timesofmalta.com newsletter - 20 Jan 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 20 Jan 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Architects and Knights]( National - [Social workers escalate industrial action]( Social welfare service employees will not step foot in schools, hospitals and police stations come Tuesday, as they escalate the industrial action pending an agreement over their pay. Two weeks ago, UĦM Voice of the Workers ordered its members at... - [Today's front pages - January 20, 2018]( The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says social welfare service employees will not step foot in schools, hospitals and police stations come Tuesday, as they escalate the industrial action pending an... - [Photos of the week ending January 18, 2018]( - [Valletta MP to boycott V18 reception in solidarity with residents]( A Nationalist MP, elected from the Valletta district, is planning to boycott the reception on Saturday marking Valletta as the European Capital of Culture, saying he wanted to show solidarity with residents for the numerous problems they... - [‘Valid reasons’ convince Bartolo to flip vote in fuel station permit]( Labour MP Clayton Bartolo, who represents the government on the Planning Authority board, has defended his U-turn on a fuel station in Magħtab. In December, the PA board provisionally voted six to two against the controversial proposal. However,... World news - [US to designate embassy in Jerusalem 'as early as 2019']( The Trump administration is expected to approve a plan to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem as early as next year, administration officials have said. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been considering several options since president... - [US government shuts down after immigration and standing standoff]( Updated at 8.30am The US government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to resolve a partisan standoff over immigration and spending. In a late-night vote, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have kept the government running for... - [Iran nuclear deal cannot survive if US pulls out - Russia's Lavrov]( Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Iran nuclear deal cannot survive if the United States pulls out of the agreement. US President Donald Trump said a week ago that European allies and Congress have to work with him to fix... - [Trump decries 'permissive' US abortion laws at annual rally]( President Donald Trump criticised US abortion laws as among the most permissive in the world in a speech to anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life on Friday, and pledged his administration would always defend "the right to life." The... - [Quake hits Gulf of California, Mexico says no damage reported]( A powerful earthquake that struck in the Gulf of California shook buildings and sent people running outdoors across parts of northern Mexico on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the... Opinion - [Question time: Promoting culture]( Deo Debattista, Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Valletta 2018 We have been eagerly awaiting January 20 since 2012,... - [Beyond Valletta 2018 - Frank Psaila]( Long-term planning, not short-term gains. That’s what matters most in politics. In 2012, Valletta was awarded the 2018 Capital of Culture. - [V18 and the million lira - Eddie Aquilina]( Thanks to the 12th prime minister of Malta, Lawrence Gonzi, here it is: Valletta 2018. Our capital city is European Capital of Culture... - [Equal pay for work of equal value - Helena Dalli]( Iceland’s introduction of a law that prohibits companies and institutions employing more than 25 employees from paying men more than... - [MEPs envious in paradise - Ranier Fsadni]( In November, eight MEPs came and listened to the Maltese authorities. Then they wrote a 36-page report detailing why their ad-hoc,... Letters - [Prayers venue]( I refer to the article ‘Still praying for a place to pray’ (January 15). In my opinion, Bader Zina is expecting the authorities to give... - [Victoria honour]( I would like to suggest to the committee of Ä ieħ il-Belt Victoria – an honour bestowed by the Victoria local council – to consider Mgr... - [Abusive Lesa?]( A few days ago I received a notice of an alleged parking contravention from mid-November 2017. Since I had found no ticket on my... - [Rebel EU states]( In the early 1990s, communist Europe collapsed. The Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary – four countries on the western periphery –... - [‘Prickly pear’ republic]( In the past, Malta used to fancy itself as “the gem of the Mediterranean”. Now it is a “mafiastate” and the “prickly pear” republic with... Sport - [Premier League talking points]( Paul Lambert will return to the dugout in the Premier League for the first time since 2015 on Saturday after replacing Mark Hughes as... - [Live: Football transfer news and rumours – January 19, 2018]( 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... - [Nadal, Wozniacki through in Australian Open]( World number one Rafa Nadal stormed into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-3 6-1 victory over Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur... - [Stripes scrape into quarter finals]( BIRKIRKARA 2 Dimitrov 72, Carlos Alberto 104 SAN Ä WANN 1 Henshaw 12 Birkirkara struggled much more than expected to eliminate Division... - [Watch: NBA roundup: Cavs edge Magic to end four-game skid]( Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points and hit the go-ahead free throws with 11 seconds remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers blew a 23-point lead... Business News - [SoftBank telecoms IPO faces headwinds from upstarts]( SoftBank Group Corp.’s expected spin-off of its Japanese telecoms business will lure investors seeking exposure to a solid tech name but... - [Yields rise amid shutdown threat]( World equity markets climbed to a record yesterday as the US dollar languished near three-year lows and a US government shutdown loomed,... - [Index lower as equities lose ground]( The MSE Equity Total Return Index extended its run of negative performances as it fell marginally by 0.15 per cent to end the week at... - [Crunch time looms for insurance industry]( The New Year is usually a time of reflection whereby each individual looks back at what has happened in the preceding 12 months and tries... - [Global stocks dip after rally as energy weighs]( World equity markets dipped yesterday, pausing after a string of record highs, while a decline in oil prices dragged on energy shares and... Blogs - [Women are not expected to stay quiet]( My first reaction when it was first suggested to me that I should write a blog on Times of Malta was, where do I start? What shall the... - [Dedicated with bitterness to those who don’t shuffle their feet in protest]( Some things in life live forever in your heart. Perhaps a glance, a touch or a few words. Even a smile can be etched never to... - [We are not the centre of corruption]( Ever since the dawn of mankind in Malta, we have been special. Our megalithic temples prove this. We are the chosen few. We are the... - [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... 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