Announcements

BORG. On June 25, at Gozo General Hospital, Victoria, MARIA, née Farrugia, aged 85, widow of Julian, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her great loss her children Antoinette and her husband Domenic Fenech, George and his wife Angela, Saviour and his wife Doreen, Tony and his wife Dr Mary DeBono Borg, her grandchildren Ella Marie, Franny, Julian, Samara, James, Chris, John Paul, Alexander and David, her sister Luigia Dimech, her brothers George and Emanuel, brothers and sister-in-law, numerous nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Gozo General Hospital today at 3.30 p.m. for Fontana parish church where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 4 p.m., followed by interment at St Mary Cemetery, Victoria.

CHETCUTI. On June 27, at Mater Dei Hospital, ANTONIA of Rabat, aged 83, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Charles, widower of Miriam, Carmen, widow of her son Joe, Emanuel, widower of Bernardette, Paul and his wife Silvia, Carmen and her husband Paul Schembri, grandchildren, their spouses and great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital today at 8.30 a.m. for Ta' Ġieżu church, Rabat, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 9 a.m., followed by interment at the Santa Margherita Cemetery, Rabat. No flowers by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be greatly appreciated.

IMBROLL. On June 26, FREDA of Sliema, residing at San Ġwann, aged 59, passed away peacefully at her residence, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her irreplaceable loss her husband Anthony, her children Manuel, Andrei and his wife Daria, Marilena and her fiancé Maarten, and Fabio and his wife Maria, her siblings Tony, Rose and her husband Noel, Joe and Ramon and his wife Marika, her parents-in-law Henry and Carmela, her in-laws Mario, Catherine and her husband Henry, Anna and her husband Paul, Louise and her husband Michael, all her nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital on Monday, June 30 at 1.30 p.m. for San Ġwann parish church where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 2 p.m., followed by interment in the family grave at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. May the Lord grant her eternal rest. Special thanks go to Josephine, Anna and Ray, Rita, John and Doris, Silvio and Aloysia, Jean Pierre and Nathalie and Carmelo who helped all the family during her long illness.

TANTI. On June 26, HENRY of Rabat, aged 27, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his parents John and Doris, his brothers David and his fiancée Daphne, Edward, James and Mark, relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital today at 9 a.m. for St Paul's parish church, Rabat, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 9.30 a.m., followed by interment at the Santa Margherita Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Radju Marija, Rabat or Żgħażagħ Rabtin Pawlini will be greatly appreciated. May the Lord grant him eternal rest.

Requiem Masses

Tomorrow being the trigesima die from the death of JOSEPH GERMAN, a Mass for the repose of his soul will be said at 7 p.m. at Jesus of Nazareth parish church, Sliema. Relatives and friends are warmly invited.

A Mass for the repose of the soul of BICE TESTAFERRATA MORONI VIANI will be celebrated on June 30 at 7.30 p.m. at St Patrick's church, Sliema. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend.

In Memoriam

BUGEJA - JOSEPH. On the 34th anniversary of his death. Missed by Gina, Marian, Rose, Lina, Andrew and Paul.

BUSUTTIL. Everlasting memories of our beloved JOE (Kalepin), today the 31st anniversary of his demise. Violet, Paul and Christine. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

CARUANA. In loving memory of Major ANTHONY CARUANA, RMA, on the 41st anniversary of his death. Never forgotten by his wife, sons and daughters. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

DIMECH - SALVINA. Today being the first anniversary of her death. Fondly remembered by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchild, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Lord, grant her eternal rest.

GRECH. Loving memories of EMANUEL, a dear husband, father and grandfather, on the 26th anniversary of his passing away. His wife Maria Evangelista, his children Mary, Philip and Joseph, and their respective spouses and families. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

ORR - WILLIAM. Fond and treasured memories on the first anniversary of his death. Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his children Marika, Angela, William and Joseph and their families. Today's 6.30 p.m. Mass at St Gregory's parish church, Sliema, will be said for the repose of his soul.

UNGARO - ALFRED. On the first anniversary of his passing away. Fondly and lovingly remembered by his wife Jane, his children John and Christine, their spouses, his grandchildren, relatives and friends. Always in our hearts and never forgotten. May God grant him eternal rest.

VASSALLO - Professor LUIS VASSALLO. Remembered with love and pride, on the anniversary of his death, and always. May he rest in peace. Anton.

VASSALLO - LUIS. In loving memory of our beloved eldest brother on the 14th anniversary of his demise. Forever in our thoughts and prayers. Stephen, Peter, Joe, Christine and Francis.

