timesofmalta.com newsletter - 21 Dec 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 21 Dec 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Musical Instruments of the Maltese Islands]( National - [Support hotline receives more than 10,000 calls a year]( The national support hotline this year received more than 200 calls from homeless people seeking advice and comfort. A breakdown of the calls made to AÄ¡enzija Appoġġ’s 179 supportline offers a rare glimpse into the world of the homeless in... - [Maltapost helping DHL with Christmas delivery rush]( Maltapost was helping DHL with the Christmas rush, a spokesman said yesterday. The Maltapost spokesman said the company was providing “exceptional deliveries” on behalf of DHL to “facilitate delivery during the Christmas period”. Such... - [Today's front pages - December 21, 2017]( Newspapers on Thursday continue to give prominence to the compilation of evidence against three people charged with Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Times of Malta says that George Degiorgio, iċ-Ċiniz, one of the accused, told friends he was going... - [Majjistral Park hunting hours - how will the consultation be handled, PD asks]( Partit Demokratiku is seeking to know how the public consultation process regarding extended hunting hours at Majjistral Park will be handled. On Monday, the government agreed to a watered-down motion put forward by the Nationalist Party on the... - [Interconnector averts blackouts after new power plant trips twice]( Two nationwide blackouts were averted in October thanks to the interconnector after the new Electrogas power station tripped twice, Times of Malta has learnt. Enemalta had to switch its energy sourcing to the Sicily interconnector and temporarily... World news - [Car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 15 hurt]( A car ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection in the Australian city of Melbourne on Thursday, injuring up to 15 people, police said, adding they had arrested the driver and a second man. Police did not suggest a possible motive for... - [South Korea fires warning shots after North soldier defects](  South Korea's military fired 20 rounds of warning shots on Thursday as North Korean soldiers approached a borderline after their comrade defected to South Korea, officials said. South Korean media reported there were sounds of gunfire from... - [Mystery solved as Australian submarine is found after 103 years](  One of Australia's oldest naval mysteries has been solved after the discovery of the wreck of the country's first submarine - more than 103 years after its disappearance in the First World War. The AE1 vanished off the New Guinean island of New... - [German police arrest alleged IS militant in ice rink truck attack plot]( German police arrested a 29-year-old man they said was an active member of Islamic State who was plotting a truck attack on an ice rink. The arrest, a year after Anis Amri, a failed Tunisian asylum seeker with Islamist links, hijacked a truck and... - [Bulgaria parliament passes anti-corruption law under EU pressure]( Bulgaria's parliament passed anti-corruption legislation on Wednesday under European Union pressure over its failure to prosecute venal officials, but President Rumen Radev has said the bill is not fit for purpose and he will veto it. The Balkan,... Opinion - [Cautiously optimistic - Robert Arrigo]( It would be foolish to assume that a successful political fundraising event is a guarantee of political success. But it cannot be dismissed. - [Team Trump’s gambit - Richard Galustian]( As the US moved the knight into check, she realised she was playing a game she should not have entertained. For thousands of years... - [The two Maltas illusion - Ranier Fsadni]( A recent BBC radio programme addressed Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and what it reveals about Malta. In that hushed observer’s... - [Countering fake news - Marc Kosciejew]( In this post-truth era, the growing scourge of fake news and information is adversely affecting people’s perceptions and beliefs. The... - [Christmas goodwill - Martin Scicluna]( “Glory to God in the highest,” goes the biblical message of Christmas “and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” This passage represents... Letters - [Truly abandoned]( It is indeed a very sad reflection on our society that voluntary organisations that take care of unwanted animals in Malta are being... - [Cosmopolitan Malta]( Malta does not need to become cosmopolitan by importing cheap, unskilled, third-country nationals to work in Malta. Instead, our Maltese... - [People’s opium]( Karl Marx used to say it about religion. But people who say that their roots are in Marx are distributing opiates with dire consequences... - [And then there was light]( I wish to thank the Valletta local council for having lit the artistic crib. Valletta is now truly all set for the forthcoming Christmas... - [The right attitude]( Last October, I was diagnosed with a non-fatal condition but one which was irritating in view of the fact that I was always the kind of... Sport - [Updated: United knocked out by Bristol City in League Cup shock]( Bristol City, from English football's second-tier, pulled off a sensation in the League Cup quarter-finals as they knocked out the... - [PSG beat Caen to reach halfway mark with nine-point lead]( Paris St Germain reached the halfway mark of the Ligue 1 season in the driving seat after goals by Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe... - [Celtic defeat Partick]( Celtic resumed normal service in the Ladbrokes Premiership but only at half-throttle with a 2-0 win over Partick Thistle at Parkhead. The... - [Bottom club Swansea sack manager Clement]( Swansea City sacked manager Paul Clement on Wednesday with the former Real Madrid assistant coach paying the price for a dismal start to... - [Takeaways of last weekend's NFL games]( Patriots 27, Steelers 24 Tom Brady led New England to the winning touchdown with 56 seconds left, ruining Pittsburgh's chance to clinch a... Business News - [Eurozone shares tumble as tax bill drives euro up against dollar]( EU shares dropped yesterday, ext-ending their decline from the previous session as currency dynamics took hold of the stock market. The... - [Monitoring bond issuer developments (5)]( In the oil and gas sector, there are two companies that have bonds listed on the Malta Stock Exchange – Medserv plc and Mediterranean... - [New partners at renowned law firm]( Andrei Vella and Steve Decesare will join the current six partners at Camilleri Preziosi law firm, with effect from January 1, 2018. Dr... - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The CMA CGM Gemini from Genoa to Beirut (CMA CGM Malta Agency Ltd), thje Folegandros from Piraeus to... - [Bond jitters hit EU stocks as US tax boost fades]( European shares pulled back on Tuesday in a broadly weaker market as a rally inspired by investor optimism about a tax reform in the... Social - [Palumbo gives substantial donation to L-Istrina]( President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio... - [Jean Borg Bartolo]( Grace Ann Cachia, Sliema, writes: Aunt Jean is now resting in the eternal comfort of her Maker – this being a fitting reward for her... - [60th school-leaving reunion]( Former students of St Louis Grammar School, Sliema, celebrated their 60th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s church,... - [Lidl donates €15,000 to MCCF Foundation and sponsors ninth President’s Solidarity Fun Run]( Lidl Malta sponsored the ninth edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run with a donation of €15,000 in aid of the Malta Community... - [The President’s engagements]( 10am The President attends the opening ceremony of the 17th session of the general conference of the United Nations Industrial... Blogs - [Appeasing interest groups at Majjistral Nature Park]( The Majjistral Nature Park near Manikata was established in 2007. After years of discussion, a decision was reached to allow hunting... - [I love my gilded cage]( There are a few facts of life we just can’t get away from. Labour won the last election in amazing style. Period. Maltese people in their... - [Pardon William]( Fact: prison is anything but a rehabilitation service and most people get out of there even less inclined to live a law-abiding life than... - [New ways to remove old buildings]( Think of a historic building and imagine an internal ceiling is found to have rotten or unstable beams. Or perhaps some pillars look... - [Let the party split now]( The political scenario in Malta is one incredible mess. Since the 1970s it has been completely dominated by the two major parties - the... 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