Din l-Art Helwa recently announced this year’s awards to journalists and publications that most raised awareness on the issues and status of the island’s built and natural heritage.

Two Prix d’Honneur prizes were awarded: for Natural Heritage Journalism the prize went to Alan Deidun for his commitment to campaigning journalism on the environment and specifically for his article in The Sunday Times entitled Creatures of the Deep which treated the plight of turtles in the Mediterranean.

The Prix d’Honneur for Built Heritage Journalism was awarded to Alberto Miceli Farrugia and John Borg Barthet for their series of articles in the Kamra tal-Periti publication, The Urban Challenge. The publication also went on to win the prestigious overall best award of the Silver Medal Trophy.

A Special Diploma this year went to Lino Bugeja for his series of articles on Vittoriosa’s Maritime Heritage.

In closing remarks, President Emeritus Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, thanked Din l-Art Helwa for their continued encouragement in this important field and underlined the need to ensure that a free press continued to draw attention to the contribution made by Malta’s built and natural heritage to Maltese history, culture and quality of life, and the vital need to safeguard it.