timesofmalta.com newsletter - 15 Apr 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 15 Apr 2017 [Times of Malta](//www.timesofmalta.com/) [Progress Press]( National - [Proposal to shift Comino tuna pens off St Paul's Bay stirs concern](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/local/proposal-to-shift-comino-tuna-pens-off-st-pauls-bay-stirs-concern.645241) An application has been filed to move four tuna pens from Comino to an area off St Paul's Bay, a move which would pollute beaches were it to go ahead, activists have warned. A planning application filed on behalf of AJD Tuna and attached to the... - [Spring hunting season ends amid call for revision in derogation](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/local/spring-hunting-season-ends-amid-call-for-revision-in-derogation.645234) A hunters' organisation has called on the authorities to reconsider future derogations for quail as the controversial spring hunting season came to an end yesterday. "Unfortunately", due to the early opening of the season in March, quails were... - [Today's front pages](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/local/todays-front-pages.645201) These are the main stories featured in today's newspapers: Times of Malta's main story says that coffee was found in almost all seized heroinin recent years as traffickers and dealers look for ways to boost profits. It also reports that a... - [Photos of the week - Times of Malta](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/pictures/photos-of-the-week-times-of-malta.645146) Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days. - [Rave party at protected zone near Red Tower today](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/local/rave-party-at-protected-zone-near-red-tower-today.645207) A rave party forming part of the four-day Lost and Found festival will today be held outside the protected zone of the Red Tower, in Mellieħa, Times of Malta is informed. Originally, the rave party, being organised in collaboration with the Malta... World news - [Doubts about letters claiming Islamist motive for Dortmund attack - prosecutors](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/world/doubts-about-letters-claiming-islamist-motive-for-dortmund-attack.645249) German prosecutors have doubts about the authenticity of letters that suggested Islamist militants attacked soccer team Borussia Dortmund's bus and a newspaper cited an investigator as saying right-wing extremists were probably behind the bomb... - [Taser sparks stampede at overcrowded New York station](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/world/taser-sparks-stampede-at-overcrowded-new-york-station.645219) Police used a stun gun to subdue a disruptive man in an overcrowded New York railway station, sparking a stampede after false rumours of gunshots. The pandemonium came after a train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New... - [N.Korea displays apparently new missiles as US carrier group approaches](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/world/nkorea-displays-apparently-new-missiles-as-us-carrier-group-approaches.645218) North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, as a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region. A US Navy attack... - [Doubts emerge about letters claiming Islamists attacked Borussia Dortmund bus](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170414/world/doubts-emerge-about-letters-claiming-islamists-attacked-borussia.645200) German prosecutors have doubts about the authenticity of letters that had suggested Islamist militants carried out an attack on the bus of soccer team Borussia Dortmund, a spokeswoman said today. Three identical letters printed in German found... - [Watch: US 'mother of all bombs' killed 36 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170414/world/us-mother-of-all-bombs-killed-36-islamic-state-militants-in.645179) Updated 1.40pm with new video As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in Afghanistan when the United States dropped "the mother of all bombs," one of the largest non-nuclear devices ever unleashed in combat, the Afghan defence... Opinion - [RTK embarks on ‘Mission: Success’](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/opinion/RTK-embarks-on-Mission-Success.645248) I would like to put Manwel Mifsud’s (April 12) mind at rest: life at RTK is not only normal but more vibrant and creative than it ever... - [Benedict’s final words?](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/opinion/Benedict-s-final-words.645247) Benedict XVI turns 90 tomorrow, Easter Sunday. Having lived to this venerable age, and having written rivers of words himself, not much... - [A good reading of figures](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/opinion/A-good-reading-of-figures.645246) In whatever way one looks at the figures, it is very difficult not to arrive at the conclusion that Malta is enjoying one of its finest... - [Humanitarian calamity](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/opinion/Humanitarian-calamity.645245) There is nothing more desirable than peace, prosperity and happiness. War wreaks destruction and devastation and is the foundation of... - [White crucifix at Peace Lab](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170413/opinion/white-crucifix-at-peace-lab.645103) The white crucifix (above) at the Peace Lab is an intermixture of clay, wood and copper and the reflections coming from artist Joe... Letters - [Bid to stop investigation](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/letters/Bid-to-stop-investigation.645244) Simon Busuttil publicly declared on more than one occasion that the PN “is ready to go and defend its case in front of the [Electoral]... - [University entry requirements](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/letters/University-entry-requirements.645243) With reference to the letter ‘University entry requirements’ (April 5), attention should be drawn to the motivations underlining the... - [A devastating month in 1942](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/letters/A-devastating-month-in-1942.645242) April 1942 was indeed a devastating month in Malta, as