timesofmalta.com newsletter - 21 Jan 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 21 Jan 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [Transport chaos spoils Valletta fun]( The organisational set-up involved in the inauguration of Valletta as the European Capital of Culture did not stretch to public transport on Saturday night, with the Floriana pick-up point more akin of a capital of chaos. Visitors to Valletta on... - [Today's front pages - January 21, 2018]( Good morning, the following are the top stories in Malta's Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that the price being offered for development of public land at White Rocks is being kept secret, but it appears to be much lower than... - [Watch: ‘No choice' but to remove Mizzi, Schembri after new FIAU report]( PN MEP David Casa says Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri’s days could be numbered, after a “damning” FIAU report was leaked to him. Keith Micallef spoke to Mr Casa amid accusations from the government that his sole intent is to tarnish Malta’s... - [Watch: Thousands see Valletta crowned as Europe's Capital of Culture]( Updated 8.30pm After years of preparations, Valletta was crowned the European Capital of Culture on Saturday. Valletta's four main squares each hosted performances until the early hours of Sunday. The inauguration paved the way for a year-long... - [Lights, camera and lots of action: V18 in pictures]( Valletta's inauguration as Europe's Capital of Culture provided the perfect evening for many photographers on Saturday night. The performances were focused around Valletta's four main squares but in reality the city's rich architecture was the... World news - [Kabul Intercontinental Hotel siege ends, all gunmen killed - govt]( UPDATED 7.22am - Afghan Special Forces have ended an overnight siege at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, killing the last gunman from a group of three attackers who stormed the hotel, taking hostages and battling security forces for hours. Two... - [Several dead as gunmen attack Kabul hotel, take hostages]( Updated 10.30pm Gunmen attacked Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled. Hotel manager Ahmad Haris... - [Two dead, dozens hurt in Prague hotel fire]( Two people died and nine were injured in a fire at a hotel in the centre of Prague on Saturday night, fire and rescue officials said. The fire occurred at Eurostars David Hotel, a block away from the Vltava River and near the Czech capital's... - [Turkish jets strike Kurds in Syria]( Turkish jets have bombed the city of Afrin in northern Syria, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey's military border operations against a Kurdish group allied to the US in the fight against Islamic State. The warplanes... - [Protestors urge May to to cancel meeting with 'racist bigot' Trump]( Anti-Trump protesters descended on the new site of the United States embassy in London on Saturday afternoon, declaring the US president a "racist bigot" and calling for Theresa May to cancel her meeting with him at the World Economic Forum in... Opinion - [Regulation: Malta’s economic bedrock - JP Fabri]( As a small island state characterised by inherent vulnerabilities, Malta has managed to carve its economic success on the basis of an... - [Dumping: bull taken by the horns - Alan Deidun]( The proposed revamp of the Environment Protection Act and of the Development Planning Act through the ‘Action on Illegal Deposit of... - [Reverse decolonisation - Manuel Delia]( The news announced in Parliament this week, that a deal has been struck to redevelop the White Rocks area, is not unprecedented. The site... - [Forget your human rights unless you exhaust other remedies? - Giovanni Bonello]( So far, we have seen how the courts in Malta have disabled the basic law by proclaiming the Principles of the Constitution to be... - [No sting in this tale - Mark Anthony Falzon]( Everybody loves a good story and none more so than those who spend their money on property. Be they the first-time buyers of a... Letters - [Sadeen did not provide scholars or attract students]( On reading Mark Anthony Falzon’s interesting article, ‘The university that never was’, (The Sunday Times of Malta, January 14), my first... - [We were both right]( I refer to the correspondence in The Sunday Times of Malta between Robin Kiely, head of communications of Ryanair and myself, regarding a... - [ERA enforcement function was operative in festive season]( I refer to article entitled ‘Law Enforcement on holiday’ by Anne Zammit, (The Sunday Times of Malta, January 14). The Environment and... - [A strategy to prevent abortion]( I have been involved in the front line against abortion for many years and I have been following all the editorials and articles in the... - [Give Marsascala and its residents a break]( I am a Marsascala-born resident in my early 50s, and have always lived in this locality which has been transformed from a nice and quiet... Sport - [Updated: City maintain 12-point lead with win over Newcastle]( Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City beat Newcastle 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium to keep themselves 12 points clear at the... - [Updated: Levski Sofia, Hibernians and Balzan in V18 tournament]( Levski Sofia have arrived Malta on January 9 and will stay on our shores for four weeks, during which they will play a number of... - [Adamovic puts Sliema into last eight]( ĦAMRUN SPARTANS 0 SLIEMA WANDERERS 1 Adamovic 40 Sliema Wanderers needed a first half goal from Goran Adamovic to beat Ħamrun Spartans... - [Alves brace sends Balzan into quarters]( BALZAN                 2 Alves 82; 90   NAXXAR LIONS    0 Two late goals from Alex Alves earned Balzan qualification into the... - [Lija dump out Tarxien from FA Trophy]( TARXIEN RAINBOWS     1 Faria 27 LIJA ATHLETIC              2 Sidibe 51; Beu 60 Lija Athletic put their Premier League side concerns on... Business News - [Zampa Debattista partner first Maltese to hold Expert in EU VAT degree]( Since its inception, Zampa Debattista has stood for excellence and specialisation, core values embodied and carried forward by its... - [Affiliate Grand Slam 3.0 Lands in Hong Kong]( The Affiliate Grand Slam has established itself as a key networking event on the iGaming calendar – and the event is now heading east. - [Volvo XC60 is 2017’s overall safest car in Euro NCAP testing]( Volvo Cars’ XC60 has been crowned best performing large off-roader and the car with the best overall performance of 2017 in the... - [First Global Street Economy and Vendors Conference]( The first Global Street Economy and Vendors Conference, supported by the Gozo Ministry, will be held between October 1 and 7 at the... - [New Home Loan Offer by BNF Bank]( If one is buying their first property or thinking of changing their existing home, then the Home Loan offer currently available from BNF... 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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