Updated: Muscat candidacy in Gozo would be another gimmick - Gonzi
PL - 'Figment of Dr Gonzi's imagination'
Updated - Includes PL reaction
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning referred to reports that Joseph Muscat may stand as a candidate on the Gozo electoral district and said that this, if confirmed, would be yet another of the Labour gimmicks rolled out this week.
Speaking in a Radio 101 interview in Gozo, Dr Gonzi said there was no logical reason for Dr Muscat to stand in Gozo other than that this would be another electoral gimmick.
He said Gozo always suffered when a Labour government was in place, and the Gozitans were insulted when Alfred Sant, supported by Joseph Muscat, had demoted the Gozo ministry to a secretariat.
PL REACTION
In a reaction, the Labour Party said that one day after some desperate-sounding claims about Labour's campaign spending, the prime minister popped up again with another hysterical attack, this time on where Joseph Muscat's candidacy might be.
"This is another figment of his imagination," it said.
It pointed out that Lawrence Gonzi was born in Valletta and lives in Marsascala, but at the last election contested the Swieqi district.
"So much for "gimmicks". It might be better for leaders to focus on policies.
And Joseph Muscat will be announcing his second district in the next few days," the PL said.
PN PLANS FOR GOZO
Dr Gonzi spoke on the PN's plans for Gozo. He said the PN would roll out a tourism plan for Gozo which would include incentives for investors and for tourism accommodation upgrading.
There would also be a new ferry service between Grand Harbour and Gozo and if the tunnel project proved feasible, the government would go for it. The eco-Gozo policy would continue to be improved.
Further incentives would be given for SMEs in Gozo, including income tax cuts for those who opened a business in Gozo and employed people. The Gozo Ministry would be supplemented by a Gozo Regional Council which would include the MPs elected from Gozo.
As at present, at least 10% of EU funds for Malta would be allocated to Gozo.
Dr Gonzi also recalled projects and other measures being taken by the government in Gozo including the ferry terminals, the ferries, rebuilt roads, new schools, an allowance over and above the stipend given to Gozitan students in Malta, fiscal incentives for Gozo businesses and more generous schemes than in Malta for those who invested in alternative energy.
Dr Gonzi reiterated his criticism of the PL's energy plans, saying the PL had under-estimated its spending by €200m. The Labour plans, he said, would actually lead to an increase in power tariffs and run the Maltese economy into a wall. The PN, he said, would in the coming days give more details of the mistakes the PL was making in this case.
It was significant, however, that the PL plan was not in line with what the party's own independent consultants had recommended. And the consultants were not being allowed to comment on the plan, he said.
He was seriously concerned, he said, that Dr Muscat was saying he was 'certain' of private sector investment in the Labour plan. Who had the Labour Party spoken to? No one, anywhere else, gave guarantees before a call for tenders was even issued.
Why had Labour opted against a gas pipeline partly funded by the EU, preferring more expensive transport by ships?
Furthermore, how could anyone believe that Labour could negotiate a fixed gas price for 10 years when prices were rising?
Next week or the week after, the PN would publish its own proposals for this sector, including the commissioning of the interconnector in a year's time and a gas pipeline. At the same time, one should recall that the government was discussing a Qatari proposal to set up a gas terminal in Malta to sell gas to Europe.
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Edward Farrugia
Jan 13th, 10:45
Dan kollu tpacpic fil vojt minn naha ta' Laburisti li turi fic-carr flima paniku dawn jinstabu. Mhux ahjar naghlqu halqna u nistennew id-disa ta' Marzu. Is-silenzju huwa mitluqq deheb. It-tpacpic zejjed jispicca biex jirridikulana u ihhamrilna wiccna. Minn jithaqq l-ahhar jithaqq lahjar.Niehdu pacenza nistenghu.
R. Gauci
Jan 13th, 09:36
Li leader ta' partit u possibilment PM johrog fuq Ghawdex narah sinjal ta' fiducja u commitment tal-PL lejn din il-gzira.
Zgur mhux gimmick Dr. Gonzi, staqsi lill-Ghawdxin u jghidulek.
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Jan 13th, 08:38
" figment of the imagination" is an appropriate retort to the constant platitudinous use of the word "gimmick" by the PN leaders. PN seems to see a phantasm round every corner in the successful PL plans and election strategies.Whenever they are short of solutions or when they they have been outsmarted by the PL innovative and creative ideas team this is the only pathethic reply they can muster.
Frank Zammit
Jan 13th, 09:28
Well said....Having said that, I would add that when they are faced with a situation that is too big for them to chew on, they start firing insults at whoever dares to contradict them. In other words, they really can't hide their felling of anxiety and nervous apprehension. What they don't realize is that with what they are saying, they are once again, rendering Malta the laughingstock of EUROPE.
Alfred Vassallo
Jan 13th, 10:06
Again Mr. Ganado you have surmised the pn situation correctly.
pat muscat
Jan 13th, 08:00
Yesterday Professor Vella said on Dissett that gas fired power station and storage have a tradition of utmost safety! So much for atom bombs mentioned by Tonio Fenech and Fenech Adami on TVM. It was also mentioned on Disset that GonziPn has already commissioned three studies on pipelines with no decision being taken! Gonzi track record: Cirkewwa 13 years; hospital 18 years; pipeline 25 years?????
B Vella
Jan 13th, 07:01
Gonzi Imagination at it's best.!!!
Mario Camilleri
Jan 13th, 00:31
@Angelo Vassallo.
Who says Xarabank is the most viewed in Malta and Gozo?? You???
Let me tell you that when ever I'm called to take part in a survey and I asked about my preferred TV station and I reply that it is One, they reply "thank you" and hang up. And then you say that the surveys are true. Ħalluna!!
Peter Simpson
Jan 13th, 00:10
I don't know what today's Sundays Times Surveys says, but I have a feeling that the Maltese are learning very fast to recognize who the Maltese expert in gimmicks really is! GonziPN has become a lonely nay sayeer!
Victor Borg
Jan 12th, 23:47
"The eco-Gozo policy would continue to be improved." The only tangible thing that was notched under the umbrella of ecoGozo is the dredging of a couple of valleys by huge excavators - and these caused great harm to the ecology of the valleys!
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 12th, 22:43
Gonzi pn to PL the Gas tankers would be like having a bomb !!!
and he was discussing a Qatari proposal to set up a gas terminal
in Malta to sell gas to Europe?? Poor old Gonzi he is in real Panic he need a good good rest !
http://chandra28288.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/terminal.jpg
Roberta Sciberras
Jan 12th, 22:12
Daqs liema rotunda se jkunu t-tankijiet tat-terminal tal-Qatar?
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 12th, 21:58
Gonzi pn He thinks he's a genius and that everyone else is stupid !!
YOU Don't Impress Me Much
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLRcu3u8W2o
Joe Anastasi
Jan 12th, 20:52
Why is Dr. Gonzi so surprised? Isn't this the time for political gimmicks anyway, whatever colour or side of the devide they originate from?
Andrew Vella
Jan 12th, 20:40
The PN is the only party which REALLY cares about Gozo
https://www.mychoice.pn/Article/EN/2013/01/12/Gonzi-announces-3-proposals-for-Gozo
j brincat
Jan 12th, 20:28
@Angelo Vassallo
"Just remember that Xarabank is the most viewed programme in Malta and Gozo - and its viewers are BOTH Nationalists and Labourites"
Still speak for yourself and the rest because I refuse to watch crap programmes!
If you like it then it's your choice and yours alone but certainly not mine!
But then your point is???????
jb
jb
J Chircop
Jan 12th, 20:13
GimmickPN
Carmelo Sammut
Jan 12th, 19:34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEfUFhx0P68
B. Farrugia
Jan 12th, 19:23
Call them gimmicks when the Partit Laburista are 25 years in government
and have lied through their teeth most of the time, as the PN have.
Constructive criticism of the PL plan is expected.
B. Farrugia
Jan 12th, 19:18
I don`t expect these words from a prime minister,
but when the PN make decisions it is called strategy,
when PL decide on something, it is called a gimmick.
M. Zammit
Jan 12th, 19:15
L-aħwa... wara l-elezzjoni serrħu raskom għax ser nismakom zġur.... din id-darba! Aħfruli ta' meta ma kelliex ħin nismakom!
Joseph de Brincat
Jan 12th, 18:55
. The PN, he said, would in the coming days give more details of the mistakes the PL was making in this case.
Dear Dr GonziPn, suggest you concentrate on what you have to offer, rather than waste time to point your finger at the opposition. You know that when you point your finger, the others are pointing at you.
Noel Cuschieri
Jan 12th, 21:05
You just hit the nail on the head!
Victor Vella
Jan 12th, 18:46
Gonzi you are an expert in gimmicks. I`m a floating voter. But yesterday I watched Fenech and Mizzi. The arrogance or Fenech was unbearable. This is a mark of 25 years in power, thinking that Malta without him will perish! Mizzi was a real gentleman and polite. He was convincing in his arguments and never threw rude words to his opponent. Fenech came out as a loser. His attitudes were shown.
Noel Cuschieri
Jan 12th, 21:31
Agreed 100%! Now is the test for politicians: they will now show us who they really are! And now is the opportune time to assess the attributes of these people, especially the ones who don't want to loose their position in power! Yesterday, tonio Fenech showed us who he can really be!! I hope that whichever party is elected this election appoints ministers who are rational, honest and mature!
Angelo Vassallo
Jan 12th, 18:46
@ JOHAN MICALLEF
Just remember that Xarabank is the most viewed programme in Malta and Gozo - and its viewers are BOTH Nationalists and Labourites, Xarabank's 84 % against this “Alice in Wonderland” project is an indication to take note of.
Jay Aquilina
Jan 12th, 21:48
hahahahah also in xarabank if your memory is good showed that people was against the introduction of divorce, but the result was far from what xarabank showed
Jean Karl De Bono
Jan 12th, 23:00
I also watched Xarabank yesterday but I also didn`t take part in any silly televoting question. So do you really think this kind of televoting has a real scientific validity of general public opinion?
K Grech
Jan 13th, 01:50
@angela Vassallo, what makes you think that one can rely on that percentage? none the less, not everyone gives a damn about a poll of a program which its roots are potentially biased.
Alfred Vassallo
Jan 13th, 10:37
Just take note that pn apologists are so immersed with the heavily biased Xarabank that they are 'commanded' to phone and vote whilst more sensible people see this as a useless exercise and therefore refrain....in any case they will be saving the 58 Euro cents which is demanded from whoever votes to the benefit of the phone Providers.
Angelo Vassallo
Jan 12th, 18:43
@ A.Felix Busuttil, Mario Scicluna, Emanuel Vella, Charlene Bonnici, James Catania u Mario Scicluna
L-AKBAR GIMMICK TAFU X'INHI SINJURI - €600 MILJUN GĦAL POWER STATION LI M'GĦANDNIEX BZONNHA
Victor Calleja
Jan 12th, 18:43
Kollox fl'ahhar se jaghmel. Copycat.
