with the 70th anniversary of the

awarding of the George Cross to

the Maltese Island, a replica of

the George Cross medal has

been put up on display. Another

13 paintings donated by artist

Kenneth Zammit Tabona for the

Duke of Edinburgh Award were

on display and on sale.

A number of Maltese

businesses, banks and other

entities took the opportunity to

organize networking and

informative meetings at Harrods

during March.

The support of a number of

other entities was also

instrumental in the organisation

of this event namely Air Malta

Plc, The Ministry of Gozo,

Malta International Airport plc,

HSBC Bank Malta plc, Bank of

Valletta plc, Corinthia Group,

Hilton Malta, The Xara Palace

Relais & Châteaux, Mdina

Glass, Grand Harbour Marina

plc and the Malta Experience.

During the month of March, the

Maltese islands were being

extensively promoted in one of

the world's most renowned

department stores, Harrods in

London. The ambitious

promotion, titled 'This Is Malta',

is the initiative of Malta's High

Commissioner in the UK,

Joseph Zammit Tabona, and was

taken up by three Maltese

government agencies: Malta

Enterprise, the Malta Tourism

Authority and FinanceMalta.

The three entities have jointly co

-ordinated the Harrods

promotion.

The campaign covered diverse

areas of the store. It consisted of

an impressive display in the

windows overlooking Brompton

Road which included national

artefacts provided by Heritage

Malta, Maltese silver, ceramic

pieces by Alka Ceramics and

glass creations by Mdina

Glass—which also held an

extensive exhibition on a

dedicated floor. A number of

flags of Malta embellished the

façade of the store. A

contemporary painting

exhibition of Maltese artists was

displayed in the foyer of the

elegant Georgian Restaurant

while imagery of the Maltese

Islands was on show in various

showcases and screens

throughout the store. The

store's display windows and

screens were all variously

themed, promoting diverse

aspects of the Maltese islands,

especially with regards to

history and culture, tourism,

business and industry as well as

financial services. The display

screens throughout the store

aired a number of sponsored

and/or promotional clips of

Malta and Gozo.

Furthermore, the Harrods Store

Guide for the month of March

also carried full-page

advertisements of Malta-based

companies and banks, whilst the

Harrods magazine March issue,

included a 16 page feature on

Malta and Gozo with a foreword

by Prime Minister Dr Lawrence

Gonzi. All receipts printed at

the tills during this period had

full-colour adverts on the back,

promoting Gozo as a destination

in its own right and the

investment opportunities

inherent there.

Since this event also coincided

Showcasing Malta at Harrods

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I N T H I S

I S S U E :

Showcasing Malta at

Harrods

The Duke of Edin-

burgh Award

Prominent Maltese:

Martin Scicluna

Malta Film Commis-

sion at Harrods

Malta at biggest

gaming exhibition

Agreements with

Guernsey and Gi-

braltar

Commonwealth

Journalists Associa-

tion

The Malta All-Party

Parliamentary

Group

Malta Business

Network

Las Meninas Book

Launch

Filumena Muscat at

104

Maltese Cisk and

Kinnie

Book of Condolence:

Former President

Dr Censu Tabone

Obituary Former

High Commissioner

Francis Cassar

Forthcoming Events

Consular News

Maltese Oganisa-

tions in the UK

Honorary Consuls in

the UK and Ireland

In Pictures

Malta High Commission London

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“It is a first for a

member of the

Royal Family to

honour us with their

presence at Malta’s

official residence in

London”.

High Commissioner

Zammit Tabona

Fundraising for The Duke of Edinburgh Award

On 28 March 2012, the

High Commissioner Joseph

Zammit Tabona hosted a

fundraising reception for

The Duke of Edinburgh’s

Award International Associ-

ation and The President’s

Award – as the Award is

referred to in Malta. This

reception was held at the

Official Residence of Malta

in London.

