Oil procurement allegations - PM expects more developments

effie stafrace

Feb 3rd, 12:15

why is that this man wants to regain power at all costs?Do not put stability at risk, Gonzi warns.stability is already at risk and i think he is the only person in this blessed country that doesn't know.5000 million euros debt,enemalta to this day with 800 million euros debt and the standard and poor downgrading of malta makes everyone believe if this man is living in Malta or on the moon.

Jo Borg

Feb 1st, 20:13

It is worth remembering what Hon Minister Gatt had to say on this matter.

http://www.facebook.com/joborgmalta?ref=tn_tnmn#!/photo.php?fbid=436690749738000&set=a.275562782517465.65133.100001912364823&type=1&theater

Joe Grech

Feb 1st, 13:02

'Dr Gonzi said the government believed that the environment had to be given a leading role in the consideration of development permit applications'
I agree with you completely Dr. Gonzi. You need to ADMIT that under you the environment was not given this leading role in development permit applications.;
Whish is WHY you wrecked the Malta and Gozo environmnets. Just to please Building Speculators

Eve Axiaq

Feb 1st, 10:38

I think Gonzi was seriously joking when said thay ODZ permits are for agricultural purposes.
The fact is that Gonzi failed on Mepa reform.

Joe A. Borg

Feb 1st, 10:30

To mention a few PN failures with the environment:

The rationalization act to start with that with the stroke of a pen, wiped out 3% of our ODZ.

Micro Industry park - once again, chopped of 2% of our ODZ.

It is true that we had a Lorry Sant era, but now we defiantly have a George Pullicino and his merry many man era as well to remember!

j brincat

Feb 1st, 10:11

"On the allegations of kickbacks on oil procurement, Dr Gonzi said .. more would come out on these allegations"

Action not words.

Enact the Whistleblowers' Law before going to election by convening Parliament in the same way you said you would do in respect of the judge case.

AND as promised by you in 2008 - Part of the President's do list on taking the oath as PM!

jb

j brincat

Feb 1st, 10:06

"Dr Gonzi said that the PN in its electoral programme had showed that it was still full of fresh ideas for a better quality of life"

GonziPN in 2008 promised us more of the same, in fact the promises were even more BUT then delivered very little.

So what are promises if at the end of the day they are not kept!

jb

Anthony Paris

Feb 1st, 10:05

As it was said in the Paul Newman movie "We have a failure to communicate". It seems that Gonzi does not understand the people, and the people do not understand Gonzi. He has confused people with his logic of convenience. One example was when he closed parliament for several weeks, and then he came back and said we have a backlog.

j brincat

Feb 1st, 10:04

"Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that labour's proposal to separate the environment from the planning processes in Mepa as 'very strange'"

Obviously, the one who promised to reform the MEPA and didn't succeed sees everything strange!

And what do the people see strange?

The fact that in 2008 GonziPN promised us a Whistlelblowers' Law and then didn't enact it!


jb

Joe Grech

Feb 1st, 10:00

Gonzi,How can u have the cheek to throw doubt on future handling of MEPA when yours has been a disaster!

You pretend that the only permits your party gave for out of development zones were for agriculture.What about the speculation of people with close PN connections that is ruining Wied il-Ghasel for ever?

Can you tell us how many projects of the ex-Deputy Chairman of MEPA are on the ODZ?

Noel Mifsud

Feb 1st, 09:38

Ghandek ragun ma tistax tifhem ghax apparti int ma tistax tifherm lil poplu, lanqas jien ma nisat nifhem kif wara 5 snin ma ghamiltx il whistleblower act. Nahseb wara 5 s nin kellek cans, l izjed l izjed kieku ma tajtx dawk il vaganzi kollha lil parlament ghax kont marbut mas siggu. Grazzi

Noel Mifsud

Feb 1st, 09:35

SUr Gonzi smajtek tghid li ma tafx jekk il ligi itikx permess tiftah il parlament, ma nafx ha nfakkrek li kieku ma irrizenjax Ray Pace kont tifthu gal impreachment. Sewwa qal EFA li minn ma jiggilidx il korruzzjoni ikun qed jinkoragija. Emmini ma nafx x xnaqbad nahseb, jekk hawn xi hadd jista jilluminani please do. Hu l parir ta EFA li nharsu l quddiem mhux lura, imma ma nafx kif tista tamlu