VELLA - ETHELWALD. Proudly and fondly remembered by his family, especially today the second anniversary of our dear Wally's death. May the Lord's face shine upon him and grant him eternal rest.

WIRTH - OLIVER. In loving memory of a beloved husband, father and grandfather on the seventh anniversary of his demise. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by his wife Mary, his children and their spouses Ian and Christiane, Ann and Gianfranco Selvaggi, Patrick and Mariella, and his eight grandchildren. The 9 a.m. Mass at St Patrick's church, Sliema, will be offered for the repose of his soul. Merciful Jesus, grant him eternal rest.

European qualification framework meeting

The Malta Qualifications Council will hold an information meeting on the European Qualification Framework on Wednesday at 3.30 p.m.

The meeting is aimed at directors and the management of public and private training institutions.

For further information and to register one may contact Valerie Attard, communications manager, at Valerie.a.attard@gov.mt or 2754 0051 until noon on Tuesday.

Registration, which costs €15 (Lm6.44), covers the printed material handed out during the meeting.

Ordination anniversary

Mass will be celebrated on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the Episcopal ordination of Bishop Emanuel Galea at the Iklin parish church on July 5 at 6 p.m.

Tax return deadline extended

The deadlines for submission of the income tax return and self-assessment and the payment of any resultant balance for 2007 has been extended to July 31, the government said yesterday.

EU Funding for Education Programmes

The European Union Programmes Agency (EUPA) has awarded beneficiaries and institutions that participated in the Life Long Learning Programmes which benefited from European Union funds. Approximately €560,000 (Lm240,343.35) in funding were allotted to the Erasmus programme and €360,000 (Lm154.506.44) for 19 projects under the Leonardo da Vinci programme.

For further information about the programmes one may contact European Union Programmes, 36, Old Mint Street, Valletta on 2558 6130 or at www.llp.eupa.org.mt.

Free tickets to concert

Three lucky Melita TV subscribers, Christina Chircop, Monique Sciberras and James Mifsud, won VIP tickets to Ira Losco's concert held at Sky Club on June 14. They also won an autographed copy of her latest album Fortune Teller.

Hundreds of e-mails were sent by Melita Cable Guide readers in reply to a competition where readers were asked for their opinion about Ira Losco's new single Idle Motion.

New centre for Senglea Athletic Nursery

A centre for the young members and coaches of the Senglea Athletic Football Nursery has just been inaugurated. The opening ceremony was attended by guests including Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, Minister for Education, Youth and Sport Dolores Cristina and FA president Joe Mifsud.

Stephen Spiteri, head of the Senglea Nursery, said his dream from the start of his presidency had been to see that Senglea youngsters enjoy and entertain themselves in a healthy environment.

Summer Party

Round Table Malta will be holding a mega summer party in aid of Puttinu Cares, on July 5 at 7 p.m. at the Splash and Fun park in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq with an after party at Sky Club. Tickets, available from all Remax offices, sell for €10 (Lm4.29) and €20 (Lm8.58) and are restricted to people aged between 18 and 45.

Song for Astana

Paul Giordimaina and Eleanor Cassar will be singing at an event in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The concert is a celebration to mark a decade since the city gained status as the nation's capital.

Selected composers and authors from Kazakhstan and other countries have been asked to write a song about Astana which could then be used as a national song to represent Kazakhstan.

Maltese composer Paul Giordimaina and author Fleur Balzan received a special invitation to write the song and created a duet entitled The Envy Of The World.

Meeting on children's manifesto

The next public discussion on the Manifesto for Children will be held on Wednesday from 5.30 until 7.30 p.m. at the Office of the Commissioner for Children, Ċentru Ħidma Soċjali, 469, St Joseph High Road, Sta Venera. It will focus on Children And The Law.

The Office of the Commissioner for Children invites non-governmental organisations, the public, parents and children, to be present for the discussion, and make recommendations on how to improve the situation of children in this regard.

For further information one can phone the Office of the Children's Commissioner on 2148 5180.

Summer flute lessons

The Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce is offering private flute lessons for beginners. Designed to cover the entire spectrum of basic techniques, the lessons aim to provide a firm foundation for progress while covering a wide repertoire of flute music. Students will also be able to perform in duos and groups. The cost of the course, which consists of nine 45/60 minute lessons is €37.27 and classes will run between July and September.

Application forms can be obtained from the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Valletta from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 1p.m. For more information one may call 2124 4339, 2124 4400, e-mail to info@artsmalta. org or visit www.artsmalta.org.