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Din is-sena, 2021, għall-Belt Senglea hija sena speċjali għaliex timmarka l-ewwel ċentinarju mill-inkurunazzjoni solenni tal-istatwa ta’ Marija Bambina. Ix-xbieha ta’ Marija Bambina ilha fil-parroċċa tal-Isla sa mis-sena 1618, u dejjem kienet sors ta’ devozzjoni. Fl-ewwel snin tas-seklu tmintax, is-Sengleani qiegħdu kuruna tal-fidda fuq ir-ras grazzjuża ta’ Marija Bambina. Dan l-għelm ta’ mħabba u devozzjoni nibbet…
On 28 March 1566 Grand Master de Valette has laid the foundation stone of a new city of Valletta. A recent book “Humillima Civitas Vallettae” has revealed new facts about this event. It includes the notes by the Augustinian preacher Fr Spirito Angusciola (1534-1586) and the official historian of the Order Giacomo Bosio (1544-1627). These…
Waqt l-aħħar provi tat-tielet att tal-opra La Vergine del Castello fit-Teatru Rjal fil-Belt Valletta, kien intlemaħ xi nar bejn il-kwinti. Dan ġara fl-1873. Wara ftit ħin, in-nar ħakem it-Teatru u qerdu għal kollox. Minħabba li fis-Sur ta’ San Ġakbu kien hemm il-ħażna tal-porvli tas-Servizzi Ingliżi, in-nies beżgħu li seta’ jisplodi. Minħabba f’hekk, ammont kbir ta’…
Ilum Malta laħqet l-immunità tal-massa, li hija magħrufa aktar bħala ‘herd immunity’. Dan tħabbar mid-Deputat Prim Ministru u Ministru għas-Saħħa Chris Fearne waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet. Intqal li sal-lejla se jkunu tlaqqmu 70% tal-adulti, b’minn tal-anqas doża waħda, filwaqt li 42% huma mlaqqma kompletament. B’kollox ingħataw 475,000 doża tal-vaċċin.
Thanks to the increasing interest from the public, the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls will remain displayed at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta until the end of October. The Hypoegum skulls have been found by Sir Temi Zammit during the excavations at the beginning of the 20th century. The sculls have not been exhibited…
Fil-21 ta’ Mejju tal-1932, l-Isqfijiet ta’ Malta f’ċirkulari kienu kkonfermaw li kien dnub li wieħed jivvota għall-Partit Kostituzzjonali u għall-Malta Labour Party matul l-elezzjoni li kienet se ssir. Il-Gvernatur kien bagħat għal Lord Strickland u għal Pawlu Boffa fejn staqsiehom jekk kinux iħossu li kellha tkun sospiża l-elezzjoni minħabba d-dnub il-mejjet. Huma wieġbu li aħjar…
Bħal-lum, 20 ta’ Mejju tal-1925, l-ewwel Prim Ministru ta’ Malta Joseph Howard kien miet fl-età ta’ 63 sena. Huwa kien industrijalist membru tal-Unione Politica Maltese. Howard kien imwieled fil-Belt Valletta u mar Franza fejn kiseb l-edukazzjoni tiegħu bħala Uffiċjal fl-Akkademja Militari. Imbagħad, ingħaqad mas-settur kummerċjali. Fl-1912, kien elett bħala membru tal-Kunsill tal-Gvern u fl-1921, elett…
On the 27th of May, Heritage Malta is organising a webinar, revealing the Maltese recipes of the 17th and 18th centuries. This particular session will focus on honey and the different ways it was used in Maltese cuisine. The cook, will kick off with some singular anecdotes on the history of beekeeping in Malta and…
In many sources (including Wikipedia) Palazzo Buttiġieġ – Francia is called Palazzo Ferreria, which is not correct. The Palace was built in 1876 on the site previously occupied by the Foundry building belonging to the Order of St John. That old building was called Ferreria and it gave the nickname to the new Palace. Palazzo…
11 beaches in Malta and Gozo have been awarded the Blue Flag for 2021. This year the International Jury took into consideration the COVID-19 restrictions imposed on beaches all over the world and noted that the beaches in Malta and Gozo followed these restrictions in a good manner, keeping in mind the safety of beach…
