing with dual citizenship. fence goods, while it is the 20th largest exporter. Pyne said that He will remain in Parliament while the government makes an ur - within two decades, Australia should be exporting arms at similar gent application to the High Court to determine the matter. levels to Germany, Britain and France, behind the United States The government argues that because Senator Canavan's registra - Dual citizetinons ahs ai cpiti zcenr weasa otbetaisne dh waithvouot chis consent, his Italian citizenship is invalid and he is not in breach of section 44 of the Con - stitution, which prevents dual nationals F from serving as federal MPs. It emerged that Canavan’s mother had signed him up for Italian citizenship without his knowledge. The government has no plans to change While visiting Malta Stay at: section 44 of the Constitution, which has now claimed three political scalps this The Diplomat Hotel,, 173 Tower Road Sliema month - Senator Canavan and former at.com.mt Tel: (00356) 23497000 Greens' Senators Larissa Waters and Scott Email: [email protected] Tel: (00356) 23497000 Ludlam. The current ambassador for Malta to China, John Aquilina a former parliamentarian had to renounce his Maltese citizenship when this matter of dual citizenship was raised during his time in the NSW Parliament. Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 17

A quick glimpse at Australia Costly offshore detention ast year a report by Save the Chil - dren and Unicef found Australian Ltaxpayers had spent as much as $9.6 billion on offshore immigration enforce - ment since 2013, while a Parliamentary Li - brary report released in 2016 found Manus Island had cost taxpayers about $2 billion since it was reopened – more than $1 mil - The Manus Island detention centre lion for each of the 2000 people who have cluded nationals from Iran, Bangladesh, of origin voluntarily, while six had been re - been imprisoned there. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Afghanistan. turned against their will. The department The Gillard government's moves to re - There were 233 people found not to be said at the end of April, the average time open the Manus Island detention centre in refugees at the end of May, of which 193 spent in onshore detention in Australia for late 2012 saw Australia spend $358.77 mil - were living within the processing centre in - people found to be stateless was 836 days. lion on operating and capital costs for the cluding six who were receiving medical The longest period in onshore detention two centres. treatment in Port Moresby. was 1345 days, more than three and a half Those costs dramatically increased to A further 32 had returned to their country years. $1.1 billion in 2013-14, following Mr Rudd's pre-election announcement and the Abbott government's election on the back of promises to turn back asylum seeker boats and significantly ramp up border pro - tection. In 2014-15, the two offshore centres cost taxpayers $1.31 billion, increasing to $1.38 billion in 2015-16. Last financial year the n a statement completely at odds with the Turnbull gov - cost fell to $980 million as the number of Iernment's public position that no refugees now in offshore detainees reduced. detention would set foot in Australia, the UN High Com - In June, the government agreed to pay missioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the agency had $70 million in compensation to about 1900 agreed to help administer the deal between Australia and the asylum seekers currently or formerly held United States on the understanding there would be excep - on Manus Island, considered one of Aus - tions for vulnerable people with family ties in Australia. tralia's largest ever human rights court set - UN accuThse aengrys st ateAment uaccussintg trhe Taurnbluill gaove rnomenft o f tlements. About 1200 people remain in the failing to honour the understanding has led to an extraordi - two offshore processing centres, the most nary public standoff between the UN agency and Immigra - recent figures from the Department of Im - breakingtion Mdiniestera Petler Douttonn, w hrose eoffficeu dismgisseed tehe sUN migration and Border Protection show. claim, saying the government had been clear about its posi - The department told Senate estimates the tion all along. nationalities of those being held in deten - “Last November, UNHCR exceptionally agreed to help tion or in the community on Manus in - with the relocation of refugees to the United States follow - ing a bilateral agreement between Australia and the US,” UN commissioner Filippo Grandi (pictured left) said