Mintoff's daughter 'to contest general election'
Yana Mintoff Bland, 60, one of Dom Mintoff's daughters, will be a candidate at the general elections, according to Cyrus Engerer, who is himself deeply involved in the organisation of the PL.
Mr Engerer revealed Dr Mintoff Bland's intentions on facebook. The news could not be immediately confirmed by the PL. Dr Mintoff Bland could not be contacted.
Yana Mintoff Bland spoke of her admiration for Dr Muscat during the PL general conference last month and said her father was following events closely.
"I felt very good about it and I'm really impressed by what I saw," Dr Mintoff Bland, an economist and school administrator" said of the conference, which she attended with her sister.
At the time, the PL confirmed she was approached by Labour leader Joseph Muscat to become a special delegate for 2012. She was approached because of the contribution she could make the party, the spokesman said. The presence of Mr Mintoff's two daughters was significant for a party that had to close the rift that developed between the party faithful and the former leader when he brought the Labour government down in 1998.
The spokesman said this was part of a "healing" process that has been going on for the past 15 years.
Dr Mintoff Bland is currently based in Malta after moving from the US to look after her father, who is 95.
Mr Engerer said that when he first met Dr Mintoff, at a dinner last year, he had realised that they shared a common vision for the future. "After she left and (I) got to know who she was, I immediately understood why her main concerns were workers, incentives to businesses for the creation of more jobs, a clean and sustainable environment and the introduction of more civil rights."
Dr Mintoff Bland never participated in local politics to date, but has an eventful history of political activism abroad. When aged 17 she worked as a youth volunteer with an organisation which opposed the Soviet military presence in Czechoslovakia.
In the 1970s she took part in student protests against the military junta in Greece. In 1974 in a local case, she was reportedly involved in research for a UK television documentary about bribery in connection with British architect John Poulson and the building of Gozo hospital. She was also an activist for Irish and Palestinian causes and in 1978 was arrested by the British police and subsequently fined after she took part in a protest at the House of Commons during which horse manure was thrown at MPs. The protest was over the British military presence in N. Ireland.
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carmel muscat
Mar 30th, 19:20
mela ma tantx hadu gost il kandidati li maghhom hierga it tifla ta mintoff
Aaron Vella
Feb 25th, 00:12
New Labour I see...
@Joe Fenech,
Throwing dung at politicians doesn't make you courageous dear, it makes you a jackass!
Maria Borg
Feb 24th, 15:54
Mintoff's daughter 'to contest general election'
Allura dan ifisser illi l-partit sab il-boxla socjali li kien tilef?
Noel Mifsud
Feb 25th, 08:09
Kellu bzonn dan il gvern li mexxa f dawn il 25 sena ghamel in nitfa ghajnuna socjali li ghamel missier Yana. Il bambin itih is sahha.
Joe Portelli
Feb 24th, 13:00
@ jOE FENECH
Unless one is queer / labour / traitor or foreign / manure throwing, one is a Philistine accoring to your views.
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 14:19
Are you one of those who still thinks that wearing a flower crown and singing to a guitar changes the world? You need tough people to move things forward! See how top countries have achieved their progress.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 24th, 20:10
Tough people like Lawrence you mean, OK we get the drift of your inanity.
Thanks for your congenial thought.
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 23:19
I said TOUGH not BLUFF....!
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 23:29
M. Borg
Thanks for admiring my inanity and well done for your ability to spot the greatness of such a man (i.e. Ziju Mikiel's niece. See the symbolism that conveys!! 'Bravu' lill-Gahan Malti for being such a nostalgic).
I'm chaffed to see such progressive people like you.
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 10:36
Joe Portelli
Yesterday, 10:52:
PHILISTINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Portelli
Feb 24th, 10:24
Ok - this topic has absorb our thoughts and as usual vary widely
Following the comments (and attacks) it seems clearly that PL supporter seem to look favourably at someone who uses horse manure to throw at another country's parliament as a qualification to represent the party
Even DOM never resorted to such beastial methods - in fact whatever his politics his ability to communicate in a civilised way at all levels is (including bring down his own party when they fouled) is something many of today PL cronies cannot accept
If PL wants to make peace with Mintoff's supporters, they should adopt his integrity and not his daughter.
F. Pisani
Feb 24th, 07:38
New Labout government.....................ehhhhh....... i get it, new faces...........eeehhhhhhhh.........the end. (new government, old mentality and nothing new! welcome back era mintoffjana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 09:41
I wonder who's really is stuck in the past ! See her track record and compare it with that of the stale Maltese poiticians telghin mill-hama tal-partit. Malta needs courageous, gifted people not profiteers.
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 07:31
Fanatastic choice for once! Parties need real battlers not pastizzi, people with a track record not "nies telghin mill-hama tal-partit".
Yana, a tragedy is in the making with the Home Ownership scheme. Please take note (see my comments):
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120220/local/home-ownership-scheme-reopens.407758
J.C. Borg
Feb 23rd, 18:21
Zgur li hadd ma jista' jghid li mhix MintoffYana!
Censu Filgolli
Feb 24th, 16:44
best comment i have seen so far ^^ nice weekend!
I. Mercieca
Feb 23rd, 17:36
Din ukoll progressiva u moderata?
Joe Fenech
Feb 24th, 10:34
Moderation should only be applied to alcohol consuption ! Look at the Maltese politicians - they are all moderate, discrete, transparent...erm...inexistant.
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:50
aktar minn min ivvota kontra id dritt tad divorzju fis sena 2011 zgur pecluq !
I. Mercieca
Feb 25th, 17:25
Mark Borg kemm int intelligenti nghir ghalik qied.. ha ha ha meta tghajjar taghamel hekk ghax m'ghandekx ragun ... tahseb li ma nafx nghajjar jien... veru ma tafnix lol
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 17:08
@ Pat Hobson
KIEKU (waqa u kiser siequ) il-PN tilef il-maggoranza u KIEKU (waqa u kiser siequ) il-PL rebah il-maggoranza KIEKU (waqa u kiser siequ) bhalissa ghandna l-izghar prim ministru ta' Malta, ossia, jm hux?
Joseph Calleja
Feb 23rd, 16:29
I don't favour any party, but I think that if Dr Yana Mintoff Bland runs for office, and she runs in the right district, she will overwhelmingly elected. She is very well educated and seems to be well capable, and last but not least she has politics in her genes. So Good Luck Dr Mintoff Bland. You might be the one Maltese Politics are looking for. Who knows?
william cauchi
Feb 23rd, 16:58
''I don't favour any party'' sure.........ha, ha ha, ha, ha, ha. Very subtle.
In the last election the ace up the sleeve of the PN was Dr. Sant himself, now you think history can be repeated with Yana Mintoff.
Here i agree with you. Just the name ''Mintoff'' will scare away quite a few of the prospective floaters.
Andy Farrugia
Feb 23rd, 17:04
Yes, very well educated, like when she dumped horse dung in the British parliament.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 23rd, 17:36
@andy Farrugia
It seems you have no idea of what was behind Yana's action, at least she did not drop bombs or kill innocent peopel since she was protesting British presence in N Ireland at the time.
I hope you get my gist about the bombs sir.
Karl Abela
Feb 23rd, 15:15
I will give my vote to the party that is most competent on taking the country through today’s economical challenges, not to the party that recruits popular but clueless figureheads.
Running a government is very serious and challenging. Even the dedicated professionals made mistakes, let alone amateurs like Dr Mintoff (school administrator), Grace Borg (Jack of all trades), or some other half baked lawyer.
Besides, this is giving out a message that Labour is desperate on good candidates.
I repeat my advice to Labour: you are shooting yourselves in the foot every time you try to be proactive. Stay still, and you have better chances of winning.
pat muscat
Feb 23rd, 16:18
You should stop insulting people like school administrators, Dr Mintoff and Ms Grace Borg. M'intix God's gift to Malta int?
m. borg (slm)
Feb 23rd, 17:14
"I will give my vote to the party that is most competent on taking the country through today’s economical challenges, not to the party that recruits popular but clueless figureheads.".......... so your logic states that these can be done by gonzipn, am I right or am I right!?
I believe you haven't noticed that unlike gonzipn the PL pool of talent is more varied and richer, maybe you are not impressed with the likes of Profs Scicluna, Prof Fearne, Dr Debohra Schembri, Dr Manuel Mallia etc...
Before saying anything just consider if it is worth saying it.
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Joseph John Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 18:04
to m.borg(slm)
and J Debono Grech, K Vella, AST and the creme de la creme....
