Prezentazzjoni ta' ktieb lil Mr Speaker / Presentation of book to Mr. Speaker

Ic-Chairman tal-Media Centre, Fr. Joseph Borg, akkumpanjat minn George Fava, Manager Sales and Publications, u Geoffrey Calafato, il-General Manager, ghamlu zjara ta' kortesija lill-Ispeakertal-Kamra tad-Deputati, l-Onorevoli Anton Tabone, fl-ufficcju tieghu fil-Palazz, il-Belt Valletta, biex jipprezentawlu pubblikazzjoni gdida tal-ktieb Gozo, Ancient and Modern, Religious and Profane.

Din il-pubblikazzjoni hi l-ewwel traduzzjoni bl-Ingliz li qatt saret tal-ktieb li l-istoriku maghruf Ghawdxi, il-Kan. Gio Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, kiteb fit-tmintax is-seklu. Il-ktieb ta' De Soldanis jaghti taghrif mill-aktar interessanti dwar l-istorja tal-gzira Ghawdxija.

Grazzi ghat-traduzzjoni bl-ingliz dan ix-xoghol letterarju issa se jkun jista' jintuza wkoll mill-emigranti Maltin li ftit li xejn jafu bil-Malti. L-Ispeaker fahhar l-inizzjattiva li ttiehdet biex setghet titwettaq din il-produzzjoni u l-livell gholi tas-sengha tal-Media Centre f'dak kollu marbut ma' l-istampar tal-volum.

Presentation of book to Mr. Speaker

The Chairman of the Media Centre, Fr. Joe Borg, accompanied by George Fava, Manager Sales and Publications, and Geoffrey Calafato, General Manager, paid a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, The Hon Anton Tabone, at his Chambers in The Palace, Valletta, to present him with the new publication "Gozo, Ancient and Modern, Religious and Profane".

This publication is the first translation in English of the work by the well-known Gozitan historian Can. Gio. Pietro Agius De Soldanis written in the eighteenth century. The book by De Soldanis features a wealth of informative details on the history of the Island of Gozo.

Thanks to the English translation of this literary work, Maltese emigrants and their families, who are not well conversant in the vernacular, will be able to revive their historical knowledge of the Island of Gozo. The Speaker praised the initiative which was taken by the Media Centre to materialise this publication as well as the high level which was achieved in the production and printing of the volume.