Debono Grech to contest next election

R. Gauci

Feb 24th, 00:37

JDG persuna onesta u simpaticissima minbarra li habrieka, issa jekk se noghqodu ikkritikaw l-istil daqxejn rough tieghu allura vera nkunu qed immissu l-qiegh.

fredu debono

Feb 23rd, 16:57

Ghiduli kif qatt nista navda lill-partit laburista jien, meta nara dawn il-kummiedji??????????????

m. borg (slm)

Feb 23rd, 15:07

It is surprising how certain people comment when they know their daddy although a nationalist is a good friend of JDB and is gentleman enough to say only good things about him.

m. borg (slm)

Feb 23rd, 14:06

A neighbour and friend of mine who happens to be an ex-member of the PN executive council and is well known in PN circles especially in our town knows JDG quite well and would not hesitate to say what an upright and friendly person Joe is despite the wrong impression some people get of him.

T Mifsud

Feb 23rd, 13:27

Fejn hu it-terrimot JM?

joseph briffa

Feb 23rd, 11:41

Hu il parir tieghi Sur Debono Grech u mur gawdi il penzjoni bil kwiet , u ghamel spazju ghaz zaghzagh .Zmienek ghadda u imnalla.

Bill Millam

Feb 23rd, 10:35

Joe Debono Grech is an BAD REMINDER of what to expect under PL rule.
For those too young to remember, ask your parents about this fiery and feisty
extremist who was part and parcel of the dictator Mintoff's violent klikka that
ruled with an iron fist over Malta in the 70s and 80s.
Some change in Partit Laburista!!! Or as they say "Old habits die hard"

Bill Millam
Los Angeles

J. Pace

Feb 23rd, 07:54

This is an autogoal by the PL with a bad clearance from the line by Joseph Muscat. Score of where my vote will go right now is PN 10 - 2 PL.

And this is the new labour? U ejja man bis serjeta jew?

Angelo Vassallo

Feb 22nd, 21:11

@ pat muscat

Ara vera hasra li, skont int, l-gherf politiku ta' jdg mhux ser jintiret.!!!!!!!!!!!

T Mifsud

Feb 22nd, 20:21

This has changed the PL back to MLP!

I will feel very uncomfortable with an fiery ex minister in the time of Malta's WORST time of government sponsored violence, back in government.

MLP welcome back.

J. Abela

Feb 22nd, 18:51

May God help us all.

J Craig

Feb 22nd, 17:45

Vote Joseph Get Joe Debono Grech and Joseph and the same old stuff of the 80's !

Marco Farrugia

Feb 22nd, 17:05

Joe Debono Grech
Karmenu Vella
Alex Sciberras Trigona
Leo Brincat
etc, etc....

Fejn hu id demm zaghzugh li tant jghid bih Joseph???

Simon Abela

Feb 22nd, 16:45

Dr Muscat it is time to leave the Past behind. Person like Joe Debono Grech does not need to contest the election for the Labor Party. I am disgusted to read about it. The MLP has not changed. I don’t believe that the PN has changed much but both partied needs to stop recycle Past Politicians, the greatest things about the Labor Party is they believe in the Maltese Worker, while the PN adore Non Maltese for Expert Advice. Malta has a great Foreign Policy thanks to the Late Dr Guido De Marco. I cannot say the same for the US, where foreign policy is is low thanks to our Barack Obama Administration and lack of vision.

pat muscat

Feb 22nd, 15:54

Anzi Joe Debono Grech m'ghandux it-tifel, jew in-neputi, jew xi hadd iehor li se jired' 'l gherf politiku' tieghu; id-dinastiji inhalluhom ghal dawk li jemnu bil-meritokrazzija......u qatt ma ha zieda ta salarji bil-mohbi, u anqas inqabad jaghmel dan! B'Joe Debono Grech forsi tista tittarrax (daqs kemm jghajjat) imma li tara tiehu; la izjed u la anqas!

Joseph Calleja

Feb 22nd, 15:20

I think it is about time we take a very serious look at the Green Party members. It always boils down to the same thing, and that is business as usual, with the PL pointing fingers at the PN and the PN pointing fingers at the PL and the citizen is the one left holding the bag.. We bitch and complain and yet we keep voting for the same people that we bitch about. Why do we go through this torture in every election. We need a change of leadership and a change of direction. We need new blood, pardon me for saying this, but we do need people like JPO and especially more so people like Franco Debono. Politicians that are not afraid to go against the corrupt government they represent, in order to represent the people who elected them. If you don't like something do something about it and stop complaining. You reap what you sow. JPO won his battle against all odds, and FD is managing to change some of the archaic and misleading laws we have in this country. We need people who are not afraid to fight for what is right, even if they have to go against their own party. We need people who will put people first before they do their own party. Yes, we need politicians who care and we need politicians who do not let our National Airline falter. We want politicians who do not use Air Malta for perks and freebies. We need to change the archaic laws and stop using the courts as a convenience for those who have, and those who have not. We need responsible politicians to stop using Hotel Corradino and Hotel Mt Carmel as a drug distribution centre. Malta needs a change of leadership and a change of direction. " Il- baqra milli jkollha ittik." We need a leader that will renovate St Lukes Hospital and use it as a secondary hospital to ease the congestion at Mater Dei? We need politicians that talk and be able to do the walk. But where do we find such capable politicians?

