timesofmalta.com newsletter - 21 Jan 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 21 Jan 2017 [Times of Malta] [Times of Malta] National - [EP President ‘will speak on Panama when inquiry over’] European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has insisted that he will only speak about the Panama Papers scandal after an official inquiry into the matter is concluded. Last year Mr Tajani, who was then vice-president of the European People’s... - [Photos of the week - Times of Malta] Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.  - [Today's newspapers in review] These are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says Gozo Bishop Mario Grech has flatly denied a German media report that he threatened to suspend priests who refuse communion to divorced and remarried Catholics. In another... - [Lloyds rules out Malta for subsidiary outside UK] Lloyds of London has ruled out Malta as the location for a subsidiary outside the UK, in spite of the fact that Malta had a “unique cell structure” which looked very promising, according to the insurance company’s CEO. Inga Beale, Lloyd’s chief... - [Gozo Bishop denies threatening to suspend priests] Gozo Bishop Mario Grech has flatly denied a German media report that he threatened to suspend priests who refuse communion to divorced and remarried Catholics. The Curia of Gozo was yesterday forced to release the one-line statement after a German... World news - ['At least' 16 killed in Italy school bus crash] At least 16 people were killed when a bus taking Hungarian school students home from a trip to France was engulfed in a fireball after slamming into a road barrier in northern Italy, police said. Thirty-nine people survived, though some were... - [Turkish Parliament vote paves way for referendum on greater powers for Erdogan] Turkey will have a referendum on whether to greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office. Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved a contentious constitutional reform package that paves the way for the vote. The decision... - [On his first day, President Donald Trump signs order seeking repeal of Obamacare] President Donald Trump has quickly assumed the mantle of the White House, making his first executive order one aiming to axe his predecessor's signature healthcare law. Hours after delivering a stinging rebuke of the political status quo in his... - [Watch: Donald Trump sworn in as 45th US president] Updated 8.54pm Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States today and pledged to end the "American carnage" of social and economic woes in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry. Sketching a... - [Climate change scrubbed off White House website as Trump takes office] A revamped White House website unveiled minutes after Donald Trump's inauguration as US president has completely removed any reference to climate change. The new White House website instead cites a new 'America first energy plan' which pledges to... Opinion - [What to expect from Trump] Donald Trump is now the President of the United States. Many still can’t get over his shocking victory; Hillary Clinton was Obama’s heir... - [The reform of legal aid] Reference is made to the article entitled ‘Legal aid system now leaving the most vulnerable with no justice’ (January 16). It is to be... - [Purpose of our lives] This world and society we live in, is a jewel in the universe. Yet, with all its beautiful people and marvels of all types we are... - [Conduct unbecoming MPs] Clifton Grima, Labour Member of Parliament The first thought that comes to my mind when thinking about what the President noted is Pope... - [What’s shocking indeed] Overspending the budget by €150 million is no laughing matter and should be dealt with seriously. The people need answers and the... Letters - [Wrong embellishment] The aqueduct is, I believe, a Grade A scheduled property. The placing of planters/pots could not have been approved. I do stand to be... - [Towering greed] I would like to thank Mario Dingli for writing (January 12). I understand what he tried to say about everything being planned beforehand... - [Banning glyphosate] I refer to the article of January 16 titled ‘EU’s permission to ban glyphosate is not needed’. The Ministry for Sustainable Development,... - [Man with a big heart] The Ramblers’ Association is saddened by the passing away of its founder member, Lino Bugeja, after a short illness. Sport education was... - [Pitiful BuÄ¡ibba] I have been living in BuÄ¡ibba for the past 25 years and over the past few years the locality has never been up to standard, as it should... Sport - [Last-eight draw favours the holders] ‘Lady Luck’ smiled on Sliema Wanderers yesterday as the FA Trophy holders avoided Premier League opposition after being paired with... - [High stakes as City take on Stripes] Valletta will have more than title ambitions on the line when they take on Birkirkara in the main fixture from the BOV Premier League... - [Murray avoids Djokovic fate to reach the fourth round] With Novak Djokovic’s reign broken, Andy Murray boosted his claim to the Melbourne Park throne with a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 6-4 win over... - [Sports round-up] Motor Racing: Formula One world champions Mercedes have recruited British teenager George Russell (picture) as the third member of their... - [Thomson finishes second in Vendee Globe race] British sailor Alex Thomson has finished runner-up in the Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race after a colossal battle with Armel Le... Business News - [US exports fill Asia’s LNG demand gap as market tightens] US liquefied natural gas exporters are sending tankers to Asia to fill a gap in the region’s demand as markets have tightened... - [Stocks and bond yields rise ahead of Trump inauguration] US stocks rose along with Treasury yields yesterday, the last day of a choppy trading week, as investors awaited Donald Trump’s... - [Daily currency report] The European Central Bank made no changes to interest rates or its quantitative easing program on Thursday. As attention turned to the... - [Seven-week positive streak ends] The Malta Stock Exchange index experienced the first negative week in 2017 after seven weeks of gains, registering a 0.23 per cent... - [Company briefs] Enough shareholders of 6PM have approved the planned acquisition by British company Idox for it to go ahead. 6PM said in a company... Social - [Announcements] ATTARD. On January 20, at her residence, MARIA STELLA, née Borg, of St Julian’s, widow of Gerald, aged 92, passed away peacefully,... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow] Chemimart, 20/21, Republic Street, Valletta (2124 6051);Vivien Pharmacy, Patri Magri Street, Marsa (2122 1701);St George’s Pharmacy, 21,... - [Nocturnal Animals... two films in one] Nocturnal Animals starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams is brought to local screens tomorrow by Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta. Directed by... - [Classic moves by VIBE] The Valletta International Baroque Ensemble plays this afternoon at 12.30pm at St Augustine’s parish church, as part of the Valletta... - [Bach for good] Nicholas Dautricot on violin and Lucia Micallef on piano will perform a programme entitled Back and the Russians, tomorrow at the Teatru... Blogs - [Fake off] Donald Trump has been be crowned president of the 'free world', whatever that means. Claims that the so-called 'fake news' phenomenon... - [Spinning the power web] Only a few days have passed since the power cut which left most of Malta without any power and focus has already shifted elsewhere. Most... - [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... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 21 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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