Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi chose to celebrate his birthday this year with children at the Trade Fair grounds in Naxxar. The children who attended the event on Sunday were given the opportunity to talk to Dr Gonzi and even ask him questions on a whole range of topics. They asked him about his childhood, his

married and political life, sport, his family and the importance of children to him as prime minister. The event will be broadcast on Education 22 and NET TV in the near future. A similar event, this time with sports personalities and Education, Youth and Employment Minister Louis Galea, will be held at the Trade Fair grounds on Thursday between 7 and 8pm. Dr and Mrs Gonzi are pictured with Gail Mifsud – the winner of this year’s Pope John XXIII Prize for Kindness – and her friend Deborah Cilia