Lucas North
Feb 23rd, 15:05
Arriva delwaqt ser jaghmlu xarabank diretta ghac Centrul Laburista,
kull min jghaddi min hemm qed johrog mal Labour..
P.S. jekk jaslu tard minhabba il bus, kritikaw il Ministru Gatt...
Manwel Debattista
Feb 23rd, 15:36
Veru Lucas. Fil-fatt l-ebda xarabank tal-Arriva m'hi qed tgħaddi minn ħdejn id-Dar Ċentrali ... għax ħadd ma jrid joħroġ mal-PN.
U ta' dan jaħti wkoll Austin Gatt.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 23rd, 17:38
Guess who'll soon be missing the bus Mr North.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 23rd, 14:40
gonzipn lackeys write about nails in the coffin. I will name some nails myself.
Dr Gonzi PM without majority, double wages, €500/week wage rise and direspecting the people's verdict
Tonio JETSET Fenech of Rainbow renown
PBO
Austin Gatt , of SeaMalta, BWSC,ARRIVA , SMART CITY 7000 jobs etc etc
Dolores Cristina who cost Malta millions of EU educational funds
JPO
Mugliette
Jean Pierre Farrugia
Dr Franco Debono
Clyde Puli of White Rocks fame and the thousands of jobs it created , oh that project disappeared I believe
Chris Said on being appointed Minister of Justice calls Franco Debono for advice.
Are these nails enough or do you want more
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 23rd, 15:14
Dolores Cristina who cost Malta millions of EU educational funds
HIHIHIHIHIHIHIHI wasnt it one million! Ara veru dik milli jkollha ittik
Edward Curmi
Feb 24th, 11:44
can you name some good projects under PL 1996-1998??? No i am sure there arn't any!!
m. borg (slm)
Feb 23rd, 14:30
Not a single sensible comment against Dr Mintoff has been made. gonzipn lackey apologists are so dumb that they associate New Labour with one's age as if gonzipn is made up of 40 and 50 year olds only.
.
You are so darn blinded by your political stupidity that you cannot distinguish old from new.
Jon Vercellono
Feb 23rd, 14:44
and you are so blinded that you can distinguish new from old.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 23rd, 14:55
........and you point is?
Fran Abela
Feb 23rd, 16:56
Ah but you are not blind by your political stupidity of course. In fact you treat people who do not agree with you by insulting them. To be sure we can most definitely distinguish between the old and the new because we have a very good memory. ,
Vince Piscopo
Feb 24th, 06:03
Disgruntled nationalists who are going to vote labour or remain at home are and will remain quiet. They will voice their opinion when PM decides to call a general election to which right now he has been consented not to do so given FD issue is still unresolved tied up with the fact that power of incumbency for vote-catching might still need to be done.
In the meantime let them criticise labour and promote the idea of "tal-labour ma tistax tafdhom" the way they did in 1996 and let the electorate decide who is prepared to govern in stability and spoilt for choice with a highly educated and competent team of candidates presented to form what is expected to be the best ever cabinet proud to say with the likes of veteran stalwarts who in the past were at the forefront fighting for our freedom, introducing social welfare and free health amongst other benefits, and also creators of "l-ghasfar tac-comb" to which through 25 years of mismanaged decisions in the post 1987 era unfortunately today are in the brink of facing extinction!
joseph saliba
Feb 23rd, 14:24
The cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry) slipped on the horse dung politics. Most welcome Yana, hoping you have something real and maybe new to contribute to the nation. Like to hear about your experiences and how you're planning to go about it here.
Edward Curmi
Feb 24th, 11:45
I am sure Dom Mintoff is very please his daugther is so close to A.Sant's boy...
Anthony Arpa
Feb 23rd, 14:22
Sur John Muscat
m'ghandu xejn x'jaqsam il paragun li gibt int dwar il kaz tal Papa u dak ta Sinjura Yana. Il Papa ghamel omru jahdem fil knisja min Sacerdot sa ma targa targa lahaq l-ghola quccata ..... Imma dwar Yana, din min xejn min ma had jafa issa se meta din bhali qeda bil karta anzjan se tibda tahdem fil politika Maltija .... U din x'taf dwar il politika u il hajja Maltija meta din ghexet il parti gbira ta hajjieta barra min dawn il Gzejjer. Jekk ghat hawn min jemmen li din tista takwista il voti tal papa tagha ghandu zball. Dan ghax min bhalli li naraw f'Mintoff dak il-bniedem li qered il faqar u it tallaba min Malta mhux se nharsu lejn Yana l-istess bli-istess mod. Il poplu hu ta liema kulur u Zaghzah iriied jara li jibdew jahdmu fil politika Maltija u li jithaltu u jahmu ma politikanti li waqtilhom zogrithom fil politica Maltija u b-esperjenza kif semmejt int.
Francis Coquelin
Feb 23rd, 14:08
One for the future.
Jeanette Abdilla
Feb 23rd, 14:00
Imma possibli hadd ghadu ma rrealizza li dal gvern qed jghaddi bir romblu minn fuq il poplu malti kollu (barra dawk tal qalba) jekk nibda nsemmi ma nieqafx imma bizzejjed nghid li tana ewro u sittax il centezmu zieda u cilindru gas minn 5 ewro u 40 centezmu qed nixtruh 18 il ewro, dan hadd ma jarah, tkunux fanatici u taraw naha wahda, jien nammetti li ghandi l partit li nappogga minn go dari ghax l ebda attivita ma mmur, imma dak li hu tajjeb nghidlu tajjeb u l hazin nghidlu hazin, nahseb li kullhadd ihoss l gholi esagerat fil kont tad dawl, petrol, diesel etc. etc. etc. Mela nkunu onesti maghna nfusna u nammettu li malta mhux miexja fuq ir rubini bhal ma qed jghidulna, tafu jew ma tafux li hawn familji b zewg genituri jahdmu t tnejn u bla kapricci u ma jaffordjawx imorru jiehdu pizza darba fil gimgha, din hi realta li hafna familji qed jghixu, ma nkunux ipokriti u mhux ghax ahna qeghdin sew ma jimpurtanix mit tbatija ta haddiehor, nispera li kull min qed jitfa l kliem bl addocc mhux xi wiehed jew wahda li l bierah ghax beda r randan ma kilitx laham. Is sagrificcju li hafna minnha ghandna bzonn naghmlu hu li naghlqu halqna u nahsbu f dawk li qed ibatu bis serjeta.
Saviour M Garzia
Feb 23rd, 14:39
Prosit,kumment bis-sens,nammira l-onesta tieghek,sfortunatament il-kummenti li hafna nies jiktbu aktar qieshom stqarrija ta' xi partit politiku. Iva hawn faqar fost in-nies u jekk xi hadd ghandu id-dubju kullma jrid jaghmel u li jara attivitajiet ta' diversi NGO'S, instituti etc. il-Community chest fund ma jessitix ghal xejn.
John Scerri
Feb 23rd, 14:39
Ghandek ragun Jeanette...'tajjeb nghidlu tajjeb u l hazin nghidlu hazin'........ Jien ukoll ta l-istess fehma.
Hekk kien hass il poplu meta lil Dr.Sant, Duminku Mintoff kien qallu li tilef il boxxla socjali fl'1997 meta gholla kontijiet tad dawl u ilma, licenzi, taxxi fuq kull drenagg, hlas ta 50c ghal kull ircevuta eccetra eccetra...
Ghandek ragun ...Mela fi kliem iehor ma fihomx x'taghzel ghax ga la darba jkunu hemm fuq ..... dak li jkunu wieghdu jinsewh malajr basta nkunu tajnihom il-vot.
Mintoff ghamel hafna tajjeb ghax nehha l-faqar mit-toroq , holoq servizzi socjali , paga minima, paga ghan nisa daqs ta l-irgiel u hafna titjib iehor li gvernijiet ohra komplew itejjbu . Dan kollu tajjeb.
Fil fehma tieghi Mintoff ghamel zball wiehed kbir ghax wara li holoq il gustizzja socjali , talli ghamel hekk ftit ftit nehha l-liberta`. Ma stajtx tikkritika t-tmexxija tieghu ghax kien ikun hazin ghalik.
Dahhal hafna restrizzjonijiet li il-poplu ma felahx aktar li biex tiehu dak li haqqek bi dritt trid tkun korrott jew tistenna f'xi lista twila ma tintemm qatt .
U meta wiehed inehhi l-liberta jimmina d-demokrazija .
