Anthony Cachia Castelletti, Ta' Xbiex
Consolidating Malta's achievements
Since the Nationalist government took over the reins of this country, Malta has experienced a veritable makeover. The government first focused on improving our infrastructure and the positive results achieved speak for themselves: the international airport and cruise liner terminals, the Freeport, Mater Dei Hospital, the Delimara power station, reverse osmosis plants, a new telecommunications system, excellent technological and financial services etc., to name just a few success stories.
Placing the individual at the centre of all its policies, it introduced a myriad of social benefits, reduced taxes, pluralism and privatisation, removed monopolies, introduced a modern fiscal system and embarked on decentralising power, hence the birth of local councils.
The Nationalist government's vision led us to EU membership and to the eurozone. Now the government is focusing on consolidating what it has achieved so far. Its efforts to generate more employment and continue creating a healthy and attractive environment for investment is paying off because, in spite of the prevailing international global crisis, Malta is still attracting foreign and local investors.
Malta has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe and one of the lowest deficits too. It is no wonder that several international agencies have confirmed that Malta's economic growth is one of the best among EU member states.
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laurence schembri
Mar 18th 2010, 16:38
I am not being sarky, but in all your fertile wisdom, please Mr Martinelli illuminate me as to how in sixteen years one can build a country from nothing. Social Services, Compulsory Education, Two-Thirds Pension, eridicate poverty, settinng up of an Airline that today is the envy of Europe, attract in most of the industry that is still in operation today and that Eddie did his best to ruin. Lucky to have had Graham Bell`s vintage then, in the sixties we had nothing, not even jobs. But as usual with your kind, you fall back on a couple of days of unrest, a person not familiar with that era, would think we had the horrors of Uganda or today`s Afghanistan. You have no idea what happened three weeks ago, you where not there, the `Rabble` as you and some columnists that you follow put it had a democratic right to demonstrate, some hotheads called your idol a few names, at least they didn`t ask for his crucifiction. The trouble with all of us is that we only remember the bad times.
P. Schembri
Mar 18th 2010, 15:25
@J.Martinelli. Still stuck in the past Mr. Martinelli? We're in 2010 if you don't know! Or you were one of the instigators to remember such dates very fondly?
Victor Laiviera
Mar 18th 2010, 15:20
How unfortunate for Mr Cachia Castelletti that his letter appeard on the same day that MEPA approved the desecration of Dwejra with the building of a restaurant cum "Interpretation Centre" (whatever that may be)!
By MEPA, of course, I mean the Board which is made up of people personally hand picked and appointed by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi.
Muscat. pat
Mar 18th 2010, 15:19
Lest I'll be called a moaner and a gloom and doom prophet, I'll say we never had it so good! NB: with an apology to the Caritas report issued yesterday.
J Martinelli
Mar 18th 2010, 13:22
It seems that Gerard Cassar's fertile imagination has 'runaway' with him!
Why is it that any NP government's project was originally 'though about' by MLP governments but never materialized during their term? The standard answer is always 'imsieken ma kellomx zmien bizzejjed biex iwettquhom'! (they didn't have enough time to start them).
Of course, 16 years of Socialist rule was hardly enough time to do something about a third world class of an airport, not enough electricity, no water and a one party line telephone system of the Graham Bell vintage! But, on the other hand, they had enough time to suppress democracy, burn the Times, ransack the Curia, dismantle two banks, assemble a veritable vigilante force protecting corrupt ministers, control trade and encourage a corrupt police force!
Ah, but some nut will accuse me of going too far back to the past. But I don't have to. Barely two weeks ago we heard the same language, same union, same political party rousing the crowd, otherwise described by some as the 'rabble' (but I don't dare repeat) in protest against the paying for what energy they consume! Shades of the past I'm afraid!
Frightening, isn't it?
lgalea
Mar 18th 2010, 15:24
PROVE your allegations Martinelli. How about when Eddie Fenech Adami accused police officers of using violence on pn supporters and yet when he became Priem Minister instead of kicking them out as Dr Sant had done he PROMOTED them?
So do you expect us not to proptest against your government and call us rabble when there was NO violence Martinelli? Then what about the protests in all the other european countries which were very violent Martinelli? If you want to know who the rabble are go to http://www.maltapolitics.com/vjolenzanazzjonalista.htm and have a look Martinelli.
Gerard Cassar
Mar 18th 2010, 12:25
There are no obstacles to immagine things,runaway, airport, freeport, cruise liners ...all works decided by the MLP. The power station that has already reached "use by date "after ruining a panoranic peninsula just to spite Mintoff and Baldacchino And now the new one is already tainted with corruption. Even Mater Dei Hospital is a flop and not so smart. Costing so many millions and not able to lodge enough patients if not using the wide corridors.
Yes at least there are people satisfied of what the P.N. have achieved because some are easily made happy until they will taste something of their own medicine.
So things are readily mentioned but hardly proved, being fruits of the failing imagination.
lgalea
Mar 18th 2010, 15:18
You are perfectly correct. As they say, kieku l-gemel jara hotobtu jaqa' u jmut zoptu.