The guest of honour was

His Royal Highness The Earl

of Wessex, in his capacity as

Chairman of the Award’s

International Council. HRH

The Earl of Wessex will be

visiting Malta once again in

November this year to chair

the triennial 2012 worldwide

conference which will be a

turning point for the Award.

HRH The Earl of Wessex has

taken a special interest in the

Malta meeting and this, cou-

pled with support received

from the Government of

Malta, amongst others,

promises to make Forum

2012 the most successful to

date.

The High Commissioner said

he decided to hold this fund-

raising event ‘to encourage

donors to contribute to such

a worthy charity which sup-

ports young people to devel-

op into responsible, active

citizens who in turn contrib-

ute towards society ’. Fur-

thermore he remarked with

pleasure, ‘I believe it is a first

for a member of the Royal

Family to honour us with

their presence at Malta’s offi-

cial residence in London’.

After the reception, HRH

The Earl of Wessex was also

the guest of honour at a pri-

vate dinner at The Residence,

also hosted by the High

Commissioner and Mrs Zam-

mit Tabona. The other guests

included potential donors as

well as the top personalities

at The President’s Award,

the Organising Committee of

the Malta Forum, as well as

former Award Participants.

Prominent Maltese in the UK Martin Scicluna was born in Malta to the late William Scicluna, the former Direc-tor of Ports, and Miriam Scicluna. He came to Eng-land in 1966 on a British Council Scholarship to Berkhamsted School and after working for the Cen-tral Bank of Malta, went to Leeds University where he gained a B. Com degree.

In 1973, he joined Touche Ross (later renamed Deloitte) and qualified as a chartered accountant. He was a Fellow of the Insti-tute of Chartered Account-ants in England and Wales until last year. He was Chairman of the London Society of Chartered Ac-countants, a Member of Council of the Institute and Chairman of its Auditing Committee.

He was admitted to the Partnership in 1982 until he retired in 2008. He was Head of London Audit Divi-sion, a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee and served as Chairman of the Firm for three terms, from 1995 to 2007. He was on the Board of Partners for 16 years and also served as a Member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tomhatsu for 8 years. He was also one of the Manag-ing Partners of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Martin served on the DTI sponsored Company Law Review and was a member of its Steering Committee and Chairman of the Finan-cial Reporting Group.

Since his retirement from Deloitte, Martin has been a Governor at Berkhamsted

School and for three years was a member of Council at Leeds University. In 2008, Leeds University awarded Martin a Doctor of Laws (Hon Causa). He has been a Freeman of the City of Lon-don since 1993.

Martin joined the Board of Great Portland Estates plc in 2008 and was appointed Chairman in the following year. He joined the Board of Lloyds Banking Group in the same year and was then appointed Chairman of its Audit Committee. He is an Association Member of Bupa and is a Consultant with Bird & Co, the Board mentoring Firm.

Martin has three children, Mark, Claire and Edward and is a devoted Arsenal supporter.

Martin Scicluna

Chartered Accountant

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be shot in Malta. He was also invited to meet with the members of The Production Guild at the De Lane Lea Studios; and over the three days had a series of one to one meetings at the Cortinthia Hotel, London.

In these sessions, Mr Busuttil talked about the portfolio of movies shot in Malta over the last few years. He highlighted Malta's developed infrastructure, the wide range of quality film related services, skilled talent and crew, unique water tank facilities and advantageous financial incentives. In his presentations, he explained the assistance that companies may expect to receive from the Commission and demonstrated how production houses that decide to film in Malta can benefit by receiving back up to 22% of their eligible spend.

He stressed the fact that the Commission’s role is to assist production companies during the early stages of their production

development and help them formulate their requests in line with the Malta's Film Industry Incentives.

The High Commissioner of Malta, Joseph Zammit Tabona was present during one of the information sessions and took the opportunity to speak personally to a number of production companies present. In his address, he highlighted Malta’s wealth in culture, heritage, locations and talent, which make our island such an attractive proposition. He spoke of the fact that although Malta is small there is a big ‘can-do’ attitude, where everyone is accessible and works towards ensuring that the production is a success.

