timesofmalta.com newsletter - 25 Mar 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 25 Mar 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Histories of Malta]( National - [Today's front pages - March 25, 2018]( Updated 9.15am Good morning. These are the leading stories in this week's Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reveals that Mr Justice Joseph Azzopardi is the most likely candidate to replace Silvio Camilleri as Chief Justice once he... - [Just 2,000 hunters and trappers reported catches in 2017]( A mere 2,167 hunters and trappers reported catching game during the 2017 hunting seasons despite the existence of about 15,000 licencees. In its annual Game Reporting Data report for last year, the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) noted that a... - [Watch: A tap water revolution is in the pipeline]( The Water Services Corporation is trying to improve the quality of the stuff that comes out of everyone’s taps. Vanessa Macdonald spoke to the CEO of the Water Services Corporation, Richard Bilocca People will be able to taste Malta's “future... - [Azzopardi the leading candidate to replace Camilleri as Chief Justice]( Judge Joseph Azzopardi is the most likely candidate to become the next Chief Justice following the retirement of Silvio Camilleri from the bench next month, The Sunday Times of Malta is informed. Court sources told this newspaper that Dr... - [The week at a glance - March 25, 2018]( Activists call for resignations As the news of the arrest in the US of the chairman of Pilatus Bank surfaced, activists took to the streets to demand the resignations of Joseph Muscat, Keith Schembri, Konrad Mizzi and Police Commissioner Lawrence... World news - [Dogged by scandal, Japan's PM vows to amend Constitution]( Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday to press on with his controversial move to amend Japan's pacifist constitution, undeterred by a political scandal that has dented his popularity. Abe's political capital is dwindling due to a widening scandal... - [World's first non-stop flight between Australia and UK lands in London]( Australia's first direct flight to Britain took off on Sunday from the western city of Perth, cutting flying time roughly three hours by skipping stopovers in Singapore or the Middle East, Qantas officials said. The 17-hour flight, operated by a... - [Breakthrough in Italy as parties agree on parliamentary speakers]( With Italy still in political deadlock following the general election earlier this month, the two parties battling it out to head a new government reached agreement Saturday on the respective positions of speaker for both the lower and upper... - [Brexit campaign 'cheated' during referendum, whistleblower claims]( The officially designated Brexit campaign "cheated" during the European Union referendum, a whistleblower has claimed. The claims centre around Vote Leave's links to another campaign - BeLeave - which it helped fund. Shahmir Sanni, who worked on... - [Watch: Massive crowds call for stricter gun laws across the USA]( Updated 7.30pm Hundreds of thousands of Americans galvanized by last month's Florida school massacre rallied on Saturday at nationwide March For Our Lives protests led by students demanding tighter gun laws. Carrying signs with slogans including... Opinion - [Life’s aspirations as goals - David Marinelli]( We all have aspirations for our lives. Aspirations are good and should be the goal of human economic activity – what better goals could... - [Misunderstanding the Constitution – 10: Why is government so privileged in the law courts? - Giovanni Bonello]( As young law students, we were herded to the criminal court to witness first hand a real-life trial by jury. More than by the pedestrian... - [Two-fingered accountability - Sandro Spiteri]( If you have not yet seen Gary Oldman’s spell-biding portrayal of resilience under fire as Churchill in Darkest Hour, please do. In one... - [No to defeatism on rents - Charles Pace]( Giovanni Bonello’s sharp and erudite article (The Sunday Times of Malta, February 25) on the Constitution carries a very heartening... - [Pilatus for beginners - Mark Anthony Falzon]( It is not easy for non-specialists to make sense of the latest Pilatus business. Speaking for myself, for example, I am not a leading... Letters - [‘Dar Chali Miceli’]( It is already two weeks since we unexpectedly and sadly lost one of our most loyal colleagues, a champion of social justice, and most... - [€2,395 collected for Pakistan]( I would like to inform all benefactors who contributed towards Sr Anna Maria (Carmela) Sammut’s mission in Pakistan that the sum... - [Blaming Brexit for everything]( Without getting into the rights and wrongs of Brexit, it is interesting to hear reasoned arguments from both sides. However, I notice... - [Pension for ex-MP Philip Sciberras]( I write on behalf of Judge Emeritus Dr Philip Sciberras with reference to the two articles entitled ‘Ex-MP gets top pension despite... - [Double standards on pensions]( How heartwarming to read in The Sunday Times of Malta (March 18) about how MPs take care of their pensions. It is great to read about... Sport - [Watch: Vettel wins F1 season-opener in Melbourne]( Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton to victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as the Briton was left to rue a pit-stop... - [Watch: NBA roundup: Curry sprains MCL in Warriors' win]( Stephen Curry scored 29 points in 25 minutes before sustaining a sprained MCL in his left knee as the Golden State Warriors beat the... - [Watch: Malta seal top spot with record win]( MALTA            89 ANDORRA        3 The Malta rugby national team rubberstamped their dominance in the Conference South 1 when they... - [Hamilton takes pole in Melbourne]( Lewis Hamilton is in prime position to open his Formula One championship with a victory after storming to pole at the season-opening... - [Watch: France lose composure in 3-2 defeat to Colombia]( France threw away a two-goal lead as they slumped to a 3-2 home defeat to Colombia in a friendly at the Stade de France on Friday, less... Business News - [Report highlights rising stakes in Maltese iGaming talent]( A recent report by international recruitment and headhunting firm Boston Link has given an insight into the salaries of the iGaming... - [BOV registers profit of €174.7m for 15-month period]( The MSE Equity Total Return Index extended the previous week’s 0.15 per cent gain, having appreciated by 1.67 per cent, to close at... - [Federal Reserve raises key interest rate, lifts 2019 outlook]( As expected, in its two-day monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve (Fed) announced its first interest rate increase of 2018. The... - [The next EU funding cycle post 2020 – making ends meet]( With the European Commission planning to issue its proposals for the next EU funding cycle on May 2, discussions on the 2021-2027 EU... - [World's biggest cryptocurrency exchange to set up shop in Malta]( Updated 7.25pm: Adds PM statement The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange is to open a base in Malta, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat... Blogs - [Down the rabbit hole we go]( Down some rabbit hole where all is upside down there is, I like to think, a parallel world where all is rosy, where it is truly L-Aqwa... - [Hush no more]( As I write this, Hush – the new Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre musical – today (Tuesday) finishes its run to packed audiences. Part of the... - [Charles Miceli, Karl Marx and Dorothy Day]( The stars have a habit of misaligning badly. I have no affinity with astrology and never attributed anything in my life to celestial... - [The more you desecrate, the weaker you are]( Nobody can deny that only a few hundred turn up for any event commemorating Daphne Caruana Galizia. It’s truer still - and crueller -... - [Politicians, wake up and smell the coffee]( In this little, heavily fragmented island of ours, there is a unifying force that ties together local politicos of all colours and hues:... Copyright © 2018 Times of Malta Newsletter for Sunday, 25 Mar 2018 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [>timesofmalta.com](. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please click [unsubscribe]( and follow the instructions. Problems to sign in? click [here]( to go on the help page.