in a statement. “We agreed to do so on the clear understanding that vulnerable refugees with close family ties in Australia would ultimately be allowed to settle there.” He said that the UNHCR had “recently been in - formed by Australia that it refuses to accept even those refugees. An understanding was clearly reached over a number of months, and over a number of meetings, including with Minister Dutton himself.” A spokeswoman for Mr Dutton said that “the po - sition of the Coalition government has been clear and consistent: those transferred to [regional pro - cessing centres] will never settle in Australia”. When pressed further on details of the meetings with UNHCR she said the office had nothing fur - ther to add. 18 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017

Parti mill-folla li attendiet fir-Red Gum Hall

-G˙aqda Kulturali Maltija ta’ NSW ip - pre Ωentat lejla speçjali b˙ala parti mill-hekk Lmag˙ruf b˙ala l- Locale Festival Program tal- Kunsill Lokali ta’ Cumberland. Il- Maltese Folkloric Festival (Festival Folkloriku) li ppre Ωentaw fir-Red Gum Centre f’Wenthworthville kien suççess kbir, tant li ©ibed lejh x’aktarx wa˙da mill-akbar folol li rajt ta’ Maltin f’sala wa˙da f’dawn l-a˙˙ar ΩmiFeniejiest. tival Folkloriku Is-sala kienet ippakkjata u g˙al iktar minn sitt sieg˙at gew ippre Ωentati attivitajiet varjati, fos - Marisa Previtera bil-kor tal-G˙aqda thom kant, Ωfin u daqq, fil-waqt li l-premijiet li Kulturali ta’ NSW warajha. Inset : Il- bdewli ˙ ekr©ini emnill-h eskuk mçagç˙erufsa sb˙ akla bç- Cihr oco - kantant /muziçista Charles Muscat late Whee l, kienu popolari daqs il-konfetti. Wara kollox kien hemm ukoll xi w˙ud dilet - Xag˙ra Association of NSW Inc tanti li ppre Ωentaw ix-xog˙lijiet tag˙- hom g˙all-wirja tal-arti u s-snajja Fr Charles Sultana’s NSW tradizzjonali Maltin. Programme August - September 2017 Biex i Ωid fid-divertiment, ˙adu sehem ukoll g˙add ta’ kantanti Maltin fos - St John the Evangelist Parish, Riverstone 164, Garfield Rd East, Riverstone thom il-popolari Charles Muscat. Kien Morning Mass times : Tuesday-Saturday: 8:30 am hemm ukoll final bil-kbir mill-kor tal- Friday Evenings times : 7:30 pm (August:18th, 25th September: 1st, 8th, 22nd) G˙aqda Kulturiali. except Friday, 15th September 6:30 pm at Horsley Park F’kumment li tat lil T he Voice of the Maltese Marisa Previtera, l-organizza - Saturday vigil Mass times : 6:00 pm (August 19, 26, September 2, 9, 23, triçi ta’ dan il-festival folkloriku, qalet, except Saturday September 16 at 5:30 pm “ksibna suççess g˙ax sibna ko-operaz - Sunday Mass times : 7:00am & 9:00am: August: 20, 27, September: 3,10,17, 24 zjoni minn g˙aqdiet o˙ra speçjalment In addition, Sunday September 3: 5:00 pm at Riverstone, September 10: ta’ San Nikola. Kul˙add ©ibed ˙abel wie˙ed. Grazzi lil kul˙add. L-atten - 3:00pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, September 17: 3:00 pm Horsley Park, denza tqawwilna qalbna” Sunday 24: 3:30 pm @ Greystanes. Confessions: Saturday: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Malti ie˙or qalilna, “dawk li dejjem imaqdru lill-komunita` u jg˙idulna li Thursday, August 31 10:15 am M ass for the Elderly who meet weekly for respite @ La Valette Social Centre Saturday Sept. 2 7.30 p.m La Valette Social Centre to meet the Maltese community who socialise there morna l-ba˙ar ˙adu lezzjoni o˙ra Sunday Sept. 3 6:30 pm Hamrun Club to meet the Maltese community who socialise there g˙ax din l-attivita` uriet li l-komunita` Sunday Sept. 10 2:30pm Rosary g˙adha b’sa˙˙ita u attiva ferm. Fejn St Mary’s Cathedral 3:00 pm Concelebrates Mass & says homily @ St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney - Annual kienu dawk li dejjem igergru u jil - till late Celebration by the Maltese Community of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady. Afterwards to Dinner. Bus will be organised, for bookings or any mentaw?” information refer to contacts below Il-festa tal-Imnarja tidher li hi popo - Saturday Sept. 16. 7.15 p.m Guest of Honour @ Annual tal-Vitorja Dinner Dance, Balmoral Function lari ferm mal-komunita` Maltija ta’ Tal-Vitorja Din/Dance. Centre, 49 Balmoral Road, Blacktown. For any tickets refer to contacts below Sunday Sept. 17 2.00 p.m. Procession on church grounds with Statue of Our Lady of Victories. NSW, tant li erba’ g˙aqdiet differenti Horsley Park Festa 3.00 p.m. Concelebrates Mass @ Horsley Park Church - Our Lady of Victories. organi zz aw attivitajiet li g˙alihom at - Tuesday Sept. 19 7.00 a.m. Bus Outing to the Entrance tendew il-mijiet. G˙alkemm din tal- Sunday Sept. 24. 3.30 p.m. ConCelebrates Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church - Festa Greystanes Festa at Greystanes g˙aqda kulturali ma kienetx parti mill-Imnarja imma wkoll kellha xi Enquiries: Ray/Josephine Bigeni: 9627 4182 or 0439 974 182, 0448 100 034 M'Anne Teuma: 4579 6771 konnessjonijiet. Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 19