Tony Busuttil
Feb 23rd, 13:28
Am I understanding that the GONZIPN wants to veto or decide whio will be a PL candidate? are we going to judge by age? she is only one year older than Gonzi. Austin looks much older, she is in the same style of Dolores, whats wrong in this?
Francis Grech
Feb 23rd, 13:26
Mr Portelli at least she had the guts to go into the most powerful political institution then The house of common under the conservative government under Edward Heath which was stabbed in the back by Mrs Thatcher and company to defend her father for trying to better Malta's quality of life' not like the conservative Pminester the very gentle Dr Borg Oliver when he went to london to beg for some more money was left waiting there for a long time and none of you lot done nothing including that little men called Gonzi even his prayers didnt help at all.Viva Malta.
T Cassar
Feb 24th, 08:09
To defend her father sir? THAT is what I call attempting to re-write history!
Joe Portelli
Feb 24th, 10:49
Democracy is execised through the ballot box and not uniletary activist , as indeed she has demonstarted on numerous occassions without any 'right' . Her extreme in supporting Irsih Terrorist views are similar to her fathers friend Gaddafi - who's guts has led to the spillages of other peoples guts both in Libya and other parts of the world - that's not guts , thats evil or madness and whatever it is it should not be condoned.
Deo Catania
Feb 23rd, 13:19
u ghal darb'ohra in-Nazzjonaliti qedin jibku msieken, tal-ghageb il-biza li ghandhom fuqhom, ma jistghux inizluha li dalwaqt ha jinqatawlhom il-pappa u ic-cejka. Dan gvern tal-klikka tas-sinjuri u dawn l-istess nies ma jridux li jkun hawn middle class sura ta' nies, iridu jithanzru huma biss.
JC Sullivan
Feb 23rd, 13:15
@ JOSEPH MUSCAT
Would you please substantiate what all the good you refer to is (without wikipedia infor) as in the following comment made by you.
Today, 11:51
what a SAD little man you are J Portelli you dont even know how much this Woman has achived in the USA and how much she is respected, shame ON PEOPLE like you. you doing nothing more than being VINDICTIVE to this Woman just because she is the daughter of DOM MINTOFF how sad people like you ARE.
Joe Portelli
Feb 24th, 10:35
@ JOSEPH MUSCAT , you seem to have evaoprated away . Hard facts of life include substantiating claims or otherwise shut up - you selected the letter.
Saviour M Garzia
Feb 23rd, 13:03
Jon Vercellono wrote 'perhaps Mr. Millam is on business or vacation away from Malta. Typical arrogance, demanding silence from someone who doesn't agree with you'
In pointing out to Mr Millam the so called 'glorious achievements' are interpreted as demanding silence I from some one who disagrees with me. I never wrote that in the first place and Do read and understands my comments. My nation comes first and NO I am not pleased at all that my country ratings were down graded by Moody's and the EU warnings, therefore that makes me a patriot.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 12:58
@ Fenech MD
Iz-Zero = Il-vot ta' Franco Debono li intom hsibtu li ser jivvota maghkom.
XAXA ma qalet assolutament ma qalet xejn.
U din l-affari li "fil-parlament ghandna deputat li huwa indipendenti" minn fejn gibta? Kieku din tmur kontra il-kostituzzjoni tal-pajjiz tahseb li jm taghkom kien ihalliha ghaddejja?
Jekk ma tafx x'ghandha x'taqsam din mal-fatt li Dr Mintoff Bland qed tissemma li ser tkun kandidata tal-LP, allura ghalfejn indhalt fin-nofs.......Fennech MD?
Wenzu Vella
Feb 23rd, 12:56
The poison pens are out in force spreading the usual venom because they are afraid to lose their lucrative contracts or their cushy jobs. The professionals could lose their privileges and have to pay their fair share of tax if the PL wins the right to govern.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 12:50
@ Ms XAXA Caruana
Kif dejjem trid tghidilna kemm inti brava.
Il-mozzjoni ta' SFIDUCJA fil-gvern kienet mressqa minn Anglu Farrugia tal-PL. Mela biex dik il-mozzjoni tghaddi il-L fil-parlament kellu bzonn 35 vot favur. Il-PL haseb li x-xilep kien gewwa u li Franco Debono kien ser jivvota mal-PL. Ghamiltu l-kalkoli taghkom hazin XAXA.
Fil-fatt, il-vot ta' SFIDUCJA FIL-GVERN mressqa mill-PL kien ta' 34 fuq naha tal PL, 34 fuq naha tal PN u 1 astjena. Dan fisser li l-PL MA GABX il-maggoranza fil-parlament biex il-mozzjoni ta' SFIDUCJA FIL-GVERN tghaddi u allura jaqa` l-gvern.
Nahseb li inti ma tafx tghodd........... 34 PL + 0 = 34. MOZZJONI ta' SFIDUCJA FIL-GVERN MA TGHADDIX.
Pat Hobson
Feb 23rd, 14:51
Imma xorta l-gvern tilef il-maggoranza. U dan qalu Gonzi stess. Qal ukoll li "Business is not as usual". Kieku l-affarijiet kif qieghed tghid int, kieku l-PN mhux qieghed ihabbel mohhu kif ser johrog minnha din il-bawxata. Il-PN imdendel bis-sahha tal-ispeaker u ta' hadd izjed. Sewwa ghidt li l-mozzjoni m'ghaddietx, imma nkixef ukoll li l-PN m'ghandux maggoranza fil-Parlament. Kieku ghandu l-maggoranza, ghala l-Gvern qieghed jiddiskuti hafna ligijiet u voti m'humiex jittiehdu?
mark johnson
Feb 23rd, 12:24
OMG PL PL PL ............. the party that snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
GEORGE CUTAJAR
Feb 23rd, 11:55
Look's like the motley crew is growing and growing. Ellul Mercer's son, Mintoff's daughter. What is the MLP playing at? Do they want sympathy votes seeing that no policies have been offered.
I think the MLP is simply playing on people's emotions even the very fact that everyday, for the past weeks, One has been airing programs dealing with the Church - Mintoff controversy which go back fifty years and this after chastising the PN for airing a documentary about the murder of Raymond Caruana and Tal-Barrani.
People must vote on track records and on what a party proposes. The politics of emotion has no place in today's Malta.
J.C. Borg
Feb 23rd, 12:53
Bil-Malti nghidu 'jraqqghu l-pannu bil-qara ahmar', imma f'dal kaz qeghdin iraqqghu l-pannu b'bicca pannu aktar antika. Quo vadis PL???
M Grima
Feb 23rd, 13:57
So airing a documentary about the unsolved murder of Raymond Caruana (a certain prime minister had promised that once in power this murder case would be solved) is OK for the nationalists. But, if the PL airs a documentary about the atrocities committed by the Maltese Church in tandem with the PN than this is not on. What the PL should also do is to air a documentary about the political murder of Karen Grech, which was brutally blown to pieces during the doctors' strike in 1977. Another documentary which should also be very interesting and which most probably the doctor would also be annoyed about, is about the bombings we had during the PL administration of 1981 to 1986.
Manuel Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 11:52
Left Malta in 60s. While her father was running Malta like a dictatorship, she was very well looked after and had no problems in advancing in her education, while we here had to struggle with an unjust point system imposed by her father. Now she returns, with a flair around her, almost an aura, and would like to dictate to us hwo to run our country. Where was she when Malta was passing through some of its darkest years in political history? Oh, yes, throwing manure in the English Parliament! U halluna PL...veru qed tippruvaw tigbru l-voti akkost ta' kollox. A truly progressive party with new ideas! U le...
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 12:33
Mr Camilleri you said that you left Malta in the 60s. Dom Mintoff was elected in the 70s in 1971; the PN were running the country back in the 60s! You can't blame Mintoff for what you are saying.
And another thing, the unjust point system you are mentioning is still there under the PN government in 2012.
Are you for real?
Pat Hobson
Feb 23rd, 14:10
@Manuel Camilleri. Don't be a parrot. If you haven't experienced the Mintoff years don't say anything. We all experienced the years when the MLP was in power. It was the era of prosperity for us Maltese. Where the wages were increased six-fold in a period of a few years. The country had a social net that other were envious of. We had freedom too, no matter what the PN says. The trouble in Malta started just after EFA's ascent to the PN leadership. And from then on the PN took it upon itself to warp history of those years beyond recognition. The facts are there. One only have to look for them.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 11:51
@ Fenech MD
Ghoddejtu l-flieles qabel ma faqqsu. Ghamiltu l-kalkoli taghkom hazin. Ma tafux tghoddu. 34 plus 0 NOT EQUALS TO 35. Il-BUZZIEQA "Franco Debono" nfaqghet f'wicckom.
