timesofmalta.com newsletter - 2 Mar 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 2 Mar 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Vanity, Profanity & Worship]( National - [Fate of iconic Sliema palazzo hangs in the balance]( The Planning Authority will today decide the fate of an iconic Sliema palazzo, The Cloisters in Mrabat Street, which developers are seeking to convert into a boutique hotel. The application by Bilom Group will add an additional storey to the... - [75% of child abuse cases reported to the authorities are bogus]( Three-quarters of child neglect or abuse cases reported to the authorities in recent years were bogus, official figures show. According to the Foundation for Social Welfare Services, 4,106 reports of child neglect or abuse, collectively referred... - [Drop in corruption index ‘not indicator of good governance’]( Malta’s lower ranking in an international corruption index is not an indication of good governance, according to the outgoing president of the Malta Employers Association, Arthur Muscat. Addressing the association’s annual general meeting for the... - [Today's newspapers in review]( The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says that according to official figures, three-quarters of child neglect or abuse cases reported to the authorities in recent years were bogus. It also reports about... - [Man dies in three storey fall]( A 57-year-old man died this evening when he fell from the roof of a house in Etna Street, Mellieha, where he lived. The police said the man fell a height of three storeys from the building where he had been working at about 7.10pm. He died on the... World news - [Argentina demands answers from Brazil over Falkland islands flights]( Argentina says Brazil has allowed several RAF flights to operate between Brazilian airports and the Falkland Islands in a breach of agreements between the South American countries. Argentina lost a brief but bloody war with the UK after Argentine... - [Former ABC News correspondents urge strong stand against Trump]( More than 230 former ABC News correspondents, executives and producers have signed a letter urging the US network's current top executive to take a firm stand against any Trump administration effort to curtail press access. The letter, which... - [UK government suffers Brexit defeat in the Lords - aims to overturn vote in the Commons]( The UK government has suffered a damaging defeat in the Lords over its plan to start negotiations on leaving the EU at the end of this month. Ignoring stern warnings not to amend the Brexit Bill, peers backed a Labour-led move to guarantee the... - [Two British medics who joined Islamic State killed in Iraq]( Two British medics who abandoned studies in Sudan to join Islamic State with a group of other students have been killed in fighting in Iraq, the BBC reported. Ahmed Sami Khider and Hisham Fadlallah died at the weekend, the BBC said, with Khider... - [Commission imagines five scenarios for the EU in 2025]( The European Commission has presented the 27 EU member states with five potential scenarios for the future of Europe. The scenarios are laid out in a white paper imagining what the EU could look like in 2025 and range from "carrying on" to... Opinion - [Konrad and Nexia BT]( Carnival, the feast that celebrates an upside-down world, came early for Konrad Mizzi this year. He went to face the European... - [Threats to Malta’s heritage]( They say that familiarity breeds contempt, and certainly, we have treated our familiar old buildings with contempt. It began with the... - [Obama administration financed terror]( To the everyday individual, the title above is nothing short of unbelievable; an oxymoron. Yet, it is true and a bitter pill to swallow... - [Government’s ‘feet of clay’?]( Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon had a distressing dream. He dreamt of an impressive statue made of gold and silver. However what... - [Voting for the lesser evil]( There is a general understanding that the most dangerous trend to develop in politics is the advent of “fake news” and “alternative... Letters - [The French and the sword]( A researcher of Maltese descent in a Scottish university recently interviewed Scottish and Maltese schoolchildren. Among other things,... - [Uprooted trees]( Over the past seven to eight years, perhaps even before, we have been witnessing massive development in Swieqi. Beautiful houses and... - [Anarchy on the roads]( Traffic in Malta seems to be increasing every day and air pollution, noise and congested streets mean a poorer quality of life. Most of... - [So disturbing]( I concur 100 per cent with Alfred Gauci (February 23) about political mass meetings being held in locations that inconvenience and... - [Football flashback]( The report of Malta’s international football match against Austria (February 24) stimulated memories that I never shall forget. I was 27... Sport - [Sporting briefs]( Coppa Italia SF: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Ciro Immobile gave Lazio a deserved 2-0 first leg lead over rivals Roma in the Italian Cup... - [Enrique to step down as Barca coach in summer]( Luis Enrique has announced he will not be Barcelona’s head coach next season. The former Spain midfielder has been Barcelona boss since... - [FIFPro warns players against joining Mosta and Pembroke]( Mosta and Pembroke Athleta came under severe criticism for the poor treatment to overseas players, including youngsters from United... - [Sports round-up]( Snooker: John Higgins claimed the last spot in the Championship League Snooker Winners’ Group with a 3-0 Group Seven final win over Mark... - [Djokovic wins his opener in Acapulco]( Playing for the first time since his early ouster at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic posted a straight-sets victory in the first... Business News - [Global stocks, dollar rise on US rate hike]( Wall Street indexes rallied yesterday, with the Dow hitting a record above 21,000 points, while the dollar and US Treasury yields jumped... - [China warns against cyber ‘battlefield’ in internet strategy]( The strengthening of cyber capabilities is an important part of China’s military modernisation, the government said yesterday, warning... - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The CMA CGM Ivanhoe from Beirut, the Gerrit Braren from Algiers, the CMA CGM Herodote from Mersin (all... - [Eurozone manufacture grows to six-year high last month]( Eurozone manufacturing growth accelerated to a six-year high in February as a weaker euro helped drive strong demand for its exports,... - [Weak retail demand in first MGS issue of 2017]( In the indicative calendar published by the Malta Government Treasury on January 5, it was stated that the amount of issuance in Malta... Social - [Announcements]( BUHAGIAR. On March 1, PAWLINA of Rabat and residing in Qormi, widow of Rocco, aged 86, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of... - [Saviour (Salvu) Chetcuti]( Michael Bonnici writes: Unexpectedly, my friend Salvu passed away leaving a void not only in my heart but to the numerous friends and... - [Stand-up comedy night]( The Eden Comedy Club returns tomorrow evening with a three-man bill. First to take the stage is Matt Welcome, an established headline act... - [Junior College open day]( The University Junior College invites the public, prospective students and their parents, to Your Next Stop… Junior College – Open Day 2017. - [Concert commemorating Turkish-Maltese relations]( A concert celebrating 50 years of Turkish-Maltese diplomatic ties is taking place on Sunday in Valletta. The concert features the Bursa... Blogs - [Just press send]( In her column published today, where she expresses the thought that we shouldn't be so perturbed by Owen Bonnici's Media Control Act,... - [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... 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