Paul Meilak
Jan 12th, 18:42
Din l-ahbar ilha ccaqcaq gewwa Ghawdex. Jidher illi l-iskop ta' JM huwa, li jwarrab lil kandidat laburista Ghawdxi Tony Refalo mil-PL.
j brincat
Jan 12th, 18:30
Angelo Vassallo
"@ j brincat
The answer to your question is " NO, for the millionth time, you go it all wrong once again. And I repeat"
LOL!!!!!!
But then I don't blame you because you're still stunned by PL's professional proposal which have thrown GonziPN in total disarray!
jb
Charmaine Debono
Jan 13th, 00:49
Ha ha ha
Angelo Vassallo
Jan 12th, 18:29
L-ipokrezija tal-partit LEJBURISTA ma għandiex limiti. Dan huwa l-istess partit li neħħa il-MINISTRU u l-MINISTERU għal Għawdex u floku ħatar biss Segretarju Parlamentari, b’Segretarjat u b’hekk wera kemm ma kellux lill-Għawdex għal qalbu. Issa biex jiġbor ġieħu ma l-Għawdxin, joseph ser ikun kandidat fuq Għawdex. Dik IPOKREZIJA.
j brincat
Jan 12th, 18:28
@JOHAN MICALLEF
"gimmick imma l voting ta xarbank il bierah fuq il proposta tal pl!!!!85% kontra u 15% favur!!!"
But then Xarabank is another classical gimminck, in case you haven't realised!
jb
Reggie Callus
Jan 12th, 18:26
Muscat candidacy in Gozo would be another gimmick??? ARA VERA MA TAFX TISTHI TA GONZ!!!
John Simpson
Jan 12th, 18:24
Did you say Gimmicks Dr Gonzi?! Before the last election we were offered to apply for a grave at Addolorata and we accepted. Funnily enough since then 5 years have passed and nothing happened. Recently we received the same offer. I wonder how long it will take you to connect Malta to Europe with a gaspipe when in 5 years you didn't even succeed in digging a hole in a cemetry! Gimmicks!!!
JOHAN MICALLEF
Jan 12th, 18:20
gimmick imma l voting ta xarbank il bierah fuq il proposta tal pl!!!!85% kontra u 15% favur!!!!halluna xarabank u kunu darba mparzjali pls ghax il flus ghal tvm gejjin mit taxxi tijaj u tal poplu malti kollhu!!!u bilhaq lawrence gonzi fejn marru s 7,000 impjieg ta smart city ghax madekx issemijhom!!!u il windfarms taru mar rih?
john balzan
Jan 12th, 18:35
I agree that the voting process of Xarabank is a gimmick and a joke. when divorce was discussed, the percentage of people who said were voting against the introduction of divorce was 70% as opposed to the 30% who were in favour. everyone knew how it ended then.
Michael Magri
Jan 12th, 18:36
Mhux haga naturali Johan.. Min jaf kemm ghandhom nies apposta jcemplu bxejn..!
Mario Scicluna
Jan 12th, 18:39
Johan, bhalissa PBS,TVHEMM, TVAM aka NET2 ghaddejjin 'gas down'(scuse the pun) orkestrati minn Tal Pieta. Biss biss wiehed jara (is suppost) Ahbarijiet tat-8pm fuq TVM u l-items li jgibu, litanija ta' Ministri u Segretarji Parlamentari, kul wiehed jiggieled ghal spot u camera sabiex jidher li taparsi qeghdin jiltaqghu man-nies , jaghmlu xi haga etc! Rapurtagg fuq PL tat-tqallih. Patetici!
B. Farrugia
Jan 12th, 19:20
suppost 10,000 impjiegi.
Mario Scicluna
Jan 12th, 18:19
Latest buzzword repeated by GonziPN ''gas pipeline partly funded by the EU'' !! Is this the only (lets call it) proposal that PN can come up with?? After all these years, stembhu. Contradiction, one one hand PM Gonzi scaremongering bil babaw that 'prices were rising', in another instance boasting about this half baked idea of gas pipeline! Mela l-gas ghal PL biss ser jghola, ghal GonziPN le??
Martin Saliba
Jan 12th, 18:18
Hirgin il gimmicks ta ghawdex issa . Ghawcin tkunux cwiec ( Maltin ) . Issa ed jaghmel il proposti lejlit l elezjoni ? U zgur , jaf li ghandu bzonkom ghal vot bhala distrett shih , jasarkom u jarmikom .
Angelo Vassallo
Jan 12th, 18:17
@ j brincat
The answer to your question is " NO, for the millionth time, you go it all wrong once again. And I repeat:
"Qeghdin tistghagbu ghaliex Gonzi qal li din hija GIMMICK ohra.
LEJBURISTI, possibbli m'intomx tindunaw li l-kampanja elettorali tal-partit taghkom hija GIMMICKS mill-"A" to "Z" u xejn hlief GIMMICKS"
Ray Buhagiar
Jan 12th, 18:22
Le mhux gimmicks biss imma xenxili li ma jsarfu xejn. Mhux kulm ajleqq huwa deheb.
Victor Caruana
Jan 12th, 18:50
Ghax tal-PN mhijiex hux? Dawk qaddisin puri u sincieri. Bizzejjed tara kemm ilha mitfija u maghluqa l-powerstation tal-Marsa. Bizzejjed tara kemm gie sabih il-crafts village ta' Ta' Qali u l-Bacir ta' Bormla. Biex ma ninsewx Smart City u l-kumpanija Braziljana! Dawn ma kienux gimmicks hux?
N Callus
Jan 12th, 18:13
Dr. Gonzi, a gimmick was the letter you personally sent to the Dockyard workers. We still have it at home and I will treasure it forever. Shame on you throwing stones. I will never trust GonziPN again
Noel Cuschieri
Jan 12th, 21:44
I cannot list all the gimmicks of the party in government in this space as I am only allowed 400 words for my comment in the timesofmalta.com!!!
Michael Magri
Jan 12th, 18:10
Dr Gonzi, with all due rispect, you are repeating this word for so many times each day, i think that you will soon be nick-named as Dr. `G`immicks...!!!
B. Storace
Jan 12th, 18:10
There have been many disappointing moments and actions and decisions which went against the wishes of many in the last legislature, however, the same people who are complaining are the ones who enjoy a better lifestyle than our neighbours, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Greece and that speaks volumes for the decision makers.
V Mercieca
Jan 12th, 18:09
I guess that this is all sour grapes for the GonziPN. If my observations are correct, it is the PL that are coming up with the ideas and the GonziPN are either ridiculing them as they have no credible counter arguments or simply copying them.
No wonder the Prime Minister tried to stretch and stretch this legislature as the GonziPN do not have any innovative ideas and are not prepared for an ele
Daniel Borg
Jan 12th, 18:04
Mux ahjar jajdilna xse jamel gonzipn ax hlif kelma gimmics ma smajnix, ajejna naraw u turns, lewel qalilna li havey fuel oil ahjar mil gas u wara qal li ahjar gas, imbad li jorhos id dawl huwa gimic, u mbad qalilna li gonzi kommes li jrahasom ukol.. il €500 extra fil gima u 5.8 billjun dejn u 800 milljun dejn tal enemalta u 80miljun parlament mux gimic?
John Zammit
Jan 12th, 18:03
Just for those who says prices are not being negotiated for 10 years
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/01/07/259005.html
D Portelli
Jan 12th, 18:00
Dr Gonzi can contest in Gozo as well, no one is holding him for doing so.
In anycase, I don't think Dr. Muscat will get the Vote of any estabilished PN voter. So this is non sense.
Joe Busuttil
Jan 12th, 17:51
My little green parrot has learned another word thanks to Gonzi and Simonpn-"Gimmick." Great parrot teachers,if nothing else.
J Chircop
Jan 12th, 17:39
Taf x inhu 'gimmick'? Il manifest elettorali tal PN... Dak 'gimmick'!
Jew l partit maghqud tieghek gimmick!
Jew iz zieda fil pagi tieghek gimmick!
Jew il Smart city gimmick!
Jew il BWSC gimmick!
Jew il kumpanija tal brazil gimmick!
Jew il finanzi fis sod gimmick!
Jew l Arriva gimmick!
Jew l bridge gimmick!
Qtajt nifsi insomma...
Tghid jirrepetuh xi 4 darbiet xarabank issa jew? Oeio oeio
Eve Axiaq
Jan 12th, 17:20
Min ikun dahru mal-hajt idur ghat tghajjir. Gonzi hekk qed jaghmel ezatt biex forsi jiddefendi ruhu quddiem in-naghag tieghu.
Pero Gonzi ghandu ukoll min itih palata b'xejn kuljum a favur tieghu. Dan huwa NET 2 li huwa mhallas mit taxxi tal-poplu.
Joseph M. Saliba
Jan 12th, 17:14
Dear David,
Haven't you heard their latest electoral gimmick. GonziPN is going to study the proposal by the Qatar government to built a gas station in Malta which eventually could sell gas to the rest of Europe. In that case the utility rates as announced by Conrad Mizzi would be even cheaper.
pat muscat
Jan 12th, 17:13
......and Merkel's certificate will lower our sky high prices and clean air?....and by how much; ....when?
And, last but not least how much did the trip to Germany cost to the taxpayer? Was it money well spent or was it just an other gimmick?
Michael Seychell
Jan 12th, 18:05
Pat the energy prices under Socialists Dr. Sant/L.Brincat went beyond the skies, even higher than those of today when oil was only 12$ and these were for all including those ion need. Under this govt. there are thousands of families who are paying lower energy rates to help them make ends meet, albeit that to-day oil prices are around 100$.
Michael Seychell Tal-Pieta
Chris Balzan
Jan 12th, 17:03
If Joseph Muscat contests on the Gozo District, it is another sign that JM means business.
It is another sign that the PL is committed to improve the state of affairs in Gozo.
M. Bezzina
Jan 12th, 17:00
Taf x qijed niskanta li filwaqt il PN meta kien fil gvern kien jajjar lil PL li huma negativi biss u partit li jbezza...ghandu jkun issa inqelbet il folja u sar il PN qijed ibezza u negattiv!!Naqra weird il bicca!!Insomam il PN dejjem bezza lil poplu ma nimmaginax li jekk jerga jkun fil gvern ma jbezzaniex bil kontijiet li se nhallsu!!
M. Bezzina
Jan 12th, 16:58
Kollox int tajjeb ghaziz PM...imnalla haw int aw Malta ghax ma nafx kif jimxi dal pajjiz!!!
Michael Seychell
Jan 12th, 18:14
M. Bezzina minkejja l-ewwel kumment tieghek, naqbel mijja fil-mijja mat-tieni wiehed, ghax kieku konna taht JM, konna nispiccaw bhall Cipru, il-Grecja, Spanja etc.
Michael Seychell Tal-Pieta.
