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No apology from PM despite ethics breach in government Facebook video Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi was willing to close the case had Prime Minister Robert Abela apologise for the ethics breach, but after his refusal, the commissioner passed on his report to Parliament
18 March 2024, by Karl Azzopardi
Prime Minister Robert Abela (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
Prime Minister Robert Abela refused to apologise despite breaching parliamentary ethics in a Facebook advert, a Standards Commissioner report shows. Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi was willing to close the case had he done so, but after the Abela’s refusal, he passed on his report to Parliament. The four members of the Standards in Public Life committee – Jonathan Attard and Andy Ellul for the government, and Mark Anthony Sammut and Ryan Callus for the opposition – all agreed that the report should be published during a Standards Committee meeting on Monday. Last month, independent MEP candidate Arnold Cassola, who lodged the complaint, announced that the Standards Commissioner had determined Prime Minister Abela to have breached ethics. Screenshot of the video uploaded to Facebook page MaltaGovCassola revealed he had been notified that the Speaker of the House of Representatives had received a report concerning his filed complaint in February 2023. According to Cassola, this indicated that the individual targeted by the complaint, in this instance the Prime Minister, had been found guilty of a breach in parliamentary ethics. Cassola had lodged a complaint regarding a “propaganda video” released by the Office of the Prime Minister, featuring the PM engaging with individuals in Gozo, which was posted on the government's Facebook page, Maltagov. He argued that this constituted clear advertising for the Prime Minister, funded by taxpayers, and violated recommendations from the Standards Commissioner's office. Screenshot of the video uploaded to Facebook page MaltaGovIn the report, the commissioner determined the total expense of the video was merely €700, with only €100 allocated for social media promotion. It was deemed a minor infraction, with the commissioner suggesting a written apology from the Prime Minister to close the matter. However, in December, when Cassola informed Abela of the breach and requested an apology, Abela declined, asserting his rights to a fair hearing were violated because he wasn't afforded the opportunity to present evidence. The 37-second video, titled “Prime Minister Robert Abela visits a number of projects in Gozo,” depicts the PM interacting with individuals in public settings, accompanied by background music. According to the commissioner, the video “consistently highlights the prime minister as he interacts with people and offers no information about the projects,” except for on-screen text indicating the visit's location. Read more here: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/128196/no_apology_from_pm_despite_ethics_breach_in_government_facebook_video_
Ara: Jgħumu u jilagħbu ma’ jet ski f’San Pawl 18 ta' Marzu 2024
Qatgħa ta’ madwar erbat idniefel fl-aħħar jiem dehret tgħum u tilgħab ‘il barra mix-xatt f’San Pawl il-Baħar waqt li kien qed jinstaq jet ski. Il-mument spettakolari jidher f’filmat li ttella’ fuq il-midja soċjali fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għadda. Id-dniefel dehru jkomplu mal-jet ski bla biża’. Fl-ibħra Maltin hawn diversi speċi ta’ dniefel u baleni. Il-preżenza qawwija ta’ dawn l-ispeċi tal-baħar ġiet ikkonfermata mill-Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi, l-ERA tliet snin ilu, wara li wettqet għadd ta’ studji xjentifiċi fl-ibħra Maltin. Ir-riċerka tal-ERA kienet sabet erba’ speċi differenti ta’ baleni (il-Fin Whale, l-Isperm Whale, il-Cuvier’s Beaked Whale u l-Long-Finned Pilot Whale) u daqstant ieħor ammont ta’ dniefel differenti (ir-Risso’s Dolphin, il-Common Dolphin, l-Istriped Dolphin u l-Bottlenose Dolphin). tvmnews.mt/news/ara-jghumu-u-jilaghbu-ma-jet-ski-fsan-pawl/
Il-Kap tal-PN jgħid li l-Gozo Channel maħkuma minn problemi loġistiċi Nadur Ghawdex Minn Daphne Cassar
Il-Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni u tal-Partit Nazzjonalista Bernard Grech qal li l-Gozo Channel hija maħkuma minn problemi loġistiċi kaġun ta’ nuqqas ta’ ippjanar mill-Gvern u sostna li mhux talli l-Gvern ma jippjanax imma jberbaq ukoll flus ‘il poplu biex skontu jitħanzer. F’attività politika fin-Nadur, Għawdex, il-Kap tal-PN fisser bħala inaċċetabbli li l-Gvern għadu m’għarafx il-ħtieġa li Għawdex jingħata l-attenzjoni meħtieġa għall-prijoritajiet tiegħu. Dr Grech qal li għall-Partit Nazzjonalista l-Għawdxin mhumiex tat-tieni klassi u akkuża lill-Partit Laburista b’politika kontraditorja fejn irrimarka li ma tistax turi mħabba lejn l-ambjent u fl-istess waqt twettaq politika li ma tirrispettax l-ambjent. Huwa qal l-Gvern qed jilgħab mal-ħajja tan-nies għax is-servizzi tas-saħħa f’Għawdex mhumiex iffukati biex jaqdu l-ħtiġijiet tal-Għawdxin u f’dan l-isfond wiegħed li Gvern Nazzjonalista jibni sptar ġdid għal Għawdex. Il-Kap tal-PN żied li l-wegħda li għamel il-Gvern biex jibni sptar ġdid għas-saħħa mentali baqgħet ma saritx bil-Kap Nazzjonalista jgħid li l-Ministru tas-Saħħa ammetta li mhuwiex se jinbena dan l-isptar minkejja li l-ħtieġa għalih hija kbira b’mijiet ibatu fis-skiet. Huwa rrimarka li fil-Parlament reġgħet waqgħet il-maskra tal-Gvern għax ivvota kontra mozzjoni mressqa mill-PN biex il-politiċi jerfgħu r-responsabilta politika. Il-Kap tal-PN qal li l-vot li ttieħed fid-dawl tar-riżultati mill-Inkjesta Sofia juru li l-politiċi tal-Gvern huma ggranfati mas-siġġu tal-poter. Dr Grech kompla li Partit Laburista fil-Gvern rreġistra falliment fil-pensjonijiet għaxqed jonqos milli jagħti garanzija minkejja l-pjan tal-Gvern biex jibni muddell ekonomiku b’influss ta’ ħaddiema barranin. Huwa sostna li l-muddell ekonomiku tal-Gvern huwa msejjes fuq il-gideb u l-qerq u stqarr li l-imsieħba socjali, NGOs u esperti qed jaqblu fuq il-mudell ekonomiku propost mill-Partit Nazzjonalista. Il-Kap tal-PN qal li dan il-mudell jenfasizza il-kwalità u mhux il- kwantità waqt li jara li tiġi indirizzata l-inflazzjoni u l-għoli tal- ħajja b’miżuri speċifiċi li jissarfu f’pagi ta’ kwalità. tvmnews.mt/news/il-kap-tal-pn-jghid-li-l-gozo-channel-mahkuma-minn-problemi-logistici/
Labour Party faces internal meltdown Emmanuel Cuschieri goes rogue • Rosianne Cutajar left out in the cold • A party administration out of touch • Cabinet members cannot decipher Abela’s thinking
