Social & Personal
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Vanity, profanity and worship
Lisa Attard, Michael Lowell, Francesca Balzan and Lewis Zammit at the launch of Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti’s exhibition – Vanity, Profanity and Worship: Jewellery from the Maltese Islands – which is on display at the Casino Maltese, Valletta,...
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Primus launch
Parliamentary Secretary Robert Galdes and Jeremy and Zsanett Cassar at the launch of boutique wine Primus vintage 2011 at the Marsovin cellars in Paola last Wednesday.
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Dealing with behavioural problems
Last week, just as Kim the dalmatian and his owner were about to leave my examination room, I asked if there were any other problems he would like to discuss. With an indulgent glance at his dog, he replied that there was nothing other than the fact...
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Xemxija walk
The association Malte Accueil recently organised a walk in Xemxija near St Paul’s Bay. The weather was not good but spirits were. Under Frank Scerri’s guidance, the group discovered 6,000 years of Maltese archaeological history concentrated in this...
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Soccer scores smiles with young spectators
A group of young boys from St Patrick’s Salesian school were given the football experience of a lifetime when they got the chance to watch the Sliema vs Hibernians match from Bank of Valletta’s executive box at the Ta’ Qali National Stadium. The...
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BNI Awards
Economy Minister Chris Cardona and Mrs Cardona (centre) with the Malta BNI’s annual award winners, from left, Jankarl Farrugia, Luke Gatt, Matthew Sammut, Jeffrey Romano, Enrich Stafrace, Etienne Scerri, Steve Micallef, Malta BNI director David...
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President receives gift
The committee and members of the Trefoil Guild (Malta) Girl Guides Movement recently paid President George Abela a courtesy visit at San Anton Palace, Attard, on the initiative of member Vivien Warrington. They presented him with a hand-knitted...
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Painting restored and displayed in Birkirkara church
The Crucifixion, a painting by Prof. Giuseppi Briffa which spent the past 30 years slowly deteriorating in humid storage, will finally grace the church for which it was originally painted and restored to its original glory. The painting was...
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Mdina Grand Prix Classic Car 2013
The Palace Hotel in Sliema will once again be collaborating with the Valletta Grand Prix Foundation for the forthcoming Mdina Grand Prix Classic Car Event 2013. The hotel’s facilities will be at the foundation’s disposal. Last year, The Palace had...
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MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards
The fourth edition of the MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards ceremony was recently held at Palazzo Capua in Sliema. The awards were presented by Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella. The main objective of the awards is to honour journalists, TV producers and...
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Malta 5D for a dose of adventurous history
Malta 5D, at No. 7, Old Bakery Street, Valletta, is a touch of history brushed up with the new generation technology of 3D cinematic special effects enhanced with leg ticklers, water sprays, air blasts, smells and the jostles of moving seats. Aerial...
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Challenge for a Smile generates record turnout
This year’s Challenge for a Smile, organised by Puttinu Cares in collaboration with Unilever, was the most successful, with more than double the number of people turning up when compared with last year. The event raised over €27,000 for families...
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Russian, US Ambassadors at Malta Summit monument
To celebrate Earth Day 2013, American and Russian Ambassadors Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley and Boris Marchuk respectively planted trees and flowering bushes at the monument commemorating the Bush-Gorbachev Malta Summit in Birżebbuġa. The historic...
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€3,000 short to make a dream come true
The fundraising initiative to help put a smile on the faces of 15 boys currently living at St Joseph’s Home in Santa Venera is €3,000 short of its target. Twenty artists have donated their works of art to an online auction (see below) and their...
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Annual spring horticultural show
The Malta Horticultural Society will be holding its annual spring horticultural show at San Anton Gardens, Attard, on Saturday. The society, which is affiliated with the Royal Horticultural Society of the UK, was set up in 1903. The show will...
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Gaulitana festival’s final week
Italian soprano Patrizia Morandini and Gozitan pianist Stephen Attard will give a recital of works composed by women or inspired by female operatic artists at the Gozo Ministry Hall, Victoria, today at 8pm during the Gaulitana festival. On...
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Forthcoming events for your diary
• A meeting for prospective Form 1 students and their families will be beld today at St Elias College, Santa Venera. There will be Mass at 10am, followed by an introductory meeting and a tour around the college. • A workshop on spiritual discernment...
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The President’s engagements
11am The President receives Aide to the Church in Need director national Neville Kyrke Smith and Fondazzjoni Kenn u Tama director Fr Michael Xuereb at the Palace, Valletta. Noon He receives Oppostion Leader Lawrence Gonzi at the Palace,...
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Archbishop’s engagements
9.15am The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting at his residence in Attard. 5pm He meets with children attending the catechism centre, as part of his pastoral visit in St Gregory’s parish, Sliema. 6.15pm He meets with all the...
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Announcements
CALLEJA. On April 19, at St James Capua Hospital, Sliema, to Marcette née Fabri and Duncan, God’s precious gift of a son – LUIGI, a most welcome brother to Luca. Thanks to midwife Carmen Scerri, the obstetrician, paediatrician and maternity staff at...
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