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between the Holy See and the Republic of Malta on the Recog-nition of Civil Effects to Canonical Marriages and to the Deci-sions of the Ecclesiastical Authorities and Tribunals about theSame Marriages signed on 3 February 1993.

The new agreement also repeals a proviso that had bannedspouses from resorting to the civil courts if an Ecclesiastical Tri-bunal decided that a marriage was valid.

In welcoming the agreement, Minister Dr Vella thanked theHoly See for its willingness to reach an agreement after thePrime Minister had declared his wish to see the original agree-ment changed. He said the amendments were a clear testamentof separation between Church and State, as laid down in the Con-stitution.A joint committee that included Parliamentary Secretary Owen

Bonnici, Attorney General Peter Grech, Gozo Bishop MarioGrech, and Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna drew up the re-vised agreement.

The agreement provides that judgements of the ecclesiasticaltribunal will retain their civil effects if the Court of Appeal orderstheir registration in the Public Registry.

In ordering such registration, the court cannot re-examine themerits of the case, but has to ascertain that procedures had notviolated fair trial principles and the judgement of the tribunal didnot go against previous contrary judgements of the civil court.As of now, parties will be able to continue marriage annulment

cases before the civil court notwithstanding the fact that one ofthe parties may have filed an action before the Ecclesiastical Tri-

bunal after the commencement of the civil action.A civil court decision declaring a marriage as null will applyeven if a case regarding the same marriage is pending before theEcclesiastical Tribunal.In the 'exceptional' cases where proceedings before the tribunal

are concluded before the civil proceedings, the decision of thetribunal may be given civil effects only after it has been regis-tered by order of the Court of Appeal.That removes the need for the parties to continue their case before

the civil court, while the Court of Appeal will retain the last word.The previously agreement signed by former PM Eddie Fenech

Adami and Foreign Minister Guido de Marco in 1993, envisageda partial concession to the Ecclesiastical Tribunal over the localcivil courts when it came to the annulment of Catholic marriages.

The practical effect of the Third Additional Protocol willbe, that:Parties will be able to continue an action for the nullity of a mar-

riage celebrated as a canonical marriage before the civil courtsnotwithstanding the fact that one of the parties may have filedan action for nullity of the marriage before the ecclesiastical tri-bunals after the commencement of the civil action.When the civil action declaring the nullity of the marriage be-

comes res iudicata the marriage will be annulled for all civil ef-fects irrespective of the fact that an action for the nullity of thesame marriage may still be pending before the ecclesiastical tri-bunals.In the exceptional cases where the proceedings before the ec-

clesiastical tribunals are concluded before the civil proceedingsthe decision of the ecclesiastical tribunals may be given civil ef-fects only after it has been registered by order of the Court ofAppeal in accordance with Articles 24 and 26 of the MarriageAct.

In this way parties will save expenses and the need of furtheringtheir civil case while the Court of Appeal will retain the lastword;

The fact that an ecclesiastical tribunal would have upheld thevalidity of a marriage will no longer prohibit a civil tribunalfrom declaring the same marriage to be null for all civil pur-poses even on the same grounds of nullity.

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Malta and Holy See sign historicrevised agreement on marriage

Way back on March 22, a few days after the Labour Partyslandslide victory in the 2013 general elections, Prime Minis-ter Dr Joseph Muscat set the ball rolling in regard to theagreement on the Third Additional Protocol when he paid acourtesy call on Archbishop Paul Cremona OP to discuss therevision of the 1992 Church-State agreement.

At the time, following the meeting, Dr Muscat said that asas part of the court reform the Maltese courts would no longerbe subordinate to the Ecclesiastical Tribunals decisions.During the same meeting that was also attended by the Aux-

iliary Bishop and Vicar General, Mons. Charles J. Scicluna,he said they had discussed the civil liberties, in particularcivil unions and that he was going to inform the Holy See ofthe Maltese government intentionsEven so early in the day, Mgr Cremona had said that the re-

vised agreement was agreeable to all parties.

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Il-Gvern Awstraljan, l-istess bal dakta Malta gandu problema enormi bil-wasla ta dgajjes mimlija bnies, lihekk kif jilmu l-art, jitolbu refuju. L-Awstralja bal Malta hija gira u jekkMalta hija fir-rotta ta dawk il-persuni liqegdin jairbu mill-Afrika ta Fuq, hekkukoll l-Awstralja, li t-tramuntana taghatinsab esposta lejn l-Indonesja, pajji

magmul minn 17,500 gira bpopolaz-zjoni ta madwar 247 miljun persuna.Hemm ukoll fil-qrib il-Malasja (ara l-mappa).Dawk li jairbu, jersqu lejn Christmas Is-

land fl-oejan Indjan li hi gira territorjuAwstraljan. Din hija 344 km bogod minnJava. Fil-fatt, Christmas Island saretwieed mill-akbar entri gal dawk li jaslubla permess fi triqithom lejn l-Awstraljajfittxu kennu refuju.

