Joseph Gatt Christmas 1915. A Christmas card designed and produced by the German prisoners of war held in Malta during the First World War (1914-1918). The card shows St Clement’s Camp and the Verdala Barracks where they were held. Photo: Tony Camilleri Collection.
Il-Milied 1915. Kartolina tal-Milied disinjata u prodotta mill-priÄ¡unieri tal-gwerra Ä ermaniżi li kienu miżmuma Malta matul l-Ewwel Gwerra Dinjija (1914-1918). Il-kartolina turi l-Kamp ta’ San Klement u l-Barracks tal-Verdala fejn kienu miżmuma. Ritratt: Kollezzjoni Tony Camilleri.
A woman and her daughter arrived in Malta in 2014, and requested refugee status. They had left their home in the Donetsk region in Ukraine, which has just been invaded by Russia, and has been in a state of war even since. However in June 2021, they were informed that their temporary protection will be removed. After appealing to the courts, Judge Toni Abela ordered that the woman and her minor daughter are once again be given temporary humanitarian protection, and that this shall remain in force until the Ukraine situation is stable and not dangerous for them.
Joseph Gatt What a plucky clergyman, clambering right over the restored dome of St Paul's Basilica (Rabat's parish church), way back in 1926! Really impressive!
