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A monument in honour of Oliver Friggieri will be erected in Floriana, where the literary giant was born and raised. The monument is set to be unveiled in November near the First World War monument, on the opposite side of the monument to national poet Dun Karm Psaila. It will follow a design submitted by John Grima, whose proposal was chosen as the winner in a Heritage Malta competition launched in December, a month after Friggieri’s death. The process was coordinated by HM’s executive director Mario Cutajar, who is also principal permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. ....
[LISTEN] The giants of Maltese literature given new life in treasure-trove of 120 soundfiles Unique recordings dating back to 1951 of Rużar Briffa, Anton Buttigieg, Francis Ebejer, Mary Meylak and others talking about their work have been digitised by the University of Malta’s Department of Maltese 4 March 2021, 8:00am by Matthew Vella A collection of 120 recordings of talks and interviews, many of which have great historical value, have now been made fully available online. The collection includes interviews with major figures in the history of Maltese language and literature like Rużar Briffa, Anton Buttigieg, Ninu Cremona, Ġużè Diacono, Francis Ebejer, Dun Karm, Mary Meylak, Karmen Mikallef Buħaġar, Pawlu Montebello, Ġorġ Pisani, Pietru Pawl Saydon, Erin Serracino Inglott, Karmenu Vassallo, Kelinu Vella Haber, and George Zammit. ....
Swatar landowners now want to change local plans to force development plans Owners of 123,000sq.m farmland want to change local plan that limits development and requires development brief before any construction takes place 26 January 2021, 9:15am by James Debono The developers want to enshrine the development of 70% of the site, and the inclusion of commercial and residential development as high as 22m in the local plan The owners of a 123,000 sq.m plot of land in Swatar have changed their tactics to obtain approval to develop a swath of agricultural land that defines the landscape by the Dun Karm bypass. ....
This year the Akkademja tal-Malti celebrated its 100th anniversary. Originally set up to streamline the Maltese alphabet, over the years its role evolved and it now focuses on promoting the national language and Maltese literature. Secretary Joseph Borg tells us why this is important and relevant in preserving a nation’s history and defining its future – to ensure that Maltese does not become a foreign language to today’s natives. The Maltese language is probably the only factor that today distinguishes us and gives us our identity. It is the national language as entrenched in our Constitution, while both Maltese and English are official languages. It is the only semitic language that has reached such status and has a unique feature: Maltese is the only semitic language which is written in Latin script. ....