/library/oar/handle/123456789/18049 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:47:14 GMT 2026-01-03T01:47:14Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/58445 Title: The Gozo Observer : Issue 19 : December 2008 Editors: Calleja, Joseph; Cauchi, Maurice N.; Briguglio, Lino Abstract: 1/ Editorial: The Demise of Gozitan Dialects -- 2/ Maria Theresa Farrugia - The Successful Promotion of Intangible Heritage in the Hamlet of Santa Luċija in Kerċem, Gozo -- 3/ Charles Savona-Ventura - Knight Templar Remains in Gozo? -- 4/ Caroline Camilleri Rolls - The 2008 Ġieħ Għawdex Awards -- 5/ Paul G. Pisani - Ġorġ Pisani (1909-1999) – Patriot, Educator, Author and Poet: One hundred years from his birth -- 6/ Giovanna Debono - A New Future for the Island – Eco-Gozo -- 7/ Maryrose Vella - The Gozo Discovery Bus: A Successful Experiment -- 8/ Joe Muscat - Hitting or Missing Niche Markets -- 9/ Joseph Calleja - Recent Activities at the University Gozo Centre Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/58445 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/18142 Title: The successful promotion of intangible heritage in the hamlet of Santa Lucija in Kercem, Gozo Abstract: The hamlet of Santa Luċija lies to the west of Victoria, the capital city of Gozo just 2.25 kilometres away from It-Tokk, the centre of the city. This hamlet encompasses within its confines what is probably the first human settlement in Malta and Gozo. Truly, the establishment of the first settlements around 5000 B.C. makes this village a pioneer in civilisation and social development in the Maltese Islands. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/18142 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/18141 Title: Knight Templar remains in Gozo? Abstract: The Maltese Archipelago occupies a central position in the Mediterranean being barely 93 km away from Sicily and 290 km from Northern Africa. Gibraltar is 1836 km to the west and Alexandria is 1519 km to the east. During the medieval period, the Islands lay at the southern most position of Christian Europe which at the end of the 11th century A.D. initiated the first of a series of campaigns to recapture lands under the dominion of Islamic rulers. Some of these Crusades proceeded overland, but a number utilised naval transport. These generally made use of the Ports of larger Sicily to the north of the Maltese Islands and there is no documentary evidence of any of the major campaigns being launched from Maltese ports. The Islands would however have served as a useful stepping stone for campaigns against North Africa especially when maritime conditions were unfavourable for remaining out at sea. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/18141 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/18140 Title: The Gozo discovery bus : a successful experiment Abstract: The introduction of a tourist discovery bus in Gozo came about as a result of an EU Project which is part of the Interreg III B Archimed programmes in which the Islands and Small States Institute of the University of Malta participated. Other countries participating in this programme besides Malta, represented by the Islands and Small States Institute, are Italy, Cyprus and Greece. The discovery bus service was aimed at encouraging more tourists to come to Gozo and enabling them to visit strategic places of interest, some of which are not usually reached by public transport. The idea of having a discovery bus in Gozo has long been debated by the Gozo Tourism Association and came to fruition only after several consultation meetings between local authorities and enterprises whose interests lie mainly in tourism. The intention of this service is to have more tourists come and stay in hotels in Gozo rather than coming over for day trips. Having tourists stay overnight in Gozo, generates more employment and income for local businesses in which case the tourism industry in Gozo will be rendered more sustainable. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/18140 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z