17 March 2024, by Kurt Sansone / Karl Azzopardi
Labour insiders talk of meltdown: ‘Rudderless, out of hand and fireworks’
The Labour Party may be cruising in the polls but not all is well at Ħamrun. With Joseph Muscat stealing Robert Abela’s thunder and Emanuel Cuschieri pushing relentlessly for the former leader’s return to politics, the situation has become complicated. It is only made worse with the Prime Minister’s apparent indecision on what should happen with Muscat’s candidature and Rosianne Cutajar’s return. Labour propagandist Emanuel Cuschieri has become the wild card in the ongoing striptease Joseph Muscat is performing on a possible candidature for the European election. Cuschieri upped the ante last week with a declaration that sowed confusion among the Labour Party’s rank and file, including ministers and MPs. But the ongoing Muscat saga is reminiscent of what appears to be a wider malaise within what functionaries have described as a “rudderless party”. In a Facebook Live message, Cuschieri claimed businessmen were blocking Muscat’s candidature and threatened to name them unless they stopped “interfering in internal PL issues”. Cuschieri has so far provided no proof to substantiate the allegation, which went unchallenged by the PL’s leadership. In the same broadcast, Cuschieri also claimed that a joint meeting of the parliamentary group and the executive that had to decide on Rosianne Cutajar’s reintegration was cancelled at the last minute. But Cuschieri, who has made it clear that he wants Muscat to be a candidate for the 8 June election, is causing disquiet within the PL. Matters getting out of hand Several Labour ministers and MPs, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly about internal matters, told MaltaToday they were uncomfortable with Cuschieri’s obsession and the protracted Muscat saga. A member of Cabinet believes the matter has “got out of hand” with Cuschieri’s “constant rambling” on Joseph Muscat. “I find it unfair that he is now roping us in and saying things which aren’t true about the parliamentary group because a meeting was never scheduled for Monday as he claimed,” the Cabinet member said. The source added: “Emanuel Cuschieri is like a man who split up with a girlfriend and can’t get over her. Joseph Muscat is the past and we must accept that.” The source doubts whether Muscat will contest the European election but in a passing comment reflecting the uncertainty that currently prevails within the party, added: “But you never know.” A member of the PL executive rubbished Cuschieri’s claim that a joint meeting of the executive and the parliamentary group was cancelled. “On Monday (11 March) there was a meeting of the executive committee that did take place but this had been scheduled several days before as a meeting of the executive alone with no involvement of the parliamentary group,” the source said. He was left flabbergasted by Cuschieri’s claim. “Unless Manuel Cuschieri knows something that I do not, I cannot understand why he said that the parliamentary group and executive had to meet,” the source said. Fireworks in the administration A backbench MP could not understand what Cuschieri meant by his statement that businesspersons were blocking Muscat’s candidature but insisted there are “fireworks” in the higher echelons of the party. “There isn’t agreement among the party’s top brass as to whether Joseph Muscat should contest,” the source said. “Joseph Muscat could spell trouble for Labour, but certain MPs are yet to speak out on whether they agree or not with his return.” The source was alluding to the growing feeling that Muscat’s foray into the political scene with a rousing speech at MEP Alex Agius Saliba’s campaign launch has dented the stature of Robert Abela. A second Cabinet member said they were in the dark on the issue. “The Cabinet has zero knowledge of these manoeuvres and we have no idea what will happen,” the source said. This is a feeling shared by others in the Cabinet, who have no visibility on Abela’s thinking. Unclear path forward Read more here: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/128146/labour_party_faces_internal_meltdown_
Trattamenti tal-kanċer trasferiti lejn sptar ġdid f’Londra; Puttinu Cares b’residenza viċin Minn Claire Mifsud - 16 ta' Marzu 2024
Ritratt: facebook - Puttinu Cares Fil-jiem li għaddew tħabbar li t-trattamenti tal-kanċer ipprovduti fl-Isptar Royal Marsden f’Sutton, fejn numru ta’ tfal Maltin jitilgħu għall-kura, se jkunu trasferiti għall-Isptar Evelina London Children’s Hospital u St George’s Hospital. Dan it-trasferiment se jsir lejn tmiem is-sena 2026. Madankollu, it-tmexxija ta’ Puttinu Cares, kienet ippreparata għal din l-eventwalità u kkonfermat li l-proprjetà ġdida mixtrija minn Puttinu Cares tinstab biss ftit iktar minn nofs siegħa bogħod mill-Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Il-binja, li se tissemma għall-mibki Dr Victor Calvagna, tinsab qrib l-isptarijiet li hemm fiċ-ċentru ta’ Londra u għaldaqstant se tneħħi t-tbatija lill-pazjenti li jkollhom jivvjaġġaw fit-tul wara li jieħdu l-kura. Nhar il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira filgħaxija, se ssir il-maratona b’risq Puttinu Cares li matulha se jinġabru fondi li se jmorru għat-tlestija tar-residenza l-ġdida li se tkun tinkludi 27 appartament mifruxa fuq 4 sulari. newsbook.com.mt/trattamenti-tal-kancer-trasferiti-lejn-sptar-gdid-flondra-puttinu-cares-bresidenza-vicin/
Qtil Rita Ellul: Bdiet tieħu r-ritratti biex tibgħathom lill-akkużat bħala prova li kienet ma’ wliedha Minn Antonia Micallef 16 ta' Marzu 2024
