timesofmalta.com newsletter - 29 Nov 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 29 Nov 2016 [Times of Malta] [Times of Malta] National - [Unions in sharp reaction as MPs disagree on PAC investigation of hospitals contract] Updated Tuesday 7.15am The MAM doctors' union and the UHM this morning reacted sharply after MPs in the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee disagreed on the unions' request for an investigation of the hospitals privatisation contract and... - [Malta newspapers in review] The following are the page one stories on the Maltese newspapers today. Times of Malta says the jobs scheme operated by the GWU after a contract with JobsPlus may be stopped if the union's foundation does not make a profit. l-orizzont says the... - [Jobs scheme may be discontinued if no profit made - Archbishop insists surplus should go to the workers] The contract signed by the General Workers’ Union to manage a Jobs Plus scheme for the long-term unemployed may be discontinued if it becomes unprofitable for the union. According to an unpublicised agreement signed between the GWU and the... - [Failed Budget measure for gyms] A VAT-reduction measure introduced in last year’s Budget to encourage participation in sports activities has not worked, and most of the operators in the sector have used it to boost their profits instead of encouraging more use of their... - [MEPs unite for action to stop revenge porn] The majority of political groups within the European Parliament, headed by Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, have endorsed a joint declaration calling for criminal sanctions on revenge porn and cyberbullying. Provoked by high profile cases in Malta, UK... World news - [Plane crashes in Colombia with 81 on board, including Brazilian footballers] An aircraft with 81 people aboard, including a Brazilian football team, crashed in central Colombia, and rescuers are moving survivors from the site, the country's civil aviation association said. The Chapecoense football team was among the 72... - [More than 800 Lufthansa flights grounded as pilots resume strike] German airline Lufthansa cancelled hundreds of flights today (including this afternoon's Frankfurt-Malta flight according to the MIA website) as its pilots started two days of strikes amid a long-running pay dispute that has cost the German... - [Raul Castro swears allegiance in front of Fidel Castro's urn] Cuban President Raul Castro signed a contract of allegiance to the country's revolution during a ceremony in Havana to pay his final respects to his brother and predecessor Fidel Castro, who ruled for half a century and resisted the United States... - [Girl, 7, shares last message on Twitter as her Syria home is bombed] A seven-year-old Syrian girl, whose depictions of daily life in Aleppo have gained a large Twitter following, has sent harrowing messages describing the bombardment of her house as government forces advance on rebel-held parts of the city. Bana... - [Watch: Man drives SUV into pedestrians, stabs others on Ohio campus] Updated 9.54pm A man drove a sport utility vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians at Ohio State University then jumped out and stabbed several people with a butcher knife, injuring at least nine, before a police officer shot and killed the attacker... Opinion - [Exerting power over others] I once spent three wonderful months in New York about 10 years ago. The people were really friendly, and the city itself was incredibly... - [A polarising leader] The reactions to the news of the death of Fidel Castro were mixed. In Havana, the Cuban government declared nine days of national mourning. - [Forgive, forget, remember] John F. Kennedy, the iconic American President once advised his people: “Forgive your enemies but never forget their names.”  I would... - [The white tent in the room] Clutch, break, put into gear, inch forward. Line of red lights stream on, clutch, break, put into gear, inch forward, red lights. Stuck... - [Malta is now on the brink] It would not be an exaggeration to say that Malta stands on the brink of losing protection of human life from conception to natural death. Letters - [The inequality issue] Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency are both about the demand for change. But who wants change? Certainly not those who are comfortable... - [Honesty] I refer to what Andy Walsh had to say about the British way. It is good to hear someone that is gracious in defeat following a democratic... - [Keynes and citizenship] I refer to the letter titled ‘Not a dog whistle’ by Karm Farrugia (November 19) wherein the correspondent stated that, if alive,... - [Education system] I have the feeling that this is how changes are made to our educational system: we go in circles and adopt past practices that were... - [Unbecoming behaviour] It was reported (November 23) that Finance Minister Edward Scicluna is concerned that false rumours would be detrimental to the financial... Sport - [Pioli bags first win as Inter coach] Inter clung on to beat 10-man Fiorentina 4-2 yesterday and hand boss Stefano Pioli his first win since taking charge. Four days after... - [Sporting briefs] Mourinho: The Football Association has charged Jose Mourinho with improper conduct after the Manchester United manager’s dismissal in... - [Sports round-up] Rugby Union: South Africa coach Allister Coetzee has defied calls to quit after the worst year in Springbok history, saying yesterday he... - [O’Sullivan is just out of this world, says beaten Georgiou] Ronnie O’Sullivan was described as “not human” by vanquished opponent Michael Georgiou after surging into the last 16 of the UK Snooker... - [Ice-cool Del Potro paves the way for Argentina’s triumph] Juan Martin Del Potro’s tennis career looked over after a second wrist injury sidelined him for the best part of two years in 2014 but... Business News - [Interest rate risk is real] October and November have been gruelling months for European and US government bonds. The sharp upward moves in yields on government... - [Oil up in choppy trade as dollar and stocks dip] Crude futures rallied in choppy trading yesterday ahead of an Opec meeting later in the week that could reap production cuts, while the... - [Oil prices gyrate as Opec heavyweights head to Vienna] Oil prices edged higher yesterday, after falling as much as two per cent in early trading, as the market grappled over the shaky prospect... - [UK think tank plans legal challenge over Europe single market access] A British think tank said yesterday it planned to take legal action over whether the government could take Britain out of the single... - [OECD sees resurgent US growth boosting global economy] Global growth would pick up faster than previously expected in the coming months as the Trump administration’s planned tax cuts and... Social - [Announcements] CALLEJA. On November 26, Grand Master Vice Grand Duke CARM SANDRO CALLEJA, OBSS, of St Paul’s Bay, comforted by the rites of Holy Church... - [Organ festival] The Malta International Organ Festival continues with a concert featuring pieces by German composers. Today’s programme features organist... - [Two artists at art discussion meeting] Darren Spiteri, a painter and ceramist, and Matthew Cassar, a painter and teacher of art, are the guests of the 142nd Art Discussion... - [Lunchtime concert] The successful weekly lunchtime concert series at the Oratory of St Francis in Valletta continues today with a classical guitar... - [Symposium on post-humanism in academia] The next Work in Progress in the Social Studies (WIPSS) event taking place today is a symposium on the possibility of a post-humanist... Blogs - [Joseph Muscat is right] I thought that would get your attention. Don’t go running away with the idea that I have been converted to slavish adherence to the... - [Hail to Mr Minority President] As at the point of writing Hilary Clinton has 1.75 million votes more than President elect Donald Trump; and that big gap is bound to... - [Get 'em out by Friday] In the post-truth era characterised by the electoral victories of Premier Muscat, that Farage specimen and - Gawd'elp'us'all - Donald... - [A culture of resignation] The recent resignation of Pia Zammit from the Manoel Theatre Board a week ago, seems to have caused, remarkably, some ripples in the... - [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... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 29 Nov 2016 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. 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