reland’s best selling daily news - paper Irish Independent , that Ialso has its own news portal, this month carried an article about Malta as a tourist destination by diving enthusiast Jane Doran. Ti - tling the article: Travel: Wine & Dive in Malta, the journalist admits that when she visited the island ten years ago she did not know much about the culture, the landscape, tAhe fo od ori thve peeo,pl e was hiern onley & dine adventure in Malta reason for visiting was to practice her sport of diving in the blue, clean waters surrounding the island. She further admits that to her shame, on that trip to Malta she was not too bothered to take interest in the island’s other attractions. But Jane Doran exploring the P31 shipwreck (Photo Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell) now she is. Doran said that the combination of dives - the P31 shipwreck and the Maltese food in Mellieha Bay, and the warm Mediterranean, great visi - Comino Caves - and three shore dives that on seeing her face when her lob - bility and abundance of reefs, ship - - Cathedral Cave, the Inland Sea and ster ravioli arrived, a local laughed wrecks, caves and sea life have earned the world-renowned Blue Hole. and said, “light lunch to the Maltese Malta, and its little sister island Gozo, On March 9 this year until then is lunch in the sun”. She adds that the a reputation as one of the top dive Malta's top tourist attraction, the Maltese do not do small portions. spots in Europe; “an underwater Dis - 100ft limestone arch Azure Window, They do, however, do great food. neyland if you like”. near Dwejra Bay in San Lawrence col - Her description of Maltese food is But things changed. “Alas, my dive- lapsed into the sea after heavy storms. amazing. “Maltese food is rustic with buddy-to-be's tumble down a flight of It was one of the most famous land - a focus on fresh ingredients; its long ancient steps in the pretty capital Val - marks in Europe having also featured history of colonisation bringing an letta and the resultant broken leg, in numerous films and TV series. Mal - electric mix of Mediterranean flavours scuppered my plans. A miserable tese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and colours. There is a very strong Si - week confined to a hotel room being called it "heartbreaking"; the nation cilian influence. I loved gbejniet , the a reluctant nursemaid followed. I mourned, she said. local sheep or goats’ cheese, and the never got to paddle, never mind dive. But Jane admits that all was not lost, national dish of rabbit stew”. “I finally read my guidebook (there however, as in the same area lays an - She also had her fill in a Gozo restau - was nothing else to do) and learned other tourist attraction: the Blue Hole, rant, a former winery and also tasted about everything I was missing above that she describes as a circular, sink - the wine, saying that when it comes water: the beautiful land and hole of stunning colour. to Maltese wine, the island’s great se - seascapes, medieval towns and vil - “It's a wonderful place to swim, cret is that is has fantastic, high-qual - lages, monolithic tombs, superb snorkel or just lay about and also ity, reasonably priced wine. “You've beaches and Mediterranean-with-a- happens to be one of the best dive never drunk it or seen it in an off-li - twist cuisine. She then visited Valletta sites on the planet. It is such an invit - cence because the Maltese keep it all and when she got the opportunity to ing-looking dive site - the prettiest, for themselves.” return to the archipelago to dive, she bluest, most light-filled water I have In her opinion, the Maltese are one was rather excited. seen.” of the biggest wine drinkers in the Jane Doran writes: “I flew into Val - This is how she describes it: A choral world, with some estimates indicating letta but took the half-hour ferry trip garden; an underwater archway; a consumption works out at two bottles the next day to Gozo, the smaller, less fantastic eight-metre swim-through per day per person. populated island. Things move slowly called the chimney; crystal-clear visi - Back to diving, she explained how in Gozo; you get a sense not much has bility, a cave and diverse marine life - physically tiring and stressful it could changed