timesofmalta.com newsletter - 28 May 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 28 May 2016 [Times of Malta] National - [Photos of the week - Times of Malta] Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.  - [Three youths hospitalised following Mgarr crash] Three youths were hospitalised this morning following a head-on crash in Mgarr, the police said. The incident happened around 5am in Triq Sir Temi Zammit when a Toyota Dyna, driven by a 29-year-old from Msida crashed into a Toyota Corsa, driven by... - [Half PN vote complaints on foreign passport voters justified - commission] Almost half of the Nationalist Party’s complaints on voting rights granted to foreigners buying Maltese citizenship were deemed justified by the Electoral Commission, this newspaper has learnt. In fact, the commission is not expected to file any... - [Doctors give health centres until June 20 to get 'house in order'] The Medical Association of Malta has postponed its directives until June 20 to allow for further discussions and implementation, as it warned against interference from ministerial secretariats. The deterioration of the island’s health centres has... - [Maltese newspaper review] These are the main stories featured in today's Maltese newspapers: Times of Malta says that almost half of the Nationalist Party’s complaints on voting rights granted to foreigners buying Maltese citizenship were deemed justified by the Electoral... World news - [WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika] The World Health Organisation has rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the threat posed by large outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil. Responding to a call from more than 100 leading scientists, who said it would... - [45 migrants dead, 2,000 rescued in the Mediterranean] At least 45 migrants died in a shipwreck and more than 2,000 were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean yesterday, the coastguard said, as the number of immigrants coming to Europe via Italy soared again. Around 14,000 people were taken off... - [Islamic State has Euro 2016 in its sights, German spy chief says] Islamic State militants have the Euro 2016 soccer tournament in their sights though there is no concrete evidence at the moment of an attack being planned, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency has said. The comments from Hans-Georg... - [Rio reels after suspected rapists boast of gang rape on Twitter] Rio de Janeiro police are investigating allegations that more than 30 men and boys raped a 16-year-old girl, officials said today, as outrage spread in the host city for the Olympics and reverberated across the country. The reported assault was... - [Islamic State targeting Euro 2016: German spy chief] Islamic State militants have the Euro 2016 soccer tournament in their sights though there is no concrete evidence at the moment of an attack being planned, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency has said. The comments from Hans-Georg... Opinion - [Does the EU want to implode?] The question looming on many citizens’ minds is gaining traction with every ill-conceived decision made by the European Union. The EU... - [Country’s poverty traps] As the old proverb goes, love, cough and poverty cannot be hidden. The measurement of poverty, however, can reveal or hide its various... - [Rebranding youth culture] Recent sad events and alarming statistics on the local youth front are very disturbing. This newspaper reported on its front page (May 9)... - [Small parties, national elections] A few months ago a group of people were in the process of forming a new political party. The formation of a new party always makes... - [No freedom without law] Laws are laws. However, we have been taught that laws are there to serve society, to preserve order and regulate the interaction between... Letters - [Positive school environment] I refer to the article “Higher secondary open day turned into ‘a market of academic subjects’, says MUT” that appeared online. As head of... - [Alien presence] While reading Martin Scicluna’s article (May 18) regarding Muslims in Europe, I was struck by the thought that one question is rarely... - [Tunnel vision] Can we please stop this silliness about the Gozo tunnel? Nobody seriously believes it is going to happen and it usually only appears as a... - [No common factor] It is indeed ironic to read Clifford John Williams’ letter (May 24) about hunting offences. Following a spring hunting season devoid of... - [Beyond reproach] Since Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that accepting a motion of censure against Keith Schembri, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff,... Sport - [Buffon banks on Maltese fans to back the Azzurri tomorrow] Gianluigi Buffon views tomorrow’s friendly against Scotland at National Stadium as a very important test for his team ahead of the Euro... - [Hazard relishing chance to go up against Mourinho] Eden Hazard said he was 99 percent sure to stay at Chelsea next season, and he relishing a chance to go up against new Manchester United... - [Ronaldo fit and ready to fire Real to more European glory] Cristiano Ronaldo says he will be “100 per cent” in today’s Champions League final as he attempts to fire Real Madrid to a... - [Five things you might not know about today’s final...] Real tackle Atletico in a repeat of the 2014 final when Milan’s San Siro hosts this year’s Champions League showpiece. Here, PA Sport... - [Rampant Czechs hit Malta for six in Kufstein] Czech Republic 6Malta 0 Three goals in the first half put the Czech Republic on their way to a crushing 6-0 victory over Malta in a... Business News - [Infusion Solutions re-brand] Infusion Solutions has undergone a rebranding exercise to ‘Aqubix’ as part of an internationalisation and growth strategy. Earlier this... - [Medserv wins Portugal contract] Medserv has won a contract from ENI to provide a logistics base and associated services for its offshore exploration in Portugal. The... - [Sovereign wins retirement provider award] Sovereign has been named International Retirement Provider of the Year – Product at the inaugural International Adviser Product and... - [Over 100 restaurants get MTA quality award] There are now 106 restaurants with the Malta Tourism Authority Quality Assured seal – with 36 new ones added to the original 70 during... - [Record 159 superyachts visits GHM] In 2015, Grand Harbour Marina hosted 159 superyachts, a slight improvement on the 154 superyachts hosted in 2014, the company said. In an... Social - [Victor Buttigieg] Joseph Buttigieg writes... A few days before he died, we were informed that our dear Ziju Victor, as he was affectionately known, had... - [Announcements] CILIA. On May 27, RITA, of Cospicua, residing at Marsascala, widow of Ä użeppi, aged 96, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow] Empire Pharmacy (Branch, 46, Melita Street, Valletta (2122 5785); Chemimart International Pharmacy, 650, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun... - [British band in Balzan] Trinity Concert Band, a symphonic wind band based in Berkshire in the UK, will be performing a musical programme at the St Gabriel Band... - [In Guardia] Due to the demand for further In Guardia re-enactments, the Malta Tourism Authority during the months of June and July will be holding... 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 Saturday, 28 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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