The 24th of April 2012 edition of the Maltese Herald

by Gozo News · April 24, 2012

This weeks 24th of April 2012 edition of The Maltese Herald Gozo section is now available for download by clicking here

Previous editions are also available by clicking on this link.

This weeks articles in the PDF download include the following:

1. Fondazzjoni Arka held its Annual General Meeting. The secretary read out the administrative report for 2011 and explained the projects which the Fondation had undertaken and completed during the past year, namely the purchase of a new Generator set sponsored by Eco Gozo and the refurbishment of the Gymnasium sponsored by Vofadone Foundation, among others. He later read out and explained the financial statement for 2011. Both reports were approved.

During his speech, Mgr Emanuel Curmi, Director, mentioned various other projects which the foundation will embark on in the coming years, in a growing effort to reduce the consumption of electricity, water and gas. He said that after eleven years of operation, a general refurbishment of the first floor, where the clients are hosted, was badly needed and this included changing the Air Conditioning Units with VRF’s which are more economic and efficient. Solar water heaters were to be installed to help reduce the consumption of gas to heat the indoor pool, and recycling the water of the underground cisterns, which would reduce the water consumption. These projects would cost the Foundation around €200,000. These projects would not have been possible if it was not for various entities and individuals, who would be sponsoring a substantial part of the funding.

2. On Sunday April 1, the MS Prinsendam, which forms part of the Holland America fleet, visited Gozo and set anchor between Gozo and Comino. This is the second time this ship has visited Gozo (the first time being November 5, 2009).

Designed to explore the remote corners of the world in elegance and style, the MS Prinsendam is an important ship for the particular sector to which it is dedicated. There were 570 passengers on board mostly Americans. A large number of passengers disembarked at Mgarr for shore excursions.

3. Gozo College, Xewkija Primary presented its annual Celebration Day. Pupils in P6 played songs on the recorder and on the violin. The students performed selections from Mary Poppins. The event was well attended by parents.

4. Tal-Massar Winery has recently been awarded the bronze medal for its white wine Tanit, produced from Gozitan Vermentino grapes at the 36th edition of the internationally acclaimed wine competition of Challenge International du Vin in France. The Challenge International du Vin is one of the biggest French international wine competitions and one of the most famous wine events in the world. Tanit was distinguished from roughly 4, 700 samples and from over 30 countries. This Gozitan Vermentino wine was assessed by a subtle blend of amateur and professional tasters representative of consumer tastes.

5. The Kercem Parish, dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Gregory the Great, is currently working on landscaping the Parish Church parvis. This extensive work is being done with the assistance provided by the Ministry for Gozo.

The Parish Priest Fr Brian Mejlak along with Fr Roberto Gauci, a priest from the parish, on Tuesday 17 April, in the morning, visited the venue of work, at Xaghra, observing for some time, the workflow, from the marble worker Raymond Bonello. All work is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.