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 23rd, 12:04
@Angelo Vassallo
Nahseb lanqas inti ma taf tghodd habib....
34 fuq naha tal PL
34 fuq naha tal PN
= GVERN BLA MAGGORANZA FIL-PARLAMNET.
idur fejn idur l stess rizultat igib.
Ma tisthux isemmu lil Franco wara li xbajtu tparlaw fuqu.
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 12:29
@ Angelo Vassallo
Mela issa ser inzidu titlu iehor mat-tghajjir li ghajjartuh li Dr Debono...0 - Zero?
Kif qalet Ms Caruana qabli, il-fatt juru li fil-parlament ghandna deputat li huwa indipendenti u l-gvern bla maggoranza fil-parlament, li tmur kontra l-kostituzzjoni tal-pajjiz.
Ghalkemm, erm, jien ma nafx x'ghanha x'taqsam mal-fatt li Dr Mintoff Bland qed tissemma li ser tkun kandidata tal-LP.......?
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 11:42
@ R. Balzan @ V. DeBono
Meta tasal l-elezzjoni fis-sena 2013 naraw, sinjuri Balzan u Debono. Fif sejrin bhalissa famuz. Ibqghu sejrin hekk. Tinkwitaw xejn. Tpaxxuna qeghdin.
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 23rd, 12:04
Ara vera il gemel ma jarah HOTOBTU ta. lol.
Tony Busuttil
Feb 23rd, 13:15
tixtieq li qed tghid il verita !!!!!!!!!!!!
S Farrugia
Feb 23rd, 11:40
And who is Cyrus to go blabbering about what the PL is doing!!!!!
M camilleri
Feb 23rd, 11:38
Lestu ghat tkaxkira fenominali tal PN.
Rocco Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 13:55
Qed todd il-flieles qabel ifaqqsu siehbi. Veru qed tehduha bikbira din l-ahbar ta Yana Mintoff se tohrog ghall ellezzjoni. U xi tghidu ghall Emmanuel Mallia li hiereg mal PL ukoll. Nahseb barra Franco Debono li qajmilkom ferment shih fil-partit (u ghandu ragun biex ibiegh) anke din qed itikom f'ghajnkom. Stennew sa' l-elezzjoni imbad naraw. Tinsewx li qeghdien mizien u biex ixaqleb kontra ftit jonqsu !!!!!!!
John Zammit
Feb 23rd, 11:37
This is an other asset if the PL is in Government.An economist and an administrator Good Luck Dr.Mintoff
Mr Joe Borg
Feb 23rd, 11:36
Nispera li qed jikkunsidraw sew il kandidati taghhom dawn, ghax mill jidher qeghdin jigbru kull minn jaghddi mit-triq ta quddiem id-dar centrali laburista.
John Zammit
Feb 23rd, 13:42
The Important is that no corrupt person is allowed to contest
John Azzopoardi
Feb 23rd, 11:32
never know. she may get elected by the hard line mintofjani's of the old days. Things in malta have not changed much in terms of politics. We shall all see.
JR Apap
Feb 23rd, 11:12
Good on her wish her success and best wishes, hope she picks up where her father left off, and sort out some of these patronizing Anglos who still think they owe Malta and think they know better how to run our affairs then we the Maltese, its a free country and we have the freedom of speach.
Marco Galea
Feb 23rd, 11:41
freedom of speech? oh yes ask the Dom about it!
Ask him about political meetings met with violence, brutal police, tear gas etc ...
Mr A Bonello
Feb 23rd, 11:07
FREE DOM YEAH!!!
Paul Meilak
Feb 23rd, 11:05
Minn got-tagen, ghal gon-nar !
Victor Calleja
Feb 23rd, 11:14
It tagen taghna inkluz int taf xinhu?
1. Edukazzjoni bil fors
2. Universita bxejn ghal kullhadd
3. Sahha b'xejn ghal kullhadd
4. Children's allowance
5. Housing estates
6 Penzzjonijiet
7.Spiccaw it tallaba
8.Helsien shih
9.Inpjega is sorijiet u qassisin
10 etc, etc
Kellhom bzon it tagnijiet kollha hekk. Sur Meiak
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 23rd, 11:16
Le illhom li qabzu fin-nar! Isa daru ghal gas dirett mic-cilindru!
X'ironija misser din ghal gas ta dmuh jibqa maghruf!
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 11:47
@ Joe Micallef
Min pessimist bhalek ma tistenniex mod iehor. Hawn min it-tazza nofs vojta jaraha u mhux nofsha
mimlija.
It-tajjeb 'missier din' ghadna ngawduh sal-lum, ghax kien hu li fi zmienu qered kompletament il-faqar li
qed narawh ifegg jerga' llum, fis-seklu 21. Ghax illum min mejjet ghal-qatra u min mejjet fix-xaba'.
Tony Busuttil
Feb 23rd, 13:20
ghalik mhux ahjar!!!! x'qed jinkwetak?
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 23rd, 15:20
Fenech MD inti forsi kont u qieghed tgawid il bakkaljaw ta DOM ghax kont ta gewwa.
Victor Calleja Edukazzjoni??? Helsien??? Sahha???? Housing Estates???? etc etc forsi sthajt issemi is swat, il nuqas tal liberta, il qitl politiku, il vjolenza fuq il massa, il korpi
C BONDIN
Feb 23rd, 10:54
Hbieb tieghi (u qed nirreferi ghal kulhadd Laburisti u nazzjonalisti) qed nitlewmu bejnitna (Il Poplu) Grazzi ghal grifex li z-zewg partiti qed jaghmlu u jahasra minthomx tindunaw li kulhadd ikollu l hazin u t tajeb. Mela l laburisti jghidu u jaghqblu ma kull haga li jaghmel il labour u vice versa. meta ha nitaghlmu jahasra u nkun nazzjon u mhux zewg pajjizi wiehed ahmar u wiehed blue. (Bir rispett kollhu lejn kulhadd din hija njuranza.) irridu naghtu nifs gdid u issa l gvern nazzjonalista ilu hafna fil gvern u ghamel qassati u ghamel hafna gid wkoll u hadd ma jista jighdu dan imma nahseb li kieku naghtu nifs lil xi hadd gdid f dak il kaz il labour ikun hafna ahjar, ma nahsibx li kieku jkun hazin ax ilu daqshekk zmien fuq l ixkaffa issa ma nahsibx li ha jaqqa fir redikolu ghax imbad zgur ma jitlax darb ohra. Apparti min hekk il partit nazzjonalista huwa partit b sahhtu kemm jekk ikun fil gvern u anke fl opposizzjoni. Mela ejja jekk jogbkhom ma nibqghux nitlewmhu bejnitna bhala Maltin u nahsbu ahna x nistaw namghlu f pajjizna u naghtu sugerimenti ahjar milli nikritikaw il xi partit jew individwu.
Thanks C. Bondin
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 11:49
Nahseb dan huwa l-uniku kumment bis-sens li hawn.
Prosit Mr/Ms Bondin.
Rocco Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 14:02
Proset Mr/s Bondin. Imma minghandu nuccali bhal taz-zwiemel ghad dritt biss jara / jew kulur wiehed ahmar jew blu bhal barri ta' Toru.
Joe Portelli
Feb 23rd, 10:52
She seemed to have an aptitude for International Failure , a chip of the old block one might say.
She failed to learn from her father, now a few years before pension time she claims her Maltese citizenship through getting involved in the local politics after a carreer of questionable international stirrups. I still wish her well, if she really can bring something to this difficult island and its politics, but her CV does nothing to convince me, her father had integrity at least and never used Horse Manure to embarress Malta, the George Cross Island , A catholic bastion , but perhaps she does not share these values, when she threw manure at the House of Parliament in London - a Sad Day for Malta, the Maltese and Mintoff her father.
I suggest she should consider represting Malta in the upcomming Olympic, as the Oldest Manure throwing sports lady and accept that she has in the past let far toomany people down and it folly to think we forgot
JOSEPH MUSCAT
Feb 23rd, 11:51
what a SAD little man you are J Portelli you dont even know how much this Woman has achived in the USA and how much she is respected, shame ON PEOPLE like you. you doing nothing more than being VINDICTIVE to this Woman just because she is the daughter of DOM MINTOFF how sad people like you ARE.
joseph saliba
Feb 23rd, 19:10
@ JOSEPH MUSCAT
I don't agree that those who don't "know how much this woman has achieved in the USA and how much she is respected' are SAD little men. I, for one, feel no shame about not knowing it. Would like to know more about her maybe someone can forward a link. I agree with you about being the daughter of an ex leader of the PL, if anything it is a great honor. What amazes one is that there are maltese citizens living on this Island who does not appreciate how much Dr Gonzi had done for this nation and what respect we enjoy-worldwide because of his achievements.