Bint Rita Ellul qalet li ommha kienet qaltilha li r-raġel akkużat li qatilha, kien segwiha minn Għawdex għal Malta. Jessica Ellul kienet xehdet fil-ġuri ta’ Larence Abina ta’ 32 sena li jinsab akkużat li qatel lil Rita Ellul fi Frar 2022 f’appartament f’Għajnsielem f’Għawdex. Jessica Ellul xehdet li ommha kienet wasslet tard għal preċett ta’ neputija tagħha u nnotat li kienet mħassba. Qalet li wara xi siegħa, ommha kienet diġà qed tipprepara biex titlaq u kienet qed tieħu ritratti ta’ x’kien għaddej biex tibgħathom lil akkużat biex tagħtih prova li kienet ma’ uliedha. Fix-xhieda tagħha, Jessica Ellul qalet li kienet wegħda biex tiltaqa’ m’ommha għax kienet tgħidilha li setgħet tiltaqa’ magħha filgħodu biss u bintha kienet taħdem żewġ impjiegi. Qalet li kien f’Novembru tal-2020 meta ommha marret id-dar tagħha u qaltilha li l-akkużat kien telaqha għall-ebda raġuni. Żiedet li ċemplitlu quddiemha tistaqsih għaliex telaq u meta staqsietu hi, kien qalilha li hu u ommha kienu qed jiġġieldu spiss u kien qed jibża li jerġa’ jerfa’ jdejh fuqha. Ommha mbagħad fetħet qalbha magħha u qaltilha li dakinhar tal-preċett, kienet taf li l-akkużat kien qed jistenniha ħdejn ir-roundabout ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ u li kien segwiha minn Għawdex għal Malta. Qaltilha wkoll li kien sawwatha f’Settembru wara li wasal id-dar tard u fis-sakra u li kienet ċemplet lill-pulizija għaliex din ma kinetx l-ewwel darba li ġrat. Xehdet li wara mewtha, l-membri tal-familja ta’ Rita Ellul marru d-dar ta’ Rita u sabu kalendarju fil-kċina li fuqu kien hemm in-numru tas-servizzi tal-Appoġġ u ta’ Dar Merħba Bik. Qalet li hi ż-żewġ ħutha qatt ma aċċettaw lill-akkużat iżda hi pruvat b’rispett lejn ommha. Il-ġurati semgħu ukoll xhieda dwar il-każ ta’ swat li seħħ fis-17 ta’ Settembru 2020. Semgħu fost oħrajn li meta l-pulizija marru fil-post u kellmu lill-akkużat dan qalilhom li kienet provokatu u ta daqqa ta’ ħarta u hi tagħtu oħra lura u ta oħra. Ellul ittieħdet iċ-ċentru tas-saħħa l-Mosta għal eżami mediku u kienet riferuta l-isptar Mater Dei iżda ma kinetx marret. Mill-Mosta, ittieħdet l-għassa tal-pulizija ta’ Birkirkara fejn ġie eżaminata minn żewġ ħaddiema soċjali li ukoll xehdu fil-ġuri dwar ir-rapport ta’ analiżi ta’ riskju li kien klassifa l-każ ta’ Rita bħala riskju medju. Fost l-esperti tal-Qorti li xehdu kien hemm it-tabib forensiku Mario Scerri li fost oħrajn qal li mill-awtopsja ħareġ li Ellul mietet fgatha. tvmnews.mt/news/qtil-rita-ellul-bdiet-tiehu-r-ritratti-biex-tibghathom-lill-akkuzat-bhala-prova-li-kienet-ma-wliedha/
'Accused strangled Rita Ellul out of fear of police report,' court hears The jury in Lawrence Abina's murder trial heard a police inspector testify that Abina admitted to strangling Rita Ellul out of fear of jail if she had survived and reported to the police
15 March 2024, by Matthew Agius
Rita Ellul, 49, was murdered on 26 February, 2022
The jury trying Lawrence Abina for the murder of his partner, Rita Ellul, has heard a police inspector recall how Abina had told him that he had strangled the woman to death because he was afraid of being jailed had she survived and gone to the police. Several witnesses testified as Abina’s trial continued on Friday. Abina denies having killed Ellul inside her apartment in Għajnsielem on February 26, 2022. Police inspector Wayne Camilleri, who had interrogated the accused on several occasions, told the court that during the second interrogation session, Abina had confessed to having killed the woman, using hand gestures to show the police how he had used his thumbs to strangle the sleeping woman. “He confessed that while he was strangling her, something inside him wanted to stop, in fact he told us he couldn't look her in the eye and had closed his eyes while he was doing it,” said the witness. “He told us that something inside him had been urging him to stop, but he said that he knew he had reached the point of no return, because if he had stopped and Rita lived on, she would have reported him to the police and he would have ended up in jail.” The inspector said he hadn’t been convinced that Abina was telling the whole truth about his relationship with the victim, when interrogating the accused for the first time, so he had confronted him with a domestic violence report she had filed in 2020, in which she had said that Abina had been physically violent towards her before. “He said ‘yes she reported me’ but that there is nothing to worry about because she was going to drop the charges,” said the inspector, adding that Abina had told him that he “still loved Rita and had nothing to hide.” The day after Abina’s initial interrogation, Camilleri said he had also taken down a statement from one of Ellul’s closest friends, who had been with the victim in Abina’s apartment on the night before the murder. The woman told him that she had once briefly rented an apartment in Marsalforn to Ellul and the accused and had become friends with the victim during that time. The victim’s friend had told investigators that on one phone call with Ellul she had heard the couple arguing and Ellul screaming for help. Inspector Camilleri recalled that she said she had asked them to vacate the apartment as a result of what she had heard, fearing that a murder would take place there. Murder motivated by made-up love rival Ellul’s friend and former landlord had also told Camilleri of trouble in the victim’s relationship with the accused after she had discovered that Abina was dating other women and having sex with prostitutes. Ellul’s reaction to this discovery was to make up a story about meeting a man named Stefan who had been messaging her frequently, in order to prompt Abina to pay more attention to her. He described how Abina had explained his motive, during his second interrogation session. “He told us he had been thinking about killing her from the day before ... and when we asked him why, he said that when Rita was having fun with her friend and his roommate it was the first time that he had seen her happy in a very long time,” Camilleri said. “Abina told us that Rita was unhappy with him and they were constantly arguing. She was aware of the fact that he was seeing other women and he also mentioned a man named Stefan.” Abine had told the police that Ellul had spoken to him about this Maltese man named Stefan and that she was considering leaving him for. “Of course, Lawrence didn’t know that this Stefan didn’t exist. But he said that the main reason he wanted to kill Rita Ellul was because of Stefan.” Camilleri was cross-examined by lawyer Simon Micallef Stafrace, who asked whether the police had looked into Stefan and investigated whether he really was a made up character or not. The inspector replied that he had not personally looked into it, but was unable to say whether anyone else had. “So your assessment of whether or not this Stefan is a real person is based on what you heard from Rita’s friend?” he asked. The inspector replied that it was. www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/128138/accused_strangled_rita_ellul_out_of_fear_of_police_report_court_hears
Jean Paul Sofia: Government protects its ministers with motion amendments Parliament approves Opposition motion but removes no-confidence clauses against three Labour ministers
14 March 2024, by Nicole Meilak 8 min read Parliament discussed the Opposition's no-confidence motion in three government ministers
