Новости за 28.11.2021

A government rife with a litany of serious corruption accusations and held responsible for a journalist’s murder and the country’s greylisting would have been booted out in most democracies. But in Malta, it is almost a foregone conclusion that the ruling Labour government is poised to win a third term in office. And our survey today showing a 47,000 gap in votes is devastating news for a Nationalist Party desperately seeking to regroup and make inroads. There are a number of reasons why PL keeps trumping at the polls. Читать дальше...

Leading insurance company GasanMamo Insurance recently announced the launch of its clients’ portal which allows customers to pay and renew their insurance policies, entirely online. This portal is in line with GasanMamo’s digitisation strategy and is the next step in GasanMamo’s digitisation journey which has progressed steadily over the last few years. This portal brings together all the company’s current client services, such as getting a quote, buying, renewing, and opening a claim but also now includes several additional features. Читать дальше...

Energetic, spontaneous, colourful and bold are adjectives that succinctly define Carmel Bonello’s art. His output is expressionistic, exploring the world around him in full colour and bloom. His typical black contours, as in the expressionist work of Georges Rouault, Bernard Buffet, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele, contain the chromatic vigour of the Maltese artist’s palette. He thus emphasises the mass, energy and volume of the subject represented. This could be the humours and moods of a Maltese landscape... Читать дальше...

Lara Zammit speaks to the Portuguese choreographer Tânia Carvalho about the Homeric inspiration behind her acclaimed work of contemporary dance.  Weaving Chaos, a contemporary dance performance with 12 dancers, is inspired by Homer’s Odyssey – the ancient Greek epic an everlasting grip on our collective imaginations. Working with the Portuguese choreographer Tânia Carvalho, one of Europe’s most important choreographers today, ŻfinMalta’s company dancers are set to perform the highly acclaimed... Читать дальше...

According to the World Stroke Organisation, there are approximately 13.7 million new cases of stroke each year. To some extent, this may not be news to the vast majority of people. In all likelihood, the average reader will have come across someone who suffered a stroke, whether within immediate family or merely acquaintances. However, what very few people know is that at the heart of all these cases is a pervasive condition called Atherosclerosis – which lies silent and asymptomatic in most people for many years... Читать дальше...

Miriana Fenech Adami, home manager at Villa Anna Teresa care home, St Julian’s, had the opportunity to attend the first European Ageing Network (EAN) general assembly that took place since the COVID-19 outbreak. The general assembly was hosted in Vienna by the Austrian EAN members. The EAN groups more than 10,000 care providers across the European continent. Members represent all types of organisations and individuals who work actively in the care sector for older people. It is the EAN’s vision... Читать дальше...

Nationalist Party international secretary Roselyn Borg Knight has withdrawn her candidature for the general election, saying she had decided to focus on her "new career path".  In a Facebook post on Sunday morning, Borg Knight announced it is now the time to focus on her career after being a PN candidate for eight years. “It was not an easy decision and it is a sad day, but I decided to invest my time and energy towards my career. I am a businesswoman, so I believe it is now the time to focus on that,” Borg Knight told Times of Malta. Читать дальше...

One day a week, Italy's most prominent anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri receives people at his office to listen to their grievances. In Calabria, the poor, southern region home to the feared 'Ndrangheta mafia, issues facing locals include threats, intimidation, extortion, loan sharks and even bloodshed at the hands of organised crime. Those waiting their turn for 10 minutes with Gratteri are Calabrians who, until recently, had considered the state to be "very far away", the prosecuting magistrate told AFP in an interview. Читать дальше...

Louis Schembri Franchise Owner – St Julian’s Office How far does a budget of €500,000 go in the local real estate buy-to-let market and how would you invest it?  Having such a budget I would invest in the key locations of Sliema and St Julian’s, where there is always a high demand for rentals as well as property purchases. Another area worth considering – and which in recent past has increased in popularity – is the Valletta and Floriana seafront. Here, landlords can make a great return on their investment... Читать дальше...

Two men were injured, one of them grievously, in an argument in St Julian’s on Saturday. The police said on Sunday the argument, between four men, took place in Triq Dobbie at 10.45pm. They said initial investigations established that the men involved were three 16-year-olds who live in Fgura, Birżebbuġa and Swieqi and a 20-year-old Libyan who lives in Sliema. The Fgura resident, was taken to the nearest health centre where he was found to have suffered slight injuries, the Birżebbuġa one was taken to Mater Dei Hospital. Читать дальше...

Newly launched at Corinthia Palace is a specialty coffee concept that is conscious, crafted and curious. Corinthia Executive Head Chef Stefan Hogan explains how he and his team reimagine the world of plant-based coffee, cake and cuisine to create a sustainable five-star experience at Josephine’s. Sometimes, all we need is a moment away from the hustle and bustle of daily life; the chance to sit back and sip a freshly brewed coffee, nourish the soul with a delicious treat, and recharge nestled in comfort and elegant luxury. Читать дальше...

Updated 9.55am, adds Bernard Grech's reaction Steward Healthcare’s investment in the running of three public hospitals is “not at the levels expected”, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has admitted. Speaking to Times of Malta after an unrelated press conference on Friday, Caruana said that although “some” renovation works had been carried out at the hospitals, more should have been done. “There is evidence of some works, but it is not what one was expecting,” Caruana said. The government handed over the running of the Karin Grech... Читать дальше...

I don’t mean that in a holistic sense, of course. He’s probably a lovely man, good to his wife, fun at dinner parties and an all-round stand-up sort of chap. But in a Manchester United context, why bother appointing Rangnick on a six-month hiding to nothing when Michael Carrick would have been perfectly capable of holding the fort until Mauricio Pochettino rides into town? Let’s face it, this season is pretty much a write-off for United. The title has run away from them, the League Cup a distant memory... Читать дальше...

The following are the main stories in Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta leads with a survey it commissioned which found that the Labour Party would sweep to victory by 46,950 votes over PN if an election is held tomorrow. In another story, the newspaper speaks to the Finance Minister who says that Steward Healthcare’s investment in the running of three hospitals works on hospitals is not at the levels expected. The Malta Independent on Sunday says that a request by the Sigma conference... Читать дальше...

Yachting Malta is embarking on a very ambitious project that will provide the opportunity for Maltese sailors to represent their country in major international sailing regattas aboard the newly acquired boat ‘Viva Malta’. John Huber, chairman of Yachting Malta, gave more details on this initiative to Valhmor Camilleri… Along the years, Maltese sailors have made a name for themselves in the Rolex Middle Sea Race which has established itself as one of the biggest regattas on the world sailing scene. Читать дальше...

The commercial attractiveness of sports events has never been more alive. With the passage of time, the value of the sports industry, as a whole, continues to reach new heights. Researchers have valued the global sports marked at nearly $388.3 billion (€343.3 billion) in 2020 which is an astronomical figure when one takes into account that many sport events were either cancelled/postponed or played behind closed doors owing to the COVID-19 restrictions imposed across the globe. The market is expected... Читать дальше...

On child abuse Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Bos­ton, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Pro­tection of Minors, in a mes­sage to mark European Day on the Protection of Chil­d­ren against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, wrote: “We cannot repair what we do not recognise. We cannot restore a broken trust if we do not address the heart of the matter. This requires ho­nest investigation, independent inquiry, informed action. “We can become a Church and a society that puts the protection of children among the highest priorities. Читать дальше...