Joe Portelli
Feb 24th, 11:02
@ Joseph Muscat
attempting to link this activist with her father does not fool myself or others , using words like you did above. Your aim is to sway those that worshipped her father to support your labour party because you could never meet the level of DOM MINTOFF so you drag in the daughet and when the obvious happens, i.e. exposing her uncivilised behaviour, you distort this to be a vindictive action because she is Dom's daughter.
Dom loves his daughters , but he was never known to have approved illegal and uncivilised action.
Before you try and belittle others you must know the risks.
Saviour Cachia
Feb 23rd, 10:44
@James Dimech
Ma stajtx issemmi lill-mejtin. Lil Lorry Sant, alla jahfirlu, ma nqdejtux bizzejjed bejn l-1981-97 biex irbahtu l-elezzjoni. Kemm cappastuh ma' korruzzjoni, qiesu llum taht Gonzi PN, dil-kelma twarrbet mill-kalendarju. Safrattant, sakemm dam ma saqajkom, Lorry Sant kellkom zmien bizzejjed biex tipprocedu kontrih, jekk kien daqstant korrott kemm pingewh Fenech Adami u shabu. U fuq kollox minn kien li lil Gesu Kristu ghajjat biex isallbuh mhux il-Farizej. U dak li intom tal-PN Farizej ghaliex li kien ghalikom anki lil Dom Mintoff sallabtu, Dak l-ispirtu Kattoliku li thaddnu. Ara ahna l-Laburisti antiki lis-salvatur ta' Malta, Dom Mintoff, hfirnilu li kien hemm minn wasslu biex iwaqqaghna l-Gvern Laburista. Ghaliex dakinhar uhud mit-tmexxija tal-partit riedet issuq dritt fil-hajt bhalma gara fl-2003, meta l-poplu ried Gvern Laburista, imma l-ebusija tar-ras dwar l-Unjoni Ewropej, imbuttat laburisti genwini biex jivvutaw lill-Partit Nazzjonalista ghaliex post Malta raw fl-Unjoni Ewropea. U min kien responsabbli ghal dan kollu, kellu l-ardir jitbqa' jmexxi l-Partit Laburista sal-2008, meta kien car li bih l-Partit Laburista ma setax jirbah elezzjonijiet. Ara issa iva, ghaliex bir-ritorn lura fil-partit tal-Mintoffjani, il-kwalita' ta' kandidati li ghandu l-Labour Party, bizzejjed insemmi lill-Avukat Manwel Mallia u ohrajn ta' stima bhal Mallia, ic-cans ghal bidla huwa kbir, ghaliex wara kollox il-Partit Laburista qed jiftah orizzonti godda lil oqsma differenti tas-socjeta' u mhux skjav tal-konservattivizmu tipiku Nazzjonalista tas-snin sittin. Tghidu x'tghidu bhal Dom Mintoff la hawn u lanqas ikun hawn, biss Joseph Muscat jaghmel sewwa jitghallem mill-ispirtu kumbattiv tieghu, u jsahhah il-pedamenti ta' malta f'Ewropa moderna u li tirrispetta l-libertajiet civili. Ara jien Laburist antik, imma naqbel mal-Golden Rule ta" l-Unjoni Ewropea, ghaliex ghalija mportanti li pajjizna wkoll ikollu il-big daddy, Kien fi zmien Mintoff li ma kellniex ghalfejn, ghaliex dak kien kapaci jhalli l-kaxxa ta' Malta mfawwra bil-miljuni u jerfa' mill-qiegh lill-klassi tal-haddiema. Ma kienx perfett f'kollox, ghaliex Dom Mintoff kien uman u mhux Divin, imma qalbu dejjem kienet favur Malta l-ewwel u qabel kollox. Id-dissens tal-PN fl-1981 u l-hsara li ghamlu lil Malta ma jintesa qatt, anki jekk qanqal reazzjonijiet mhux legittimi minn xi elementi estremi Laburisti. Il-Labour Party tal-lum qed jikkumbatti l-izbalji ta' Gonzi PN bl-iktar mezz civili u demokratiku, avolja bejn Gvern u Oppozizzjoni hemm biss differenza ta' 1,500 vot. Halluna mmexxu l-istrategija taghna, imbaghad wara l-elezzjoni generali tal-2013 nkunu nafu min l-elettorat hass li kien fis-sewwa.
John Scerri
Feb 23rd, 10:28
Dear Dr.JOE
The floating voters who are still undecided whether or not to vote (M)LP in the next election are now just beginning to take a hint of a more clear picture of the so called 'Earthquake' Dr.Joseph Muscat planned to create after being elected leader of the Maltese Labour Party
A party with new ideas........new vision...fresh from the brew.
A new vision = removal of the red colour is now clear. Change to stars and blue and white striped ties.
New Ideas ....the time will come he says ..they're still cooking in the pot.
Seriously , the whole tactic in persuading voters lies in providing concrete proposals for future development of our nation .
Lets wait and see ...hopefully ...lets hope it will not be too late...Just looking at new and old faces will not make one succeed in winning any election.
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 10:25
Meta naqra certu kummenti hawn taht, jigini f'mohhi l-kumment li qal Dr Franco Debono fuq il-klikka ta'
nies, cirku zghir ta' nies madwar Dr Gonzi li kif qal tajjeb Dr Debono qed tirrovina pajjiz. Dawn in-nies
anke attivisti nazzjonalisti stess dejqu ghax jew tkun tal-klikka u taqbel maghhom f'kollox jew iwarbuk.
Din hi d-differenza bejn il-PN u l-LP.
Tal-PN hija klikka ta' nies li jew tghid li jghidu huwa jew ikissruk - bhal ma ghamlu lil Dr Franco Debono
etc bl-ghajnuna ta' certu bloggers.
Il-PL laburista huwa partit miftuh, progressiv, HADD m'hu ghar-rimi; partit li jikkritika l-issues u mhux lil
persuni fuq livell personali.
Il-votant huwa poplu intelligenti grazzi appuntu ghal-missier Dr Mintoff Bland. Huwa ggieled u qered
l-injoranza, il-faqar u t-tallaba u llum fis-seklu 21 qed nergghu nisimghu kif qed jerga' jfegg dal-mostru
ikrah (faqar) minhabba n-nuqqas ta' dixxiplina, ppjanar serju, u hela mill-gvern.
Jekk hawn nies kuntent bit-tmexxija tal-gvern prezenti, korruzzjoni bil-barka tal-gvern, hela u telqa fil-pajjiz, jaghmel hu.
Hawn min ihoss li ghandna bzonn BIDLA, ghax min ma jbiddilx iqammel.
Paul Giordimaina
Feb 23rd, 10:36
Sur Fenech il bidla ghal lahjar irriduwa mux biex inkunu ghar u nergaw ghal vlolenza u ghal vendikazzjonijiet.
godwin difesa
Feb 23rd, 11:02
Are you really serious that Mintoff was the person that made this country modern and intelligent or you are joking?I do not want to mention all was so bad as well as he was the
person for Malta at the right time to introduce the social services for the poor,but the rest the history of Malta no one like you can change it as we lived true the 70 s, 80, day by day guessing with any new idea he wake up every morning to introduce as a law.I do wounder where there are all these poor people that PL are every time they speak in public they say there is.In every country you find poor, middle class, and rich but at least in our country there are a lot of social benefits for those who say they are poor.The so called poor people you find them gambling,smoking 1 or 2 packets of cigarettes every day ,or even taking drugs,than they do not have money to pay bills.I am not generalizing but no government is going to solve these social problems believe me.The progress we had in our country in these past 35 years will continue and so the poverty will increase cause many people want to live beyond there means than they start borrowing to remain doing what they use to do.Is any government responsible for these mentality ?
Victor Calleja
Feb 23rd, 11:17
Sur Giordimaina il vjolenza waqfet kif tela il PN. Min jaf ghaliex?
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 12:20
@ Mr Giordimaina
Naqbel 100% mieghek! Ma niftakarx vjolenza bejn 1996 u 1998 meta kien hemm gvern laburista. U zgur ma rridux vendikazzjonijiet.
@ Mr Difesa
Nobody makes a person intelligent. There's a saying in Italian "Bravi si diventa".
It is not only the LP that are saying that there are poor people, but people like Mons Victor Grech too, unless you choose not to believe him as well.
