timesofmalta.com newsletter - 20 Apr 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 20 Apr 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Delicata ]( National - [Alcohol found in jail on Good Friday]( Alcohol masquerading as water was found in plastic bottles at the Corradino Correctional Facility, prompting a fresh internal inquiry, the Times of Malta has learnt. The alcohol discovery was made on Good Friday in a hall at the Corradino... - [Nexia BT ‘withheld’ information related to Mizzi, Schembri from FIAU]( Nexia BT “withheld” information from the government’s anti-money-laundering agency during investigations involving Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi, a leaked report says. The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has wide-ranging powers to demand... - [19-year-old killed in motorbike accident in St Julian's]( A 19-year-old man from St Julian's became this year's latest motorcycle fatality. The police said that he lost control of the bike he was driving and crashed on Triq Birkirkara at 10.30pm. The victim, a delivery man, according to some media... - [Today's front pages: April 20, 2018]( Audit firm Nexia BT withheld information from the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, according to the Times of Malta's Daphne Project revelation on Friday morning. It also runs a story saying that alcohol was found in the jail on Good... - ['Thousands' of turtle doves shot down, poacher filmed]( Updated at 8.04pm with hunters' denial. Irresponsible hunters continue to shoot turtle doves even if the practice is strictly protected this spring, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said on Thursday. “As soon as the first flocks of... World news - [Soros foundations to quit Hungary amid political hostility]( George Soros' Open Society Foundations will close their office in Budapest and move their eastern European operations to Berlin, Austria's Die Presse newspaper reported on Thursday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has blamed Soros, a... - [Comey says in memos that Trump showed concern about leaks]( Former FBI Director James Comey in memos recounting conversations with US President Donald Trump last year said Trump repeatedly raised concern over salacious allegations in an intelligence dossier, the need for loyalty and ferreting out... - [Prosecutor rules out criminal action over death of singer Prince]( No criminal charges will be filed in Prince's death, and evidence shows that the musician thought he was taking a common painkiller instead of a counterfeit pill containing the fentanyl that killed him, a Minnesota prosecutor said. Carver County... - [Watch: News headlines from around the world - April 19, 2018]( From the Queen backing her son Charles for the top Commonwealth role to footage of a plane's engine on fire in Atlanta, these are some of the main news highlights from around the world. - [Britain's Queen Elizabeth backs her son Charles to take on Commonwealth role]( Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Thursday that she hoped her son and heir Prince Charles would take on leadership of the Commonwealth, answering some who argue the position should be rotated around member states. "It is my sincere wish that the... Opinion - [Pitfalls of broken pavement - Frank Salt]( Eight weeks ago, I broke my left arm in five places along the humerus bone. It was a very bad break and after a three-hour operation I... - [Bias on gender issues - Paula Cauchi]( The government begs to differ on the points made in the article ‘Gender issues “ignored”’ (April 17). It would have served readers better... - [A call for reflection - George Vella]( Even though it seems as if the die has been cast and the final vote on the amendments to the Embryo Protection Act are a foregone... - [Search of idyllic Malta - Saadun Suayeh]( On a warm autumn morning last year, I was sitting in a little, side street Valletta café, sipping a latte, with a Maltese friend of mine,... - [Daphne, real and unreal - Ranier Fsadni]( Remember the time Daphne Caruana Galizia wrote: “My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any... Letters - [Safe cycling]( In his letter ‘Proficient cyclists’ (April 12), Jean Karl Soler is quite wrong in saying that James Wightman and myself “did not... - [One party]( ‘Cannabis contract despite no legislation’ ran a heading on the Times of Malta (April 14). The government is trying hard, very hard, to... - [Consequences]( I would like to appeal to all members of Parliament to ponder seriously on the proposed amendments to the Embryo Protection Act. Would... - [Malta’s safe roads]( The Times of Malta reported on the front page (April 12) that ‘Malta posts [the] only rise in road fatalities in the EU’. The fact that... - [Hip replacement]( What a great joy Theresa Grima of Attard must have experienced on realising that her 80-year-old husband had, so rapidly, recovered. I... Sport - [Moses strike gives Chelsea win at Burnley]( Victor Moses struck a 69th-minute winner for Chelsea to give Antonio Conte's side a 2-1 Premier League victory over Burnley at Turf Moor... - [Watch: NBA roundup: James scores 46 as Cavs bounce back]( LeBron James scored 46 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one game apiece... - [Four teams battle for their top-flight status]( Four teams will be battling for their Premier League status on Friday when they play their final fixture of the season concurrently in... - [Watch: Schembri nets brace for Apollon]( Andre Schembri propelled Apollon Limassol towards a 4-0 win against Paphos as he netted a brace in their first leg of the Cyprus Cup, at... - [Ronaldo backheel earns Madrid late draw with Bilbao]( Cristiano Ronaldo's superb backheel late in the game earned Real Madrid a point in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago... Business News - [EU utilities retrench as cross-border deals flail]( European utility companies are retrenching in their home markets and looking to unwind debt-financed cross-border mergers deals as... - [Starbucks’ Schultz steps in as outrage over café arrests simmers]( Starbucks Corp. turned to long-time leader Howard Schultz to make the case that the US coffee chain accused of racial profiling is... - [Uber picks VMware’s Zane Rowe as CFO]( Uber Technologies Inc. has picked VMware Inc.’s Zane Rowe as the top candidate for chief financial officer to lead preparations for the... - [RSM announces partnership with global tech platform]( RSM, the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms has announced a partnership with Plug and Play, a global... - [Starting inspiration]( Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education is pleased to be participating in the Malta Robotics Olympiad 2018 which will be held at the... Community - [Batman movies as a springboard to prayer]( Fr Mark Cachia SJ is leading a weekend retreat from Friday evening to Sunday during which participants will use Christian themes and... - [Friday concerts in Gozo]( Today sees two concerts being held as part of the Gaulitana: A Festival of Music. Piano duo Giuseppe Fricelli and Daria Aleshina will... - [Announcements - April 20, 2018]( GATT. On April 19, at Karin Grech Hospital, Notary Dr ANTHONY, aged 87, passed away peacefully to eternal life to be reunited with his... - [Giving books added shelf-life]( Volumes by Herbert Ganado will be among the rare and ‘rescued’ books on offer at the annual Salesians Bargain Book Fair later this... - [Air Malta to operate weekly flight to Bucharest]( Air Malta is to operate a weekly return flight to Bucharest on Thursdays from May 17. The airline had to date only operated charter... Blogs - [Daphne's laptop: Why the fuss?]( I am finding it very difficult to find a shred of logic behind the motivation of this sudden “Where is Daphne’s laptop” political... - [The music did not die]( A day after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia six months ago, Times of Malta titled its editorial “the day the music died.”... - [Lest we forget and we be damned]( Six months ago a journalist’s murder shook the world. The world and a few of us, a poor deranged few of us, are still in shock. But on... - [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... Copyright © 2018 Times of Malta Newsletter for Friday, 20 Apr 2018 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with