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President lays flowers at Freedom monument, PM, Opposition leader absent
President George Vella laid flowers on Thursday on the monument in Vittoriosa which marks the closure of the British military base in Malta in 1979. The prime minister and the leader of the opposition did not take show up, despite their participation...
Vittoriosa reach the stars with top-flight promotion in 1954-55
In 1938-39, Vittoriosa Stars won the Third Division League and promotion to the Second Division. It was a great moment for the supporters of the historic city who still harboured fond memories of the pre-World War One era and the days of...
‘Teams are forced to play too many games,’ says Rabat coach
RABAT AJAX 3 VITTORIOSA STARS 0 Rabat Ajax coach Vesko Petrovic insisted Rabat Ajax are alive and kicking in their battle against relegation after claiming a priceless victory over fellow strugglers Vittoriosa Stars. “After the...
Żejtun Corinthians vs Vittoriosa Stars postponed due to COVID-19
The Malta Football Association announced that the Challenge League match between Żejtun Corinthians and Vittoriosa Stars has been postponed to a later date due to COVID-19. The Corinthians and the Stars were due to meet on Sunday at the Centenary...
SportMalta celebrates European Week of Sport with two main activities
Twenty-seven member states and many other countries across Europe and the western Balkans throughout this week are having a massive campaign in order to get their population more active. The European Week of Sport is an initiative by the European...
Fort St Angelo open at a reduced admission fee on Victory Day
On September 8 Heritage Malta will open the doors of Fort St Angelo at a reduced admission fee of €2. Visitors will also be able to access the upper parts of the fort, which are administered by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. On Wednesday Malta...
British cardinal to lead St Dominic celebrations in Vittoriosa
British cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald will be presiding over the solemn festivities held this weekend in Vittoriosa in honour of St Dominic. The Dominican community of Vittoriosa is celebrating the 800 years since the demise of their founder St...
Master general of the Dominican Order in Malta
The Dominicans of Vittoriosa yesterday welcomed the master general of the Dominican Order, Fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III. The reliquary containing a piece of the skull of St Dominic (centre) The Dominicans are this week marking the eighth centenary...
Dominicans of Vittoriosa welcome founder’s relic in Malta
To mark the eighth centenary from the death of their founder St Dominic, the Dominicans of Vittoriosa are bringing over to Malta the relic of the cranium of St Dominic from the Dominican Monastery of Monte Mario in Rome. The relic is due to arrive in...
Malta Artisan Markets to be held at Vittoriosa on Sunday
Malta Artisan Markets is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and to commemorate the event, it is returning to its first venue, the Couvre Porte in Vittoriosa, on Sunday. Local makers, designers, artisans and artists and food producers are among...
New St Dominic altarpiece unveiled by archbishop
To commemorate the eighth centenary of the death of St Dominic, Gozitan artist Manuel Farrugia was commissioned by the Dominicans of Vittoriosa, Malta, to produce an altarpiece depicting The Glory of St Dominic for the altar of St Dominic in the Church...
Birgu Regatta Club rename Dgħajsa Tal-Pass for Ġorg Tal-Mużew
The Birgu Regatta Club have renamed their Dgħajsa Tal-Pass for Ġorġ Tal-Mużew, the folk singer and also a member of the Maltese Society for Christian Doctrine (M.U.S.E.U.M), who passed away last week, aged 94. Ġorġ Agius, who was born and bred in...
Man grievously injured after falling off scaffolding in Vittoriosa
A 41-year-old man from Fgura was grievously injured when a scaffolding structure that he was using on Triq il-Lbic in Vittoriosa gave way under him. The police said its officers were called to the site at noon. He was rushed to Mater Dei...
Bowler Kayden Laganà signs contract with Brunswick Bowling Corporation
Thirteen-year-old, tenpin bowler Kayden Laganà became the first young athlete to get an international sponsorship deal after he was chosen to be part of the newly formed International Brunswick Youth Team. The contract was signed at the local council...