since the middle of the last this dive ticked every underwater be dragging wetsuits on and off. century. It has a hazy, lazy, wild theme park box there is and has been “My mind was slightly frazzled from beauty and is dotted with sleepy vil - made even better by the sad collapse navigating through shoals of jellyfish lages and megalithic temples older of the 'window.' and the low-level anxiety of knowing than the Egyptian pyramids. Its remains - huge glowing white if I surfaced in the wrong place in In Gozo she went for self-catering, at chunks of limestone yet unsullied by Cathedral Cave I risked death by boat a five-bed converted farmhouse in the sea and its creatures - are every - propeller. So, a glass of wine, or two, Xaghra, a tiny village in the centre of where; a breathtaking sight. Experts at the end of the day was very wel - the island, home to the UNESCO indicate the limestone will take about come” Ggantija Temples that are considered a year to become discoloured by The Irish writer concludes that Mal- to be the oldest freestanding structures algae, so don't leave it too long to ta makes a wonderful holiday for the in the world. strap on a tank. more adventurous wine-lover. Explor - The huge numbers of dive sites She continues to say that diving ing the unknown adds excitement around the islands mean there is a looks like a gentle enough pursuit but, and a sense of the unexpected. “There good choice of schools, so she dived during an average dive a person are five major wine producers, all of - with one of them in Marsalforn, the burns around 800 calories. So , but fering some form of wine-tasting tour. closest thing to a seaside resort in luckily for them they were in the right “Wining and diving, it's the perfect Gozo. They did six dives: a 'getting to place. combination for a week away - just know you' one at Xlendi; two boat She received valuable advice about don't do it at the same time.” 20 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017 Tag˙rif dwar il-kitba Maltija ktar regoli u tag˙rif uffiçjali dwar kif wie˙ed g˙andu jikteb il-Malti. Dan skont Akif ma˙ru© mill-Kummissjoni fi ˙dan l-Akkademja tal-ilsien Malti f’Malta. IL-PARTIÇIPJU JEW AÌÌETTIV u d-Disg˙a u Tletin Regola tal-Ewwel Taqsima, u l-G˙add REGOLA 26 (tkompli) 22 para. (2) tat-Tieni Taqsima) . Verbi ta’ din il-g˙amla li g˙andhom l-ewwel konso - Verbi li ma jmorrux g˙alkollox ma’ din ir-regola: nanti g˙ , isawru l-partiçipju passat fuq il-verbi (1) Il-verbi neqsin (torox) tal-g˙amla ta’ radd, sadd, ˙att s˙abhom imnisslin. G˙alhekk il-verbi g˙ab, g˙am, g˙er, li fl-Imperattiv jag˙mlu rodd, sodd, ˙ott . Is-sura ewlenija g˙ex jag˙mlu lpartiçipju passat mg˙ajjeb, mg˙awwem, ta’ dawn il-verbi hija radad, sadad, ˙atat mixruba f’dik mg˙ajjar, mg˙ajjex . Imma g˙en jag˙mel meg˙jun . ta’ rodd, sodd, ˙ott . L-Imperattiv ewlieni tag˙hom huwa (3) Xi verbi tax-xebh tal-g˙amla ta’ wiret, wi Ωen, ardad, asdad, a˙tat li minnhom jo˙ro© l-a©©ettiv jew wa©a(g˙), wiled , jimxu fuq it-tiswir tal-verbi s˙a˙ u partiçipju mardûd, masdûd, ma˙tût fejn il-vokali a jew o jag˙mlu l-partiçipju passat mirut, mi Ωun, mi©ug˙, milud . tal-Imperattiv ti©i li g˙all-˙lewwa tal-le˙en titbiddel Ma’ dawn hemm il-verbi wasal, waqa(g˙), wasa(g˙), f’o˙ra u g˙alhekk ng˙idu misdûd , b˙al minxur flok we˙el li jimxu fuq is-sura tal-verbi mnisslin u jag˙tu monxur (minn onxor ). Fuqhom, minn mess, g˙odd, ˙o ΩΩ mwassal, mwaqqa(g˙), mwassa(g˙), mwa˙˙al . Óa li ©ej niktbu mimsûs (flok mamsûs ), mag˙dûd, ma˙ ΩûΩ. Hekk minn a˙ad jimxi fuq il-verbi s˙a˙ u jag˙mel me˙ud . ukoll minn ˙ass ng˙idu u niktbu ma˙sûs . (4) Verbi neqsin li g˙andhom l-a˙˙ar konsonanti jew l- (2) Il-verbi neqsin (mo˙fijin) tal-g˙amla ta’ sab, ©ieb, a˙˙ar Ωew© konsonanti wa˙da mill-ittri neqsin. Ara: Ωied, sar li fl-Imperattiv jag˙mlu sib, ©ib, Ωid, sir u g˙al - fela(j), mela(j), qara(j), ˙ema(j), g˙ama(j), g˙ena(j), hekk ma jsawrux il-partiçipju fuq il-g˙amla tal-verbi dag˙a(j) u mag˙hom tâ (minn ag˙ta(j) ), kif ukoll tewa , s˙a˙. I Ωda minn sib, ©ib, Ωid, sir, big˙ , nag˙mlu misjub, lewa, sewa, xewa , li g˙andhom il-partiçipju passat mifli, mi©jub, mi Ωjud, misjur, mibjug˙ u mhux msiub, m©iub , milwi, moqri, mo˙mi, mog˙mi, mog˙ni, midg˙i, mog˙ti, eçç., imma bil-vokali tal-le˙en bejn l-ittra m u l-ewwel mitwi, milwi, miswi , mixwi u mag˙hom g˙ewa li jag˙mel konsonanti tal-g˙erq u bil-konsonanti j b˙ala t-tieni mog˙wi . wa˙da tal-kelma flok il-vokali twila î. (Ara s-Sitt Regola Aktar regoli u tifsir fil-˙ar©a li jmiss Il- Wind and Percussion Festival g˙al Settembru 20-24 ˙adu kif tnieda f’Malta l-hekk mag˙ruf b˙ala l- munità tag˙hom. Huwa