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If you read Maltese and, like us, you are concerned by the destruction of Malta's last surviving Sand Dunes, read Jason Bonnici's article:
'il-Bajja tat-Torri l-Abjad'.
Jason speaks on behalf of Nature Trust, which tells us what is currently being done to protect the sand dune at Armier Bay, which -- like the other dunes -- harbours some lovely floral species and other forms of life.
If you don't read Maltese but are interested in learning a thing or two about the origins of the native language of the Maltese Islands and its ongoing struggle for survival, then this second article in the series: The Maltese Language; Part Two, should interest you.
The explanation is complimented by colourful pictures, plenty of references and special-windows giving additional information about subjects like:
- The different Bible versions;
- The Holy Roman Inquisition;
- Caxaro's Cantilena; and
- Bonamico's Mejju Gie bil-Ward u Zahar ...
which should make it a pleasant read. Part Three will be some time coming and will treat the later period, i.e. the turbulent ninteenth and twentieth centuries.
Have you ever wondered what Malta looked like in the 1920's? Perhaps you have seen some pictures or postcards, or maybe you've read some books on the period and have acquired a perception of Maltese life in the 'twenties...
Here, in Morag Bailey's articles entitled the Mason-Bailey Malta Story, we are given the possibility to share an English family's experience as well as its Malta Photo Album, though speculate we must as much of the information we have comes from these amazing photos of colonial Malta.
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Have you noticed that our Service page has been revamped a little with an added feature and an improved look?
The feature has been long coming and it is hoped that more visitors will make use of our Researchers' Corner to list their family searches.
Reminder:
We recently introduced a new section called "Making Friends" which may be used for classified notices also.
One lady posted her request to exchange her home with someone in Malta for a month. She is an artist from Puerto Rico and wishes to spend a month painting in Malta. Another lady is seeking employment. You may be a foreign student looking for a placement or simply wishing to make friends.
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Heard about the earthquake we had in Malta recently? Well now we had torrential rain that caused havoc on Maltese streets. Here is what it looked like on Sept 15th, 2003.
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It will not surprise you to hear, however, that occasionally some neanderthal (pictured right), emerging from the pits of society, loses his way to the rubbish dump and instead ends up on our doorstep. One such 'visitor' left us a very nasty and vulgar message in our Guestbook.
Of course, his message has since been deleted, but for the sake of those who are curious enough, the message classified my-malta.com as a load of s#!t and the intellectual ventured to suggest we include loads of pornography for it to be worth visiting. Our sincere apologies for anyone concurring to this opinion, but our agenda is quite different.
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