I was doing the shopping when a little round man braked suddenly - it was a man in a red car. He did not need to identify his political leanings for they perfectly matched the colour of his car. He yelled: “We’ve dropped a torpedo right in their engine room, it’s in the bag.” He drove off with a grin so big that I lost his face in the windscreen.Yes, I would agree with him, about the first part of his sentence... not too sure about the second part though. It has been a horrible week for the PN. And though Alfred Sant has to be credited for the element of surprise, he is also to be credited for his ability to wreak havoc by describing every little action as simple unbridled corruption. He could have called it hypocrisy, conflict of interest, lack of transparency and favouritism. But no: corruption.There is widespread panic in the Nationalist camp that they could lose the next election, and it has much to do with the fact that they did not expect Sant’s sudden incursions. They have been unstoppable raids and much of it has to do with the fact that in 20 years you tend to make a lot of awful mistakes. And many mistakes have been committed, especially in the last years.But as things stand, I cannot believe for a moment that Sant and his team will be so different in their policies. In the end, it is all a question of trust. Sant has made some horrible policy mistakes that need some head thumping to be forgotten. His stand on Europe and taxation were one.But on the other hand his liberal stance is not without praise. But then he has become cautious and careful not to rock the boat too hard. Alfred’s best argument, in my view, is the democratic deficit that exists in the country. On this one he is absolutely justified and Gonzi, also in my view, failed to address this problem, which could have addressed by widening meritocracy and representation. As PM he has grown to misjudge the mood of his audience. He could have had the greens on his side; in the end he decided to attack them and that was unjust.Proof of this was his cocky appearance on Xarabank where he was handled with kid gloves by Joe Azzopardi. A week before Peppi, alias Joe, greeted Sant, but instead of a kid gloves it turned out to be a sledge hammer.But all this sycophancy does not mean that Alfred Sant is a better choice. He is not. His past is not a reflection of his future. If it were, he would have to change all his policies.One can argue and criticise Gonzi for talking too much and promising too much and having a very shaky understanding of deadlines. Yet, he has steadfast views that do not change. But Sant has a bigger problem, he tends to change for political convenience, he changes so fast that I have lost track.But if the people believe he is the best choice, they should have him and taste some of his managerial skills and political vision. Sant is by all means not a socialist, so any Nationalist who really believes they should support a conservative liberal should vote for him; and all those Labourites who want a confessional socialist Prime Minister should throw their lot in with Gonzi.The choices are simple:If people are interested in addressing the democratic deficit ONLY, they should vote for Sant.If people are hardcore Labourites and have helped the party as if it were their business and want to taste some of the forbidden fruit, then they too should vote for Labour. It is the only way they can get some of the rewards back.But if people want a continuation of centre-left politics oscillating round the persona of Lawrence Gonzi, then the PN is their choice.If voters want to fortify the only liberal party with a green tinge then AD would not be a bad choice. Even though I shudder to think what would happen if Cacopardo takes over the Greens.And if the electorate cannot stand the sight of black people, then Josie is their best chance.Now, in the end, different people think in different ways. And I respect their choice. That is democracy.And yes I am sickened by the drudgery of columnists who have taken it upon on themselves to accuse others who have indicated their electoral choice as morons.When the dust settles, they will probably realise that they caused more harm to the party they consider to have a divine right over others.The blue eyed boys and girls who have lived off their posts and positions cannot in any way find anything to fault in the party of their choice. Yet, they must recognise that you cannot disenfranchise half of the population forever.In addressing the electorate Gonzi has declared that he will take Malta to a new beginning. That new beginning should not only tackle democracy. Yet he would do well, if elected, to include another proposal in his vast electoral hit list and that must take into account the democratic deficit.And that can only come about if Gonzi does what he debated and discussed when he was Chairman of the Gonzi Commission on electoral reform. It is everyone’s sovereign right to choose whichever party they wish for and if you think that I am going to suggest whom to vote for, then you must be joking. I have much sympathy for all the parties, including Josie’s. It is a pity he has tainted his politics with diatribes against coloured people, but I suppose nobody’s perfect.Like all politicians I too will commit my very small U turn. I will not be braving the Grigal to cross over to Siracusa after all. This time round as in every election I have known I will do what every politically obsessed Maltese ends up doing ... voting.
It is not the discotheque at Mistra or the report on the financing health that has set the tempo for the last days before the election. But rather that the whole agenda in the last week has been set by the Labour party putting the Nationalist party on the defensive.I think that it was fortuitous that Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando missed Sant’s press conference. It would have been an atomic explosion of unbearable proportionsOnce again, I may not be very popular in saying this. But this is not a question of corruption. It is just another case where, if you are in politics, expect to be scrutinised for what you do and do not do.Allowing someone who leased your land to run off to MEPA to have an open air discotheque in Mistra is not exactly something you expect from someone who has been trumpeting green issues.Pullicino Orlando’s saga was craftily planned to the last detail. His profile as a green crusader was publicised and somehow the PN realised that something was about to happen.I cannot believe that Pullicino Orlando is corrupt unless evidence is brought forward that he applied pressure on the disgraced DCC to issue a permit for the person who rented out this land.Pullicino Orlando, in typical fighting mood, hit back last night with some stinging evidence.Let the show begin.
Lino Farrugia has every right to hit back at me. After all, this column has not been exactly kind to him.But he must understand that I will not sue him for libel, because libel is something that I really do not believe in and am firmly against. Instead, I will end this column with a very simple statement.Lino Farrugia should know that the negotiations agreed with the EU by Malta were the most advantageous to any EU country. It allowed hunters the chance to hunt and trap under special conditions. No other country could hunt in spring and trap finches; and yet, Lino Farrugia and his group did nothing to change their ways and take advantage of these special concessions.
If Farrugia wishes I would willingly address his followers and explain to them what he (Farrugia) had the chance of doing and missed out on, simply because he continued to believe that Brussels would give him further concessions.
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And with that parting note, I wish everyone a very exciting final electoral week full of accusations, allegations, promises and exaggerations.
COMMENTS
03/06/08 11:45 PM, Drinu
Pierre ,fuq il-kaz tad-dikoteka tal -mistra ghadna m'ahniex cari ,!
03/06/08 10:33 PM, Duminku
Sthaw juru lill-wicc Sant fuq il-containers maqlubin ghax kif tarah in-nies tindieghex!Allura naqbdu mudella veru helwa b'dik il- harsa nofs seducenti u nofs innocenti thares lura qisa qed tghidlek "INT GEJ? EJJA" u imbghat jigrilek bhal Xarlon ; tispicca bla kartiera u ma tista taghmel xejn!
03/06/08 12:50 PM, pierre
naseb dr sant kien iktar konvencenti min dr gozi. laqas qadd ma kont nobsor.
03/06/08 12:49 PM, pierre
nahseb din id-darba dr sant rebah
03/06/08 8:45 AM, SALVU
03/06/08 8:10 AM, SALVU
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03/05/08 5:06 AM, Etienne
Il-kaz tal-Voice of the Mediterranean bilkemm qieghed jissemma. Jista' xi hadd ifakkarna kif kien li dan l-istazzjon spicca biex ghalaq? Fejn hija l-akkontabilita ta' min jiehu d-decizjonijiet li xbajna nisimghu biha?
03/05/08 1:18 AM, Spiteri
Sur stenna bil- herqa jien la waqajt fil- muta u l- anqas qed nibza nitkellem pero kont ftit aktar aggornat minnek u kont wasalt fil kummenti tal- 4 ta Marzu u mhux ghadni fta' 2 ta Marzu, imma nsomma.
Jiena qatt m' ghidt li Saviour Balzan giddieb. Jien ghidt lil dak il- bniedem li ridt twegiba wara li qas hu stess ma kien konvint b' dak li qal Saviour, ghax kieku kien ma kienx jibqa isaqsi, li jekk rid twegiba sinciera ma messu qatt hadha m' ghand xi hadd li jxaqleb ghal- naha wahda biss ta siheb. U qabel tikkumenta aqra u ifhem sew xi jkun hawn miktub.
And by the way Mr awaiting answer, kont int li xbajt isaqsi l- istess mistoqsija, u mhux int u shabek, u li jekk kont konvint li Saviour qed jghid il- verita ghalfejn bqajt tifqa din is- site bl- istess mistoqsija?? Umbaghad mort tfittex twegiba ghand xi hadd li jhares lejn naha wahda biss??
03/05/08 12:35 AM, Nistenna bil-herqa
Mela waqjt fil-muta siehbi? Int bhal leader tieghek l-ewwel tallega imbghad tahbi jdejk, jew tghid li l-provi nqerdu??
Ghidilna ftit... Saviour Balzan gibed jew le meta qal li l-iskandlu tal-Freeport gie maghmul min wiehed qrib tal-Labour??
Ghidilna siehbi.
03/05/08 12:02 AM, Drinu
Jekk jitla l-lejber mhux se jkollna lil-Fredu ima lil-dik il-Mudella sexy thares lura bhala Prim Ministru!
03/05/08 12:01 AM, AWAITING ANSWER
Dear friend,
Me and others have been asking several times on this same blog whether the claim by Saviour Balzan was true or not. You never cared to answer. But then Daphne, named the person herself. After all the person was caught by the police and is currently in court.
Ok then, let me repeat it again, IS IT TRUE WHAT SAVIOUR BALZAN CLAIMED THAT THE CORRUPTION AT FREEPORT WAS MADE BY A LABOUR SUPPORTER?
Please do ask your leader to tell us what he knows. WE WANT THE TRUTH!
03/04/08 11:57 PM, Ninu ta Bahbah
Sur dak li donnok taf kollox
Mintiex tallega wkoll li l-Kummisajru qe jaghmel xi frame up kontra l-MLP ukoll ux? min dak li qed tejd hekk qed tallega.
Dak li tela l-qorti fuq koruzzjoni Freeport huwa wiehed li tant hu lejburist li jejdulu t-tifel ta Lorry sant.
Ahjar tejd lil sihbek sant biex ma jizloqx ohra fin nixef
03/04/08 11:53 PM, MIN QED JIGDEB
Int qed tallega li Saviour Balzan huwa Nazzjonalist ippatentjat u gideb ukoll meta qal li dak il-persuna involuta fil-korruzzjoni tal_freeport hu Laburist kbir??
Ghidilna int ghax donnok taf xi haga ohra... Tkunx gifa issa u ghidilna. Saviour Balzan gideb?
03/04/08 11:50 PM,
Sur li qed tistenna twegiba (ghal ma nafx kemm il- gurnata),
nisthu taf meta meta nkunu mohhna maghluq bhalek ta habib. Jekk ridt twegiba ghal mistoqsija tieghek fuq is site ta Caruana Galizia dhalt, bniedma nazzjonalista ipatetjata. X' minghalik li skoprejt xi haga gdida b' daqshekk qisu hadd ma kien jaf li kienet ovvja li din il- bniedma ha tghid kontra il- labour.
U jekk ridt tismahha tissema terga din il- bicca tal- freeport missek segwejt il- laqgha kbira li kellu Alfred Sant f'hal qormi il- birah ta u kont terga tisimghu isemmija. Jekk taqra li jaqbillek u ssegwi biss stazzjonijiet li trid bilfors ta tergax tismaghha habib.
U Gonzi issa mar jirraporta ghand il- kummisarju wara 4 tijiem meta kulhadd seta jbabas u jnaqqas u jzid li rid mill- kas ta JPO. Ormai drajna kemm kapaci nehilsu minnhom il- provi issa, mhux hekk.
03/04/08 11:49 PM, Good Morning
Dear Claire... ha inkellmek bil malti kif ktibt int.. Int qedt li Jason Micallef qal li Gvern Laburista huwa gvern tal Laburisti ... u jien nghidlek li ahjar hekk mill gvern NAzzjonalista huwa Gonzi biss ghax hekk irid il kap taghkom li jkun hu biss.... Kollox idur mieghu u haddiehor ma jezistix ...
03/04/08 11:21 PM, AMAZING GRACE
I wonder how much low can politics in Malta dive!
Actually I'm amazed by the mediocrity of this 'dirty' campaign which is currently ruling.
I cannot understand how Dr Alfred Sant yesterday again repeated the claim of corruption from the PN side on the Freeport scandal, when we just heard that the culprit do not hail from the 'other' side but from his own 'kitchen'!
Is it possible that no one cared to inform Dr Alfred Sant to shut up about this MLP frame up?
Or was it just another mud slinging exercise, independently of its veracity?
However in this case, it is TRUE ALL RIGHT! ... With a slight difference though. The culprot who was involved in the Freeport scandal is actually one who sings the song of the Lions - 'Viva l-Lejber, Viva l-Lebjer, HEJ, HEJ'.
HEJ INDEED ;)
03/04/08 3:17 PM, Etienne
Il-kaz tad-diskoteka fil-wied tal-Mistra juri x'faqar ta' sitwazzjoni wasal ilu mghaddas il-pajjiz taghna. Kull ma baqa' huma erba' rqajja mhux mibnija u xorta nsibu min bil-qerq jixtieq ifottihom darb' ghal dejjem.
