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11 unusual facts about Sliema


Carmelo Pace

The Pace family abandoned their Valletta home after it was demolished by aerial bombardment, and relocated to the town of Sliema on the opposite shore of Marsamxett Harbour.

Charles J. Scicluna

His pastoral activities included service at the parishes of St. Gregory the Great in Sliema and Transfiguration in Iklin.

Cyrus Engerer

His highest involvement came in 2009 when he successfully contested the Tas-Sliema Local Council elections, placing third among ten candidates.

In a highly polarised society, Cyrus Engerer was raised in a politically mixed environment with his father being a traditional Nationalist supporter from Tas-Sliema, while his mother from Valletta was an activist in Partit Laburista, with her family being ardent Mintoff supporters.

Emmanuel Mallia

Emmanuel Mallia (born in Sliema, Malta) is a lawyer by profession and the Managing Partner at Emmanuel Mallia & Associates (Advocates).

Fort Manoel

It stands on Manoel Island in Marsamxett Harbour to the north west of Valletta and commands the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour and the anchorage of Sliema Creek.

Joe Ferrante

Born in Sliema, on the island of Malta, Europe, in 1951, Joe studied art at St. Patrick's school in Sliema, and after graduating with a diploma in art and degree in printing and design, Joe found employment with a local printing establishment as a graphic artist.

John Attard Montalto

Born in Sliema, Attard Montalto studied history and law at the University of Malta and he was also student representative on the University Senate.

Norman Harding

During a holiday in Sliema, Malta, he proposed marriage to her on 3 June 1988, and were married on 5 August of the same year, when Harding was 58-years-old.

Portomaso Business Tower

St Julian's is now an extension of Sliema although it started life as a small fishing port based on Spinola and Balluta Bays.

Like Sliema, it is now a major residential and tourist centre, and home to some of Malta's newest hotels.


Robert Arrigo

He is a prominent businessman in Malta and was a previous Sliema mayor as well as chairman of Sliema Wanderers F.C..