George Camilleri

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13 Oct

Din l-Art Helwa Resolutions – AGM 2010

Din l-Art Helwa Annual General Meeting 27th February 2010   Sustainable Fishing It is hereby resolved by the Annual General Meeting of Din l-Art Helwa held in Valletta on Saturday 27th February 2010 that, in view of the fact that unsustainable fishing practices are decimating Malta’s fisheries, destroying marine habitats and killing large quantities of unwanted fish and other marine animals each year,...

13 Oct

Environment protection at centre stage again

Times of Malta Editorial – 5 March 2010 Malta’s environment and heritage organisations are mounting a fresh campaign to press for greater protection of the environment. Only days after the new president of the national trust, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Petra Bianchi, came out deploring the situation generally, eight environment groups announced they will be holding a national rally in Valletta on...

13 Oct

The quality of (polluted) air we breathe

Times of Malta Editorial – 4 March 2010 A petition has just been presented to the European Parliament by Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil calling for a formal investigation into the dust pollution from building construction, which is choking areas of the island. At the same time, Labour MEP Louis Grech has called on the Commission to investigate the black dust pollution...

13 Oct

Feast of the Annunciation and Open Day at Hal Millieri – 21 March

The annual celebration in honour of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary at the medieval chapel of Ħal Millieri (Żurrieq) will this year be held on Sunday 21 March 2010. For the occasion the chapel will be open to the public from 9:00am to 6:00pm.   Holy Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am, followed by the blessing of the adjoining churchyards. The...

13 Oct

DLH Annual General Meeting – Address by Executive President Dr Petra Bianchi

Din l-Art Helwa Annual General Meeting 27th February 2010 at 133 Melita Street, Valletta   Address by Dr Petra Bianchi, Executive President     Heritage and environmental organisations such as Din l-Art Helwa operate in a scenario where many conflicting interests and divergent viewpoints battle to make their voices heard. The entrance to Valletta is an example of a project where consensus appears impossible. However...

13 Oct

‘Subterranean Valletta’ – Lecture in Gozo Friday 19 February

‘SUBTERRANEAN VALLETTA’ -LECTURE IN GOZO An historic and descriptive underground journey beneath our capital World Heritage city of Valletta This fascinating and most popular lecture by architect Edward Said organised by Din l-Art Helwa’s Gozo branch, together with the Ministry for Gozo and the Gozo Cultural Office will take place on Friday 19th February at the Ministry for Gozo, St. Francis Square,...

13 Oct

Wignacourt Tower – 400th anniversary celebrations

CELEBRATIONS AT MALTA’S OLDEST COASTAL TOWER The Wignacourt Tower is 400 years old   The San Pawl il-Bahar Local Council in collaboration with Din l-Art Helwa and the Local Festa Committee are celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the Wignacourt Tower in St. Paul’s Bay with a programme of events between the 7th and 10th February.   Wignacourt Tower was built by Grand Master Alof de...

13 Oct

Restoration of St Francis Xavier painting

The Malta Independent, 20 January 2010 Din L-Art Helwa, the National Trust, is to sponsor the restoration of the painting depicting St Francis Xavier by Mattia Preti that hangs in the chapel of the Langue of Aragon at St John’s Co-Cathedral. An agreement has been signed between Martin Galea, president of Din L-Art Helwa, and Paul A Attard, president of the St...