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9 February 2010 | No Comments | - Mr Etienne Micallef Head of Operations, Master Instructor, Secretary General of the Gozo Branch for the Malta Red Cross Society, is returning from Swaziland South Africa. He was taking part in a project ODA (Overseas development Aid), which also falls inline with the South African Disaster Response teams' infrastructure. Initial reports from Mr Micallef showed that the First Aid courses that are being taught are going very well. Mr Marvic Attard, Instructor, Emergency Medical Technician, also hailing from Gozo, commented that "Swaziland will soon have its own First Aid Instructors." The team departed Malta last week and were in ...
9 February 2010 | No Comments | - 'Woman and the Human Life' was the theme chosen by European countries on the occasion of the Pro Life Day in 2010. Gozo joined other countries in the world to celebrate the 32 days for life through activity chosen by The Guzeppa Debono Home, which was attended by among others, Mrs Catherine Gonzi and Giovanna Debono, Minister for Gozo. Pro-Life Day is celebrated in many countries in Europe on the first Sunday of February each year, with a view to promoting the value of life. This is the second year that Gozo, with the Guzeppa Debono Home, joined with ...
8 February 2010 | No Comments | - The Gozo Business Chamber (GBC) celebrated the tenth anniversary of its establishment by holding a commemorative event which was attended amongst others by Giovanna Debono, Minister for Gozo and Tonio Fenech, Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment. The Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment, stated that when looking back over the last five to ten years and analysing the key decisions taken by the Government, including the liberalisation of markets, Privatisation of some government companies, membership in the European Union and euro area, substantial reductions in the costs of company registration and licenses, the directive on services and ...
8 February 2010 | No Comments | - Gozo SPCA has announced that they are currently putting together their 2011 calendar. They have invited any of our readers who have a photo of their dog or cat that they would like to be considered for inclusion in the calendar, to please send it to raisefunds@spca-gozo.org. They are especially looking for photos of animals that have been rehomed from Gozo SPCA and/or photos with a typical Gozitan background. Examples from the 2010 calendar can be found on the following link: http://www.spca-gozo.org/gozo%20spca_merchandise1.htm.
7 February 2010 | One Comment | - Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party has said that the decision to have Police vetting lyrics of rock bands participating in the Nadur Carnival is oppressive, and should immediately be done away with. Michael Briguglio, AD Chairperson, said, "It is unbelievable that in a 21st century European society, police are asking rock bands to hand in their lyrics before performing. This practice was and is the norm in dictatorships and fundamentalist regimes. Is Malta becoming a confessional society?" Miriam Cassar, AD spokesperson for Culture added, "The police decision is not only a breach of individual rights but a tyrannical ...
7 February 2010 | No Comments | - The 19th edition of the Nadur Organised Carnival was held this afternoon at the St Peter & St Paul Square. It featured 31 events, Il-Kumittiva, Miss Nadur Queen Carnival, Melissa Attard, Miss National Carnival, Miss Queen Carnival, Katharina Watson from Desborough (Great Britain), dance groups, the Mnarja band, Big Friends GuggenMusik 2008, Carnival costume groups, l-Andar traditional music group and floats with the presentation by Ronald Briffa. The programme was interrupted for 20 minutes due to a rain shower but continued afterwards and finished for the weekend at around 5.00pm. The programme ended with the traditional Kukkanja.
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