To mark Gozo Day, which is celebrated annually on October 26, the Circolo Gozitano (founded in 1913) conferred the Gieħ Għawdex awards on two Gozitan personalities, Miriam Spiteri Debono (former Speaker of the House) and Joe Zammit Ciantar (University of Malta Senior Lecturer and author), and on the Victoria Scout Group, which has been doing sterling work in the upbringing of hundreds of boys since its foundation in July 1963.
The awards ceremony, held since 2005, took place on October 28 during a musical evening and a dinner at Ta' Ċenċ Hotel, which has become the venue for this annual event.