timesofmalta.com newsletter - 27 Jan 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 27 Jan 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Delicata]( National - [Secretariat official suspended amid claims he received bribes]( Police are investigating allegations that an official at the Housing Parliamentary Secretariat was involved in bribery. Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes said yesterday he had immediately suspended the member of staff after he was alerted to... - [Popular Rabat doctor donated body for research]( There will be no funeral for a much-loved Rabat doctor who succumbed to cancer earlier this week. Dr Tania van Avendonk has continued to demonstrate her strong sense of altruism by having made arrangements for her body to be donated to the... - [Professionals question how girl, 7, slipped through the system and died]( Experts have voiced concern that there will be a repeat of the tragic death of Victoria, 7, unless action is taken about systematic gaps. The Nigerian girl died on Sunday, after she was rushed to hospital from a residence in Å»abbar where her... - [Motorcyclist grievously injured in Birkirkara accident]( A motorcyclist sustained grievous injuries following a traffic accident in Birkirkara on Friday night. The 29-year-old victim, who lives in Dingli, was taken to hospital after his motorbike collided with a car in Triq Ganu around 11.30pm. The... - [Sant proposes 5% EU-wide increase in minimum wage]( MEP Alfred Sant has asked whether it is the time to push for an EU wide rise of say 5% in the national minimum wage. Dr Sant argued that if Europe wants to ensure the fast approaching European Parliament elections to be a successful milestone for... World news - [Majority of Britons now in favour of second EU referendum - poll]( More Britons favour a second referendum on European Union membership than oppose another vote, a poll suggests. A total of 47% of respondents favour having a final say on Brexit once the terms of withdrawal are known, while 34% are against... - [70 people led to safety after flood in London]( Seventy people were led to safety after they were left trapped by a huge flood in London. Fire crews used rescue boats to evacuate those stranded by the flooding on King Street in Hammersmith on Friday night. A burst water main caused streams... - [USA Gymnastics board of directors to resign amid sex abuse scandal]( The remaining members of the USA Gymnastics board of directors will resign under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. It comes after the USOC threatened to decertify the... - [UK spells out Brexit transition demands as pressure mounts on PM May]( Britain wants to benefit from European Union trade deals and have a say over EU laws passed during its transition out of the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis said on Friday, seeking to defuse tension between senior ministers over the interim... - [Finns want EU to end summer time]( From the depths of its northern winter darkness, Finland called on the European Union on Friday to scrap summer -- or at least the EU's twice-yearly switch of clocks to daylight saving time. In Brussels, however, the EU executive showed little... Opinion - [Question time: Ten years on]( Clayton Bartolo, Labour member of Parliament Malta adopted the euro as its official currency on January 1, 2008, with the country opting... - [A normal-looking Maltese citizen - Arnold Cassola]( Donald Trump manages to hit the headlines day in, day out. In the past few days he has managed to irk a wide spectrum of global society. - [Holocaust remembrance day - George Vella]( I was born in 1942. I grew up in a Malta which was still devastated by war, and ravaged by destruction, unemployment, poverty, and... - [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... Letters - [Scourge of racism]( Laiq Ahmed Atif’s article titled ‘Building on racial harmony’ (January 18) is indeed commendable. He recalled the fact that, over 50... - [Uneducated]( After what happened last Saturday night in Floriana after the magnificent show, I think someone has to take it in hand and begin to... - [The construction industry]( Reference is made to the editorial article entitled ‘Developers back off’ (December 18). I respect this newspaper’s opinion about not... - [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... Sport - [Live: Football transfer news and rumours - January 26]( 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... - [Sanchez makes a winning debut on a special night for Mou]( Debutant Alexis Sanchez helped steer Manchester United into the FA Cup fifth round with two assists as Jose Mourinho's men eased past... - [Prosa's late strike saves City]( VALLETTA      1 Prosa 82 SLIEMA WANDERERS 1 Scerri 14 Valletta's title aspirations suffered a blow as they could not go beyond a 1-1... - [Ruthless Federer makes final as chastened Chung quits]( Ruthless Roger Federer handed wounded Chung Hyeon an old-fashioned schooling before the overwhelmed South Korean quit with foot blisters... - [Watch: NBA roundup: Westbrook racks up 46 in Thunder win]( Russell Westbrook scored a season-high 46 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games with a 121-112... Business News - [Dell considering acquisitions or possible IPO – sources]( US computer maker Dell Technologies Inc. is exploring a range of options that could see the world’s largest privately held technology... - [JD.com plans to make US foray this year – Bloomberg]( China’s JD.com Inc. is preparing to enter the US by the end of this year in a move that will challenge its Chinese rival Alibaba Group... - [Paris could overtake London as top financial centre – Le Maire]( Paris could overtake London as Europe’s most important financial centre in a matter of years, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire... - [World stocks party like it’s 1999, but dollar wilts again]( World stocks were set for their longest weekly winning streak since 1999 yesterday, while the dollar buckled again as its weakest run... - [BOV and HSBC pull the MSE equity price index lower]( The MSE Equity Price Index erased most of the gains registered in the previous two trading sessions as it slipped by 0.34% to 4,463.118... 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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