timesofmalta.com newsletter - 10 Apr 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 10 Apr 2016 [Times of Malta] [Times of Malta] National - [Malta sued in European Court of Human Rights over prisoner's death] The heirs of a prisoner who died two decades ago after being administered a double dose of methadone has filed a case against Malta in the European Court of Human Rights. The heirs are claiming that the State was to blame for the negligent death... - [Panama companies started being set up 5 days after election - reports] A Malta advisory firm began setting up Panama companies for senior members of Malta's Labour Party five days after the election, the Australian Financial Review reported this morning quoting leaked Mossack Fonseca documents. The publication... - [Malta newspapers review] The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that the prime minister is unlikely to announce dismissals over the Panama Papers when he closes the Labour general conference today. MaltaToday says... - [Elderly pedestrian hit by car in Sta Lucija] A 67-year-old man from Tarxien is in critical condition after being hit by a Fiat Punto in Sta Lucija early this morning. The man was crossing the road when he was hit by the car, driven by a 23-year-old man resident in Sta Lucija. A magisterial... - [Hesitant PM is ‘unlikely’ to announce dismissals today] Joseph Muscat is unlikely to announce the dismissals of Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri when he speaks at the Labour Party general conference this morning, party sources have told this newspaper. The Prime Minister is under immense internal... World news - [Three rescued from desert island after writing 'help' on beach] Three men who had been missing for three days were rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a US Navy plane spotted the word "help" spelled out in palm leaves on the beach. The men's families reported them missing on Tuesday after they failed... - [Cameron releases financial details] UK Prime Minister David Cameron had a taxable income of more than £200,000 in 2014-15 and paid almost £76,000 in tax, an unprecedented release of his personal finance details show. The figures show that, on top of his income as Prime Minister, his... - [US watchdog may review Panama Papers over hidden funds] The leaked "Panama Papers" exposing holders of thousands of hidden bank accounts for possible violations of anti-bribery law could form the basis for a review by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for possible signs of... - [Sanders wins Wyoming, prepares to take on Clinton in New York] Bernie Sanders won the U.S. presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming last night, besting rival Hillary Clinton and adding to a string of recent victories as the two candidates gear up for a crucial matchup in New York. Sanders, a U.S. - [Brussels bombings "man in a hat" found and charged] A man held on terrorism charges in Belgium has admitted to being the "man in a hat" seen on security camera footage at Brussels airport alongside two suicide bombers after attacks in the city killed 32 people, public prosecutors said... Opinion - [Stay-at-home and get paid? Hmph] They are internationally referred to as the ‘Mommy wars the perennial debate for and against stay-at-home mothers and working mothers. - [The drawn-out US election] The American presidential primary and caucus elections are almost half over and although two leading candidates have emerged from both... - [A Cabinet reshuffle, willy-nilly] As I write, the Panama matter has three protagonists: Konrad Mizzi, the Prime Minister, and Simon Busuttil and the Nationalist Party... - [Give us back the dignity we deserve] What this country has been living through over the past eight weeks has been nothing short of surreal. We have witnessed the development... - [Secrecy has gone viral] After the Panama Papers, will anyone ever feel that their data is secure again? Whether it was a breach of the internal data system or... Letters - [Exemplary individual] Ever since my arrival in Malta some weeks ago on sabbatical leave from Australia with my confreres of the Franciscan Order of Conventual... - [Increased security at airports] In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks at Brussels airport – an airport used every day by our national airline and frequented by many... - [A woman who impressed the world] During a consistory of cardinals held a few months ago, Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint. The canonisation... - [President of all the nation] I feel it is my duty, as a citizen of Malta, to thank the President of the Republic, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, for her hard work during... - [The failure that is diversity] Over the past few decades, Europe embarked on a social experiment that tried to bring peoples of different ethnicities to coexist... Sport - [Senglea edge closer to play-off] Senglea Athletic 3Rabat Ajax 0 A James Obaje double and a late Ryan Dalli goal handed Senglea Athletic their second victory over Rabat... - [Leaders San Ä iljan thrash Neptunes] A strong take-off and a clinical finish helped San Ä iljan put the seal on their undoubted power and precision which was also underlined... - [This is why Fifa needed new blood] A few months ago I suggested that the new Fifa president needed to be someone from outside the establishment. A fresh, untainted person... - [Rule The World is Aintree hero] Rule The World showed its battling qualities when ploughing through the rain-softened conditions to land the Crabbie’s Grand National at... - [Nervous Bayern edge past Stuttgart] Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were made to work extremely hard for a 3-1 victory at Stuttgart yesterday that sent them eight points... Business News - [Gender equality in the boardroom] Women Directors in Malta (WDM) have identified a series of principles which it believes will lead to greater gender equality and... - [KPMG revenue of €35m in 2015] KPMG has published its 2015 Annual Review, which for the first time comprises both KPMG in Malta and KPMG Crimsonwing. The two entities... - [Investors bet again on the return of inflation] After months of angst about deflation that has led many central banks to adopt negative interest rates, there’s been a sudden burst of... - [Third weekly gain for stock exchange index] The Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) index notched its third consecutive weekly gain as it rose 0.93 per cent higher to 4,587.18 points after... - [ECB members consider negative rates beneficial] The minutes of the March meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council showed that policymakers discussed the possibility... Social - [Vichy launch at Xara Lodge] - [Scale model exhibition of ships and warplanes] The Malta Society of Model Makers is holding a scale model exhibition of various ships, warplanes, figures, cars, tanks and dioramas of... - [PhD award in chemical biology] Christian Mangani graduated with a PhD in chemical biology specialising in the field of peptides, polymers for use on stem cells from the... - [Master’s in robotics] Kirsty Aquilina was awarded a Master of Science in robotics with distinction, jointly offered by the University of Bristol and the... - [Beauty training seminars] Beauticians, beauty retailers and beauty enthusiasts attended training seminars organised by Paloma Costmetics, representatives of Juvena... Blogs - [Will he stay or will he go?] It was a toss-up between The Clash and Queen but even though it seems to be pretty much a foregone conclusion that Premier Joe has done... - [A worm’s view of the isle of Malta] Let me climb out of my hole and think logically. In a land close by, ruled by Lord Joseph Muscat and his gracious Lady Michelle de henna,... - [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... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 10 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. Problems to sign in? click [here] to go on the help page.