X'ghamilna hazin ahna l-Maltin sabiex niehdu din l-imgieba minn min suppost jaqbez ghall-ambjent? Allura kieku ma tkellimx il-MLP mela kollox kien jibqa' ghaddej u sejjer bil-barka tal-MEPA.
03/04/08 2:01 PM,
Dion can you and AD be so arogant as to expect that Gonzi comes to AD after all that has been done from AD.I know you will come with the usual bull shit... how can pn be arogant as to not accept criticism. But there is no hiding of how unbiased criticism was.
Answer me this simple question if you dare.
WHY DIDN'T AD GO TO GONZI WAY BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN STARTED? Since AD wants and needs a coalition
If that was the case, your arguments would be completly valid.
03/04/08 1:51 PM, John
Forsi tistghu taraw kif kull darba jkun hawn "TURN'ghax biex tiggudika trid tisma 'l-kulhadd.
Lil JPO ghadni ma' smajtux f'konfront quddiem Dr Alfred Sant.Issa tant kemm qieghed jibza' minnhu li mhux qieghed jidher fil-pubbliku , beza minnu fuq Bondi+ u beza' minnu fil-Laqgha tal-bdiewa.Nahseb qed jibza li se jaqlalu snienu.
03/04/08 1:49 PM, Dion Borg
Closer to D-day, it’s hard to believe that notwithstanding all that have been said about Labour & Dr.Sant (fairly or not), nobody has seriously evaluated exactly why Dr.Gonzi has shied away from sitting down with AD (none of AD’s core issues should be a non-starter) and AD’s EU credentials are surely better than the MLPN’s.
03/04/08 1:38 PM, Fredu rega ghamilha
Fredu ddecieda li jerga jghaffeg ohra! rega semma l-korruzzjoni fil-Freeport! Ijwa possibli hadd ma qallu li dak il-korrot hu laburist u mhux nazzjonalist??
Ghal min ma jemminx nistiednu jara ftit din il-blog
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/
imma possibli ma jisthix jitfa t-tajn? anke issa li nkixef li l-iskandlu ge minn naha tieghu?? MMMMAAAAAAAA
03/04/08 1:35 PM,
smajtu JPO x qallek Gonzi ,odz ghanda tibqa odz
03/04/08 1:02 PM, blu
regu amluha tal labour. it tifel ta lorry sant rega inqabad bil frodi il freeport. imsina neziljawhom dawn it tip ta nies . labour= labradors
03/04/08 1:01 PM, nenu l-merill
Ghaziz hija,
Imissek tisthi ftit li tghajjar huk iehor Malti mahmug.
Daqstant iehor missek tisthi li ddahal lil Alla f'dan it-tghajjir mahmug tieghek fuq hutek in-nazzjonalisti... ISTHI
Kif qieghed fiha ghidilna ftit fuq l-iskandlu tal-Freeport. Specjalment iss ali sirna nafu min hu l-persuna... Missu jisthi wkoll il-mexxej tieghek, li ma stahax jerga jsemmieh illum waqt il-konfereza tal-ahbarijiet fuq TV.
Ahjar tghidlu ma jsemmiehx iktar ghax dak LABURIST STESS li ghamel il-korruzzjoni.
Grazzi Mulej li ma thallinix nitfa t-tajn fuq nies innocenti u ma nghajjar il-hadd bi kliem mahmug.
03/04/08 11:59 AM,
jekk hemmx korruzzjoni jew le, dak jarah il kummissarju tal puluzija li beda l investigazzjoni ghax qalli Gonzi, imbaghad sant holom li ahjar imur ghand dak il paraventu halli jkolli skuza jaghmel press conference. Hmmmmmm
Hadd ma qal xejn fuq:
1) l ikla ta michael falzon mac caqnu?
2) fottimenti fit taxxa ta karmenu vella u charles mangion
3) "it tifel ta lorry sant" li ha il flus mill freeprt biex idahhal in-nies
4) l-gharus ta Maria Muscat illi inqabad jittraffika id drogi u hareg bi plegde, meta l ebda traffikant tad drogi qabel ma hareg bi pledge, meta il magistrat kien antonio mizzi (ir ragel ta marlene mizzi).
5) x marru jghamlu kuntratturi Dubai???
Min jgholli idejh kulhadd ghandu xi jzomm..
Ifrah li kieku il kap tieghek kellu il kapacita jirbah bil proposti mhux billi ihammeg...
03/04/08 11:44 AM,
Gheziez Huti,
Min qabez ghal dak il-mahmug ta JPO fl-ahhar hada ir-risposta.Taparsi ma kienx jaf bil-progett u illum FREDU il-LIONS KING hariglu zewg itri li iffirma JPO min ghand il-Perit li iddisinjalu il-progett(IL-KUGIN TA FONZI).X'misthija.Grazzi Mulej li tajtni DNA differenti minn ta dawn in-nies.Diska toqodlu ezatt lill-JPO 'CRYIN AT THE DISCOTECH' ta AL KAZAR.Ghaziz JPO HIT & SUNK!!!!!!U tipruvawx tattu il-hmieg hbieb li taraw din il-gazetta.VIVA IL-LABOUR.
03/04/08 10:56 AM, bernard
biex tinfetah is smart city.minn dahal irid ikun smart mhux bhal dak il piggy gonzi !!!viva il labour
03/04/08 9:36 AM, claire
mlp partit tat tbazwir mela ifthu mohhkom u ivvutaw pn ghax dak biss izommna fis sod ghax skont sant u u l gharef jason micallef gvern laburista gvern tal laburisti biss ma nistax nimmagina lil sant u l shabu ikunu fil gvern ma kellux fuq xix jaqbad ma jeffrey pullicino orland qabad kollha ghira KEMM IDUM SANT MA TISTAWX TIHDU RUH AHSEB U ARA KEMM TKUNU FIL GVERN HA HA viva il priministru ta malta lawrenz GONZI
03/04/08 8:59 AM, http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/
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03/04/08 8:56 AM, Vestru
Tal-PN ma jgibuwomx dawn! Li ma jmorrux ihamgu lil xi hadd..
Ara tal-Labout imma igibhuom!
Tajba din tal-frame up tal-Freeport. Rajta ftit strmaba li hadd ma ried iwiegeb lil 'Awaiting Answer'.
Fl-ahhar harget i-verita'.
Frame Up Freeport ;)
03/04/08 8:53 AM,
issa naraw jekk din l akuza tixandarx fuq il media, ghax l akuzi min banda wahda biss gew irapurtati ghax Gonzi huw wisq gentleman biex ihameg lin-nies.
Qed tara xjigrilu min jitfa it tajn bl-adocc.
Nixtieq li jitla Sant jien, ha nara kif se jikontrola din il koruzjoni li ga bdiet mil opozizjoni. btw jien naf familja ta 6 votanti li se tivota labour ghal uniku raguni li se jghadu lil missier bord u jatuh xi somma!!
Ghadom anqas telaw fil gvern dawn... Good luck ghal min jiprova jimxi bl-onesta gejjien hames snin ta maltemp
03/04/08 8:50 AM, Ninu
Frame Up - MLP Style
Fejn huma l-Laburisti li tkazaw tant???
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/
Loghob tal-azzard, jaqaw blajtha wkoll int, u ma fadallikx biex taghmel imhatra jew?
Skandlu - Frame Up MLP Style
03/04/08 8:47 AM, SKANDLU FIL-FREEPORT
Fl-ahhar sirna nafu dan il-korruzzjoni tal-Freeport li tant ghajjat biha Sant, Anglu s-Shadow Minister u t-Tabib KArl Chircop min hu!!!
03/04/08 8:42 AM, NO NEED FOR AN ANSWER ANYMORE
Finally someone had the guts to bring the truth out!
Visit this site and you can also read who this person is, and his nickname too!!! No need to comment further
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/
03/04/08 8:41 AM,
hehe ninu ninu...wait and see, kemm aw minu cajtier aw gew. Tiprova taghti information..u jirridikulawk...u jien nsaqsi ghala betfair tefat il-labour daqshekk baxxa....u l-iehor gej bil-freeport.....thanks i work in a betting company!
03/04/08 8:36 AM,
ja, Issa iktar nistenna twegiba!
Ma nafx ghala int daqsekk sorpriz man!
Jason ilu li qal, li se jkun gvern tal-laburisti. Mhux ghalek aw hafna minnhu ferhan se jtir, ghax jafu li il-labour ha jitla u fl-ahhar se jgawdu. Issa, l-ativisti tal-labour jkollom jobs tal genn, mhux ghax b'hilthom imma ghax ilhom jisiltu u jaraw xjivintaw kif se jitfaw dell ikrah fuq il-PN.
Jien ta hdeja ativist qawwi tal labour. Supost teacher dan, wiehed min dawk li anqas 6th form nahseb ma ghandu. Fin-97 lahquh assistant head, kien wiehed min xi 100 li lahqu fsalt. Issa ninsab cert li se jilhaq headmaster dan, u wara ftit jrtira u jkollu pensjoni tal genn, sakem ma jaqlax xi somma ukoll.
U dan hu il-partit tan-no tolerance.
03/04/08 8:35 AM, mxebba mil-labour
loghob ta l-azzard,
fl ahhar qbilna li kollox jista ivarja. qisha lobgha football bejn 2 teams kbar. Imma qatt ma jaqbillek taghmillha fatta, lanqas jekk tkun taf 100%.
hallik mill loghob ta l azzard. kollox jiddependi fuq l ahhar minuta ta l ahhar gurnata tal kampanja.
l ghazla hi cara - jew tfigh ta tajn jew rizultati...
m hemmx fejn titfixkel.. issa jekk il polu irid hekk, ahna nirrispettaw ir rieda tal poplu, u nghidu li tlifna mhux bhal meta xi hadd qal u ghadu jghid li il partnership rebah.
sahhiet mill qalb. jigri x jigri xorta maltin nibqghu. alla hares ma kienx hekk....
03/04/08 8:32 AM, Ninu
Lill loghob tal-azzard.. Donnok expert int fil-bets!!!
Laghbt xi haga jew? Jew ilhaqt tajthom lil siehbek biex isiblek job mal-Freeport??
03/04/08 8:27 AM, loghob ta l-azzard
Ghaziz mxebba mil-labour.
Ma nafx jekk tifimx f'bets jew le..biss biex nispjegalek sew...il-labour qeda li ma kull mijja tirbah sittin, il-pn bhal issa ma kull lira tirdopja...dawn ilhom ivarjaw hafna u kien hemm hin minnhom fejn kienu close ta xulxin pero rega hemm differenza mil-llum sostanzjali....u mhux fl-odds biss imma anke fuq l-ammont ta flus li qed jintlabu. Aw malta milli smajt ma hawnx min jzomlok il-labour jew jekk jtihomlok 5,000 iktar.
Imsomma bet tista tmur zmerc vera...imma bet365 drajtu hafna, qed jibza sew mil-labour.
imsomma soon we will know
03/04/08 8:27 AM, TAL-MITSHIJA
TAL-MISTHIJA! Dan il-fatt ma jgibuhx fuq il-One TV... cioe gabuh sakemm kienu jafu min hu ghax wara sparixxa!
MLP FREEPORT SCANDAL! U dawn ghadhom opozzizjoni :(
03/04/08 8:24 AM, Zejtuni
Jina PN nahseb li fl-elezzjonijiet iz-zewg partiti qedin close hafna. Nahseb li MLP jirbhu din l-elezzjoni pero b Sant fil Gvern imorru lura zgur Nispera li kulahdd jiftah ghajnejh
03/04/08 8:24 AM, Issa iktar nistenna twegiba!
Din tal-Freeport skandaluza! Mela qed tikonfermawli li dak kien LABURT IPATENTJAT!
Mela sew, sakemm ma kinux jafu li kien wiehed ta' gewwa ghajjru l-PN bil-hmieg, imbghad f'daqqa wahda ma qrajt xejn iktar fuq l-Orizzont u l-Maltastar.
ISTHU! Sa fl-ahhar donnu qed jammetu li dak li seraq eluf ta' liri minghand familji ta' haddiema u qarraq bin-nies, issa donnu ga tawh il-mahfra! ISTHU!
Issa dawk il-haddiema li nsterqihom l-ikel ta uliedhom ma ghadomx imsieken??
Veru jmisskom tisthu. Fl-ahhar donnu accetaw il-fatt li kien LABURIST li SERAQ lil HADDIEMA!
Min fuq ippruvajtu titfghu il-htija fuq il-PN. Dan frame up eh!!!! Bilhaqq l-MLP imdorri jaghmel il-frame ups!