You asked me is any government responsible for these mentality? Yes of course it is. Do you remember Dr George Bonello Dupuis saying that our future children will have to pay our debts? The government's deficit is the living proof of today's generation's mentality. During Mintoff era, people used to save money, had their own home. I have 2 children looking for a place to live. They can't afford to buy a house like we did. Maybe an appartment will do. They don't smoke, gamble or take . They have to take a loan which will take a lifetime to pay, and the conditions of their work are not good. Both of them went to University, but couldn't find the jobs they studied for but they don't have the leisure to say at home and do nothing. They had to work, and believe me, finding work is really hard today.
Nobody is all bad or all good; the PN has done a good job for this country, but (you have to admit this, because even back benchers on the PN's side is saying it) it is time for the PN to call it a day. Malta needs change, needs fresh ideas, needs stability. One can't guarantee this, if it can't even keep its own party going. Bribery, corruption etc are the order of the day.
Don't you agree?
J J Dalli
Feb 23rd, 14:27
Godwin Difesa wrote:The progress we had in our country in these past 35 years will continue and so the poverty will increase cause many people want to live beyond there means than they start borrowing to remain doing what they use to do.Is any government responsible for these mentality ?
My answer is yes, the PN is responsible. Don't you remember the following slogans:
(1) MONEY NO PROBLEM,
(2) IHALLSU ULIEDNA W ULIED ULIEDNA,
(3) IL-HOFRA HRAFA.
All slogans that make people unaware of situations that can occur daily and in the future. In fact see what happened globally. Slogans that might win you an election but so unreal. Slogans that make the people dream. The FEEL GOOD FACTOR. Compared to other countries thing are not so bad but if things won't change, irrespective from whom, the situation will deteriorate in the coming years. Why should poverty increase? No way. Allow me to say that I honestly beleive that the PL can stabilise the country and move in the right direction. That is what change brings. After all that is what happened in the 80's but in my opinion not for long enough.
As to reducing Mintoff only to social services is very reductive. I am sure deep down you know it, no need mentioning what Mintoff did. Like every human being he did his mistakes too, no doubt about that.
As to Mr Giordimaina who wrote: il bidla ghal lahjar irriduwa mux biex inkunu ghar u nergaw ghal vlolenza u ghal vendikazzjonijiet.
Come on don't keep mentioning "vjolenza". The past is past, from both sides. But "vendikazzjonijiet" are still with us. Beleive me and I am a good testimony of this!
Charles Zammit
Feb 23rd, 10:23
" A clean and sustainable environment " Good as this did not apply a few years ago in the House in UK when horse manure was the order of the day . Hope this type of sustainable environment will not suffice in the Maltese house in the future , as certainly it would not be a breadth of fresh air !!!!
Manuel Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 10:21
Laughter, the best medicine!
Charles Zammit
Feb 23rd, 10:20
" A clean and sustainable environment " This did not apply in the UK House a few years back as then horsemnurewas the order of the day !!!!!!!!
Bill Millam
Feb 23rd, 10:19
Oh God, Malta does NOT need another Mintoff!
What a joke and a farce!
Viva il-Partit Glorjuz Nazzjonalista!
Bill Billam
Los Angeles
Saviour M Garzia
Feb 23rd, 11:21
Bill,
If you feel that the 'Partit Glorjuz Nazzjonalista' is the best for Malta then you should live here and not comment from far away Los Angeles. Right now this 'Partit Glorjuz Nazzjonalista' is not glorious at all. We have recieved another down grade from Moody's and worse warnings from the E.U about mismanagement of E.U funds. The party is not even worthy to carry the name 'NATIONALIST'
Jon Vercellono
Feb 23rd, 12:08
@Saviour Garzia - perhaps Mr. Millam is on business or vacation away from Malta. Typical arrogance, demanding silence from someone who doesn't agree with you.
Tony Busuttil
Feb 23rd, 13:22
glorjuz???????????
oh you are on the other side of the world, for your information the goverment lost its majority last moont, dak huwa glorjuz?
JOSEPH MUSCAT
Feb 24th, 10:46
If you so sure about the partit glorjuz nazzjonalista why are you still in the u.s.of A?
jimi Xerri
Feb 23rd, 10:12
This news item seems to me to be a teaser. It's just there to see peoples reactions!
S Micallef
Feb 23rd, 10:57
just like the Grace Borg one.
A. Mifsud
Feb 23rd, 10:12
Cyrus Engerer must have really strong political principles....now that he has involved himself DEEPLY within the PL....
Manwel Debattista
Feb 23rd, 10:11
What's all this fuss about Yana Mintoff? Don't we have Archbishop Gonzi's nephew as Prime Minister?!!
Victor Vella
Feb 23rd, 10:22
And he introduced the Divorce bill in Malta.So what?
Mr Anthony Briffa
Feb 23rd, 11:24
Halliena Sur Debattista.
If elected, will she be addressing parliament in English or in Maltese? Any by the way, is she part of the earthquake within the PL which was promised back in 2008? So far we have only seen a new logo, a lot of blue, and EU flags along side all the dinosaurs that are still running the PL.
Between herself and Professor Scicluna they account to approximately 125 years of age. New begining indeed with super young candidates.
Manwel Debattista
Feb 23rd, 11:26
... and Alexis Callus the nephew of Lawrence Gonzi is a local council candidate at Safi. Let's not forget Beppe Fenech Adami the son of Eddie is an MP and Michael Fenech Adami is B’Kara’s Mayor. Should we judge them negatively just because of their relation with politically controversial persons?
Manwel Debattista
Feb 23rd, 11:55
Mr. Briffa, is this the respect you have for people of a certain age? Perhaps you can share your wisdom and tell us exactly what age do you think candidates should be if they are to be allowed to contest an election.
By your reasoning, once we hit 60 we should go and dig our own grave and use it.
And in case you have missed it, Lawrence Gonzi will be 59 in July and Joseph Muscat is 38 years old.
Mr Anthony Briffa
Feb 23rd, 12:04
Sur Debattista, Dr. Fenech Adami was never a controversial politician, leader and prime minister. He will be remembered for his achievement in rebuilding Malta to become a modern nation after 17 years of near dictatorship, during which the Maltese were deprived of freedom of speech and liberty amongst the loss of other rights which give dignity to the citizens.
Dr. Fenech Adami gave us back the skill to be inventive and look to the future with conviction. He gave self confidence back to all the Maltese and the ability to demand by right not as a favour.
Manwel Debattista
Feb 23rd, 12:31
Mr. Briffa, you know what the difference is between us? I am trying to be objective and you are trying damn hard to be as destructive as possible.
You may wish to keep on wearing your political blinkers and keep going round in circles getting nowhere. I prefer to move forward and let you dig your own grave, after all you might be enjoying it too!!
Mr Anthony Briffa
Feb 23rd, 14:31
Sur Debattista I don't think you are being objective at all. You became angry because you have no arguments. You cannot deny the difference between living under the MLP from 1971 to 1987 and living under the PN from 1987 onwards. But never mind. I have no problem to keep my blinkers on whilst still living in peace. However if you cannot see the difference then I wonder who is wearing blinkers.
As to the respect to age, either you did not understand my point or you reacted purposely the way you reacted. Let me put it to you in a better way.
Dr. Muscat has continually said since becoming leader in 2008 that he will build a young, progressive and modern party, and that there was going to be an earthquake within the party. The result is that the dinosaurs of the Mintoff/KMB era are becoming stronger than ever, and most of the star candidates have either reached retirement age or are past it. These star candidates will be contesting the election for the first time and consequently their age contrast greatly with the statements of the leader. You have to see the point I made about the age in this context. Surely candidates who are over 60 and contesting for the first time do not fit in the leader statements.
I cannot understand your reference to Dr. Gonzi's age at the forthcoming election. Dr. Gonzi's track record in the Maltese politics speaks for itself and makes him one of the most experience politicians in Malta. He made a name for himself when he was speaker of the house, as minister of social affairs, and as PM he is kept in high esteem both locally and internationally. So there is no comparison here.
Manwel Debattista
Feb 23rd, 16:33
Mr. Briffa, perhaps you need to look at the article in question. It's about Yana being a possible candidate under the PL ticket. Diverting your arguments elsewhere means you have no more points to make relevant to the article. Logos, blue colours and EU flags are irrelevant in your replies. If you want to criticize Yana on something, sure go ahead I’m sure she can handle it. My objectivity stems from the fact that I was not partisan but defended also Nationalist public figures. Putting weight to your argument using above-mentioned “reasons” plus a doze of partisan politics puts you clearly out of subject though probably in line with your flawed way of reasoning.
