Passion musical at the MBC Theatre [18/03/06]

The Youth Section of the Mnarja Band will be presenting an original musical based on the passion of Jesus Christ. The musical, Ghaliex Jien?, is composed by Patrick Vella and Andrew Zammit and penned by Joe Chircop. The musical will be staged at the MBC Theatre on April 1st and 2nd at 1900. The cast includes Maltese singers Georgina and Mark Tonna. Booking is now open from the MBC Theatre. One can also call 99488763 for further details.

Young Naduri leads EU-funded project team [10/03/06]

Young Naduri Shaun Meilak recently led a group of five Maltese young people, aged between 18 and 25, working on a website-project funded by the European Commission. The website, vallettasocialportal.com, was launched a few weeks ago, before Meilak packed his bags and left Nadur to settle in Australia. Besides leading the team, the young Naduri also took care of the administrative tasks and was the link between the group and their two coaches. Meanwhile, Peter Paul Portelli, another Naduri living in Australia, has recently launched his website with information about those things that interest him most. June29th.com's editor, Pierre J. Mejlak, has also revamped his website, while photographer Joe Zammit will soon launch imaginegozo.com.

Youngsters take Gozo title lead [08/03/06]

Nadur completed a double over Kercem Ajax this season to gain sole leadership in the standings, moving closer to another league title with only one round to go. The game was played last Sunday at the Gozo Stadium in front of a considerable crowd. Visit naduryoungsters.com for the latest Youngsters match reports, league standings, photos and events organised by Nadur's football club. The Youngsters will be playing their next match on Sunday, March 19th, against Xewkija Tigers.

Hamas victory and deadly bird flu in Nadur Carnival [01/03/06]

The deadly bird flu and the victory of terrorist group Hamas in the Palestinian election were both highlighted in this year's macabre Nadur Carnival, which wrapped up on Tuesday. Despite the ferry service to Gozo having been disrupted on Friday, people still managed to cross over for the popular Nadur carnival. Mayor Chris Said told The Times that there seemed to be even more people than usual in the locality on Saturday evening. He calculated that about 12,000 people took part. For the first time this year two bands were placed in Nadur's square to extend the footprint of the goings-on. Visit nadur.gov.mt for this year's Carnival photos and june29th.com's Carnival feature for more information.

Despite bad weather, Nadur Carnival pulls crowds [01/03/06]

Strong winds and sheer bad luck conspired against Gozo Channel on Friday leaving it to operate with just one ferry as hundreds attempted to cross over for Nadur's carnival. "We spend so much time planning on how to market carnival to attract Maltese people to our island after two quiet months and something like this happens that throws everything out of sync," a disappointed Nadur mayor, Chris Said, told The Times. "We received a deluge of complaints from Maltese and many were calling to cancel their bookings at hotels and farmhouses - everyone here is so deluded," he said. The Nadur carnival is one of the main crowd-pullers at this time of year and everybody, from shops to hotels and entertainment outlets, were hoping to generate some business. By Friday afternoon the queue of cars at Sa Maison, in Pietà, tailed back as far as Manoel Island as hundreds persisted in their goal to make the crossing. (source: The Times of Malta)