Valletta square monument removal illegal, Labour says

Anthony A. Mifsud

Dec 13th 2009, 10:39

G.Portelli , Veru tal misthija!
The breach is coming from who ever is governing, this rock
I think that it's best you keep abrest of such controversies, as Mr Galdes is right in stating so.
Toni

S.Darmanin

Dec 13th 2009, 10:22

Looks like a bad omen or bojja!

G.Portelli

Dec 13th 2009, 09:35

Sour Grapes Mr. Galdes. Why create a controversy when there's none. Please respect the intelligence of the Maltese maybe some day they will give you power to decide where to place monuments. In the meantime prepare yourself well and keep out of controversies.

Anton Zammit

Dec 12th 2009, 22:48

@Galea. L

Manoel Dimech has nothing to do with labour. When Mr. Dimech died the labour party had not been even founded. The same thing goes for the 'Sette Giugno'. When this event happened the labour party had not been founded yet. Thus there is no direct link between the labour party and Mr. Dimech or this event. Manoel Dimech and the 'Sette Giugno' are cherished by all the Maltese population and no one has any right to make them his own!

Stephen Borg Cardona

Dec 12th 2009, 20:26

it would appear that the biggest problem Malta is facing presently is one rather unimpressive monument !

Anthony Mizzi

Dec 12th 2009, 18:27

A lot of illegal things have been going on in the Island but there does not seem to be any prosecution....unless maybe the Gonzi administration can gain from prosecution, like fines, tickets, and this type of revenue from infringments ( petty ones ofcourse but with hefty fines).

Otherwise its a free for all for the chosen

J Martinelli

Dec 12th 2009, 18:13

@ A.Charles

Your suggestions are of great value. I wish I will live long enough to see them accomplished!!! LOL

I will go one step further so that the removal of certain monuments to certain individuals be placed in a "Rogues Gallery' somewhere not easily accessible, so that certain dark memories will not be revived with any frequency.

Victor Laiviera

Dec 12th 2009, 17:48

Mr A Charles seems to have an aversion to anything green and living. Lets gett rid of all those pesky trees - only stonework is beautiful and worth preserving!

He should know that for most people, one living, healthy tree is worth more than any amount of stones placed on top of each other.

Galea. L

Dec 12th 2009, 17:23

A.Charles
As usual with pn apologists your posting shows the hatred for everything made by the Labour Government. The 7 June monument was placed there because it was there that one of the Maltese patriots had fallen. Re Manwel Dimech, you are again showing the hatred perpetrated against everything Maltese or Labour and because he reminds you of the sacrifices that the working class had to go through under foreign and PN administrations. If any monument is removed I suggest that the next Labour Government to put them all back in their previous place.

J Martinelli The pigeons preferred old Vicky in pjazza regina.

Paul Borg
With due respect it was erected where one of the Maltese patriots fell under the colonialist bayonets and bullets. That's where monuments are usually erected.

A.Charles

Dec 12th 2009, 15:08

WE Maltese have a very bad habit of abhorring vacuums so it was only natural that the Sette Gugnio was placed in Palace Square where the great and beautiful expanse was ruined. To continue on these lines, I hope that some day the trees in Piazza Regina are removed so that the beautiful façade on the north side of the Presidential Palace and the National Library building can be exposed to be viewed by all. After the beautifying of Palace Square, it is time to remove the Manuel Dimech monument and the trees around it in Castille Square and the piazza restored to its great glory.

J Martinelli

Dec 12th 2009, 14:43

@ Andrea Portelli

"So this monument is going to remain out there, at the mercy of the elements till it finds a new home (if it ever does?)".

And when it was at St. George's Square it wasn't? At least, in storage it will be saved the abuse by pigeons!

Edwin Cachia

Dec 12th 2009, 14:41

@ andrea portelli

" So this monument is going to remain out there, at the mercy of the elements till it finds a new home (if it ever does?)."

ma tahsibx illi l-monument meta kien fil-pjazza u allura kien ilu s-snin barra mhux ukoll kien for " the mercy of the elements " ? monument huwa tal-bronze allura l-elementi ma jaffettwahx.

jien ghadni ma nistax nifhem fejn kienu dawn in nies li llum qed tahraqhom qalbhom ghax il-monument tnehha, dan kollhu biex xi haga ta' gid joholqu kontroversja fuqha, fejn kienu meta dan il-monument kien f'nofs parkegg mdawwar bil-karozzi.

Nistaqsi lill-Onor Galdes peress li jidher li tant hu ghal qalbu dan il-monument, jekk kienx jipparkja fil-parkegg li kien hemm flok pjazza san gorg bhala MP ? u jekk danx kienx parti mil-mod kif iqim u jirrispetta l-monument u dak li jfakkar !

Michael Neville Cassar

Dec 12th 2009, 14:26

The monument with the people of Sette Giugno were shoot for the freedom of others yet today there are those who do not deserve to be called Maltese when comments are disrespectful towards their memory . If every time there is a PN administration keeps changing things done by PL this in itself generate friction whether it is done with good intention, it is irrelevant unless agreed by both parties .

Paul Borg

Dec 12th 2009, 13:24

@Andrea Portelli: This monument should be located in the most appropriate and suitable place for it,and outside Parliament House would be one of many ideal places.I disagree vigorously with the proposed location of Parliament just inside City Gate. The best and most visionary location is Fort Manoel and the rest of Manoel Island developed as the Civic Centre of Malta with most,if not all,of the Ministries located there,in purpose built buildings.Placement of this monument at the entrance to this Civic Centre would be an exceptionally good location:it would be a reminder that although Malta gained self government and independence relatively peacefully,these also owed a lot to bloody sacrifices in the past.Hysterical and unfounded allegations,such as "So this monument is going to remain out there,at the mercy of the elements till it finds a new home ......." when the accompanying photograph shows that it is very well protected against the elements and the accompanying article refers to"the monument is being kept in the store where it is being cleaned and is undergoing maintenance works"do not advance the issue. Give up the politics and lets discuss the real issue.Why not: Parliament to Fort Manoel, Manoel Island, the Civic Centre of Malta

George Busuttil

Dec 12th 2009, 13:10

If it is illegal why does the PL take government to court?

Andrea Portelli

Dec 12th 2009, 11:52

So this monument is going to remain out there, at the mercy of the elements till it finds a new home (if it ever does?).

Disgusting and Pathetic.

James Grech

Dec 12th 2009, 11:34

Valletta has its own local council, right? Why don't these people come forward and be heard? Cause it seems that the council has no say whatsoever over a number of issues, it is as if it has no authority at all. Where is that young mayor whose role should be that of seeing that such historical monuments remain within Valletta so to remind everyone about our predecessors? Or what's important is to be seen with some big heads and to mute on things which his party approves? The benefit of the locality should prevail over that of the party.