When summer is upon us, the only thing on my mind is how hot the temperatures will get and how high the humidity readings will be. The newly redesigned MaltaWeather.com will certainly help me keep in touch with the latest weather reports and forecasts, as will GozoWeather.com, which is about to celebrate its first full year online.

Speaking of Gozo, I cannot but congratulate June29th.com for an excellent coverage of the Imnarja celebrations in Nadur last weekend. This Nadur website is a joy to behold and a wonderful testament to the beauty of the Internet as a medium in its own right.

Finally, please welcome Pierre J. Mejlak, who this month joins us on the editorial team of the aboutmalta.com newsletter. Pierre has worked with the MaltaMedia Online Network since 1999. He is now MaltaMedia's acting head of news and content.

Toni Sant
Consulting Editor, aboutmalta.com

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1. Last Month's Daily News from MaltaMedia
2. Top Picks:
     a. MaltaWeather.com
     b. Festa Season in Malta & Gozo
3. This Month in Maltese History
4. What's On This Month

01 The Games for the Small States of Europe open in Malta
02 European Convention delegates seek changes and referendum on EU Constitution
03 Malta off to a bright start in the Games for the Small States of Europe
04 Government and Opposition reach agreement on Parliamentary business
05 Maltese population to reach 400,000 by next year
06 Lm150,000 compensation for Cirkewwa cesspit victims
07 Historic gold for Maltese basketball
08 Successful Small Nations Games come to close
09 Luqa Parish Priest dies in hospital
10 FOI wants review of national wages policy
11 Public Transport affected by industrial dispute
12 30-year old Zejtun woman on danger list after stabbing
13 Slight increase in tourism arrivals, earnings in Jan-Apr 2003
14 Two Maltese wanted over transport of illegal immigrants to Sicily
15 Safety at sea campaign launched
16 Lawrence Zammit gets Air Malta top job
17 MLP says pension reform inevitable but current levels should be kept
18 MLP Opposition to vote against the ratification of EU Accession Treaty
19 Brad Pitt denies taking steroids for Malta film
20 Mistakes mar Maltese translation of the draft Constitution of Europe
21 Dwejra Blue Hole among the best beaches in Europe
22 Malta goes potty for Harry
23 British girl hit by jet ski at Ghajn Tuffieha
24 Central Bank of Malta lowers central intervention rate
25 40% of all unemployed younger than 24
26 Malta the first to ratify EU treaty
27 National deficit goes up to Lm43.7m
28 PN, MLP and AD agree that Malta should have more Euro MPs
29 National Lottery drawn for last time
30 0.37 million tourists left Malta in first 5 months of 2003

Read and/or listen to the latest daily news from MaltaMedia.com.

a. MaltaWeather.com

Have you seen the new and improved MaltaWeather.com? MaltaWeather.com became the first online weather station from Malta when it started providing continuous weather readings online, 24-hours a day in 1998. The website's new look was launched on the first day of summer. Check it out!
 

b. FESTA SEASON IN MALTA & GOZO

The Maltese sky rumbles during the day and lights up at night; church bells toll for hours on end and people flock to the streets and squares of every town and village in Malta and Gozo. It's festa season! This special feature from MaltaMedia is packed with interactive information about the various aspects of the festa season in the Maltese Islands. The feature includes various audio and video webcasts in Maltese about particular celebrations, which stand out in the Maltese calendar of summertime celebrations.

30 YEARS AGO (17 July 1973)
The House of Representatives passes the Referenda Act of 1973, lowering the voting age to 18 for referenda on issues other than those provided for in the Constitution.

20 YEARS AGO (15 July 1983)
In terms of Section 4 of Act XIII/1983, the Unit of Currency in Malta shall be the Maltese Lira, and the symbol of the Maltese Lira will be "Lm".

10 YEARS AGO (25 July 1993)
The first edition of "Kulhadd", a new Sunday newspaper in Maltese, is published by Malta Labour Party, replacing "Il-Helsien".

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
  1 July 1953: Lawrence Gonzi, Deputy Prime Minister
  5 July 1844: Fortunato Mizzi, Prime Minister
  5 July 1911: Gorg Borg Olivier, Prime Minister
17 July 1933: Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Prime Minister

DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
  2 July 1997: Carmen Carbonaro, Broadcaster, dies at 92
  6 July 1962: Paul Boffa, Prime Minister, dies at 72
20 July 1976: Armando Urso, Actor, dies at 58
26 July 1962: Dun Gorg Preca, Founder of the M.U.S.E.U.M., dies at 82

See aboutmalta.com's daily full list of birthdays, deaths, and events in Maltese history.

Today in Maltese History is produced exclusively for aboutmalta.com by Mario Axiaq.

30 June - 5 July
YMCA Valletta International Film Festival
Enjoy free movie screenings every evening of this week, in Great Siege Square, Valletta.

4, 11, 18, 25 July
Water Games
These events are organized every Friday by the Mosta Local Council Committee Leisure Group.

18 July - 20 July
Malta Jazz Festival 2003
This festival offers its audiences the opportunity to listen to some of the best exponents of jazz music in the world. . The focus of the three nights at Ta' Liesse in Valletta is on Latin jazz and a mix of Afro-Cuban and the traditional American jazz.

25 July - 3 August
The Farsons Great Beer Festival
12 bars, 2 stages, great food, great beer and 60 live performances and kids' playground at Ta' Qali National Gardens. Entrance free.

View aboutmalta.com's full calendar for this month's events in Malta and Gozo, or to submit a future event to our calendar.