timesofmalta.com newsletter - 28 Dec 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Wednesday, 28 Dec 2016 [Times of Malta] [Architects and Knights] National - [Chief Justice takes offence at revision of ceremonial places] Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri yesterday said the government had “relegated” the judiciary when it revised the order of precedence followed at national ceremonies. “Unfortunately, the end of the year left a bitter taste for the judiciary because... - [Malta newspapers review] The following are the top headlines in the Maltese newspapers today. Times of Malta says the new CEO at the Foundation for Tomorrow's Schools has a financial package that is €20,000 better than that of his predecessor. The Malta Independent says... - [Police hunt thieves in Msida] Police are on the lookout for two thieves who were foiled while stealing from an apartment in Msida this afternoon. Sources said the two suspects broke into an apartment close to the University campus and were in the process of ransacking it when... - [Cyclist grievously injured in Mosta traffic accident] A 51-year-old cyclist was grievously injured this afternoon in a traffic accident in Mosta, police said. The Attard man was cycling along Triq iz-Zejfa when he was involved in a collision with a Hyundai Accent being driven by a 58-year-old woman... - [Five cars crash in two separate accidents on Luqa thoroughfare] Updated 8.34pm Two separate car crashes involving five vehicles in total forced the temporary closure of Santa Lucija-bound lanes on Luqa's Triq il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa this evening. Police said the initial crash involved three cars, with two... World news - [Japanese PM makes historic Pearl Harbour visit - pledges Japan will never wage war again] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a symbolic visit to Pearl Harbour with President Barack Obama, commemorating the victims of Japan's World War Two attack and promising that his country would never wage war again. The visit, just weeks... - [Cuba bans naming public places after Fidel Castro] Cuba's National Assembly approved a law today that bans erecting commemorative statues of Fidel Castro or naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the revolutionary leader who died last month. Castro always said he did not... - [Donald Trump cannot dissolve charity foundation because it is still under investigation] Donald Trump cannot move ahead with his plan to dismantle his charitable foundation because state prosecutors are probing whether the president-elect personally benefited from its spending, the New York attorney general's office has said. "The... - [Russia finds main black box from Black Sea crash jet] Russia has found the main flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea killing all 92 on board, the Defence Ministry said today, amid unconfirmed reports that authorities had grounded all aircraft of the same type. The... - [Former policemen on trial in Turkey for 'aiding failed coup'] Twenty-nine Turkish former police officers have gone on trial accused of aiding the failed military coup in July - the first trial in Istanbul over the attempt that led to 270 deaths. Renegade officers in Turkey's military used tanks, fighter jets... Opinion - [Renewable energy breakthrough] Our worldwide industrial revolution and future progress is entirely dependent on a reliable and hopefully renewable energy source. In my... - [Senseless life sentence] The recent landmark court judgment decreeing that sentences of life imprisonment which preclude the possibility of ... - [2016 - A rough year] Not since 1946 when the immediate post-war years laid the foundations of the modern world have we known such turbulence and political... - [Immigration: the new realities] In the 2004 satirical movie, A day without a Mexican is the day when, due to the sudden disappearance of all the Latinos, the American... - [Muslims make it hard] There is a saying attributed to the Prophet Muhammad: “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be... Letters - [Rally attendees] Life Network welcomes Ingram Bondin’s newly-revealed interest in issues relating to the defence of human life and would like to address... - [Good publicity] It is articles like the one above, which appeared in the Woman’s Weekly magazine (December 13) that boost tourism in Malta. This... - [Words of eternal life] Though John Guillaumier’s tirade against God’s citadel (the Church) and the bible is relentless and futile, he seems to be losing his ... - [Unifying speech] Barely had five days elapsed from the President’s heartfelt speech during the Republic Day investiture ceremony, when the leader of the ... - [The beauty of innocence] What is best: a myth that draws a smile or materialism that brings tears? Recently, this newspaper regaled us with a dangerous... Sport - [Sporting briefs] Mcmanaman: West Brom winger Callum McManaman has joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season, the Premier League club... - [Football news] Swansea sacked manager Bob Bradley after just 11 games in charge, yesterday. Bradley, the first American to manage in the Premier League,... - [Lloris is Spurs key man, says Puel] Claude Puel says Hugo Lloris is Tottenham’s most important player – and the Southampton manager is well placed to know. The French... - [Roma confident of breaking ground on new 56,000-seat stadia next year] Roma are on track to break ground on a new 56,000-seat stadium to be built in Rome’s south-west, the club chief executive said in Dubai... - [Torino need new signings to reach their targets] Before the Serie A season got underway, new Torino coach Sinisa Mihajlovic had openly declared that his chief objective was to help the... Business News - [When changes to consortium allowed] Bids for public contracts can be made by an individual firm, or by two or more unaffiliated entities. There are various reasons why... - [Stocks inch higher after holiday break] European and Asian share prices inched higher yesterday as trading in some of the world’s major financial markets resumed after a... - [Monte dei Paschi must raise €8.8bn] The European Central Bank has told Monte dei Paschi it needs to plug a capital shortfall of €8.8 billion, higher than a previous €5... - [Panasonic to invest over $256m in Tesla’s US plant for solar cells] Panasonic Corp will invest more than 30 billion yen (€244 million) in a New York production facility of Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to make... - [MSE Share Index climbs to a near 9-year high] Trading on the Malta Stock Exchange resumed today following Christmas festivities and the MSE Share Index advanced by 0.41% to 4,620.015... Social - [Retrospective collection] An exhibition featuring 52 works by Maltese artist Matthew Cassar is currently ongoing in St Julian’s. Cassar is a deeply involved and... - [Animae Gospel Choir in Gozo concert] The Animae Gospel Choir is performing in a special Christmas concert in Gozo tonight. The programme includes Gospel classics, worship... - [Circus on Manoel Island] A circus from Rome is currently based on Manoel Island in Gżira until January 8. Audiences can delight in several typical acts, including... - [The Valletta International Baroque Festival to feature a host of stars] The fifth edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival is taking place from January 12 to 28 around the capital city. The... - [Christmas concert] The Å»ejtun Local Council presents its annual Christmas concert this Friday at the town’s parish church. Gospel choir Voca are the stars... Blogs - [Take this plane to Uganda] This is not to be taken as any manner of negative criticism of the men and women on the ground who handled the "hijack" last week, or of... - [A glimmer of hope at the end of the year] 2016. One hell of a year, right? Seriously it was one hell of a year. Syria, South Sudan, terrorism all over Europe, thousands of... - [The angry politics of corporate nationalism] Confronted by angry politicians whose followers refuse to be rational and who have a total disregard towards empirical facts, we are... - [When words resonate] It's not about how our politicians look or dress but about what they say and the way they act. This has never been more true than it has... - [Dom Mintoff’s and Mgr Scicluna’s yachts] I remember a speech by the late Dom Mintoff militating for social justice in Malta. He said that a society in which you find some people... 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