timesofmalta.com newsletter - 26 Mar 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 26 Mar 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [29 housing applicants have waited for 25 years]( Among the applicants for social housing, 29 people have been on the waiting list for 25 years, according to data provided by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Social Accommodation. Data shows that only slightly over six per cent of people on the... - [Commission questions Air Malta deal on slots]( The European Commission has questioned the government’s decision to buy Air Malta’s London landing slots through a newly established company in what critics consider an attempt to circumvent EU State aid rules, the Times of Malta was told. Malta... - [Today's front pages: March 26, 2018]( The European Commission has questioned the Air Malta deal on its slots at Gatwick and Heathrow, the Times of Malta reveals on Monday, along with a report on the Sunday morning meeting by the Prime Minister in which he spoke of blockchain but not... - [Mario Cutajar back at Heritage Malta… as executive director]( Mario Cutajar, the Cabinet Secretary and the government’s Principal Permanent Secretary, has added Heritage Malta to his responsibilities following his appointment as an executive member of the Board of Directors of the government’s heritage... - [Double murderer can apply for punishment review, court rules]( A Maltese court last week followed in the footsteps of the European Court of Human Rights, granting a double murderer serving a life sentence the right to apply for a review after 25 years. Mr Justice Joseph R Micallef, presiding over the... World news - [Watch: Independence supporters clash with police in Barcelona]( Demonstrators in Barcelona clashed with police on Sunday, after former Catalan president Carlos Puigdemont was taken into custody by German police. Police said three protesters were arrested and 50 suffered minor injuries in the scuffles. They... - [Watch: 53 dead in Russian shopping mall fire - Russian agencies]( Updated at 8.20am At least 53 people were killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Monday. The fire, one of the deadliest in Russia since the end of the Soviet Union,... - [Watch: Porn star says she was 'threatened' to keep quiet about Trump affair]( Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she was threatened to keep quiet, about claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he was president. Daniels told 60 Minutes on Sunday in 2011, a man who she didn't know confronted her and said: "Leave Trump... - [Japan's Abe apologises amid cronyism scandal]( Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologised again on Sunday over his suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up caused anxiety and loss of confidence in his government. Abe faces his biggest political crisis since taking office in December 2012 as... - [Arrested Catalan ex-leader to appear before judge Monday: German court]( Updated 6.10pm Catalonia's ousted president Carles Puigdemont is to appear before a judge on Monday after he was detained by German police on a European arrest warrant issued by Spain, court officials said. "The sole purpose of this appearance is... Opinion - [Is Muscat watching you? - Michael Briguglio]( The Sunday Times of Malta recently reported that the government is proposing to have all SIM cards registered under their owners’ names... - [The unkindest cut of all - Mario de Marco]( Like the bloodstains on Lady Macbeth’s hands, the political crimes of this government will not wash away. The more the government tries... - [Misunderstanding the Constitution 10 - 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... - [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... - [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... Letters - [Rude disposition]( I was truly shocked to read Kevin Hodkin’s letter, ‘Despicable behaviour’ (March 19). My own wife, who is a foreigner, has also... - [Jesus and Buddha]( It is interesting to compare the deaths of Jesus and of Gautama Buddha, who preached a religion without God. Christians are indoctrinated... - [Multiple histories]( I am glad Victor Aquilina (March 16) picked up my invitation for historical debate on the subject of Malta’s relationship with Winston... - [Political responsibility]( As a Maltese, I should be offended by the remarks of the Slovakian General Prosecutor Jaromir Ciznar following the murder of the... - [‘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... Sport - [San Ä iljan breeze past Sirens]( San Ä iljan were in dominant mood yesterday as they beat Sirens by a seven-goal margin. There was no doubt about the legitimacy of San... - [Tazza l-Kbira gets underway with six heats]( The 11th meeting of the year, consisting of eleven races all for trotters, heralded the start of the prestigious Tazza l-Kbira... - [Debono, Schembri claim Road Running League titles]( On March, Sunday 25, the Malta AAA organised the fifth and final race in the 2017/2018 Road Running League which started and finished at... - [Patus, Brincat earn player of the month's awards]( Hibernians’ Chad Patus is the BOV Basketball Men’s Division One player of the Month for February 2018. The Canadian forward won his sixth... - [Watch: Hogg targets improved performance against Finland]( Goalkeeper Andrew Hogg hopes that Malta will channel their disappointment at their last-gasp defeat to Luxembourg into a tenacious... Business News - [Italy’s dramatic politics]( Weeks after the Italian elections, interpretations still abound as to why traditional parties have been so humiliated by the electorate... - [Chemical companies fear toxic consequences of Brexit]( Julian Sarkar has spent over 10 years and around €600,000 making his small UK company com­pliant with strict EU regulations to import... - [Shipping movements]( The following ships are expected in Malta: The APL Oregon from Aliaga to Valencia (CMA CGM MaltaAgency Ltd), the MV Caroline Russ from... - [The Great Wall of Malta (part 2)]( I am sure owners and investors in the newly built wall have already acquired their Tuscan retreat, their Sicilian farmhouse and their... - [GO adds Moto GP to sports lineup]( GO has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast Moto GP, Moto 2, Moto 3 for the 2018 season. In addition, it has also secured the... 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:... 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