Il-kwestjonitar-refujati,klandestini,

illegali, sej-hilhom li tridsaret balballun poli-tiku fl-Aw-stralja. Danl-aar i-ew partitipolitii l-kbarargu bi pro-posti orox ub de t e r m i -nazzjoni lijwaqqfu dan l-assalt ta persuni li jaslu blapermess fuq biiet ta opri tal-baar biex

jitolbu refuju.Il-Gvern preenti, jiifieri dak immexximinn Tony Abbott, li hu koalizzjoni tal-partiti Liberali u Nationals gamel wegdasolenni qabel l-elezzjoni li meta jirba il-Gvern se jrea lura dawn id-dgajjes ujagmilha diffili kemm jista jkun biexdawn jibqgu jsalpaw bl-addo lejn il-kosta Awstraljana.

Qabel l-elezzjoni qatt ma qalu eatt kifse jirnexxilhom to stop or turn back theboats. Illum qed jidher ar li l-Gvern taAbbott irid idawwar lura dawn id-dgajjesbkull mezz possibbli u akkost ta kollox.Politikament jikkalkula wkoll li l-ma-

oranza tal-elettorat mhux se tikkonfondiliema metodu se jagmel uu minnu TonyAbbott to stop the boats.Tant hu hekk, li fil-fatt il-Gvern iddikjara

li jinstab fi stat ta gwerra u galhekk l-az-zjonijiet li jieu huma ustifikati. Immajidher li dawn l-azzjonijiet li qed jieu

biex jo-nora l-we-gda tie-gu humamgewra

fsegretez-za kbira.L-Opera-

tion Sover-eign Bor-ders, kifqed iseji-lha l-Gve-rn hijammexxijaminn Lt-G e n e r a lA n g u s

Campbell. Flimkien mal-Ministru tal-Im-migrazzjoni Scott Morrison kull tant jif-

fajaw lill-urnalisti ida jagtu tagrifmill-inqas. Fil-fatt, jekk veru qed jirnexxil-hom jregu lura d-dgajjes, kemm, ukif, jafuh huma biss.

Din segretezza li mhi togob xejn lill-medja Awstraljana tant li afna pinewhabala att redikolu u abbuiv. Jingad li l-Gvern qed jibor lil dawn il-persuni minnfuq d-dgajjes li jidlu l-ibra territorjaliAwstraljani, ipoihom fuq lifeboats li nx-traw apposta u jreaghom lura lejn l-In-donesja. Ida dan l-eserizzju mhuxdejjem jidher li qieged jigi estiz skondproeduri normali.

L-Indonesja li hija kontra li dawn id-

dgajjes jiu mmrea lura, ipprotestatbl-arax li l-vapuri Awstraljani li qed jak-kumpanjaw dawn id-dgajjes lura, daluillegalment fil-baar li hu territorju In-donesjan.L-Awstraljani gamlu apoloija immed-

jata. Saru wkoll akkui li qed ikun hemm

atti brutali fuq dawn n-nies tad-dgajjesmill-barin Awstraljani. Kif ukoll protestikontinwi minn dawk maqfula fi ChristmasIsland. Ida xejn min dan ma jista jiiikkonfermat gax il-Gvern golla hajt ta

segretezza.Il-Gvern jirrauna li la qegdin fi gwerramhu se jagti l-ebda tagrif lill-gadu.Jinsisti wkoll li din hija operazzjoni mili-tari ida, fil-fatt mhux qed jopera kontraforza militari, imma kontra semplii boat

people li skont il-liijiet internazzjonalimhu qed jiksru l-ebda lii billi jfittxurefugu fpajji ieor.

Il-Gvern qieged isibha difficli jipprovajabi dak li qieged jagmel anke jekkjgid li din hija gwerra. Fil-gwerra ricentifAfganistan il-Gvern Awstraljan kien jip-permetti lill-urnalisti jkunu spalla maspalla mal-forzi Awstraljani. Kienet iktar

gwerra miftua u brutali u mhux semplicigwerra kontra l-people smugglers.Il-Gvern veru li gandu mandat li

jwaqqaf dan it-traffiku illegali ida jidherli qed jitlef il-fiduja li nbniet bejn il-mil-itar u l-midja fil-gwerra tal-Afganistangax qieged iaadhom milli jkunu jafueatt xqed isir fl-ibra Awstraljani.