The Malta Film Commission, as part of its programme of initiatives to market Malta as a unique and dynamic film location, was in the UK holding a series of information sessions with a number of film production companies. These sessions were hosted at the world famous Harrods Department Store, as part of the “This is Malta” showcase being organised by the Malta High Commission and coordinated by Malta Enterprise, the Malta Tourism Authority and Finance Malta - to promote Malta's entrepreneurial and business opportunities and strengthen already well-established relations between Malta and the United Kingdom.

During this visit, the Malta Film Commissioner Mr Peter Busuttil hosted a series of information sessions "Filming in Malta: One location fits all", for producers and production houses looking for different locations and attractive financial incentives for future productions which could

Malta at the world’s biggest gaming exhibition in London Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Au-

thority (LGA) participated in this

year’s International Gaming Exhibi-

tion (ICE Totally Gaming) which

was held between 23-26 January, at

Earl’s Court, London.

For the ninth consecutive year, the

LGA, together with other Maltese

gaming service providers and li-

censed operators, exhibited and

participated in the world’s premier

international gaming expo for gam-

ing professionals.

As in previous years, Malta’s pres-

ence was significant, with approxi-

mately 50% of the exhibited stands

in the remote gaming area being

occupied by Maltese or Maltese

related companies.

A delegation from the Lotteries

and Gaming Authority met opera-

tors and service providers and

assisted them by providing relevant

information about the remote gam-

ing regulatory framework in Malta.

Furthermore Malta Enterprise -

through the branding of thINC

Malta - was also present to provide

overview information with respect

to Malta’s business environment.

Commenting on the outcome of

the exhibition, an LGA spokesper-

son said that “the outcome was

extremely positive and beyond our

expectations. The LGA’s stand was

one of the busiest, whilst in parallel

a series of meetings with gaming

regulators from across the globe

were held with LGA top officials

throughout the expo. The huge

influx of visitors to the LGA stand

reconfirms the vibrant interest in

Malta, which already licenses over

290 operators holding 438 licenses.”

When visiting the exhibition, High

Commissioner of Malta in the UK,

HE Joseph Zammit Tabona re-

marked on Malta’s outstanding suc-

cess in the remote gaming industry

on an international level - adding

that Malta has become the leading i-

gaming jurisdiction in Europe.

Malta Film Commission at Harrods Showcase

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Prime Minister Gonzi also

met with Foreign Secretary

William Hague at his official

residence in Carlton Gar-

dens. At these talks, the

agenda followed on the is-

sues discussed at Downing

Street but also focused on

the EU, particularly the Eco-

nomic, Financial and Social

Policy Dossiers.

DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT

Malta signs its 60th - with Guernsey

M A L T A H I G H C O M M I S S I O N

and Guernsey.

Chief Minister Trott ex-

pressed his delight to sign

such an important bilateral

agreement and together

with High Commissioner

Zammit Tabona pledged

their support with the im-

plementation of this Agree-

ment for the avoidance of

double taxation and the

prevention of fiscal evasion

with respect to taxes on

income.

Lyndon Trott signed on

behalf of the Government

of the States of Guernsey.

The signing ceremony took

place at the Malta High

Commission, London.

High Commissioner Zam-

mit Tabona said this Agree-

ment is instrumental for

trade relations to be

strengthened further. He

added that the exchange of

trade delegations could be

organised to enhance trade

relations between Malta

On 12 March 2012, the

Government of Malta and

the Government of Guern-

sey, signed an Agreement

for the avoidance of double

taxation and the prevention

of fiscal evasion with re-

spect to taxes on income.

The High Commissioner of

Malta in the UK, HE Mr

Joseph Zammit Tabona

signed on behalf of the

Government of Malta and

the Chief Minister of the

States of Guernsey, Deputy

ness activity that we share

with Malta. We trust that

this agreement will encour-

age the development of an

even closer business rela-

tionship."

