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79th
Grand
master of Knights of Malta,
11th
March 2008 - Fra' Matthew Festing, 58, an Englishman, becomes the 79th
Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of
Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. (see
more)
Fra Andrew Bertie, dies at 78
Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie
(May 15, 1929 - February 7, 2008) was the 78th (and first British) Grand
Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, serving for nearly 20
years from 1988 until his death.
His full title was His Most Eminent Highness Fra
Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign
Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of
Malta, Most Humble Guardian of the Poor of Jesus Christ. He was never
married and had a younger brother. He was distantly related to Queen
Elizabeth II. see
more here
Conferment
of Insignia - 2006
The
insignia of Knight of Honour and Devotion was conferred on the Most Noble
Count Bugeja Fontani in a short ceremony at La Chiesa di Santa Maria
del Priorato nell'Aventino.
The
Spiritual Director, Mgr John Dimech, Conventual Chaplain Grand Cross ad
Honorem, blessed the insignia, and the President read the brevet in
the presence of Frà Filippo Ferretti di
Castel Ferretto.
The
President then Conferred the insignia of Knight of Honour and Devotion on
Count Joseph Bugeja Fontani with the assistance of Major Raymond P Miller.
1. Man charged with Baron Sant Cassia murder received Lm6,000 for the
deed
by di-ve news
VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news)--April 11 2006 -- 1300CEST--A man
charged in court with the murder of Baron Frank Sant Cassia, admitted that
he received Lm6,000 for the deed.
Carmelo Camilleri, 51 of Mosta was charged in court last Saturday with the
1988 murder of Baron Frank Sant Cassia, who was shot outside his home at
Castello Zamitello in Mgarr.
Mr Camilleri was also accused of firing a single shot in the direction of
Baron Sant Cassia at around six in the evening on 27 October 1988, placing
his life in clear danger and provoking his death.
Police inspector Chris Pullicino told a court that the accused admitted to
the police that he was promised Lm11,000 for the deed but received just
Lm6,000.
Mr.Pullicino said that following a tip-off, the police first brought
Mr.Camilleri in for questioning in September 2004. He explained that the
police received information from the late Mikiel Vella known as Il-Fixx
about the involvement of the accused. When arrested, the accused had
denied any involvement.
Confronted with Vella's statement, he admitted it was he who had shot
Baron Sant Cassia. Mr. Camileri told the police that a carpenter working
with Vassallo Group approached him to carry out the murder.
The police search for the man proved futile. The accused was re-arrested
again and changed his version, saying that the man who commissioned the
murder was Angelo Muscat. Having done their verifications, the police
found that Mr.Muscat was questioned at the time of the murder but was
released soon after, Mr. Pullicino said. This time, Muscat again denied
his involvement.
The Police Inspector said that the accused's description of the scene
matched exactly what the police found at the scene of the crime.
The accused said on that day, he went in front of Sant Cassia's residence
with Angelo Muscat. Mr.Camilleri added that he fired a single gunshot with
a firearm which was passed to him by Muscat. He added that they hid behind
a rubble wall and covered the firearm in a sack.
The defence team, composed of Dr. Anglu Farrugia and Dr.Edward Gatt asked
about the accused's state of mental health shortly after his arrest.
Mr.Pullicino said that he was agitated which was a normal reaction given
the circumstances.
He added that the accused is being kept under police custody in
St.Michael's Ward at the Corradino Correctional facility.
Asked on the accused's Intelligence quotient (IQ), the police Inspector
said that Mr.Camilleri's IQ was low but he is able to reason things out.
Police inspector Chris Pullicino prosecuted and Dr Anglu Farrugia appeared
for the defence. The case was presided over by Magistrate Giovanni Grixti.
2. Charged with murder after eighteen years
by Chris Galea, di-ve news
VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news)--April 08, 2006 -- 1515CEST-- Updated
1615CEST --
A 51-year-old man from has been arraigned in Court on Saturday afternoon
charged with the murder of Baron Frank Sant Cassia, which case had taken
place almost eighteen years ago.
Carmelo Camilleri pleaded not guilty to charges of shooting with a firearm
in the direction of Baron Frank Sant Cassia and murdering him on October
27th, 1988. He was also charged with the possession of a firearm and
ammunition without the Police Commissioner's license.
The Court ruled that the accused should be kept under preventive arrest.
The police managed to solve the case after years of investigations that
have recently involved further observation and the questioning of a number
of people.
Baron Sant Cassia had been murdered with a shot from a firearm in his head
when he was 68-years-old. His body had been found behind a rubble wall
close to his residence, the Zamitello Castle in Mgarr.
3. GOSSIP
Baron Sant Cassia Murder - will the Truth ever
emerge?
by Anonymous on Monday, April 10 @ 03:59:48 MDT |
| Highly unlikely. In the last couple of days the local media gave
exclusive coverage to the latest developments about the murder of
the baron. A man who have allegedly admitted killing the baron have
indicated the person who allegedly hired him. The allegedly
self-confessed murderer also said that he was given a substantial
sum of money to commit the crime. However the person he indicated as
the one who commissioned the murder never had that kind of money.
Neither did he have any motive to kill the baron. In fact he was
released. The Times is covering the story with much interest - I
have also noted that the paper is giving some information which have
not appeared in the other paper's reports. For example on Sunday the
Times reported "At the time, it was suspected that the murder
could have been related to land ownership and transfer of large
tracts of land, but this does not appear to be the case."
Monday's edition also reported that "The man arrested on
suspicion of commissioning the murder in 1988 of Baron Francis Sant
Cassia was released yesterday after been detained for 48 hours,
police sources said. Forty-eight hours is the maximum period after
which police must either charge or release a suspect." Note
that the reporter stresses about the 48 hour period which can imply
that though the suspected man of commissioning the murder had to be
released because of the 48-hours not because the police is not
convinced he had nothing to do with the murder. Why is the Times so
interested in telling us that the murder had nothing to do with land
ownership? The fact that the Baron's son is still afraid to return
to Malta from the UK and have opened a case in court where the sum
of 92 million Maltese lira was quoted, is not of any interest to the
Times? It also seems that the person accused with the murder is
pleading insanity - which can further hamper any chances of finding
the person who commissioned the murder. History showed that where
there are large sums of money involved Justice does not always
prevail. |
Helen Seeney, from the European Desk, Deutsche
Welle Radio, Bonn Germany; interviews various members of Nobility from the
Maltese and Foreign Title Holders, some include Marquis Nicholas De Piro,
Marquis Anthony Buttigieg De Piro, Marquis Marcus Marshall, Steve Sant
Fournier and Baron Carmel Apap Bologna amongst others. The programme
reflected Europe's minority but important groups as a discussion point on
Heritage. She visited Malta in December 2004, and was aired in January
2005, focusing on the Website, she found so interesting.
The Committee of Privileges of the Maltese
Nobility appoints His Most Eminent Highness
Fra Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie in 2004. 78th Prince and Grand Master
of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of
Rhodes and of Malta, Most Humble Guardian of the Poor of Jesus Christ (to
give him his full style) at a Council Complete of State held in Rome on
8th April 1988.
Malta joins the E.U. from 1st May 2004.
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