Since when does a new movement necessarily mean involving only young people? The Labour Party is not a party just for young people but embraces people coming from all walks of life. Why swallow Nationalist propaganda without listening to what Dr. Muscat says? Are you that naïve? I don’t think so.
Mr. Briffa when speaking about people who are 60 or above or getting close, you will do well not use adjectives such as “dinosaurs” it shows acute lack of respect. You will reach that age sometime in the future and I don’t think you will like being called a dinosaur (I sure would not even think of referring to you as one).
Although I wish to respond to your other partisan comments I will not since I prefer to stick to the subject.
Angry? Me? Oh boy, you sure put your foot in it this time (also confirmed by your admission that you are wearing blinkers.)
Fran Abela
Feb 23rd, 10:10
What can Yana Mintoff offer to the Party ? She spent most years of her life away from Malta.
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 10:29
What has it to do where one lived? It's one's ideas that count.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 10:04
@ John L Galea
"Qassata aghar milli ghamel GonziPN tieghek, ma jistax ikun". Qassata sabih. HaHaHa!!!!!!!!LOL
Mela sur galea kif tispjega l-fatt li l-Partit Nazzjonalista, bil-kap Eddie Fenech Adami u warajh bil-kap Lawrence Gonzi, fis-sena 2013 ser jkun ilu fil-gvern ghal SITTA U GHOXRIN sena (barra 22 xahar tal-gvern SANTMLP) u dan sehh ghaliex il-PN dejjem kellu r-rieda tal-maggoranza tal-poplu warajh.
R. Balzan
Feb 23rd, 10:26
@ Angelo Vassallo
Fil-passat forsi kellu l-maggoranza warajh, imma l-lum zgur li m'ghandux. U aktar ma ddum ma tasal l-elezzjoni inqas ikollu!
V. DeBono
Feb 23rd, 10:54
....issa mhux naraw sur Vassallo
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 23rd, 12:00
@Angelo Vassallo
Habib qiesek insejt li Gonzipn ma ghandux maggoranza fil parlament.
Imma issa l-importanti hu li nhar is sibt tohorgu tajtu li gonzipn rega ikonfermat leader tal pn. u cartu wicckhom ukoll.
william cauchi
Feb 23rd, 10:02
Sorry Yana, la 'l partit u l anqas il pajjiz maghndu bzonnok.
Kemm kibritlu rasu dan Cyrus.
Ahsiba sewwa Joseph jekk trid minn ivvota PN jahsiba biex din id-darba jaghti cans il PL, certi karattri trid tinsiehom, inkella bye bye.
Richard Caruana
Feb 23rd, 09:55
Din mhux xi wahda bhal ta' Grace Borg, hux? Taghmel 24 siegha kandidata......
S Micallef
Feb 23rd, 09:54
we're really scraping the barrel now.
Joe Vella
Feb 23rd, 09:49
What took in years for Alfred Sant to clean the PL, Joseph Muscat took months to get it back again.Who says that Joseph is not capable, and this is not progress. PL style of course.
James Dimech
Feb 23rd, 09:46
PL - Moviment Progressiv u Moderat jipprezenta: lil Anglu Farrugia, Toni Abela, Marie Louise Coleiro, Alex Sciberras Trigona, Karmenu Vella, Joe Debono Grech u issa t-tifla ta' Mintoff u hafna hafna aktar. Lorry Sant jonqos!
PL is nothing but a sham. And Muscat is a bogus salesman
Fenech MD
Feb 23rd, 10:07
James, partit b sahhtu ikun fih kemm min ghandu esperjenza u jaf x inhi l-politika u kemm min ghadu green. Innutajt li INT ma semmejt lil ebda wiehed mill-godda li hergin mal-LP bhal nghidu ahna Franco Mercieca, Robert Abela, w ohrajn imma ghazilt biex issemmi biss lil dawk li kienu fl-amministrazzjoni ta' zmien Mintoff/Sant. Jehtieg li taggorna ftit aktar ruhek.
Rigward il-kumment tieghek fuq Lorry Sant, huwa kattiv li ddahhal lil mejtin biex tipprova tirredikolhom. Li tikkritika b'mod kostruttiv iva, imma li tkun distruttiv fil-kritika tieghek tkun qed twaqqa lilek inniffsek.
Jekk ma taqbilx mal-politika tal-LP ghandek kull dritt, imma kun matur kif tikkritika, ikkritika l-partit u mhux lil individwi personali, anke mejtin!
Character assassination huwa l-uniku mod kif taf titfa f'dell ikrah partit?
S Farrugia
Feb 23rd, 11:09
You should be ashamed of yourself, mentioning the dead. Is this the Christian Democratic way your party so proudly preaches!!!
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 23rd, 12:05
@ Fenech MD,
What’s wrong criticizing dead politicians (such as Lorry Sant) who were a disgrace to society?
With your own reasoning, we should never criticize such politicians such as Adolf Hitler, Mao Tse Tung, Pol Pot, Stalin, etc…
Stop being blinkered, please!
JC.
E Gatt
Feb 23rd, 09:45
Vote for me, I’m MintoffYana.
carmen delia
Feb 23rd, 10:08
good slogan and adapt
carmen delia
Feb 23rd, 09:45
Any thing to attract more votes for labour
Brings me to mind a current tv drama with a cast of actors and amateurs from all walks namely singers athletes, transgenders .presenters . you name it .for the sake of making it popular
A Trapani
Feb 23rd, 10:03
well, the photo alone is not attractive, the speeches, even less, the surname..... maaa x'biza ! hence... i dont agree with you in saying anything to attract more votes. I honestly believe that Joseph simply has no choice to "welcome" certain contestants whilst in opposition. Can imagine what pressure he will have from same contestants if or when in government.
Frans Aguis
Feb 23rd, 09:41
People still use stuff that happened 30 years ago as an excuse not to vote PL.Does this mean other can use stuff that happened 50 years ago not to vote GonziPN?He is after all the grandson of the person who divided Malta.Same logic.
S. Zammit
Feb 23rd, 10:03
I don't recall Bishop Gonzi ever having children. So what is your point again!!
Fran Abela
Feb 23rd, 10:07
I think you mean his uncle ? Get your facts right. As to who divided Malta - you know very well who divided Malta and the least said the better.
R. Balzan
Feb 23rd, 10:29
M'intiex korrett habib. Lawrence Gonzi hu n-neputi ta' dak il-bniedem li jibqa' msemmi fl-istorja ta' Malta ghall-hsara kbira u rreparabbli li ghamel lill-knisja f'Malta. Hsara tant kbira li ghada tinhass sal-lun, 50 sena wara.
E Gatt
Feb 23rd, 16:30
Archbishop Gonzi was the prime minister's great uncle - the uncle of the father of Lawrence Gonzi.
Marco Galea
Feb 23rd, 09:37
With "clean environment", Cyrus Engerer is referring to throwing horse dump at people? how is that clean?
John L Galea
Feb 23rd, 09:42
@Marco Galea: A very intelligent comment. The educational system surely has failed you.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 09:36
Issa il-lejburisti jridu jimxu lejn il-FUTUR billi JHARSU LEJN IL-PASSAT, jew IHARSU LURA META JRIDU JIMXU L'QUDDIEM. Kif jista` jkun? Dak partit PROGRESSIV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nibza li jekk jergghu jiggvernaw ergghu jaghmlu xi qassata ohra.
John L Galea
Feb 23rd, 09:41
Qassata aghar milli ghamel GonziPN tieghek, ma jistax ikun. Allura serrah mohhok.
Marco Galea
Feb 23rd, 09:30
Now that's a new definition of progressive ... well done PL for making people like me, dubious whether to vote or not, certain to go out and vote against who made my family suffer and was trying to make people THINK this PL is change!
John L Galea
Feb 23rd, 09:40
Go ahead!!
A Cuschieri
Feb 23rd, 09:26
Come in we're open ...
m farrugia
Feb 23rd, 09:24
partit immexxi minn mexxej ta 35 sena imdawwar b ruxmata pensjonanti - lewwel edward scicluna fi xjuhitu irid isir ministru, issa din
partit mintoffjan ha jerga jispicca flok l-ghaqda tal mohhom miftuh u progessivi, basta nigbru kull vot minn kull rokna
Fran Abela
Feb 23rd, 10:09
B'rispett ghal pensjonanti kollha nixtieq li ikun hemm aktar zaghzagh fil partiti. Rigward il PL din hija mossa sabiex Joseph Muscat jidher aktar u aktar zghir jew sabiex jergghu iqamu zmienijiet tal passat. Ommi ma.