U dan beda joffri jobs bil-flus meta ghadu fl-oppozizzjoni, mela ara issa meta jkunu fil-gvern x'se jaghmlu!!! VIVA z-ZERO TOLERANCE
03/04/08 8:17 AM, Imxebba BIL LAJBUR
Ghaziz Loghob ta l-azzard,
Din hija loghba, u bhal ma nemminx lil bookmakers inglizi, daqshekk ma nemminx lil survey ta maltatoday fejn il PN qedin 5% min fuq. b daqshekk ma ghidtli xejn specjali.
Min nahha l ohra, jekk inti daqshekk zgur li tiela il lajbur, qed tinharaq b dak li ktibt jien. Izejt dejjem tela f wicc l ilma u issa ta sant tiela ukoll. anki 24 siegha twal fil pilitika ahseb u ara 4 t'ijiem.
It tigrijja sal barkun, habib
03/04/08 8:13 AM, Drinu
Nahseb li sehibna ta' Loghob Ta' L-azzard ghndu naqa ragun
03/04/08 8:07 AM, DUDU KBIR
Jekk il-kummissarju ma' jsib xejn tal-lejber jghidu li baqa paraventu ,ma' tirbah qatt maghhom!
Il-Kummissarju qallu "too little too late" lorry dejjem qablek biex jirrapporta!
03/04/08 8:05 AM, Imxebba BIL LAJBUR
Ghaziz Imxebba jien ukoll bl injuranza.
Hadd ma kien jaf li Gonzi mar ghand il kummisarju. Gonzi ghal informazzjoni tieghek qal li talab lil awditur tal MEPA jinvestiga.
u ghadek ma irrispondejtniex. Mela il kummisarju ma ghadux paraventu? jew il Leader tal U-Turns rega biddel fhemtu ghal 100 darba? ma tridx insemmihomlhok hux, ghax nolqtok fil laham il hajj..
03/04/08 8:04 AM, Loghob ta l-azzard.
Ghaziz imxebba bil-Labour jew Nazzjonalist, (Kif tixtieq)
jaghzlu x'jaghzlu fit-8 ta Marzu..u mhux imbilli qed tiftah ghajejn in-nies...il-Labour ha jitla...mur www.betfair.com u ara fejn qijad il-loghob...btw betfair topera malta...indication ghandha zgur.
03/04/08 7:58 AM, Imxebba jien ukoll bl injuranza
Ja imxebba bil Lajbur ...
Li Gonzi mar ghand il kummissarju ga jafa kulhadd minti tghid xejn gdid ghalina ... so toqghodx tonfoh hafna sidrek.. GHax mar ghand il kummissarju Sant ha tparla ukoll ilkom tghidu ghax ma marx .. Iddeciedu...
03/04/08 7:54 AM, Imxebba BIL LAJBUR
Ghaziz anonimu,
Jien imxebba bil partit tieghek, li jixba jhammeg u ma johrogx qatt bi proposti sura..
Issa harget ohra jekk ma jipurtax. Dr Sant mar ghand il Kummissarju tal puluzija biex jinvestiga lil JPO.
Mela ma ghadux paraventu issa il Kummissarju? Ghalfejn kif kien hemm ma qallux bil kazijiet l ohra kollha li qalilna bihom Dr Sant?
Kemm nafu inbiddlu id diskors fejn jaqblilna Dr SAnt ehh???
Tafu x qalu il Kumissarju. Qallu - Diga gie il Prim Ministru u talabni ninvestiga. Imma Dr Gonzi ma ghamilx bhal Dr Sant. Ma ghamilx il pompi kollha, u stieden lil crew ta l ahbarijiet. Issa naraw jekk is super 1 il lejla igibx il fatt illi il prim diga mar jitlob investigazzjoni. Nilghab il flus li ma jgibuhiex. Ghax ghandhom x jahbu...
Dan il fatt juri haga wahda. Id differenza bejn Gonzi u Sant.
Ivvutaw sew hbieb tieghi.. ivvutaw ghas sewwa...
03/04/08 7:43 AM, Bidla fil lejber
Ha nghidlek kif trid tikteb siehbi "Nistenna twegiba' (li m'hu se tigi QATT) : Milli qed nara Dr KARL KIRKOP TAL-LEJBER jitfa l'gebla u jahbi idu ,l-ewwel jobzoqha u issa ma jridx jilghaqha bhal-Mexxej Gwejjef tieghu. Issa nduna li il-korrot joqghod erba bibien il-boghod minnhu u Laburist ukoll , issa diga beda jwieghed il-gobbijiet u jhallsu xi haga ta' l-intrigu wara li jitla' l-kejber. Min xarrbu kielu l-bakkaljaw!
03/04/08 7:43 AM, Mark
Mr.Still waiting for an answer,
Your reply will be given next Sunday i'm afraid. And maybe finally us readers want see your question anymore since you made your point...there are loads of questions that are still unanswered and that is what life is about.
Last friday someone never answered one single question on Xarabank..no sorry, he gave an answer but not for the real question as the only way he replied was 'Dahhalna l-Ewro, Bnejna il-Mater Dei , ghamilna 60km toroq minn aw sa sqallijja'...Dont we all know this...
03/04/08 7:31 AM,
nistenna twegiba ...
Ilek tant issaqsi u hadd ma wiegbek... mhux sinjal li memm xejn xi jinghad ghax ibqa cert li li kieku hemm ga tawilek ir risposta ghax kulhadd ikun lest bi twegibiet hawnhekk... imma fuq din hadd ma tak l ebda twegiba hux
03/04/08 7:25 AM, Suldat ta' l-Azzar
Inbaxxu rasna ghar-rieda tal-Poplu ,imma sa nhar il-Hamis irridu naraw lill-Geffri kontra Sant f'dibattitu bla Tmiem.U innehhu dan ic-cpar , u l-votanti ikunu infurmati.. Imma ma' jridx Fredu jibqa jilghab tal-qattus u l-gurdien , issa ghalaq Sittin !
Mintoff lil Borg Olivier kien dejjem jiccalingjah ghal debate , meta BO kien jghidlu "le" Mintoff kien jaghjjru CHICKEN!Dak ghandu bocci tal-laham!
03/04/08 7:25 AM, Nistenna twegiba
Gheziez hbieb,
Se jkolli nikteb bil-malti wkoll ghax forsi peress li kont qed nikteb bl-Ingliz, mhux kulhadd fehem il-mistoqsija tieghi.
Mela nigu ghall-mistoqsija.. Forsi din id-darba xi hadd iwiegeb.
Veru dak li qal is-Sur Saviour Balzan (Editur tal-MaltaToday) li dak il-persuna li hi nvoluta fl-iskandlu tal-Freeport li tqajjem mill-MLP huwa Laburist kbir? Jiena nimmagina li la Dr Sant, Anglu l-avukat u anke Dr Karl Chircop akkuzaw lil PN b'korruzzjoni fil-Freeport, kont nimmagina li dan hu xi Nazzjonalist ipatentjat. Allura l-mistoqsija tieghi hu jekk dan il-persuna li ppruvaw ihammgu l-PN bih huwiex gej minn naha tal-PN jew tal-MLP?
Issa nistenna twegiba ta, ghax lanqas Victor Laviera li ssoltu jkun jaf kollox ma wegibni.... harabli mil-mistoqsija.... u tant hi facli biex twiegeb... sempliciment iva jew le! Bhal tar-referendum! IVA jew LE?
03/04/08 7:14 AM, Attard
Issa jitkellem il poplu nar is- sibt li gej kulhadd jaf u juri bic car li il poplu xeba sal ponta ta mniehru issa. Pajjijzna ghandu bzonn bidla u huwa il partit laburista li jsta joffrilu din il bidla.
03/04/08 7:06 AM,
Jekk forsi facli ghalik li tibla kull ma qed jghid Gonzi, ok. Jekk inti ghalik facli thalli l- affarijiet kif inhuma ghaddejin: korruzzjoni, gholi tal- hajja, VAT fuq l- edukazzjoni, surcharge fuq id dawl, etc, etc, allura aqbad dak it titlu li ghandek 'Imxebba' u tghajjru min hemm ghax il- veru ma ikkonvincejt il- hajt li int imxebba.
03/04/08 7:06 AM, Bertu z-Zabbari
Mr Spiteri,
If you dont believe Saviour Balzan, then why are you using this blog? haha haha
You should tune in to another blog!
03/04/08 6:56 AM, Imxebba
Sinjuri, jekk taraw liz zewgt partit, it tnejn ghandhom ragun fuq affarijiet differenti.
Il verita hi li taht il PN avolja difficli biex tippruva kien hemm tbabis. il verita ukoll, pero li meta inqabdu dahlet il puluzija. Jigifieri Sant ghandu naqa ragun, ghalkemm seta jiffaccja lil JPO quddiem il media, ghax hekk deher li ghanmdu x jahbi. Min naha l ohra meta kien hemm il MLP fil gvern ukoll kien hemm it tbabis. anki fi zmien Alfred Sant. Hawn nikkonkludi illi ikun hemm min ikun hemm fil gvern, dawn l affarijiet issibhom, hawn malta u kullimkien.
Mill banda l ohra, l MLP mhux qed joffru proposti konkreti, u aghar min hekk certu proposti xorta harguhom, ghalkhemm l esperti qalulu le. hawn qed jaghti l-impressjoni li ma jaghtix kas il konsultazzjoni.
Allura hbieb ghanda ghazla cara.
Dawk illi iridu b xi mod jew iehor inehhu it tbabis mil PN u jghadduh lil MLP ivvotaw lil Alfred Sant.
Dawk illi iridu proposti iktar serji u li il pajiis jimxi il quddiem jivvotaw lil Gonzi.
Facli le??
03/04/08 6:53 AM, STILL AWAITING ANSWER
I am not sure that's why....
If I were sure, I would have expected the Labour Party to apologise.
I'm sure that you are against mudslinging. Aren't you?
03/04/08 6:44 AM, Spiteri
If you are so sure that Mr. Balzan is telling the truth why are you still asking for an answer??
03/04/08 6:43 AM, Imxebba
Did we all foget this???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doky8I7mJSI
please lets remember facts, as history is about to haunt us again...
03/04/08 6:32 AM, Sh*t Stirer
Mr Nazzareno Vassallo is a PN Member was even Mosta Mayor what's wrong if Joe saliba is his Best friend ? Mr Charles Polidano is not a member of a Political Party he is a very big Businessman and a friend to both political parties he helps them both. But sometimes Dr Sant points his finger to this "Baruni" the last occasion was the Safi Supermarket. JPO said someone very close to Freddie passed to him information. I am still investigating why he had lunch lately at Le Meridien with Dr Michael Falzon in the heat of an Election campaign.!
03/04/08 6:29 AM, STILL AWAITING ANSWER
DEAR MR SPITERI,
It seems you are quite conversant with what's happening around. Can you please reply to my question that I have been asking for ages now?
I want an answer because the MLP made a serious accusation against PN... and it suddenly turned out that in reality it was not coming from the Pn but from the MLP side.
If it was not for Saviour Balzan, the public would have thought this it was a PN scandal, when in reality it was all a frame up against PN!
Dr Karl Chircop, Dr Santissimus Sanctorum and Anglu the lawyer should therefore ask for a public apology! After all they insisited about the Freeport scandal. What if the other so called' scandals', turn out the same way after the elections? I'm just remebering the hard times that Dr Sant and all the elves did to Michael Frendo. You remember my friend?
My question still remain... I'm still expecting an answer. We deserve it.
03/04/08 5:51 AM,
you must be really kidding yourself spiteri, really kidding yourself.
All 3 journalists(if we can call them so) are MLPs best political propoganda tools.
Compare the two online sites. Maltastar, only issue "scandal" news aimed at mudslinging the PN, maltarightnow has 1/4th of its news as scandals about MLP. They are both wrong, but Maltastar articles are stalin-like brain washing.
So they have been asking for it! They should have not went out in the public eye unless they were clean!!! But who is completly clean?
I am sure A. Sant will be sworn in as PM on Monday, but with the tactics he used he will have to be too much on the alert for this momentum he started. We are in for a comical 5 years at the cost of the country's well-being.
03/04/08 5:37 AM, Spiteri
Would you think I will be afraid to write the same name if those 2 comments were both written by me..Mr/Ms Anonomous? And if that facts are written than you should have posted the documents like the journalists did today on the front page of l- Orrizont ta. And why are you trying to go beyond the point by insulting people who have nothing to do with politics?
I agree perfectly with you 'laughing out load' that They really reached the bottom now...and they don't have anything more to say.
03/04/08 5:29 AM, Laughing out Loud
Sorry but I am not Spiteri ... different person
03/04/08 5:22 AM, James / B'kara
Thank you Mr Balzan, your editorial today is very much to the point that this election campaign is now verging on the ridiculous.
The accusations, mudslinging and the belittling of political opponents is quite disheartning to say the least.
Being a member of the older generation, I have witnessed a few elections in my time, but this political campaign takes the biscuit, in as much as that if this perpetual mudslinging carries on I fear that it will only resort to violence.
