timesofmalta.com newsletter - 17 Jun 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Sunday, 17 Jun 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [Death trap: Gozo’s main artery]( The heart cannot function properly unless its main artery does. In practically the same sense, MÄ¡arr Road is the main artery to the rest of Gozo. One stretch of it, however, is prone to blocking: it is a hotspot for traffic accidents. The road... - [The week at a glance - June 17, 2018]( Spain solves Malta-Italy standoff The standoff between Malta and Italy over 629 migrants stranded at sea on the Aquarius ended when Spain offered to accept them. The precarious situation began when Italy’s new right-wing Interior Minister, Matteo... - [Today's front pages: June 17, 2018]( Good morning. These are the leading stories in this week’s Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta cites OPM sources admitting that Malta is in no way ready to take in hundreds of asylum seekers in one go, with staff and infrastructural... - [Three hospitalised following early morning crash outside Rabat]( Updated 9.10am - Updated medical condition Three young men were taken to hospital early on Sunday morning following a car crash on the outskirts of Rabat.The crash happened at around 4.50am and involved a Ford Fiesta and a Land Rover, with the... - [Residents organise petition to ‘save mature trees of Rabat Road’ from axe]( Rabat residents are contesting the planned upgrade of what is known as ‘Rabat Road’, which will see a number of mature trees uprooted to make way for new tarmac. On Saturday, the Times of Malta revealed that according to Transport Malta’s plans,... World news - [Watch: Song, dance and relief as Aquarius asylum seekers reach Valencia]( Updated 11am Hundreds of migrants pulled from the Mediterranean by a rescue ship arrived at the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a gruelling nine-day voyage but leaving wide open a fierce debate in Europe over how to handle... - [Greek PM Tsipras survives no-confidence vote]( Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Saturday, setting the stage for the signing of a historic accord with neighbouring Macedonia to settle a long dispute over its name. The motion brought by the... - [Watch: Moscow taxi ploughs into pedestrians, eight hurt]( Updated 8.55pm A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said. The incident... - [Spain rescues more than 900 boat migrants, finds four bodies]( Spain's coast guard rescued 933 migrants and found four dead bodies in the Mediterranean Friday and Saturday, as the country prepared for the arrival of a charity rescue ship that was denied a port by Italy and Malta. The number of people fleeing... - [Italy demands Netherlands recall NGO migrant rescue ships]( Italy on Saturday demanded that the Netherlands recall two Dutch-flagged migrant rescue ships after one of the non-government organisations that operate them called the interior minister a fascist. A heated exchange erupted after Italy's interior... Opinion - [How’s your Minglish? - Anne Zammit]( It’s hard to live in Malta for long without some ‘Maltification’, slipping into the way we sometimes communicate, in a mingling of... - [Good conduct – we do give a damn - George Hyzler]( The Minister of Justice’s declaration in Parliament on May 23, that the two law graduates not granted a warrant to practise the legal... - [Child protection breakthrough - Michael Falzon]( It was a pleasure to announce that the Child Protection (Alternative Care) Act has been approved by Cabinet and has been launched for... - [Misunderstanding the Constitution – 20: And what do you do with unconstitutional laws? - Giovanni Bonello]( What happens to a law that the Constitutional Court finds to be in breach of the Constitution? Up to 1987, the question did not even... - [From coffee to cappuccino - Sandro Spiteri]( Someone should remind the Italians that we Maltese really don’t like being bullied by larger countries. It’s true we did not make it to... Letters - [Commotion outside law courts]( I hope the director of the law courts in Valletta learnt a lesson from the commotion caused by a foreign individual last week while being... - [San Andrea: setting the record straight]( I wish to clear rumours that have reached me concerning my abrupt yet forced absence at San Andrea School as Head of Early and Mid­dle... - [What future for Gozo?]( The proposed Gozo tunnel is to have one lane in each direction and many observers have already said that this is not good enough. I have... - [A sour convention]( The showdown between Malta and Italy over the Aquarius and its 629 migrants on board has opened a can of worms which was a long time coming. - [The Kingdom of God]( One cannot adequately evaluate the progress of the Kingdom of God by the number of people attending Sunday Mass, nor can it be compared... Sport - [Watch: Own goal and penalty ensure Croatia celebrations](  An own goal and a penalty gave Croatia a comfortable start to their World Cup campaign as they beat a limp Nigeria 2-0 in their Group D... - [From making zombie flicks to outwitting Lionel Messi]( Hannes Halldorsson used to make zombie films for a living but it was watching videos that let Iceland's goalkeeper outwit Lionel Messi... - [Messi might not have missed penalty if Argentina played us, says Israeli minister]( Lionel Messi might not have missed a match-winning World Cup penalty against Iceland if he had played a warm-up game in Jerusalem,... - [Watch: Poulsen goal powers Denmark to 1-0 win over Peru]( Yussuf Poulsen bounced back from conceding a penalty to score the goal that gave Denmark a hard-fought 1-0 win in their World Cup Group C... - [Watch: Messi misses penalty as Argentina held by Iceland]( Tiny Iceland made a stunning first-ever World Cup appearance on Saturday when they held 2014 runners-up Argentina to a 1-1 draw in a... Business News - [Human resources remain key to Farsons’ success]( The crucial role played by employees, both past and present, in Farsons’ ongoing success was recognised and applauded during an event for... - [77 Great Estates accepted into real estate agency network]( 77 Great Estates has been selected for membership in the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a prestigious global community of... - [A summer of Italian goodness]( On June 23 and 24, Splash and Fun Malta together with Sammontana is hosting an eventful day with many beach games to suit all ages. A... - [Improving the standards of real estate agency services]( The Estate Agents Section (EAS) within the Malta Developers Association (MDA) was set up by former members of the Federation of Estate... - [HSBC Malta launches 2018 student campaign and offers]( HSBC Malta has launched its student campaign, which boasts a number of offers and perks. The bank is giving out €50 credit to all new... Community - [Information session for new volunteers with Karl Vella Foundation]( The Karl Vella Foundation is organising an information session to reach new volunteers who have the energy and the passion to work with... - [A tattoo in aid of charity]( Tattoo artist Jean Paul Attard of Positive Vibrations Tattoo Studio, based in San Ä wann, is teaming up with LifeCycle (Malta) Foundation... - [The President’s engagements]( 9am The President visits Cugó Gran Macina Grand Harbour Hotel, in Senglea. 10am The President receives students from San Ä wann Primary... - [Announcements - June 17, 2018]( GONZI. On May 3, at Mater Dei Hospital Maternity Wing, to Berta Pisani Bencini and her husband Paul, God’s precious gift of a son –... - [Priests listen to youths]( The need for the Church to hear the voice of young people was recently discussed at a three-day in-service course for priests at the... Blogs - [No to a watery grave]( At the time of writing the crisis around the migrant rescue ship Aquarius is still ongoing. It is a sign that the migration honeymoon... - [John Suda wins another big award]( A few days ago, journalist blogger Manuel Delia listed his most read blog posts. Some were quite obviously top of the pops material. Then... - [Prime Minister, we need to chat]( I must confess I liked Joseph Muscat's Facebook interview with Katriel, the brave young man who suffers from a rare form of... - [Educating post-millennials]( Most of us know that educational success is no guarantee of wellbeing in adulthood. Fewer of us are familiar with the debate on how... - [Free votes and unanimity]( In the last few weeks Adrian Delia, leader of the Nationalist Party, gave his group free votes on two bills presented in Parliament. The...