C Muscat
Feb 23rd, 09:22
Diga qed taghmel impatt...jidher li l-gid ta' missierha ghadu maghna...ghal dawk li qalu fuq l-eta nghidilhom li l-inbid tajjeb izjed ma jkun qadim izjed ikun bnin.
S. Zammit
Feb 23rd, 09:49
inbid tajjeb u qadim irid ikun mahzun sewwa, anke jekk ghandek tikketta ta valur il kontenut ikun sarlek hall...
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 23rd, 09:19
Joey taking on supporters of "immoral" governance!
As the Italians say "tutto fa brodo" which adapted to Maltese would probably refer to "Kawlata".
Keep it coming - I'm loving it (now how is that realted to junk?)
John L Galea
Feb 23rd, 09:45
@J. Micallef: Brodo = brodu. Il-Kawlata bhalissa qed issajjarha GOnziPN.
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 23rd, 09:59
Grazzi Galea! ma kontx naf!
Nikber u nitghallem....mhux bhal PL
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 23rd, 10:54
"Joe Micallef.
Il Kawlati il KURRUZZJONI (speclament f'din il legistratura) huma il Trademark u Hallmark tal PN. Ghalura nawguralkom iktar min dawn 'l-ispecjalitajjiet.' So PN,live up to them just keeeeeeep them rolling
Ms ANNA GRECH
Feb 23rd, 09:10
Is she Maltese?
Fran Abela
Feb 23rd, 10:16
I do not know what I know is that she spent her entire life away from Malta. Most probably she has a dual nationality - at least I hope so. Well good luck to her and the PL - what they are doing is just increasing the nails in their coffin with this sort of attitude. With due respect to pensions - I feel that the time has come for new young blood in both parties, but especially the PL. Maybe their Leader will feel even more younger with these around him - I think that is his priority - i.e .the youngest ................
Victor Rodenas
Feb 23rd, 09:07
They tell us that pensioners still have things to offer to soceity,......but do they really mean what they say?
A. Sultana
Feb 23rd, 09:07
Yana being a candidate just makes me remember even more the hardship my family went through under a government led by Mintoff back in 70's and 80's.
John Scerri
Feb 23rd, 09:02
Mela Dr.Muscat U Dr.Mintoff ha jikkontestaw fuq l-istess distrett?
Rocco Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 08:49
If this is confirmed it's a good news because in my opinion she has something to give back to her country Malta as Dr.Emmanuel Mallia has said in one of his talks. People like these Malta needs who truly feel that they want to give back some of what they have gained from their country. Congratulations Yana, Dr.Mallia and the others under Dr.Joseph's Muscat views.
Anthony Arpa
Feb 23rd, 08:40
I can't imagine a succsessful future for anyone who start his career in politics at the age of 60.
If the people are realy looking for a new generation to run this Island then a vote for such contestants will be a waste vote.
It was said this is part of a "healing" process that has been going on for the past 15 years.
I belive this will change nothing.
Maurizio Cappitta
Feb 23rd, 09:04
I disagree with you because if she did have something to contribute she could still do it, even if she is only involved in politics for a couple of years.
We should not expect every single politician to be in politics all their life; that too has its serious drawbacks.
john muscat
Feb 23rd, 09:04
Mr. Arpa, are you saying that the Pope hasn't a career as He is over 80? What has age got to do if one is open minded since the ripe age of of 17?
Alistair Busuttil
Feb 23rd, 10:10
so what she is 60?the labour party has got young candidates and older ones so experience and young talent can contribute to the country and the party
A Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 08:39
i remember the incident in the house of commons as i was living there and this woman shamed us maltese that had to work side by side with the local brits.
Mr Tony Gatt
Feb 23rd, 09:52
It certainly made the headlines!
Mr John Borg
Feb 23rd, 08:37
Special delegate to try and attract more votes due to being the daughter of an ex prime minister who is still popular in certain areas. Winning votes on a relationship rather than on economic and political proposals is just utter ignorance.
With joe Debono Grech (65) and Jana Mintoff (60) it just goes to show how progressive the PL is turning out to be.
D. A . Agius
Feb 23rd, 08:54
Fine. So when we have recognised that it is important for over 60 year olds to remain involved in society to give their contribution, without making them our oracles, you're proposing that they should be sidelined?
What happened in 1998 was shocking and still is for the PL. This may be a vote capturing exercise, quite obviously, but it also brings in experience from someone who may be able to give a "fresher" look at local politics rather than some 20 year olds who sound like 80 year olds in their ideas! Look at foreign politics and tell me whether tribalism. lack of accountability and parochialism are still the major issues in UK and US politics? These still are over here as politically, this country is still in its teenage years comparatively.
Neil Dent
Feb 23rd, 09:27
Debono Grech is 72, not 65. Karmenu Vella is pushing 62, as is Alex Sceberras Trigona. Edward Scicluna is 65 and embarking on his first real foray into 'proper politics'. Yana Mintoff is 60, but apart from that she is a political nobody who evidently has considerable difficulty communicating in Maltese - but the less said about that the better.
Out of touch has-beens, nobodies and fickle turn-coats (Engerer), and they want your vote people!
Rocco Camilleri
Feb 23rd, 10:24
Mr.John Borg, it's not the age which counts but the BRAINS. It's better than having beckbenchers (not in the case of Dr.Franco Debono) just being present for their salary and to vote when needed. We must have both young and old age people involved in governance who really works and keep 'Malta First and Foremost' in their concept, ' Not our pockets First' as in the case which we had of the 500 euro per week increase.
Jack Attard
Feb 23rd, 13:57
In America they have people in the 70th running for president.so what's the big deal if they are 60 years old.PNs mentalita hazina.
Paul Borg
Feb 23rd, 08:34
Pity that Ms Mintoff never protested against her father's actions that caused us so much sufferings. I am sorry but this is not a plus for the PL.
j falzon
Feb 23rd, 08:26
A concern for me would be her possible negative stance towards Israel which I deduced from what I read above in this article. However, for me the most important issue is 'freedom of speech for all' with no fear of recriminations. It seems like Ms. Mintoff would be an exponent of this so in that respect I am in favour. NB that I said 'all' and not just a few minorities that are currently legislating in their favour to elevate themselves above the silent majority. I am referring to supposed hate laws that only apply to one section of the population. We should all be equal before the law.
Mike Abbot
Feb 23rd, 08:42
'I am referring to supposed hate laws that only apply to one section of the population. We should all be equal before the law.'
what does that mean??
D. A . Agius
Feb 23rd, 08:46
"Negative stance towards Israel"? Where do you get that from? Isn't the right of a person to live in a decent way not applicable to the Palestinian people?
That Israel is seen by many as the "Villain" is a reality as much as no one can accept any kind of suicide bombing or forms of terrorism.
At the end of the day, while yes, the Israel-Palestine issue is of interest, I don't see the connection with local politics.
Joseph Galea
Feb 23rd, 08:18
Mela veru ha nghabbu b' kollox issa????
U dan Cyrus Engerer "who is himself deeply involved in the organisation of the PL". Tajba mela min dejjem kien leali lejn il-Partit ittuh bis-sieq u nies li ghadhom dihlin ghax telqu min mal-PN tolluwhom fuq pedestall!!!
marvin vella
Feb 23rd, 08:33
ghandek ragun habib hawn
Mario Bonnici
Feb 23rd, 08:35
Il-kummenti tieghek juru ghalfejn il-PL ilu das-snin kollha jitqammel fl-oppozizzjoni. Ghax qatt ma kien miftuh ghal nies godda.
Tony Busuttil
Feb 23rd, 08:42
just check who'swho in Safi district
Joseph Galea
Feb 23rd, 08:49
Nahseb il-Partit ghandu u kellu hafna iktar nies Validi!!!
Josef Borg
Feb 23rd, 08:59
U ghalhekk l-istorja tirrepeti ruha ghax li kieku l-PN beza ghan-nies tieghu kieku ma jinsabx f'din il-krizi. Jien meta tkellimt li ninsab imwarrab wara tant hidma fil-PN qaluli li hemm bzonn demm gdid... u ara x'hadna bid-demm gdid!!!
Emmanuel Caruana
Feb 23rd, 09:10
Mela issa il-hmieg taz-zwiemel ser nibdew nerfawh, forsi terga tithajjar din twaddbu fil-Parlament Malti mhux bizzejjed kienet hamritilna wiccna mal-poplu Ingliz kollu.