fa˙har lit-tim li qed ja˙dem biex i©ib organizzat minn seba’ ka Ωini flimkien din il-proposta u joffri dan iç-çans siewi ta’ tag˙lim im - tal-banda li flimkien qed jg˙inu f’dan il-pro©ett u li se jsir bejn l- mirat li jil˙aq 100 student. Erbg˙a 20 u l-Óadd 24 ta’ Settembru. L-attivta’ g˙andha tag˙ti iç- Il-pro©ett irçeva fondi mill-A©enzija Ûg˙a Ωag˙ permezz tal- çans li Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙ li jattendu workshops mu Ωikali mInat’e mrnu aΩtioçnisatil iskema t-Ta˙ri© Mu Ωikali ta Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙ fil-ka Ωini tal-banda. internWaiznzdjo annadli Pmeargc˙ursusfiao nfl -Foeqsstmiva lrispettivi tag˙hom. Il-Festival se jinkludi: Is-Segretarju Parlamentari g˙a Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙, Sport u G˙aqdiet tal- - Lezzjonijiet individwali, jew lezzjonijiet fi gruppi Ωg˙ar g˙al at - Volontarjat Clifton Grima sa˙aq li l-involviment ta Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙ fil- tenzjoni individwali; ka Ωini tal-banda permezz ta’ tag˙lim tal-mu Ωika hu mezz importanti - Xog˙ol ta’ ensemble; g˙ax bih ji©u m˙e©©a jsiru çittadini attivi u jikkontribwixxu fil-ko - - Ta˙didiet u lectures dwar strumenti speçifiçi u o˙rajn ta’ natura aktar ©enerali relatati mal-mu Ωiçisti u l-prestazzjonijiet; G - Parteçipazzjoni f’konferimenti b˙ala solisti Xag˙ra Association of NSW Inc (b’akkumpanjament piano) jew b˙ala ensembles. Kull sena f’Malta, l-A©enzija Ωg˙a Ωag˙ flimkien mal- Annual Tal-Vitorja Dinner Dance g˙aqda tal-ka Ωni tal-baned torganizza l-iskema ta’ ta˙ri© mu Ωikali ta Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙ fil-ka Ωini b˙ala parti mill-Pro - Saturday, 16th September gramm ta’ Emançipazzjoni tag˙ha. G˙al dan il-g˙an per - mezz ta’ din l-iskema 25 ka Ωin tal-banda ©ew mog˙tija Guest of Honour: Fr Charles Sultana fondi. (Parish priest of St. Laurence parish , Gozo) L-g˙an ewlieni hu li jipprovdi g˙ajnuna finanzjarja lill- ka Ωini lokali ˙alli jo˙or©u b’inizjattivi u proposti li j˙e©©u li Ω-Ω g˙a Ωag˙ jitg˙allmu strument mu Ωikali u/jew itejbu s- Come join us at Balmoral Function Centre, servizzi tat-tag˙lim li di©à qed jing˙ataw, u jo˙or©u b’iniz - 47-49 Balmoral Rd, BLACKTOWN jattivi sostenibbli u innovattivi. from 6:30pm onwards 5-Course meal, beer, wine & soft drinks, tea/coffee Entertainment by Roc-A-Tac & Giuseppe Verdi Brass Band Contact: Josephine/Ray: 9627 4182 or 0439 974 182; Mary Anne Teuma: 4579 6771 Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 21

MALTESE LANGUAGE THE MALTESE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF NSW SCHOOL OF NSW A Division of the Maltese Community Council of NSW Inc. is presenting: CCoommmmuunniittyyÌen snNNa...... e eL-iswwtorja tsskompli...” Learn Maltese! Featuring 28 of Malta’s talented singers, a superb choir, an Classes are available for students from six years orchestra and two bands. This will be followed by a Live to adults at all levels of ability in the Maltese lan- Stage Play by the Cittadini Theatrical Group. guage. We have trained and experienced teach- On Sunday August 20 at 2:00pm at the Wentworthville ers qualified in language teaching and with Leagues Club, Smith Street, Wentworthville. Adults $12 Maltese study credentials. and children under 12 years $8. Learn the Maltese language, the culture, lifestyle, For bookings call Dorothy Gatt on 9636 1834, Monica cuisine, traditions and about the amazing history of Ledger on 9896 0712 or Charles N Mifsud on 0421 662 298. the island. Proudly sponsored by The Wentworthville Leagues Club and Breakaway Travel of Blacktown. Teachers urgently needed - Paid positions For more information and enquiries Phone 9601 2189 La Valette Social Centre Email: [email protected] Saturday activities Supported by the Minister of Education and Training 175 Walters Road, Blacktown Tel. 96225847 and the NSW Community Languages Schools Masses at the Chapel : 5.45pm and 6.15pm. Programme. Centre is open for dinner from 5.00pm. Member of the NSW Federation of Community La ValEenttet eSrotcaiailn Cmenetnret by Sam Mifsud or Manuel Grech. Language Schools of NSW; G˙ana : last Saturday of every month. Member of the Federation of Maltese Language Schools of Australia; Bingo : starts at 8.00pm Winter and 8.30pm Summer. Supported by 16 Maltese associations affiliated Bocci, Raffle, members’ lucky door prize - dinner for two with the MCC of NSW. Membership is only $7 a year. The Maltese Language School of NSW is a We also have other activities that we advertise on the Not-For-Profit organisation. radio, church bulletins and The Voice of the Maltese.

