timesofmalta.com newsletter - 18 Aug 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 18 Aug 2016 [Times of Malta] [Treasures of Malta] National - [Man hit by taxi on The Strand dies] The 26-year-old Libyan man who was hit by a taxi on The Strand in Sliema early on Tuesday morning has died, the police said. The man had been hit by the vehicle driven by a 61-year-old man from Msida at 1.15am. - [Morning-after pill cannot interrupt established pregnancy - Medicines Authority chief] There is no scientific reason why emergency contraception products should not be authorised for sale in Malta, the Medicines Authority chief says. Pharmacist Anthony Serracino Inglott argues in an opinion piece today that scientific studies show... - [Maltese newspapers review] The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says the owner of a family-run transport business had his operator’s licence revoked after he admitted to employing a school transport driver whose name was on the sex... - [Firm loses licence for employing paedophile driver] The owner of a family-run transport business had his operator’s licence revoked after he admitted to employing a school transport driver whose name was on the sex offenders’ register. Renè Zammit, 47, of Balzan, who owns Silverstar Transport... - [Twins, 9, injured in Gozo crash] Twins aged nine were injured when two cars collided head-on at Ta' Xħajma hill in Nadur late this afternoon. Also injured was their mother, 40, from Sannat, who was driving a Hyundai l10 and a 19-year-old man from Nadur who was driving a VW... World news - [More than 80,000 people warned to evacuate homes over California wildfire] Firefighters urged California residents threatened by a ferocious blaze to evacuate their homes when told to as it raged out of control. The wildfire started on Tuesday in a part of the state left bone dry by five years of drought, and within a... - [North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production] North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived U.S. threats remain, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. North Korea's Atomic Energy Institute, which... - [World's largest aircraft takes to the skies] The world's largest aircraft has taken to the skies for a successful maiden voyage - its first since being revamped in the UK. The 92-metre Airlander 10 - part plane, part helicopter, part airship - loomed overhead at Cardington airfield in... - [Ferry on fire off Puerto Rico, 500 rescued] Some 500 people have been rescued from a ferry which caught fire near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The US Coast Guard coordinated the rescue from AmericaCruiseFerries boat about one mile off the coast of San Juan. No deaths or injuries were immediately... - [East European workers in the UK exceed one million] The number of EU workers from eight eastern European countries in the UK has passed a million for the first time, new figures issued today show. Labour market data shows just over one million people from the group of states, including Poland and... Opinion - [Using different yardsticks] The promises of a zero-tolerance policy on corruption,meritocracy, equal opportunities and transparency formed the platform on which the... - [The best-in-Europe show] It will not be the greatest show on earth – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has the lock on that. But the European Parliament’s... - [Safe use of medicine] The World Health Organisation describes emergency contraception or post-coital contraception as methods of contraception that can be used... - [Problems Labour must tackle] That the Labour government is a government that delivers is borne out by the facts. Indeed, 75 per cent of Labour’s electoral programme... - [Barbarians at the gates] Ten years ago, Malta was victim to a reckless decision by the then Nationalist government to extend the construction development zones. Letters - [From theocracy to secularism] I’ve seen Malta transformed from a stifling, priest-ridden theocracy in the 1950s, under the stern and authoritarian Archbishop Michael... - [Public inconvenience] It is a shame that in a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen and the site of the most modern house of Parliament that is Valletta not a... - [Political rectitude] The comments attributed to Minister Edward Scicluna in regard to the Panama Papers, involving Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi and... - [Mosta square plans] Talks are taking place on projects involving Mosta Square. Allow me to make some comments. The people of Mosta are rightly worried when... - [Mosquito bites] I wanted to write this letter to the Health Department a long time ago. The problem I have is about the black mosquito and others found... Sport - [Olympics: Swimming team-mates of Ryan Lochte removed from flight to US] American swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from a flight to the US by the Brazilian authorities, the United States... - [Murray and Nadal roll, Raonic outslugs Isner] Olympic and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray picked up where he left off in Rio by drubbing Argentina's Juan Monaco to take his place in... - [Kipruto runs to 3,000m steeplechase gold in Rio] Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto stormed to victory in the men’s 3,000 metre steeplechase final yesterday, ensuring the East African nation... - [Brazilian police arrest IOC member in ticketing investigation] Brazilian police arrested a member of the IOC’s executive board, Ireland’s Patrick Hickey, in his hotel in Rio de Janeiro yesterday in... - [Lange sails to Nacra title for Argentina] Argentine helmsman Santiago Lange and crew Cecilia Carranza Saroli won gold in the Nacra 17 mixed-sex catamaran class at the Rio 2016... Business News - [The summer bond market rally] The historic consultative Brexit referendum on June 23 had wide implications across various asset classes, namely equities, currencies... - [Shipping movements] These ships are expected in Malta: The MV Eurocargo Genoa from Genoa to Livorno, the Seago Piraeus from Antwerp to Piraeus (Thomas Smith... - [UK jobless benefit claimants unexpectedly fall despite Brexit shock] The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Britain unexpectedly fell in July despite the shock to the economy caused by the... - [Uber takes legal action over new rules in London] Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between... - [Global stocks fall as investors take profits] Stocks around the globe turned lower yesterday as investors sold equities ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July... Social - [Announcements] CIANTAR. On August 16, at St Vincent de Paul residence, IVY, née Santucci, a most beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away... - [Summer Carnival also in Marsascala] The Malta Summer Carnival 2016 will be held this weekend in BuÄ¡ibba and, for the first time, in Marsascala. Taking place from 7pm to... - [Movie night under the stars at the Palazzo] Palazzo Parisio in Naxxar is hosting its second ladies’ movie night on Sunday, August 28. This time the film scheduled is Mamma Mia!, a... - [Mara: an audio-theatrical show] Renowned local duo The New Victorians are back with a piece of work that aims to bring their love for music and theatre together, while... - [Announcements] FARRUGIA. On August 15, at St Vincent de Paul Residence, MARY VIOLET, née Scicluna, a most beloved mother and grandmother, widow of... Blogs - [Have I got news for you?] When I watched John Oliver's 19-minute rant on the doom and gloom facing the newspaper industry, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. - [Not a good week for the premier] Two pieces in Wednesday's print edition of this media house's output, and some later news, inspired my title. The first piece was Martin... - [I feel it, therefore it is] Quite some years back I had a discussion with a number of students from the Faculty of Education. I thought I misunderstood what they... - [Cheating and getting away with it] There was a time when people believed that cheaters never prosper. Unfortunately we seem to be living in an age where if you don't cheat... - [Some myths, exploded] Sometimes you just have to wonder whether anyone who matters (or thinks s/he matters, a different kettle of herring altogether) has a... 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