Kif jigri dejjem meta l-Gvern jimpli-menta afna segretezza, ix-xniegat u l-qlajja jkunu jistgu jagmlulu ferm iktarsara. L-istess Lt-General Angus Camp-bell li llum qieged jimplimenta dan il-ajtta segretezza kien ammetta xi ames xhurilu li aess lill-urnalisti tal-operazzjoni-

jiet militari hu bonn assolut u gandujkun parti mill-ippjanar mill-ewwel.Il-Gvern mhux qed jittratta lill-poplu kif

hu xieraq ida jekk jirnexxilu tassewiwaqqaf jew inaqqas it-traffikar tal-boatpeople lejn l-Awstralja jkunu afna dawkli jafrulu gall-metodi li jkun implimenta.

Il-Gvern Awstraljan irid iwaqqafil-boatsakkost ta kollox

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Imut is-Surmast

KarmenuBaldacchinoTabbret il-mewt ta' Maestro Kar-menu Baldacchino li seet fit-3 taJannar li gadda fi Blacktown NSW Aw-stralja fl-eta' ta' 97 sena. Galkemm is-Surmast ilu gal snin twal jgixfl-Awstralja xorta baqa bkonnesjoniqawwija ma Malta, l-aktar u l-aktarmar-raal tiegu -ejtun permezz tat-

teknoloija tal-internet, u ma qraba ubieb minn fuq il-Facebook. Zgur likien l-ixje anzjan Malti li gamel uuta din it-teknoloija dida qabel mewtu.Wara mewtu, Carmelo alla b'tifkira

gadd ta mari li sawwar gas-sojeta-jiet wieten u baned Maltin ora.

Is-surmast Baldacchino twieled fi-ej-tun fl-ewwel ta Novembru tal-1916 ibenRosaria (nee Busuttil) u Anthony Bal-dacchino.Meta kellu 14-il sena beda jitgallem

is-senga ta mastrudaxxa. Imma gaxkien iobb afna l-muika beda wkolljitgallem idoqq il-kurunetta mal-kaintal-Beland fi-ejtun.Karmenu kien iobb jistudja afna u

gal tul ta sena-u-nofs nofs kien jieuewg lezzjonijet gal kull wada li kienujiedu l-istudenti l-ora.

Ta 21 sena iewwe lil Karmena, tiflata Sylvia u Francis Scorfna, (tal-Parenta), u fSettembru tal-1939, daalidoqq mal-Banda tar-Royal Malta Ar-tillery, (illumil- Forzi Armati) u galames snin issokta jistudja gand is-sur-mast G. Stivala.Fil-1943 Karmenu a l-ewwel banda

tat id-direzzjoni tieg. Din kienet il-Banda ta Santa Marija ta Hal Ghaxaq.Sena wara minn erba baned li kellu, is-surmast Stivala tah tat idejh il-Bandata Fra Ant. De Paola ta Raal did.Fl-1946 seet ix-xewqa ta Karmenu

galiex a tat id-direzzjoni tiegu l-banda li tant kien iobb, tal-Beland ta-ejtun.Fl-10 ta Frar tas-sena tal-1955, Kar-

menu emigra mal-familja lejn l-Aw-stralja. Il-sieb tiegu kien li jkomplil-karriera fil-muika, imma sfortunata-ment, gall-ewwel ma rnexxilux galiexkien imabbat afna jirrana d-dar biexikun jista jtella l-bqija ta familtu.

Matul dan i-mien Karmenu kienjadem ma NSW Railways, fejn kienhemm jadmu xi 900 ru. Fost dawn in-nies nzerta kien hemm Gordon Fisher,eks-segretarju tal-banda ta NSW Rail-ways (li kienet ilha li spiat gal mad-

war 10 snin). Metanteba li Karmenu kiensurmast tal-banda f-Malta, staqsieh jekkkellux il-pjair li jergajgaqqdilhom bandadida, mill-addiematal-workshop.

Is-surmast Maltiaetta gax ass likien se jera jieu ajja dida. Mhiexaa fali torganizza u tgallem dawk l-istrumenti differenti, l-aktar u l-aktarmeta l-in kien daqshekk limitat galiexl-istudenti kellhom biss il-in tal-brejkta nofsinhar xin setgu jistudjaw.Madanakollu Karmenu xorta daal galdik ir-responsabbilt.

Karmenu adem gal sentejn sasakemm il-banda saret kapai ddoqq ftitmari u xi muika afifa. Il-frott tal-idma tiegu gadu jintwera galiex il-banda gadha wieqfa, u minbarra litagmel xi programmi, tieu wkollsehem fil-mar ta ANZAC Day. Madin il-banda tal-NSW Railways Kar-menu dam sakemm irtira mix-xogol.

Fl-1965 Karmenu kien a fidejh il-Grupp The Sheratons magmul minnLaurie u Sam Mifsud, u Aldo u JoeBusuttil, kollha mi-ejtun. Kien grupptajjeb afna. Daqqew fafna tiijiet ukucerti tal-Maltin. Wieed mill-aqwafosthom kien tal-Melita Eagles fit-TownHall ta Sydney.