M. Baron

Feb 1st, 09:32

What is strange is the way Mepa decides one way regarding a case, and the diametric opposite regarding an entirely similar case... . Strange is how some cases are fast-tracked, and others are side-tracked. Change is a must with Mepa. And change is what the people want.

david debattista

Feb 1st, 09:08

Look lets put the cards on the table. Speaking as a Maltese person living in Gozo I can assure you irrespective of what others say Dr Gonzi and Dr Muscat that if Gozo ends up like Malta, and its NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CHARACTER ARE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE ISLAND IN FAVOUR OF SO CALLED DEVELOPMENT , WE WILL EVENTUALLY BE TAKEN OFF THE MALTESE TOURIST LIST . GOZO SURVIVES BECAUSE OF US FROM MALTA .

Joseph Buhagiar

Feb 1st, 08:47

Initially it was fine. But after many years and the corruption we used to hear about, I used to hate seeing Abela Cassar Sant on TV. It was time to change.

Now Austin, Gonzi, Tonio promising so many goodies to buy our vote after 25years. Why was this not done before. Corruption galore and police have no tools, No Whistle Blower act.
Time for another change Man.

cesco di luigi

Feb 1st, 08:36

In the early eighties, week in week out I followedEFA at every mass meeting around malta. All I heard was " corroption lorry sant corruption corruption lorry sant". That was 30 years ago.

Looking back on those days L Sant looks like a cuddly teddy bear, a child playing with some toys. At least he didn't ruin the country's futute and economy by going for a fuel deciding solely on commissions.

G Tonna

Feb 1st, 08:35

On a positive note. Well done Dr Gonzi for taking Malta to new economic heights.
http://www.economywatch.com/economic-statistics/country/Malta/

R Zammit

Feb 1st, 08:27

mela sur gonzi,ghalfejn hareg il permess biex jinbena blokka bini fil wied tal mosta taht casa arcati.mela ghandkom xi lorry sant iehor li ma tafux bih? dan minn sentejn ilu l hawn li qed nghid??

David Magro

Feb 1st, 06:14

Dr.Gonzi, you 5 years time to pass the whistle blower act and you missed iy. Give one good reason why you di not pass this act? Give us the assurance that if you are elecetd again ( God forbid ) you will pass this act as your fact law.We want facts not bla bla bla...Labour prmise and deliver...you do not.

Noel Damato

Feb 1st, 05:24

Meta taghmel analizi ta kif mexa GonziPN tasal ghal konkluzzjoni li fiz-zmien li kellu biex jirranga u jiggiled il-korruzzjoni rifomi etc etc dan ma ghamel xejn. GonziPN kull ma ghamel dwar riforma li hi kbira kienet li dejjem ra kif ser jibqgha mas siggu u wara kollox l-aktar punt crucjali li Hu u Shabu jkunu komdi jithalsu pagi fenomenali minn wara dahar kullhad.

Carmel J. Caruana

Feb 1st, 05:20

"We have nothing to fear on corruption as we have a track record on fighting it."
I take my decisions according to evidence and the evidence indicates without a shadow of a doubt that the PN administration includes too high a percentage of get-rich-quick-on-somebody-else's-back schemers.I hope JM wont disappoint us on this issue but Dr Gonzi and gang certainly have.

Noel Damato

Feb 1st, 05:19

Il-proposti tal Labour tanti kienu strambi li b'tali mod u maniera, GonziPN ordna lill MEPA halli tohrog koncessjoni fuq l-irregolaritajiet u tiba tahfer. Dan kollu bi skop wiehed ......Li tigbor voti ghal GonziPN

Carmel J. Caruana

Feb 1st, 05:13

Dr Gonzi and gang have stooped to the lowest form of politics - the politics of instilling FEAR in the electorate and of course particularly past nationalist voters who for good reason have left the party. It is a policy which shows the low regard that they have towards the Maltese people and past nationalist voters who have left the party.

Anthony A. Mifsud

Feb 1st, 01:19

Dottre, don't forget what your preassor said the other week.
Nobody is interested with he past.
Hence, stop scare people with the buggie man
Ninu

Ph. Cauchi

Feb 1st, 00:37

Ma tafx x'se taqbad tghid GonziPN biex forsi tigbor xi vot. Imma bil-maqlub qed jigri, iktar nies jitbeghdu minkom qeghdin. Kompli hekk.