ST HELENA MALTESE/AUSTRALIAN S.C. The best family gathering of the year: Events: August- December 2017 The 30th Annual Dinner Dance Saturday, 14th October 2017 Aug. 25 – Fri. Feast Mass at Croatian Church Ardeer . Mandavilla Function Centre Aug. 26 – Sat. : Dinner Dance at Melrose Tullamarene. 1788, The Horsley Drive Aug. 27 – Sun. : Feast at Croatian Church/Hall Ardeer. Horsley Park NSW Sept. 9 – Sat.: BYO Function at Errington Hall, St Albans. From 7.30 pm: Music by Joe Apap Sept. 23 – Fri.: Family function at Klabb G˙annejja Maltin St Albans. Book early. Donation $65 Oct. 14 – Sat. : GM meeting at Albion (2.p.m). Contact: Marlene on 02 9631 9295 Oct. 22 – Sun. : BYO Function at Errington Hall, St Albans. Organised by the Past Pupils & Friends of Don Bosco (NSW) Nov. 12 – Sun. : BYO Function at Errington Hall, St Albans. All proceeds to the Don Bosco Dec. 16 – Sat. : Xmas Function at Melrose Tullamarene. Missions. Saint Nicholas Festa Committee Main events for 2017 Sunday October 15: Fete For issues concerning: Saturday Nov. 11: Ageing and disability - community services - Dinner Dance education - environment - health - housing - Sunday December 3: planning - Police - transport - water St Nicholas Feast For more information: Joe Fenech 0412 009 957 or PRO Emm. Vella 045 677 064 22 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017

IL-MALTESE BOWLERS SOCIAL GROUP TA’ NSW Jistiednu nisa u Common SBS uTV twicne a weeki natitonwiyde Sund ay News Commat 8.00 amu on SBnS2 (Chain. 32t); Thyursdays Newr©iels Maltin li j˙ob- at 8.00 am on SBS2 bu l-lawn bowls biex The TSBuS MnAeL TIEnSE NtEoW RS: La-Ad˙bairoiji et jing˙aqdu mag˙- and Television hom, jie˙du sehem fil-log˙ob u jag˙mlu Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ ˙bieb ©odda. Isma’ l-programmm itnanr -fruaqd lj-uIn bteilr-nMet alti • Jilqg˙u wkoll lil dawk li jridu jit- , on or on mill-Kunsill Malti ta’ NSW minn fuq g˙allmu jilag˙bu dan l-isport, li . Mondays 5-6 pm, l-istazzjon 2GLF 89.3FM. jing˙ataw lezzjonijiet b’xejn. Fridays 5-6 pm and Saturdays 10- Il-Óadd 11.00 am: l-a˙˙ar a˙bariOjient Dmein-n • Jilag˙bu log˙ba darba fix-xahar 11am. Malta, mu Ωimka,n td ag˙rif, kultura, avvi Ωi u fir-Rosehill Bowling Club u klabbs MELBOURNE 3ZZZ 92.3FM www.893fm.com.au Maltese Radoni o98 P.9r Noogrtrha Wmesmt FeMs , su©©etti ta’ interess. o˙ra. www.3zzz.com.au (On Demand >Ethnic >Maltese Council 11am) • G˙al aktar tag˙rif çemplu lis-seg - every Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. and Mondays Maltese Radio) tune 7.00 to 8.00pm. Presenter: Emmanuel in to link: retarju, Tony Pace-Feraud (0400 Brincat. 376 607) jew email lil: maltese - MELBOURNE on . [email protected] STEREO 974 Programmes can be accessed online (93180930): 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Mag - UNCLE SAM DJ ( Il-log ħba li jmiss se ssir nhar il- wat ww.unclesamdj.com and via azine) & Thursday (Mer˙ba): 6.00pm to mobile phone, using the SBS Radio app. Ħadd 13 ta’ Awwissu fis-1:00 pm 8.00 pm Co-ordinator – Ray Anastasi For telSeBviSs iRona dnieow 2 s froCmh annel 38 fir-Rosehill Bowling Club. MELBOURNE: on Thursdays and Sundays at (8laivme .o r catch up) sbs.com.au/maltese on COAST FM 96.3 Australian High Commission 12:00-13:00 97.7fm Community Radio in Gosford Central 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm Malta - SBS 2 TV NSW. Aired on Thursdays every on facebook; HC on twitter To tune into Oding iStaBl Sr aRdiaod yio ou need a re - fortnight from 6 pm -7 pm. ceivDear yo rT diemviec eA wniathlo ag DueA aBn+d c h Dipi.g Tituanl ing VIVAP MreAseLnTteAr: Nathalie Gatt. he Australian High Commis - Finr isd aby: station name not frequSeBnScy R. Dadigioit a2 l sion’s in Malta now has a new Sraadtuiord caayn: also be heard via digSiBtaSl TRVad. io 2 T In listen to the Maltese Pro - Facebook page, and the High In , listen to the MCC radio pro - gramme on on Tuesdays 6.00 - Commissioner a Twitter account grammes on . 8.W15eabm st;r Seaumndinagy so n4:.1w5wpwm.c tooa s5t.f1m5.oprm g.au . that could both be accessed by BRISBANE the readers. SYDNEY L-a˙barijiet tal-PBS (M4EaB lta) The High Commission’s Face - ˙alkem2GmLF iFlM-P B89S.3 ta’ Malta tforni lill-SBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz book: https://www.facebook.com/A Gtag˙ha, il-qarrejja huma m˙e©©a biex x’˙in iridu jistg˙u jid˙lu fil- usHCMalta/ website tal-istazzjon Malti: www.tvm.com.mt. Din bil-Malti u bl-Ingli Ω. Il- website hija a©©ornata tul il-jum kollu g˙alhekk wie˙ed jista’ jie˙u The Commissioner’s Twitter handle stampa çara tal-©rajjiet li anke jkunu qed ise˙˙u dak il-˙in is: https://twitter.com/AusHCMalta