stated in the article ‘75 years from Easter Sunday bomb attack’ (April 5). Just... - [Good Friday processions](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170413/letters/good-friday-processions.645102) ‘Holy Week’ in Malta is ‘religion overkill week’, including in the Times of Malta. In his write-up on Good Friday processions, Fr... - [Ticket payment on Gozo ferry](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170413/letters/ticket-payment-on-gozo-ferry.645101) Do we really want to attract tourists from the EU in droves and make them feel at home? Last week I took an EU octogenarian lady and her... Sport - [New Milan owners to invest in stadium – CEO](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/football/New-Milan-owners-to-invest-in-stadium-CEO.645230) The new Chinese owners of Milan plan to invest in a stadium and could eventually list the team on a stock market to help revive its... - [Sporting briefs](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/football/Sporting-briefs.645232) Ramirez: Gaston Ramirez is set to return for Middlesbrough’s Premier League clash with Arsenal at the Riverside Stadium on Monday. - [Football news](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/football/Football-news.645231) Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil does not want contract talks to distract the club in the crucial run-in to the end of the season and will wait until... - [‘Sloppiness cost United in Belgium’](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/football/Sloppiness-cost-United-in-Belgium.645229) Jose Mourinho admits it is “difficult” to know how to instil the missing killer instinct that continues to hamper Manchester... - [Useful experience in Albania – Theuma](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/football/Useful-experience-in-Albania-Theuma.645228) The Maltese national team failed to make the qualifying round of the 2019 Women’s World Cup last week after finishing third in Group 2 of... Business News - [Trump won’t rule out second Yellen term](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/business-news/Trump-won-t-rule-out-second-Yellen-term.645253) President Donald Trump signalled on Wednesday he could be moving closer to the mainstream on monetary policy, saying he had not ruled out... - [Global oil market now close to balance – IEA](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/business-news/Global-oil-market-now-close-to-balance-IEA.645252) The global oil market was close to balance, after nearly three years of excess supply, as production cuts by top exporters offset a... - [Index on the rise, MIA shares rally](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/business-news/Index-on-the-rise-MIA-shares-rally.645251) The MSE Index closed in the black as a 0.033 per cent increase was registered. The Index settled at the 4,705.291 points as a total of 12... - [Self-driving ‘arms race’ complicates supplier alliances](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/business-news/Self-driving-arms-race-complicates-supplier-alliances.645250) The race to develop and exploit autonomous vehicle technology is reshaping the hierarchy of the automotive industry, replacing... - [Further declines in MSE Share Index](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170413/business-news/further-declines-in-mse-share-index.645158) The MSE Share Index trended lower for the second consecutive session as it shed a further 0.18% to 4,705.291 points as the share price of... Social - [Flying Superkids](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/social/Flying-Superkids.645239) The amazing troupe of Danish acrobats is back with a new show for the whole family. Flying Superkids started many years ago as a... - [Holy week events](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/social/Holy-week-events.645238) George Frideric Handel’s most loved and joyous oratorio The Messiah will be performed by the Goldberg Ensemble, under the direction of... - [Amadeus at St James Cavalier](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/social/Amadeus-at-St-James-Cavalier.645237) After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/social/Pharmacies-open-tomorrow.645236) New British Dispensary, 109/110, St John Street, Valletta (2124 4813); Thomas Pharmacy, 796, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2123 8018); St... - [Announcements](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170415/social/Announcements.645235) BROUSSON – CLIVE, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017. He gave his body to the University of Malta, Department of Anatomy, for medical... Blogs - [On supping with devils](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170414/blogs/on-supping-with-devils.645185) If I were to be asked, but there's no reason why I should be, I'd say that people like Sandro Chetcuti, described in other areas of the... - [Why we’ve ditched comments to some online stories](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160913/blogs/why-weve-ditched-comments-to-some-online-stories.624921) Last week, we uploaded a story about a horrific traffic accident in Sliema, which was captured on CCTV. Within minutes, the story... - [It's in the woods, it's in the woods](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170331/blogs/its-in-the-woods-its-in-the-woods.644035) If memory serves, the above, uttered breathlessly, is heard in some exemplar of the "B Movie" genre, just before some particularly... - [Schools and religious freedom](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170328/blogs/schools-and-religious-freedom.643778) In 2009, I wrote an article titled, 'Religious education in schools' on The Times. It was prompted by Fr Rene Camilleri’s anxiety over... - [Dickens was right](/www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170323/blogs/dickens-was-right.643286) It’s been a while since I have been moved to post a blog update. Life gets in the way and, let’s face it, it’s always more of the same:... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 15 Apr 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with timesofmalta.com. 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