Fl-1983, Karmenu kien ie avviinatmill-kumitat tal-Banda Taljana Il Con-certo Bandistico Italiano GiuseppeVerdi biex jginhom fil-funeral tas-sur-mast li kellhom u li kien gadu kif miet.Il-Malti aetta, u dan kien il-bidu ta

16-il sena ta surmast ma din il-bandaTaljana.

L-ewwel programm mal-komunitMaltija kien meta l-Banda Taljana gietmistiedna tagmel programm fil-klabbMalti, Phoenician Club fSydney, balaparti minn kunert ta (Fr.) David Az-zopardi.

L-ahhar programm li Karmenu gamelma din il banda kien fil-La Valette So-cial Centre, fl-okkazjoni tal-Festa taSanta Katarina organizzata min SamMifsud u utu. Fl-istess lejla, fgeluq it-80 sena tiegu, Karmenu gie mogtirigal sabi gall-okajoni

Bla dubju li s-sena 1994 kienet wadamemorabbli gas-surmast Karmenugaliex kien niel ghal btala fpajjizu,Malta u kellu l-unur li wara 40 senanieqes minn artu, kien il-mistieden tal-unur tat-tlett baned li kien jidderiegi,Santa Maria ta al-Ghaxaq, Fra Ant.De Paola ta Raal did u l-Banda Be-land ta-ejtunn. Ma dawn it-tlett baned,u best ta rikonoxxenza, fil-festi titu-lari l-Banda ejtun stednuh ukoll jid-deriegi il-banda taghom.

Minabba l-eta tiegu, ta 91 sena,Karmenu spia jidderiegi baned, immabaqa jikkomponi mari allegri tal-festi uorajn funebri. afna minnhom kienu ugadhom jindaqqu, u anke huma rreko-rdjati minn baned fMalta u fG awdex.

Fl-Awstralja insibu wkoll muika tas-Surmast Baldacchino li tindaqq mill-baned Maltin ta Adelaide, Melbourne uSydney.

Jinghad li l-muika kollha ta Mro Kar-menu Baldacchino, madwar tlett Sin-foniji, erba Mari Sinfonii, sitt Valzi,Suite Fokloriku, ew Ave Maria, Sere-nata, xi 80 Marci Brijjui u xi 50 Marci

Funebri iet irregalata kollha kemm hilill-Banda Beland ta-ejtun, dik li tat ugarfet mill-ewwel it-talent ta dan is-surmast hekk attiv u bravu.

Mro Baldacchino alla warajh amestitfal, 13-il neputi u 35 pro-neputijiet.

Il-muikatas-surmast Malti

KarmenuBaldacchino se tibqatindaqq tul is-snin,kemm

fl-Awstralja, fejnqatta 59 sena minnajtu, u wkoll farttwelidu, Malta

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Gal dawk li midla tal-politika Mal-tija, galkemm din tiri wkoll fertipajjii ora, il-partiti politii jgassu lilxulxin gal kull botta, stenna risposta.

Eempju ta dan kienet titjira bil-elikopter minn Malta gal Gawdex.

Din it-titjira saret mill-membru parla-mentari laburista Gawdxija Justine Caru-ana li biex tilaq titjira gal Marsilja fiFranza fuq xogol tal-Gvern, ivvjaatminn Gawdex gal Malta fuq elikoptertal-Forzi Armati. U l-istorja ta din it-titjiramalajr iet stampata fuq il-faata ta qud-

diem ta The Times of Malta.Sintendi mal-ewwel qabe fuq din l-is-torja il-Kap tal-Oppoizzjoni li tkaabdan l-hekk imsejja abbu. Il-Gvernmalajr wieeb li dan sar gax Caruanakellha titla burgenza fMarsilja gal-

laqga uffijali fejn ipparrtipat fkon-ferenza tal-Assemblea Parlamentari.L-uniku mezz biex tilaq it-titjira galFranza kien li ttir minn Gawdex gall-ajruport ta Malta bil-elikopter.

Ida r-risposta gall-botta tal-Oppoiz-

zjoni waslet meta iet mxandra lista siata gadd sabi tatitjiriet li saru mill-PrimMinistru Gonzi meta kien fil-Gvern u fejnuud mit-titjiriet saru gal xi attivitajiettal-partiti, ikliet, tie, funeral u kunerti,bi spi ata l fuq minnQ53.000.