Greystanes Maltese Seniors Meets every second Frsitdeasys. of the month: Meets on the second Monday of each Miller Room, Memorial Avenue Merry - month at the George Preca Centre of lands from 10.30am to 12.30 am OLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon Fairfield Active Maltese Seniors Merrylands Social Maltese Seniors Meets on the last Tuesday of the Month. Meets on the first Wednesday of each Group meets in Parish Hall, cnr of Stella month at the Llandilo Community Hall, Street & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights. Meets every First Wednesday of the Month Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1 pm. from 10:00am-1:00pm. Meetings/Get To - Llandilo Maltese Seniors gethers are interesting, informative & en - Have to contact our Welfare Officer for The Sutherland & St George Maltese Seniors Social Group meet 3rd Wednesday of the month tertaining, sMo caolmtees Jeo iGn ruos uanp d make new an appointment. For all information and at New BCRG offices 15 Kitchner Parade, Friends referral matters call Censina Cefai: 02 Bankstown NSW (opposite RSL Club). 43W9 00e0l 1f2a orre 0 4D14a 2y67 G652roups Every other 3rd Thursday they have an Maltese Seniors Central Coast outing.M Foar letneqsuei roiefs Bcaalnl Skasmto 9w53n4 2357 Meets on the last Wednesday of the month in the Meeting Room One, No. 3 For more information contact our Coor - General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville. dinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02) : 9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298 . JoDina ucse aynvd imllaek Me naewlt efrsien dSse. niors *(All Groups are co-ordinated by The Maltese Community Council of NSW) with a sponsorship from Multicultural NSW. Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: Marisa Note The Groups also arrange regular Bus Trips Previtera JP on 0414 863 123. The MCC offices are at 59b Franklin Street (corner with Young St) Parramatta West NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School). Tuesday August 1, 2017 The Voice of the Maltese 13 SSppoorrttss oonn ttwwoo ppaaggeess Malta to host 2017 World Snooker C’ships he International Billiards and Billiards and Snooker Association in event was hosted in Malta in 1992 Snooker Federation (IBSF) has conjunction with SportMalta. It will Malta won the event on two occa - Tchosen Malta to organise this be the third time Malta would be sions, both of them by Paul Mifsud, year’s World Amateur Snooker hosting the Championships during the first time in 1985 In Blackpool, Championship, the premier non- which events would be held for three the UK when he beat Dylwin John professional snooker tournament in different categories, Men, Ladies and (Wales) by 11-6. Mifsud again won the world. It will be held between Masters is expected to attract players the following year in Invercargill, November 21 (the opening cere - from 50 different countries New Zealand by beating another mony) and December 2. The IBSF World Snooker Champi - Welshman, Kerry Jones 11-9. The organisers would be the local onship tournament was first held in On two other occasions Maltese 1963. In the first two tournaments, players were losing finalists. In 1976 the title was decided alone on group Paul Mifsud lost to the eventual stages. From 1968 until now, the winner, Dough Mountjoy (Wales) in group stage was followed by a South Africa by 11-1. The in 1987, knock-out stage. The tournament Joe Grech lost 11-4 to yet another has been held annually since 1984. Welsh player, Darren Morgan, by However, 2005 IBSF World Snooker 11-4. Championship was cancelled, due Another player of Maltese descent to an earthquake in Pakistan where brought the honour to Australia in the event was due to be held. In - 2002 when Steve Mifsud won the stead in February/March 2006, a title in Cairo, Egypt, by beating Tim new tournament with the name English 11-6. IBSF World Grand Prix was held in A number of IBSF champions have Prestatyn, Wales as the qualifica - gone on to successful careers in the tion for a place on 2006/2007 World Pro ranks, notably Jimmy White Snooker Main Tour, although the (1980), James Wattana (1988), Ken winner wasn't called World Cham - Doherty (1989), Stuart Bingham pion. (1996), Marco Fu (1997), Stephen The first time Malta hosted the Maguire (2000) and Mark Allen championships was in 1978. That (2004). Both Ken Doherty (in 1997) year Cliff Wilson from Wales won and Stuart Bingham (in 2015) have the title. Another Welsh player, gone on to win the professional Two-time world champion Pawlu Mifsud Neil Mosley won the next time the World Snooker Championship. New format with 14 teams for 2017/18 Premier League season

The Maltese Premier the clubs have strength - League season kicks off ened their squads, mos- on August 18 with the tly by recruiting a first four matches of number of foreign play - the 2017/18 football ers, that makes one won - season on the same der how on earth they day. The first game will can keep up with their be between Birkirkara payrolls when they get and Floriana. the other very little gate money. three to follow will be, Fourteen more teams Tarxien Rainbows v. Óamrun Spar - when it comes to relegation, there will form the First Division with two tans; newly-promoted Lija Athletic would be play-off between the team teams getting promoted automati - vs G Ωira United, and defending finishing third from bottom against cally and two relegated automati - champions Hibernians against St the team finishing third in the lower cally. Andrews. division The Second Division will be made The opening day wraps up on the The teams would by vying for a up of thirteen teams, again with two 19th with the ties between Balzan new League trophy that is being teams promoted automatically and and Naxxar Lions, Valletta vs Mosta manufactured by world-renowned two relegated automatically. The re - and Sliema Wanderers vs promoted trophy maker and silversmiths Tho- maining twelve teams will play in Senglea Athletic. mas Lyte of the UK who also manu - the Third Division with two teams As of this season the champion- factured the FA Trophy last year. promoted automatically. In all divi - ship will run on a new format with The new trophy would be ready in sions a play-off between the team 14 teams. The teams would be play - September. finishing third from bottom against ing on a two-round league basis and The 2017/18 season promises to be the team finishing third in the lower a towards the end of the campaign, quite an interesting one as most of division would be played. 