Prime Minister visits Phoenicia

The expansion and restoration of the Phoenicia Hotel in Floriana will be run in parallel with the City Gate projects and the utmost effort will be made for the work to be ready by 2013.

The hotel, which recently received a full development permit for two new wings and for the restoration of the facade, was this afternoon visited by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco.

The hotel will also see the construction of 41 bedrooms, it will get a landscaped roof and its stable house in St John’s Ditch, which was built by the British, would be restored.

The Phoenicia Hotel was built partly on the place-of-arms – a place outside a fortified town where troops could assemble for defence – just outside Valletta’s main gate.

Plans to build the hotel started in 1935 and British architect William Bryce Binnie was commissioned to oversee the project one year later. The site was hit during World War II, leaving the east side badly damaged. The hotel was opened in 1947 and several alterations were made in the 1960s. Another floor was added in the 1990s.

Christmas at the Phoenicia

This year celebrate Christmas in style in Malta and at the Phoenicia...

Malta is a truly enchanting Christmas destination, you will love the abundance of street decorations, cribs (or presepju in Maltese) all over the island, with some truly remarkable mechanized displays and magnifcent churches all beautifully decorated.

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Meet our new chef - Bernd Maier

Bernd Maier is the Phoenicia Hotel’s new executive chef. In this position, Bernd is responsible for the Phoenicia Hotel’s kitchens, including its two restaurants, the Phoenix Restaurant, the Pegasus Brasserie and banqueting.

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The Rolex Middle Sea Race

The Rolex Middle Sea Race is a highly rated offshore classic, often mentioned in the same breath as the Rolex Fastnet, The Rolex Sydney - Hobart and Newport-Bermuda as a "must do" race.

The start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race on the 23rd October is from the Grand Harbour in the waters opposite the Saluting Battery in Valletta and Fort St'Angelo in Birgu as thousands of people gather on either side of this imposing harbour to enjoy this spectacle of sail.

The final prize giving is on 30th October 2010.

For more information about the 2010 Rolex Middle Sea Race contact The Royal Malta Yacht Club or visit www.rolexmiddlesearace.com

Photo: Copyright (c) KURT ARRIGO

Ricchi e Poveri - Live in Malta

Ricchi e Poveri, the Italian singing band will be performing at Portomaso in St. Julian's on the 6th November.


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Changing of the Guard

The New Guard together with the AFM military band will leave city gate at 10.00am and should take place in the forecourt (St Georges Square) of the Presidential Palace in Valletta at around 10.15am. Once there a formal ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries.

After the ceremony of the changing of the guard the AFM Military Band will then head back to City Gate together with the old guard.

 Venue : St. George's Square - Valletta

Leading Talks with Pasquale Pistorio

Leading Talks and The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry would like to invite you to Making Economic Growth Greener: How and When... the main speaker during the Leading Talks Business Breakfast is Ing Pasquale Pistorio.

Reserve a seat at info@leadingtalks.com.mt

Date: 24th September at 08.30hrs

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