timesofmalta.com newsletter - 7 Aug 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 7 Aug 2016 [Times of Malta] [Times of Malta] National - [Two cars overturn within 30 minutes of each other, drivers injured] A man and a woman were seriously injured in separate incidents as two cars overturned in a matter of 30 minutes early this morning. The first happened at 4.30am in Imqabba Road, Siggiewi when a Toyota Hilux driven by a 38-year-old woman from St... - [Australian Phillip Galea charged with planning terror attack following raids in Melbourne] A 31-year-old man appeared in an Australian court today charged with planning a terror attack, following a series of counter-terrorism police raids. Phillip Galea was charged with acts done in preparation for a terrorist act and collecting or... - [Owner says fish farms are a source of slime] For the first time, the owner of one of the major fish farms has acknowledged the pollution caused by the industry, saying the slime in southern bays meant the farms will have to move. Salvu Ellul, owner of MFF Ltd, said the industry has tried... - [Malta newspapers review] The following are the top headlines in Malta's newspapers today. The Sunday Times of Malta leads with a focus on how rents in Malta are rising fast. The subject is also discussed on KullHadd. MaltaToday reports that Anton Attard, the former PBS... - [Ramla’s water sports goes to court] A man who offers water sports facilities at Gozo’s picturesque Ramla l-Ħamra beach has turned to the court for protection after a competitor who he claims is unlicensed has been taking his business for more than two years. Paul Cini, from Nadur,... World news - [Bullet narrowly misses New Zealand Olympic official] A New Zealand Olympic official had a lucky escape in Brazil having been nearly hit by a bullet. According to the kiwi Chef de Mission, the press attache had been working in a canvas tent at the Deodoro equestrian event center in Rio de Janeiro,... - [Result of Brexit referendum must be respected - Corbyn] Labour must "abide by" the decision of voters who opted to leave the European Union in the recent referendum, Jeremy Corbyn has said. In one of the clearest indications yet that he will not seek to overturn the result of the June 23 poll, the... - [Austrian far-right leader likens Turkish coup to Reichstag fire; senior official hurls insults] urkey's failed coup and President Tayyip Erdogan's subsequent purges of state institutions are reminiscent of the Reichstag fire in Nazi Germany and its use by Hitler to amass greater power, the head of Austria's far-right Freedom Party said. The... - [Machete-wielding man wounds two Belgian police officers; shot dead] A machete-wielding man yelling "Allahu Akbar!" (God is greatest) injured two female police officers before being shot outside the main police station in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi this afternoon, police in the city said. The attacker,... - [Teenager accused of London stabbing spree appears in court] A teenager charged with carrying out a knife attack in London which left an American tourist dead and five people injured has been remanded in custody after appearing in court today. Zakaria Bulhan, 19, is accused of murdering retired teacher... Opinion - [That’s my view you’ve stolen away] We had a do in Mdina recently. We arrived when an outdoor Mass was still in progress, which was just as well because we could just stand... - [America’s bizarre election] This is without doubt the strangest and most bizarre presidential election in recent US history. It is certainly not a normal election,... - [No country for swimmers] I was not surprised to read the other day that the swimming zone in Sliema is, according to the people who know it well, on a very strict... - [LNG ship launched: but is it safe?] Last week the Prime Minister travelled to Singapore together with Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri for the delivery of the LNG carrier. - [Right in your back yard] Sliema residents are in for some big shocks, changes and traffic jams over the next few years. While people are lying on the beach or... Letters - [The ‘soldiers of steel’ march on] ‘In questo mondo di ladri’, (‘In this world of thieves’) sang Antonello Venditti at the Joseph Calleja concert in front of the Prime... - [Do not make the same mistake as others] I was alarmed to see Mario Garrett’s article advocating for suicide by ‘exit bag’, physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, (The Sunday... - [Shame on the Water Services Corporation] We are being urged to save water. Good! Campaigns are organised to educate people to save water, but the Water Services Corporation,... - [Darkness in Å»abbar Road] A street lamp located at Å»abbar Road in Å»abbar was moved across the road and mounted onto a pole some months ago at the request of a... - [Dog poop everywhere] It was with great interest that I read Joe Attard’s letter ‘Beach gone to the dogs’, (The Sunday Times of Malta, July 31). We have been... Sport - [Horror as French gymnast suffers broken leg in Olympics event] Spectators looked on in horror last night as French Gymnast Samir Ait Said broke his leg in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Warning, some may find... - [Olympics-Swimming-Golden start for Australia on day of records] Hungary's Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory, and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of... - [Mourinho needs time to change team mentality] Jose Mourinho admits it could take some time for Manchester United to move on from the Louis van Gaal era in terms of their brand of... - [Gers rescue draw on top-flight return] Glasgow Rangers ended their four-year exile from the Scottish Premier League with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Hamilton Academical at... - [Keeper Szczesny targets Serie A title with Roma] Roma’s on-loan keeper Wojciech Szczesny is determined to end the club’s long wait for the Serie A title this season. Szczesny spent last... Business News - [Can your business navigate Brexit?] Uncertainty continues to dominate the Brexit situation. What happens now, after the Brexit vote and the implications for businesses and... - [Malta and commodity trading] Commodities are a key driver of the global economy. Every day, a variety of commodity products such as metal ores, gold, oil, wheat,... - [New online venture for procurement of services] A new online venture vying to revolutionise the way we offer and procure service-based jobs is soon to be launched in Malta and Gozo. At... - [Medserv renews major contract] Medserv has successfully concluded the renewal of one of its major contracts with an international oil company operating offshore North... - [APS Bank customers can now shop online with added safety] APS Bank customers may now benefit from an added layer of safety and security when using their APS Visa debit card for online... Social - [VW Tiguan launch] - [Staff celebrate anniversaries with BOV] Around 162 Bank of Valletta employees have celebrated over 4,000 years of employment with the bank during a reception organised by the... - [Ex-RMA servicemen, old friends to meet up] It has been over 50 years since Maltese soldiers enlisted in the Royal Malta Artillery had served in Germany as soldiers of the British... - [New provincial superior for Augustinian Sisters] The Augustinian Sisters, Servants of Jesus and Mary, have just concluded their six-yearly provincial chapter – a rich experience in unity... - [New word game competition] Sicily beckons the winner of a new word game series, which kicked off yesterday. Virtù Ferries is offering two return passenger catamaran... Blogs - [Mintoff Mintoff] The easiest way to write about former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff is to play the usual game between the messianic and demonic. To... - [Those who lord it over us] It is now official: Malta is ruled by a few of mega-millionaire families; and current public policy dictates that everything is done so... - [Because they know it all] When we were students at Tal-Qroqq, we used to pull our friends in the Architecture & Civil Engineering Faculty’s legs that they thought... - ['The first terrorism'] It has been quite a while, a very long while indeed, since I contributed to these cyber columns, though I kept my regular appointment... - [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... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 7 Aug 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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