timesofmalta.com newsletter - 15 Oct 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 [Times of Malta] [Architects and Knights] National - [Depression forces young singer to quit] Renowned singer and songwriter Lauren Aquilina has called it quits aged 21, after her career took a strain on her mental health. The British-Maltese artist broke the news to her fans on social media this week, as organisations around the world... - [Technical board to analyse new Mosta parking project] A joint technical board has been set up between the Archdiocese and Projects Malta Ltd in connection with helping the parking problem in the centre of Mosta ahead of a planned project. A request for proposals for the construction of an... - ['Mysterious' death could be natural; it's the second death in same flat in 8 months] A Serbian woman is helping the police with investigations following the discovery of a dead Englishman in her apartment in St Paul’s Bay on Wednesday night - the second man to die there in eight months. Police began investigating after an autopsy... - [Mayor to take action against warden, accuses agency of wanting to make money off visitors] Legal action would be taken against a warden who told residents that the local council had assigned him to the Birgu by Candlelight event last Saturday, mayor John Boxall said. Mr Boxall said it was the Local Enforcement System Agency (LESA) that... - [Today's newspapers in review] These are the main stories reported in today's Maltese newspapers: Times of Malta reports that Malta has obtained its first upgrade by a credit rating agency in 20 years. It also says that the death of a man in St Paul's Bay man on Thursday which... World news - [Libyan forces advance in ISIS-held Sirte, 14 killed] Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that killed 14 of their troops, military officials and hospital sources said. After six months of fighting, backed by US... - [Watch: Donald Trump: Sexual-assault accusers 'want to stop our movement'] Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump last night charged that the women accusing him of sexual misconduct fabricated their stories to damage his campaign after two more women came forward with allegations that he had groped them. The... - [Trump, reeling from groping allegations, faces new accusation] US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faced a fresh allegation of groping today, even as his running mate promised that evidence casting doubt on other accusations of sexual misconduct would be made public soon. The Washington Post... - [Americans can now smoke as many Cuban cigars as they want] Americans travelling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island's coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the US government today to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been... - [Former Hibs target Ched Evans not guilty of rape] Footballer Ched Evans has been found not guilty of rape following a two-week retrial.The Wales international and Chesterfield striker, who fought a five-year battle to clear his name, wept and hugged his partner Natasha Massey following the... Opinion - [All it took was a phone call] It is not at all convincing for Simon Busuttil to dismiss as “a deviation” the story by Malta Today about Beppe Fenech Adami’s name ... - [May the force be with you] Carmelo Abela, Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Change was the main thrust of a presentation I made together with Saviour... - [Dispassionate discussion] Euthanasia is an extremely difficult subject to write about mainly because it entails expressing oneself on something that is so very... - [Preventing the ‘bad’ bugs] The world is not in a good state. Political and military conflicts are the order of the day. Democratic processes are under considerable... - [Russia and the crisis in Syria] The situation in Syria remains difficult and tense. Russia is very much concerned about the continued violence and problems with... Letters - [Action called for] Now that it seems that the post of Police Commissioner has finally been settled I once again ask whether the heinous crime perpetrated on... - [Fair share] I refer to the front-page article entitled ‘€1.75 wage increase per week likely’ (October 11). It is misleading. The €1.75 sum would be... - [The bombings in Syria] The barbaric bombing of civilians in Syria by the Russians, under orders from Vladimir Putin, has prompted condemnation from the US,... - [Bus stops and health centres] Listeners of the state radio are complaining that certain bus stops are too far away from health centres. Special reference is made to... - [Fish farm clients] I write on behalf of Joseph Sammut with regard to the article ‘Gaffarena is Labour MP’s fish farm client’ (October 8). As my client had... Sport - [Conte laughs off 'strange' speculation he's about to be sacked] Antonio Conte has laughed off "strange" speculation he was about to be sacked as Chelsea head coach, suggesting the rumours in Italy are... - [Spiteri upbeat as Balzan face stern Birkirkara duel] Leaders Balzan have the chance to deliver another early blow in the burgeoning title race tomorrow as they go head to head with... - [Messi return ‘great news’ for Barcelona] Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi is fully recovered from injury and should make his comeback against Deportivo today, coach Luis Enrique... - [Å»ebbuÄ¡ hammer Sirens for first win of the season] Å»ebbuÄ¡ Rangers 5Sirens 2 Striker Tomislav Trebovac produced a superb display as he led Å»ebbuÄ¡ Rangers to their first win of the season... - [Djokovic survives Zverev scare] Novak Djokovic recovered from a first-set loss to overcome Germany’s Mischa Zverev while Britain’s Andy Murray swept past Belgium’s David... Business News - [Six shortlisted for first Social Impact Awards] Seven projects have been shortlisted for the first ever Social Impact Awards in Malta, to be held on October 25. The initiative aims to... - [EY global revenues up by 9%] EY announced combined global revenues of $29.6bn for its financial year ended June 30, 2016. Overall, financial year 2016 revenue grew by... - [Index turns negative as 11 equities decline] The Malta Stock Exchange index ended the week in negative territory with a one per cent decline at 4,442.333 points. A total of 15... - [Company briefs] The Investment Migration Council (IMC), the worldwide association of professionals dealing with investor migration and... - [Daily currency report] Yesterday, Fed chair Janet Yellen spoke at an economics conference and may use this platform to issue new monetary policy signals. In the... Social - [Announcements] MICALLEF. On October 13, Dr HILDA MICALLEF, MD, DCP (Lond.), née Boffa, widow of Dr Philip Micallef, aged 93, passed away peacefully... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow] Chemimart, 20/21, Republic Street, Valletta (2124 6051);Thomas Pharmacy, 796, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2123 8018); Evans Pharmacy,... - [Miss Saigon celebrates 25th anniversary] The legendary musical Miss Saigon tomorrow returns to the big screen for one day only to celebrate its 25th anniversary. This spectacular... - [Danish film at St James Cavalier] Inspired by his own personal experiences, co-founder of the Dogme 95 film-making movement and Danish director Thomas Vinterberg powers a... - [Walk, cycle or run for a good cause] The third edition of Walk Cycle Run in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza is taking place tomorrow. The walk starts from SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi centre: the... Blogs - [What a coincidence - not] I hold no brief for Beppe Fenech Adami, and if he’s acted in any manner that is not in accordance with the standards of propriety to... - [To each his own] All twenty articles that I have since written for this blog, come from one premise: that the “disagreement” between the Opposition and... - [Lie witness news] The big oil-storage tanker that will be feeding the still-to-be-inaugurated power station will be entering the Marsaxlokk harbour within... - [MAP(ping) women’s control] Picture suffering a medical emergency in the middle of the night. You know that there’s a pill that will sort out this emergency in no... - [A journalist dies in Jordan. May his death be a clear sign to all of us] Over the past few days there has been a major debate in the US and the murder of a prominent journalist in Jordan. These two facts seem... 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