timesofmalta.com newsletter - 14 Apr 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 14 Apr 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [Photos of the week ending April 12, 2017]( - [Teacher suspended a month after doping conviction]( A State school teacher who is also a part-time swimming instructor at the Malta Football Association pool in Ta’ Qali has been suspended from work, one month after he received a four-year ban over a doping offence. News of the disciplinary action... - [Today's front pages - April 14, 2018]( The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says a State school teacher who is also a part-time swimming instructor at the Malta Football Association pool in Ta’ Qali has been suspended from work, one month after... - [Man injured after falling into quarry]( Updated at 8.50pm A man had to be hospitalised after he fell at a quarry in Triq Tumas Chetcuti, Attard at 5.45pm. The condition of the man is not yet known. In a separate accident, police said that a 30-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured... - [PA appeals over SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi buffer zone decision]( The Planning Authority has filed a court appeal to reinstate its decision to strip part of the Għar il-Kbir buffer zone in SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi of scheduled status, insisting it has no obligation of consultation on de-scheduling decisions. On March 30, the... World news - [Syrians gather in capital in defiance after air strikes]( Updated 8.30am Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital on Saturday, honking their car horns, flashing victory signs and waving Syrian flags in scenes of defiance that followed unprecedented joint air strikes by the... - [Bizarre incest case ends in murder/suicide]( A US man killed his wife - who was also his daughter - and their seven-month-old son before taking his own life after the woman broke up with him, according to a 911 call. Steven Pladl's mother called police in North Carolina to say she had a... - [Cold War back with a vengeance - UN chief]( UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the Cold War is back "with a vengeance". He said the Middle East is in such "chaos" that it has become a danger to international peace and security - and Syria "represents the most serious... - [Key Libyan commander treated in Paris hospital - source]( Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has been treated in a hospital in Paris, a French source close to the matter said on Friday, confirming earlier reports from Libyan officials and media. Haftar, 75, is the dominant figure in eastern Libya... - [UN shipping agency reaches deal to cut CO2 emissions]( The United Nations shipping agency reached an agreement on Friday to cut carbon emissions, following years of slow progress. The compromise plan, which will cut emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 compared with 2008 levels, fell short of... Opinion - [ISIS and public administration - André Debattista]( At the height of their advance into parts of the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, observers questioned whether other... - [Question time: Indicators of success]( Miriam Cassar, LEAD participant and sociologist As I walked past the newly refurbished Tritons Fountain and headed towards City Gate the... - [Measuring Christianity - Fr Alfred Micallef SJ]( The survey on Church attendance on Sunday now belongs to history. Contemporary society tends to trust numbers, considering them objective... - [The Skripal event - Richard Galustian]( So many things unfolded in recent days that ridiculed almost every vitriolic claim Theresa May’s government directed against Russia, and... - [Occupational medicine - Mark Gauci and Mark Rosso]( Reference is made to the Times of Malta editorial (April 5) which stated that “Dr Pierre Mallia argued that the time is overdue for a... Letters - [Accordion festival]( I had the opportunity to attend the second edition of the Accordion Festival, organised by the Santa Maria Accordion Band of Malta. I... - [Russian spy’s poisoning]( I refer to the Russian Ambassador’s letter in the Times of Malta (April 13). The following is an excerpt from Sky News, April... - [Air Malta strategy]( I refer to the article titled ‘Financial head leaves over Air Malta strategy discord’ (April 11). It is incorrect to state that I decided... - [Sports studies]( I would like to express my gratitude towards the Malta Sports Scholarship Scheme for giving me the opportunity to further my studies in... - [Due process]( Many of us in the UK share the frustration expressed by Alfred Gauci (‘Tough action’, April 6) regarding extremist Muslim clerics and... Sport - [Watch: Galea takes bronze in trap at Commonwealths]( Brian Galea handed Malta’s second medal at the Commonwealth Games after he took the bronze medal in the trap competition in Gold... - [Women play-offs suspended until further notice]( In a statement released by the General Secretary of the Malta Basketball Association (MBA), Bernard Vassallo, announced that the MBA... - [Lija hold Spartans to a 1-1 draw]( Ħamrun Spartans 1 Nilsson 47 Lija Athletic 1 Beu 81 A goal nine minutes from time enabled bottom-placed Lija Athletic to end their... - [Watch: Doncic eyes perfect game]( Emotions will be running high across the different stadia that will host Premier League matches this weekend as no less than four... - [Galea leads trap competition at Commonwealths]( Brian Galea has enjoyed a fine start in the trap shooting competition after ending the first two qualifying rounds at the top in Gold... Business News - [World stocks and commodities rise]( World stocks and commodities rose yesterday, with stocks set to post their biggest weekly gain in over a month as investors seemed to... - [BOV scrip dividend set at €1.667]( The MSE Equity Total Return Index posted marginal gains this week, despite the fact that the prices of eight equities closed lower, and... - [GO customers upgraded for free to 4G+ speeds nationwide]( All GO mobile customers were upgraded for free to faster mobile internet speeds of up to 210Mbit/s following the launch of GO’s 4G+... - [Deutsche Bank’s S&P rating put on credit watch after CEO change]( Deutsche Bank’s sudden change in chief executive could prolong the lender’s restructuring, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said as it... - [Trio of acclaimed consultancies appointed for project]( The Shoreline Residence Ltd is focused on ensuring that its €200 million landmark project on the east coast of Malta is based on... Community - [Feasts]( Floriana is celebrating the feast of St Publius tomorrow. As part of the festivities, the Malta Mechanised Ground Fireworks Festival will... - [Tour of Verdala Palace]( Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) is tomorrow organising a tour of Verdala Palace, Buskett, led by Vince Zammit. During the visit,... - [Bike ride in aid of Hospice Malta]( Hospice Malta is organising a 21-kilometre bike ride tomorrow, starting at 9am from its premises in Balzan to Valletta, Sliema and back. - [Pharmacies open tomorrow]( New British Dispensary, 109/110, St John Street, Valletta (2124 4813);Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street, Ħamrun (2122... - [Announcements - April 14, 2018]( ZERAFA. On April 12, at Karin Grech Hospital, DORIS, née Pullicino, residing in Attard, aged 95, passed to eternal life to reunite with... Blogs - [6 things I learnt from the cartoon saga]( A cartoon by Seb Tanti Burlo commenting about the Å»urrieq double-decker bus tragedy in a very brutal manner opened the floodgates of... - [Isn’t incest illegal?]( Malta's Finance Minister declared that the rate of corruption today is no higher than it was in the past. I have no clue how the... - [Charles Scicluna to the pillory]( Those who these days surf on the Kingdom on Inanities (Facebook) will be inundated with a tsunami of Happy Easter messages, Easter... - [In the front trenches]( Politicians are seeking credit for having taken a stand against the Gaffarena-Old Mint Street expropriation deal, which has now been... - [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... 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