It's now about time that the leaders of the parties got their acts together and behaved more professionally.
And please stop thinking that the electorate are a bunch of imbeciles who will swallow any old crap. We all know what is going on.
I've always wondered why there are so many lawyers in this small country of ours, it now seems that they are well employed to deal with the many pending libel suits that have appeared from political opponents trying to gain brownie points.
And the sad fact is that they don't care how they do it.
One thing that I do know is that next week half of the population will be ecstatic with the result and the other half will not,such is the politics of Malta.
03/04/08 5:19 AM,
errmm I will have a wild guess here....spiteri and laughing out loud is the same person. HAHA
What do you expect m8? These are written facts. All the mud throwing are still only rumours. So you fire and reserve your ammunitions to the last day and you expect the rest to stay still. Come on...
03/04/08 5:00 AM, Spiteri
You know who is scandalous Steve and duda?? Anybody who edited those clips. You should be really ashamed to insult people without even knowing who that proud announcer who was speking is. Maybe it was one of those popular guys who was telling the cameramen of One News to Fuck off at university. That is a really shame and thats what you shouldn't show to your children.
Than if you want more scandalous and spicy movies you should go and find the pictures of our present President carried on Zeppi L- Hafi's shoulder during a PN mass meeting when our proud president was still head of the PN. And by coincidence he ended up the presidential pardon.
And regarding drug sentences you should start with Bastjan Dalli who is John Dalli's brother by coincidence and who was cought with a container full of whisky which was not declared and he said that he was inporting water not whisky.
Than maybe the miracle of It- tieg ta Kana had a slight mistake...cause it had to be whishky instead of wine.
Come on guys il- veru waqajtu fil- baxx u qed tidhlu f' affarijiet li m' ghandhom xjaqsmu xejn.
03/04/08 4:52 AM, Laughing out loud
Just saw the you tube video... haha what a joke... They really reached the bottom now...(am talking about who did that clip fyi) What else remains ???? Did you all forget... Bastjan Dalli... Zeppi il hafi ... should I continue more ?????
03/04/08 4:39 AM,
thanks for the video,
Don't really blame them trying to earn some extra money, even if illegal. They are only paid hour-for-an-hour for their overtime, unlike the rest of their collegues. Maybe lawyer protection was part of the contract?
HAHA
03/04/08 3:22 AM, S M
Joe Saliba went for a break with Nazzareno Vassallo - Dr. Michael Falzon went for lunch/dinner with Charles Polidano. Both did right or wrong? So both parties be more concerned about aour future ex. how the EU funds should be spent. This is what the new generation want to learn about.
03/04/08 2:43 AM, steve
This IS saucy!And SCANDALOUS . Do not show it to your kids please!
03/04/08 2:26 AM, Jason
well done duda..
this shows who labour really are.
03/04/08 2:14 AM, Duda
Is any body curious?Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsK_1yuFRsI
03/04/08 2:08 AM, Stefan Muscat
Dear Justin,
Since you agree with much of what Saviour writes, maybe you can answer our friend's question regarding the (in)famous Freeport scandal.
:)
03/04/08 2:04 AM, STILL AWAITING AN ANSWER
This is the reply I got from a source very near to the MLP (Victor Laviera) about my question regarding the so called scandal at Freeport...
"How can anyone sue Balzan, since he did nor mention nat names? If Balzan wants to be taken seriously he should name names and face the consequences."
Can somene please answer me?? No beating around the bush please...
For your ease, I'm repeating the question:
Is it true that the person being claimed of corruption re Freeport is an MLP supporter (as Saviour Balzan claimed in the newspaper)? Just keep in mind that Dr Karl Chircop (MLP representative) on Xarabank claimed that corruption from PN is happening at Freeport.
03/04/08 1:49 AM, Justin
Saviour, well done on a mature, objective and balanced editorial just when everyone on the island seems to have lost their head. Maltatoday has become the last bastion of free thought thanks to this sort of journalism. On the other hand,you can't exactly blame Xarabank's two weights and two measures when dealing with Sant/Gonzi - Maltatoday did that itself in its coverage of the last mass meetings. Julia Farrugia's piece on the PN was well-written, objective and analytical. Karl Schembri's coverage of the MLP event was less so - and when he lists under 'high points' that Sant's wig didn't fly off, he makes a mockery of your paper's otherwise unblemished serious approach to politics and to policy issues. I like to believ it has more to do with the individual than the editorial policy.
03/04/08 1:40 AM, Brandon
Steve,
I agree with you perfectly. It was a messa in scena... Unfortunately, it was all in favour of MLP, as AD will never get a chair.
I don't know about the figures, but it is true that PN is not winning with 5%. I don't even think they are winning at all.
However one has to keep in mind that there are 17000 new voters and most of these can go to the PN./ Most of the people abraopd are coming to vote. Another plus for the PN. As long as Dr Sant does not any other gaffes, he is still has a chance to win the election.
03/04/08 1:31 AM, steve demanuele
dear mr Schembri....you are almost right on the survey....they are neck to neck...now,you have to keep 4 things in mind...first,the number of votes not collected,,second,the big number of former pn supporters who voted pn and now are voting mlp ,third,the swing that is favouring ad(and i calculate that this is as big as 1 percent)and last,the poll was made before the accusations made by sant on health payments,and of the mistra scandal...so,in my opininion,with 49.9 percent(but even with 49.5),mlp would be a clear winner here,because pn wouldn't reach more than 48.5 percent...what do you think? the more people believe this survey,the more ad will get votes....i bet you a dime that by the next survey,the advantage for pn will decrease to 3 percent or a bit less,so that the margin of error won't prove mt wrong.....what do you say??
03/04/08 1:29 AM, Tony Gafa
WOW...
this is another news... Yeah right, I believe he is ready to do a coalition with teh devil, as long as he gets to power.
Again, thanks MR anonymous for highlighting the fact that these surveys are nothing but FALSE.
Anyone go to www.malta-surveys.com
This is a real survey and shows MLP are still in advantage...
03/04/08 1:19 AM, FLASH NEWS
Harry the rent-law campaigner is a protected tenant
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/
That is a scandal!
VOTE HARRY GET FREDDIE
03/04/08 1:07 AM,
Malta Today issued poll showing PN well ahead in election campaign. This is an Alternativa Demokratika scam to put people's minds at rest so that they'll vote AD...
How cheap from Saviour Balzan. Thought Malta Today was actually independant.. not like it..
03/04/08 12:41 AM,
The mole from MEPA might be giving him false information he he he
03/04/08 12:21 AM, Just for information
Regarding Certificate of Ownership B and what Dr Sant claimed (re Jeffrey Pullcino Orlando), one need to clarify that MEPA NEVER informs the original owner of the land for which the development application have been submitted. MEPA therefore would have never sent any registered letter to Pullicino Orlando.
This implicates that DR Sant's version need to be corrected.
03/04/08 12:15 AM, I want an answer..
I want an answer because the MLP made a serious accusation against PN... and it suddenly turned out that it was an MLP supporter.
If that as the case, then all other accusatios might evaporate soon after the general elections!
Why is is so hard to ask your friends to tell us if the person involved was actually an MLP supporter??
If it was not for Saviour Balzan, the public would have thought this it was a PN scandal, when in reality it was all a frame up against PN!
Dr Karl Chircop, Dr Sand and Anglu the lawyer should therefore ask for a public apology! After all they insisited about the Freeport scandal. What if the other so called' scandals', turn out the same way after the elections? I'm just remebering the hard times that Dr Sant and all the elves did to Michael Frendo. You remember my friend?
My question still remain... I'm still expecting an answer. We deserve it.
03/03/08 11:52 PM,
Dear Mr still waiting an answer, will this answer change your mind on how you will vote on Saturday? Cause it seems you are insisting a lot to know the truth which won't change anything from your side. Maybe you can ask Gonzi and he can give you the right answer cause we all know what you do know. Everyone can say what he likes and you won't have any guarantee that they are telling the truth (from both sides ta). So why are you bothering and insisting so much?
03/03/08 11:26 PM, STILL AWAITING AN ANSWER
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER???
I am again repeating my question which everyone seems to be avoiding answering me. Maybe someone can be so kind to answer me.
Is it true that the persons being claimed of corruption re Freeport is an MLP supporter (as Saviour Balzan claimed in the newspaper)? Just keep in mind that Dr Karl Chircop (MLP) representative) on Xarabank claimed that corruption from PN is happening at Freeport.
I wait for your reply. maybe someone can tell me if it's a yes or no!
Or is it just a case of tfiegh ta tajn????? ANSWER ME!
03/03/08 11:11 PM, John Schembri
I think your sample was not that good .As you showed in one of the tables 31.8% of your respondents voted Labour in 2003 . Labour had around 48% in 2003. If 48% of 2003 are represented by 31.8% . Then MLP has 49.96 % of the electorate . Neck to neck as I always said. A little more damage by Sant and more votes to AD and Dr Sant will be our next Prime Minister.
03/03/08 10:52 PM, James
Victor,
qed tinsa l iljuni tal bidla....
ara certu nies ma jinbidlu qatt...
03/03/08 10:49 PM, Victor Abela
Ghaziz Patrick,
X kont tivvota inti ma ghandix garanzija, ghax il kliem tieghek mimli hdura ghal PN, pero wahdek tkun fil kamra tal vot u allura fuq chat li hadd ma jaf min int, tista tilbes il libsa tan naghga.
Il verita illi Jason Micallef ma uriex li hu serju jikellem b dak il mod. It tieni li jason micallef lanqas ghamel sew meta qal li ser ikunu Gvern tal Laburisti.
It tielet u allura l iktar wahda gravi. Li naqbel mieghek li Michael Falzon ma ghamilx tajjeb. Imma allurra kif Dr SANT (il-qaddis) tah il barka. Dik il mistoqsija tieghi. Mela jekk jghamluha tal PN hazin u tal MLP tajjeb. u hallina Dr Sant.
Imbaghad bir rispett kollu. l MLP hi l inqas li ghanda titkellem fuq kabinet antik. Iva ghad hemm kandidati taz zmien in nanniet. George vella, joe debono grech etc etc etc etc etc..
Insomma l aqwa li north south east west u tal labour are the best.. Ghogbitni din Ralph...
03/03/08 10:43 PM, Mario Galea
Dr Sant just showed us his way of politics. His way is the ONLY way.
He makes allegations and that is it. No discussions. Dear Ray, you are right when you say there is big difference between PN and MLP.
At least for consultations and discussions sake. We have gone out of times where you couldn't even buy a newspaper as you had to hide it from everybody else to times where you go to Castille to speak to the PM to desgin Malta's budget.
Now Dr Sant wants to take us all back. With his politics of Dr. Sants only way.
What a difference, my dear friend. what a diference.
03/03/08 10:38 PM,
Ghaziz Ray,
tal Ghageb. Ghadek kif hrigt id diffrenza vera bejn il PN u l MLP.
Dejjem tara kif taqghu personali.
Nistaqsi min ma ghal provokazzjonijiet??? Provokazzjoni ghax mar biex jirribatti l allegazzjonijiet foloz. GHax ma tghidux thammgu biss tafu. Barra li Dr missu ghamel il kuragg u affrintah la kellu il provi kollha f idejh. Ma ghamiliex. Mhux ovvja hekk ghandu x jahbi. ara JPO ma kllux x jahbi ghax ilu 4 t'ijiem jigri wara Sant biex jikkonfrontah u Sant dejjem jahrab.
03/03/08 9:47 PM, Jason DeGiorgio
Nixtieq nghid xi haga fuq is-surveys ta MT. Ma jidrilkhomx li qieghdin tesageraw ? Nixtieq inkun naf fuq liema kriterji qieghdin jintazlu in-nies. Bis survey li ppublikajtu nistghu nibqghu d-dar nhar is sibt u ma nivvutawx (u tal PN ma joqghodux jippanikjaw u jaqalghu xows tipo "Tears for Fear").
03/03/08 9:42 PM, Ray
Gheziez Nazzjonalisti..mhux ser naqghu ghall-provokazzjonijiet. Din id-differenza li hemm bejn il-PN u l-MLP. Dr Sant ghamel sew u ma tax kaz ghat-teddiet ta JP Orlando. Ahjar JPO imur jazaq (hu x'inhu part-time farmer) jew jaqla xi sinna.
03/03/08 2:38 PM, patrick
Ha nghidlek hekk hu is sur bondi - dik il-kelma dak li qal jason micallef.
Avolja ma tantx deher car xqal ezatt ta.
Isma jekk falzon mar jikool mac caqnu ma amilx tajjeb.
Imma Ha nghidlek kieku bondi+ kellu jamel lista ta l-ikliet li ministri etc etc li amlu ma shabhom il kuntraturi nahseb il programmi li qed jamel ma junux bizejjed.
