timesofmalta.com newsletter - 26 Jan 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 26 Jan 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Musical Instruments of the Maltese Islands]( National - [‘Dire need’ to solve physical shortcomings at Mount Carmel]( The physical environment in certain wards at Mount Carmel is in dire need of improvement, the Commissioner for Mental Health has warned. In the annual report for 2016, published on Friday, Commissioner John Cachia did not mince his words: “Staff... - [Pilatus Bank hits back, accuses MEPs of ‘erroneous statements’]( Pilatus Bank has dismissed concerns flagged by MEPs following a fact-finding mission to Malta last month, insisting they made “erroneous statements”. In a letter to delegation chairwoman Ana Gomes on Wednesday in reply to questions put after the... - [Man stabbed in Floriana]( Updated: Friday 6.30am A man was stabbed and abandoned in Triq il-Miratur, Floriana on Thursday evening. The police were called to investigate reports of an unconscious man at 8.30pm, who was later certified in hospital as being in a serious... - [Today's front pages: January 26]( The Times of Malta reveals more harrowing details about the family of the seven-year-old Nigerian girl who died earlier this week, as well as an update on the Vitals concession and what happened to its performance guarantee. In-Nazzjon reports of... - [Social workers ask for ministry feedback]( The social workers employed by the Education Ministry will take industrial action on Monday if they do not hear back from the government about their professional development. The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses registered an industrial dispute... World news - [Trump prepared to apologise for far-right video retweets]( US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to apologise for retweeting inflammatory videos by the far-right Britain First group. In an interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain, Mr Trump said he had known nothing about the organisation when... - [Blaze in South Korean hospital kills 41, more than 70 injured]( A fire in a South Korean hospital killed 41 people and injured more than 70, officials said on Friday, with eight of those injured listed as being in critical condition. The fire is the deadliest in South Korea in at least a decade, according to... - [Coral reefs get sick from plastic waste - study]( Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists said. The trash is another pressure on corals, already suffering from over-fishing, rising temperatures... - [Turkey to US: End support for Syrian Kurd YPG or risk confrontation]( Turkey urged the United States on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria, some of Ankara's strongest comments yet about a potential clash with its NATO ally. The remarks,... - [Spain seeks to block Puigdemont becoming leader of Catalonia]( The Spanish government took steps on Thursday to prevent the re-election of Catalonia's sacked leader Carles Puigdemont as head of the region in a renewed effort to crack down on the independence movement. Puigdemont has been living in... Opinion - [Marriage preparation - Christine Galea]( January 17 saw the first inauguration of the judicial year of the ecclesiastical tribunals of the Maltese province. It was a wonderful... - [Planning system breakdown - Astrid Vella]( Few cases spell out the way Malta’s planning system has been corrupted as does Balluta’s Villa St Ignatius case. I hasten to add that I... - [Planting on illegal deposits - Alfred Baldacchino]( The published regulations on the illegal deposit of material on land and illegal reclamation of land, being proposed by the Prime... - [Privatisation of healthcare - Martin Balzan]( The Prime Minister recently stated that he will not discuss abortion because he does not have the political mandate or the support of... - [The first Brexit – in Valletta - Martin Bugelli]( While delivering one of his many erudite speeches in the late 1980s, President Emeritus Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, then minister of education,... Letters - [Darkest hour indeed]( A new film titled Darkest Hour has hit the box office, a biopic which portrays the great Winston Churchill’s ascension to the premiership... - [Happy tune]( When Edwin Hawkins passed away on January 15, it must have been a happy day in heaven and I’m sure Jesus washed his sins away in return... - [Unsound quality]( It has been quite a while that we can enjoy hi-fi music on DAB+ Radio. The reception is noise free, interference free and the audio... - [Time for mass meetings]( Sunday morning’s speech by Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia deserves thought and attention. However, I think that such an important... - [A hotel for patients]( Well done to our excellent, wonderfully efficient and functional Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre (SAMOC), Malta’s very own... Sport - [Live: Football transfer news and rumours - January 25]( 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... - [Stripes rout Kirkop 5-0, Hibs earn comeback win]( Birkirkara and Hibernians have preserved their championship leadership with victories over Kirkop United and MÄ¡arr United... - [Halep to face Wozniacki in Australian Open final]( World number one Simona Halep edged out 2016 champion Angelique Kerber 6-3 4-6 9-7 in a thrilling encounter to reach her first Australian... - [Watch: NBA roundup: Simmons posts triple-double in Sixers' win]( Ben Simmons posted a triple-double consisting of 19 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists, leading the Philadelphia 76ers past the visiting... - [Granit puts rock-solid Arsenal into League Cup final]( Arsenal fought back from a goal down against old foes Chelsea to reach the League Cup final as Granit Xhaka poked home to complete a 2-1... Business News - [Euro hits three-year high against dollar]( The euro tore past $1.25 and its highest in three years yesterday, after the European Central Bank showed little more than minor... - [Russia ready to regulate, not ban cryptocurrencies]( Russia’s Finance Ministry said yesterday it was working on legislation to regulate cryptocurrency transactions without fully banning them... - [Dutch agency attracted 483 jobs from Britain in 2017]( The Dutch agency tasked with attracting foreign business to the Netherlands said yesterday it had won over 18 businesses, representing... - [BoE’s Carney sees £10bn Brexit hit to UK’s economy]( Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told business leaders that the 2016 Brexit vote is costing Britain’s economy around £10 billion a... - [German business morale jumps back to match historic high]( German business confidence rose unexpectedly in January to match a record high reached in November, a survey showed yesterday, suggesting... Blogs - [Enabling gender violence?]( It’s official. This country’s political system has not only lost the plot but also the entire script to sanity. So prurient is our MPs'... - [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... 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