The MaltaMedia Online Network is expanding again this summer. It is with great pleasure that I announce a new cartoon (Whatever by magnumT) and the addition of two new blogs to our network.

Pierre J. Mejlak, aboutmalta.com's managing editor, is now blogging as part of the MaltaMedia Online Network. Pierre will also be taking over the editing of this newsletter from next month. He is currently engaged with a new website, in collaboration with Joe Zammit, called Imagine Gozo, which is currently under heavy construction. I'm sure he'll tell you more about that himself sometime soon.

Wired Temples, a most interesting blog about Malta on the web has now been integrated into the MaltaMedia Online Network. Robert Micallef, creator/editor, is also aboutmalta'com contributing editor for our section on Maltese blogs. Robert is relatively new to the MaltaMedia Online Network, but he is quickly becoming an important part of our team.

Although I'm passing on the newsletter to Pierre for the rest of the summer (and possibly longer) I'll still be heavily involved with the MaltaMedia Online Network, of course. For more about my whereabouts and plans to inherit the earth just take a look at Toni Sant's Blog.

Enjoy the summer!

Toni Sant
Consulting Editor, aboutmalta.com

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1. Last Month's Daily News from MaltaMedia
2. Top Picks:
     a. L-Imnarja - The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul in Malta & Gozo
     b. Whatever by magnumT
3. This Month in Maltese History
4. What's On This Month

01 Air Malta CEO to leave position by the end of 2005
02 Raphael Axiaq found not guilty of murdering father
03 Lm 2,500 in fines inadequate health and safety
04 Economic growth picks up in 2004's final quarter
05 Militant group video featuring captive with Maltese passport branded as fake
06 Maltese students second in Microsoft worldwide competition
07 "Sette Giugno" commemorated amid calls for reforms of Parliament
08 Three police officers in court over drug possession and trafficking
09 No irregularities in the processing of Visas for Chinese
10 Court confirms life imprisonment for 2001 murder
11 Illegal immigrant in failed suicide attempt
12 Dr. Josie Muscat condemns untrue IVF allegations
13 Maltese public transport used to set world record
14 Government signs agreement on Sea Malta sale
15 28 illegal immigrants brought ashore
16 Noel Mizzi sentenced to four years in prison
17 Government to implement an emergency plan for irregular immigrants’ arrival
18 EU leaders fail to reach budget agreement
19 Dead body found at sea in Valletta
20 Sea Malta chairperson resigns
21 Customs seize more than 27,000 counterfeit shoes
22 Youth charged with child abuse
23 MCAST receives International Excellence Award
24 Government deficit up in 2005
25 Anti-Binge drinking campaign launched
26 Air Malta fight in Moscow delayed after incident
27 William Chetcuti wins bronze for Malta in Mediterranean Games
28 Three men in court over involuntary death of two women
29 Maltese celebrate Mnarja
30 Man jailed for 18 years over drug trafficking

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

a. L-Imnarja - The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul in Malta & Gozo

Celebrating the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul is much more than a religious event in Malta. Among other things, it is a traditional celebration which marks the passing of spring. aboutmalta.com contributing editors Daniel Bartolo and Pierre J. Mejlak write about various aspects of l-Imnarja in Malta and Gozo.
 

b. Whatever by magnumT

The MaltaMedia Online Network's first cartoon series, Gattaldo's Brave Cissies, first appeared online in January 2003. magnumT's Whatever follows up on the success of that series. It promises to be a topsy-turvy look at the quintessential elements that make Maltese society what it is today.

30 YEARS AGO (30 July 1975)
Agreement signed for transfer to Telemalta of Rediffusion (Malta) Group of Companies, formally ending forty years of broadcasting in Malta by the British corporation.

25 YEARS AGO (11 July 1980)
An explosion at a fireworks factory in Zebbug kills a young man and a boy and leads to a temporary suspension in the manufacture and letting off of fireworks.

10 YEARS AGO (31 July 1995)
Parliament unanimously appoints Joe Sammut as Malta's first Ombudsman.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1 July 1953: Lawrence Gonzi, 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
26 July 1962: Dun Gorg Preca, Founder of the M.U.S.E.U.M., dies at 82
31 July 2004: Mario Ellul, Singer and TV Producer, dies at 40

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.

9 July 2005
Ampleforth Abbey Schola Cantorum
The all-male voice choir, which has given concerts in Europe, USA and the Far East, will be performing at St Paul's Cathedral in Valletta.

13-23 July 2005
MGRM's DiversCity Week 2005
A painting exhibition, Malta's second Pride March, a transgendered models' fashion show, and the Malta Gay Film Festival are among the activities in this year's Malta Gay Rights Movement summer celebration.

15-17 July 2005
15th Malta Jazz Festival
Jazz enthusiasts and music lovers can look forward to this year's edition of this high-flying event held at Ta' Liesse Wharf in Valletta.; this year's line up includes Joe Debono Trio, John Zorn ‘Acoustic Masada’, Richard Galliano New York Trio, Cama de Gato, Saxo Four featuring Maria Joao, Brian Blade, Fellowship Sextet, Greg Osby Group, Dino Saluzzi ‘Tango and more’, and Rosa Passos.

22-31 July 2005
Farsons Great Beer Festival 2005
A 10-day, fun festival for all the family at the Ta' Qali Park, this event offers an array of live entertainment by top local singers and bands and a variety of cuisines complemented with a large selection of beers produced and imported by Farsons.

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