Both signatories confirmed

the agreement included all

standard means to ensure

due process was followed

in tax information requests,

including, for example, pro-

visions to protect confiden-

tiality of information. The

TIEA will also adhere to

public policy considerations

and provisions related to

protecting legal privilege.

Malta and Gibraltar are

both members of the

OECD Global Forum on

Transparency and Exchange

of Information.

bilateral relations, particu-

larly in the fields of financial

services and business”. He

added: “the signing of

TIEAs demonstrates good

practice in the global finan-

cial sector.”

Gibraltar's Minister with

responsibility for Financial

Services, Gilbert Licudi,

said: "I am delighted to

have signed this Tax Infor-

mation Exchange Agree-

ment with Malta and espe-

cially so given the very im-

portant social, cultural and

political links that we share.

A significant part of Gibral-

tar's population are de-

scendants of Maltese na-

tionals which means that

our heritage is intrinsically

bound together. There is

already an element of busi-

On 24 January 2012, Malta

and Gibraltar signed a Tax

Informat ion Exchange

Agreement (TIEA) - which

provides for a full exchange

of information on tax mat-

ters.

The High Commissioner of

Malta HE Joseph Zammit

Tabona signed on behalf of

the Government of Malta

and Gibraltar's Minister with

responsibility for Financial

Services, Gilbert Licudi

signed on behalf of the Gov-

ernment of Gibraltar. The

signing ceremony took place

at the Malta High Commis-

sion, London.

High Commissioner Zammit

Tabona said: “It is my pleas-

ure to sign this Agreement

with Gibraltar - which rein-

forces links and strengthens

TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

Malta and Gibraltar

Deputy Prime Minister

and Minister of Foreign

Affairs Dr Tonio Borg

remarked that this

agreement - being the

60th signed in the past

couple of years - is a

concrete example of the

efforts undertaken by the

Government of Malta to

attract foreign direct

investment.

The Commonwealth Journalists Association visits Malta

P A G E 5 I S S U E 5

The Commonwealth Journalists Associ-

ation (CJA) brought together an array

of international journalists and Com-

monwealth experts to Malta from 29

January till 1 February for the CJA’s

triennial conference at Radisson Blu

Resort, St. Julian's.

High Commissioner Zammit Tabona

invited those journalists who travelled

to Malta as part of the delegation, to the

Malta High Commission in Piccadilly, for

a pre-visit reception on 18 January

2012.

The CJA conference heard presenta-

tions from senior members of the Com-

monwealth Secretariat and Canada's

envoy to the Commonwealth, Senator

Hugh Segal, on the future of the Com-

monwealth. Senator Segal was a mem-

ber of the Eminent Persons Group that

presented its controversial report at the

Commonwealth Heads of Government

Meeting late last year in Perth, Australia.

Other participants included Dr Michael

Frendo, Speaker of the House of Repre-

sentatives, leading journalists and civil

rights representatives from Sri Lanka,

Pakistan, Bangladesh and sub-Saharan

Africa.

A panel examining the fallout of the

Murdoch newspaper phone tapping

scandal was made up of former UK

Solicitor General Vera Baird, prominent

Indian journalist Sunanda Datta-Ray,

William Horsley of the Centre for Free-

dom of the Media and others.

The conference was opened by the

Minister of Tourism, Culture and the

Environment of Malta, the Hon. Mario

de Marco.

High Commission is very commit-

ted to facilitating any contact be-

tween the two Parliaments and any

exchanges that might result out of

this liaising.

Chairman Mark Pritchard remarked

that the Malta APPG generated a

lot of interest within parliamentary

circles. In fact, the experience of

other APPGs in the British Parlia-

ment was not so encouraging. He

said that the growing numbers of

MPs who are subscribing to the

Malta Group presents the Group’s

Chairman with a challenge to make

sure it works.