C Busuttil
Jan 12th, 16:55
The 500euro increase was no gimmick, fix gibtuh il-PN
S'issa proposta wahda li wahda sura ta' nies mill-PN ghadni ma smajtx hlief buzz words. Bilhaqq sar minnha l-vizjoni 2015 ?? Ghax sal-lum ghadni ma nafx x'inhi hlief retorika bla sustanza.
U tridu li nohorgu nivvutaw ... Qatt ma rajt il-PN imhawwad daqshekk
Emanuel Bajada
Jan 12th, 16:45
Ferry service to the grand harbour!!..not again. Haven't we tried this over and over again? Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Gozitans do not use the ferry for a cruise. Actually Gozitans wish this bloody xiber bahar did not exist. Tunnel (or bridge) or bust!
Ramon Farrugia
Jan 12th, 16:43
Toqodux tinkwitaw tal PN li il powerstation ha tiggenera aktar energija milli sippost, Hadtuwa inconcederation li d dinja bilmod qed teqleb ghall E VEHICLES- electric cars!!!
Nahseb Tonio Fenech Alice in wonderland ax qas jaf x laqtu!!!
zammit o
Jan 12th, 16:38
Is he serious?!
Such arguments are just harming Gonzi's credibility.
Joseph M. Saliba
Jan 12th, 16:35
Setting up a gas terminal to sell gas to Europe. Oh That is Very Insteresting on the Eve of a General Election.
TELL IT TO THE MARINES.
PHILIP RIZZO
Jan 12th, 16:32
In 2008 I was determined not to vote... but did regrettably go to the polling station fleetingly to merely put a 1 besides Dr. Gonzi's name despite that his 'connection' with Ta' Xbiex was merely 'a gimmick' ! Besides the fact that the PN government's 2008-2012 performance has been most disappointing, regular such odd 'pronouncements' show that he personally has also 'lost it'...and my vote!
victor caruana
Jan 12th, 16:30
A gas terminal for the Qataris.....another bomb here....but no it is harmless, it is a pn made bomb!
John Azzopoardi
Jan 12th, 16:24
As a Gozitan, the priority should be the fixing and surfacing of roads throughout residentail areas in GOZO. AS a resident of Nadur, our main road to Mgarr, from Nadur is falling apart and no one has mentioned anything about fixing it. Most main roads at Nadur are in disarray., Even the Ramla residential road where our minister Chris Said lives loooks like a road in a third world country
Ronald Borg
Jan 12th, 16:20
Dr Gonzi,
whatever my youngest sibling does is made fun of by the two elder ones.
Dunno, but you are beginning to sound just like them.
One difference is - I can stop hearing what you are saying..............
Carl Carabott
Jan 12th, 16:17
Proset lil partit laburista jekk il-kandidatura tiegħu tmur għawdex, huwa sinjal ta' ħidma bilgħaqal u ġenwina. Proset team pl team wieħed u magħqud.........
John L Galea
Jan 12th, 16:17
Xi breakdown ghandu dal-bniedem.....pfff issa qabad mal-kelma gimmick. Propja fidil, ma jinfelahx. Ahjar jghidilna hu x'se jaghmel jekk dizgrazzjatament ikun fil-gvern, milli joqod jikkritika kull haga tal-PL ghax ittih gewwa sew sew.
Joe Bonanno
Jan 12th, 16:06
Poor Lawrence. He must be seeing the ghost of G. Borg Oliver. He knows that personal loyalty is not a commodity in abundance at the PN. He is going to get dumped if he loses the election and it has affected his reasoning (or lack thereof.)
I would recommend that you go down to defeat in dignity and honour. Fight a fair and clean campaign and let posterity at least remember you for that.
Michael Seychell
Jan 12th, 18:22
Joe first of all Boun Anno. Now let me ask you what will happen to your Joseph if he looses this election. Do you think as I do, that your Leader will not offer his resignation, and that he will insist that it was not his fault that His Party lost, but this happened bnecause of Conrad Mizzi's proposal?
Michael Seychell tal-Pieta.
j brincat
Jan 12th, 16:06
@Angelo Vassallo
"Qeghdin tistghagbu ghaliex Gonzi qal li din hija GIMMICK ohra.
LEJBURISTI, possibbli m'intomx tindunaw li l-kampanja elettorali tal-partit taghkom hija GIMMICKS mill-"A" to "Z" u xejn hlief GIMMICKS"
Angelo, obviously you must be referring to the Master of All Gimmicks - ie GonziPN, no?
I'm sure I got this right
jb.
G Schembri
Jan 12th, 22:11
Taf x'inhu GIMMICK sur Brincat, iz-zieda li ta' 600euro fil-gimgha li hadu Gonzi u shabu, Il-LABURISTI (sur brincat u mhux Lejburisti, ghax bil Malti Laburisti tghid.) diga qalu li mhux se jiehdu zieda, ara in-nazzjonalisti ghadhom ma qalux li mhux se johduha. TAparsi qalu li hadu zball meta haduha izda ma ritornawhiex, ara xi haddiem li jtuh xi euro zejjed bi zball malajr ikollu jatihulhom lura.
Charles Sammut
Jan 12th, 16:00
It is sooo worrying that the ONLY topic of discussion for both parties is....The Electricity Bills!
How come neither party bothers to mention..??
Fighting Corruption
VAT Fraud ( esp. the Euro20million stolen in 2009 )
The Mess and lack of control at the Court
Wardens' Corruption and Dictatorship
Police Ineptness in solving major crimes
Rampant Underage drinking in Paceville
etc...etc...
R. Balzan
Jan 12th, 15:59
Dr Gonzi is Malta's leading expert on gimmicks so he should know. Or at least he thinks that he should know.
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 12th, 15:58
Poor old gonzi he is in real Panic ,he need a good good rest !!!
Paul Borg
Jan 12th, 15:50
Is everything a gimmick for you Prim ? You do understand that nobody is looking at you as a leader anymore. It is a shame cause Simon is becomming to sound monotonous, and he is being pushed as the new face of PN.
Mario Scicluna
Jan 12th, 15:41
GonziPN contrsadicting himself in one sentence!
So LG is reinventing this newly buzzword 'gas pipeline funded partly by EU'(kif,kemm,meta?), in same instance saying ..''when gas prices were rising!' Mela jekk jghola, mhux ghal kulhadd jghola jew ghax PN ma jgholiex?(xi tgerfixa ta' Tonio il guru din) Ghal Labour Party tghodd din biss?? u leeeeee
Tahwid nobis u tgerfix papali minn GonziPN!
Aaron Cassar
Jan 12th, 15:40
Mela kollox gimmick int ghalik bhal ma kien smart city 7000 jobs?
Jay Aquilina
Jan 12th, 15:38
jien fejn se jikkontesta JM ma nafx pero x'fiha hazin jekk jghamel hekk? jaqaw ghawdex ghal Prim Ministru IRRILEVANTI ukoll?? ghawdex parti mill gzejjer maltin allura dan il kumment ta Gonzi vera ma nistax nifmhu
Stephen Gambin
Jan 12th, 15:32
Ohhhh pls why dont you take care of your things!!!!! I am sure you have a to worry about rather then criticising others plans !!!! True PANIC mode ACTIVATED!!!
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 15:45
True panic. HMMMM...that reminds me of a few days ago!! Pn got Simon as deputy, and Joseph had 'TRUE PANIC' and frenzy. So much panic, that he brought his OWN MEP, and stabbed his OWN deputy to fit Louis in. Yes, true panic.
j brincat
Jan 12th, 15:29
Using the same yardstick isn't GonziPN's candidature in the 2nd District a real gimmick when Bormla looks like Syria thanks to the famous PN Bormla Project!
This has been promised by successive PN governments and when finally it got the green light and works started it was nipped in the bud!
Mind you it was obvious from the beginning that it was a just half baked cake!
jb
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 15:49
Other 'half baked cakes' include the Yatch Marina in Birgu; the restored bastions; old people's home; sports pavilion; and other projects carried out by PN. Most of these, thanks to EU funding, which Joseph was against. He is even against getting EU funding for a gas pipeline, and thinks better to get it in by ships(!) He also prefers to place 2 massive gas bombs at M'Xlokk, instead of a pipe!
David Borg
Jan 12th, 15:23
The PN has become the party of the negative and gimmicks.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 15:53
HMMM. Negative and gimmick! PL= No to EU; No to Euro; No to Local Councils; No to VAT; No to stipends; No to pipeline. Gimmick of VAT; Gimmick of 'pact' signing in Valletta'; gimmick that PN will charge health if elected in 2008; gimmick on 10,000 Sicilian workers; gimmick that Maltese language will NEVER be accepted by EU. WHO is the "NO and GIMMICK' party? Getr your facts right, pleeeaase!
David Scicluna
Jan 12th, 15:18
How about some proposals from your side Dr.Gonzi? Since when Dr.Muscat has to consult you before deciding where to contest?
George Cremona
Jan 12th, 15:16
All these comments by the labourites are a clear sign that their Party is panicking and losing momentum by each day that passes. All their proposals are merely hot air.
Eddy Privitera
Jan 12th, 15:49
George Cremkna. Now just watch the latest survey ! What is gathering momentum is Gonzi's PANIC , even to object to Dr. Muscat's decision in which districts he will contest the election !
James Tyrrell
Jan 12th, 16:22
That's really funny George. The Labour Party are panicking you say. Ha ha, really funny.
Andrew Siad
Jan 12th, 16:52
Dan il kumment amateur gimmick u juri id delettantizmu tieghek
James Tyrrell
Jan 12th, 15:14
Gonzi the gimmick line is starting to sound like a gimmick!
How long have you been in office now? So how come you didn't do all these wonderful things for the Gozitan people long before now? The people already know what your number one priority will be if you get back into office, re-instating the pay rise for yourself and your merry men!
M Borg
Jan 12th, 15:56
And from where did you get this first hand information ? From Ireland ??
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 15:58
James, all you have to do is VISIT Gozo, and see the Mgarr terminal; new roads; Cittadella restoration; among others. Apart from that, Gozo is getting the better portion, statistically, from EU funds, WHICH JOSEPH WAS AGAINT! He should remind them this when he visits. Gonzi is action, Joseph is gimmicks.
anthony dimech
Jan 12th, 17:03
gonzi didnt do much for gozo this time cos labour almost done it all when they where in power
James Tyrrell
Jan 12th, 19:35
@M Borg. Yeah that right, it's called the Internet. Wonderful invention. Never heard of it?
@Joe M Borg. I visit Gozo every year and have watched the 'progress.' Remember the road from Fontana to Xlendi that was closed off for an entire year? The new improved road flood even worse than the old one did because as usual it was built wrong. That road was still closed in November by the way.
Anthony A. Mifsud
Jan 12th, 15:05
Listen whos talking,,, gimmick ? you have resigned and look at you now ? discredited by your own supportrs and MP's what you want me to write.