Kwistjonijiet dwar i-ensura mhumiexxi aa dida gal Malta. afna drabidin i-ensura tii min-naa tal-Awtorita-jiet. Did-darba l-storja differenti, gaxmhix ejja mill-Awtoritajiet imma minngaqda msejjaRiver of Love Fellowshipli qed toezzjona gall-produzzjoni tea-trali li se ssir fit-Teatru Manoel bl-isem taJiena Nobb, Inti Tobb. Din tittrattasuetti ball-adozzjoni minn koppji gay,l-IVF, is-surrogazzjoni, is-sesswalit u r-reazzjonijiet tas-sojet gal dawn l-affar-ijiet. (lemin il-poster tad-dramm)River of Love Fellowship ava pubblika-

10 The Voice of theMaltese (A?.E F/>A.>E 4, 2014

L-UETapprova

Il-President ta Malta Dott George Abela daal gall-kariga tiegu bala missier taewt itfal. Ida issa li wasal biex itemm il-kariga tiegu se joro mill-palazz ta SanAnton bala nannu, billi t-tifla tal-President, Maria u r-rael tagha Paolo Manconi gadkif kellhom tifel li ngata l-isem ta' Matteo.Dan huwa t-tieni wild taghom wara binhom Luca. Il-President huwa nannu wkoll ta'

Georgia May it-tifla ta' ibnu Robert u l-mara tiegu Lydia.

Probabbli afna minnkom dia`tafu li ntlaaq ftehim bejn il-GvernMalti u l-Unjoni Ewropeja dwar l-

iskema ta-ittadinanza li qajjmetdaqshekk kjass u diskussjoni matispia qatt fil-media Maltija. Dak liforsi afna ma jafux bdan il-ftehimhu, li l-iskema ta-ittadinanzaMaltija, issa hija l-unika skema tax-xorta tagha li hija approvata mill-Un-joni Ewropeja.

Gidt wara afna diskussjoni... Fil-fatt it-tabbir ta-ftehim qabbadpolemika dida billi l-Oppoiizzjoniqed issostni li l-Gvern malti kellu jediquddiem l-Unjoni Ewropeja, kif ukollgax gaddiet tal-Oppoizzjoni li dej-jem insistiet dwar il-tiea li wieedikun residenti fil-Gejjer Maltin biexjikseb din i-ittadinanza.

Attwalment l-Oppoizzjoni kienetqed tinsisti li -ittadinanza kelhatingata wara ames snin residenza.Imma skont il-ftehim li ntlaaq issa,biex wieed jikkwalifika jrid li jkunresidenti fMalta gal 185 urnata fl-ewwel sena li japplika u bl-ebda ob-bligu li jibqa Malta wara li jiksebi-ittadinanza.

l-Iskemata-ittadinanza....

Daal missier u iere nannu

Boomerang

Botta u risposta

Fil-kwistjoni ta-ittadinanza effnu fin-nofs lill-Maltin/Awstraljani, gax jidher li emgagira ta nies iffurmaw spei ta moviment bl-isem ta Maltese Pride bil-gan li jibru l-firem gall-petizzjoni li tee lill-Gvern jirtira l-iskema ta-ittadinanza.Il-petizzjoni ngatat prominenza fThe Times of Malta. Bilkemm laqet dehret fuq il-web-

site tat-Times li ma bdewx il-kummenti li sfortunatament ma kienux limitati gal diskussjonidwar il-petizzjoni -ittadinanza, ida waqget fkummenti kultanti goffi, dwar il-Maltin/Awstraljani gax, kif jiri afna drabi, kien hemm gadd minn dawk li kummentawdwar l-istorja, li poew lill-Maltin/Awstraljani kollha fqoffa wada, balikieku l-400 elfjew aktar Maltin/Awstraljan aru kontra din l-iskema.

Wara rriulta li l-petizzjoni ippreentata lill-Kap tal-Oppoizzjoni, kienet iffirmataminn1004 Malti/Awstraljan, skont il-maltarightnow.com minn Victoria u NSW

Il-petizzjoni ma ietx ippreentata wkoll lill-Prim Ministru jew xi Ministru tal-Gvern kifinhi d-drawwa meta tinabar xi petizzjoni, imma allew fidejn il-Kap tal-Oppoijoni ir-ressaq din il-petizzjoni fil-Parlament, fl-istess jum li ntlaaq ftehim mal-UE.

Mal-1004 weel kuladd

ment lin-nies biex ma jattendux gal dinil-produzzjoni gax tagti eempjiiena.

Ida l-avvi serva bal boomerang gaxsintendi l-kurita, biex ma ngidx aa

ora wkoll, gamlet bafna nies u l-konkorenza gal dan ix-xogol teatrali jid-her se tkun tajba ferm.