Joe Vella

Feb 22nd, 14:44

Criticism against JDG have nothing to do with his age per se. His age comes into play as it is contradictory to the image Joseph Muscat wants to portray of thePL. Most importantly, It is his outrages statements that one take issue with and his direct involvemt in hte dark ages of Maltese Politics . JDG, among others, is a "Poster Boy" of the dark ages in Maltese Politics.

Angelo Vassallo

Feb 22nd, 14:43

@ John Zammit

I asked Victor Vella because he normally bla bla bla not the Prime MInister Lawrence Gonzi?

If PL wins the election, that does not necessarily mean that it learned anything. Beware Malta!!!!!!!!!!

Angelo Vassallo

Feb 22nd, 14:37

@ Mr Michael Debono

This is the worst of comparisons. Couldn’t you find anything better to make your point? Popes out of all people?

A. Borg

Feb 22nd, 14:31

Jekk hawn bniedem onest f'Malta zgur li huwa dan ir-ragel. Ghamel ghomru fil-parlament u go gorbog quddiem il-venda tal-Linja kien joqghod u hemm baqa joqghod b'ta fuqu senduqu.
Kemm hawn bhalu f'Malta?

Angelo Vassallo

Feb 22nd, 14:17

@ Victor Vella

Can you give us concrete examples (not just bla bla blab as usual) of how and when the PN formed part of an evil oligarchy of elites? Can you give concrete examples (not bla bla bla as usual) of how and when GONZIPN was embroiled in corruption?

Was jdg the one who once said that "l-ewwel ghall-lejburisti, it-tieni ghall-lejburisti..............u jekk jifdal, is-sitta ghall-lejburisti ukoll? Was he the one who said this? If not who said it? Do you remember Victor Vella?

@ Victor Calleja

New labour means OLD OLD FACES who, as we have clearly seen and heard, have OLD OLD IDEAS. The pl did not learn anything in the twenty five years in opposition. Nothing at all. Same as ever.

F. Pisani

Feb 22nd, 14:08

back to the future!!!!!

Victor Vella

Feb 22nd, 13:08

I do not understand the green spleen expressed by some bloggers. As far as I know JDG never formed part of an evil oligarchy of elites like the PN, and he was never embroiled in corruption like the Gonzi PN. Talk to those Nazzjonalisti who worked under JDG and they tell you that he was a real gentleman. I wish JDG all the best and more years to work for the good of the people especially the poor, the old and the disabled.

John Scerri

Feb 22nd, 13:04

Joe Debono Grech is, I think , one of those you might call in Maltese ....'nar tat-tiben'.

He speaks loud . He is not the soft speaking, slow talking lawyer type public speaker..... but in truth I think he did his job as minister in his time better than other MLP ministers who had many more academic qualifications than he did.

This is to his credit .

On the other hand I am bound to assume that MLP is using Joe D G like it used Dom Mintoff...... To lift Labour moral through their speeches...the type of which the Old Labour fancy ..... shouting , fist showing and the likes.

So in other words ....'NEW' Labour is using 'OLD' Labour to do the dirty work to win the elections.

If they will succeed we shall see ..time will tell.

Victor Calleja

Feb 22nd, 13:02

To all the blue eyes.
New labour does not necessarily mean new faces but new ideas.

Louis Galea, Ninu Zammit, Zammit Dimech etc. are all new faces contesting the next general elections. Is that so? Correct me if I am wrong.
It's very easy to play the virgin.
People who live in glass houses should never throw stones.

B Ellul

Feb 22nd, 12:40

hehe... expired

Ms D. Borg

Feb 22nd, 12:40

Outdated speech JDG. We do not need those kind of speeches again! We need modern politicians with modern ways and ideas.

Ms Maria Vella

Feb 22nd, 12:35

New Labour my foot!!!!

Jennifer Cosaitis

Feb 22nd, 12:29

New Labour my foot

Joseph N. Attard

Feb 22nd, 12:20

And there are those who still believe that this is The New Labour! Throw in half a dozen other faces, and you have the seventies and eighties in all their Glory. No wonder Dr. Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici was exalting the beauty of Bulk Buying on some TV station yesterday!

Charles Zammit

Feb 22nd, 12:20

Oh Dear Oh Dear !!!! End Of !!!!

David Bailey

Feb 22nd, 12:18

There are a number of PN MPs who were active in the 70s and 80s and who, directly or indirectly, contributed to the situation back then.. it is naive to believe that it was all the fault of the MLP. Except if your glasses or eyeballs have a blue tinge of course. You don't see much outrage at these MPs still in parliament and contesting the next election.

That said, I don't think Joe Debono Grech should be contesting with the PL.. he should realize his time is over, or the party should tell him so.