Call it a day and go fishing may be you catch a Wahle before it catches you like the old story goes... ta Pinoccio.. lol
Ninu limqareb
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:02
Don't forget that more recently, Anglu 'discredited' Joseph. Even Anglu's mother! Gonzi has resigned, AFTER 5 YEARS IN OFFICE. PL are STILL resigned, since 1998. This means that they were so good, the last time we trusted them, that they haver been in opposition ever since. The gimmick of VAT; pact signing in Valletta; partnership; 10,000 Sicilians; health will be charged if PN wins in 2008.
Angelo Vassallo
Jan 12th, 14:59
Qeghdin tistghagbu ghaliex Gonzi qal li din hija GIMMICK ohra.
LEJBURISTI, possibbli m'intomx tindunaw li l-kampanja elettorali tal-partit taghkom hija GIMMICKS mill-"A" to "Z" u xejn hlief GIMMICKS.
A.Felix Busuttil
Jan 12th, 15:45
perezempju li kandidat johrog fuq Ghawdex gimmick? jew paniku min GonziPN
Mario Scicluna
Jan 12th, 15:45
Bravu Angelo, estendejt il vokabularju tieghek fl-ahhar, tghallimt il-kelma 'gimmick' li tista tinkiteb kemm bl-Ingliz u kemm bil-Malti, kemm twaqqa' ic-'C' zejda u ghatiha lil GonziPN!
Emanuel. Vella.
Jan 12th, 15:47
JIGRI jghaddu dawn l-ahhar sitta u hamsin gurnata,@ Angelo Vassallo,X ' TAHSEB ?.
Eddy Privitera
Jan 12th, 15:53
Angelo Vassallo: Ghad fadallak madwar 7 gimghat tohlom b'Gonzi prim ministru ! Gimmick titkellem dwar il-mina meta ma tafx hiex jew tistax issir. Fuq il-karti rajna hafna progetti ta' GonziPN magh,ulin apposta biex jghammxu l-ghajnejn lejliet l-elezzjoni ! Tiftakar il-GIMMICK tal-White Rocks b'800 impjieg , Sur Ang ?
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:05
Le ma ndunawx, ghax Superone, l-Orizzont u Tony Zarb ma qalux li hija gimmick. Bhal tal-VAT din. Malta afdat lil DR GIMMICK, ghax tal-VAT deheret sabiha, imma meta dahhal ic-CET, u gholla t-tariffi, l-ellew telquh Lino u George, imbghad telqitu Malta. Ha naraw temmnux did-darba. Il-hasra hi, li jekk temmnu, meta tinduna jkun tard wisq.
Charlene Bonnici
Jan 12th, 16:07
Like yours mela
James Catania
Jan 12th, 17:00
Wow, such original thinking... the depth of your argument is incalculable
Mario Scicluna
Jan 12th, 18:09
Bravu Angelo, estendejt il vokabularju tieghek fl-ahhar, tghallimt il-kelma 'gimmick' li tista tinkiteb kemm bl-Ingliz u kemm bil-Malti, kemm twaqqa' ic-'C' zejda u ghatiha lil GonziPN!
Noel Cuschieri
Jan 12th, 22:14
Sur Vassallo, nispera li taf li Laburisti tinkiteb hekk u mhux "Lejburisti"!!!
A Dimech
Jan 12th, 14:59
PN has not realised that Gonzi has become a big liability.
A liability because all he can offer is negative speech or dreams (like the gozo tunnel).
PN has the chance to remove him before the campaign, but they did not - and they will have one of their biggest electoral defeats at the hands of Gonzi.
Joseph Attard
Jan 12th, 15:47
Ghandek zball A Dimech
Filfatt tant indunaw li Gonzi liability li qed jimbuttaw lil Simon mieghu biex forsi jtih ftit sahha
M Borg
Jan 12th, 15:57
It is thanks to Gozi that you and all of us in Malta are not out on the streets without any work or pensions.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:10
Sour grapes. 'He can offer ONLY negative speech.' Unless you look at Lufthansa; SR; Birgu marina; record tourism; 20,000 jobs (including 8,000 women); call centres; MCAST; 10,000 university students; higher income tax ceilings for 4 years running; 25 out of 33 Sant taxes removed or reduced;......
Yes, if you put all these and other projects aside, only negative speech remains. Some liability!
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 12th, 14:51
The problem with the Gonizi pn is that people are more intelligent today
so by telling us you studding lying & make people fear will get you >>> NOWHERE !!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5W4k6vD2WY
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:11
That's what was said in 1996 re-VAT. People believed that PN was scaring the people. Come Sant, go VAT, come CET, come 33 taxes,...and BOOM!
Michael Campbell
Jan 12th, 14:50
On morals and principles.
Met this old wise man this morning. He commented, moral principles are a thing of the past. He said that lying by the prime minister is called politics. Lying by us is known as a crime. Five years ago gonzi lied about mistra. But used the issue to win the election.
Can't trust politicians. Especially those who lie blatantly.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:16
Michael Five years ago PL lied about health. They scared us that if Gonzi is elected, health will not remain free. Today, 5 years later, WHO WAS LYING???? Other BLATANT PL lies include: 10,000 Sicilian workers will invade; EU will NEVER accept Maltese language; stipends will not be touched; we should follow Cyprus, etc. Was the WISE man you met this morning blind; or did he speak Greek.
j brincat
Jan 12th, 14:41
"Further incentives would be given for SMEs in Gozo, including income tax cuts for those who opened a business in Gozo and employed people"
Who remembers the promises made by the then GonziPN in 2008????
Isn't it deja' vu?
jb.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:18
j brincat Get the ferry, and go see for yourself. New Mgarr harbour; new roads; Cittadella restauration; etc. These are SOME of the projects, NOT PROMISES that Gonzi did. Joseph is the one to promise, Gonzi the one to do the projects. You also forget another fact: Gozo gets a better share than Malta from EU funds, which Joseph was against. Perhaps he should remind the Gozitans this fact.
j brincat
Jan 12th, 14:39
Stunned GonziPN in real Panic Mode!
Perhaps, he should be advised that the least he say the better!
But then that what happens when one just stares at the yonder stars!!!!
jb
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 16:22
For once I agree with you, j brincat. The least Gonzi says the better. Because he is more used to ACT than SPEAK. That is the difference between Joseph and Gonzi. Joseph 'spoke' to Iceland; 'spoke' about Cyprus; 'spoke' about 'Made in Brussels'; 'spoke' about VAT. Gonzi 'acted' on jobs, roads, factories' solar energy. There's a big difference between Joe and Gonzi. Words and acts.
Carl Carabott
Jan 12th, 14:37
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/algeria-turkey-gas-agreement-extended-for-10-years_821189.html
Mariano Camilleri
Jan 12th, 15:22
thanks thats exactly what i needed to see ...turkey uses a pipeline just like pn is saying
Abe Sammut
Jan 12th, 17:02
i thought pn said you cannot make agreement for 10 years. They,re still tryiing to fool everyone.
Eve Axiaq
Jan 12th, 17:13
U meta tahseb li jlestihulek dan il pipeline Gonzi? Meta ha tnax il sena fuq ic-Cirkewwa u sbatax il sena fuq Materdei. U fejn kien qabel Gonzipn? Fil BWSC u l comissions? Daqs kemm se noholmu bit tunnel se noholmu bil pipeline taht Gonzipn.
Ronald Cauchi
Jan 12th, 14:34
So anything Muscat says is a gimmick, Gonzi of course gets divine inspiration for whatever he says LOL
j brincat
Jan 12th, 14:34
SOME of GonziPN’s unkept promises made in 2008:
• Tax reduction and a revision of tax band with effect 1/1/2009
• 7000 jobs in Smart city
• Balancing of deficit by 31/12/2010
• Written guarantee given to Go, Air Malta, Malta Drydocks, bus owners etc.
• No increases in utility bills
With such a negative track record one wonders where GonziPN’s credibility has gone to!
jb
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:06
Well said. Anyone can deny this?
Ian Spiteri
Jan 12th, 14:33
Hons Gone-zzzz ghax tara xi tgerfix ghandek go darek minflok tissindika f'dar haddiehor!! Kun kostruttiv, u ghidilna xi punti biex forsi thajjar lin-nies jivvutawlek. Ossessjonat bil-proposti u suggetti tal-PL u mohhok x'inhuma jaghmlu! INT, x'ser taghmel??!! tghidilnix, "studji" jew "irridu nanalizzaw". kun konkret!
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:07
Partit Nazzjonalista.... Panic Nazzjunalista
Matt Ellul
Jan 12th, 14:33
Mela irridu nsaqsu lilek ghal liema distrett irridu nohorgu Lawrence? your time is over. give malta a break.
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:08
Eq mela... irridu nitolbu permess lil Wenzu Gonzi hux fejn irridu nohorgu... ara fejn johrog hu u shabu.. dak tajjeb u inkontestabbli... dawn in-nies 'sono mandati da dio'
Keith Vella
Jan 12th, 14:30
Speak the truth...
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/algeria-turkey-gas-agreement-extended-for-10-years_821189.html
johann spiteri
Jan 12th, 16:12
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/idUS50783+20-Nov-2012+HUG20121120
Mr J Xerri
Jan 12th, 14:30
If unfavourable, now expect Dr Gonzi to call the election result a Labour Party 'gimmick'
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:08
LoL... good one mate
Joe Bonanno
Jan 12th, 17:14
Mr Xerri, truer words were never spoken. But, cut them some slack.
The PN is in a panic mode. Unfortunately for them, being like Chicken Little and always saying that the sky is falling and everything is a gimmick loses its juice after a brief time. On the other hand, watching them sweat and foam at the mouth is better than watching a comedy. So enjoy.
Mary-Grace Borg
Jan 12th, 17:21
fiha hafna x tahseb din ghalkemm qed nitbissem
Edmond Micallef
Jan 12th, 14:21
The more Dr Gonzi is opening his mouth during this electoral campaign, the more his dictatorship style of leadership is becoming evident.
Stop thinking that you are the alpha and the omega of the universe, Dr Gonzi. And the sooner, the better for you and all of us.
J Cutajar
Jan 12th, 14:18
GonziPn mhux ahjar tghidilna inti x'ser taghmel:
Taf x'hi huma Gimmick l-ittri li baghat lill-
Haddiema
tal-AirMalta,
tas-sea Malta,
Maltacom,
tal-Linja,
tnaqqis tal-waiting list, bordijiet tal-gvern b'sejha pubblika, income tax inqas sa mill-2008, akkademja tal-puluzija ta' kandja, promenad qajjenza, smart city, Kunpanija tal-Brazil, il-Kumpanija tal-Costetics tal-ajruplani,
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:09
Anke jien ili nistaqsi lilu u lil erba satelliti tieghu li jkollu jigru warajk hawn.. izda dejjem minghajr risposta bqajt. GonziPN ma tistghax tafdah, ahseb u ara kemm nista nafda il-futur tieghi f'GonziPN! allahares.
