timesofmalta.com newsletter - 17 Nov 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 17 Nov 2016 [Times of Malta] [Vanity, Profanity & Worship] National - [Toni Abela expected to become judge on Monday] Former Labour deputy leader Toni Abela, having received the green light from the recently appointed Judicial Appointments Committee, is expected to become a judge on Monday, the Times of Malta has learnt. Contacted yesterday, Dr Abela declined to... - [Today's newspapers in review] The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says the police have documented evidence pointing towards corruption and falsification of signatures connected to government direct orders running into the hundreds of... - [Corruption and fraud in government direct orders running into thousands of euros] The police have documented evidence pointing towards corruption and falsification of signatures connected to government direct orders running into the hundreds of thousands of euros, the Times of Malta is informed. In the wake of corruption... - [Spot the alien fish campaign launched] A citizen campaign dealing with non-indigenous fish species has been launched by the university. The campaign, which follows the Spot the Jellyfish campaign first launched in 2010, is being run together with the International Ocean Institute, the... - [Three men arrested after drug finds] Three people were arrested following drug finds between last night and this morning. The police said an Eritrean arriving in Malta from Pozzallo last night was arrested after he was found in possession of three kilograms of khat and a substantial... World news - [Tight security around Trump Tower disrupts Big Apple] Since the election of Donald Trump for US President, heightened security around Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan has caused heavy traffic and headaches for commuters, shoppers and for people who live and work in the area. The New York Police... - [Bob Dylan not going to Stockholm to pick up Nobel Prize] Bob Dylan has said that he will not be going to Stockholm to pick up his 2016 Nobel Prize for literature. Dylan told the Swedish Academy that "he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible"... - [Lindbergh's iconic aviation cap to go under hammer in Paris] The iconic aviation cap worn by Charles Lindbergh during his famed 1927 trans-Atlantic flight to France is being auctioned off in Paris. The floppy brown leather cap that buttons around the chin is expected to fetch $64,000-$86,000 at Drouot's... - [Trump denies trying to get security clearance for his children] US President-elect Donald Trump said today he was not trying to get security clearance for his children, which would allow them access to classified government information. "I am not trying to get 'top level security clearance' for my children. - [Commonwealth faces funding crisis as its boss battles claims of extravagance] The cash-strapped Commonwealth is fast running out of funds, with member states meeting yesterday to discuss how to manage the funding crisis, sources have said. Yesterday's meeting came at an especially difficult time for the organisation's... Opinion - [Russia basks in glow of Pax Putiniana] As Russia gears up its massive preparations to commemorate the first centenary of the Bolshevik revolution, this traditionally detested... - [It’s not a revolution] Donald Trump’s victory has left many pundits with egg on their hot blushing faces – an entire bubbling omelette. They’ve reacted by going... - [Europe’s new Iron Curtain] The ideas of great men and women usually fall apart because they necessarily have to be implemented by average people. The idea of a... - [Don’t always blame motorcyclists] Sadly, I’m writing this piece after yet ano-ther fatal motorcycle crash. A 25-year-old man from Naxxar was killed after coming off his... - [The Marlene effect] The new Democratic Party (Partit Demokratiku) formally elected Marlene Farrugia as their leader on October 21. She sits in the House of... Letters - [Decent pensions] Reference is made to the letter ‘A pension is a saving’ by Edwin Gauci (November 7). It is important to note that the proposal for... - [A consensus] While coming out forcefully against the development at Zonqor Point, the Nationalist Party was then in favour of the racetrack being... - [Scrambled service] A few months back I had written complaining that Melita was scrambling all my channels if I failed to switch on my TV set every day. They... - [City in bloom] I was surprised, not to say delighted, that among other plans for a greener Valletta the subject of plants in the city was... - [Governance] The mushrooming of inquiry boards shows lack of proper governance in many instances. Is the government finally going to get its act... Sport - [Plans for English football shake-up abandoned] Plans for the biggest shake-up in English football since the introduction of the Premier League have been abandoned after talks between... - [Caruana Curran faces challenge from Farrugia Sacco] Joe Caruana Curran and Lino Farrugia Sacco will be contesting the election for the post of president of the Aquatic Sports Association... - [Promotion joy for Spartans and Vittoriosa in 1975-76] They say, in football, you cannot keep a good horse down. In 1975-76, Ħamrun Spartans, after spending two seasons in the second division,... - [Messi leads Argentina team ban to media] Lionel Messi led his 26-man Argentina squad in a protest on Tuesday against perceived mistreatment by the media, saying they were... - [Alex Borg bows out in Belfast] Alex Borg has bowed out of the Northern Ireland Open after going down to Norway’s Kurt Maflin 4-1 in Belfast yesterday. The Maltese... Business News - [Eurozone needs moderately expansionary fiscal stance next year – Commission] The eurozone as a whole needed to loosen its fiscal policy next year to make it moderately expansionary to boost the sluggish economic... - [Brexit talks will take ‘a lot longer’ than two years – Eurogroup head] Negotiations over Britain’s departure from the European Union were very complex and were going to take longer than the scheduled two... - [EU agrees new rules for money market funds, eliminating and creating others] European Union institutions agreed on new rules for money market funds that would eliminate some kinds of funds and create others, EU... - [Microsoft offers EU concessions over its $26 billion LinkedIn bid] Microsoft has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators over its $26 billion bid for social network LinkedIn, the European... - [Italy, five others at risk of breaking EU budget rules] Italy and five other countries were at risk of breaking EU budget discipline rules with their 2017 draft budgets, the European Commission... Social - [Announcements] CAMILLERI. On October 31, GIOVANNI of MÄ¡arr, Malta, residing at St Paul’s Bay, aged 67, was called to meet the Risen Lord. He will be... - [A closer look at Maltese modern art] A talk being held today in Valletta will take a look at the political and cultural realities of Malta that influenced the development of... - [Conference on animal welfare] A public conference on animal welfare is taking place tomorrow in Attard. Rights of the Voiceless aims to discuss the standards of animal... - [Central Bank of Malta special coin exhibition] A special exhibition of copper coins is currently running in Valletta at the Central Bank of Malta. Not Copper but Trust traces the... - [Premiere of new Kantata] A new Kantata with lyrics by Trevor Zahra and music composed by Major Carmelo Mangion will conclude the 400th anniversary celebrations... Blogs - [The Antidisestablishmentarianism of it] I never thought I'd use that word, particularly in a headline, but hey, we're living in the Post-Fact World, the one in which words have... - [It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)] The classic REM song was uploaded by an incredulous friend on Facebook on Wednesday morning as the world was jolted out of its sleep to... - [A bad time to have a (decent) opinion] A great post caught my eye this morning: the German people are encouraging Americans to go ahead and vote in a lying, racist thug who... - [Demon alert] First off, happy Halloween guys. Yes, I know it's not a real holiday. Yes, I know it's a commercial US import. Yes, I know it's just... - [Sorry not sorry] "I'm sorry I was chatting on my phone, didn't see the lights turn red and wound up ramming the side of your car." "I'm sorry I forgot to... 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