The Speaker invited Chairman Mark

Pritchard to lead a delegation from

this APPG to visit Malta in the near

future, as guests of the Parliament

of Malta. This is a clear example of

how many benefits can be achieved

through such Parliamentary Friend-

ship Groups and ultimately bilateral

relations are further enhanced.

On 1 February 2012, the British All-

Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)

on Malta met at the Corinthia, Lon-

don. This meeting was hosted by the

High Commissioner of Malta, Joseph

Zammit Tabona. The Group was

being led by Malta APPG Chairman

Mark Pritchard. The Guest of Hon-

our for this meeting was the Speaker

of the House of Representatives,

Michael Frendo, accompanied by

Diplomatic Counsellor to the Speak-

er, Gaetan Naudi.

The reconstitution of this group, the

High Commissioner said, comes at a

time when relations between Malta

and the UK are at an all-time high.

The High Commissioner assured the

members of the Malta APPG that his

Meeting of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malta

On Thursday 26 January, the Malta

Business Network met for the first

time since the Rules of Association

were ratified by the members and a

committee was appointed in

December 2011.

A number of initiatives for 2012

were announced, all with the aim to

maximise networking amongst

Maltese and UK business persons. The

Committee decided to host receptions

at the Malta High Commission every last

Tuesday of the month and subsequent

meetings were therefore held on the 28

February and 27 March. The

next meeting is scheduled to be held

on 24 April.

With pleasure, the High Commissioner

noted a significant increase in

membership and attendance over the

past couple of months. “This”, he said,

“can only be interpreted as very

encouraging and reflects the immediate

success the Malta Business Network has

been enjoying, considering it has been

set up for less than a year”.

The MBN website has been launched.

For further information, please refer to

www.maltabusinessnetwork.com

Malta Business Network update

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Filomena Muscat turns 104

Kinnie and Cisk from Amazon UK

Book Launch: ‘Two Artists’ On Thursday 19 January

2012, the book ‘Two Artists -

Velázquez-Picasso: Las Meni-

nas ’ was launched during a

reception at the Malta High

Commission, London.

The book ‘Two Artists’ is

written by two scholars, Dr

Marjorie Trusted, senior cu-

rator of the Victoria and Al-

bert Museum, specialising in

sculpture and Spanish art, and

Dr Giuseppe Schembri

Bonaci, artist and lecturer at

the History of Art Depart-

ment, University of Malta

specialising in modern and

contemporary art.

The main objective of the

book is to compare the

works and views of two art-

ists: Diego Rodríguez de Silva

y Velázquez and Pablo Ruiz

Picasso, in relation to one

work – Las Meninas.

During a brief address, High

Commissioner Zammit Tabo-

na praised the book for being

so interesting, enjoyable as

well as informative. He com-

mended such collaboration

between Maltese and British

artists and academics. The

High Commissioner also

made reference to the artistic

richness of Malta and urged

those present who had not

yet visited Malta to witness

this for themselves.

The Maltese’s favourite soft-

drink, Kinnie and now also

Cisk Lager are available for

sale online from Amazon UK.

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she is currently a resident.

On her birthday, Filomena

Muscat received a visit from

High Commissioner Zammit

Tabona and First Secretary

Hanan el Khatib, from the

Malta High Commission—

who presented her with a

bouquet of flowers. She spent

this day surrounded by her

daughter Lucrece Micallef, her

granddaughter Catherine

Delicata and great grandsons

Anthony Delicata and Mark-

Anthony Desira.

Filomena Muscat also re-

ceived a letter of best wishes

from the Prime Minister of

Malta on behalf of the Gov-

ernment and people of Malta.

Prime Minister Gonzi com-

mended her family values and

told her that as an emigrant

she has been an excellent

Ambassador for Malta.