Isma jien mhux ahmar biss nara ta. Infatti kont nivvota lil pn 10 years ago. Imma il verita verita ilhmieg tant qieghed hemm li ma tistax ma tarahx. Ilhom hemm wisq li il hmieg tahom ma jistghux jikkontrolawh. Ha ibiddel il cabinett wara l-elezzjoni. Temmnu? hehe. ghax qalilna DEAL! Wed jahsibna tac cajt jew
03/03/08 2:23 PM, Ralph
Michael Falzon "North - South - East - WEST u tal labour are the best.."
Alfred Sant "x ihnu jaghmel il priminstru GGGOOOOOOOOOOOONNZZIIIII"
ara naqra min jaspira ikun fil Gvern.
Nixtieq nara kif ha jifthu il pakket ta Ewropa? "BBAAAARROOOOOOOSSSOOOOOOO"
03/03/08 2:21 PM,
Jekk rajt BONZI+ rajt il kliem oxxen li qal Jason Micallef lil siehbu Micahel Falzon.
Min jgholli idejh kulhadd ghandu xi jxomm..
Insomma l aqwa li dottor sant approva l ikla it tajba ta Michael falzon mac caqnu.
Fejn hi it transaparenza u tolleranza zero. Buffu alfred sant li ghax JPO mal PN jaqlalu, ghax michael falzon mal MLP jattilu...
03/03/08 2:16 PM, patrick
Haga ohra rajtu il BONZI+.
Ostra listess bhal sant jittratah lil gonzi is sur bondi.
Tazza cafe u bicca cake jonqsu ittih. hehe
Mhux pjanat jew. parti mill campamja tal pn dan bonzi+. Possibli ma jsibx programm wiehed biex issallab tal pn mhux kulll programm biex jipprova iwaqqa ghac cajt lil sant. Hemm daqstant xi tghid fuq il PN u il hmieg tieghu
U le.
Ha nghidlek jien ma naqbilz ma transfers u vendikkazzjonijiet. Imma ha nghidlek jekk jitla sant fuq bondi+ nattih exception.
24hours to pack his things and leave. Probabilment diga jaf imma mhemmx ghalfejn jghidlu . HEH
03/03/08 2:10 PM, patrick
Pullicino orland patetiku u buffu.
L-ewwel Jibki umbad irrid jamila tal bully.
Qisu serju gonzi u anki l -partit tal PN isiktu mhux qed iwahhahom fil baxx.
Xirrid jikkonfronta. Mhux ahjar jalaq halqu. Paztaz ta.
03/03/08 12:19 PM, Fejnhom il laburisti
Fejnhom il laburisti??????
Jieklu mac Caqnu jew, bhal ma ghamel Michael falzon nhar il gimgha filghaxija fil lukanda Meridien..
Mela ghaliex meta Joe saliba mar fuq id dghajsa ta Zaren qalu li hemm korruzzjoni...
Mela Michael Falzon irid ikun korrot allurra.....
Ma ghadkhomx kredibli.,....
03/03/08 12:19 PM, Fejnhom il laburisti
Fejnhom il laburisti??????
Jieklu mac Caqnu jew, bhal ma ghamel Michael falzon nhar il gimgha filghaxija fil lukanda Meridien..
Mela ghaliex meta Joe saliba mar fuq id dghajsa ta Zaren qalu li hemm korruzzjoni...
Mela Michael Falzon irid ikun korrot allurra.....
Ma ghadkhomx kredibli.,....
03/03/08 10:36 AM, girbi
mud slinging.
03/03/08 10:16 AM,
LOFL! Viva L-Labour :D
03/03/08 10:15 AM, Louis
The last comments speaks for itself.
Vote labour and get their attitude.
03/03/08 10:06 AM,
Ghaziz Fejn Hu Alfred Sant.Tkunx Buffu bhal Jeoffrey Pullicino Orlando.Jeoffrey Pullicino Orlando missu mar jiftah kawza kontra Alfred Sant u jitkellmu fil-qorti bhall ma ghamel haddiehor.Alfred Sant ma jkellemx hmieg mill-GONZIPN.Missu jisthi Jeoffrey Pullicino Orlando u min jappogjah ghax oxxenita bhal dik li ma kienetx ghal xi qalb tajba mil qrib ta GONZIPN kienet tibqa mohbija.Mela beda Dentist, umbad part time farmer, umbad gurnalist, issa buffu u bikkej.Dan bmin irid jittnejjek.Vera arroganti u ardit u ma faddalux izjed argumenti.Ahjar milli talab l-afred sant ihares talab lil poplu biex ihares lejh forsi xi darba jahfirlu.
03/03/08 8:52 AM, Fejn hu Alfred Sant
Fejn hu Alfred Sant......Qass biss felah jitkelem xhin ra lil Jeffrey quddiemu........Dan iried issir kap ta Malta? missu jisthi....meta ser jilqaha lisfida li ghamilu jeffrey........META????????
03/03/08 8:36 AM,
Jekk vera jitla il labour nhar is sibt ikun vera kas ta hobz il Biezel jieklu l ghazzien..
tal ghageb certu nies.
03/03/08 8:29 AM, FLASH NEWS OHRA
Il-Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi kiteb lill-awditur tal-MEPA biex jinvestiga l-allegazzjonijiet fuq l-istorja li qed isemmi l-Mexxej Laburista Alfred Sant dwar post fil-Mistra.
Kien Alfred Sant innifsu li pprova jimplika ċertu allegazzjonijiet fuq id-Deputat Nazzjonalista Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando. Iżda kif sar f'kull każ, il-Prim Ministru diġa' ordna li ssir investigazzjoni.
Id-deputat Nazzjonalista Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando fl-aħħar jiem stqarr li din il-qlajja tal-mexxej Laburista poġġietu bħala vittma ta' l-attakki malinni u viljakki ta' l-MLP.
HEMM HI IS SERJETA
03/03/08 7:43 AM, STILL AWAITING ANSWER
I am again repeating my question which everyone seems to be avoiding answering me. Maybe David can be so kind to answer me.
Is it true that the persons being claimed of corruption re Freeport is an MLP supporter (as Saviour Balzan claimed in the newspaper)? Just keep in mind that Dr Karl Chircop (MLP) representative) on Xarabank claimed that corruption from PN is happening at Freeport.
I wait for your reply. maybe you can tell me if it's a yes or no!
03/03/08 7:38 AM,
Dear David,
My English might not be good! However some of the questions asked here have not been answered yet. And these are all related to current times, and not 80's.
Would you like me to repeat them for you? Maybe you can answer them.
03/03/08 7:28 AM, David
Kulhadd jaf li min isemmi s-snin 80 isemmihom sempliciment biex juzahom bhala arma kontra l-MLP tal-lum (u din jidhirli diga' grat f'xi kampanja ohra).
Pero' issa suppost li nitkellmu fuq l-2008, sakemm ma tridux nibdew nikkwotaw lil Alof de Wignacourt fi zmien il-Kavallieri...
Il-votanti godda jigu jaqghu u jqumu mis-snin 80 ghax kienu trabi, jigifieri l-arma ma tahdimx hemm.
L-ahhar kumment imur b'soghba lejn l-uzu tal-Malti u l-Ingliz fil-kummenti tal-qarrejja...
03/03/08 7:13 AM, Ragunament
Ghaziz floters ma jurux opinjoni imma jivutaw fis silenzju -
l ewwel net hadd mhu qed inehhi il mertu tal gid li ghamel il labour f dawk iz zmienjiet. U alla hares ma kienx hekk. U hazin li kieku min dak in nahr lil hawn tkissru dawk l affarijiet. Imma jekk thares illum il PN kompla jibni fuq dawk, le? Zied ic childrens allowance, irranga il pensjonijiet etc etc etc. Hadd ma jista jghid illi mhux minnu.
Pero wiehed irid jevalwa sew l affarijiet. meta Dr SAnt beda jaghjjat fuq korruzzjoni, kulhadd emmnu fin 1996. Tela fil gvern u investiga. 13 il kas. Ma sab xejn.
Issa l istess qed jerga jghajjat bil korruzzjoni. U lanqas biss mar ghand il puluzijja, u lanqas irid jiffacja lil JPO. Mela tajjeb titfa il gebla u tahbi idejk. Konvenjenti hafna hux. Ma jidirlekx allurra illi kull ma qed jghamel Alfred sant hu illi ihammegg.
Ghalinqas kellu johrog bi proposti konkreti. 10 snin fl-opposizzjoni kellu johrog bi proposti ta barra min hawn mhux bla sustanza, jew misprints. Misprints???? mela dan xi xiha ta 90 sena li qatt ma uzat komputer, f gieh kemm hemm ta.
Ejjew nirragunaw l ahwa....
03/03/08 7:06 AM, John
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7#comment-31
After reading this,is it honourable for Marlyne to run with the mlp with Dr Sant as its leader?
I am afraid that the damage to the PN on the Sunday papers was a real torpedo in the engine room.
03/03/08 7:03 AM, floters ma jurux opinjoni imma jivutaw fis silenzj
haga ta liskantament ili nsegwi dil gazetta dan lahhar gimghat pero inutajt li in nies hawn taht jiktbu bhal floaters ecc pero posibli hadd ma jikteb xejn tajjeb fuq dr sant donnu kulhadd nazjonalist infakar lil kulhadd li jek imorru lejn is 60 70 80 niksbu demokrazija infakkar li l vot lizzaghzagh gabu gvern laburista il vot lin nisa gabu gvern laburista dik demokrazija had ma jiftakar li lil gonzi ajruh korrot ghax ma dahalx li tifel ta fenek adami l universita tafu xkien irrizultat tal qrati maltin tafu li kelu ragun sant tafu li taht gvern laburista back in the 70 ecc hadna l bonus ic children alouance il pensjonijiet inholoq listudent haddiem tafu li l istipendju beda jitnaqas taht gvern nazjonalista bdejna bil card bix nixtru lkotba inkela fuq eu ghax sant rid parnership x hemm hazin ilum acetta l mandat tal poplu nigu f dan fl antik il pn ma kienx rid lairmalta qal ghasafar taccomb wara li tela fil gvern ghamel airport u grazi ghal hadiemma tal airmalta git il lufthansa technik apparti is sagrificju li ghamlu haddiema fil lufthansa fejn biex jinfetah il hangar il gdid acetajna proposti tal flexy time ours ta lovertime li jigi ibenkjat biex meta ma jkunx hemm xol nintbatu dar skond lesigenza tal kumpanija ma nafx imma flahhar hesejt li nejddan kollu hawn eluf li jixtiqu jwiegbu imma ma jwigbux bhal ma kont namle jien
03/03/08 6:53 AM, Karl
How can Dr Sant convince us that he has the ability to renegotiate the EU accession threaty, when he is fleeing JPO's confrontation???
How is he goiung to confront 26 other Heads of state?
A Good leader has courage. At least to defend what he said. Dr Sant is definitely not in that category.
03/03/08 6:42 AM, A genuine call
It is not a point of whom to vote anymore. But counting the days to make sure that Dr Sant is once and for all removed from the political scene.
Dear MLP supporters. It is hard and I appreciate, but for your own good sake. Remove him from his seat as he is only damaging MLP. The pity is that MLP has a lot to give to this country, but Dr Sant is managing to ruin all that. Pity.
03/03/08 5:55 AM, PLEASE STOP THIS HATRED AMONG THE MALTESE
Thanks for the suggestion to read comments by JPO daughter... I am including an extract from this person's comment!
"No, I was not informed by my mother about the situation, because she seems to not have known anything about it. No, Alfred Sant did not inform my mother. He kept it within an inner circle, ignoring the fact that his candidate’s ex-husband was going to be under fire and her daughter (a first-time voter) would, along with her father, suffer considerably for no apparent reason.
You are not a man of honour, Dr.Sant. Nor are you a Hero. Nor are you capable of running a country. The ‘hamalli’ at University refused to stand by your side- and I was one of them. Your deceitful tactics have
jolted you into a low that is yet to be defined. Non, je ne regrette rien? Well Done!
I hope you did not show the same contempt for your own daughter as you have shown to the daughter of one of your candidates! Thanks for making my father the HERO that he now is. I am more proud of him than I ever was."
Just to inform that her mother is contesting with MLP (Marlene Pullicino Orlando). If Sant treats his own men/women in this manner, God only knows how will he treat us, common citizens.
03/03/08 5:48 AM, Comment for the daughter of JPO
I suggest everyone to read what the daughter of Jeffrey Pullcino Orlando had to say about the whole issue, considering that her mother is contesting with the MLP.
Look for Jenny Pullicino orlando comment. Good reading.
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7#comments
Might open some eyes
03/03/08 5:14 AM, Martin miz-Zejtun
What is holding Sant from confronting JPO face-to-face? Something strange here.
