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editorial
PM: do not turn back now
We have to say that the Prime Minister's nation-wide address yesterday
evening was a breath of fresh air. Yes, give it to them .. is what
the people are telling you.
We know that the vast majority of workers want work but the troublemakers
led by Sapiano and Coleiro and supported by Cutajar arein favour
of the status quo. To them the cultur of receiving tax payer's money
is a right but it is not a right for the state and the people to
question their actions.
There is a moment for everything in 1987. Ever since the Nationalist
party was elected it has been criticised for being meek with the
irresponsible and the hysterical.
The troublemakers at the dockyard must be stopped, even if it means
making sacrifices.
And by sacrifices we mean living through strikes, violent activities
and ugly confrontations.
We cannot be held to ransom by a bunch of cowboys who believe they
can impose their beliefs on the rest of the populace.
This goes beyond political boundaries, it is a question for the
future.
The government should not budge or give in; and then the people
will follow and support it through this difficult time.
Money laundering: Quo Vadis
We have talked and the rest of our small world has remained silent
and dumbfounded.
Yes, those who dish out opinions on what is right or wrong have
stayed quiet.
We have pointed our fingers at companies (and everyone knows who
they are) about their involvement in stashing dirty money.
And we have said that there are people from both sides of the political
divide who are involved.
Will their names be mentioned? Eventually. And we would now, if
we were prepared to suffer the wrath of the Maltese courts or their
double sense of justice.
And we say this, because in this game of ‘Omerta' everyone
has a finger in the pie.
There is a small but significant number of people in high up places,
people who run newspapers, individuals who are involved in financial
services, personalities who will not step on the toes of their acquaintances,
who are in deep in this scandal.
We are not talking of negligible amounts here, but very big money,
which originates from very dubious and dirty activities.
And yet, very few seem to want to react, apart from one columnist
in a Sunday newspaper.
The animal that was
There are many animals in Malta and Gozo which are suffering an
uncertain future.
We have for example, the freshwater crab, a rare breed of animal
that is only found in some three to four valleys where spring water
flows freely.
They have been slowly declining and are now in danger of disappearing
altogether.
They have suffered because of pesticides and direct human interference.
And though there may be people out there who could not give a hoot
about this blessed crab, that outdated attitude is not shared by
many naturalists and nature lovers.
The solution lies in direct action from the authorities, who are
in dire need of addressing conservation issues supported by proper
funding.
And this underlines the urgency of transferring much-needed funds
originating from foreign sources to actual projects instead of simply
using them to supplant boring and useless seminars and talking shops.
We feel very strongly about this point!
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