Parliament has approved the Labour Party’s amendments to an Opposition motion that originally called for the resignation of three government ministers. It was a game of ping-pong in parliament on Thursday, as parliament discussed the Nationalist Party’s no-confidence motion against ministers Silvio Schembri, Miriam Dalli and Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. The amended motion was passed with 41 votes in favour and 32 votes against. Labour whip Naomi Cachia presented a set of amendments to the motions, particularly the removal of clauses calling for ministers’ resignations. Other amendments include a clause to commemorate all construction victims, increased importance on the implementation of the recommendations, and a future debate on the recommendations in the future. However, the Nationalist Party made counter-amendments of its own. Instead, the Nationalist Party wants the text to focus on the inquiry report itself, and the government shortcomings that led to the death of Jean Paul Sofia. It also proposed the addition of an apology for voting against a public inquiry, a clause commemorating all construction victims, and the taking on of all inquiry recommendations. They also again called for the resignations of the same ministers. The debate, slated for a day dedicated to Opposition affairs, was restricted to a single sitting. Play VideoReading out the original motion in the parliamentary chamber, Robert Cutajar argued that the three ministers must shoulder responsibility for the entities singled out by the inquiry. The motion stems from the damning findings of the public inquiry into the tragic construction site fatality of Jean-Paul Sofia, and will call for a vote of no-confidence in ministers Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, Miriam Dalli, and Silvio Schembri. The debate can be watched online on Parlament.mt at 4pm All three ministers had under their purview state entities which carried some responsibility in the circumstances that predated or led to the irregular construction of the building that collapsed and led to the death of the young Jean Paul Sofia, 20. Sofia was not a construction worker but had been on the site temporarily, while delivering workers some supplies. READ ALSO:Sofia inquiry report exposes regulatory failures across the board Stanley Zammit was the first speaker of the day. The Opposition MP said this is an opportunity for the Chamber to come together, shoulder responsibility, and ensure the construction sector is reformed for the better. Speaking against Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, who was planning minister at the time of Sofia’s death, Zammit said the minister failed to address certain loopholes in the construction sector. “The problem isn’t to write laws. The challenge is enforcing those laws,” Zammit said, quoting the inquiry report. “The inquiry condemned the lack of motivation from the minister to enforce laws by granting entities the means and human resources to do this.” In response, Prime Minister Robert Abela insisted that, on the day of the inquiry report’s publication, he presented to the Parliament a road-plan to get the construction sector in shape. Abela described the Nationalist Party’s motion as partisan and populist. “I wonder if the motion we’re discussing today gives any added value to the implementation of the inquiry report? The answer is no, evidently.” Read more: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/128113/jean_paul_sofia_labour_to_fend_off_noconfidence_motion_in_oppositionled_debate2
On the eve of the murder victim watched a film with alleged perpetrator and then had intercourse By Josanne Cassar March 14, 2024 Aqra bil- Malti
The trial of Laurence Abina, 32, from Ghana has started being heard in front of Judge Natasha Galea Sciberras. Abina is charged with murdering his ex-partner Rita Ellul, 49, two years ago. The murder took place in the apartment where the accused lived in Triq Dun Franġisk Mizzi, Għajnsielem. Rita Ellul is the mother of three children and had been in a relationship with Abina for the last four years. Ellul and Abina had ended up in court over domestic violence charges brought by the victim against the accused. At first the Police were proceeding on the theory that the woman had died of natural causes, however from the autopsy it emerged that she had been strangled to death and she had bruises which indicate that the accused had attacked her. Lawrence Abina, 31 years old from Ghana who lives in Gozo, is standing trial accused of murdering his partner, Rita Ellul, on February 26, 2022. Ellul who lived in Iklin spent a lot of time with the accused in Għajnsielem, Gozo. Lawrence Abina and Rita Ellul were in a relationship which was dominated by physical and verbal abuse and although they had not seen each other for some months, Abina tried to rekindle a relationship with Ellul, who consented. Present in the courtroom were two relatives of Rita Ellul. After Attorney Kaylie Bonett from the Attorney General’s Office finished the Prosecution’s address to the jurors and explained the roles of the prosecution and the Defense, the first to testify wasInspector Josef Gauci stationed at the Victoria police station in Gozo. He testified that on February 26, 2022 early afternoon, the Police were informed that there was a dead person at an apartment in Għajnsielem. When he went on site the health centre doctor handed him Rita Ellul’s death certificate but did not inform him of the cause of death. Inspector Gauci said they found Rita Ellul lying face down on the bed wearing pyjamas. He said that the Duty Magistrate launched an inquiry into the case. Gauci went on to say that Lawrence Abina was in the apartment at the time and was covered in dust because he works in construction. Abina told them that he was in a relationship with Rita for three years. Inspector Gauci testified that he called Rita’s daughter, Georgina, who, when told her that her mother had been found dead, started crying and saying ‘That he must have killed her!’ Josef Gauci said that the autopsy revealed that Rita Ellul’s was strangled due to pressure on her neck. He went on to say that Abina was interrogated for two hours where he said that the night before he and Rita went to eat in Mġarr Gozo, and then watched a movie in Zewwieqa on a mobile phone. After that, they went to his apartment, had intercourse and he went to sleep. Abina denied committing the murder.