Maltese national Filomena

Muscat turned 104 on 22

March 2012. She celebrated

her venerable age surrounded

by her family, friends and

carers at Little Sisters of the

Poor, South Lambeth where

M A L T A H I G H C O M M I S S I O N

Former President Dr Censu Tabone passes away

Book of Condolence signing at the High Commission

P A G E 7 I S S U E 5

With regret, the Malta

High Commission informs

of the demise of former

President of Malta, Dr

Vincent Tabone, who

passed away on 14 March

2012.

A Book of Condolence

was open at the Malta

High Commission from Wednesday

21 March to Friday 23 March and 26

March to 28 March between 0930-

1200 and 1430-1630.

Members of the diplomatic corps

and Maltese residents in the UK

visited the High Commission to sign

the Condolence Book and pay their

respects.

Former High Commissioner Francis Cassar Obituary by Adrian Cassar

Article as appeared in The Guardian on

Sunday 26 February 2012

My father, Francis Cassar, who has

died aged 77, left Malta for England

at the age of 18 and carved a career

in business and diplomacy. The se-

cond world war siege of Malta and

its aftermath had left him with few

formal qualifications, but he found

success in London while remaining

permanently affiliated to his mother

island.

Francis first worked as a chef at the

Grosvenor House hotel and at

Quaglino's restaurant. With the

capital he accumulated, he secured a

motorcycle business in Whitton,

Twickenham, which he ran for 15

years until 1974. Maintaining a

strong political identity with the

Malta Labour party, he was its rep-

resentative in London for many

years, including the most testing of

times during negotiations between

UK and Malta over military bases

and rents in 1971. As the UK's rela-

tionship with Malta was re-

established, Francis moved into an

office environment, initially at the

London office of Malta Drydocks

and later with the Malta Develop-

ment Corporation, travelling widely

in north Africa and the Middle East.

These posts provided the platform

that was to prepare Francis for his

service as high commissioner for

Malta (1981-87). In many ways he

was the perfect choice, an individual

who had studied the British political

scene at close hand, supported by a

British wife.

Francis left Malta government ser-

vice in 1990, after a tour in Baghdad

during the Iran-Iraq war. After his

departure from office, he could still

be found at national occasions

which commemorate the enduring

relationship between the UK and

Malta, such as the now annual cere-

mony on Tower Hill in memory of

those lost in Operation Pedestal in

1942. His personal knowledge of

the importance of this operation,

which was instrumental in lifting the

siege of Malta, made those occa-

sions all the more poignant.

Francis was a justice of the peace

from 1973 until his retirement in

2004, most recently leading the

bench in Tottenham. He also

worked with the Carr-Gomm Socie-

ty in housing disadvantaged and

mentally ill people, particularly

around Brentford. He was a person

who was satisfied with the smallest

pleasures, for the most part in the

service of others.

Francis's first wife, my mother,

Anne, died in 1971. He is survived

by his second wife, Doreen, their

son Simon, and two grandsons.

M A L T A H I G H C O M M I S S I O N

P A G E 8

Forthcoming Events Holy Week at St Boni-

face Church, 47 Adler

Street, Aldgate East,

London E1 1EE

Maundy Thursday

5 April 2012

19.00

Holy Mass of the Lord’s

Last Supper, followed by

Adoration at the Altar of

Repose (SEPULKRU)

[The Maltese and German

communities together]

Good Friday

6 April 2012

18.00

Liturgical Function with

Reading of the Lord’s Pas-

sion followed by Venera-

tion of the Cross and Holy

Communion

Holy Saturday

7 April 2012

20.00

Easter Vigil with Blessing of

New Fire and Baptismal

Water,

Acclamation of Easter, fol-

lowed by Holy Mass of the

Resurrection of Our Lord

[The Maltese and German

communities together]

Easter Sunday

8 April 2012

16.30

Celebration of Easter with

Holy Mass

[In Maltese and English]

