timesofmalta.com newsletter - 30 Jul 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 30 Jul 2016 [Times of Malta] [Vanity, Profanity & Worship] National - [St Peter’s Pool illegalities slapped with enforcement notices] The owner of a field overlooking St Peter’s Pool has been served with an enforcement notice by the Planning Authority after the Times of Malta highlighted illegalities at the Delimara site. An agricultural field was turned into a car park, with... - [Elderly Gozitans give their muscles a sports day workout] Gozitans over the age of 60 dusted off their running shoes this morning and prepared to give their muscles a workout as a sports day for the elderly got underway today. The active ageing pilot project, now in its second edition, is part of a... - [Today's newspapers in review] These are the lead stories in today's local newspapers: The Times of Malta reports that John Bundy is to be made chief of PBS, succeeding Anton Attard. The Malta Independent writes that Malta has Europe's lowest unemployment rate, and that... - [Quran copies desecrated at Mater Dei hospital] Updated 7.30am Several copies of Muslim holy book the Quran kept in Mater Dei hospital's multi-faith room were desecrated yesterday, the Ministry of Health said this morning. Slices of pork laid inside copies of the holy book, according to photos... - [TV presenter John Bundy to become new PBS chief] TV presenter John Bundy is expected to be made the new CEO of PBS, succeeding Anton Attard, the Times of Malta has learnt. He is expected to take over at the public broadcaster next week. Mr Attard was appointed by the previous government in... World news - [Clinton campaign hacked as part of cyber attack on Democrats] A computer network used by US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organisations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The latest attack, which was... - [French Imam hits out at extremists after church attack] Muslims and Christians have prayed together at a mosque in the French town where an elderly priest was killed this week, with one imam calling the extremists non-Muslims who are "not part of civilisation" or "humanity". Muslims came from other... - [Florida Zika cases 'came from mosquitoes in Miami area'] Florida appears to have the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the US mainland, according to the state governor. Rick Scott said during a news conference in Orlanda that no mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika, but... - [Morocco Zoo 'in shock' after elephant kills girl with stone] Experts at a zoo in the Moroccan capital are trying to understand why an elephant hurled a stone in the direction of visitors, killing a seven-year-old girl. The behaviour of the female elephant was "abnormal" and needs to be examined, a vet at... - [Lower-caste Indian couple hacked to death over 20c debt] Police in India say they have arrested a shopkeeper for axing to death a couple from a lower caste for not promptly paying a debt of 15 rupees (20c) for groceries. District magistrate Pramod Chandra Gupta said the upper caste shopkeeper killed the... Opinion - [Private profit, public loss] For years, we have been told it is better for the community if we construct tall buildings rather than in the traditional style. However... - [The have and have-nots] Michael Farrugia Poverty is not considered as a perception by this administration. It is seen as a reality upon which the government is... - [Construction malpractices] Reference is made to the video carried online in the Times of Malta of July 19, showing a truck being driven in Attard and leaving behind... - [Promoting sports in Malta] The recent performances by Maltese football clubs in their Champions League and Europa League commitments, most notably Birkirkara’s... - [Erdogan’s counter-offensive] On July 20, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a televised speech from his palace in Ankara in the presence of members of... Letters - [Residential parking] Whatever happens with regard to residential parking, the only thing taxpayers demand is that they are all treated as equals and not have... - [Spotlight on dishonour] The editorial ‘Spotlight on human trafficking’ (July 13) is useful and timely. It merits the appreciation of the Maltese who cherish the... - [Home’s culinary restrictions] It has come to my knowledge that new regulations are in force at the Church home for the elderly in St Julian’s. I find it hard to... - [Protest’s aim] The editorial of the Times of Malta, ‘Gagging is not for democrats’ (July 27), chose to depict the judicial protest I filed recently as... - [Ethics] It is commendable to analyse the medicinal properties of the morning-after pill. Also, assessing the needs of society is praiseworthy. Sport - [Schweinsteiger calls time on his Germany career] Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from international football. Three weeks after Germany were knocked out of Euro 2016... - [Rooney says Mourinho brought back winning mentality at United] Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney believes new manager Jose Mourinho has brought a winning mentality back to the club. The... - [Gana set for Everton transfer] Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo expects Idrissa Gana’s move to Everton to be completed imminently. The Toffees have triggered the... - [Akpom shows Arsenal the way in San Jose win] A late goal from Chuba Akpom gave Arsenal a 2-1 victory over the MLS All-Stars in their friendly match in San Jose. Striker Akpom, who... - [Conte urges Chelsea players to carry aggression into new season] New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has urged his players to retain the aggressiveness they have shown during the pre-season, saying that... Business News - [Index loses two per cent in July] The Malta Stock Exchange index recouped yesterday by a minimal 0.1 per cent, to close at 4,470.277 points – thus registering a two per... - [Dollar slides on GDP, Japan bonds fall on BOJ move] Weak US GDP data knocked down the dollar and yields on US government debt yesterday, while Japanese government bond yields rose the most... - [Rising Chinese interest to make overseas deals] Low valuations, weak sterling and continued interest from Chinese companies in overseas dealmaking is likely to see merger activity in... - [Duties on steel imports from China] The European Union will impose duties on imports from China of steel bars used to reinforce concrete at rates higher than initially... - [ECB could scupper debt restructuring] The European Central Bank could scupper future eurozone debt res­tructurings if it increases the amount of a country’s bonds it can buy... Social - [Announcements] SOLER. On July 29, at Mater Dei Hospital, our beloved DENIS, aged 68, went to meet the Risen Lord, comforted by the rites of Holy Church... - [Opera v pop concert in Gozo] Soprano Pamela Agius Cibrano (New York), bass Noel Galea (Gozo) and pop singer Francesco Joseph Nicodeme (Italy) feature in the ninth... - [Exhibition about St Dominic] An exhibition about St Dominic will be on show at 135, St Dominic Street, Valletta, between tomorrow and August 7 from 5pm until 9pm. The... - [Religious celebration to raise funds for charity] A sea pilgrimage recreating a passage from the Bible will be held in BirżebbuÄ¡a on Friday, August 5, in honour of St Peter in Chains, who... - [Lino Bonello] Tony Mifsud writes: The deacon of the air-freight industry in Malta, Lino Bonello, passed away on July 12. He was 84. I knew Lino for... Blogs - [A trip down memory lane] It has just crossed my radar that towards the end of September, just after Independence Day, Sir Temi Zammit Hall at the University is to... - [Tiny cracks] It is clear that Premier Muscat thinks he's got away with it: the population at large has forgotten all about Panama and assorted other... - [Some ideas for the Gozo Minister] It's a slow summer and my heart goes out to the Gozo minister, with the whole country taking the mickey out of him for attending to his... - [The economy of truth] We know now for certain that if the truth was known and said about the inexistence of Saddam Hussein’s chemical warfare capability, the... - [No right to remain silent] Discussing petty politics over a beer last week, a friend of mine confessed: “I no longer dare criticise the government online because I... 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