Michael Seychell
Jan 12th, 17:15
JC Ezempju wiehed ikun bizzejjed - Alfred Sant wieghed lill Kunsill u Haddiema tat-Tarzna li l-Kunsill taghhom kilen ser jibqa fidejn il-haddiema, izda kif sar Prim Ministru l-ewwel Ligi li ghadda fil-festa ta San Pawl, kienet li lil-haddiema tat-Tarzna, is-suldati ta-l-azzar tal-MLP, hadilhom il-Kunsill minn idejhom u nehha lill Sammy Meilaq minn Chairman tat-Tarzna.
.
M. Seychell Tal-Pieta
Alfred Falzon
Jan 12th, 14:09
Hon PM, there is more in vocabulary than the word "gimmick".
A Abela
Jan 12th, 14:07
"government was discussing a Qatari proposal to set up a gas terminal in Malta to sell gas to Europe" if labour two gas tanks is "a bomb" what is this? I cant understand these people. Dr muscat candidature for the Gozo district is a gimmick. What gimmick? Does he need your permission dr goni? What arrogance.
peter Grech
Jan 12th, 14:06
The more I read what Gonzi is saying the more I am voting to PL. Ex PN.
jm busuttil
Jan 12th, 14:33
Kemm hawn Ex PN mill elves.
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:11
@JM Busuttil,
Jien wiehed minnhom ukoll, grazzi ghal arroganza li nara minn nies bhalek. Meta trid u x'hin trid, intik kopja tat-tesserri tieghi li kelli fil-Partit Nazzjonalista. L-originali ma nistax intijomlok ghax ili li bghatthom lura fid-dar centrali.
jm busuttil
Jan 12th, 15:49
@ Joseph Micallef
Not to worry two of my family voted Pl last election and they will be voting PN this time around, just for the sake of their stability in their work place. So thats 2-1 for PN.
Noel Cuschieri
Jan 12th, 23:43
@ J.M. Busuttil
I am NOT a labourite but I am voting to oust the Nationalists from government!
Charles Massa
Jan 12th, 14:05
Issa Gonzi irid jindahal fl affarijiet interni tal PL? Halli insemmu ftit gimmicks ta Gonzi
a) it tnaqqis fl income tax minn 35% ghal 25%
b) Smart City, White Rocks Complex, Kumpanija Braziljana, Kumpanija tal ajruplani
c) Sigurat ta xoghol lil diversi haddiema
d) 7000 unemployed
e) waiting list l isptar, pazjenti fil kuruturi, nuqqas ta medicini
f) partita wedi ohra li 400 kelma ma servux
victor ellul
Jan 12th, 14:45
insejt jl, bomba siehbi mhux tat.tankijiet imma tas 6 BILJUN euro dejn !
J Demicoli
Jan 12th, 14:04
Gonz, try to find another adjective please. At least it makes you look to have made an effort on something!
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:12
It's impossible Mr.Demicoli as Lawrence Gonzi and his elves, so far, proved to be excellent, fine copiers.. you see it everywhere. Let alone how original they can be in finding other adjectives.
A. Mizzi
Jan 12th, 13:59
IL-KING OF THE WORLD of gimmicks tkellem!
L'ONORARJA li ha hu u ta' lill Ministri tieghu ma kienetx GIMMICK!
j brincat
Jan 12th, 13:58
Reminds me of Don Quixote but instead of windmills he's seeing gimmicks round every nook and cranny!
LOL!!!!
jb
Joseph Bugeja
Jan 12th, 13:58
L. Gonzi is more interested in what J. Muscat is doing than in what he is going to do.
If this is true and labelled a 'gimmick' because Gozo 'always suffered' under P.L. then what is the fact that 'Gonzi' is contesting the second district. A look or a ride through Cospicua will show you the utter shambles the place is in.
It looks literally like a war zone.
Any comment from CMB or Gonzi perhaps?
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 12th, 13:57
Gonzi pn Why had Labour opted against a gas pipeline partly funded by the EU,
lying and lying , will get you >>> NOWHERE !!!!! not true
Leo Bartolo
Jan 12th, 13:53
Min tant nies, Gonzi jitkellem fuq il-gimmicks. Ghandu ragun ghax espert fil-gimmicks.
Kienu gimmicks: It -tnaqqis tal-income tax fl-ewwel sena tal-legislatura. L-ittri li baghad lill-haddiema tal-Air Malta, tal-Enemalta, lid-drivers tax-xarabanks u ohrajn. Kienet gimmick, ir-riforma tat-traport pubbliku. Kienet gimmick li se jnaqqas id-dejn u hafna u hafna ohrajn. White Rocks. Smart City
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:13
GonziPN missu johloq ministeru li l-ministru responsabbli minnu u jkun hu in persona. Ministeru tal-gimmicks
Tonio Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:51
This is arrogance at its best. Is it the Nationalist Party that have to decided for the Labour Party where to field it's candidates? The Labour Party's task is to use whatever strategy it deems fit to make sure that it not only beats GonziPN at the polls, but also to garnish to best possible working majority in Parliament. All the Nationalists have to do is to try to match the strategy!
j brincat
Jan 12th, 13:51
Now look who's talking about gimmicks!
The master of them all!
Doesn't he remember the mother of ALL gimmicks he made in 2008!
The 7000 IT jobs in Smart City !
AND the other trump card hastily pulled out of the hat - the dangling of the carrot for the middle-class ie reduction of income tax from 35 to 25 per cent!
The people cannot be fooled ALL the time
Jb
B. Theuma
Jan 12th, 13:49
Iva issa anke l-ghazla tad-distrett fejn ser jikkontesta Muscat hija gimmick ghall-PN ? Mela veru l-PN tilef is-sustanza kollha din id-darba f'din il-kampanja elettorali ?
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:14
Il-Partit Nazzjunalista hu 'leaderless' u 'rudderless'. Il-hasra hi li rrenda lill-pajjiz fl-istess sitwazzjoni!
V Caruana
Jan 12th, 13:44
And now ALL Pn spokesmen and apolagist shall follow suit and speak out: Joseph is a gimmick. Joseph is a gimmick. Dr. Gonzi give us some intelligence NOT vendictive wording.
Roberta Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:38
Note to PN strategists: please find another catch phrase for Dr. Gonzi ASAP. Calling everything the PL announces a "gimmick" will NOT win you the election.
C. Mifsud
Jan 12th, 13:37
Who contests on which district has always been a party decision (for both parties). Generally candidates choose to contest 'their' district but this is no rule. Even PN did this in the last election. E.g. we had Tonio Fenech contesting on St. Paul's Bay when he has no connection whatsoever with this locality. So GonziPN, please mind your own and your party's business!
Antoine Zammit
Jan 12th, 13:36
MLP will drive Malta straight against the wall. Dritt ghal gol-hajt mann!
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 13:30
“It is not possible to have a credible manifesto if you do not have clear and credible principles” I’m quoting JM words by words during his Sunday speeches, live by what you preach Dr.Muscat it’s time to prove to us that we can trust you, publish your reports and your studies so you too can have a credible manifesto
j brincat
Jan 12th, 15:19
Where's the Pn's manifesto?
Or are they waiting for the PL's so that they copy it?
jb
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 15:47
you can download it online from the PN web page..my god some people never cease to amaze me. do you want the link as well or shall i deliver it to you at your address. please reply at your own convenience
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 13:29
.“Replacing a government monopoly with a private one is not liberalization. Liberalization means opening the market up so as to allow the consumer more choice generated through competition”. I’m quoting Dr.Muscat word by word, is he not contradicting himself now replacing a government monopoly with a private one. “Transparency is the key” where is the transparency now ???
Peter Simpson
Jan 12th, 13:28
Bi Prim Ministru' tal-gimmicks' kif nistghu insolvu l-problema tal-energija? 'Gimmick? taf xinhu gimmick, GonziPN...power station li imarrad u inniggez u jiproduci l-eletriku b'rata gholja! Gimmick jintenn kienet l-ghazla disastruza ta power station jahdem biz-zejt mahmug: l-uniku wiehed 'gdid' fl-Ewropa!
George Cassar
Jan 12th, 13:22
Why is it another gimmick?
Dr. Gonzi should be ashamed of his candidacy on the 2nd district as he did nothing worthwhile for the people there. And while we are at it why did Dr. Gonzi choose the 7th instead of the 9th this time? Another gimmick maybe?
jm busuttil
Jan 12th, 14:35
Well George Cassar I used not to frequent the 2nd District but thanks to the PN I occasional come over and entertain myself together with my family. If for you its nothing I pity you.
A Abela
Jan 12th, 15:06
Ara tiehux lill familtek ix xatt ta bormla, taf kemm tihu gost
Martin Saliba
Jan 12th, 13:21
Daw gimmick ukoll ?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2012/10/26/energy-forecast-2013-2014-convert-to-natural-gas/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324442304578231971686491946.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/NaturalGas/6996762
edin tigdbu fuq l 10 snin .
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/01/07/259005.html
ftejim ta 20 s
anthony brincat
Jan 12th, 13:20
rajtuhom il kolonni tat tiatru bla saqaf qalu li sejrin jaghmlulom id damask bhal tal knisja hahaha x kruwa
A.Felix Busuttil
Jan 12th, 13:18
mela kollox gimmick ??????????
pat muscat
Jan 12th, 13:17
Who does not believe that with the present sky high electricity bills, toxic air and an EneMalta that its on its knees we are not 'gol-hajt' already?
What we need to do is reverse, fix what has to be fixed, change the dirty and expensive engine, and get on to a new direction: forward with Pl's proposal of affordable energy and clean air for all!
GonziPN's proposal is more of the same: lethargy!
anthony borg
Jan 12th, 13:16
Dr Gonzi the 500 euros that you and your klikka toke from us is A GIMMICK???
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:14
Poor little Gonzi... Dr.Muscat seems to be creating a lot of trouble for you and your fragmented party of tribes. There is nothing to do ay.. just call it a day.
VINCENT WILLIAMS
Jan 12th, 13:08
If the PM is going to go on with such banal criticism of 'Gimmicks' towards the Labour Party's projects and for what is the Labour Leadership is doing. Than I'm afraid that the PN Leader is going to be known as 'Mr. Gimmick.'
It is clear that Labour is 100 per cent correct when such party is stating that the PN's campaign is a very negative one.
Gordon Farrugia
Jan 12th, 13:05
gonzi speaking of gimmicks and thens he mentions that a tunnel between Malta and Gozo will be serously considered. That for me is the biggest gimmick in the 25 years this government has been administering the country.....
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:04
The Maltese people have to choose between facts or the lies that come out from the lejber media; They say people have no work yet Malta has never had so many jobs before. They say the country is doing bad yet the government is planning to reduce taxes while all other EU countries are raising them. They always say the opposite of the truth!
How can we trust lejber to lead our country!