I smell something fishy. I was first doubting the credential of JPO, but now I'm starting doubting whether all this was a set-up
03/03/08 5:07 AM, steve demanuele
dear justin,who have misunderstood everything...these surveys will help Sant go into government,by leading the pn floaters,or moderates,to vote for ad,since their party is shown as a clear winner...do you want that??..do you believe in the survey,knowing that the majority of those interviewed are former pn supporters??...i don't...for a second,stop thinking with colours and think with your brain..i understand that this paper wants to give advantage to ad,but they will never get enough votes to win a seat,so labour has everything to win from this...Having mentioned AD,i would like to say my personal views...i like harry vassallo very much..he is a serious,credible politician..i believe that,if he was to be in either of the two main parties,his work would be more possible..he would be a flawless minister for the environment.unfortunately,it is very hard for ad to get the seat..but it would be wonderful if they did....i say that both parties have some rights and many wrongs,so,whoever gets elected,things won't change much...unless of course,if you abolish the law on prescription an mps...
03/03/08 4:51 AM, FLASH NEWS
FLASH NEWS
Alfred Sant jaħrab minn konfront ma' Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando
F'konferenza ta' l-aħbarijiet fis-serje ta' l-Awtorita' tax-Xandir li kellha tkun irrekordjata fin-12:30pm spiċċat f'battibekk kbir bejn il-partiti politiċi, hekk kif il-Mexxej Laburista Alfred Sant ma riedx jaċċetta li wieħed mill-ġurnalisti fil-konferenza ta' l-aħbarijiet ikun id-Deputat Nazzjonalista Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, li hu akkreditat bħala ġurnalist ma' media.link Communications.
L-Awtorita' tax-Xandir aċċettat li Pullicino Orlando jkun preżenti fil-konferenza ta' l-aħbarijiet u Alfred Sant qabad u telaq 'il barra mingħajr ma din il-konferenza ta' l-aħbarijiet ġiet irrekordjata
I wonder why!!!! Maybe someone can illuminate us
03/03/08 4:18 AM, OPEN LETTER TO IRD
Dear Inland Revenue,
I am not a contractor. Nor am I a director in a business firm. I don't build houses nor am a rich person.
May I kindly ask you whether I can declare my income in 7 years' time Please.
Heqq, since I came to know that you permitted other 'poor' kids from declaring their small (minor) income 7 years later, I though maybe you could aslo give me this opportunity.
I await your kind reply before the general elections.
I am sure that you will treat everyone the same. What is good for the goose is good for the gander, since ic-Cittadini are all the same.
Thanks
Floating Voter
03/03/08 3:31 AM,
After all the libels that Sant qed ilaqqat, I think he won't even have time to take all those persons he's currently accusing of corruption to court. How many did he got s'issa?
good excuse uxxx? he he he
Re question being asked, I'm now curious too. From what I read in blog of previous day, Karl Chircop from Labour accused the PN of being corrupt in the Freeport scandal. Wonder of wonders it came out that the person might be a Labour supporter after all. he he he
better laugh than cry he he he
03/03/08 3:10 AM, STILL AWAITING AN ANSWER
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION?
is IT TUE THAT THE PERSONS BEING IMPLICTAED IN THE FREEPORT CORRUPTION IS A FERVENT MLP SUPPORTER??
AND PLEASE MANUEL, DID SAVIOUR LIE ABOUT THE PERSONS WHO TOOK THOUSANDS OF LIRI AND EUROS (BEING AN MLP SUPPORTER)????
According to what Question said, an MLP repsresenative in Xarabank said it was a PN corruption.
I agree with you QUESTION - Pajjiz tal-Micy mouse
03/03/08 3:03 AM, john
I invite readers to check for themselves and find out that out of 179 countries Malta's CPI (Corruption PERCEPTION Index )ranking is 33 , Italy 41 and Denmark is first Somalia is last.Labour always quotes growth rates , read between the lines , and check Transparency International.
I bet my bottom euro that within a year MLPad will be in government we will beat Italy in our CPI ranking.
Most of the time MLP speaks about PERCEPTION and RATES of growth. Now MLP is mixing Perception with Fact and rate with ranking.
03/03/08 3:02 AM, Justin
steve, why do you believe surveys issued by maltatoday, when you believe more your leader when he says MLP will win the elections?
mela he is not credible anymore??
03/03/08 3:01 AM, ?? QUESTION ??
I am under the impression that during one of Xarabank's discussions, an MLP representative claimed that someone from the PN was asking for money in exchange for a job at Freeport.
Now it transpires (according to what Saviour Balzan wrote) that this person is a fervent MLP supporter!
My God! I tend to agree with John Bundy's song - Pajjiz tal-Mickey Mouse.
03/03/08 2:56 AM, steve demanuele
hi...when is the next survey going to be published? will it be fair and balanced this time...or will it have more pn representation like the other surveys that you had?
03/03/08 2:33 AM,
Dear All,
may I remind everyone that it is the duty of every citizen to go to the police commissioner and give evidence about corruption. not just the prime minister's...
03/03/08 2:24 AM, John
Guys , this is an issue of WHO WILL BE PRIME MINISTER FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
Dr Alfred SANT or Dr Laurence Gonzi .Please remain focused.
If Dr Sant was man enough he would have faced JPO in front of the press , But Sant ,all he is interested in is MUDSLINGING.He is fu***in good at it , and I mean it But is he good to run our country? My answer is a defenite NO , because all he has been doing for the past SIXTEEN years is beating around the bush.Can anyone think hard and tell me of FIVE good governance measures he made while he was PM. Not infrustractural projects please.I want to hear of imaginative strategic moves where Malta as a nation went onwards.
Who cares if our MP's are corrupt , it is up to us to vote for them.Can anyone of us "cast the first stone?"
If there is anyone out there who thinks that if a party gets to power there will be no corruption , he would better think again because he will be grossly disappointed.
It is the responsibility of EVERY citizen to uncover corruption IMMEDIATELY , not take profit and make allegations of "ghaddew il-flus " allegations , at the end of an electoral campaign .If one was careful and analysed what Sant said , he did not say that Jeffery was corrupt , he said :"GHADDEW IL -FLUS" , on the bill boards and the sunday papers we have "SKANDLU TAL_ MISTRA FLIMKIEN KOLLOX POSSIBBLI" and a picture of JPO and Dr Laurence Gonzi.As any lawyer worth his salt may tell you , JPO will subsequently lose the battle against THE mudslinger per excellance Alfred Sant. Because I did not hear Dr Sant say that JPO corrupted anyone he only iMPLied!
We have seen theses kind of attacks on Michael Frendo , Richard Muscat , and several others .its called CHARACTER ASSASINATION.
03/03/08 2:12 AM, Still Awaiting Answer
Dear Ivan,
I think it is important if the person being implied in corruption is Laour or PN supporter, because Dr Sant accused Gonzi of being corrupt.
Dr Sant implied that Gonzi is corrupt. It is thereofre essential to know if the person is a PN or MLP supporter.
Dear Manuel, I am still waiting for your answer if Saviour Balzan lied?
03/03/08 2:01 AM, Floater
Yeah Manuel... Good question.
Your claim implies that the Malta Today Editor Saviour Balzan is not saying the truth. Hearsay eh??
Did Saviour Balzan lied? Answer us Manuel. You seem to know everything about the PN. Pity you don't know much about MLP
03/03/08 1:53 AM, Ivan
Dear Manuel and Still waiting for an answer, what is the most important thing is that the culprit is now in the hands of the law. irrelvant whether MLP or PN.
However I tend to agree with Alan, why do we judge differently between dr sant and dr gonzi. dr gonzi too went to the police but we still call him corrupt.
03/03/08 1:48 AM, Still Awating Answer
So, are you claiming that Saviour Balzan lied???
03/03/08 1:45 AM, Manuel
Still Awaiting Answer,
Hearsay is that the person concerned is a labour suporter, not that the bribing did take place ! That is a fact. Facts are facts. If the individual is a Labour supporter, well, let him be dealt with according to law ! No lynching ,please !!!
03/03/08 1:37 AM, Alan
Manuel in you reply to Karl, if this is true, that Dr SAnt went to the police, he did not only the right thing but should be given credit. However I have a small question:
so how come on this case dr sant to the police and on all other pn cases he says police commissioner is impotent?
Secondly I ask, if dr sant did that (and is a good thing) then dr sant is not corrupt, no? then why does dr sant call gonzi corrupt when dr gonzi did the same thing and gave everything to the police commissioner?
03/03/08 1:37 AM, STILL AWAITING AN ANSWER
Corruption at freeport is hearsay??? What the hell are you saying? One TV and Super one radio gave a lot of publicity to this so called scandal! And now you're calling it hearsay? MLP should be ashamed.
If this was just hearsay, then why did One TV and Sant made all the fuss about it?
My question remains... Is it true that the person involved in bribing thosuands of Lirs and Euroos from workers is an MLP supporter??????????????
03/03/08 1:32 AM, Guido
Dear Manuel, I am happy that finally we agree that both parties have a lot to respond on this. I think both of them have a lot of hidden agendas. Sadly enough, So far electoral campaign has been just that - allegations here and there. I think it will only get worse. Its pathetic to say the least..
So why don't we put our mind to where our families, jobs, children are. These are the most dear things to me. So what interests more is proposals. Unfortunately but true PN proposals are more of substance.
03/03/08 1:23 AM, Manuel
Dear Karl,
If you want ro know who the person is and what colour he waves you should ask the parties or the Commisiioner of police who is dealing with the case. I do not know who this individual is . My point was that Dr.Sant, or Dr.Farrugia, reported the case no matter the political affiliations of the individual. At least you should give them credit for that !! Come on. I'm not defending anyone. I'm just qouting FACTS.
03/03/08 1:15 AM, Albert
Zero Tolerence......as it should be but tell that to Charles Mangion too.............
We have all heard Labour's elite shout from all the rooftops that they will embrace a Zero Tolerence policy. Hurrah for them!
In a week's time, Charles Mangion could well be finding himself behind the minister of Finance's Desk. Now being a Notary, one could well imagine that he has assisted his clients in declaring one sum on signing of property contracts but of also assisting in evading tax on othersums "li ma jidrux..."
This is a common practice here in Malta so much so that Government sends the likes of the Caccopardo's of this world to value the property in question to ascertain if the value being declared by the Dr. Mangions's of this world tally with their valuation. Next week Dr. Mangion could well be the country's policeman in these matters. Where does that put zero tolerence?
03/03/08 1:13 AM, Manuel
Dear Guido
What I'm after is a clean government. In my opinion a NEW government should be formed by a NEW Party. We've had enough of both our GREAT parties ! I fully agree with you, both parties have much to answer for. The trouble is we have to lump it and be governed by one of the two...
03/03/08 1:12 AM, Karl
Manuel, how can you say it is only a hearsay???? ahh now I see, so for MLP stuff it is a hearsay, but for PN it is corruption..
that's two wieghts, two measures . CREDIBILITY my dear friend manuel.. credibility
03/03/08 1:07 AM, Guido
Manuel,
that was not my question. I said that if Dr Sant has so much evidence, whether this evidence is destroyed or not , there is a still a copy at dr. sant's hand.
secondly I am sure that PN has alot up thier sleeve as well. do u think that MLP are the sainlty ones? What about Charles mangion in parliament voting against the project for pender place and then he was the notary for the contract??? what about the contractors (all family and friends of mlp caniddates) who went to dubai???
Manuel, as I said before, unfortunately but true both parties have some form of fiddling here and there. I agree this should not happen, but its a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
So this election will be won by whom has the best solution for our economy, education and environment.
Best proposals win.
03/03/08 1:05 AM, Manuel
Do not forget that this is only hearsay,so far. However, Dr.Sant is acusing the person, whoever he is, a Blue, Red, Green, whatever. Do not forget, we are still under a P.N. Government. Who do you want to accuse if not the Party in Power ? Had it been under a Labour Government, I would not have hasitated to take the same position.
03/03/08 12:57 AM,
Dear Manuel,
The case being highlighted by 'STILL AWAITING ANSWER' did not happen time ago, but only recently. I also join in this question...
IS IT TRUE THAT THE PERSON BEING ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION AT FREEPORT IS AN MLP SUPPORTER? Why did Dr Sant accuse Nationalists then?
Como nManuel.. give us an answer
03/03/08 12:53 AM, Manuel
My friend Guido,
No, the late and respected Dr.Edgar Mizzi, in his report assured Dr.Sant that there were real cases of corruption, but the evidence in hand was not enough to incriminate the culprits. And no wonder, the P.N. is the Lawyers' partry !!!
03/03/08 12:53 AM, STILL AWAITING ANSWER
Dear MArio,
Thanks for the comment. however this is a very serious fact> Sant is accusing Nationalists of corruption at Freeport> Saviour Balzan is alleging that the perosn who is being accused of corruption in not a PN supporter but an MLP supporter.
Thererfore my question still reamins.... Is it true that the persons alleged to bribing thousands of money from people to allegedly giving them a job at Freeport is an MLP supporter?
STILL AWAITING ANSWER!
