timesofmalta.com newsletter - 4 Feb 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 4 Feb 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [Delia eyes new property as taxes remain unpaid]( Opposition leader Adrian Delia is in the process of buying a new SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi property, while still owing the taxman over €80,000 in arrears. Dr Delia’s wife Nickie Vella De Fremeaux applied in July 2016 for planning permission to make structural... - [How government guaranteed a ‘no-risk’ investment for Vitals]( The government effectively guaranteed Vitals Global Healthcare a no-risk investment in the operation of three State hospitals, this newspaper can reveal. It bound itself and any future government to pay Vitals €100 million and assume its lender’s... - [V18 sculptures vandalised - in what should be best protected area of Valletta]( A set of sculptures set up at City Gate and outside parliament to represent various Maltese sayings was vandalised overnight, despite being in what should be the best policed area in Malta. Jason Micallef, chairman of the V18 Foundation, uploaded... - [Today's front pages - February 4, 2018]( Good morning, The following are the top stories in Malta's Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that the government effectively guaranteed Vitals Global Healthcare a no-risk investment in the operation of three State hospitals when... - [Busuttil is new PN spokesman on good governance as Delia reshuffles team]( Updated 5.50pm Former Nationalist leader Simon Busuttil is the new party spokesman for good governance while Adrian Delia has taken on the justice watchdog's role as the team's portfolios were reshuffled. Dr Busuttil has been vociferous on... World news - [N Korea used embassy in Germany to acquire military equipment]( North Korea has used its embassy in Berlin to acquire equipment apparently intended for its missile or nuclear programmes, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency has said. The comments by BfV agency head Hans-Georg Maassen were... - [Trump claims memo totally vindicates him in Russia probe]( Donald Trump has claimed complete vindication from a congressional memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance powers during the investigation into his campaign's possible Russia ties. But the memo also includes revelations that might complicate... - [Russian warplane downed in Syria, pilot killed after ejecting by parachute]( A Russian warplane was brought down in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday, and the pilot was killed during "a fight" after ejecting by parachute, the TASS news agency quoted Russia's Defence Ministry as saying. Syrian rebels said previously on... - [Man opens fire on African migrants in Italian town]( A man opened fire on passers-by in the central Italian city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring several African migrants, police said, in an attack that appeared to be racially motivated. The shootings happened just days after the dismembered body... - [With an eye on Russia, US to increase nuclear capabilities]( Concerned about Russia's growing tactical nuclear weapons, the United States will expand its nuclear capabilities, a policy document released on Friday said, a move some critics say could increase the risk of miscalculation between the two... Opinion - [The idiot’s guide to the Vitals’ scandal - Kristina Chetcuti]( On a lovely day back in 2014, the then Minister for Health, Konrad Mizzi, had a rendezvous. We are not exactly sure who he met, as the... - [What cure for the dying? - Adrian Delia]( In 2015, Minister Konrad Mizzi agreed to hand over three of our hospitals to Vitals, a Johnny come lately shell-company which had no... - [Please fact check first - Claire Bonello]( The widespread dismay greeting the plans to build a McDonalds’ outlet on undeveloped land in Å»abbar, the outcry about turning... - [Seven years… and counting - Michela Spiteri]( The moral test of any government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children, those who are in the twilight of life:... - [Halting the environmental rot - Arnold Cassola]( Joseph Muscat has guaranteed a prominent place in Maltese history for himself. As an MEP, an MP and Prime Minister, he certainly deserves... Letters - [ERA lunchbreak the safest hour]( It is heartening to learn that the Environment and Resources Authority handled no less than a dozen “enforcement-related” cases during... - [Leprosy in Malta]( The feature relating to World Leprosy Day (‘Improving the lives of leprosy sufferers’, The Sunday Times of Malta, January 28), made... - [Embracing our roots]( In her article ‘Embracing our roots’ (The Sunday Times of Malta, January 28) Anna Marie Galea wrote that “we shouldn’t try to make... - [The Triton Fountain]( I am writing with reference to the letter by John Apap about the Triton Fountain (The Sunday Times of Malta, January 28). I would like to... - [The mystifying Latin on the Main Guard inscription]( I read with interest Giovanni Bonello’s article ‘Mysteries of the Main Guard inscription’, (The Sunday Times of Malta, January... Sport - [Inter's winless run continues with draw against Crotone]( Inter’s two-month long winless run continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Crotone at San Siro in Serie A and were jeered... - [Pazzini earns Levante a draw against struggling Madrid]( Giampaolo Pazzini struck an 89th-minute equaliser on his Levante debut to earn his side a deserved 2-2 draw against struggling giants... - [Ramsey hat-trick helps Arsenal thrash Everton 5-1]( Aaron Ramsey scored a hat-trick on Saturday as Arsenal thrashed Everton 5-1 in the Premier League at the Emirates with a display of... - [Sexton breaks French hearts with last-second drop goal]( Johnny Sexton's monster drop-goal gave Ireland a last-gasp 15-13 NatWest 6 Nations victory over France in Paris. The fly-half landed a... - [Floriana halt fumbling sequence]( FLORIANA 1 Juninho 27 ĦAMRUN SPARTANS 0 Floriana earned a hard-fought victory over Ħamrun Spartans to return to winning ways. Ħamrun were... Business News - [Company briefs]( Finance Malta recently hosted the third in a series of ‘My Blockchain’ seminars which was targeted at individuals and companies seeking... - [Calamatta Cuschieri launch new fund]( Calamatta Cuschieri Funds Sicav plc has launched of its latest fund, the CC Emerging Market Bond Fund. The fund is the first of its kind... - [Mrieħel business district project]( The landmark project The Quad has been launched to the market. “The vision for this site includes a combination of location, design,... - [BLM annual conference]( Business Leaders Malta’s annual conference at the Radisson Blu Golden Sands Beach Resort and Spa to be held on February 23 will include a... - [Welcome the end of austerity]( In my article entitled ‘Welcome to Purgatory’ in February 2017 I outlined the view that the party in government bonds appeared to have... Blogs - [A virgin or a whore and nothing in between]( In Greek mythology, Prometheus, a demi-god, creator of men, steals fire from the skies and brings it to earth. Zeus, angered by his... - [The rot is everywhere]( They say that everyone who lived through the assassination of John F Kennedy remembers exactly where they were the minute they were told... - [Enabling gender violence?]( It’s official. This country’s political system has not only lost the plot but also the entire script to sanity. So prurient is our MPs'... - [Women are not expected to stay quiet]( My first reaction when it was first suggested to me that I should write a blog on Times of Malta was, where do I start? What shall the... - [Dedicated with bitterness to those who don’t shuffle their feet in protest]( Some things in life live forever in your heart. Perhaps a glance, a touch or a few words. Even a smile can be etched never to... 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