Eddy Privitera
Jan 12th, 13:11
Joseph Aquilina. Tiftakar min kien wieghed 7,000 impjieg tì. l-aktar tal-IT fi Smart City ? Min wieghed li se jnaqqas it-taxxa minn 35 ghal 25% FL-EWWEL SENA, biex iss wieghed li se jnaqqasha ghal 32% u dan se jaghmlu l-PL fil-legislatura li jmiss ! Tiftaraha li storja tal-KUmopanija Braziljana ? Tal- Kumpanija Aviation Cosmetics ? U hafna gideb iehor ?
m. borg (slm)
Jan 12th, 13:58
Lol
A. Mizzi
Jan 12th, 14:03
THE ELECTORATE TRUSTED 4 Labour MPS to the 2 by the PN ....
What lies are coming out of the Labour Media the promised proposals, WHAT IS COMING OUT OF THE PN MEDIA.... hope we get some meaty proposals soon.....maybe even copied from the LP Manifesto too!
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 15:15
Eddie stop twisting & turning fact this is exactly what Dr Gonzi said "The Brazilian company JM mentioned has set up shop in Malta. I am sorry that they have been here for a year and JM does not know about it. What i cannot understand is that other reports that are good for Malta and praise Malta in the economy are not mentioned by PL. " do you want the link to see for yourself
Gordon Farrugia
Jan 12th, 16:20
planning to reduce taxes lol such a farce if you can find one!!!!!
they should have reduced taxes in their first day of governance.
But no they propose it on their last budget which didn't pass - such buffons!
Emanuel Zahra
Jan 12th, 13:04
A government in perils, it is evident, PN are struggling to keep up with Labour, it's all about credibility and I'm afraid that PN has lost it all.
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:12
We all know who wins when talking about credibility; definitly not Joseph Muscat who has a proven track record of ALWAYS BEING WRONG ... VAT, STIPENDS, EU, EURO, IM, CYPRUS, and now ENERGY too!!
Don't talk about credibility if you want to talk about lejber! The two do not go well together!
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:16
They know hux li they will be loosing the election big time... I'm pretty sure that all those who watched Xarabank yesterday, saw a Partit Laburista which is fully and highly prepared and organised, even the way public speaking is carried out. On the other side, we are seeing a PN made up of fragments, unprepared, disorganised, frail and out of breath.
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Jan 12th, 14:58
@ JM
Believe it or not a friend of mine who was inclined not to vote this time for PN told me this morning that because of the poor show of Pl on Xarabank he is going to vote for PN , if anything not to be blamed for putting PL in gov which will be the doom of Malta.
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:03
Gonzi jinkwetani fuq il-GIMMICK li mar jivvinta u jbezza bill-bomba laburista u jien il-bombi ta' Gonzi nircivihom kull xaghrejn fil-letterbox mal-kont tad-dawl. Jien nintwerer izda meta nara l-arroganza ta' Gonzi u shabu fl-aghar livelli taghha, meta nara lil Gonzi minghajr pjanijiet ghall-pajjiz, meta nara lil Gonzi li ma jghidx b'KEMM, b'KIF u META se jrahhas id-dawl. Gonzi Gimmicks!!
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 12:59
Ghal Gonzi kollox gimmick li jigi mill-Partit Laburista. Ghalijja taf x'inhu gimmick? GonziPN innifsu u l-Partit Nazzjonalista hekk kif inhu mahkum minnu! Jien irrid nara Partit Nazzjonalista li kont tant inhobb jerga jmur fl-istat pristin tieghu, Partit Nazzjonalista li hu verament tan-nazzjon u tal-poplu mhux ta' erba tal-qalba. Sabiex nizgura li dan isehh, sejjer nivvota bil-qalb ghall-PL
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 12:59
Ghal Gonzi kollox gimmick li jigi mill-Partit Laburista. Ghalijja taf x'inhu gimmick? GonziPN innifsu u l-Partit Nazzjonalista hekk kif inhu mahkum minnu! Jien irrid nara Partit Nazzjonalista li kont tant inhobb jerga jmur fl-istat pristin tieghu, Partit Nazzjonalista li hu verament tan-nazzjon u tal-poplu mhux ta' erba tal-qalba. Sabiex nizgura li dan isehh, sejjer nivvota bil-qalb ghall-PL
Kevin Tanti
Jan 12th, 12:59
Dr Gonzi,
x'kienet ir-raguni li fl-2008 int ikkontestajt fuq Tas-Sliema meta l-PN dejjem kellu kandidatura b'sahhitha fuq dak id-distrett? Dik x'tissejjah?
U bliema arroganza trid minghalik tikkmanda lil PL fuq il-kandidatura tieghu?
R. Aquilina
Jan 12th, 12:58
Dr. Gonzi can you please come up with any kind of proposal for the electoral campaign. All we have heard is the word " gimmick " over & over again. There is now doubt that you are obsessed with JM and the PL's professional presentation of their campaign. Come on Dr. Gonzi , get your candidates working and give us some decent proposals , and not just simply attacking the other side.
Mr J Xerri
Jan 12th, 12:57
Gonzi and his party buzzword: "Gimmick"
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:07
Perfecto Mr. Xerri... I thought I couldn't experience worse of Gonzi... but he left me stared.. each day, we are witnessing even worse from GonziPN.
Manwel Sinagra
Jan 12th, 13:58
In 2008 it was Smart............
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 12:57
Ha nghidlu jien lil Gonzi x'inhuma l-prioritajiet ta' Gonzi ghal-ghawdex. Progett tat-terminal ta' l-Imgarr li dam SNIN aktar minn meta suppost tlesta u gie jiswa eluf ta' euro aktar. Il-progett tat-toroq li dam is-snin u li ghamel minn Ghawdex dizaztru totali u honoq il-kummerc ghaliex ma kienx hemm pjan. Issa bil-wicc vili jghid li Dr.Muscat se jkun gimmick ghal Ghawdex. Mela kollox gimmick?
J Scicluna
Jan 12th, 12:55
Ara titfghax CD ohra DJ Gonzi ghax din tal-gimmick indrat issa!!
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:05
You can call white what is black; Fact is that Joseph Muscat strategy is very simple; promise everything to everyone. Who cares if afterwards we do not do anything from what we say (like what happened in 1996)! What is important is that Joseph is PM and lejber is in government!
joseph tabone
Jan 12th, 15:10
anke ir-rohs tad-dawl u l-ilma indrat,ghax mhemm xejn xjuri.
carmel cassar
Jan 12th, 12:55
If th pl two gas containers are are bomb, what about a gas terminal?
JL Deguara
Jan 12th, 14:05
I don't know why the PN is trying to persuade with fear. Every household has got a gas cylinder.
jm busuttil
Jan 12th, 14:37
@ JL Deguara
If you don't mind can PL kindly put the Gas tanks next to JL Deguara's house, He/She/They/Them do not mind as they already have a gas cylinder at home.
Joseph Frank
Jan 12th, 18:04
Can jm busuttil tell us where he or she lives so we could dismantle the gigantic storage tanks from Birzebbugia and reconstruct them again next to his home?
JL Deguara
Jan 12th, 18:12
@ jm busuttil
I think the average adult got my point. We're talking about a gas container, its explosive yes, but we store explosive fuel nowadays as well. With the necessary safety precautions it wouldn't be a problem.
You're backing your arguments with fear and arrogance ..again, again and AGAIN!
M Cutajar
Jan 12th, 12:55
Quote "govt was discussing a Qatari proposal to set up a gas terminal in Malta to sell gas to Europe" - can we please be informed about the site where these 'BOMBS' are going to be placed?
Carmelo Sammut
Jan 12th, 12:53
Ex-Prim Ministru qed inhoss li tant tinsab darek mal hajt li lanqas taf x se taqbad tghid
Less then 60 Days u ma narawkx iktar Nehilsu minnek Darba ghal dejjem
No Franco No Vote
Joseph Camilleri
Jan 12th, 12:47
jowzef muscat can contest wherever he likes he is inexperienced and considered to be a zatat. Energy is expensive world wide , when he is prime minister then he has to keep his promise as he said he will and finances tight as they are will have to come from other scources. If he taxes the hospital then I will certainly vote for him next time because persons who shouldnt be there will go.
C. Agius
Jan 12th, 13:13
Mr Camilleri, if as you say energy is inexpensive so how come we have one of the most expensive payments for energy in Malta? To include also that the government never mention that he would not reduce prices if again they would be in power.
m. borg (slm)
Jan 12th, 12:46
Furthermore, how could anyone believe that Labour could negotiate a fixed gas price for 10 years when prices were rising?
Either gonzi is living on planet gimmick or he is simply fibbing:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121120-700399.html
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:07
That is a 10 year sales agreement; NOT A FIXED PRICE!! Where in that article did you read fixed price!??
Roberta Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:34
PN seems to have never heard of the term 'hedging agreement'. Of course such things were always initiated by a Labour government whilst the PN ministers 'forgot' about them and we were stuck buying oil at higher prices.
Wilfred Camilleri
Jan 12th, 13:38
A signed ten year agreement doesn't necessarily mean a ten year agreement that the price remains fixed!
joe muscat
Jan 12th, 12:46
but why a gimmick....is he afraid that the Gozitans are going to trust more Joseph Muscat
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:09
Gozitans are free to do what they want; I trust the Gozitans know what is best for them! Under lejber its not Gozo that will go back, but Malta including Gozo! All the Maltese which includes the Gozitans too ... why you ask? Simple ... because Joseph Muscat has a proven track record of always being wrong; he keeps on adding one entry after the other to that record! How can we trust him?
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:10
Gonzi imwerwer minn kollox... jaf li ghandu telfa kbira gejja minn Ghawdex. Hu jaf mill-istharrig tieghu stess li hu u l-partit tieghu se jitlef bil-kbir minn Ghawdex, pajjiz li kien jiddependi hafna fuqu l-partit tieghu, izda li anke il-fiducja taghhom irnexxilu jitlef. GONZI SFIDUCJAT MINN KULLHADD
JL Deguara
Jan 12th, 14:08
He knows Gozo is a Nationalist fortress, and he is afraid of JM unpredictability.
A. Schembri
Jan 12th, 12:44
Gonzi ma kienx johrog fuq il kottonera? Saqsihom il ta bormla jekk kinx jati kashom gonzi...ibda minn dak id dizastru li emm fuq ix xatt ta bormla li suppost ilu lest supp
Maria Mangion
Jan 12th, 12:42
A little reminder 835 million in debt for enemalta with the PN policies on energy. I am sure results speak for themselves . Should the PL have a small chance to succeed in his attempt to give us a cleaner energy at a cheaper price we citizens have to let them try.
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Jan 12th, 14:46
But the PN knows how to give us clean air already NO more inhaling of fumes from buses-- and this is FACT not a castle in the air as PL's case is
Joseph Camilleri
Jan 12th, 12:42
Wasn't the Gozo Regional Council an Alfred Sant proposal, whom you critised in the same sentence?
Make your mind up Dr Gonzi.
m. borg (slm)
Jan 12th, 12:42
Mela l-weghda tal-mina x'inhi gonz?
