timesofmalta.com newsletter - 6 Jan 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 6 Jan 2017 [Times of Malta] [Vanity, Profanity & Worship] National - [Fix your portal now, architects tell PA] Architects are being impeded from "successfully and confidently" submitting and accessing documentation to the Panning Authority because of serious problems to its new online application portal. For the past week, architects and civil engineers... - [Seven tourists swept away into sea at Dwejra, but none seriously injured] Seven tourists were lucky to escape with just scratches and bruises after they were swept into the sea by large waves at Dwejra yesterday, the police said. Four English tourists, two Dutch persons and one from the Belarus were enjoying the... - [Flu cases up 60% as cold weather returns] Flu cases rose by 60 per cent in the holiday season when compared to last year, surveillance data shows. Community surveillance for flu, carried out by the health authorities with the help of general practitioners, reported 65 cases per 1,000... - [Speaker to spend €10,000 on ‘official’ cufflinks] Parliament plans to spend a maximum €10,000 on official silver-plated cufflinks costing about €10 a pair, Times of Malta has learnt. On the initiative of Speaker AnÄ¡lu Farrugia, a tender was recently issued by Parliament to commission “a reputable... - [Mayor of Maltese descent running for US Democratic Party Chair] A politician of Maltese descent, Pete Buttigieg, has announced his candidacy for Chair of the Democratic Party's National Committee in the United States. Mr Buttigieg, who turns 35 later this month, is currently mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He... World news - [Watch: 'Grow up Donald' - Biden tells Trump] US vice president Joe Biden has reignited his feud with Donald Trump, telling him it was time to grow up and act like an adult. Biden, responding to how the president-elect has communicated over the transition of power via Twitter, said in an... - [32 IS militants killed in clashes] The Turkish military and Syrian rebels killed 32 Islamic State militants in the latest clashes in northern Syria, Turkey's armed forces said in a statement. In a round-up of its military operations over the last 24 hours in support of rebels in... - [Princess Diana notes to former palace aide go for thousands at auction] Letters sent by Diana, Princess of Wales, which revealed Prince Harry was "constantly in trouble" at school have sold for thousands more than was estimated. The six handwritten letters, sent to a favoured Buckingham Palace steward, sold for... - [Watch: Footage shows car bomb explosion in Izmir] Turkish police shot dead two attackers and are searching for a third after a car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, wounding at least 10 people, state media and local officials said. The blast was caused by a... - [Father releases shocking picture of dead son in the mud to highlight plight] A father has released a devastating picture of his 16-month-old son lying dead in the mud to try and get the world to take notice of the Rohingya plight. Mohammed Shohayet is a Rohingya refugee who was trying to flee Myanmar to get to Bangladesh... Opinion - [Prospects for 2017] 2017 is an important year. Last year could be termed an annus horribilis not only in terms of the electoral results that may not have... - [How politics shouldn’t be] In his piece on politics (December 30) Lino Debono, the former Labour MP from Gozo, lambasted the American nation on grounds of hate... - [Memo: It’s 2017 not 2003] The government has been criticised for the way it has advertised Malta’s assumption of the EU presidency. I’ve lost count of the fingers... - [World-class business district] In everyday political jargon, we have become accustomed to hearing the word “investment” being used in practically every discussion or... - [Contortions for an answer] The body language spoke volumes. It said it all. Beppe Fenech Adami’s facial contortions in Parliament, in reply to a simple question... Letters - [The morning-after pill] Controversy rages on the use of the morning-after pill and whether it is merely contraceptive or can also be abortifacient. The matter of... - [TV appearances] Astrid Vella is hurt because, for some reason or other, she was no longer allowed to give her environmental views on PBS. I am sure Vella... - [Yes to dialogue] Some weeks ago, dictionary.com announced that, in 2016, the word that was the most universally used was xenophobia. Among the various... - [Education ambitions] I am very grateful to the Mission Fund for sending me €2,000 to help provide assistance in the form of scholarships for tertiary... - [Filthy towers] I wish to continue voicing my concern about the proposed tower developments at Sliema and Mrieħel. In this time of the year we have... Sport - [Svitolina knocks out world no.1 Kerber] World number one Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the Brisbane International by Elina Svitolina yesterday while second seed Dominika... - [Sports round-up] Cricket: South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott announced his retirement from international cricket yesterday to play in England, catching... - [Australian Open junior champion charged with match-fixing] Australian Open junior tennis champion Oliver Anderson has been charged with match-fixing, according to reports. Victoria Police said... - [Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic next month] Former world number one Tiger Woods said he would compete in the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic next month as he charts his... - [Singapore fans want F1 race to continue] Formula One fans in Singapore are keen for the race to remain there, despite negotiations bet-ween organisers and F1 supremo Bernie... Business News - [The shock waves continue] This week the UK ambassador to the European Union resigned from his post. It is an event that may mean a lot or may mean nothing at all. - [World stocks hold gains as dollar dips on US labour data] World stocks shrugged off weakness on Wall Street to cling to gains after hitting their highest level since mid-2015 yesterday, bolstered... - [Prices rise and businesses grow, but ECB probably not for turning] A sharp rebound in eurozone inflation and a better-than-expected business outlook are certain to fire up demands from some hardliners for... - [Apple pulls New York Times app in China after government request] Apple Inc has removed the New York Times Co’s news apps from its app store in China following a request from the Chinese authorities, the... - [Uber drivers judged to be employees by Swiss insurance provider] Uber drivers are employees for which the company must pay social security contributions, a Swiss insurance agency has ruled, dealing a... Social - [Announcements] Mr GEORGE BORG and Miss ANTOINETTE PORTANIER The marriage took place on Friday, January 6, 1967, at Our Lady of Victories church, Valletta. - [Scrooge’s panto in Maltese] Skruċ currently playing at the Catholic Institute in Floriana is this year’s panto offering loosely based on Scrooge, the famous Dickens... - [El Clan – Spanish film in Valletta] Being screened today by Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta, El Clan (The Clan) is based on the true story of the Puccio family, a case where... - [Evening of ekphrastic poetry] On the occasion of 10 years of creative writing within the Department of English at the University of Malta, an evening of ekphrastic... - [Announcements] AGIUS GILIBERT. On January 4, at Karin Grech Rehabilitation Centre, MARY (May) of Valletta, widow of Anthony, aged 88, passed away... Blogs - [I never saw Star Wars] That's right. I never saw Star Wars until last night. That may strike many as strange. After all, Star Wars first hyper-spaced itself... - [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... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 6 Jan 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. 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