timesofmalta.com newsletter - 1 Oct 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 1 Oct 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Vanity, Profanity & Worship]( National - [Today's front pages]( Good morning. The following are the top stories in the Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that David Agius and Robert Arrigo still intend to run for the elections of PN deputy leader while other would be candidates are prepared... - [Botswana President on state visit to Malta]( Botswana President Khama Ian Khama this evening starts a state visit to Malta. He will have talks with President Marie-Louise Colerio Preca, Speaker AnÄ¡lu Farrugia, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition leader Simon Busuttil. The two... - [Ratings agency sees improved outlook for Malta's economy]( Credit agency Standard & Poor's has raised its classification of Malta's economy from stable to positive, a decision lauded by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. The move comes a year after S&P improved Malta's rating from BBB+ to A-. The agency is... - [Delia plan for unity hits a roadblock - Robert Arrigo, David Agius to press on with deputy leadership bids]( An attempt to reunite the PN under a “power-sharing agreement”, which would involve Chris Said and someone close to Adrian Delia running for the two deputy leadership posts as sole candidates, has hit obstacles. Sources within the PN have told The... - [Councillors want action against car hire firm ‘occupying’ public car park]( Two Gudja councillors are up in arms over what they claim is an illegal occupation of public parking spots by a rental car company. In a stern letter to Transport Malta, councillors Mark Anthony Sammut and Stefan Caruana called on the authority to... World news - [Flight suffers mid-Atlantic engine failure, diverts successfully]( An Air France A380 double-decker aircraft suffered a failure of one of its four engines in mid-Atlantic. Air France said an engine on flight AF066 from Paris to Los Angeles had suffered "serious damage", forcing it to divert to Canada. "Air France... - [Catalans queue early amid tension to vote in referendum banned by Spain]( Catalans started to form queues early this morning as they sought to defy Spanish authorities by voting in a banned independence referendum that has raised fears of unrest in the wealthy northeastern region. The referendum, declared illegal by... - [Watch: 25 fans injured as stadium barrier collapses in France]( At least 25 football fans have been injured, four seriously, after a barrier collapsed during Amiens' match against Lille. The French Ligue 1 game was abandoned after Lille fans behind the goal surged forward to celebrate after the away side took... - [Brexit clouds gather ahead of Tory conference]( Tory tensions over Brexit have broken into the open as the party gathers for a crunch conference in Manchester. Britain's EU divorce deal and the scope of any post-withdrawal transition period looks set to dominate the Conservative... - [Separatists vow to defy police ultimatum over Catalonia vote]( Catalonian separatists have vowed to ignore a police ultimatum to leave the school polling stations they are occupying ahead of a disputed referendum on the region's independence from Spain. The police deadline of 6am on Sunday for the activists,... Opinion - [Making Pardo proud, 50 years on… - Alan Deidun]( Pardo, who? This is the reaction most youngsters would have to one of Malta’s most eminent sons on the international scene, the diplomat... - [Killing you softly - David Marinelli]( Plastic is everywhere, including in the sea and its fish, in the soil and its plants, in our food and in us. It’s a global epidemic that... - [Breakfast of champions - Kenneth Charles Curmi]( I really cannot understand how the Maltese can top the charts when it comes to obesity in the EU. I mean, how can we be so good at... - [Partial blindness to ugliness - Mark Anthony Falzon]( It’s alright to destroy places. Unless you’re the wrong sort of person, that is, namely a foreigner. In that case, the Maltese, who... - [Please get out of my space - Michela Spiteri]( When Adrian Delia magnanimously announced that he would be accompanying Simon Busuttil and Jason Azzopardi to court the day after being... Letters - [Road death rates]( I refer to the article ‘How many more road deaths can we tolerate?’ (The Sunday Times of Malta, September 17). The article gives the... - [How to miss an appointment]( I think we can all agree on one thing: driving in Malta has become a time-wasting, rage-inducing, blasphemous necessity. Yes, necessity. - [Malta Philharmonic Orchestra]( Recently there was some bad publicity in the media about the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO). It’s not my intention to go into the... - [Wrong priorities by Å»abbar local council]( The Å»abbar local council has deemed it fit to place five speed bumps within a 130-metre stretch in Alessio Erardi Street, three of which... - [A metro for Valletta]( I refer to the article entitled ‘Roof gardens and fewer cars in new vision for Valletta’, (The Sunday Times of Malta, September 24). The... Sport - [Watch: Neymar on the spot as awe-inspiring PSG demolish Bordeaux]( Neymar scored a double as Paris St Germain's awe-inspiring firepower was on show again in a 6-2 demolition of Girondins de Bordeaux that... - [Watch: De Bruyne gives Manchester City victory over Chelsea]( Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 victory over an out-of-sorts Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on... - [Watch: United keep pressure on with Palace rout]( Manchester United's 4-0 win over pointless Crystal Palace kept the pressure on their Premier League title rivals Manchester City and... - [Watch: Lennon's Hibs give Celtic a fright before McGregor maintains run]( Neil Lennon gave Celtic an almighty scare on his return to his former club as his Hibernian side claimed a 2-2 Ladbrokes Premiership... - [Tarxien stun Sliema]( Andre Scicluna grabbed three vital points for Tarxien Rainbows with a crucial late goal against Sliema Wanderers. The former Floriana... Business News - [PG, SFC at all-time highs]( The MSE Equity Total Return Index fully erased the previous week’s 0.518 per cent loss, rising 1.662 per cent to close at 9,015.856 points. - [Blockchain: dissecting the legal issues]( Blockchain, Bitcoin, ICOs; these are all interrelated terms that have dominated the news and rocked the virtual world as of late – but... - [Are we attractive?]( Advancements in technology are constantly reshaping global eco-nomies and innovation is happening at a relentless pace. Fresh waves of... - [The psychology of investing]( Investors are faced with a barrage of information when deciding on where to invest their capital, or whether to buy or sell an... - [Family firms embrace digital change, but face hurdles – PwC]( Among the next generation of family business leaders, three in four have big plans to take their business forward. However, generational... Social - [Pharmacies open today]( Vilhena Pharmacy, 3, St Anne Street, Floriana (2124 4114);Brown’s Pharmacy, 706, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2123 8623);Drugshop... - [The President’s engagements]( 1.15pm The President visits Freshers’ Week 2017, organised by Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, at the University of Malta, Tal-Qroqq,... - [Announcements]( BONAVIA. On September 30, MARIA TERESA, aged 94, of Birkirkara, passed peacefully away at the Little Sisters of the Poor residence,... - [Carmine Lauri to perform on ‘Piatti’ Stradivarius 1717]( Violinist Carmine Lauri will be performing in a high-profile event on Wednesday, performing Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons,... - [Heritage tours by the PA]( The Planning Autho­rity is holding edu­cational tours every Sunday, focusing on Malta’s cultural heri­tage and architecture. The tours,... Blogs - [Leave our rubbish alone!]( A WhatsApp message from a friend on Saturday morning was accompanied by several angry face emojis: “I’m ashamed to say I’m the only... - [Why Adrian Delia should go]( I have been urged to give Adrian Delia a break. Unlike some politicians, I have not been threatened or offered a reward. Obviously, I am... - [Political embarrassment (or the lack thereof)]( Let me start with a personal note. I am very embarrassed and I do apologise for two grammatical slips that somehow eluded me while... - [No more heroes]( It has been both painful and faintly ridiculous to watch the new PN leader Adrian Delia seek and find an MP to give up his parliamentary... - [Air Malta to be no more?]( Everybody appreciates that Air Malta is still experiencing very tough times. But economic woes can hardly justify the minister... 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