03/03/08 12:45 AM, Manuel
Notso long ago, Ms.Marisa Micallef Leyson, Chairperson of the housing authority, correct me if I'm wrong,confessed in a local paper that she was approached by individuals who offered he a substantail nuimber of flats if she ehlped him/them obtain a prime site for development !! Did the Prime Minister or anyone else go to the Commissioner of Police to report the matter ??.Two weights......?
03/03/08 12:44 AM, Guido
Manuel,
if I am not mistaken Alfred sant boasts of having all evidence at hand, so it really doesn't matter if corrupt ministers destroy everything, as evidence is still at dr sants hands, No?
so agian.. how come no one from the 13 was found guilty????
03/03/08 12:41 AM, Aldo
Dear Steve demanuele,
you know the difference between Gonzi and Sant?
1) Sant says that he will win the election - Gonzi says we leave that up to the people.
2) Sant says there is corruption through perception and rumours - Gonzi takes each case to the police and people were arrested and taken to court.
3)Sant is hard headed and his way is the only way (ex golf course on maghtab and reception class) - Gonzi stays on the consultations with experts (ex golf course)
4) Sant says NO REGRETS - Gonzi apologized and said we could have done better in certain areas.
as for your convintion that MLP is surely to win. I wonder what makes you think that.. People want change// who told you that???
People want stability. sant wants to reopen issues that for us Maltese were crucial (EU).
Sant's change is nothing but taking this island to the glorius 80's times as Michael falzon said...
03/03/08 12:36 AM, Manuel
You know why those 13 could not be prosecuted ? Because the people involved were wise enough to destroy all evidence before the elections. I believe the same is happening now. Shredders and cleaning of hard disks etc..!!!
03/03/08 12:32 AM, Guido
If sant really meant zero tollerance why didn't he go to the police?
For every body's information corruption is a criminal act and punishable by jail. Crime is only investigated by POLICE and not by any minister or prime minister.
He says that police commissioner is impotent? Then who is potent? Does sant imply that if he prime minister he will be the sole person whi will be investigating everything and everyone? that is exactly going back to the 80's where everything was at the control of the miniters and prime minister.
No wonder he has no regrets...
admit it, sant has nothing of value to offer to this country that he is resorting to the same old tricks. Remember in 1996 he did the same., he said there were 13 cases of corruption. He investiogated... He found NOTHING WRONG in any one of them..
Open your eyes my dear friends, he is fooling you again...
03/03/08 12:29 AM, Manuel
You call that hypocricy ? It shows what Dr.Alfred Sant means when he says ZERO TOLERANCE. No matter who you are, Blue, Red, Green or whatever, if you are caught dealing in corruptio, you are going to be exposed. That is honesty and what a gentleman should be like.
03/03/08 12:25 AM, Manuel
You call that hypocricy ? It shows what Dr.Alfred Sant means when he says ZERO TOLERANCE. No matter who you are, Blue, Red, Green or whatever, if you are caught dealing in corruptio, you are going to be exposed. That is honesty and what a gentleman should be like.
03/03/08 12:23 AM, Mario
Dear awaiting an answer urgently..
saviour balzan generally speaks frankly about politics. he does not side with PN nor MLP. the truth is that reality bites for both parties. that is why maltatoday is best independant paper there is in malta.
as for freeport corrpution, well the fact is that for dr sant to have people with him fiddling around with tax is ok, but he calls everyone corrupt as long as they are not MLP.
Two wieghts two measures. thats Dr Sant
03/02/08 11:34 PM, AWAITING AN ANSWER URGENTLY
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER???? .........
Is this true what Saviour Balzan said regarding Freeport corruption? is it true that the person who Dr. Sant accused about corruption is a Labour supporter?
Someone please answer. The PN should make a story about this. If this is true, this is really hypocrit. An explanation is awaiting from Dr. Sant. URGENTLY
03/02/08 11:33 PM, steve demanuele
from these comments i really understand now that we are getting the government we deserve...i hope the pn is in government again,cause we really deserve no better...to all open-minded people...do not waste your time writing here,as this page is filled with hard lined pn supporters who pretend to be floaters,and with every moves Sant makes,they are pushed back...they cannot wait till Dr Sant is out of office,so that they will vote for MLP...Can't you see that eveything in this system is controlled...Malta today is showing the pn are in advantage,so that moderate pn supporters,who,like many,are not pleased with Gonzipn,will vote AD???? ...MLP will win this time,i ve no doubt about it,because the need for change is felt in the streets...but i hope i m wrong,cause we don't deserve a labour government....most of you are right here..floaters,especially business people and households ,are not interested in scandals and corruption....they are interested in what they will get in their pockets from the party in government...with most of the people being workers who stretch their pay to go through the month,i don't think that they could do with the tax reduction offered by Dr Gonzi...that offer maybe valid for him,his friends the lawyers and doctors,but surely not for the common man in the street..as to reply MEL,the surveys of three weeks and two weeks ago,who showed labour in front ,had clearly more former mlp representation,but these last two weeks,former pn representation has been increasing gradually,and that explains the pn advantage...go check it out yourself...
03/02/08 11:26 PM, Raymond Bonello
John please, let's not say things which are stupid. Of course people care whether Ministers have been corrupted or not. But saying that everyone and everything is corrupt is not the wisest course of action. There are bad apples in the present government, and there were bad apples in past labour governments. In the end what cares the most is the following: Will the next government, notwithstanding corruption allegations, and conflict of interest, work towards economic growth across all of the country, create social cohesion for all society, and create opportunities for work, education, further health protection. That is what should come out of this last electoral week. If it doesn't we indeed as a whole country should be sad that we lost this opportunity that comes one every 5 years.
03/02/08 10:57 PM, John
Guys , this is an issue of WHO WILL BE PRIME MINISTER FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
Dr Alfred SANT or Dr Laurence Gonzi .Please remain focused.
If Dr Sant was man enough he would have faced JPO in front of the press , But Sant ,all he is interested in is MUDSLINGING.He is fu***in good at it , and I mean it But is he good to run our country? My answer is a defenite NO , because all he has been doing for the past SIXTEEN years is beating around the bush.Can anyone think hard and tell me of FIVE good governance measures he made while he was PM. Not infrustractural projects please.I want to hear of imaginative strategic moves where Malta as a nation went onwards.
Who cares if our MP's are corrupt , it is up to us to vote for them.Can anyone of us "cast the first stone?"
If there is anyone out there who thinks that if a party gets to power there will be no corruption , he would better think again because he will be grossly disappointed.
It is the responsibility of EVERY citizen to uncover corruption IMMEDIATELY , not take profit and make allegations of "ghaddew il-flus " allegations , at the end of an electoral campaign .If one was careful and analysed what Sant said , he did not say that Jeffery was corrupt , he said :"GHADDEW IL -FLUS" , on the bill boards and the sunday papers we have "SKANDLU TAL_ MISTRA FLIMKIEN KOLLOX POSSIBBLI" and a picture of JPO and Dr Laurence Gonzi.As any lawyer worth his salt may tell you , JPO will subsequently lose the battle against THE mudslinger per excellance Alfred Sant. Because I did not hear Dr Sant say that JPO corrupted anyone he only iMPLied!
We have seen theses kind of attacks on Michael Frendo , Richard Muscat , and several others .its called CHARACTER ASSASINATION.
03/02/08 10:01 PM, Mario
I cannot understand what Alfred Sant did wrong in this case....please illuminate me!
I think the fact that JPO instructed that the application is stopped shows that he was in the wrong....and not AS.
03/02/08 9:45 PM, George Grech
sa xahar ilu ma kellix hsieb nivvota ghax kont dizappuntat min-Nazzjonalisti. Imma Sant bidilli l-fehma u se nivvota PN. Biddlu l-kap u nivvutalkom !!!
03/02/08 3:09 PM, john borg
Mistra Scandal as discibed from Dr Alfred Sant - A Labour Shame...
It a pity that Malta in 2008 makes issues on these type of projects were its clearly approved by mepa and MTA. we should say thanks that finally we are to have a diffent development in the north of the country and by the sea. Its summer time.
The lack of Dr sant is back in action pointing to distruct investment instead of encouraging the invester to move on, while other countries move much faster then we do, in the leisure indusrty.
A total labour shame. Only locations like mistra can see this type of development as in other areas neigbhours will be disturbed.
A labour vot will mean get back to 1970
john borg
03/02/08 2:50 PM, nazzjonalist mis south
veru sant ma jitwemminx, jhammeg biss jaf u jaghmel it tajn. nesa li meta kien prim hu kif gennen lil malta bil hmerijiet u glied fil parlament fejn anke mintoff gie majjar kelma baxxa li tfisser zerrigha tar ragel imma f termini vulgari
03/02/08 2:46 PM, Pat
wara li smajt lil sant jitkellem ikonvincini nivvota pn ghal darb ohra ghax ma ghaniex ghazla... il bidla ghanda issir iva imma fil labour party ....bidla tal leader
03/02/08 2:38 PM, Undecided voter
Dear Chris Zammit,
I have now decided. Don't want to be part of your blind folded people..
Honestly I was looking at Maltastar website (your e-journal) and noweher to be found was that they presented papers in court.
See malta today's polls. PN is 5% above. You know why, chris, as people are fed up of false allegations by your leader.
Sour grapes, my dear friend...
03/02/08 2:33 PM, Chris Zammit
Dear blind-folded people, I think you are missing the point. The point is that arrogant people in power are granted permits of all sorts, even on sites which are outside the development zones (which were already extended by the present administration), while we law abiding citizens and taxpayers are given hardtime by MEPA for something silly, such as to open a door or a window which differs from an original approved permit.
To the 'Undecided Voter' - whom do you want to fool by stating that you are undecided! Come on down your mask. The PN published only the documents which were relevant to them and not ALL the documents!! In fact JPA has been sued for libel by CM & KV. If you want to see all documents go to the court and not NET TV! Sour Grapes for JPA!
03/02/08 2:24 PM, J.Mifsud
On another newspaper this news was appear on the case of MISTRA controversy
Mistra controversy: Full permit has not been granted - Mepa
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) said in a statement this evening that a full development permit for an outdoor entertainment facility in Mista has not been granted.
The granting of that permit is subject to approval of an application by the Malta Tourism Authority for embellishment of Mistra Bay and, Mepa said, its Planning Directorate is recommending a refusal.
Mepa said the first outline development application for the entertainment facility was validated on October 25, 2005. While that was being processed, a separate application was submitted by the MTA for embellishment of Mistra Bay.
The Development Control Commission on November 12, 2007 approved the outline development permit for the entertainment facility, but for this to go ahead it would require a full development permit.
One of the conditions for the granting of a full permit is the approval of the MTA application.
"The MTA's application has not been approved and the Mepa Planning Directorate is recommending a refusal" Mepa said. No date has been set yet for a public hearing.
SO THIS IS THE TRUTH NOT SANT ....
03/02/08 2:00 PM, PETER ABELA
Throwing mud is no future to the country. Sant may better open the sealed boxes he has spread over the Island, and let us into the mystry of their content. We can then hava a better view of what the future holds. Surprisingly enough Jeffrey will never enter into irregularities of the sort. He is too smart for that
03/02/08 2:00 PM, C.Camilleri
Guys, Yes the Outline permit was issued. For all those ofyou who are not accustomed to MEPA, first they issue an outline permit and after few weeks or months they issue a full development permit. In almost all cases the full development will follow the outline permit. By the way all the related documents were handed to the press and everything is black on white. In fact JPO is now saying that he will order the applicant to withdraw the development.
Mr undecided please note that the 'accused' Labor MP's also have all the evidence that JPO was lying. In fact the court was opened today for them to file a libel.They have all the relevant documents and evidence from the government entities that JPO lied abot them. That is truly mud slinging. The Mistra case is true and serious. I am more than sure that Alfred Sant was the first one to check on the case and see that JPO's allegations were unfounded and pure lies. Now you can vote MLP.
03/02/08 1:51 PM, Vince
Firstly, if you cannot prove corrutpion than why is Dr sant accusing all cabinet etc etc etc as corrupt. That is a very serious accusation.
Secondly people on saturday will not vote because someone was supposedly corrupt thorugh rumours, but will vote for the Party with most innovative ideas that will continue to bring our economy forward by bringing more record foreign ivestment and creation of jobs. That is why people will vote PN again.
03/02/08 1:46 PM, C.Camilleri
First JPO said he knew nothing about this application. In the same moment he gave a list of authorities which approved the application. Then he said that he didn't know te person to whom he leased this large piece of land which he bought for Lm12,000 as a retreat.Then again he didn't comment if he was against or in favour of the development. Now today he cried and said that he ordered the withdrawal of the application!!!! And the man with the strong pair of hands said nothing. There is nothing in you can proove corruptive in the case. Same as the case of the issue of the supermarket of Caqnu in Safi. In the past 20 years we had hundreds of cases like this where you cannot proof corruption. But morally it is still corruption and the people should judge these actions through their vote next Saturday. Vote to whoever you want but not to the PN so that they will truly learn from their mistakes.