For further information,

contact Fr Victor Camilleri

OFM on Mobile number

07930198251 or email:

v i c t o r -

camilleri@hotmail.com

During the month of

April there will be sev-

eral events to com-

memorate the 70th An-

niversary since Malta

was awarded the

George Cross

George Cross Award

70th Anniversary Cele-

brations by the Malta

High Commission

Holy Sung Mass at West-

minster Cathedral

14 April 2012

16.00

Westminster Cathedral,

Victoria, London SW1

George Cross Award

70th Anniversary Cele-

brations by the Maltese

Culture Movement

All Day Event

14 April 2012

11.00—20.00

Commemorative Mass,

Maltese Fair and screening

of WWII Malta documen-

tary

M A L T A H I G H C O M M I S S I O N

1-8 April

Holy Week

14 April

George

Cross Anni-

versary

12-26 April

GCIA Annu-

al Reunion

16 May

CFAB Inter-

national

Spring Fair

4 June

Queen’s

Diamond

Jubilee

Street Party

30 June

Imnarja Cel-

ebration

P A G E 9 I S S U E 5

53rd CFAB International

Spring Fair 2012

Wednesday 16 May 2012

10.00—17.00

Kensington Town Hall

Hornton Street, London W8

Come and look for Malta’s

stand at London’s largest and

most colourful Charity fair

brought to you by diplomatic

missions of over 100 coun-

tries. Malta’s stand will be sell-

ing Maltese wines and Kinnie,

galletti, ġbejniet, confectionery

and crafts such as handmade

glass and silver filigree.

For further information:

h t t p : / /w w w . c f a b . o r g . u k /

f undra i s i n g /even t s /53rd -

international-spring-fair/

Maltese Style Queen’s Dia-

mond Jubilee Street Party

by the Maltese Culture

Movement

4 June 2012

11.00 till late

The Ship Inn

Soar Lane

Leicester, LE3 5DE

Maltese food and drink com-

bined with British custom and

hospitality to celebrate the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Imnarja Celebration by

the Maltese Culture Move-

ment

30 June 2012

All day event

Roland Philipps Scout Centre

65 Copley Street (off Stepney

Way)

London E1 3DF

Celebrating the feast of St Pe-

ter and St Paul: Folk Mass,

Maltese Fair and Kitchen, Mal-

tese Bus and entertainment for

all the family.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus & St

Peter the Apostle

(Church Hall)

356 London Road

Waterlooville

Hampshire PO7 7SR

For further information:

www.malteseculturemovement

.com

P.O Box 2964

London N19 4NS

Tel: 020 7272 9000

George Cross Island Asso-

ciation Annual Reunion in

Malta

12—26 April 2012

Commemoration of the 70th

Anniversary of the award of

the George Cross to the Is-

land Fortress of Malta, The

Queens Diamond Jubilee and

25th Anniversary of the

G.C.I.A.

For further information con-

tact:

Ms Julia Gaw - Chairman

29, Pigeonhouse Lane, Rusting-

ton West Sussex, BN16 2AY

Tel: 01903 786058

jandmgaw@btinternet.com

Join us with

your families

and friends for

any of the

events taking

place between

April and

June.

M A L T A H I G H C O M M I S S I O N

… more forthcoming events

If between July and Septem-

ber you will be organising an

event which you would like

featured in this section,

please contact the editor on

nerissa.sultana@gov.mt

P A G E 1 0

Honorary Consuls in the UK and Ireland

Consular News: Emergency Travel Document An Emergency Travel Docu-

ment (ETD) is issued to

European Union (EU) citi-

zens for a single journey

back to the EU country of

which they are a national, to

their country of permanent

residence, or in exceptional

cases, to another destination

(inside or outside the EU.

These travel documents are

issued in accordance with

Decision 96/409/CFSP of the

EU.

Embassies and consulates

will issue an ETD in the fol-

lowing circumstances:

The applicant must be an EU

national whose passport or

travel document has been

lost, stolen or destroyed.

The applicant must be in a

country in which the EU

country of which s/he is a

national has no accessible

diplomatic or consular repre-

sentation able to issue a trav-

el document or in which the

EU country in question is not

otherwise represented.

