timesofmalta.com newsletter - 26 May 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 26 May 2016 [Times of Malta] [Histories of Malta] National - [Government refusing to provide detailed account of CHOGM spending] The government is refusing to provide a detailed breakdown of the costs incurred to host the Commonwealth summit last year. Earlier this month, audited accounts were tabled in Parliament showing that the bill amounted to €13.5 million. Though... - [Maltese newspapers review] The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says a Colombian national who died after being beaten in Paceville was attacked when he stood up for a woman his two assailants were pestering. In another story, the... - [Colombian murdered when he stood up for woman] A Colombian national who died after being beaten in Paceville was attacked when he stood up for a woman his two assailants were pestering, the Times of Malta has learnt. The two prime suspects, both Libyans, were arrested in Gozo yesterday after... - [The art of conservation - university students to shadow scientists] A group of university students will this summer shadow scientists in South Africa to learn the art of conservation, in a bid to help save vulnerable local flora and fauna. The expedition is being organised by Operation Wallacea, a network of... - [Minister acknowledges need for home for troubled children as boy, 16, is sent to prison] Education Minister Evarist Bartolo has acknowledged the need for the government to set up an institution to cater for children and adolescents who cannot continue to live at home. The minister was reacting to court reports yesterday about a... World news - [NZ parliament in lockdown after security threat] New Zealand's parliament was in lockdown  after a security threat, but the annual 2016 budget would proceed as planned. New Zealand police said a man had been arrested in relation to the incident and that a vehicle at the center of the threat had... - [One dead and three injured in shooting at T.I. New York gig] One person has been killed and another three injured after they were shot inside a concert venue in New York City where rapper T.I. was due to perform. The shooting happened around 10:15pm local time on Wednesday at Irving Plaza, near Manhattan's... - [Eleven states sue U.S. government over transgender bathroom policy] Eleven U.S. states sued the Obama administration today, seeking to overturn a directive from the federal government this month that public schools should allow transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity. Ramping up... - [German racists rage against Kinder's non-white chocolate] Online debate raged in Germany today after supporters of anti-Islam group Pegida criticised a confectioner's decision to print images of non-white soccer players on its chocolate bars instead of the usual picture of a blond-haired, blue-eyed... - [Boat capsizes, five migrants killed, 550 rescued] Some 550 people were rescued and five have been found dead so far after a large wooden fishing boat overcrowded with migrants capsized earlier today off Libya. The Italian Navy issued photographs showing the blue fishing boat rocking violently... Opinion - [Time to come together] Myriam Spiteri Debono in her letter ‘The national interest’ (May 10) said: “It must be acknowledged that the scenario of having two main... - [Character assassination?] Another day, another victim. This newspaper just doesn’t know when to stop. First it managed to make Konrad Mizzi squeal he was a victim... - [In pursuit of a Premier] These past months have been the start of an annus horribilis for our country. Despite government’s desperate wish to sweep everything... - [Care at Mater Dei Hospital] I am writing from Mater Dei, where for the third time I have been a patient. I wish to encourage the management and all who work there by... - [Is the Prime Minister listening?] Our country has been grippedfor over three months by what I believe has been an unnecessary political crisis. When I say unnecessary I do... Letters - [Sub-zero concerns] After the recent shocking revelations about secret accounts and all that, I am really amazed at the Prime Minister’s apparent cold... - [Devotional ‘art’] The Times of Malta carried an article titled ‘The miraculous Redeemer’ (March 24), which included promises of “indulgences” and the... - [Elusive card] I applied for a Tallinja card on March 29 and, after numerous enquiries and e –mails, I am still waiting for it. I have paid €16 in... - [Uncultured outburst] It is indeed regrettable that Mario Philip Azzopardi should barge out of the Manoel Theatre to complain about the band celebrating the... - [Cable TV] A lady wrote about Melita and all the repeats they screen. Go is just as bad. And they show films older than I am (80). They say you only... Sport - [Police expect 250,000 ticketless UK supporters at Euro 2016] Up to 500,000 British football fans, around half of whom do not have tickets, are expected to travel to France for Euro 2016, police have... - [Mata unlikely to be a Special Juan for Mourinho] Juan Mata has as much to fear as any Manchester United player after, according to Sky TV reports, Jose Mourinho agreed personal terms to... - [Leadership comes naturally to Arsenal new-boy Xhaka] Arsenal’s new signing Granit Xhaka believes he can bring a mean streak to Arsene Wenger’s side next season. The Gunners announced... - [Foxes earned less than their top-five rivals this season] Champions Leicester earned less from the Premier League last season than all the other top five clubs, according to official... - [Bonucci talks up Azzurri chances in France finals] Italy will be without two key midfielders for the Euro 2016 finals in France but defender Leonardo Bonucci still reckons the Azzurri are... Business News - [The importance of investor relations] In my article of April 7 reviewing the performance of the local equity market during the first quarter of the year, I stated: “Following... - [‘ECB credit buying to start small, betting on issue boom’] The European Central Bank will aim to start small when it begins buying corporate debt in June, seeking first to lure new issuers and... - [Eurozone hails ‘breakthrough’ with Greece, IMF debt deal] The eurozone gave Greece its firmest offer yet of debt relief in what finance ministers called a breakthrough deal that won a provisional... - [Oil climbs on inventory data, boosting stocks] Oil prices and energy shares rose yesterday after a sharper-than-expected fall in crude inventories, lifting world stock markets. Growing... - [Microsoft Corp sheds more jobs] Microsoft Corp announced more big cuts to its smartphone business yesterday, just two years after it bought handset maker Nokia in an... Social - [Announcements] A Mass for the repose of the soul of JOSEPH F. BONNICI will be said tomorrow at 6pm at the Ursuline Sisters chapel, Sliema. In... - [10 years of neohumanist education and social service] On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Ċentru Tbexbix is organising a number of activities which continue to bring its aims and... - [Food & Wine Festival in Għaxaq] Summer is fast approaching and during this time of year a number of outdoor activities are organised around the islands of Malta and... - [Predication Congress] The Maltese Dominican Province will be holding a Predication Congress today and tomorrow. This congress is being held at the Yvonne... - [Open day at Palumbo Malta Shipyard] On the sixth anniversary of its operations in Malta, Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd will open its doors to the public as a way of expressing... Blogs - [The unbearable numbness of politics] Last week I was in Malta for a quick one-week visit that combined work, family, and some rest. The weather was great and the general... - [The untenable bitterness of being] That Konrad Mizzi’s position within the Government, and now within the House, given the way he’s behaved, is untenable is a... - [Naqilgħu tkaxkira, they say] The warning was clear: “After the next election, it would be the turn of others, like The Times and The Malta Independent to be swept... - [They say, we hear] In his seminal “1984”, George Orwell, way back in 1949, had introduced the notion of Doublespeak, by giving us the words “Doublethink”... - [It's their party] Far be it from me to express any opinion on which of the contenders the members of Premier Muscat’s Labour Party should elect as their... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 26 May 2016 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. 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