Mr patrick mifsud

Feb 22nd, 12:16

qishom l-inter saru

joseph saliba

Feb 22nd, 12:02

But weren't they wearing ties last Sunday?!? It becomes them more especially JDB. That way Labour looks fresher.

CHARLES PISANI

Feb 22nd, 12:00

omg...LP ..one big step foward and 3 giant step backwards...jdg ....tal biza..!!!!!!!!

Mark. Galea

Feb 22nd, 11:59

back to the golden 70's ... (M)LP's true face is slowly showing itself ...

Angelo Vassallo

Feb 22nd, 11:46

Jekk rajtu u smajtu x'qal jdg f'dik ix-xenata grandjuza li ghamel nhar il-Hadd tindunaw kemm hija kbira l-kilba ghall-poter.

jdg jimpurtah biss li malli jqum filghodu kmieni jkun hemm il-pl fil-gvern b'jm prim ministru. Il-bqija ma jinteressahx xejn izjed, la kif ser igib l-investiment minn barra, ta kif ser jinholoq ix-xoghol u xoghol ahjar , la kif ser jzomm lil 150,000 haddiem li hawn jahdmu bhalissa fl-impieg taghhom, la kif ser jirnexxilu jrahhas kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma u hafna affarijiet ohra.

L-INTERESS HUWA BISS WIEHED : LI JKUNU FIL-GVERN SEMPLICIMENT GHALIEX IDDEJQU FL-OPPOZIZZJONI U ISSA HUMA IMISSHOM HUMA.

David Gauci

Feb 22nd, 11:13

Then, Labour want and wish to discover why they were left out of Government for 25 years or more.

Philip Hili

Feb 22nd, 11:04

Remember that when Dr. Emails was elected leader, Joe Debono Grech resigned from the PL!!!!! Apart from that he is not comfortable under Dr. Emails, do not exclude the fact that the ferocious speech in Qawra was done on purpose!!!!

B. Storace

Feb 22nd, 10:54

Another nail in your coffin dear PL.........

M Farrugia

Feb 22nd, 10:33

il-labour party qiegehed jipprogetta lilu nnifsu bhala partit taz-zaghzagh u mbaghad it-tmexxija u l-kandidati antiki huma dawk li jiddecidu l-futur tal-pajjiz. Ghaliex Joe Debono Grech biss, ghad hemm ohrajn mill-antiki li jistaw jaghtu servizz, bhala ma qed jaghmlu f'certa programmi dwar l-istorja tal-labour party.

Mr A Bonello

Feb 22nd, 10:32

Mr Debono Grech was part of a party that lead this country to ruin that started in the eighties.

Whats with all these old Mintoffian socialists entering the PL league?

I hope that the younger generation are reminded about exactly how bad the situation was in the past.

A Bezzina

Feb 22nd, 10:17

The face of New Labour ...

Fran Abela

Feb 22nd, 10:04

OMG ! - this is going to be another nail in the PL coffin. Where is the new Labour that all are clamouring for ?

Victor Pulis

Feb 22nd, 09:49

the spokesman defended Mr Debono Grech by comparing him to Transport Minister Austin Gatt,
Not a very commendable comparison knowing the 'popularity'Austin enjoys among voters!

m. borg (slm)

Feb 22nd, 09:47

If any of you gonzipn apologists and lackeys have anything worth saying against Joe Debono Grech say it.

Has he done something wrong? Then let us know?

He is an ex-minister who did a lot for the farming and fishing community and also did a lot of work to put Med-Serv where it is today.

Angelo Vassallo

Feb 22nd, 09:45

Referring to the "characteristically fiery speech" by jdg last Sunday, with all that shouting in the microphone, and the more shouting by jdg more clapping of hands and standing ovations, it reminds me of the VERY VERY OLD OLD LABOUR of the seventies and eighties. Pity if Malta had to have once again MP’s of that type. On the other hand, he does not know better.

John Scerri

Feb 22nd, 09:34

Mr Debono Grech said he could not wait to see Labour leader Joseph Muscat become Prime Minister....

For obvious reason I presume !!

Franco Farrugia

Feb 22nd, 09:33

Partit Laburista gdid, dan?

Karl Abela

Feb 22nd, 09:32

That makes my vote firmly out of reach for labour.

No thanks, not with this militant type of people.

Michael Grech

Feb 22nd, 09:29

Sorry but where is the news value ? Will similar articles appear if Chris Cardona, Francis Zammit Dimech or Cikku l-poplu decide to submit their candidature? Is the piece simply meant to elicit the usual reaction 'Ah... so they haven't changed!' from those who believe that some histories are immaculate and others fundamentally inquitous?

Despite his colourful language and one unfortunate phrase uttered in the 80s, the only serious extremism one can accuse Debono Grech of concerns his village's festa....he is a Fundamentalist for St Helena!

W Cassar

Feb 22nd, 09:28

I don't think this is a good move, we need fresh blood not the old which have had their day! Two steps in front one step back!