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afna jgidu li fMalta mgandniexrazzimu. Fil-fatt afna huma dawk il-Maltin li gandhom tolleranza kbira galmin gandu il-ilda tiegu mhux baltagna.Sfortunatament l-influs qawwi ta im-

migranti mill-Afrika qed jhedded din it-toleranza. U galkemm nemmen ligalkemm fil-qalb ta qalbhom afnaMaltin mhumiex razzisti, dan il-fenomenu bil-mod il-mod donnu qed jik-ber, l-aktar u l-aktar meta xi immigrantijingataw ertu konessjonijiet li jkunhemm min jinterpretahom li huma ta

dannu gall-Maltin.Dan deher ar meta gall-ewwel darbal-Knisja fMalta olqot kategorija biextfal li jkunu ejjin minn familji li app-likaw gall-ail jingataw preferenzameta jooru l-applikazzjonijiet gall-iskejjel tal-Knisja. Gal dawn it-tfal qedjiu riservati erba' postijiet.

Meta tabbar dan, mal-ewwel bdewdelin kummenti xejn sbie, bal ngiduana:taghmel tajjeb il knisja tghidilna metatkun se tigbor ghall-iskejjel alli dakinnhar ma naghti xejn

tajjeb ukoll, diskriminati f'pajjinastess! Prosit monsignjur. Issa meta tridul-flus, tafu fejn gandkom tmorru !

Tajjeb ukoll! U l-postijiet gat-tfalMaltin jonqsu. Charity begins at home!U l postijiet gat-tfal Maltin dejjem jon-qsu, mhux dia kienet difficli dawn kien

jonqos, daqt ikollhom drittijiet aktarminnha gax forsi dis-sena bdew minnerbga, u aktar il quddiem jizdiedu.( il-kummenti dehru fl-iNews).Gal dawk li forsi ma jafux, l-gadd ta

dawk li japplikaw biex jidlu fdawn l-iskejjel dejjem ikun ferm akbar minndawk li attwalment jirnexxilhom jitilgubil-polza, u galkemm in-numru ta erbapostijiet jidher gir fejn id-dul kollu,xorta dan it-tnaqqis jinass minn dawk liuliedhom ma jidlux fdawn l-iskejjel.

Din id-darba nibda babar li mhix sta-tistika li tagti figuri dwar il-passatjew il-preent, imma dwar il-ejjieni. Danbilli issa waslana fi stat fejn jgidulekkemm se tgix. Iva qed taqraw tajjeb.

Dan minabba li dan l-aar, minn grafi-ka interattiva li iet imejjija mill-urnalistMarcelo Duhalde, mill-Oman, li jispejal-izza fil-urnalimu tal-istatistika, irriulta lijekk il-kundizzjonijiet ambjentali nazzjon-

ali ma jinbidlux, tfal Maltin li twieldu fl-2013 mistennija jgixu sa 80 sena, jiifierigaxar snin inqas minn tfal li twieldu f-Monaco, u li se jlaqu d-90 sena.Fl-istess kategorija tat-tfal Maltin hemm

ukoll dawk tan-Norveja, l-Irlanda, il-er-manja, l-Ingilterra, il-Greja, l-Awstrija,

dawk tal-Lussemburgu, tal-Belju u tal-

FinlandjaMhux kuntenti bli kellhom ...

Dan gax fl-aar tlett snin fMalta saru883 operazzjoni gat-tkabbir u l-irranartas-sider (breast implants u breast aug-mentation).

Dan sirna nafuh gax deputat fil-Parla-ment Malti gamel mistoqsija dwar dan.

Vetturi

L-gadd ta vetturi fit-toroq Maltin kwailaqu l-popolazzjoni ta Malta. Il-popo-lazjoni hija ta ftit aktar minn 418,000, fil-

waqt li skont ifri marua mill-UffijuNazzjonali tal-Istatistika (NSO), sal-aartal-2013 fit-toroq Maltin kien hemm xejninqas minn 322,960 vettura.... madwartlett vetturi gal kull erbgha min-nies, lisintendi jinkludu trabi, tfal u dawk li lan-qas biss gandhom lienzja tas-sewqan.


tatistika

Jgidu li Frar imqarqaXejn mhu elu, pjuttost kiefer,U ajar toqgodlu ewwaGax imqit u gandu d-dwiefer!

U galkemm hu l-iktar qsajjarJaf ifawwar anke l-bjar;Joloq erba fi treqatnaWil-widien jimtlew sax-xfar.

Imma galkemm dan il-gwaj kolluMiegu jib rajjiet sbie;Kien fda-mien li San Pawl tfarrak

U lil ensna abb bi si.Tul dax-xahar in-nies titbarad,Titbanan fil-KarnivalGax kif jgid il-qawl minn tagnaMhux darbtejn insiru tfal?!

Il-borma fuq tlieta toqgod Il-festa tal-mabubinMa Frar tasal, mistennijaRigal nixtru lil xulxin.

