Новости за 03.11.2021

A 2,000 square metre stretch of abandoned land in Ħal Farruġ is to be turned into a picnic area.  Through an agreement with the Luqa council, Parks Malta will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the open space, which will be surrounded by security cameras and a fence.  The project was announced by Sustainable Development Minister Miriam Dalli. She said the site will be equipped with waste separation containers and a small number of picnic benches.  Video: Sustainable Development Ministry... Читать дальше...

A man caught trying to force open the door to a private residence with a crowbar was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to attempted theft. Marcin Grzegorz Nowak, a 51-year-old Polish national, was arrested on Sunday afternoon shortly after officers at the Qawra police station received a call for help from a resident.  Rushing to the scene at Sir Luigi Preziosi Street at around 1pm, police came across the caller who explained that he had caught the suspected thief trying to force open the door to his apartment. Читать дальше...

Thirteen of Malta’s most promising have begun their international training commitments early with a week-long, high-intensity professional training camp in Formia, Italy. The camp was managed by Athletics Malta consultant Antonio Laguardia and technical director Mario Bonello. During their stay in Italy, the athletes worked in small groups allowing the coaches to focus on the athletes’ finer details. The coaches made available to the Maltese athletes are among the best and most experienced in... Читать дальше...

Malta has recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily tally in six weeks. Another 21 patients recovered, bringing the tally of known COVID-19 cases in Malta up to 251. Nine patients are in hospital, four of them in ITU. There were 10 patients in hospital on Tuesday, including four in ITU. Healthcare workers have administered 883,070 vaccine doses so far, with 54,979 of those being booster doses. Wednesday's figure was the highest since September 14 when there were 50 cases. The new cases were detected from 1,805 tests. Читать дальше...

The pan European rights body the Council of Europe has pulled a campaign promoting diversity among women and their freedom to wear the Muslim headscarf after it sparked an outcry in fiercely secular France. The online campaign - co-financed by the European Union - was launched last week by the Strasbourg-based institution and touched a nerve among the right in France where campaigning is ramping up ahead of next spring's presidential election. Tweeted images showed portraits of two smiling young... Читать дальше...

National teams head coach Devis Mangia has called on the football authorities in Malta to start looking at how they can help young players gain more playing time in domestic football or risk to jeopardise the future of the national teams. Mangia was speaking to the media on the second day of preparation of the national team ahead of this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Croatia, on November 11, and Slovakia three days’ later at the National Stadium. The Malta coach spoke of his concern about... Читать дальше...

The Customs Department is organising a sale by tender for watches, silver filigree and wines and spirits. It said in a statement the sale consists of two lots of Corum wristwatches each, 14 lots of silver filigree and 87 lots of wines and spirits. Sealed tenders will be received by the director-general (Customs) at the Auctions Section, Newport Bonded Stores, Marsa from November 15 to 18 between 8am and 1pm and from 1 to 4pm and on November 19 from 1 to 4pm. Viewing of lots, collection and submission of tenders forms... Читать дальше...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer compared Cristiano Ronaldo’s talismanic influence at Manchester United to NBA legend Michael Jordan after he scored twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Tuesday. For the third time in four Champions League games since returning for a second spell at Old Trafford, Ronaldo rescued United with a late goal as his sweetly struck volley in the 91st minute snatched a barely deserved point in Bergamo. The 36-year-old also scored late winners at home to Villarreal and Atalanta... Читать дальше...

Jurgen Klopp wants to say the right things when it comes to Atletico Madrid and Diego Simeone but there is always an itch he ends up scratching. Liverpool play Atletico again in the Champions League on Wednesday in a game that this time carries more significance for the Spaniards than the Reds. Klopp’s team are already five points clear at the top of a group that looked awkward when the draw came out in August.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk, the new sports website by Times of... Читать дальше...

Voters in Minneapolis, where the murder of George Floyd last year sparked worldwide protests, on Tuesday rejected the idea of replacing the city's troubled police force. Over 56% voted against amending the Minneapolis City Charter to create the new department, which would provide "public safety functions through a comprehensive public health approach," according to official election results. Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey, running for a second term, was looking at a tough second round... Читать дальше...

Gozitan lawyers who have been taking action for a month will be returning to the courts on Wednesday as efforts are being made for the situation at the Gozo courts to be addressed. In October, more than 100 sittings of the Gozo courts had to be postponed due to the second action in four months taken by lawyers over the poor condition of the courts. Gozo lawyers refused to attend sittings at the law courts in Victoria but are still doing other, non-court work. But following a meeting with Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis on Monday... Читать дальше...

The opening day of the MAPFRE MSV Life Women League resulted in Hibernians stretching their winning streak whilst ARMS Depiro registered their first seasonal victory after respective wins over Caffe Moak Luxol and Starlites Naxxar. Bernard Vassallo writes…   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk, the new sports website by Times of Malta

The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says Prime Miniter Robert Abela has sounded the alarm on the “grave danger” being faced by small island states in the wake of the devastating impacts of climate change. He was speaking at the COP26 climate change conference. In another story, the newspaper says Yorgen Fenech has been granted bail in his money laundering case after the court took note of various factors including his untainted criminal record and the “very discreet sum” allegedly at stake. Читать дальше...