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:14
So lejber does not believe in a permanent link between Malta and Gozo! Did you tune to OneNews before you actually wrote that comment? I am just asking because what you wrote does not go well with the strategy adopted by Joseph Muscat for this election; i.e. - to PROMISE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE ... now that is what I call a gimmik!
William Caligari
Jan 12th, 12:41
Ikolli nghid li sa' l-elezzjoni, nispiccaw
b'xi 8 jew 9 gimmicks!!!!!
Ir-Road Map tal-Labour bdiet issa.X'fiha din ir-Road Map?
Wisq nahseb li, l-PN inqabad fuq sieq wahda!!!!
E. Azzopardi
Jan 12th, 12:40
These stupid statements make me furious. Anybody can choose wherever he/she wants to contest. If Dr. Muscat believes that contesting in Gozo is good for his party, then so be it. Nobody is telling the Nationalist Leader where to contest.
I certainly believe that the PM should have more important things to comment upon.
Eddy Privitera
Jan 12th, 12:39
B'liema wicc Lawrence Gonzi jrid jindahal fejn johrog kandidat Dr. Muscat ? Iridx jghidlu wkoll li m'ghandux dritt jilbes ingravata blue , ukoll !
adrian dimech
Jan 12th, 14:07
eddy i remember people who in mosta used to stop people to help in topping up a mobile card because they did not know how to use a mobile today they comment on the times this is gonzi this is this called modern society
R Abela
Jan 12th, 12:39
He said the PN would roll out a tourism plan ..........................................paroli hemm kieku.
Mghux qedd jithajjar jghidilna hu ukoll fejn ghandhom johorgu il kandidati tal PL ghux?
Willie Grech
Jan 12th, 12:39
"the tunnel project proved feasible, the government would go for it"
if proved feasible? Didn't we have Austin Gatt saying that it will cost over 600 million euros? is it feasible or not? Dr. Gonzi, declarations like these are always considered as a gimmick!!!!
JL Deguara
Jan 12th, 14:01
I think what Dr.Gonzi is referring to is feasibility in terms of maritime studies, impact on environment, etc. as well as budget wise.
What I see as ridiculous is that the Cirkewwa terminal will be inaugurated soon, and the PN is promising a tunnel. Does this mean that the money spent to build the two Gozo Channel terminals, might have been used better before in the planning of a tunnel?
M Grima
Jan 12th, 12:38
I'll bet every Euro I have that if Muscat really chooses Gozo as one of the districts he would stand for, Dr. Gonzi will do the same. GonziPN is so good at copying, he's surrounded by experts in the art of copying!!!!
Eddy Privitera
Jan 12th, 13:14
M. Grima: Ma tarax, mela r-Regina ta' GHawdex, Giovanna DEbono se thallih jindahlilha fir-renju taghha ! U lanqas kien kapaci jibdilha se jkollu l-kuragg jisfidaha fl-istess distrett taghha ?
L Zammit
Jan 12th, 13:44
Do you know what you are saying. It's simply the other way round Mr Grima
M Grima
Jan 12th, 12:36
Dr. Gonzi is obsessed with buzz words and it seems that he got stuck on the word 'gimmicks'. To him Labour's evergy plans are a gimmick similar to Muscat's plans that he may stand as a candidate for Gozo (his words) .
So, this is rich coming from a man who is an expert on detecting gimmicks to promise a tunnel which the Gozitans do not want. Is Dr. Gonzi living a dream or what??
Joseph Frank
Jan 12th, 12:29
Ghall Gonz kull ma' jaghmel Joseph huwa gimmick. Hallina tridx, jew ghid xi haga bis-sens!
George Azzopardi
Jan 12th, 12:26
GonziPN imwerwrin huma w ghalek qed jippruvaw ibezzaw il-poplu!!
Saviour Cachia
Jan 12th, 12:24
Why the PN or rather Lawrence Gonzi cannot stick on what they intend to do if re-elected, instead of wasting time intruding where Labour leader Joseph Muscat should contest the general elections. Joseph satisfy Lawrence, ask his benediction!
anthony sultana
Jan 12th, 12:22
Gozo looks worst than 50 years ago,the people are more worried how to make a living now, than back in the 60's and 70's , compare to now we had more money in our pokets,with 2 years working abroad you will buy a decent house, now you have to get a loan to buy a poor house with no garden like a flat.The people of Gozo are not that fool anymore,they have sense enough to recognize between you 2.
V. Cauchi
Jan 12th, 12:14
Three buzz words till now in this campaign: doable, mix, gimmick.
How much more will we have during the next seven weeks?
Charles Sammut
Jan 12th, 12:32
Mr Cauchi, you omitted to also mention that all members of gonziPN were also directed by their "fearless leader" or by their propaganda machine to fix a smile upon their shameless faces to show US the Electorate that they are very confident about the Election,and of course to make them more approachable ....but is that a smile or a smirk?!?
Come 9th March minus a few days..we shall wipe it off !!
Maria Mangion
Jan 12th, 12:33
Ironically doable and mix are coming from the PL camp , it is the gimmick that is coming from the PN after 5 days.
Ivan Falzon
Jan 12th, 12:55
Let's not forget Roadmap
Maria Mangion
Jan 12th, 13:37
Doable and mix comes from PL campaign after 5 days only gimmick from the PN.
Mr Kevin Zammit
Jan 12th, 12:12
over estimated by 200 million ... thats alright Gonz ... at least money well spent that 100 million on a parliament building and a theater and city gate that are not there.
Then 100 million on a smart meter managed by not so smart ARMS ...
Sounds like Muscat is still within your bracket dottore :)
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:15
Did you know that Lejber indeed agreed to the way Parliament would be financed? Oh! ARMS, there where problems, but most of them where fixed, why? Because the government, unlike previous lejber government did not try to hide the story, but made it very clear to ARMS managment that things had to change! That is why PN are credibily while lejber - complain on everything - are not!
Joseph Agius
Jan 12th, 12:09
"Dr Gonzi reiterated his criticism of the PL's energy plans", coming from Dr Gonzi whose energy plans throughout his tenure have been so abysmally poor, if not altogether absent, his daring to go anywhere near the subject of energy plans is indeed rich.
Joseph Agius
Jan 12th, 12:49
the only words uttered by PL people is 'electricity' and 'kontijet tad-dawl'. They have wasted all that time in opposition to create this 'cunning plan' which is so lame even a kindergarten kid (not a repeater) realizes that father christmas is not the business man investing in this project!
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 12:53
Joseph. 'Abysmally poor' what? To start with, clearly you have NEVER looked at rooftops, because, if you EVER have, you will see the thousands of solar panels, partly sponsored by EU, which your Joseph was against. Like he's against, NOW, getting EU funding for the pipeline. He prefers regularly having ships bringing in the gas, and having two MASSIVE bombs sitting opposite to M'Xlokk!
Emanuel. Vella.
Jan 12th, 12:09
sitta u hamsin gurnata ohra.
M Grima
Jan 12th, 12:41
................forsi Malta tiehu nifs gdid u innehhu il-moffa ta' GonziPN.
L Zammit
Jan 12th, 13:48
@M Grima:................forsi . 'Forsi' sewwa ghedt.
Mark Brincat
Jan 12th, 12:09
Gimmick min IKKOPJA d-diska tal-kampanja elettorali tal-PL - Without You.
Gimmick min IKKOPJA li l-ewwel mass meeting tal-partit isir f'Għawdex.
jm busuttil
Jan 12th, 12:38
@ Mark Brincat
About the diska I cannot comment.
Is there a PN Mass Meeting in Gozo.???? Get your facts right.
Saviour Aquilina
Jan 12th, 12:43
Mela ma tafx kemm ikopja il PL lil PN?? Min bdija taht it tinda??
Paul Portelli
Jan 12th, 12:48
imma mhux gimmikk min ha hames mitt euro fil gimgha zieda
mhux gimmik min kemm ilu prim ministru hu ghamel dejn daqs kem ghamlu il prim ministri kollha
mhux gimmik min gholla id dawl u lilma mas smewwiet
mhux gimmik min kisser il partit nazzionalista bi klikka maghzula
need to say more mark?
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 12:58
U gimmick min webbilna bit-tnehhija tal-VAT. Gimmick min kien hareg ktejjeb bil-lista ta' prodotti li rahsu ghax neha l-VAT (li gholew iktar bic-CET, u l-ktejjeb sparixxa!); Gimmick min iffirma 'patt' mal-Maltin li jekk ma jzommx kelmtu li jahfer tliex xhur income tax, jirrizenja. Gimmick min dam jghidli jekk jitla' Gonzi fl-2008, is-sahha ma tibqax b'xejn. Ghaddew 5 snin, u ghadha B'XEJN!
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 13:17
@Paul Portelli
I told you once I told you many times, Lejber agreed with that, Joseph then changed his mind (you could see all the said faces behind him), then changed his mind again when he thought the President would ask him to be PM, now - obviously in line with the promise everything to everyone strategy - he seems to have changed his mind again ... HOW CAN YOU TRUST SUCH A PERSON!?
Paul Portelli
Jan 12th, 18:19
@ joseph Aquilina
Tell me where and when did joseph accept this.remember that the pm did this behind everybodies back in parlament as franco debono said remember? when gonzi does like joseph and put his carrier a garantee on the water and electricity issue then yes i will give my confidence to him.joe tell me one thing when ,how and by how much will your trusted gonzi lower the water
Charles Micallef
Jan 12th, 12:07
Gonzipn would be really be stuck for words during this election campaign ...if the word gimmick was deleted from the dictionary as it seems that every reasonable thing that the PL proposes for him is a gimmick, give the people of these Islands some credit dear Prime Minister and let them decide for themselves what is and what is not a gimmick......have you forgotten the income tax cut you promised
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:02
Charles. It's UNBELIEVABLE, but TRUE! For the last 4years, PN has adjusted the ceiling for income tax. Is it POSSIBLT that you are unaware of that? Only those who don't fall within the income tax region, or THOSE WHO void it, are unaware of this fact! Apart from that, PN has removed or reduced 25 of the 33 taxes introduce by Dr Gimmick. Remember? And YOU say that the promise was not kept???
Joseph Micallef
Jan 12th, 13:44
@ Joe M. Borg,
It's UNBELIEVABLE to see posts like yours! Imma kif ma tisthix titkellem fuq tax adjustment meta kien GonziPN li qal li se jnaqqas it-taxxa minn 35% ghal inqas fl-ahhar elezzjoni u baqa ma ghamilha qatt? Kif ma tisthix meta tara lil Gonzi ikecci lill-haddiema tal-GO, ta' l-AirMalta u tat-trasport pubbliku meta lil dawn baghtilhom ittra personali li se jzommom kollha? UNBELIEVABLE
Charles Micallef
Jan 12th, 15:00
Joe M Borg,
Do you live in Malta ? as if you did you should have listened to Dr Gonzi telling us why he did not stick to his electoral promise and reduce the top rate of income tax from 35% to 25% .. just like he spent the last 4 years telling us that electricty tariffs could not be reduced, and now that the general election draws closer he is telling us that he can reduce the tariffs...!