Sergeant Jason Spiteri, also stationed in Rabat Gozo, also testified and said that Lawrence Abina told them that in the morning he went to wake up Rita who told him that she was still tired and that he told her to stay asleep while he went to work. He said that when he returned home from work he found her still in bed motionless, so he called the ambulance. Sergeant Spiteri said that the accused was in a state of shock and sometimes cried. Jurors were shown a video taken by the bodycam of Inspector Josef Gauci at the time of Lawrence Abina’s arrest in Rabat Gozo. Abina is heard asking why he is being arrested when the investigation had yet to be completed and also asked a lawyer for legal aid. tvmnews.mt/en/news/man-32-starts-standing-trial-for-murder-of-former-partner-rita-ellul/
Mass for the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul 27 June, 2023 Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Mass for the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul 27 June, 2023 Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul Nadur, Gozo. Malta. Group photo: The Knights and Dames of the Confraternity with the Archpriest Mons. Jimmy Xerri and the Clergy of the parish.
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The Basilica of Nadur Yesterday Photo by Mario Muscat
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Qala windmill and Nadur skyline under a misty sunset By Alessio Sultana
Fountain at Xandriku Street Photo by Mario Muscat
Il vara ta' San Pietru u San Pawl mahduma minn Galard f' Marseille
Il vara ta San Pietru u San Pawl tan Nadur Ghawdex ingibet min Franza fil 1882. F dan ir ritat narawa kif kienet meta waslet l Ispirtu Santu zdied xi snin wara . Dan ir ritrat grazzi lil Darren Vella
IL-KONSAGRAZZJONI TAL-KNISJA
Il-lum, 12 ta’ Mejju jaħbat il-153 sena mill-konsagrazzjoni tal-knisja. Il-Konsagrazzjoni ssir billi l-artal jindilek biż-żejt u jitwaħħlu dawk is-slaleb ta’ madwar il-knisja. Il-Konsagrazzjoni tfisser li dik l-art u l-binja tal-knisja ġew mogħtijin lil Alla. Bħalissa lanqas nistgħu nersqu wisq lejn il-knisja. Nistennew il-jum li nerġgħu niltaqgħu hemm. Sadanittant il-knisja kkonsagrata hija kull wieħed u waħda minna li qed nippruvaw inkunu Knisja fid-dar tagħna.
MOMORJI SBIEH TAL-HADD 25 GUNJU, 1967 Il-Parrocca tan-Nadur giet mgħollija ghad Dinjita ta' Bazilika Ritratt kortesija ta' Mario Muscat - Nadur
MEMORIES OF THE PAST IN NADUR Courtesy of Mario Muscat - Nadur
Mill lum c-centru tan-Nadur jerga jiehu ftit hajja meta mistennija jifthu certu hwienet. Dan wara li ghall-ahhar kwazi xahrejn kienu qed jifthu biss l-bank, spizeriji u hwienet tal-ikel, stationery u ironmongeries.
Nappellaw lil kulhadd biex xorta wahda jimxi mad-direttivi kollha tal-awtoritajiet tas-sahha u nirrispettaw lil xulxin.
The stripes flag to commemorate the Parish birthday in Nadur
Nadur invokes Our Lady’s intercession Photo: Charles Spiteri
A 1689 painting depicting Our Lady breastfeeding Jesus has been placed near the main altar at St Peter and St Paul Basilica in Nadur to invoke Our Lady’s intercession against the COVID-19 pandemic. The painting, donated to the church on the occasion of the inauguration of the new parish in 1688, must have been commissioned by someone who most probably ex-perienced the 1675-1676 plague which left around 11,300 persons dead. However, Gozo, Lija and Mdina recorded no fatalities. Besides Our Lady, the painting depicts St Michael Archangel, St Roque and St Sebastian, and a lady on the bottom left-hand side, reciting the rosary. Since the Middle Ages, St Sebastian and St Roque were regarded as protectors from various epidemics, including the bubonic plague.
Old farm house in Upper Ramla
Photo by Mario Muscat
THE SHIELD OF THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL Made by Chevalier Chancellor Joe Louis Meilak of the Grand Chapter of Malta. The shield will form part of the furniture in the Office of the Confraternity in Nadur, Gozo. Well done Chancellor Joe Louis Meilak. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP
San Koronatu fin-Nadur
Tissebbah in-nicca ta San Koronatu Martri li tinsab gewwa l-Bazilka tan-Nadur minn Mark Falzon.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL Grand Chapter of Melbourne. Today, the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul organized its Annual BBQ to raise money for charity. As always, it was a very successful event and all the patrons were very happy. Thank you to all the volunteers who came to help yesterday and today. God bless you all. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master and the Supreme Council.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL Our mission is to helping the poor in Peru. Medic by day, priest by night: a Gozitan missionary in the Amazon By John Paul Cordina.
Photo from left: Chevalier Joe Louis Meilak, Fr. Raymond Portelli and Chevalier Carmel Saliba presenting a donation to the mission in Peru.
