Lawrence Gonzi,is a Maltese politician,retired Nationalist politician and lawyer,who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime Minister of Malta from 2004 to 2013,and leader of the Nationalist Party. He also served as speaker of the House from 1988 to 1996,and Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 2004,as well as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004. He served in practically all positions in Parliament,being also Leader of the House,an MP and Leader of the Opposition.
Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era,on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erected the two Ġgantija temples during the Neolithic,which makes these temples more than 5500 years old and the world's second oldest existing manmade religious structures after Göbekli Tepe in present-day Turkey. Together with other similar structures,these have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site,the Megalithic Temples of Malta.
Victoria,also known among the native Maltese as Rabat or by its title CittàVictoria,is an administrative unit of Malta,and the main town on Gozo. Victoria has a total population of 6,901,and by population,is the largest locality in Gozo.
L-Għanja tal-Poplu is a popular Maltese song competition first organized by Youth Travel Circle (YTC) on 5 May 1973 at the St. Albert College in Valletta. The founder of YTC is Rev. Maurice Mifsud. Initially the contest had to register as YTC members. From 1987 onward,the contest took a national dimension. The competing songs are sung primarily in Maltese and are written either by the singers themselves or other songwriters. In the 1990s the contest started being transmitted on local television stations. This contest is today organised by the voluntary organisation L-Għanja tal-Poplu and is also supported by Arts Council Malta.
Fifteen general elections have been contested since the granting of universal suffrage in Malta. Only 73 women have contested in these elections. The number of men,on the other hand,has exceeded 1000. The number of women contesting general elections has,however,increased over the years. In fact,the 1998 elections saw 24 women candidates participating,the highest number to date,with six of these getting elected,registering a 25 percent success rate.
Victoria Hotspurs Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria,Gozo. Founded in 1948,the club has won a record of 13 First Division titles,the last one being in the 2018–19 season. The Club is popularly known by the Gozitans simply as il-Hotspurs,which when translated to English literally means The Hotspurs.
General elections were held in Malta on 26 October 1996. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes,the Nationalist Party won the most seats. However,the Labour Party was awarded an additional four seats to ensure they had a majority in Parliament.
Giovanna Debono was the Minister for Gozo in a number of Nationalist governments.
Francesco Masini was a lawyer and politician from the island of Gozo,Malta. In 1947,he founded the Gozo Party,and was elected to the Maltese Legislative Assembly together with two other party members.
Gozo,in antiquity known as Gaulos,is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself,it is the second-largest island in the archipelago.
Franco Debono is a Maltese criminal trial lawyer and former Nationalist member of Parliament.
The Nationalist Party Shadow Cabinet of Dr Simon Busuttil was announced on May 14,2013. It was formed following the 9 March election which replaced the PN majority with a Labour majority.
The Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta,Malta. The building was constructed between 2011 and 2015 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project,which also included building a new City Gate and converting the ruins of the Royal Opera House into an open-air theatre. Construction of the Parliament House generated considerable controversy,mainly due to the modern design of the building and the cost of construction,which amounted to around €90 million.
The Ministry for Gozo is the ministry of the Government of Malta with responsibility for the island of Gozo. It was established in 1987.
The Malta–Gozo Tunnel is a planned undersea tunnel between the islands of Malta and Gozo,both part of the Republic of Malta. The tunnel would replace the Gozo Channel Line,the current inter-island ferry service,between Ċirkewwa in Malta and Mġarr in Gozo.
Anton Tabone is a Maltese politician. Appointed the first Minister for Gozo Affairs in 1987 he was re-appointed in the same portfolio in 1992,a post he held up to 1996. Between 1998 and 2008 he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Alex Borg is a lawyer and Maltese Member of Parliament. In April 2022,he was appointed shadow minister for Gozo.
Events in the year 2024 in Malta.
The 2024 Maltese presidential election took place on 27 March 2024. Members of the Parliament of Malta voted in an indirect election to elect the next President of Malta with former parliament speaker Myriam Spiteri Debono being the only nominee.
