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Amabile Cauchi
Among the laity, pride of
place goes to Amabile Cauchi, a noted political figure, who advanced the
village's interests in a career, which spanned four decades. He was born in Ghajnsielem on 5th
March 1917 and is the son of Angelo Cauchi and Natalina
nee Cassar from a family of five.
As from the year 1948 up to 1981
Amabile (known more as Mabbli) was always elected as a member of
Parliament except in 1962. In 1946 he was with party of Jones
(Gozo Party) and in 1948 he was elected as a member of parliament for the
first time. When the Party of Jones came to an end Mabbli contested
election and was elected with the party of Paul Boffa (Prime Minister). In
1955 he contested for the first time with the Nationalist Party and was
elected. He ended his career with the Nationalist Party as a member of
parliament in 1981 before retiring from politics and spending the rest of
his life working on bone sculpture.
Amabile
was married to Stella and had ten children: Joseph, Carmel, Loreta, Lina, Francis, Tony, Teddy and other three children (who died at a
very young age).
He passed away on Tuesday 10th
October 1995.
Joe
Scicluna
Joe
Scicluna, ghalliem irtirat li ghal snin twal kien attiv hafna fil-hajja
socjali u kulturali ta’ Ghajnsielem, huwa r-rebbieh tal-hames edizzjoni
'Premju Gieh Ghajnselmiz'.
Huwa rcieva dan il-Premju nhar il-Gimgha 10 ta’ Dicembru 2000, Jum
Ghajnsielem, minn idejn is-Sindku tal-lokal, Francis Cauchi, waqt Serata
Socjali-Muzikali mtella’ f’giehu fis-Sala principali ta’ l-Ghaqda
Muzikali San Guzepp.
Inklinat
sa minn ckunitu jiehu sehem attiv fil-bicca ‘l kbira ta’ l-attivitajiet
organizati, Joe Scicluna ma damx wisq ma sab ruhu impenjat bis-shih
f’uhud mill-akbar ghaqdiet tar-rahal.
Kien wiehed mill-mexxejja ta’ l-Ghaqda Kulaturali u Rikrijattiva
ta’ Ghajnsielem, wahda mill-ghaqdiet li mexxiet il-hajja kulturali
tal-gzira.
Huwa serva bhala President ta’ din l-Ghaqda bejn l-1974 u l-1979.
Minbarra x-xoghol tieghu bhala ghalliem, kien involut ukoll
fil-kamp sportiv tar-rahal u ghal xi zmien kien ukoll player
fuq il-kotba ta’ Ghajnsielem F.C.
Kien
wiehed minn ta’ l-ewwel ukoll fil-qasam tal-gurnalizmu parrokjali ta’
Ghajnsielem u wiehed mill-fundaturi tal-gazzetta ‘Ghajnsielem’, li
taghha kien ukoll editur.
Huwa kiteb diversi xogholijiet dwar l-istorja tar-rahal u tkellem
dwar dan is-suggett diversi drabi f’seminars,
konferenzi, kif ukoll fuq il-mezzi tax-xandir.
Joe Scicluna huwa fuq kollox studjuz f’diversi oqsma aktar
wiesgha u ilu hafna snin jistudja l-kultura klassika li hija wahda mill-passatempi
favoriti tieghu.
F’kelmtejn
li ghamel qabel il-prezentazzjoni tal-Premju, is-Sindku Francis Cauchi
irringrazzja lis-sur Scicluna tal-kontribut kbir li dejjem ta lir-rahal u
lill-parrocca, u awguralu aktar hidma fejjieda fis-snin li gejjin.
Din
kienet il-hames sena konsekuttiva li l-Kunsill Lokali organizza l-Premju
Gieh Ghajnselmiz li ghandu l-ghan li jirrikonoxxi l-ghemil ta’ persuna
li mal-medda tas-snin tkun tat kontribut validulis-socjeta’ tal-post jew
inkella lil-lokalita’ nnifisha.
Fr.
Francis Mizzi
He served as a parish priest for about 39 years (1909 - 1948). In 1936 he
was president of the Fisherman Council which was formed for the interest
of the fishermen at Mgarr. Among the others, he decorated the Old
Parish Church with four big portraits made by the famous Maltese artist
Joseph Cali.
Father
Anton Cauchi
Father
Anton Cauchi is the first parish priest of Ghajnsielem. He was from
Victoria and served as a parish priest for over 9 years (1855 - 1864). The
population of the village in those times was around 800.
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