What’s it like to be a doctor and a priest in one of the most remote cities on earth? Fr Raymond Portelli, a Gozitan priest who has called Peru his home for the past 26 years, recounted his experiences on 103 Malta’s Heart, on the programme Newsbook Hour presented by Fr Joe Borg. Fr Portelli is based in Iquitos, a city of around 400,000 people located in the Amazon basin. The city is the world’s largest city that cannot be reached by road: it is only accessible by river or air. Fr. Portelli is the parish priest of the St Martín de Porres parish, with a population of 18,000 people. Around a fifth of his parishioners are comfortably middle-class, but the vast majority are poor, with around a tenth living in extreme poverty. Households do have running water and electricity, but many live in simple wooden shacks on dirt roads. Due to the city’s isolation, job creation efforts are limited and unemployment is a significant problem. Many people try to eke out a living through fishing, agriculture or by selling trinkets on the streets of the city. Caring for the body and soul As the only priest in the parish – though a number of laypeople do help out – Fr Portelli seeks to look after his community’s pastoral needs. But he also identified another need: for healthcare. “I have always been interested in medicine, even before I joined the seminary,” he explains. Consequently, he obtained a dispensation from Gozo Bishop Nikol Cauchi to study medicine at Iquitos’ university part-time, and graduated as a medical doctor after nine years. He often sees patients at the parish, but notes that his parishioners clearly distinguish between his two roles. “They call me doctor by day, and father by night,” he notes. Helping out in the jungle Though he is based in the city, Fr Portelli regularly ventures outside the parish to provide religious and medical services to isolated communities along the Momón River, a small tributary of the Amazon. Travelling by speedboat to reach a series of tiny villages, with the most distant one 12 hours away, the priest encounters a completely different reality. These communities are virtually inaccessible most of the year, as a drop in water levels reduces the river to a muddy path, and are thus mostly self-reliant. People live in small huts with no doors – theft not being a concern in such an isolated place – in communities with no shops or facilities. Stocking up on medicines for the journey, Fr Portelli takes care of common ailments such as diabetes and malaria. If more serious health issues are identified, he offers to take patients to the city, but they often refuse, as they are unwilling to leave their families behind. Once all patients are treated, Fr Portelli holds a catechism session and celebrates mass, often illuminated by candlelight or kerosene lamps – electricity is unheard of so deep in the jungle. Though most are baptised Catholics, even non-Catholics attend mass out of respect. Living conditions may be harsh, but Fr Portelli also notes that there is a strong sense of community in these villages, with people helping each other out. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone helps out whenever a new house is built. But every so often, village inhabitants try their luck in the city, effectively severing their ties with the community they grew up in. And as a result, they often feel lost among the city’s 400,000 inhabitants, struggling to fit in.
FLAG OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
The flag of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul created by the Grand Master Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and put in details by Ross Sabatini.
The flag is now registered as a Trade Mark in the Australian Federal Government IP Australia. Our aim is that one day the flag will fly in St. Peter Paul Square in Nadur during the feast of Mnarja.
Nadurama Poezija ta' Peter Paul Vella
Ghana fic-Centru Kulturali Malti gewwa Melbourne, l' Awstralja
Gustav TonnaPROSET L-GHANNEJJA IL-KITARISTI U LODJENZA TA KULL NHAR HAMIS IMORRU ALBION JIEHDU PJACIR U NISA JITGHALMU IL BIZZILLA .GRAZZI IL BARMAN U NNISA TA TEA BAR U L-KOK +++
Giacinta GrechNice to keep the Maltese folk singing going on so far from Malta. Was nice to have met a few of you some weeks ago. Best Wishes to ALL, especially Peter Paul Portelli.
Kelinu Vella Haber (1913-2014) Imwieled fin-Nadur fl-1 ta’ Ottubru tal-1913, Kelinu, kif ħafna kienu jsibuh, kien wieħed mill-aktar Nadurin li taw sehem attiv fit-tiswir u t-tisħiħ tal-ilsien Malti matul is-seklu għoxrin. Kien edukat fisSeminarju t’Għawdex u wara filKulleġġ tal-Ġiżwiti f’Birkirkara. Għamel xi żmien novizz mas-Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl u kien hemm li ltaqa’ mal-poeta Karmenu Vassallo. Fost il-ħafna inizzjattivi siewja tiegħu favur il-Malti, huwa waqqaf ‘ix-Xirka għat-Tixrid tal-Ilsien Malti’, u miegħu kien hemm Anton Buttigieg, Ġużè Bonnici, Ġużè Chetcuti u Ġorġ Pisani, li nislu wkoll huwa min-Nadur. L-ewwel laqgħa saret fil-15 ta’ Jannar 1939. Fl-1940 Vella Haber waqqaf din ix-Xirka wkoll ġewwa n-Nadur u din ħadmet bis-sħiħ favur aktar edukazzjoni u tixrid tal-lingwa Maltija kif ukoll biex jinxtered il-litteriżmu. Dan għen lil ħafna żgħażagħ kif ukoll lill-isforzi favur l-emanċipazzjoni tal-mara. Ħeġġeġ ħafna żgħażagħ jibdew jiktbu u mbagħad il-kitba tagħhom kienet tinqara fuq irrediffusion. Fost iż-żgħażagħ li kienu msieħba u ffurmata fl-għaqda li waqqaf Kelinu nsibu persunaġġi bħal Guido De Marco, Charles Camilleri u Frans Ebejer. Kien ukoll membru għal xi żmien fl-Assemblea Nazzjonali tal-Gvern. Miet nhar it-28 ta’ Jannar 2014, fl-età ta’ 100 sena.1 Bħala rikonoxximent tal-ħimda tiegħu kien ingħata Ġieħ irRepubblika fl-1997 mill-President tar-Repubblika l-Eċċ. T. Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici.
Fost il-ħafna kitbiet tiegħu, in-Nadur kellu post prominenti. Forsi l-aktar li jispikkaw huma l-folkdrama ‘Nadurjana’ u l-poemett bl-istess isem: ‘Nadurjana’. Il-folkdrama ‘Nadurjana’ li huwa kiteb bħala rakkont f’650 vers joħroġ fil-beraħ il-karattru tan-Nadur u n-Nadurin, dejjem marbuta mal-baħar u mal-agrikultura. Dan kollu fl-isfond tal-istorja li tibda miż-żmien tal-qedem u li twaħħad fiha l-kult lejn San Pietru u San Pawl ma’ dak pagan. Dan irrakkont jimxi mbagħad maż-żmien tal-ħbit tal-furbani, tattwelid tal-parroċċa, taż-żmien li fih saru l-qniepen fl-1815, iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Imnarja fil-Buskett, li inċidentalment qed tagħlaq tliet mitt sena (kien fl-1720, skont ma jikteb Giovanni Agius de Soldanis li l-Imnarja bdiet tiġi ċċelebrata b’dan il-mod fil-Buskett), għall-bini tal-knisja, it-tkabbir tagħha u l-leġġendi marbuta mar-raħal. Hawn se nagħti silta ċkejkna ħafna li anke toħroġ fil-beraħ il-kuntest li fiha nkitbet. Billi din il-folkdrama nkitbet għall-okkażjoni tal-festi triċentinarji mit-twaqqif tal-parroċċa fl-1688, u billi dak iż-żmien qamet il-kwistjoni pjuttost taħraq bejn in-Nadur u l-Qala dwar min minnhom kellu leġittimament jiċċelebra t-300 sena tiegħu, Vella Haber kiteb hekk:
‘In-Nadur kien sar parroċċa maqdes bnew in-Nadurin għax kien ġie Cocco Palmeri amar fis lil Bernardin knisja ibni mar amarlu f’dik il-wesgħa ta’ Nadur qim ġie’ fiha ’l Pietru u Pawlu sadattant aħraq il-bħur ġewwa l-Qala l-Kunċizzjoni fost il-poplu żomm l-unjoni.2
Fih ukoll dawn il-versi patrijottiċi: Jiddomina n-Nadur tagħna minn kull fejn tħares lejh kif mill-port ta’ Malta toħroġ dlonk jisraqlek dwal għajnejk!