24 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 1, 2017 SSppoorrttss oonn ttwwoo ppaaggeess

Marc Rzatkowski beats Andrew Hogg with a header to pave the way for FC Salzburg’s 3-0 vic - tory over Hibernians and qual - ification into the next round of the Champions League Hibs, Valletta down and out Sunshine George Cross, s expected, the Maltese football Marc Rzatkowski header and Gulbrandsen Green Gully doing great clubs’ participation in the UEFA added a second eight minutes later. Goal - club competitions has come to an keeper Hogg kept the score down but was NPL2 (Rd 22): Sunshine GC 3 Ballarat 2 end. Seeing to that were FC Salzburg of then beaten for a third time five minutes Rd 23: Brunswick C. 1 Sunshine GC 4 Austria and Utrecht of Holland who elimi - from time by Kreuzriegler. here’s no stopping Sunshine George Cross nated the last two Maltese surviving clubs, In the UEFA Europa League Valletta of late and two more victories in their last Hibernians from the Champions League and might have entertained some home for the two outings helped them to strengthen their Valletta from the UEFA Europa League. return against Utrecht following a scoreless position in fourth place in the league ladder. In the second qualifying round of the re - tie in Malta, but in the end they lost 3-1, the They are now only one point behind the third- spective competitions both Salzburg, aga- same aggregate score. placed team. inst Hibernians, and Utrecht against Val- At the Mandemakers Stadium in Waal - On Saturday playing at Brunswick City SC letta proved to be of a higher strata as early wijk, Utrecht dominated from the start and they dominated the opposition after taking a one goal interval lead. Goals by Anthony Laus as the first legs in Malta. Then made doubly drew ahead on 18 minutes from Sean (2), Adam Hodor and Daniel Anagnostopoulos. sure of their superiority in the return ties. Klaiber. Valletta stayed in it for 76 minutes *Late goals decided Sunshine GC’s victory at Having lost their first leg tie on their home as an away goal could have sufficed to put tThe Chaplin Reserve over Ballarat on Day 24, ground in Malta by 3-0, Hibernians could them through to the next round. with Daniel Anagnostopoulos scoring twice in not offer more than feeble opposition to FC But Utrecht made sure of qualification added time to add to Tedros Yabio’s 84th SAalzburg in Austria. They conceded another with two goals by Zakaria Labyad (76 and minute tally. Ballarat scored theirs through 3-0 defeat for an aggregate loss of 6-0. 83min). 79th-minute substitute Antonelli Salzburg took only 11 minutes to add to Santiago Malano’s goal on 88 minutes their first leg tally. They scored through a proved just a consolation for Valletta. NPL 1 (Rd 21): N. Geelong W 1 Gr een Gully 5 Rd 22: Melbourne K. 1 Gr een Gully 2 t is really great to see that even the other ‘Maltese’ club in Victoria is doing great. their latest victories also helped them consol - n Saturday on Day 20 of the PS4NPLNSW, Parramatta again DAY 20 idate their fourth position. played second fiddle, but at least this time they showed some Hakoah v Parramatta 1-0 The Gully scored a goal in each half, through fight and only went down 1-0 away to Hakoah who scored the only Blacktown v Rockdale 1-1 Dylan Smith (35th), and Matthew Breexe goal from a free kick on 74 minutes by Dean Bereveskos. It was APIA v Manly U 5-0 Sydney U v Sydney O 1-2 (84th). The Knights sandwitched one in be - enough to hand Parramatta Eagles their 14th straight defeat. Bonnyrigg v Wollongong 1-2 tween then in the 77th minute. Parramatta coach Marshall Soper described the performance of the Sutherland v S ydney FC 4-3 * In their previous match on Day 23 Green team that had five 17-year olds out “encouraging”. He said, “We're DAY 19 Gully let their hair completely down away making steady progress, without question – off the field, we are mak - Parramatta v Sydney U 0-5 from home to beat Geelong 5-1. They won Aing gsoopd iprogirteses.d It wpase a rgofood, rsomlid taeamn pcerefo rbmauncet as1 w4eltl.”h sMatnrly aU vi Bglahcktotw nl os2s -1 wIith doubles from Wade Dekker (6th and The performance was certainly much better than the previous Sydney O v A PIA 1-2 28th) and Matthew Breeze (43th and 82nd) Rockdale v B onnyrigg 2-1 wOeek’s when Parramatta lost 5-0 at the Melita Stadium to goals by Sydney FC v Hakoah v 1-1 Nicholas Krousoratis (92nd). Vidanoski Nikas, Slime (2), Shin and Vranic. Wollongong v S utherland 3-0 scored for the losers on 38 minutes