Ja anini kemm inobbokKieku taf xnagmel galikKieku gandi flus bix-xabgaVilla sbeja kont nagtik!

Imma galkemm dawn bwieti vojtaTibqa l-mimmi ta gajnejja;Kieku nista l-jum kolluMa tarabx minn tat idejja!

Gax l-imabba hija l-qofolTal-fer kollu tal-bnedminTixbah nien mimli bil-fjuri Friefet, vjoli, iimin!

Kav Joe M AttardVictoria Gawdex - 2014

FJum SanValentinu

(14 ta Frar)

Wara afna snin ta idma, issa l-Gawdxin sejkollhom xi add mill-Gira taghom bit-titlu tavenerabbli. Dan wara li l-Qdusija Tiegu l-PapaFranisku fudjenza mal-Eminenza Tiegu l-KardinalAngelo Amato, Prefett tal-Kongregazzjoni tal-Kawi

tal-Qaddisin, laqa l-parir poittiv ta din il-Kongregaz-zjoni, dwar il-virtujiet eroji tal-Qaddejja ta AllaMadre Margerita De Brinca. Huwa awtorizza lill-istessKongregazzjoni toro id-digriet li jiddikjara lil MadreMargerita De Brincat uffijalment Venerabbli.Issa jonqos biss li jsir miraklu bl-interezzjoni ta din

il-venerabbli biex tingata t-titlu ta Beata.

Venerabbli Gawdxija

Gandna razzimu?

Fl-1995 fMalta kien iffirmat protokoll mal-Vatikan li fost kollox kien jagti uris-dizzjoni esklussiva lit-Tribunal Ekklejastiku fil-kwistjoni tal-annulament ta-wiijiet, u allura dan it-Tribunal kellu preedenza fuq il-Qrati Maltin.Briutat ta dan beda jiri li l-Qrati Maltin ma setgux jisimgu kaijiet ta annula-

ment jekk wada mill-partijiet kienet tressaq ka ta annullament quddiem dan it-Tri-bunal, qabel it-tribunal ikun ta d-deijoni tiegu.Galkemm fdawn l-aar snin qamet diskussjoni sia dwar il-materja, kollox

baqa kif kien, sakemm il-Gvern preenti feta tadidiet mal-Vatikan li fi ftit mienwasslu gal fethim biex issa ie ffirmat protokoll addizzjonali li permezz tiegu, x'inikun qed jiddeiedi annullament l-Istat ivili jkun awtonomu mit-Tribunal.Hekk fi kwistjonijiet ta annulament, il-Qrati Maltin mhux se jkunu jiddependu aktar

fuq it-Tribunal Ekklejastiku.Kif qal tajjeb il-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin, George Vella, permezz ta dan il-

ftehim il-Gvern assigura li pajjina jkun stat lajk li jilleila gal kuladd filwaqt lijagti pi kbir lil dak li tgid il-knisja. (Gal aktar dettalji ara wkoll pani 1 u 2)

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always seem to unite the people. Thistime it was the Maltese Guild ofSouth Australia Inc. They celebratedNew Years Eve at their CulturalCentre at Jeans Street Beverly.

We have been told that a great timewas had by all, particularly thanks to

the entertainment that was providedby Eric the disk jockey and singer ofMusic to your Ears, and the wellknown local singer Stacey Saliba.

The hardworking ladies of the com-mittee provided the catering needsand comments reaching us indicatethat it was indeed a very successfulnight with the members saying good-bye to the old and welcoming theNew year

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VIVA MALTAVIVA MALTA on Central Coast RadioNSW on Thursdays February, 13 and 27from 6pm to 7pm on COAST FM 96.3Community Radio in Gosford. NSW.Presenter: Nathalie Gatt.

Web streaming is also available on:www.coastfm.org.au.

On SBS Radio -Latest scheduleDay Time Analogue DigitalTuesday: 12:00 - 13:00 SBS Radio 3Thursday: 12:00-13:00 SBS Radio 3Friday: 12:00-13:00 97.7fm SBS Radio 2Saturday: 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm SBS Radio 2

To tune into digital radio you will need anew receiver or device with a DAB+ chip.Tuning in is by station name not fre-

quency. Digital radio can also be heard ondigital TV. SBS Radio 2 is on Channel 38and SBS.Radio 3 is on Channel 39. Analogue is thepresent FMwavelength. Digital radio can

also be accessed by a smart phone and/orby going online at HYPERLINK:

http://www.sbs.com.au, www.sbs.com.au

Tune In to Radio and Television

Community NewsCommunity News

Maltese Programmes TV, WebThe GDAY MALTAUSSIE SHOWonTVS is broadcast in Sydney.Every Saturday at 2pm; Repeats on Mon-days 5 pm and Tuesdays 7.30 amWatch direct via HYPERLINK:http://ww.tvs.org.au; http://ww.tvs.org.au

Maltese Radio ProgrammesIn MELBOURNE, on 3ZZZ 92.3FMor onwww.3zzz.com.au . Mondays 5pm, Fri-days 5pm, Saturdays 10am.; LastWednesday each month at 1pm.