Iktar ma qribu tersaq iktar ’il fuq jogħla u kien minħabba f’hekk li nħatar biex għall-Għawdxin ikun gardjola!
Il-widien u l-miġriet tiegħek il-għerien u l-bajjiet ismijiet ta’ nisel juru minn tal-eqdem żminijiet kif il-ġonna u l-kampanja it-triqat l-inħawi sbieħ ismijiet tal-qedem għandhom jixhdu nisel xiħ bis-sħiħ!
Għaċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tas-sena tal-Fidi u tal-1900 sena mill-martirju ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl kienu saru festi kbar fin-Nadur, li l-Knisja Kolleġġjata tiegħu kienet għadha 2 Duminku Camilleri, 125 Sena Kkonsagrata. 125 Sena Bażilika, Vigilat 4, (Nadur 1992), 86-98.
hemm ġiet mgħollija għad-dinjità ta’ Bażilika Minuri. Waqt Akkademja mużiko-letterarja nhar il-Ħamis 27 ta’ Ġunju 1968 kienet inqrat il-peożija ta’ Vella Haber li ġġib l-istess isem ‘Nadurjana’. Dan huwa wkoll xogħol patrijottiku fuq l-istess temi ta’ dak imsemmi aktar ’il fuq:
Wiret in-Nadur fuqani l-isbaħ u l-ogħla fost kull panorama li jiflaħ joffri l-arċipelagu tagħna ... ... In-Nadur kiseb foħrija kiseb ġmiel u dija kiseb ruħ Nadurija mill-erwieħ tal-Għawdxin l-oħra.
3 Fost diversi poeżiji oħrajn li huwa kiteb dwar in-Nadur insibu għadd fil-ktieb ta’ Karm Caruana In-Nadur u t-Tempju Tiegħu Monumentali. ‘Il-Bajja ta’ San Blas’ li hija ddedikata lil Girgor Buttigieg ‘Naduri li għex u miet ta’ qaddis,’ u fiha jiddeskrivi l-bajja bħala ‘s-sebħ u l-kobor tan-Nadur,’ blistess stil romantiku ta’ poeti oħrajn ta’ qablu: ‘San Blas nitgħaxxaq bik: / Seħer il-ħajja nsibu kollu fik!’4
Imbagħad insibu wkoll diversi poeżiji oħrajn b’laqta patrijottika. Vella Haber kiteb ‘Il-Kanuni tan-Nadur’ bħala ‘tifkira tal-Professur Lazzru Pisani li Pitter ilMaqdes tan-Nadur.’ Fiha l-kanuni li xi darba kienu jisparaw fuq ‘il-misħut Nofs Qamar’ sabiex jiddefendu lir-reliġjon Nisranija, issa jinsabu sektin. Kanuni oħrajn ‘qniepen saru,’ b’referenza għall-manuvra li kien għamel il-kappillan Dun Anton Scasciato (1772-1834) fl-18151816 meta rnexxielu jakkwista kanuni bil-permess tal Gvernatur Sir Thomas Maitland (1760-1824) sabiex jagħmilhom qniepen ġodda.5 F’ ‘Żernieq il-Maqdes tanNadur’ iddedikata bħala ‘Bukkett qronfol lill-Professur F.S. Sciortino’, il-poeta jibda mill-leġġenda tal-bini talKnisja meta Girgor għabba l-ħmara bil-ġebel u fejn din waqfet, allura nbniet din il-binja u jinfexx f’ħafna tifħir:
Maqdes gwapp ħafna n-Nadur inbena Nixxiegħa sar tal-ogħla sebħ u faħar; Ġieħ dan il-maqdes jiktor, le jinfena.
6 Fuq laqta reliġjuża, fil-poeżija ‘Luminaria Magna’, ‘B’tifkira u żżih il-ħajr lill-Artista Piju Cellini’, Vella Haber jeżalta lil San Pietru u San Pawl fil-ġrajjiet ta’ Attila s-Salvaġġ. Kienu huma li ‘ħarġu għalih bil-qilla, / ħanqu lill-għadu bir-rabtiet tal-lġiem.’ Hekk ukoll ‘aħna nirbħu żgur ... il-Kruċjata Mqaddsa ...’ Dan kollu bit-tarka tal-Imnarja, voldieri tażżewġt idwal li huma San Pietru u San Pawl.7
Anke fix-xogħol tiegħu ‘Quddiem San Koronatu Martri. Fit-Tempju Monumentali tan-Nadur,’ Kelinu jinseġ għanja ta’ tifħir lil dan il-bniedem li sa minn żmien ilu n-Nadurin qisuh bħala Kon-Patrun tagħhom flimkien ma’ San Pietru u San Pawl:
L-osservazzjoni li jagħmel meta jikteb li ‘mhux ta’ b’xejn b’ismek imgħammda / ħafna wlied minn tan-Nadur!’ kienet tapplika b’mod tajjeb għall-1953 meta dehret din il-poeżija ppubblikata, iżda llum iż-żminijiet inbidlu u huma ftit jekk xejn, dawk it-tfal Nadurin li jiġu msemmija għal San Koronatu. Jolqtok ukoll kif Vella Haber jitratta mal-fatt li ma nafu xejn dwar dan il-korp, iżda hu joħroġ b’dan: ‘Aktar m’Int mostur u moħbi, / aktar fostna sirt magħruf ...’ U tassew għaliex f’dawn iż-żminijiet li fih kien qed jikteb San Koronatu kien għad għandu ħafna popolarità fin-Nadur, xi ħaġa li bħal dik tal-ismijiet, illum ixxejnet ukoll.
3 Duminku Camilleri, 200 Sena mit-Twelid ta’ l-E.T. Mons. M. Buttigieg. 100 Sena Arċipretali, Vigilat 5, (Nadur 1993), 94-95. 4 Karm Caruana, In-Nadur u t-Tempju Tiegħu Monumentali, (Nadur 1953), 23.
