Gozo News is about to launch a new completely redesigned website. We have rapidly outgrown the previous design and needed to incorporate more features and an extended and more user friendly navigation system. We shall be changing over to the new design over the weekend, during the transition you may notice some blank areas in the right sidebar as this area has to be constructed manually during the changeover. We hope that you find the new website more interesting and easier to navigate, if not please feel free to contact us with any comments or of course if you experience any problems with the new system. As always we welcome any letters or opinions from our readers, you will also notice that we have incorporated ... Read more...

Throughout the week London has been enjoying the mellow sounds of Gozitan local talent, Chasing Pandora. I caught up with the song writing duo Mel Xkeyfa and Keith Anthony and acclaimed session guitarist Charlie Bussutil at their opening gig at the Electro Lounge on the cusp of London's trendy East End. Chasing Pandora rocked this intimate bar with their thought-provoking tracks which were well received by a discerning London audience. The third gig of the London Tour, and a highlight, was at the Troubadour, the infamous Earl's Court coffee house that has played host to the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Led Zeppelin and guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. Playing to a full house, Chasing Pandora rose to the occasion and ... Read more...

An Art and Wine Festival is being held today and tomorrow, the 16th and 17th of August at Ta' Dbiegi Crafts Village, Gharb. Why Arts and Wine? Art refers to a diverse range of human activities, creations, and expressions. Wine is one of those subjects which amalgamates well with other human activities such as music, hand made arts, paintings, sculptures, knitting, glass blowing, blacksmith, pottery, food etc. The aim of this festival is to give a diversity to live entertainment, an exhibition with a difference. The organization wants to make from this festival a resounding success while creating best mid-summer festival for art and wine lovers that offers enjoyment for the entire family. The ... Read more...

The traditional annual agricultural exhibition is currently being held at Villa Rundle Gardens in Victoria. The exhibition which is known locally as Il-Wirja ta' Santa Marija, is organized by the Agrarian, Industrial and Cultural Society of Gozo. The Villa Rundle exhibition hosts more than 5,000 farm animals, song birds and also a wide variety of locally grown produce. The exhibits include horses, cows, sheep, birds, poultry, fruit, vegetables and other local produce. There are also locally produced wines, oil and honey. The exhibits are shown in their own separate categories and prizes are awarded to the best exhibit in each of these categories.

The Minister for Gozo, Giovanna Debono, recently assisted at the signing of an agreement of cooperation between the Malta Red Cross Gozo Branch and the European Association of EMTs and Paramedics - Italian Branch. The Gozo branch of the Malta Red Cross Society started on and off in between the years 1996 - 1999. When the Malta Red Cross started, Red cross activity in the island of Gozo mainly consisted in giving basic first aid courses to the general public. This was followed by the formation of adoc committees which had the responsibility to start setting up the branch. However this proved futile. However back in 1999, The Italian Red Cross, lifeguards spent the whole summer running beach posts in three popular beaches ... Read more...

Alternattiva Demokratika has said that shipyard workers, like all other people in Malta and Gozo, should be treated with respect by the Government, and not merely treated as numbers. Spokesperson for Social and Economic Development Michael Briguglio, who attended the demonstration in Paola on the issue, expressed AD's position on the Shipyards issue, namely 1. It is ironic that whilst Government is speaking about the contribution of ageing workers to society, the same government is aiming to dispose of such workers through retirement schemes. 2. Scientific economic and sociological studies, carried out before the privatisation process, should show the true situation at Shipyards, including the actual number of workers required in order that the company may be viable. 3. If these studies show that there are ... Read more...