Clearance from the authori-

ties of the person’s country

of origin has been obtained.

Accordingly, Maltese nation-

als can apply for an ETD at

EU embassies and consulates

in countries where Malta has

no representation.

It is imperative that passports

are not left to expire before

being renewed. Accordingly,

passport holders are urged to

renew their passports before

expiry or immediately after

their passport runs out either

at the High Commission or

the Passport Office in Malta.

The passport section at the

High Commission can be

contacted at the following

email address and phone

n u m b e r : p a s s -

ports.london@gov.mt &

02072924800/07.

Hon Consul in Gibraltar Franco Cassar Loporto

c/o Barclays Wealth

Regal House

Queensway

Gibraltar

Franco.Cassar@barclayswealth.com

maltaconsul.gibraltar@gov.mt

Tel: +350 2005 2340

Mob: +350 5733 9000

Hon Consul Northern Ireland Tom Kelly

The NewsRoom

Fountain Centre

Belfast BT1 6ET

tom.kelly@stakeholdergroup.com

Tel: +44 7767 393 250

Hon Consul in Scotland George Hunter OBE

1 Craiglockhart Crescent

Edinburgh

Scotland EH14 1EZ

admin@waterofleith.org.uk

Tel: +44 131 443 2533

Fax: +44 131 443 1682

Hon Consul in Wales Sir Brooke Boothby

Fonmon Castle

Fonmon, Barry

Vale of Glamorgan

Wales CF62 3ZN

maltaconsul.wales@gov.mt

fonmon_castle@msn.com

Tel: +44 0871 716 2357

+44 01446 710 206

Fax: +44 01446 711 687

M A L T A H I G H C O M M I S S I O N

Hon Consul on the Isle of Man John P Conti

17 Circular Road

Douglas

Isle of Man IM1 1AF

maltaconsul.isleofman@gov.mt

Tel. +44 1624 670003

Fax. +44 1624 612281

Hon Consul in Dublin Terence F Loane

30, Hermitage Grove

Rathfarnham

Dublin 16

asitfl@eircom.net

Tel: +353 1 494 4220

Mob: +353 8625 73351

Gibraltar

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Isle of Man

Dublin

Maltese Organisations in the UK Maltese Culture Movement

Mr Bernard Scerri

Chairman

P.O. Box 2964

London N19 4NS

Tel: 020 7272 9000

Fax: 020 7272 7787

Maltese_Culture@hotmail.com

Maltese Charities Association

Mrs M. Hladnik / Mrs Bernie Jackman

Joint-Organisers

c/o Pat Troubridge,

90 Troy Court

Kensington High Street

London W8 7RE

Tel: 020 8244 8491

p.troubridge@hotmail.co.uk

Maltese Community of East

London

Fr. Victor Camilleri

c/o Boniface Mission

47 Adler Street

London E1 1EE

Tel: 020 7247 9529

Mob: 079 3019 8251

camilleri_victor@hotmail.com

George Cross Island

Association

Ms Julia Gaw - Chairman

29, Pigeonhouse Lane, Rustington

West Sussex, BN16 2AY

Tel: 01903 786058

jandmgaw@btinternet.com

The Friends of Malta GC

(Formerly Association of Maltese

Communities of Egypt)

Mr Herbert Magri Overend

President

34 Mills Road

Melksham

Wiltshire SN12 7DT

Tel: 0122 5708 550

Herbert.magri-

overend@dsl.pipex.com

To add your organisation to

this list please contact the

Malta High Commission

In

Pictures

36 - 38 Piccadilly London W1J 0LE

Phone: 0207-292-4800

Fax: 0207-292-4803

General mail: maltahighcommission.london@gov.mt

Passports: passports.london@gov.mt

Visas: visas.london@gov.mt

Events: events.london@gov.mt

http://www.foreign.gov.mt/london

Malta High Commission