timesofmalta.com newsletter - 5 Jan 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 5 Jan 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Musical Instruments of the Maltese Islands]( National - [Does Mount Carmel have financial problems too, PD asks]( Appointing an accountant and former banker as Mount Carmel's neo CEO suggests that the mental healthcare hospital has financial and accountability issues to overcome, Partit Demokratiku said today. In a statement following Stephen Sultana's... - [Unauthorised parker who hassled drivers barred from car park]( An unauthorised parker in Valletta has been fined and barred from approaching the car park by a court. Transport Malta on Friday welcomed a court decision saying it rewarded the police and its efforts in protecting drivers in public car parks. The... - [Domestic violence report 'cannot be ignored']( A domestic violence report against former assistant police commissioner Mario Tonna must be investigated even if the complaint was withdrawn, top criminal lawyer Joe Giglio said. The Nationalist Party’s daily in In-Nazzjon said earlier this week... - [Å»abbar's Notre Dame Gate set for restoration]( The Notre Dame Gate in Å»abbar is all set for a facelift following the Planning Commission’s approval for works to be carried out. These will include the restoration of the gate’s external masonry fabric, the excavation and reconstruction of part... - [Malta hospitals sale agreement needs to be 'better understood' by Vitals partner]( Vitals Global Healthcare’s partner has still to fully understand the details of the 30-year concession sale agreement with Malta, a spokesman said. The concession to run three State hospitals in Malta was sold to Steward Healthcare and sealed on... World news - [Tourist killed as hot-air balloon crash-lands in Egypt]( Updated A hot-air balloon on a sightseeing trip over the southern Egyptian city of Luxor crash-landed on Friday, killing a tourist from South Africa and injuring seven other people. Officials said the incident was caused by strong winds that... - [Donald Trump says book on White House is 'full of lies']( US president Donald Trump has said an explosive new book about the first year of his presidency is full of "lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist". Mr Trump was writing on Twitter a day before the release of Fire and Fury: Inside... - [Seoul says North and South Korea have agreed to hold talks]( A Seoul official says both Koreas have agreed to hold their first talks in more than two years next Tuesday. Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun said North Korea has accepted Seoul's offer to meet at the border village of Panmunjom to... - [Watch: Prisoner drives wrong way on motorway in escape dash]( UK Police have released dramatic video footage of an attempt by an escaped prisoner to evade officers by attempting to drive the wrong way down a busy motorway. Darryl Dempsey, 22, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, has been jailed for two years after... - [Watch: 'Bomb cyclone' hits US East Coast energy, power supply]( An intense winter storm froze pipes and disrupted services at refineries on the US Atlantic coast on Thursday, sending fuel prices higher as heavy snowfall and high winds caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000... Opinion - [Responsibility in facing the truth - Edwin Vassallo]( “You have not won the political authority to be deputy leader but, as a result, you have moral responsibility to represent all those that... - [The foibles of women - Charles Caruana Carabez]( In another life, when I was director of studies of a tiny little school of English for foreigners, I used to bus it to work. Parking was... - [The ‘Christian-right’ is lost - Fr Geoffrey Attard]( A look at the contemporary political situation in our islands will, at some point or other, surely lead the average thinker to ask this... - [On being an Opposition politician - Jerome Caruana Cilia]( It is often that little credit is given to those individuals who dedicate a good portion of their lives to politics. It is also true that... - [Mafia spreads its tentacles - Enrico Gurioli]( There have been six car bombings in Malta since the beginning of 2016 and the word ‘mafia’ has always been mentioned, in whatever... Letters - [Marsa regeneration]( It was around the beginning of the 20th century when Bishop Pietro Pace asked Lorenzo Balbi to build a church at Marsa. With the project... - [Limited liability]( I refer to the letter titled ‘Political responsibility’ by Rosette Thake (December 29). She stated the following: “Simon Busuttil’s... - [No further comment]( I refer to the article published in the Times of Malta (January 2) with the heading ‘Attempts by Malta Enterprise to keep secret Vitals... - [Jurist and poet]( John Cremona, a former chief justice and a poet, is celebrating his 100th birthday today. This is a remarkable feature in Malta’s... - [Lost heritage]( On September 7, the Times of Malta published a letter I had written about an important structure in Gozo having the most beautiful... Sport - [Live: Football transfers news and rumours]( The winter transfer window is less than a week away and the timesofmalta.com SportsDesk is back with you to follow all the latest gossip... - [Watch: NBA roundup as Curry rescues Warriors]( Stephen Curry buried a tie-breaking 3-pointer with three seconds remaining Wednesday, allowing the visiting Golden State Warriors to... - [Beerman heads to Queen of the South on loan]( Myles Beerman has left Rangers to join Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season. Beerman, 18, was one of the upcoming... - [Updated: Bozovic joins Balzan on loan]( Premier League high-flyers Balzan have completed their first signing in the January transfer window after taking Serbian defender Ivan... - [Mourinho dismisses talk of leaving United]( Jose Mourinho insists he has no plans to walk out on Manchester United at the end of the season. Reports emerged on Thursday evening... Business News - [Maltese businesses generally satisfied with postal services]( Maltese businesses are generally satisfied with the overall quality of postal services, according to a Business Perception Survey... - [Eurozone economy growth best in nearly seven years]( The eurozone economy closed out the year with the strongest growth in nearly seven years, driven by accelerating services and... - [Stocks break records, oil reaches highest since 2015]( Market bulls resumed their charge yesterday, as strong data from the world’s biggest economies sent stock index records tumbling and oil... - [China’s Wanda mulls sport unit IPO and sale of overseas assets]( China’s Dalian Wanda Group is considering a Hong Kong listing for its sports assets as part of efforts to rationalise its portfolio that... - [Irish services join manufacturers in ending 2017 on a high, PMI shows]( Irish services joined manufacturers in ending 2017 with a substantial gain, as activity reached an eight-month high and expectations... Social - [Palumbo gives substantial donation to L-Istrina]( President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio... - [Jean Borg Bartolo]( Grace Ann Cachia, Sliema, writes: Aunt Jean is now resting in the eternal comfort of her Maker – this being a fitting reward for her... - [60th school-leaving reunion]( Former students of St Louis Grammar School, Sliema, celebrated their 60th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s church,... - [Lidl donates €15,000 to MCCF Foundation and sponsors ninth President’s Solidarity Fun Run]( Lidl Malta sponsored the ninth edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run with a donation of €15,000 in aid of the Malta Community... - [The President’s engagements]( 10am The President attends the opening ceremony of the 17th session of the general conference of the United Nations Industrial... Blogs - [Poor man, he works long hours]( I literally choked on my coffee when I read the Home Affairs Ministry’s defence of Mario Tonna, the assistant police commissioner forced... - [Unhappy New Year]( All endings are eventful and usually sad. A year passes - its weary old days over - and along comes a new one. We pour wine, clink... - [10 things we have to tackle in 2018]( It's been a year of triumphs and tragedy, successes and too many scandals, all sprinkled with a good layer of construction dust. So what... - [Appeasing interest groups at Majjistral Nature Park]( The Majjistral Nature Park near Manikata was established in 2007. After years of discussion, a decision was reached to allow hunting... - [I love my gilded cage]( There are a few facts of life we just can’t get away from. Labour won the last election in amazing style. Period. Maltese people in their... 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