William Caligari
Jan 12th, 12:04
Mela kollox gimmick sar?
M'ghandhux dritt Muscat jikkontesta f'wiehed mit-13 il-distretti
li hawn? Ghawdex wiehed minnhom, so what?
Gonzi fl-2008 hareg ghad-disa distrett.
Eddy Privitera
Jan 12th, 12:01
Insejt kemm ghamilt weghdiet fil-passat, inkluz dwar GHawdex ??? Kellek bizzejjed zmien, ISSA TARD WSQ biex tipprova terga tidhaq bill -poplu Malti u Ghawdxi !
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:06
Tard wisq, Eddie, ghal min imwahhal BISS mal-Onetv. Onetv qatt ma juri l-20,000 impjieg, 8,000 minnhom nisa. Ma jurix il-Lufthansa, SR Electronics; restawr tas-swar; toroq godda mhallsa mill-EU (li Muscat ma riedx). Insejt ukoll li mill-fondi tal-EU, Ghawdex jiehu, statistikament, hafna iktar minn Mlta. Nispera li dan il-fatt, Joseph ifakkarulhom lill-Ghawdxin.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:08
PT 2. Anki issa stess, Joseph jippreferi jgib il-gass bil-vapuri, milli jgib fondi millEU ghall-pipeline! U jippreferi jibni zewg bombi quddiem M'Xlokk, minflok ma jkollu pipe jissuplixxi kontinwament. Basta kontra l-EU, u basta jtellef il-flus tal-EU lil Malta. Fejn hu l-Kunsill Lokali ta' M'Xlokk? Zewg bombi atomici quddiem wiccu mhux iwerwruh? Jew bombi ta' Joseph OK?
Gino Caruana
Jan 12th, 11:57
Gino Caruana
Iva allura dan kull ma jiproponi il-PL huwa kollox gimmick ghalih qisu hu biss jaf hafna........ftit iehor jonqsok u inqactuk minn hemm.
Joseph Aquilina
Jan 12th, 12:44
What do you expect them? To argue on the things they agree on!?
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:13
Gino. IVA! Insejt il-gimmicks tal-passat? Inehhu l-VAT; il-ktejjeb li juri l-affarijiet li rahsu minghajr VAT (imma dal-ktieb malajr sparixxa meta dahlet ic-CET); ta' meta Sant iffirma patt mal-Maltin, li hadd ma emmnu; li jekk jitla' Gonzi fl-2008, is-sahha ma tibqax b'xejn (meta kienu HUMA li dahhlu hlas); li meta nidhlu fl-EU jigu 10,000 Sqalli. Ghandek xi dubju fuq il-gimmicks tal-PL?
David John
Jan 12th, 11:55
Gozitan policemen transferred from Malta to Gozo recently to gain some more votes. That's what is happening right now by our caretaker government Gonzi PN. What happened to Gozo under the PN? All factories have been closed and hotels closing down. Why Lidl had his application refused several rumew? So Gozo suffered much more under the PN.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:14
8,000 new jobs on election even, with the courtesy of KMB. Colour TV's, promotions, all in MLP times.
N. Aquilina
Jan 13th, 15:02
Joe M Borg, two wrongs don't make one right! Dak iz zmien ta KMB kien hazin bhall ma hu hazin issa li qed jghamel Dr. Gonzi. So please remove your blue blinkers and for once be objective!
joseph azzopardi
Jan 12th, 11:55
I ask.... was the 7th district a gimmick as well? Let the best man win
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 11:54
PT3. 10x to his vision we survived the humiliation of asking for a bail out, he spent 5 years preaching on the living wage and this too failed to materialise, he spent 5 years preaching on transparency and this too failed to materialise now you want us to blindly follow in your E&W proposal what guarantee we have that this is feasible after so many fiascos and gimmicks you throw at us
Xmun Busuttil
Jan 12th, 13:56
Kemm tidher inkwetat Sur bonello. Jaqwa xi wiehed minn tal-klikka ta Dr.Gonzi int!! Jien sa l-ahhar elezzjoni Dr.gonzi kellu l-appogg tieghi u tal familja imam din id darba l-voti kollha sejrin al PL ghaliex Gonzi kull ma ghamel kisser ilkpartit taghna u pajjizna!!. Daqs Dr.Feneh Adami kien kapaci jzommu maqghud il-parttit. Milli jidher inkwetat Sur Bonello ghalkiex il-hin kollu tikteb fuq kollox!
Andre Briffa
Jan 12th, 11:52
There he goes again...Cyprus Joe will do ANYTHING for a few votes. Promising the world to everyone....we all know what happens though when Labour promises so much.
A. Xuereb
Jan 12th, 12:39
Isnt that what 'gimmick Laurence 'is doing in a fit of frenzy ? Scaremongering at its best.
Joseph Parnis
Jan 12th, 12:43
the same could be said about Gonzi pn and his merry what about his promises these last few years only all of a sudden Gonzi woke up and started doing things a bit late trying to make us forget what happend during the last few years just to give you a few reminders 600 euros a week for himself and his merry gang, the arriva, the Brazilian big big company, smart city etc i think Pn promises 2 much
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 11:51
PT2. Were are your principles Dr.JM if it was for you & AS we stayed out of the EU, lost all the benefits and other opportunities. But the no sooner after you left for the top pay job and AS is next in line. So much for political accountability, what about your Cyprus model, if it was for you we would all follow in their footsteps, but Gonzi par idejn soddi said otherwise
m. borg (slm)
Jan 12th, 12:43
Lol
John Bonello
Jan 12th, 11:51
PT1.And quiet right it’s another gimmick, like I always said the man is media manipulator we all remember the blatant lie on EDF “ haluwom il prezzijiet ha jolew” another gimmick from the MLP which helped them secured the 96 election. He was one complicit in this too, and the made from Brussels program, fact is he was the first that deserted Malta & went for the top pay job in Brussels
m. borg (slm)
Jan 12th, 12:43
Double Lol :)
Xmun Busuttil
Jan 12th, 12:51
Kemm qed tinkwieta sur Bonello il-hin kollu tikteb kontra l-PL. Qisek xi wiehed tal-klikka int ukoll ax tidher inkwetat wisq. Jien sal-ahhar elezzjoni Dr.Gonzi kellu l-vot tieghi imma din id-0darba l-vot tieghi u tal-familja sejjer ghal-PL. Ghar milli gabna sur Gonzi mux ha nkunu. Kisser partit u pajjiz. Daqs Dr.Fenech Adami zammu maqghud il-partit!
Jesmar Cutajar
Jan 12th, 11:48
Mr.Gonzi. Please give us a break now. By using the word "gimmick" you are not proving anything. It is backfiring against you. You are shooting every Labour proposal. This is very destructive. If you present your own proposals, then we can compare with the Labour. Until now I have heard nothing about your future proposals. People have to compare like with like.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:19
Yes, Jesmar, the word gimmick reminds us of: VAT; 'pact' signed by Sant in public; scaring us that if Gonzi was elected in 2008, healthy will not remain free; 10,000 Sicilians will come on joining EU;
PN does not need to propose for the future, you can see his past! Lufthansa, cruise terminal; 20,000 jobs; 10,000 university students; REAL stipends; record in tourism; new or enlarged hotels,....
V. Cauchi
Jan 12th, 11:48
A regional council should not be a prerogative only for Gozo; nor should its guaranteed distinctiveness as an electoral district due to its insularity. What about Malta's southern region with its particular problems, and other areas where difficulties abound? It all goes with the current discussion about constitutional reform which may include a new regional/ electoral setup for the country.
Joe Grech
Jan 12th, 11:46
As usual Dr. Gonzi is promising everything to everybody! We have become used to his irresponsible ways! He puts Party Political Interests before all else. He even used taxpayer money to bail out ex Ministers whom he threw out and also to shut up grumbling backbenchers. He allows our water to be stolen; our seas to be polluted by fishfarms.
Gozo has been abandoned - now he promises.....
Donna Parnis
Jan 12th, 12:44
Your right Mr Grech, Gonzi will promise the world as he does come election time, once voted into office all the promises are put on hold till the next election comes around then he tries to fit some in. Give promotions even when parliament is dissolved, and he learns a new work, GIMMICK is his word for this one lol. Gonzi and his crew are total gimmicks.
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:23
Joe and Donna. It seems that you came to live in Malta only recently. Gozo abandoned? Do you know that Gozo gets, statistically, MUCH MORE than Malta from the EU? PL was against this! 'Promising everything to everybody' has been used by PN for PL. Copycats are using it now as well.
To see whether they are gimmicks, check on: Lufthansa, SR; Medavia; 20,000 jobs; 10,000 university students;...
Joe M Borg
Jan 12th, 13:27
Pt 2. To DISCOVER for yourselves what 'gimmick' means, check on: VAT promise; booklet published to show cheaper prices as result of VAT removal (which 'vanished' when CET came into being); signing the 'pact' with Malta publicly in Valletta. Other gimmicks include: 10,000 Sicilian workers invading Malta; Maltese language will NEVER be accepted in EU; if PN wins in 2008, free health will stop.
Joe Grech
Jan 12th, 15:27
@Joe M. Borg - 1) That Gonzi has been promising everything to everybody is a FACT you cannot deny! Punto.
That Gozo has been abandoned despite the money individuals obtain from the E.U. is another fact. That it is not earning anything from Tourism is a fact since we get low cost tourists here who come for PEANUTS and on all inclusive terms. Such 'tourists' don't spend anything extra!
Joe Grech
Jan 12th, 15:32
@ Joe M. Borg 2) Do you ever go about? Don't you notice foreigners doing jobs which belong to Maltese? Mind you not people with the right to work here but others...
The PN has allowed Minister Giovanna Debono to fool around doing ANYTHING, allowing EVERYTHING to ensure re-election. Favours galore but unemployment and stagnation reign supreme in Gozo. And the tunnel...NOW, that's a GIMMICK!
Paul Caruana
Jan 12th, 11:46
Actually, it is quite a bold move, which could potentially backfire on the PL leader!
A. Xuereb
Jan 12th, 12:40
How so?
A.Felix Busuttil
Jan 12th, 13:19
why?
Mr Luciano Busuttil
Jan 12th, 11:45
U zgur. Ghax Ghawdex tieghu qal!
Giocchino Attard
Jan 12th, 15:47
not any more we tired of same two ministries fighting all the time.
Matt Ellul
Jan 12th, 11:44
Mohhok fil- gimmicks Lawrence .. Ahjar tohorgu il- proposti ! Mohhkom biss biex tbezzaw lil poplu ghax dik biss hi s- soluzzjoni ghalik flok tohrog b ideat ahjar minn tal- Labour Party. Loser.
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