timesofmalta.com newsletter - 15 May 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 15 May 2016 [Times of Malta] [Architects and Knights] National - [Manuel Mallia was offered Court of Auditors job before Toni Abela] Manuel Mallia was offered the job at the European Court of Auditors before former Labour deputy leader Toni Abela was nominated but he turned it down. The offer came three months before the former home affairs minister, who was sacked by the Prime... - [Mizzi, Schembri wanted to avoid alerting Maltese banks about trust] Minister Konrad Mizzi and the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri wanted to avoid informing Maltese banks about their New Zealand trusts, new evidence in the Panama Papers shows. E-mail exchanges between Nexia BT’s senior partner Karl... - [Malta newspapers review] The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that The Seabank Group is selling high-end residential apartments in two towers planned on the former ITS site in St George’s Bay – on land still owned... - [Watch again - Eurovision: Ira Losco 12th, Ukraine victorious] Ira Losco finished 12th in the Eurovision Song Contest last night, as Ukraine emerged victorious on the night, stealing victory right at the last from Australia who had led for most of the night. Malta’s entry Walk on Water obtained 153 points on... - [Dwejra board dismantled] The management board tasked with safeguarding the Dwejra area has been dismantled, with the last meeting having been held over three years ago, it has emerged. The board, set up in 2007 by the then-Mepa with the aim of managing the area, consisted... World news - [Boris Johnson in political storm for comparing European Union to Hitler] Boris Johnson is at the centre of a political storm after he compared European Union efforts to build a superstate to Hitler's attempt to dominate the continent. While the former London mayor acknowledged the EU was using "different methods" to... - [Australia charges five men over sailing plot to join Islamic State] Australian police have charged five men held earlier this week on suspicion of planning to travel in a small motor boat to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to join Islamic State in Syria. The men, aged between 21 and 31, were charged with... - [Brexit vote could bring recession to Britain, Cameron warns] A vote to leave the European Union could tip the British economy back into recession, David Cameron has warned. The Prime Minister said the country would take an "immediate and sustained hit" if it votes for Brexit in the referendum on June 23. "I... - [Tigers escape from enclosure at Dutch big cat sanctuary] Two tigers have escaped from their enclosure at a big cat sanctuary and are prowling around the park in the northern Dutch province of Friesland. Police spokeswoman Nathalie Schubart said officers and a vet have the animals in sight and are trying... - [Men held over triple 'honour killing'] Police in Pakistan say they have arrested the men who shot dead three female family members in a suspected honour killing. Paul Chapman reports. Opinion - [What was that 7D coat all about?] Last Christmas my daughter got a doll for a present. Par for the course you might think. But this doll is a Makie. Which means that my... - [In support of the billboard manifesto] The war on billboards has begun. A month ago a legal notice was published that introduced tighter enforcement and higher fines for the... - [Arbiter: solution or problem?] Act XVI of 2016, which is now in effect, has paved the way for the creation of the Office of the Arbiter for Financial Services. From a... - [It’s the integrity, stupid] Stories like Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book imagine a child growing up outside a human community. The child does not learn how to... - [Gravesite for sore eyes] I could so easily write a scathing piece about the ill-conceived logistics of exam administration, and how absolutely ridiculous it is to... Letters - [Inquiries into judgment] I was quite surprised on reading the front page article in last Sunday’s edition dealing with the case of Å»urrieq major Ignatius... - [The invisible disease] May 19 is World IBD Day – a day to draw attention to the debilitating chronic conditions that fall within the family known as... - [The humble and humane lawyer] In the mid-1960s, judges in Malta still wore top hats and tails. They held themselves aloof. They did not mix – except with their own kind. - [No English spoken here] I realise that, with our joining the European Union, we opened our doors to foreign workers. I have nothing at all against them. I don’t... - [Some owners keep staff tips] Recently I was disappointed to discover that some unscrupulous restaurant owners are pocketing a sometimes significant proportion of the... Sport - [Ranieri wants champions’ performance at Chelsea] Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has urged his side to play like the champions they are. The Foxes were crowned Premier League... - [Roy ready to break some hearts] Some of England’s finest footballers will be nervously tossing and turning in their beds tonight with Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson due... - [Malta qualifies for final] The powerful left-hander Matthew Zammit was again in an irresistible vein yesterday as he helped Malta obtain a berth in the EU Nations... - [Gers want Barton] Rangers are in talks with Joey Barton over a move to Ibrox, reports said yesterday. The midfielder visited Ibrox and the club’s training... - [Stuttgart down as late winner saves Werder] Former Bundesliga champions Stuttgart were relegated for the first time in 41 years after losing 3-1 at Wolfsburg in the top flight... Business News - [Skills gap in the financial services market segment] Malta’s financial services industry has grown very rapidly in the past years and it reached a 12 per cent total contribution to the GDP... - [EU book by Briguglio] Small States and the European Union – Economic Perspective is a new book published by Routledge and edited by Lino Briguglio, who directs... - [Misco report lists most popular employee benefits] When it comes to the management of employee rewarding, there is little, if any, dynamism in the way local organisations offer employee... - [Improving SMEs’ edge through the supply chain] Ronald Cuschieri has graduated with a Doctor in Philosophy in Operations and Information Management at Aston University, Birmingham,... - [More French companies seek to operate in Malta] The Malta French Chamber of Commerce hosted a social networking event at the Maritime Museum in Vittoriosa where Chamber members had the... Social - [Made in Italy concept store launched] - [International engineering PhD summer school] The first week of the third international PhD summer school on Integrated Product Development was held in Malta. The summer school is... - [Play with politics] It has been an exciting three weeks for Log Hob Games. Its latest game Politicks has been well received, with the campaign being funded... - [Fantasy at Verdala Palace] The Malta Community Chest Fund is holding the first edition of Fantasija fil-Palazz today. As the name implies, Fantasy at the Palace... - [Group takes a shot at paintball] Famalco Group’s workforce met up at the Ta’ Qali grounds for a competitive game of paintball despite the bad weather. The event forms... Blogs - [Não ao Golpe - No to the coup!] If the Panama Papers confirmed the reality of concealed power by showing us the partial face of the Establishment, the coup that is being... - [Write or wrong?] The threat was spelt out in no uncertain terms: “If U dont publish my comment I will sew you (sic)”… The reader, let’s call him Joe... - [Embassies please report back] I am writing this under its title in the full knowledge that I will be accused of treason and assorted other crimes against the state,... - [Blame it on Simon] In my meanderings I meet all sorts of people, including some I consider very intelligent. Success and intelligence do not necessarily go... - [Opaque transparency] Three years ago the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Justin Welby found himself in a bit of a pickle. As part of his ministry he felt that he... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 15 May 2016 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. 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