Ten years ago, the European Banking Authority (EBA) was established. Its birth on January 1, 2011, was hallowed as the start of a major overhaul of the EU’s financial services regulatory architecture, and the EBA, plus its ‘sisters’ ESMA (the European Securities Markets Authority) and EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) have, in fact, totally changed how regulation is now both inspired and effected within the Union. Two important considerations immediately come to mind. Читать дальше...

No place for discrimination Why all the fuss about the murals painted by Gozitan artist Manuel Farrugia in honour of the murdered 42-year-old Ivorian father Lassana Cisse Souleymane? Are not Africans entitled to a place in heaven too? After all,  God is colourless and there is no place for hatred and discrimination in heaven, whatever the colour of the skin is. Francis Vella – Mosta Is Squid Game the game of life? Park Hae-soo as Cho Sang-woo, Jung-jae Lee as Seong Gi-hun and HoYeon Jung as Sae-byeok in Squid Game. Читать дальше...

The Wind Quintet is performing at St Augustine church, Victoria, on Saturday, November 6, as part of the three-year project Feel the Magic. The Wind Quintet is made up of members of the St Paul’s Metropolitan Orchestra. They are Silvio Zammit (flute), Alfred Fenech (oboe), Alistair Attard (horn), Noel Beck (clarinet) and Mario Micallef (bassoon). Saturday’s concert programme includes works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Shostakovich, Respighi, Piazzolla and Garland. Feel the Magic 2019-2021 is sponsored by the Gozo Cultural Support Programme... Читать дальше...

A few months ago, I was jolted out of my early morning daze by a photo of Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia cosying up to the eminent Joseph Portelli during the celebrations for Ħamrun Spartans’ league triumph. In days where the connivance bet­ween politics and business has brought a thick stream of murk to the surface, Portelli’s arm around Farrugia’s shoulder should have set alarms screaming. As Farrugia knows too well, Portelli is much more than the chief Spartan: he’s also the biggest and most unstoppable deve­loper on the islands... Читать дальше...

Obituaries CAMILLERI. On October 31, NINETTE, widow of Perit Edward, aged 95, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children, Hector and wife Mariella, Helga, Hubert and his wife Meco, Louise and her husband William, Arthur and Dorianne, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Mass præsente cadavere will be celebrated tomorrow, Thursday, November 4, at 9.30am, at Lija parish church, followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. Читать дальше...

Jum is-Sejħa Franġiskana (Franciscan Vocations Day) was held last weekend at St Anthony of Padoa church in Għajnsielem. During Sunday’s Mass vocational messages were delivered by vocations promoter Br Lorrie Zerafa OFM and master of postulants Fr Clive Camilleri. The icon of Jesus with Martha and Maria by artist Nathaniel Theuma. The children who attended Mass were invited to the presbytery to participate in a short discussion on Sunday’s Gospel and Vocations Day led by Fr Camilleri. The theme... Читать дальше...

The proportion of COVID-19 cases imported from outside Malta has increased and now accounts for a third of all reported infections, latest data shows. Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci confirmed that while virus numbers remain low overall, a growing number are among people who have recently arrived in the country. The proportion of COVID-19 cases imported from outside Malta now accounts for a third of all reported infections. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier The proportion of imported... Читать дальше...

What happens to an individual’s status if they have been vaccinated and then go on to contract COVID-19? Would they be considered as unvaccinated? Would their vaccinated status be revoked? – Adaora Ilobi The scope of vaccination against COVID-19 is to prevent serious disease, hospitalisation and death. COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing most infections, however, like other vaccines, they are not 100 per cent effective. Fully vaccinated people who develop a vaccine breakthrough infection... Читать дальше...

Żepp 141st day of the 'new normal' Żepp is produced by Ġorġ Mallia. See more Żepp cartoons.

The courts, the attorney general, the police and the security service have a common aim: to uphold the rule of law. They each have particular functions and duties but they must all ensure justice is done, the courts being the ultimate arbiter. It is essential they operate strictly within the parameters of the law and shoulder their responsibilities to ensure justice takes its course. Otherwise, as the former chief justice, Silvio Camilleri, had warned, the “edifice of the administration of justice... Читать дальше...

It is positive that the recent launch of the government’s Anti-Racism Strategy (2021-2023) has sparked off a debate on racism and the response to it and I take Therese Comodini Cachia’s article ‘Addressing racism in Malta’ (October 28) in that spirit. As Comodini Cachia undoubtedly knows, a strategy like this sits under a typology known as ‘NAPAR’ (national action plan against racism). The document launched on September 30 of this year is the first official Maltese NAPAR. What she refers to from 2010 are reports and drafts and... Читать дальше...

Ansu Fati sent Barcelona up to second in Group E of the Champions League with the winner in Tuesday’s 1-0 win at Dynamo Kiev. The Catalans’ maiden away victory of the season in all competitions allowed them to move above Benfica, after their 5-2 loss at Bayern Munich, who qualified for the last 16. Home boss Mircea Lucescu dropped forward Benjamin Verbic for Denys Garmash as midfielder Serhiy Sydorchuk captained the side after scoring twice in Saturday’s league win over FK Maiupol.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk... Читать дальше...