03/02/08 1:46 PM, salvina
Never mind who he knew or not but he knew about it, so as a person who loves his country and the enviorment he should have done what he did today.
03/02/08 1:36 PM, Paul
Dear Salvina,
Dr sant had two chances in the world to ask him in face, but he didn't. Why?
JPO said he doesn't know the developer and not the person renting his field.
Besides, didn't he ask MEPA to stop the permit....
If anyone wants to mention facts, lets mention them all please...
03/02/08 1:31 PM, salvina
Thats not the point, the point is he knew about it and have done nothing.He was againts the verdala golf course,the sementerija, and so on ,which is good,so what has changed now.
03/02/08 1:28 PM, Aaron
Dear Ronnie,
I have seen the planning applications. the PA 5880/05 specifically states "DCC 128-01A/07 held on 12 November 2007 Approved subject to a full develoopment approval of the outline permit PA5208/07 submitted by MTA."
Meaning that ALL will be decided on the PA5208/07. Which status reads "The application has been forwarded to the responsible Case Officer and is being processed."
Sorry Ronnie, you can be fooled as much as you want by Dr Sant. we won't fall for it...
03/02/08 1:15 PM, Paul
Salvina, see the statement issued by MEPA. that is all I can say. Find out the truth for yourself.
As for the scandal?? MLP has the habit to call everything scandal and everyone corrupt that now it is loosing its real sense..
03/02/08 1:12 PM, salvina
Permit issued or not ?
Is it a scandle or not?
Thanks to what have happened,
Mistra is being saved,
thanks to Dr Sant, and Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando who has called for the withdrawal of the Mistra application.
What worries me is the taught of developing such area, and am surprised why it didn't worry Jeffery Pullicino Orlando too. As a Green politition of the year he should have done what he did today when he first knew of such development.
03/02/08 1:08 PM, JohnC
Ronnie, nearly belived you there, will not trust you again in your comments. You see what happens when some one tries to fool you. NO THRUST
03/02/08 1:06 PM, Sylvio
Dear RONNIE,
whom do you want to fool???
Anyone who wants to verify please go to the MEPA website and search application below. PA5208/07.
Here is what it reads "To upgrade Mistra Bay, comprising of proper alignment of road, organization of car parking spaces, construction of public toilets, refurbishing of slipway including its additional use for bathers, and general landscaping works including street lighting.".
PS - The application has been forwarded to the responsible Case Officer and is being processed.
Good one Ronnie.. way to go...
03/02/08 12:57 PM, RONNIE
Board Decision Grant Permission
Decision date Monday, November 12, 2007
Board Comments DCC 128-01A/07 held on 12 November 2007 Approved subject to a full develoopment approval of the outline permit PA5208/07 submitted by MTA.
Decision posted date Thursday, November 22, 2007
03/02/08 12:57 PM, Undecided Voter
Hey All...
see this "Il-PN jippublika d-dokumenti li juru l-fatti fil-każ ta' Charles Mangion u Karmenu Vella"
Now lets see whether ALfred Sant does what he preaches.. Where is the ZERO tolerance?
I will vote MLP is alfred sant will make them not contest elections.
03/02/08 12:56 PM, RONNIE
05880/05 Site at, Triq Mistra, Mellieha Utilization of open area as an open-air entertainment area Mr Ian Sultana Camilleri, Mr Paul Friday, September 23, 2005
NO COMMENT
03/02/08 12:54 PM, JohnC
Etienne may be you might know the permit no: I am still looking for it. (See below) No MEPA in Armenia but we have laws in the EU thanks to the PN.
03/02/08 12:50 PM, Saviour
Dear Ettienne,
I don't think you ever lived under Lorry Sant's time and that is why you are saying that. You have no idea of went through for the buidling of the Marsascala bypass. How do you think all those curves got there?
Besides, it was Michael Falzon himself who hailed the 80's and said that they were glorious times.
Dear Ettienne, instead of stopping at what JPO did, you better explain to me how MLP is going to improve the economy through teir proposals. That is what matter most to improve the lives of the maltese citizens.
03/02/08 12:45 PM, Etienne
The 80's are nearly 30 years ago. We could go back to the 60's when if you read Labour newspapers, the Parish priest would refuse to give you a letter of recommendation that you are of good moral order. My relatives had to emigrate because of that 60's religio-political policy. I voted for EU membership, yet this Mistra case seems more normal in Armenia, then in an EU member state.
03/02/08 12:43 PM,
03/02/08 12:28 PM,
God forbid,going back to the 80's , are you implying that the Prime minister should be the Judge and the Gury as Alfred Sant is suggesting? If this is the case you are helping me make a decision and were to cast my vote.What terrible years those were.
03/02/08 12:26 PM, Etienne
MEPA had approved the outline development permit in November 2007 for the develpoment of the site as a nightclub, that is there was a change of use for the site from its current status as agricultural land to a commercial entity. And all this in an ODZ (outside development zone), that is earmarked by the EU as a Natura 2000. What would have happened had anyone appealed? It would have gone in front of the MEPA Appeals Board and while the case would be in the process of being heard, the MEPA DCC could have proceeded by issuing a full development permit. This is what happened with the old Ghar il-Lembi house in Sliema and the Sant Antnin Recycling Plant in Marsascala. The outline development plan for the Sant Antnin Recycling Plant, approved in September 2006 was being heard in front of the MEPA Appeals Board. Government absolved this board, and proceeded to approve the Full development permit, while the outline development permit was still being appealed.
How credible can Pullicino Orlando be by stating that he did not know whom he rented his land to and what the applicant (that would have requested the approval of the owner) intended to do with it in his MEPA application?
Worse than the Lorry Sant days I'm afraid. And this from the champions of the environment. What a joke of a country.
03/02/08 12:14 PM, Tonio
Charles,
I hope you are joking what you wrote. No one except the commissioner of police has the right to invstigate corruption cases.
From what you wrote it still shows that you still live in the 80s.
03/02/08 12:11 PM, Charles
Dear Tonio,
Why are you asking Dr Sant to report this corruption when Gonzi and every one else knows about them. Furthermore, what can the Commissioner do about it. Gonzi is his boss! He will fire him if he takes any action. Have you ever reported your boss and got any satisfaction from the big boss. Please do not be naive. Gonzi is the big boss and everyone else reports to him - therefore no one will dare question or investigate any of his pals i.e. unless they are prepared to go begging!! Going to the Police Commissioner is Gonzi's excuse because he knows that the Police Commissioner is impotent in situations like this. Open your eyes my friend... open your eyes..
03/02/08 12:06 PM, Pauline Barbara
Regarding the article 'Torpedo in the engine room'. Suggesting that Sant should change his policies (presumbly referening to his stance on EU) before standing a chance of winning an election, is utter tripe; I'm pretty sure there are many a party in government in EU countries who were originally opposed to their country entering the EU. England being a case in point and yet Labour are in government. You then contradict yourself when you say that Sant changes his policies as per political convenience. Can you please make up your mind? Doesn't he change his policies or does he? I'll answer for you, Sant has never changed his policies to suit the occassion; Sant and the Labour Party had every right to take the stance they did vis a vis the EU, but the country chose to join in their majority and MLP will work within this framework, end of!! But you take the biscuit when you said you weren't going to tell your readers who to vote for - read between the lines and you have your reply, you couldn't have been more blatantly in favour of PN if you tried! Malta Today the only independent newspaper my foot!!
03/02/08 11:58 AM, Tonio
Charles,
Where do you see corruption? If, as Chris explained below, there was a objection period before the case appeared in front of the DCC board for a decision and MLP did not even bother to object to the project. Secondly, if it was truly a case of corruption, why did not Alfred Sant go to the police? Thirdly, if permit was issued supposingly last November, why did Dr. Sant leave it upon an eve to an election to tell it to everyone? Fourtly, why did not Alfred Sant mention this infront of JPO? Fiftly, JPO's wife is a labour candidate is she corrupt too, as she owns half of the field? Six, why did not Dr. Sant give us the PA application number, something which is so public.
03/02/08 11:49 AM, Charles
Hey guys, this is not an issue of whether the permit was issued or not. The issue is that MEPA has approved the Mistra illegal development. The permit will be issued in due course by another unit. Therefore MEPA has said "YES". That is the corruption we are faced with. If the Nats are returned we will have Mistra wiped out and a 4000 disco hall instead. What a horrible thought!! Open your eyes - you are blind if you do not see this corruption - there is no other word for it.
03/02/08 11:46 AM, Chris
1) JPO ghandu il mara hiera mal Labour allurra jekk hu korrott JPO mhux anki il mara toieghu????
jekk nofs l ghaqla hi taghha ukoll..
2) il PA number qatt ma hareg minghand il labour
3) ghalfejn harab lil JPO biex jghamel l allegazzjoni
4) ghax ma marx ghand il puluzijja
5) Ghalfejn MEPA qalet illi permit not yet approved...
fatti lanqas fredu sant ma jista jichad.
03/02/08 11:40 AM, Mario
Full permit was not granted...however, the DCC approved the outline development permit.
What I find hard to believe is that JPO did not know about the application.
03/02/08 11:27 AM, Malcolm
Sorry hit add comment by mistake.
Mario. MEPA issued a statement that permit is not yet approved.
Unfortunately Dr Sant is trying to use everything he could to gain votes. Whatever comes along..
03/02/08 11:25 AM, Malcolm
JohnC,
since labour are so convinced that this is a case of corruption, why didn't they say it in the Maltastar website????? Is this transperancy??? Sinjal li ghandhom x jahbu..
03/02/08 11:25 AM, Mario
I am the only one getting confused here.
Was the MEPA permit issued or not??
03/02/08 10:48 AM, JohnC
Malcolm agreed.
03/02/08 10:41 AM, Malcolm
JohnC,
since labour are so convinced that this is a case of corruption, why didn't they say it in the Maltastar website????? Is this transperancy??? Sinjal li ghandhom x jahbu..
03/02/08 10:15 AM, Mel
Steve as you seem to know the system well can you confirm that when MLP were leading the polls all was going well with the Malta Totay calculations. Thanks.
03/02/08 10:06 AM, JohnC
Does anyone know the permit number looked for it every were even on MLP sites but no were metioned the reason being that if Inot mistaken this can be checked on th MEPA web site, then we can see who is telling the truth.
03/02/08 10:02 AM, Stefan
Dear Noel,
you have hit the nail on the head. Dr Sant never mentioned this. Why? pretty simple to me.
And if as Dr sant is saying, the permit has been granted in November 2007. Why does dr sant tells us now? on the eve of election? Isn't it maybe ot gain political mileage. Dr sant is not credible.
He should have gone to the police and asked the Commissioner to investigate and then he could have done the Press conference. Then and only then he could have been credible. Escaping JPO so that he will not defend himself, is a cowardly act.
This is doing more harm than good Dr Sant. Cheap poilitics do not work any more.
03/02/08 9:10 AM, Noel Sant
Also isn't JPO's wife a labour candidate? She owns half that land's rent. Is she corrupt as well?
03/02/08 9:06 AM, Noel Sant
Since the permit has not been granted to the Mistra project and MEPA recommended a rejection, where's the corruption? Did he corrupt MEPA to act against his interests??? I don't get it!
Expect ludicrous allegations against Gonzi to come out this week. Late enough so he can't defend himself of course ... it' the Sant way
03/02/08 7:32 AM, steve demanuele
hi...let's talk about the survey...last week,you interviewed 45 former pn voters vs 30 mlp voters...it turned out to be a 2 percent lead in favour of pn......
this week,you interviewed 49 former pn voters vs 31 mlp voters,and the lead extended by 3 percent...which makes it 5 percent in favour of pn....all the while,there are much more pn voters who will choose labour this time(it's obvious because all those who had voted mlp in the last election,should not have any trouble doing it again)
so,where do we stand? according to my calculations,which were taken after i studied your survey thoroughly,i would say that there is at least a 2 percent increase for labour(compared to 2003),a 1 percent increase for independent parties(ad included),a 1 percent decrease in people not voting(taken from the amount of votes still to be collected),and this reflects in a 3 to 4 percent loss for pn....
i should add that this week,like you correctly stated,has seen a drop in pn support,after the bombs launched by Sant,so,may i predict that your last survey,that you will publish next week(even i you interview more pn voters than mlp)will see pn decreasing their lead by at least 2 percent...
i am not saying that you don't calculate your surveys well,but if you are going to keep increasing interviewers who had previously voted pn,it will be obvious that the pn lead will increase,but then,even your margin of error should do so...so i cannot understand why this margin of error stood at 3 percent even this week...
may i conclude with my predictions...
mlp 50 percent , pn 48.3 percent
ind 1.7 percent...
this puts your margin of error to more than 5 percent...i would say about 6.5 percent(that's exactly half of the percentage undecided voters....
please correct me if i m wrong,and sorry for the long comments.
