timesofmalta.com newsletter - 17 Jan 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 17 Jan 2017 [Times of Malta] [Cisco] National - [Action needed to prevent teacher shortage in few years' time] Primary schools would be some 200 teachers short in a few years’ time if immediate action was not taken, the Malta Union of Teachers warned. The problem of teacher shortage was being swept under the carpet, but it would be too big a problem to... - [Today's newspapers in review] The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says the bishops have stirred the ire of conservatives within the Church for their guidelines dealing with divorced and remarried Catholics. In another story, it says... - [Bishops’ guidelines on divorced Catholics stirs ire of conservatives] The bishops have stirred the ire of conservatives within the Church for their guidelines dealing with divorced and remarried Catholics. The guidelines were released last Friday to enable priests to understand Pope Francis’s exhortation Amoris... - [Ministry, Opposition tit-for-tat on FTS payment claims] Latest update at 10.24pm- Education Minister Evarist Bartolo today insisted that he tried to solve an issue left by the previous administration over pending bills at the FTS and accused journalists of launching a “dishonest” attack against... - [Virtual cheer to keep joggers one step ahead] Professional athletes and casual joggers pushing through their first half-marathon are well aware of the difference a cheering crowd can make in finding that extra gear. Now, one Maltese researcher is working on a project using smartphones to... World news - [Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 ends after nearly three years] The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has ended after nearly three years, the Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre in Australia has said. Crews have finally completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean... - [Five killed and 15 injured in shooting at nightclub in Mexican resort] Gunfire broke out in a crowded beachfront nightclub in Mexico, causing five deaths and setting off a bloody stampede by screaming concert-goers. The attack happened in the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen before dawn on Monday. At least one... - [New Year nightclub attacker caught in Istanbul] The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been caught in the city's Esenyurt district, the Hurriyet newspaper website and other media reports said. The reports could not be confirmed, but Hurriyet said the man,... - [After Vatican controversy, McDonald's helps feeds the homeless in Rome] McDonald's received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter's Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis's cherished principles - feeding the... - [Five dead, 15 hurt in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival] At least five people, including four foreigners, were killed and 15 were wounded when a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival, state officials said. Quintana Roo State... Opinion - [A farewell to a colleague] It is with much mixed emotions, sadness, respect, friendship and pride that we feel as we say our last goodbyes to one of us. The... - [The survey that matters] A year ago and throughout the primaries in the United States, Donald Trump was laughed at. When it became evident he would succeed to be... - [Bloom where planted] As a former Franciscan Capuchin friar for almost 20 years, including 13 years as an ordained priest, and now as a family man, deputy... - [For the defence of Europe] The end of the Cold War came with a promise of peace in Europe. We managed to keep the promise within the European Union but, a quarter... - [Abortion by the backdoor] A joint committee of the social affairs and the family affairs and health parliamentary committees met members of the public to discuss... Letters - [Newspaper trolling] In his letter ‘TV appearances’ (January 6), Mario Dingli speculated sarcastically that Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar coordinator Astrid... - [Healthy competition] The Malta Automobile Club has noted with pleasure that a number of service stations are still selling diesel at €1.14 per litre, in spite... - [Night centre at Ħamrun] The item regarding a study by Caritas on the situation of the elderly in Dingli (December 20) was quite interesting but it was not that... - [Significant looming danger] Scaffolding is going up all along the outer faces of the central bastion and adjacent walls of the Floriana land-front, pending... - [The king of Norway] I would like to trace an article that appeared in this newspaper some years ago. I was leaving Malta after a fulfilled job and picked up... Sport - [Sports round-up] Swimming: Three-time Olym-pian Fran Halsall (picture, right) has announced her retirement from swimming. The 26-year-old was fourth in... - [Federer makes winning return in Melboure, Murray through] Roger Federer made a winning return to competitive tennis after six months out of the game yesterday, thrilling a packed Rod Laver Arena... - [Rabat in comeback win] Laferla White Hart 2Rabat Depiro 3 Despite the poor weather conditions, this game was played at a high tempo even though no goals were... - [Coppa leads Luxol to victory] Two close games characterised the MSV Life Women’s League last weekend as Luxol handed Gżira Athleta their first defeat to join them at... - [Depiro outsmart Athleta as ‘big Sam’ returns for Luxol] Hibernians 94Starlites Naxxar 103 (26-28, 22-24, 24-31, 22-20) The most entertaining game of the weekend resulted in Starlites’ second... Business News - [Investors turn wary as Brexit and Trump uncertainties grow] Investors sold sterling and stocks yesterday, seeking shelter in gold and the Japanese yen as uncertainty over Britain’s departure from... - [Moscow and Kiev head for $3bn debt showdown in English court] A $3 billion dispute between two adversarial governments will come to a head in an English court today when Russia and Ukraine meet for a... - [May agrees on changing economic model post-Brexit if forced – spokeswoman] UK Prime Minister Theresa May shared her Chancellor’s view that Britain stood ready to consider alternative economic models following... - [Trade tensions, dollar danger cloud economic optimism in Davos] A trade war between the US and China and a strengthening dollar are among the biggest threats to a brightening global economic outlook,... - [Money market report for the week ended January 13] On Monday, January 9, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted... Social - [Art discussion group] The 144th Art Discussion Group Meeting will be held today at 7.30pm at the China Cultural Centre in Melita Street, Valletta. ADG is... - [Lunchtime concert] Ramona Zammit Formosa, a well-known pianist in Malta, will be giving a piano solo performance at a lunchtime concert this afternoon at... - [Valletta International Baroque Festival] The Valletta International Baroque Festival continues today with a performance of A La Serva Padrona (The Servant Turned Mistress) by... - [Announcements] DEBONO. On January 16, at St Catherine’s Home, Attard, MARIA, née Mizzi of Birkirkara, aged 90, passed away peacefully comforted by the... - [Announcements] AQUILINA. On January 15, at Mater Dei Hospital, LAWRENCE of Senglea, residing at Paola, widower of Jane née Tabone, aged 85, passed away... Blogs - [Aunt Gerit] She looked very much like the old silver-haired mother in Umberto Boccioni’s paintings. A great aunt with few words to say, mostly... - [Institutionalised quietism] Often, Malta reminds me of DeChirico’s work, and Maltese tribalism recalls those two solitary figures in his metaphysical paintings about... - [I know what I like] It's nice to be able to start with a quote that very few people (Darrin Zammit Lupi, are you reading?) will reference easily, so here... - [F.A. Zull's audit report] By means of the intervention of a member of the International Network of Spies, I have been made privy to the audit report about Premier... - [Presidencies and other P-words] As the long-awaited Malta EU presidency has turned Valletta into a hive of police activity right as I type this – to a ridiculous degree,... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 17 Jan 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please click [unsubscribe] and follow the instructions. 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