timesofmalta.com newsletter - 13 Sep 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016 [Times of Malta] [Times of Malta] National - [Woman injured while jumping into sea] A 27-year-old Emirati woman was grievously injured yesterday after she jumped into the sea at MÄ¡arr ix-Xini. The police said the accident happened at 3pm yesterday. The woman, who lives in Sliema, was taken to the Gozo General Hospital by ambulance. - [More than 60 licences lost through penalty points system] More than 60 people lost their driving licence through the penalty point system in the first six months of this year, as the transport watchdog is in discussions to lay down stricter penalties. The number of revoked licences increased over the... - [Today's newspapers in review] The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says that according to a memo published yesterday, the 38-storey Townsquare development in Tigné would likely not have been approved had Environment and Resources... - [Man dies after being hit by car in Msida] A 30-year-old English man died this morning after he was hit by a car that was being driven from Msida to Sta Venera. The police said the accident happened at 1am. The car was being driven by a 42-year-old man from Cospicua. A medical team... - [Death of patient at Mount Carmel being investigated by health authorities] The death of a patient at Mount Carmel Hospital is being investigated. In a statement this morning, the permanent secretary within the Health Ministry said an internal inquiry has been appointed into the death of a patient who had to be given... World news - [HMS Terror found 170 years after going missing in search for northwest passage] The second of two British explorer ships that vanished in the Arctic nearly 170 years ago during an expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage has been found. The Arctic Research Foundation said in Canada that the HMS Terror had been located... - ["Last British commissioner" pledges to work for Europe] The diplomat nominated to take Britain's vacant seat on the EU executive pledged today to serve "only the European general interest" if EU lawmakers accept him as, probably, the last ever British commissioner. Julian King conceded he was in a... - [EU opens ethics probe into Barroso Goldman job] EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker has launched an unprecedented ethics investigation into his predecessor, Jose Manuel Barroso, questioning whether he broke EU law by taking a job at Goldman Sachs. In a letter released by the European... - [Cameron leaving the Commons] David Cameron is standing down as MP for Witney, triggering a by-election in the Oxfordshire seat. Mr Cameron told the chairman of his Conservative Association and constituency agent before making the announcement, which comes two months after he... - [North Korea flooding kills 133, displaces 107,000] Flooding from heavy rain in North Korea has killed 133 people in its northeast while 395 are missing, with many homes and critical infrastructure destroyed, a U.N. agency said. News of the natural disaster came as North Korea looked even more... Opinion - [Promoting good local governance] The term “good governance” has become part of the vernacular of all organisational structures, be they private, non-government or... - [The Three Muscateers] The Three Musketeers is the title of many plays and films through the ages, mostly based on the eponymous novel by Alexandre Dumas. The... - [For a better Valletta] I’ve been harping on the need for a holistic master plan for Valletta for over two decades. The first article I wrote, suggesting a... - [A holistic plan for Gozo] When Malta was being favourably considered by the British government for possible integration, a certain Lord Balogh, accompanied by... - [Workers in the community] “For the first time in history, the unemployment rate in Malta dropped to under four per cent”. This triumphant statement was made by the... Letters - [So they may safely roam] ■In a recent comprehensive report, the Commissioner for the Environment at the Ombudsman’s Office, David Pace, made various proposals on... - [Saving the island] I have made a few half-hearted efforts to find out if there is a St Julian’s Preservation Society. An article by Albert Buttigieg has... - [A man for all seasons] I read with great interest the article ‘Heart transplantations’ by Alex Manchè (September 9). Allow me to express my unreserved... - [The power of diction] Edward Caruana Galizia’s opinion piece (‘Questioning language’, September 6) started off with Stephen Fry’s quip on the power of... - [No national pride] The identity of a country is moulded by its language, flag and national anthem. These three components should be cherished, upheld and... Sport - [Barca seek response against Celtic after Alaves shock] Barcelona are eyeing their Champions League opener against Celtic tonight as a chance to make amends for their shock 2-1 defeat at home... - [German FA wants to stick with coach Loew past 2018] Germany’s football association (DFB) is eager to extend the contract of national team coach Joachim Loew past the 2018 World Cup, DFB... - [Briffa faces anxious wait after suffering knee injury] Roderick Briffa faces an anxious wait to discover the nature and extent of his injury after the Valletta midfielder hurt his knee in the... - [Gambin sets up Barnet winner] Luke Gambin played a leading role as Barnet won 1-0 at Mansfield in the English League Two last Saturday. The Malta winger, restored to... - [Platini to speak at UEFA Congress despite ban] UEFA’s disgraced former president Michel Platini will be allowed to address its Congress tomorrow as a “gesture of humanity” despite his... Business News - [Samsung scion to take board role amid Note 7 shock recall] The Samsung Group’s de facto leader and heir apparent is poised to join the board of crown jewel Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a step... - [Money market report for the week ended September 9] On Monday, September 5, the European Central Bank announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on... - [Reinsurance companies predict premium respite at Monaco meeting] Global reinsurance firms gathered in Monaco are hopeful premiums will stabilise in the coming year, although they expect competition to... - [Swiss Re expects prices to stabilise as it plans to adopt new technology] Swiss Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurance group, said yesterday it expected price levels to stabilise and price erosion in natural... - [UK must speed up infrastructure plans to cope with Brexit hit – BCC] Britain’s government needs to speed up its decision-making on big infrastructure projects to help the country’s economy withstand a... Social - [Announcements] ATTARD. On September 11, PHILIP of Å»ebbuÄ¡, residing at St Paul’s Bay, aged 81, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. - [World premiere of film on The Beatles] Featuring rare and exclusive footage, Ron Howard’s The Beatles – Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years premieres this Thursday in... - [Midnight walk for charity] Hospice Malta is organising a midnight walk in support of its patients and their families on Friday. The walk follows two routes, both of... - [Talk on Venetian architect Palladio] Federico Tamiozzo will deliver a talk entitled Le ville venete di Andrea Palladio this evening. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, known as... - [He Ping Exhibition] He Ping’s exhibition Persistence of Form is a fusion of Chinese calligraphy and a brand of European and American abstract expressionism,... Blogs - [People have the power] When, some 15 years ago, the public coastline around Manoel Island was blocked, there was a surprising lack of outcry, save from the... - [Now try listening...] "Now Hear This", I was reminded in a documentary yesterday, is the peremptory introduction used on the Tannoy on American Navy ships when... - [What is Aleppo?] I thought that I had lost the ability to be surprised by the lack of knowledge that people show.I got accustomed to University students... - [Lies, damned lies and transparent audits] On Friday the Times of Malta reminded us of a few deeply worrying facts connected to Sai Mizzi and her position and remuneration. But... - [The nun who stole the world’s heart] “By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my... 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