In SYDNEY, listen to the MCC radioprogramme Sunday 11 am 2GLF FM89.3

In BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Pro-gram on 4EB on Tuesday 6.00am to8.15am and Sunday 4.15pm to 5.15pmTo listen to the Maltese Radio ofUNCLE SAM DJ from Australia tune into link: www.unclesamdj.com

FRED FENECH: Every Thursday from5.00pm till 6.00pm on 2RRR FM 88.5

The PBS MALTESENEWS

L-Abarijiet on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.05 am on SBS2

Meetings of Maltese SeniorsFairfield Active Maltese Seniors

Meets on the first Tuesday of the Monthfrom10:00am to 12 noon.

The group meets in the Parish Hall, cnrof Stella Street & The Boulevard, Fair-field Heights.

Daceyville Maltese Seniors

Meets on the last Wednesday of themonth in the Meeting Room One, No. 3General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville.

Note: The Groups also arrange regularBus Trips.

Come and join us and make new friends.For more information on any of theGroups please contact the Maltese Wel-fare Officer, Marisa Previtera, JP, on:0414 863 123

Greystanes Maltese SeniorsMeets on the second Monday of the

month in the Youth Room of OLQPChurch, 198 Old Prospect Road,Greystanes from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Llandillo Maltese SeniorsMeets on the first Wednesday of the

month at the Llandilo Community Hall,Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1pm.

Ongoing: We meet every First Wednes-day of the Month from 10:00am. to 1:00pm

Our Meetings/Get Togethers are inter-esting, informative & entertaining.We also have regular outings.Come Join us and make new Friends

For more information one should contactour Coordinator Charles Mifsud

J.P.Phone (02) 9501 5525 mobile 0421662 298

*(All Groups are Sponsored by The Mal-tese Community Council, NSW)

The Sutherland & St George Maltese Group

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(Official Ambassadors forId-Dar tal- Providenza)

The organisation wishes to advise thatthere are still vacancies left for the 21-Day Fly/Cruise/tour departing Sydney

May 17, 2014.We will be visiting Athens, cruising

the Greek Islands, then to London tour-ing England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales,back to London and then on to Malta.For all enquiries or bookings please

contact the Co-ordinator, Jim Borg on

(02) 9636 7767 / Mb: 0418 82 5591 oremail [email protected]

The official bank details for donationsare: Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaName of Account: Friends of Provi-

dence House NSW Ac No: 1019 9448 BSB: 062 416.

Thanks for your support.

Maltese Language SchoolsMaltese Language & Cultural Schools

If you wish to learn Maltese in SYDNEYcall: 0402 002 [email protected]

In MELBOURNE, contact:Edwidge Borg, MCCV Maltese Language Classeshttp://www.mccv.org.au/index.php/languagehttp://federationofmalteselanguageschoolsaustralia.comedwidgeborg@excite.com

Also in MELBOURNE, contact Emma Navarro on 0406 215 990 orHYPERLINK mailto:[email protected] [email protected]

10-Day Tour to Tasmania

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Join Monica Ledger on a 10-day tourto Tasmania, The Island

of untamed beautyDates: February 15 to 25, 2014

All inclusive: tours, flight, hotels,

together with breakfast and dinnerdaily (half board basis)Transfers in Sydney and comprehen-

sive insuranceThis is a very popular tour so be quick

and call Monica:on 98960712 MB 0414859386

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Call: Australia 61 2 9631 929

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The Friends of Providence House NSW

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tion, under this headingtion, under this headingare kindly requested toare kindly requested tostart sending them to:start sending them to:[email protected]@gmail.com

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Get Togethers will be resuming on the first Fridays of the Monthbeginning on Friday February 7, from 11am 1.00pm.

Please bring a plate with you. Give a Senior or a friend a Lift to the Centre.Free just turn up.

Address: Headmasters Cottage, enter from Pitt Street Merrylands cornerFranklin & Young Streets, behind Parramatta East Public School at Mays Hill.

Parking close by, ramp at back of building.-Nancy Serg

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Is-Sojeta` San Gejtanu ta Melbourne gadhom kemm ip-pubblikaw kalendarju bl-attivitajiet li gandhom ippjanatigal tul is-sena 2014.

Ikun sewwa kieku jkollna iktar gaqdiet Maltin li jippub-likaw bil-quddiem l-attivitajiet taghom alli kemm jistajkun jonqsu l-attivitajiet tal-istess xorta fl-istess jiem.

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