timesofmalta.com newsletter - 7 Apr 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 7 Apr 2016 [Times of Malta] [Histories of Malta] National - [Foster parents appeal for permanent care of children] Mistreated children are deprived of rights usually granted to victims of abuse and are often forced into meeting or going back to live with the perpetrators, according to the National Foster Care Association. “Victims of domestic violence are not... - [Path forward for EU migration reform unclear] The path forward for the long-awaited reform of the European Union’s policy on asylum seekers is unclear as Maltese policy-makers cast doubts over fresh proposals put forward by the European Commission. The Commission yesterday presented two... - [Questions to Nexia BT about Panama scandal remain unanswered] Nine questions sent to Nexia BT about the Panama scandal remain unanswered despite its managing partner asking for them to be e-mailed “for my consideration”. Health and Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi publicly declared it was the Prime Minister’s... - [Maltese newspapers review] The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says hundreds of people assembled outside the law courts in Valletta yesterday in support of shadow justice minister Jason Azzopardi, who stood charged with defamation. - [President in defence of young persons’ rights] Children should be capable of understanding, using and above all trusting the legal tools at their disposal for the protection of their rights, according to President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca. Addressing a conference to launch the Council of... World news - [Boys at the sharp end in high school musical] A high school musical in New Zealand got a little too real when two boys ended up in hospital after a prop razor used in a throat-slitting scene cut their necks. Students at Saint Kentigern College in Auckland were performing the opening night of... - [France bars payment for sex] French sex workers protest as the country's lower house bans payments from clients. Paul Chapman reports. - [Panama moves to boost transparency amid offshore accounts leak furore] Panama's government is creating an international committee of experts to recommend ways to boost transparency in the Central American country's offshore financial industry. President Juan Carlos Varela is trying to shore up confidence in his... - [Johannsson seeks approval to become next Icelandic PM] Iceland's fisheries and agriculture minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson is to seek the president's approval to become the country's next prime minister following the resignation of the previous leader amid revelations he held offshore accounts. Mr... - [Migrants desperate as EU return deal gets underway] An EU deal to return migrants to Turkey has already sent back over 200 Pakistanis, prompting one Pakistani man at a Lesbos holding center to threaten suicide, with other migrants trying smuggling routes to reach Europe. Mana Rabiee reports. Opinion - [Gates of the Fourth Estate] In the 1970s, the Watergate complex in Washington became the centre of a major political scandal, which led to the downfall of the Nixon... - [Our faithless lying eyes] A man returns home unexpectedly and finds his wife in the bedroom with another man. Both are standing fully clothed but with their hands... - [The business of lending] The editorial entitled ‘Claims of lending malpractice at BOV’ (April 5) refers to allegations of irregular lending practice made in... - [Sustainable economic growth] The MEUSAC-MSDEC conference planned for April 18 on ‘The implementation of COP21: A business threat or opportunity?’ could not be more... - [Act now, before it is too late] I write as Malta’s former minister of finance who was responsible for building the foundations of today’s thriving financial services... Letters - [Dangerous ‘precedent’] I refer to the report ‘Restaurant in Valetta refused following residents’ complaints’ (March 30) and highlight in particular the phrase... - [Elusive bins] How, I wonder, are the residents of Mosta going to be encouraged to recycle their waste at a ‘Bring-in-site’ when the various bins meant... - [Garage repossession] I refer to the article ‘Elderly man cannot repossess garage in spite of court ruling’ (March 26) which may not be entirely correct. The... - [Safety on the buses] I write in relation to a letter by Tony Gatt entitled ‘On the Buses’ (April 5). Malta Public Transport apologises for any inconvenience... - [Good company] Perhaps someone in the know would kill my curiosity. What would the initial cost be to set up a company in Panama? If it is not too... Sport - [Swiss police raid UEFA headquarters] Swiss police raided the headquarters of the European soccer body UEFA in Nyon yesterday to gather information about a contract signed by... - [Delighted Benfica treat Bayern defeat as moral victory] From the rapturous reception they received on their return home to the comments from their players and coach, it was clear that Benfica... - [Henderson urges ’Pool to focus on job in Dortmund] Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has called on his team-mates to ignore the hype surrounding manager Juergen Klopp’s reunion with... - [FIFA to investigate match agent over payments to officials] FIFA’s investigatory chamber has opened proceedings against a FIFA match agent who last month pleaded guilty in a New York court to four... - [Norwich striker Mbokani quits DR Congo team over ‘unfair’ treatment] Norwich City striker Dieumerci Mbokani said he will no longer play for Democratic Republic of Congo, complaining of unfair treatment by... Business News - [Pfizer and Allergan scrap $160bn ‘inversion’ deal] US drugmaker Pfizer Inc and Ireland-based Allergan Plc formally announced the scrapping of their $160 billion merger yesterday, in a big... - [Spanish union says Santander plans to lay off 1,200 workers] Spain’s biggest bank Santander plans to lay off 1,200 staff as part of a country-wide restructuring plan, the Comisiones Obreras union... - [World Bank sees 1.9% GDP fall in Russiain 2016] Russia’s economy will contract by 1.9 per cent in 2016 followed by growth of 1.1 per cent next year, the World Bank said yesterday,... - [Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 jobs in UK and Ireland] The recently merged Paddy Power Betfair gambling firm is to cut 650 jobs in the UK and Ireland – with some jobs being moved to... - [Global stocks climb on oil move and healthcare] A climb in oil prices and a surge in healthcare stocks helped global equity markets advance yesterday, while the US dollar hit a fresh... Social - [Announcements] BUSUTTIL. On April 6, at Mater Dei Hospital, our beloved DOROTHY, aged 82, widow of the late Tony, went to meet the Risen Lord, comforted... - [Grand orchestral closing concert on Saturday] The 10th anniversary edition of the International Spring Orchestra Festival will bring the final curtain down after its Closing Concert... - [Down the French garden path] Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar is this week presenting the first of its 2016 Heritage Homes events at the French Ambassador’s residence in... - [DLĦ public lecture] Stephen Spiteri, who specialises in the military architecture of the Hospitaller Knights of St John and the fortifications of the Maltese... - [Announcements] FARRUGIA. On April 5, at St Vincent de Paul residence, VICTOR (tas-Slais), of Rabat, aged 70, passed away peacefully comforted by the... Blogs - [By George he's (not) got it] Premier Joseph Muscat, late on Wednesday evening, was reported to have said that he gets it. All that he gets, it need hardly be said, is... - [Gouder's goodies] "M'learned colleague" Charlon Gouder appears to have been chosen to react to my Opinion Piece about the PN Loan Initiative.   His piece... - [No country for honourable men] With each passing day the Labour Party in government is slowly but surely letting their mask slip on several of those key points they... - [Call the roll at Question Time] This question needs to be answered. In the light of the revelations - now also in the international press - from the Mossack Fonseca... - [If you follow the media...] The by-now-infamous press conference which saw prime minister’s wife Mrs Michelle Muscat lose her temper and have a go at the media... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 7 Apr 2016 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please click [unsubscribe] and follow the instructions. 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