Times Of Malta
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:33:00 +0100Grima, Bajada nominated for top positions at Malta Paralympic Committee
The Malta Paralympic Committee (MPC) announced that following the closing of the nominations period, it has received one nomination for the two top administrative roles of MPC, namely the nomination of Prof. Joseph N. Grima for the r...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:20:00 +0100Fed gets everyone’s attention with its abrupt change of heart
In a sign that the US Federal Reserve is shifting to tighter monetary policy, Fed chief Jerome Powell told Congress last week that it is “probably a good time to retire the word” transitory when talking about inflation within the...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:04:00 +0100Watch: No paintings damaged in MUŻA flood, heritage agency maintains
No paintings were damaged when rainwater seeped through the ceiling of the national art museum and into one of the main viewing galleries last month.
A Heritage Malta spokesperson told Times of Malta that curators at Valletta’s MU...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:04:00 +0100Myanmar junta jails ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years
Myanmar's junta jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules, a government spokesman told AFP, the first of a series of possible sentences that could see...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:50:00 +0100Malta’s grey listing – Contributing factors and the road ahead
Last June 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that Malta was included in the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, colloquially known as the grey list. This article will take a deeper look at what were ...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:25:00 +0100Sliema Frank Salt sign Malta international Dino Zammit from San Ġiljan
Sliema Frank Salt Real Estate completed a major transfer coup when they managed to secure the services of Malta international Dino Zammit, the club announced.
Reports this week had said that Sliema and San Ġiljan were in talks over ...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:51:00 +0100Hamilton slams ‘over the limit’ Verstappen after Saudi chaos
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton lashed out at title rival Max Verstappen after Sunday’s gripping Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, describing the Dutchman as “over the limit”.
Mercedes driver Hamilton won a dramatic race und...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:22:00 +0100Juve sink lowly Genoa to keep Shevchenko winless
Juan Cuadrado and Paulo Dybala scored as Juventus eased to a 2-0 win over Andriy Shevchenko’s Genoa on Sunday to register their fourth victory in five Serie A games.
Cuadrado struck direct from a corner that sailed over the head of...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:07:00 +0100Burlò - December 6, 2021
'Bernard's Barbershop Shitet'.
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Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:02:00 +0100Today's front pages - December 6, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Sunday.
Times of Malta reports that hundreds of contraventions issued to politicians, their aides, business people and former top LESA officials in the last five years were w...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0100Will Christmas save the high street? − John Cassar White
Many retail analysts have prematurely written the obituaries of high street in-person shopping malls. Online shopping now accounts for almost a third of retail sales in counties like the UK. The pandemic was expected to be the final ...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:54:00 +0100Sensational Zhao beats Brecel to win UK Championship
Electrifying young talent Zhao Xintong won his first pro title in tremendous style by beating Luca Brecel 10-5 in the final of the Cazoo UK Championship in York.
Zhao’s cheerful demeanour earned him the support of the York crowd
Re...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:51:00 +0100Man charged with assault freed due to presidential shortcoming
A man has walked free from charges of grievous bodily harm after an administrative hiccup involving the Office of the President.
Redeemer Camilleri, 26, was charged in August with assault after he allegedly hit another man on the hea...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:39:00 +0100Clashes erupt at Brussels protest against Covid rules
Belgian police fired water cannon and used tear gas Sunday to disperse protesters opposed to compulsory health measures against the coronavirus pandemic.
Around 8,000 people marched through Brussels towards the headquarters of the Eu...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:35:00 +0100Announcements - December 6, 2021
Obituary
DIMECH. On December 5, MARISA née Tabone, widow of Joe, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of the Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her great loss her children and their spouses, Enzo and Janet, Antonella, Paul an...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:34:00 +0100Hundreds of fines cancelled for politicians, businessmen, top LESA officials
Updated 9.36am with Repubblika statement
Hundreds of contraventions issued to politicians, their aides, business people and former top LESA officials in the last five years were deleted from the agency’s systems, according to multi...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100Letters to the editor - December 6, 2021
Criminal abortion or therapeutic termination of pregnancy?
It was a pleasure to read Alfred Sant’s urbane and reasoned reply to my original letter on the subject of terminations of pregnancy carried out for therapeutic reasons, tha...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100Legislating into the unknown – Andrew Azzopardi
Let’ face it, the proposed cannabis reform is nothing short of normalising drug use. The reform will permit the use of cannabis, users will be allowed to carry up to seven grams of the drug and it will be permissible to grow up to ...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100Omicron: back to square one?
Even before the Omicron COVID-19 variant emerged, there were signs throughout Europe that a new wave of infection had taken hold, with both the numbers of those infected and those hospitalised reaching new highs.
New restrictions are...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 21:23:00 +0100Hamilton edges Verstappen in chaotic Saudi GP to send title race to wire
Lewis Hamilton edged out Max Verstappen to win a chaotic and controversial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to send the title battle to the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
Both men are level on points ahead of the decider aft...