timesofmalta.com newsletter - 22 Apr 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 22 Apr 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [The week at a glance - April 22, 2018]( Daphne, six months later Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated Mass at the Church of St Francis in Republic Street, Valletta, on the sixth-month anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. He told the congregation that for justice... - [Embryo protection lobby runs into problems with online petition system]( Citizens keen to voice their opposition to embryo freezing are being denied their democratic right due to problems with an online form to sign a parliamentary petition, a lobby group has said. Gift of Life Foundation said that while more than... - [Head-on crash by Għadira Bay leaves one man seriously injured]( A full-frontal collision between two cars in Mellieħa early on Sunday morning has left one man in hospital with serious injuries. The incident happened on Triq il-Marfa at around 12.15am, police said, when a 36-year-old Englishman driving towards... - [Today's front pages - Sunday April 22, 2018]( These are the headlines in this week's local Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that Anna Mallia has had her application to become a judge rejected, with sources saying a selection committee was none-too-pleased about her... - [Malta must be closely monitored - EP president]( The European Commission needs to keep an eye on the controversial Maltese passports scheme, the European Parliament president said in a scathing warning on the island's rule of law. "Europe has to monitor Malta the same way it monitors Poland and... World news - [Watch: Journalist killed during live broadcast in Nicaragua - reports]( A reporter was shot and killed during a live broadcast from an area of Nicaragua roiled by violent anti-government protests this week, local media reported on Saturday night. The man, identified in Nicaraguan media as Angel Gahona, was reporting... - [Chemical weapons watchdog: inspectors finally have the samples]( International chemical weapons experts in Syria finally have the samples from Douma. The team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons left for Damascus on Saturday to the destination of an alleged gas attack that took place... - [Mourner pay respects to 'America's matriarch' Barbara Bush]( Four former presidents joined ambassadors, sports stars and hundreds of other mourners at the private funeral for former first lady Barbara Bush. They filled the nation's largest Episcopal church a day after more than 6,000 people paid their... - [Irish prime minister launches bid to overturn abortion laws]( Ireland's Taoiseach has urged the country to trust women as he launched his bid to overturn some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. The Republic has a near-ban on terminations, and nine women travel abroad every day for the procedure. The... - [India approves death penalty for rape of girls under 12]( India's cabinet on Saturday approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of a series of cases. The executive order,... Opinion - [Unsustainable Malta: On the road to hell - David Marinelli]( “We have a dream of Malta as a cosmopolitan place ready for the future but there are things that cannot be achieved by just 400,000 people. - [Not embryo protection but embryo production - Nadia Delicata]( Minister Chris Fearne has stated that the proposed amendments to the existing law that regulates IVF and grants protection to embryos... - [Misunderstanding the Constitution – 13: Indiscreet abuse of discretion? - Giovanni Bonello]( Lord Justice Devlin sadly remarked that, when exercised arbitrarily, “the discretion of a judge is the first form of tyranny”. The... - [The dangerous State we’re in - Victor Paul Borg]( Six months after the slaying of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the reputational damage to Malta has grown, not diminished. This is partly... - [What price this baby? - Sandro Spiteri]( The complexity of the fraught human realities of childless couples has been all but lost in the heat and dust that has been gene­rated by... Letters - [Educational reforms needed]( It has been suggested that schoolchildren in Years 9 to 11 be given a maximum of eight hours a week of homework. In Year 9, students... - [Abortion by stealth]( The hurried discussion on updating IVF legislation in our Parliament appears to many as an introduction of abortion by stealth. Before... - [Abortion and theology]( It was very interesting to read the interview with Mario Grech, Bishop of Gozo (April 1). I agree with many of the opinions he expressed... - [Adult needs vs children’s rights]( Discussing the amendments to the Embryo Protection Act, Health Minister Chris Fearne spoke of the altruistic aspects of producing more... - [Call for ethics debate]( We the undersigned lecturers, teachers and graduates of Philosphy, are very concerned at the fact that, while the importance of ethics... Sport - [Which Maltese premier league teams do the numbers favour?]( In analysing most football leagues, we tend to focus on the big leagues such as the English Premiership and the Spanish La Liga. Smaller... - [Watch: Valletta win title on last day of season]( Valletta were crowned champions for the 24th time in the history after the Citizens had the better of Gżira United 2-1 while their rivals... - [United come from behind to book Cup final spot]( Ander Herrera has Manchester United dreaming of FA Cup glory after Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham again suffered semi-final sorrow. This... - [Minute by minute... how the final round panned out]( The 2017-18 title race was decided on Saturday afternoon when joint-leaders Valletta and Balzan played their final matches against Gżira... - [Balzan and Valletta ready for title-winning effort]( The 2017-18 BOV Premier League title could be decided today when joint-leaders Valletta and Balzan face Gżira United and Hibernians in... Business News - [Personalised service launched by Belair]( Belair Property launched its Exclusive Property programme providing a platform for owners and buyers to sell and buy properties in Malta... - [Verdala International School car boot sale]( Verdala International School will be holding a car boot sale in Pembroke today between 9am and 2pm. Refreshments will be available on the... - [BOSI announces new tenant]( Aon Insurance Managers (Malta) PCC Limited (Aon Malta) has chosen to relocate its offices to Business Office Services International at... - [C21 International Masters Meeting]( The Century 21 International Masters Meeting took place at the Orlando World Centre Marriott in Florida. Held bi-anually, this conference... - [Tennis tournament]( Marsa Sports Club held the annual Malta Sotheby’s International Realty Tennis Tournament throughout March and concluding in April. There... Community - [Pharmacies open today]( Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street, Valletta (2123 8577);San Raffael Pharmacy, 247, Qormi Road, Marsa (2122 1188);Fatima Pharmacy,... - [Upcoming events at Mt St Joseph]( The following upcoming events are being held at Mount St Joseph retreat house, Mosta. For enquiries and bookings,... - [Announcements - April 22, 2018]( Obituaries FARRUGIA. On Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 19:09 BST, at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK, JOSETTE, at the age of... - [President’s engagements]( 9.30am The President delivers an opening speech during the launch of the National Patients’ Organisation, at San Anton Palace,... - [Farsons staff CSR activities]( During this year’s Corporate Social Responsibility Day, Farsons Group employees and their families undertook voluntary work at Villino... Blogs - [Jason and the Whatnots]( You have to hand it to him, Jason Micallef sure knows how to stir up publicity for himself and V18. And surely that must be a good thing,... - [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... Copyright © 2018 Times of Malta Newsletter for Sunday, 22 Apr 2018