timesofmalta.com newsletter - 2 Jun 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 2 Jun 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Architects and Knights]( National - [Watch: 'An election does not clean record of corruption,' MEPs tell Malta]( Updated 9.45pm MEPs looking into rule of law concerns about Malta ended a one-day visit to the country with concerns "even stronger" than when they had first visited last year, Ana Gomes said on Friday. "More time has passed," said S&D MEP Ms Gomes. - [Watch: There were no plans for Suq exhibition space - Jason Micallef]( Valletta 2018 chairman Jason Micallef has insisted there were never any plans for the square outside is-Suq in Merchants Street to be used as exhibition space, despite a statement by the operators to that effect. Arkadia Group was on Thursday... - [Today's front pages: June 2, 2018]( The story of the cyclist killed on Friday morning dominated the main stories of Saturday's newspapers: Times of Malta cites a cycling lobby group underlining the lack of road safety in Malta after a Serbian cyclist was killed at the new... - [Poorly-designed roads are putting cyclists in danger]( Cyclists often found themselves in danger because of a lack of road safety, a lobby group said after a fatality on the Kappara flyover on Friday morning. A 53-year-old Serbian cyclist died after he was hit by a car early yesterday morning, the... - [Photos of the week - ending May 31, 2018]( World news - [Visa operating at 'full capacity' after system failure]( Visa has apologised after a system failure prevented card payments across the UK and Europe. The company said it "fell well short" of its goal to ensure cards work reliably at all times following problems on Friday afternoon. Visa users complained... - [Despite Italy election, euro zone not facing new debt crisis - Juncker]( There is no threat of a new sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone despite an anti-establishment coalition government taking power in Italy, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in remarks published on Saturday. Asked by the RND... - [In complete reversal, Trump revives summit with North Korea]( US President Donald Trump, in a complete reversal, said on Friday he would hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore in the latest twist in the high-stakes diplomacy over eliminating Pyonyang's nuclear arms... - [Trump says summit with North Korea's Kim is back on]( Updated 10pm President Donald Trump said on Friday an unprecedented nuclear arms summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States pulled out of will now go ahead as scheduled on June 12 in Singapore, adding another twist to a... - [Watch: North Korean official delivers letter to Donald Trump]( A senior North Korean official met US President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House to hand him a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the two countries try to put a derailed summit back on track. Kim Yong Chol, a close aide to... Opinion - [Question time: Forging ahead]( Janice Bartolo, Current Affairs Commentator “While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands.” Such... - [Life-changing opportunity - Manfred Weber and Francis Zammit Dimech]( Do you fancy an interrail ticket – one train ticket that gives you the opportunity to travel through up to 30 European countries on your... - [Emma, making Malta proud - Frank Salt]( It never ceases to surprise me, how Malta keeps on coming up with absolute gems in the arts and entertainment business. The most notable... - [The question of consent - Daniela Azzopardi Bonanno]( My intention in this article is not to set forth my personal opinion on the matter of IVF but rather to bring to light another matter... - [Three economic paradoxes - Ranier Fsadni]( The president of the Malta Employers Association, Dolores Sammut Bonnici, has made the headlines once more. Speaking at last week’s SME... Letters - [Neighbourly relations]( I refer to the letter ‘Language school nightmare’ by Edward Gingell Littlejohn (May 18). I would like to firstly make it clear that in... - [Due respect to public officers]( The violent way in which a traffic policemen suffered terrible injuries for doing his duty is a symptom of a certain sector of society... - [Opportunity missed]( I flew on Air Malta from the UK a few days ago. The inflight magazine, Il-Bizzilla, is full of helpful information about Malta. The May... - [Remarkable personality]( The many tributes to former ambassador Joseph Cassar testify to his success benefiting a whole nation. His versatility and altruism led... - [Bigots and hypocrites]( I refer (once again, with regret) to Martin Scicluna’s piece on the Irish abortion referendum and his friend’s (and my friend, if I may... Sport - [France show attacking force as they down Italy 3-1]( France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with... - [Visca hat-trick spoils South Korea farewell in Jeonju]( South Korea were left with plenty to ponder ahead of this month's World Cup finals after Edin Visca scored a hat-trick to give Bosnia and... - [Australia trounce Czechs 4-0 in World Cup warm-up]( Australia cruised to a 4-0 win against the Czech Republic on Friday, giving the Socceroos a much-needed confidence boost ahead of this... - [Malta concede late defeat to Georgia]( Ray Farrugia suffered his first defeat as coach of the national team after Malta conceded a late 1-0 defeat to Georgia in Austria, on... - [Fenech back at Sliema Wanderers]( Ryan Fenech has completed a return to his former club Sliema Wanderers after the veteran midfielder put pen to paper on a three-year... Business News - [Visa suffers service outage across Europe]( Updated 10.44pm - HSBC updates statement Payments firm Visa suffered a widespread systems outage on Friday, with many users across the... - [Stocks rise but bond yields fall]( World stocks rose and bond yields fell yesterday as investors welcomed the apparent end to a political crisis in Italy and shrugged off a... - [Institute of Financial Services Practitioners president appointed]( Grant Thornton’s partner responsible for tax and regulatory services, Wayne Pisani, has recently been appointed president of Malta’s... - [US allies hit back at Washington’s steel tariffs]( Canada and Mexico retaliated on Thursday after Washington imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports while the European Union had its... - [Sovereign, corporate bonds go opposite ways]( The local sovereign and corporate debt markets registered contrasting performances this week. Yields in the Malta Government Stocks... Community - [Pharmacies open tomorrow - June 2, 2018]( Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street, Valletta (2124 5135);Trinity Pharmacy, 32, Marsa Road, Marsa (2123 5595);Lantern Pharmacy, 46,... - [President of Malta urges people to #drinkfresh milk]( Malta’s president Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca has added one more campaign to her list of causes to champion – drinking fresh milk. The... - [Feasts]( Tomorrow: Our Lady of Fatima, GuardamangiaThe Annunciation, TarxienSt Joseph, GħaxaqCorpus Christi, Għasri - [Announcements - June 2, 2018]( Monday, June 11, 2018, being the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Judge MAURICE CARUANA CURRAN, a Mass in his memory will be... - [A tribute to Frank Sinatra]( On the occasion of 20th death anniversary of Frank Sinatra, Joe Cutajar, together with a 16-piece big band led by Paul Abela, will be... Blogs - [The Montebello debacle]( Sunday started with a concentrated barrage against the Archbishop. It-Torċa fired the first volley, though truth be told It-Torċa’s... - [Because football matters]( The World Cup will soon kick off. Hurrah—what marvellous news. What a breath of freshest air. We can now get down to a serious and... - [The Weakened Embryo Production Act]( One hundred professors and lecturers from 14 faculties of the University of Malta are the latest in a long list of experts that have... - [IVF: Will Joseph Muscat ignore the President as well?]( Will the government heed the appeal by the President about the IVF debate, after having ignored appeals made by many, including George... - [Oh my Malta, indeed]( I’ve been on sabbatical from my writing and on April 21 it will have been six months since I felt the urge to write. The events which... Copyright © 2018 Times of Malta Newsletter for Saturday, 2 Jun 2018 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [>timesofmalta.com](. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please cl