5 Ibid., 120 6 Ibid., 125 7 Ibid., 133. Kelinu Vella Haber jingħata ġieħ mill-Akkademja tal-Malti f'għeluq il-mitt sena tiegħu - 2013 Storja, Kultura u Attwalità36
'In-Nadur' Poezija ta' Patri Mattew Sultana
Jekk f’sidri nħoss nifs qawwi, Jekk bqajt sal-lum bil-ferħ qalbi trid tfur, Ngħid li mill-arja, mid-dehriet ta’ seħer U l-ħlewwa tan-Nadur.
Fejn il-ħolqien jitbissem Kont nilmaħ qalb dawk l-oqsma, żara’ u ħdura; Widien, għoljiet, siġar tal-frott fejn tħares; Kemm xtaqtni ma ġejtx lura!
X’jiem hienja! X’jiem ta’ seħer, F’raħal sabiħ, f’ġenna tal-art qattajt! Sirt naf in-nies, tħabbibt, ħabbejt, ħabbewni; Nies bħalhom, ftit, jekk rajt! Sal-lum bqajt nistħajjilni
Inħoss il-fewġa tonfoħ f’dawk l-ibruħ, Tmelles fuq wiċċi u fuq uċuh ir-raba’ U nħossha ‘ttini r-ruħ. U għalkemm minkejja fija
Tlaqt f’qasir żmien u ’l min sirt naf ħallejt, Ġmiel in-natura mżiegħed f’dawk l-inħawi U r-raħal qatt ma nsejt. Għax dawn in-nies dħulija ...
Maqdes San Pietru Pawl, ġmiel kull fejn tmur, Ħallewni noħlom b’dawk il-jiem mgħoddija F’dil-‘Ġenna ta’ Nadur’.
Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi receives Gieh in-Nadur 23 November, 2019
Members of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul of the Grand Chapter of Malta, during the presentation of Gieh in Nadur to Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi Deputy Chancellor.
Photo from left: Chevalier Adonai Camilleri Cauchi, Dame Marlene Muscat, Chevalier Carmel Saliba, Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi, Chevalier Chancellor Joseph Louis Meilak, Brother Matthias Mercieca and Dame Veronica Camilleri Cauchi.
Message from the Grand Master H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli
Photo: The Secretary Chevalier Carmel Saliba is reading the message from the Grand Master for the presentation of Gieh in Nadur to Chevalier Deputy Chancellor Michael Camilleri Cauchi.
The Grand Master His Excellency Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul is very honoured to have Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi one of its own.
He has been a very dedicated and honourable member of our Confraternity. He is always ready to give advice to help our Confraternity to achieve more.
We are very happy to say that on Tuesday this week, we donated $10,000 to the Royal Women’s Hospital - Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The money was raised from a Fund Raising Lunch we had last month and some donations from individuals and sponsors.
This year we donated others sums of money to the Australian Farmers who were suffering from drought-ravaged part of the State of Victoria and to our missions in Peru.
Our Confraternity is still small but it’s making a big impact to help those in need.
We like to Congratulate Chevalier Michael Camilleri Cauchi, on receiving the honour Gieh in-Nadur 2019.
God bless you.
H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP
Gozo Channel ship damaged after crashing into pier - MinisterMonday, 25 November 2019, Gozo Channel is operating with only two ships after one of the ferries was damaged today due to the strong winds and rough seas, Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana told Parliament. It had already been announced that the MV Nikolaus, which was leased by the company to operate as a fourth vessel, was to undergo repair work that will last till mid-December. The company was operating with three vessels until this morning when one of the remaining three ships was damaged and needs repair work.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL Melbourne. Australia. By Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master
On Tuesday 19 November, 2019 the Members of the Supreme Council of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul made a generous donation of $10,000 to the Royal Women's Hospital - Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
Every year more than1,600 babies who are born sick or prematurely are cared for by the specialist NICU team at the Women's.
The money was raised from a Lunch organised by theGrand Chapter of Melbourne on the 13 of October, 2019.
The Supreme Council has agreed to donate money to the Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital at the Good Friday Appeal.
Photo from left: Chevalier Saverio Greto, Dame Gail Vas, Dame Carmela Barbaro, Chevalier Vincenzo Galtieri. H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master presenting the cheque to Sue Jacobs Deputy Clinical Director - Neonatal Paediatrician, Laura Bignell Chief Midwifery and Nursing Officer, Dame Angela Greto and Dame Mimma Sabatini.
HELPING THE POOR IN PERU
Yesterday Bishop Giovanni Cefai a missionary priest in Peru celebrated Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nadur. After the Mass the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul donated money to his mission. Thanks to the Supreme Council of the Confraternity in Melbourne and the Grand Chapter of Nadur for the money. Thanks also to Mons. Jimmy Xerri Parish Priest of Nadur for his support.
This was the second time that the Confraternity donated money to missions in Peru in the last couple of months.
God bless His Excellency Bishop Giovanni Cefai for his work to help the poor and the sick.
God bless the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP
Dahlet Qorrot Bay from Sopu Tower in San Blas Nadur, Gozo. Malta.
Nadur Bailica Church from San Blas
Sopu Tower built in 1667 by the Knights of Malta
Sopu Tower is situated on the cliffs between St. Blas and Dahlet Qorrot bays in Nadur.
Black statue of St. Peter on the throne
I saw this statue while visiting the church of St Anselm and St Cecilia Roman Catholic church in Kingsway, Holborn, London.
Just like the one in Rome and Nadur.
CONFRATERNITY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL Nadur. Gozo. A meeting of the Confraternity was held in the Nadur Council Board Room on Monday 24th June where two newly Knights were appointed by Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP of the Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and Paul. These are Chev Joe M. Attard of Rabat Gozo and Chev Joe Meilaq. Congratulations. Photos Copyright Carmel Saliba 24.6.19.
After the meeting of the Confraternity of the Knights of St Peter and Paul we attended for the 25th Anniversary Mass of Fr Raymond Portelli at Nadur Basilica. Donations to Fr Raymond were presented to be used in his mission in Peru. Congratulations to Fr Raymond. Photos Copyright Carmel Saliba 24.6.19.