timesofmalta.com newsletter - 23 Feb 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 23 Feb 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Histories of Malta]( National - ['Il-Qarċilla' at Fort St Angelo on Monday]( Heritage Malta is to host the traditional carnival qarċilla at Fort St Angelo on Monday. Il-qarċilla is a poetic farce in Maltese which up to 100 years ago formed part of the carnival celebrations held in Valletta and was also very popular in a... - [Watch: Malta may ask France to permanently return de Valette's dagger]( A request to the French authorities to hand over the de Valette dagger for keeps, to have it on permanent display in Malta, is not being excluded by the government. The dagger and an ornamental sword – both given to Grand Master Jean de Valette... - [Malta newspapers review]( The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today. Times of Malta reports that the number of people tested at the sexual health clinic has tripled in recent years, according to official data. l-orizzont highlights praise for the local... - [Pete Buttigieg gaining praise and support in race for US Democratic Party chair]( Pete Buttigieg, an American politician of Maltese descent, has been gaining praise and building support in his bid for the chair of the Democratic Party in the United States, a position of huge importance in the US political system. "While the... - [Third Panama company belonged to someone more important than Mizzi, Schembri - Busuttil]( The third Panama company belonged to someone who was far more important than Minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri because the name of its owner was not mentioned in writing, PN leader Simon Busuttil said this... World news - [Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms]( Protesters gatheringed near the White House late yesterday angry over the Trump administration for revoking guidance to public schools in defence of transgender student rights. Former President Obama had instructed public schools in May of last... - [Three earth-sized planets in newly discovered solar system could support life]( Life may have evolved on at least three planets in a newly discovered solar system just 39 light years from Earth, scientists believe. Astronomers have detected no less than seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting a cool dwarf star known as... - [SpaceX aborts ship's approach to space station amid navigation error]( A navigation error has forced SpaceX to delay its shipment to the International Space Station, following an otherwise smooth flight from Nasa's historic moon pad. SpaceX's supply ship, the Dragon, was less than a mile from the orbiting outpost... - [Stolen Nazi concentration camp gate returned to Dachau]( The wrought iron gate to the Nazis' Dachau concentration camp that was stolen two years ago, prompting an international outcry, has been returned to the German memorial site. The gate, bearing the slogan "Arbeit macht frei" or "Work sets you... - [Ex-Hong Kong leader jailed in fall from "such a height"]( Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was jailed for 20 months today for misconduct in public office, making him the most senior city official to serve time behind bars in a ruling some said reaffirmed the financial hub's vaunted rule of law.  The... Opinion - [Move to clinical legal education]( From October 2016, clinical legal education has become a compulsory subject of the masters of advocacy degree. It relates to case studies... - [Trump’s first month]( Donald Trump has been President of the United States for one month. During this short period, one can already get a feel of what his... - [The Church at the crossroads]( Has Pope Francis crossed the Ru-bicon with the issue of his Amoris Laetitia? Has the Church, at last, reached the point of no return in... - [Unworkable media law]( The government’s draft Bill updating the law governing the media and defamation (MADA) has been heavily criticised. Even so, you could... - [Time to build bridges, not walls]( The contemporary period presents extra-ordinary challenges for economic, religious and social issues, law and order, extremism and of... Letters - [Of nationalism]( I refer to the editorial, ‘Dawn of the new Nationalist’ (February 15). I am intrigued as to how this newspaper could possibly call the... - [Friendly ‘giggle’]( My wife and I, together with our two children, Ben and Sarah, had visited Malta in 1991. While in Gozo for a day, our children had a... - [Permission to speak]( Allow me to refer to the letter titled ‘Arrogant talk’ by Eddy Privitera (January 24) wherein he said that Simon Busuttil “lacks the... - [Inconvenient gatherings]( As from the coming election, leaders of both major parties should stop holding mass meetings in towns and villages but, instead, opt for... - [Generosity]( The only way to truly love God is by loving others, especially those in need. Our faith finds its strength through charity. There is a... Sport - [Rooney agent in China for talks on possible move]( Wayne Rooney's agent Paul Stretford is in China to see if he can negotiate a deal for the England captain to leave Manchester United,... - [Khedira confident Juve can end 21-year wait for European glory]( Sami Khedira believes this could be the season that Juventus end their 21-year wait for a third European title after the Italian side... - [Paul Fenech to sit out Mosta clash]( Balzan will be without Paul Fenech for tomorrow’s league clash against Mosta at the National Stadium. The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner... - [Real stunned by Valencia]( Real Madrid suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at struggling Valencia yesterday as they missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the... - [Sporting briefs]( FA Cup: Chelsea will tackle Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Monday, March 13 at 8:45pm. All four ties are set to... Business News - [Global stocks ease after records, dollar gains]( Global stocks pulled back from record highs yesterday while the dollar rose ahead of minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s January policy... - [Portugal banks’ buffers are not enough, clean-up is needed, says the IMF]( The capital buffers in Portugal’s banks are not big enough to deal with their bad loans, the International Monetary Fund warned, and it... - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The JSP Slidur from Tunis to Tunis, the Maersk Arizona from Sfax to Misurata (both Thomas Smith & Co... - [UK farmers hold on to cash, cut investment on Brexit uncertainty]( British farmers are holding back on big investments as they brace for the UK’s exit from the European Union, their largest market and a... - [German business morale brightens despite Trump, Brexit and French vote]( German business morale was surprisingly buoyant this month, a survey showed yesterday, supporting expectations of a robust start to 2017... Social - [Manchester by the Sea]( Spazju Kreattiv are once again screening the pluri-nominated Manchester by the Sea today. With Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler in what has... - [Poetic farce for carnival]( New life is being breathed into a 100-year old tradition when Heritage Malta presents Il-Qarċilla on Monday in Vittoriosa. This is a... - [Call for residency participants]( The next artists to participate in Spazju Kreattiv’s artist-in-residency programme are Portugese Henrique Fernandes and Samuel... - [Contemporary art celebrates the culture of carnival]( The annual exhibition by members of the Community of Malta Artists this year chose to highlight the theme of carnival and is being held... - [Announcements]( BUHAGIAR. On February 22, at Mater Dei Hospital, LILIAN née Distefano aged 79, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. Blogs - [Don’t subscribe to opt-in ignorance]( This government has made strides in legislations pertaining to equality with the introduction of civil unions, the criminalisation of gay... - [Two ugly, boring and oppressive political parties]( Joseph Muscat’s Labour government and Simon Busuttil’s adopted strategy to oppose him, might shed some light on the anxiety that many... - [Fake news]( ● Ann Fenech is a snob and does not think pastizzi from Is-Serkin are suitable for prime ministers.● Ann Fenech likes to slum it and... - [Tacit Genocides and the curse of a punitive morality]( While they take delight in using any opportunity to attack each other, our MPs have kept their peace over what is being planned by... - [Right-wingers, grow a pair]( I don't usually resort to this sort of crassness, but the time for kid gloves clearly has gone. Where are your balls? I direct this... 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