The October 5th 2010 edition of The Maltese Herald

by Gozo News · October 5, 2010

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The stories covered in this weeks issue are:

1. COMECE (Commission of the Bishop’s Conferences of the European communities) has appointed Mgr Joe Vella Gauci, as a member of its Secretariat in his capacity as an expert on the matter of religious freedom and international relations. Among the tasks associated with this office, there is the monitoring, analysis and contribution to the policies of the European institutions as regards the right of religious freedom. Mgr Vella Gauci, who between 1996 and 2006 was Archpriest of the Cathedral parish, specialised in studies related to this subject.

2. Year 6 students attending the Gozo College Victoria Primary School recently took part in the project ‘Un teatro per la scuola, le scuole per un teatro,’ as part of Comenius Regio. The children partipated in the theatre festival held at Pollina, in northern Sicily. During their five-day stay, the pupils were able to visit places of interest and take part in the sports festival held in collaboration with other schools taking part in the project.

3. As in previous years, Gozo celebrated the anniversary of Independence Day. This year, the 46th anniversary, the event took place on Friday, the 24th of September, on Independence Square, Victoria. For this occasion, the National and Regional Celebrations Committee within the Ministry for Gozo hosted a concert by the Symphonic Band of the Armed Forces of Malta. This concert was under the patronage of the The Prime Minister, Dr. Lawrence Gonzi.

4. The central courtyard of the University of Malta – Gozo Campus provided an excellent venue for an evening with the Versatile Brass ensemble under the direction of Mro. Paul Borg. An audience of about two hundred persons attended the event. The ensemble provided a very entertaining collection of popular music, full of real verve, including Hard to Say I’m Sorry, Misty, Fever, Fly to the Moon, Sway, Girl from Ipanema, Embraceable You and a Latin Medley. The rendition of New York New York was greeted with a long bout of applause, leading the ensemble to offer an encore, again greeted with cheers of “bravi’ and applause.

5. The Magro Brothers group opened a cheese factory in Xewkija. The factory, Farm Fresh Limited , was inaugurated by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and blessed by Gozo Bishop Mgr. Mario Grech. The plant will produce dairy products such as ricotta and gbejniet and other items.