timesofmalta.com newsletter - 26 Sep 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 26 Sep 2016 [Times of Malta] [BMIT] National - [‘Alitalia has no money to invest in Air Malta’] Italian national carrier Alitalia has no money to invest in Air Malta and needs investment itself, Italian unions representing Alitalia staff told the Times of Malta. A day after a 24-hour strike on Thursday by Alitalia’s pilots and cabin crew... - [Police struggling to cope with Paceville crime] Police are still facing an uphill struggle to crack down on criminality in Paceville especially drug trafficking, despite repeated pledges that resources at the St Julian’s police station would be beefed up, Times of Malta has learnt. “Another... - [Pharmacies to get tax credit for cost of delivering medicines to elderly] Pharmacies delivering free medicines to patients aged 70 and over will be entitled to a €14,000 tax credit to cover their expenses, which may include the purchase of a car, this newspaper has learnt. The measure could cost the government up to €3... - [Farmers offered opportunity to benefit from successful organic farming business model] Maltese farmers are being offered the opportunity to benefit from an organic farming business model that has been successfully implemented in neighbouring Sicily through the efforts of the network InCampagna Rete. The network, represented locally... - [Swiss photographer trying to map all Malta’s cart ruts] Walking past cart ruts all over the island feels like going back in time for 66-year-old Swiss photographer Monika Trinkler, who travels to Malta several times a year to document her adventures. Ms Trinkler first came to the island in 1983 and has... World news - [Clinton and Trump to square off in highly anticipated debate showdown] Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time this evening in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched and highly anticipated political showdowns in U.S. history. The surprisingly... - [Air strikes hit military site in Sanaa] Arab coalition air strikes hit military targets in the Yemeni capital today, residents said. Large plumes of smoke could be seen rising from various locations in Sanaa but there were no official reports of casualties. The strikes came a day after... - [Russia guilty of prolonging war in Syria, UK foreign minister says] Russia is guilty of prolonging the war in Syria and may have committed war crimes by targeting an aid convoy, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said in an interview aired on today. A 31-truck convoy was attacked on Monday night, killing... - [Jordanian writer gunned down outside court before cartoon trial] A prominent Jordanian writer has been shot dead in front of the courthouse where he was on trial for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam. Police and relatives say Nahed Hattar was gunned down shortly before arriving for a court hearing in... - [Bosnian Serbs vote in banned referendum] Bosnian Serbs are voting in a referendum banned by the country's constitutional court - risking western sanctions against their autonomous region and criminal charges against their leaders. Sunday's vote is asking whether to keep January 9 as a... Opinion - [DNA tests: a tool for justice] Thirty years have passed since Sir Alec Jeffreys first used DNA in a criminal case to show that the initial prime suspect was not guilty. - [Proposals for the Budget] According to the government, the upcoming Budget will be targeting ‘prosperity with social justice’. Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has... - [Saudi Arabia is no ally] In January 2015, the flags on Buckingham Palace, the houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey flew at half-mast. They were paying... - [Seismic design of buildings] Earthquakes have often been considered to be one of the greatest and unfortunate natural events that can take place. In the past, due to... - [The chore wars] Housework does not come natural to man. By man, I mean mankind. Let’s face it, in the prehistoric era there were no houses with an... Letters - [Scotland and the Knights of St John] During my schooldays in Malta I learned about the Knights of St John and later in life was taught first aid by the St John’s Ambulance... - [Refuse bag solution] As the ‘grandee’ of Gozo Mike Wagstaff was so quick to point out when he was trying to portray me as a rabid racist recently over my... - [Go Sports] Like many other soccer enthusiasts, I am disappointed atthe way we have been stealthily, albeit probably legally, deprived of what we... - [Thanks to Gozo Channel employees] I would like to show my appreciation to the Gozo Channel employees who were a great help to me when I told them that I had particular... - [Bureaucrats’ fears] I am now more convinced than ever that the greatest fear gripping the minds of the unelected Brussels bureaucrats is that Britain, after... Sport - [Parish believes a second Premier League could be an option] Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish admits the financial ramifications of relegation from the top flight now are “scary” and believes a... - [‘Sometimes football could be cruel’ – Zidane] Zinedine Zidane (picture) has no doubt his Real Madrid side have what it to takes to remain at the top of La Liga after a “cruel” setback... - [Schalke lose another match] Schalke lost their fifth straight game in the Bundesliga this season with Hoffenheim turning up the heat on their coach Markus Weinzierl... - [Late strike earns Dons victory over Rangers] James Maddison’s stoppage-time winner ensured Rangers suffered a miserable return to Pittodrie as Aberdeen claimed a dramatic 2-1... - [Penalty goal sees Lions through] Marsa 0Naxxar Lions 1 An early second-half penalty goal handed Naxxar Lions their second win of the season as Marsa conceded their third... Business News - [Politicians’ health and mere theatrics] The soap opera that is the US current election campaign continues. Now we know that luckily Hillary Clinton is recovering well from a... - [­­­Shipping movements] The following ships are exptected in Malta: The Jaguar from Annaba to Skikda, the Turnberry Kontor from Bejaia, the CMA CGM Ivanhoe from... - [Trillion-dollar global fund industry faces pressure to tighten belt] Home to trillions of dollars of global wealth, mutual fund firms face an unfamiliar belt-tightening as chan­ges in the way people invest... - [Ubi bene, ibi patria] Perhaps all living creatures have a certain degree of curiosity – those at the top of the scale of the evolutionary development being... - [Hili Co. acquires top Polish freight-forwarder Allcom] Hili Company, the logistics division of Hili Ventures, has acquired Gdynia-based freight-forwarder and customs agency Allcom, allowing it... Social - [Announcements] COLEIRO. On September 24, at Mater Dei Hospital, JOSEPH, aged 82, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves... - [Heritage Malta museums open for free tomorrow] Heritage Malta will mark World Tourism Day, celebrated tomorrow, by opening some of its museums and sites in Malta and in Gozo for... - [Norma live from the Royal Opera House] The Eden Cinemas is today launching its 2016-2017 season of live cinema from the Royal Opera House in London. The season will commence... - [An exhibition on vanity, selfies and indifference] The Insanity of Vanity, which opened yesterday at Spazju Kreattiv, is a transmedia exhibition exploring the social infatuation of posting... - [Dar il-Kaptan turns 25] Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his wife Michelle hosted a well-attended reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dar il-Kaptan in... Blogs - [Have your moment...] Let's start from the premise that any amount of €uro's worth of investment is a good thing. Premier Joseph's announcement of the fact... - [Lest we forget] 52 years ago Malta gained its independence. No amount of political talk, rewriting of history or stamping of feet is going to change... - [Bishops are not the proverbial monkeys] Whenever Archbishop Scicluna “dares” to speak about the environment, economic justice, high rise buildings, the gaming industry,... - [Betting on it] Former-Ex Minister Manwel Mallia is clearly betting on it.   Betting on the fact that your common-or-garden Labour punter (or member of... - [A leader’s gamble] In several comments responding to my last article 'The vain and the infantile' I was taken to task by some readers for criticising just... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 26 Sep 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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