Social and Personal

CAMILLERI. On February 17, at his residence in Lija, EDWARD CAMILLERI, BE&A, A&CE, aged 78, passed peacefully away, comforted by the rites of Holy Church, surrounded by his family. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Ninette née Cachia, his children Hector and his wife Mariella, Helga, Hubert and his wife Meco, Louise and her husband William Gatt, and Arthur, his sisters Violet Frendo, widow of Charles, Agnes Cini, widow of Saviour, his sisters-in-law Vivienne Camilleri, widow of John, and Elizabeth Camilleri, widow of Judge Spiridione Camilleri, his seven beloved grandchildren Matthew, Genevieve, Benjie, Max, Rachel, Tiffany and Kyle, other relatives and friends. - R.I.P. A concelebrated Mass praesente cadavere will be said today at 2.30 p.m. at Our Saviour parish church, Lija, followed by interment at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to charitable institutions will be appreciated.

In Memoriam

BRINCAT DEPASQUALE - LORENZA. Today the seventh anniversary of her demise. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Her only daughter Yvonne Schembri-Adami and family. Jesus, Mary, Joseph. Other prayers are solicited.

CAMILLERI. Treasured memories of our beloved mother NELLIE, today being the fourth anniversary of her death. May, Richie and Gusta, and all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

CASOLANI. In loving memory of MAURICE, today being the 33rd anniversary of his death. Always remembered and sadly missed by his wife, sons, daughters, in-laws and grandchildren.

CASSAR. In loving memory of MIKIEL (ta' Ruman), on the eighth anniversary of his death. Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his wife Carmen, his children, their families, relatives and friends. A Mass for the repose of his soul will be said today at 6 p.m. at Loyola House (tal-Gizwiti), Naxxar.

GRIMA. In loving memory of a dear mother, ROSINA, today the 28th anniversary of her death. Always remembered by her family.

INGLIS - VANDA née Gambin. Treasured memories of a devoted mother and grandmother, today being the first anniversary of her death. Fondly remembered by her daughters Jennifer, Patricia and Sharon, in-laws and grandchildren.

LA ROSA. In ever loving memory of dear JOSIE, today the 26th anniversary of his death. Always remembered by his wife Mary, daughters, in-laws and grandchildren.

PIROTTA - DOMENICO. Treasured memories of a dear father, grandfather and great-grandfather on the first anniversary of his demise. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Lovingly remembered by his children, in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

PSAILA SAVONA. In loving memory of ANTOINETTE, today the third anniversary of her death. Her eight children, in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

VELLA BORG - JOSEPH. In loving memory of my dearest husband on the third anniversary of his death. Always in my heart. Dorothy.

XUEREB. Cherished memories of LEO, a beloved husband and father on the second anniversary of his call to eternal life.
The special years will not return
When we were all together
But with the love within our hearts
You will walk with us forever.
Love, Louise, Wayne, Ingrid and Chris, and Kurt.

XUEREB. In loving memory of a very special uncle, LEO, especially today being the second anniversary of his passing away. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Lord, grant him eternal rest. Alice and Michael.

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Dress Down Day

HSBC will be holding a Dress Down Day on Friday to raise money for a carnival party for about 400 underprivileged children.

The bank's Dress Down Days give employees the opportunity to report to work in casual attire rather than in their normal uniform. All HSBC staff who opt to take part will be asked to donate Lm1 to the HSBC Cares For Children Fund. HSBC also contributes its share through the Lira for Lira scheme, with the bank matching the amount raised by staff during the day.

HSBC Cares For Children Fund has raised more than Lm30,000 for various charities through the event, which on Friday will be the ninth Dress Down Day organised.

Carnival celebrations

For the third consecutive year the General Soft Drinks Co. Ltd, local producers of Coca-Cola products, are sponsoring this year's carnival celebrations.

As in the previous editions, the main highlights of the carnival reach their climax in Valletta's Freedom Square where all the spectacle of dance, music and colour, displayed by the traditional floats, aggregate together during the five days of celebrations. This year there are a record 37 acts.

General Soft Drinks will be giving out a free bottle of Oasis to all the children entering the carnival arena in Freedom Square, Valletta, throughout the carnival weekend.

Millennium chapel event

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is being held in the Millennium Chapel, in Paceville on Friday at 7.30 p.m. for relatives of suicide victims.

Members of the newly formed forevermoms&dads group and the Mental Health Association are invited to attend.

The forevermoms&dads group is a new organisation whose members have lost a child to suicide. Anyone who wishes to join should contact the organisers on maharaja@maltanet.net or through the Millennium chapel.

Cultural heritage awards

The European Union prize for cultural heritage, the Europa Nostra awards 2004, will be awarded in The Hague later this year.

The competition is open to groups and individuals in various categories.

The closing date for applications is September 15.

Further information may be obtained from the Malta Council for Arts and Culture, 230, Casa Gaspe, Republic Street, Valletta, tel. 2124 5168 or 2124 7913 quoting reference KMKA 13/04.

Interactive session

Former Tourism Minister Michael Refalo today leaves for the Cote d'Azur to chair and moderate the first interactive session of the World Tourism Organisation's workshop on The Contribution of Statistics and Economic Analysis to Effective Destination Management Strategies.

Dr Refalo is also chairman of the WTO's task force on destination management.

Anthony Chircop, Malta's newly-appointed permanent representative to the WTO, is also attending the meeting.

Local Councils

Today's meetings
Noon San Gwann.
5.30 p.m. Pembroke, Rabat.
6.30 p.m. Birzebbuga.

Lottery Winner

Sea Malta employee Karen Seychell has won two flight tickets to Rome in a lottery organised by Bank of Valletta.

The lottery was organised by the bank among employees who have their salary directly credited to their Bank of Valletta account.

New Service

A new service has been set up to help foreigners who wish to retire in Malta.

RetireMalta provides a full relocation service, including all aspects of assistance from local orientation, property and accommodation searches as well as residential, health care, financial and legal advice.

www.retiremalta.com

President's Engagements

Today
10 a.m., in the Aula Magna, Old University Building, Valletta, President Guido de Marco and the President of Latvia participate in a round table discussion.
1.50 p.m., at San Anton Palace, official departure ceremony of Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Prof. Freibergs.
7.30 p.m., at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta, the President and Mrs de Marco attend a concert in their honour by the National Orchestra, with the participation of soprano Miriam Gauci and Mro Michael Laus, proceeds of which will be donated to the Malta Community Chest Fund.

What's On Today

Concert
7.30 p.m. at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta, concert by Miriam Gauci and the National Orchestra in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund.

Film
6.30 p.m. at the Alliance Francaise, Floriana, Taxi I with English subtitles.

Exhibitions
8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, exhibition organised by Heritage Malta to mark the 100th anniversary since the establishment of the first National Museum in Malta.
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at St James Cavalier, Valletta, Eurofram collective exhibition, collective exhibition by the Maltese Australian Chamber of Commerce and the Australian High Commission and exhibitions by Carmen Pizzuto, Fiona Hopkins, Joseph Catania, Sandra Scutella Marshall and John Grech.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wignacourt Museum, Rabat, Tribal Impressions, exhibition of art works by seven students of art teacher Matthew Cassar.
At Juuls, Spinola Bay, exhibition of unique batik cloth paintings from Tanzania and Kenya.
At Banca Giuratale, Victoria, exhibition by Gozitan artist Salvina Muscat.
At the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, Valletta, exhibition on Russian chemist D. Mendelejev.