K CASSAR

Jan 31st, 23:58

Alfred Sant was man enough to say the truth but this time round it's the police saying that there's plenty of proof. Let the dead be dead an you should live in the present and open your eyes and feel shame for what your style of doing things has done to us! As for the environment, a prime example of how careful you are with such, is the eyesore built next to st.angelo in birgu- well done!!!!

Mario Camilleri

Jan 31st, 23:45

"the then prime minister Alfred Sant had admitted that no proof of corruption was found" this doesn't mean there wasn't any corruption. Same as what the Auditor General stated in the BWSC and Joe Mizzi saga, when he said there was smoke but the fire couldn't be seen. As Gonzi knows he himself a lawyer, that when there is a dead corpse and an accused, without proof and evidence, there's no killer.

Charles Camilleri

Jan 31st, 23:37

Il-Perit tal-Gvern tieghek wahhalieli darbtejn Gonzi, u dan kien minhabba problemi li kelli fl-gherusija tieghi!!

Dawk ser nohodhom lura jiena???

Kimberly Farrugia

Jan 31st, 23:13

Wara 25 sena fil-gvern fejn laqqas biss dahhal ligi essenzjali bhal ma hi il-whistleblower act, jigi jghid li ghandu ideat friski.....vera trid tkun cuc biex temmnu!!

Massimo Gatt

Jan 31st, 23:08

So now he's also mentioning dead people! Shame on you Dr. Gonzi.

priscilla ciangura

Jan 31st, 23:07

Tick tock tick tock....someone's time is up...and he's trying to make up for all the time wasted in this legislature....and with his track record at MEPA, Gonzi should be the last one to criticize....but these people have no shame!

Massimo Gatt

Jan 31st, 23:01

A Prime minister shouldn't have enough power to give a presidential power. How powerful has gonzi become over these years!?

A. Mizzi

Jan 31st, 22:59

Oil procurement allegations - PM expects more developments - BEFORE or after the 9th March????

In the meantime we'll stop and watch the Eurovision Song Contest which is on top of the country's agenda.... at least that is the impression the "Nationalist Station" PBS is giving!

miriam mestre

Jan 31st, 22:52

Track record in fighting corruption....wow that is news...getting tips from Tonio Fenech on how to treat people like 'cwiec'? And since when do we pardon someone who exposes corruption?? Anyway, this government had ample time to prove that it is sincerely fighting against corruption, and failed miserably, preferring to spend 5 years holding on to that chair....So you won't fool us now!

Jade Schembri

Jan 31st, 22:35

I see Dr Gonzi as a rather strange person

John Zammit

Jan 31st, 22:35

Why interfere Leave such a thing in AG hands

Freddie Micallef

Jan 31st, 22:31

imma kif ma jisthix isemmi il passat tal labour meta ghandu daru tal hgieg,il veru spiccajt dottore.JIEN INKUN L EWWEL WIEHED li nibda niehdok bis serjeta jekk dejjem tghaddi il ligi ta suffara .il bqija ma ghandekx cans li nemmnek wahda

Charles Micallef

Jan 31st, 22:31

On the allegations of kickbacks on oil procurement, Dr Gonzi said that while he expected that more would come out on these allegations, he did not want to interfere in the ongoing investigations...... On whose watch did this corruption occur Dr Gonzi,? and who is going to be held politically accountable for these crimes?

Joseph Mifsud

Jan 31st, 22:26

It seems that the pn are doing more success than alfred sant in getting death people alive!
Its a shame digging the past....we need present and future policy and not using the past as a deterrent. If we follow your way we can also hate citizens that their countries bombarded us....usually ppl turn to the past when they have no ideas.

william cauchi

Jan 31st, 22:21

Are we going to have another Lorry Sant?

Boy oh boy, we have had multiple, more subtle "Lorry Sant's" for years on end now, and with MEPA's blessings. Compared to today's "clever" chaps, Lorry was an amateur.

Never agreed with your policies, but R.I.P.Lorry, just the same.

Albert Pace

Jan 31st, 22:19

If Dr Gonzi wants to see what MEPA has done to the enviroment I recomend he takes a short walk from Mqabba to Siggiewi and take a look at the tragedy that has been allowed in the countryside! MEPA protecting the environment you must be joking!

john grech

Jan 31st, 22:18

has proved over the years that it fought corruption.............. li kieku iggelit il korruzzjoni bl istess mod feroci kif iggelidt il john dalli jew il franco debono jew il orlando jew il muliett konna forsi nemnuk

Peppi Borg

Jan 31st, 22:13

Your time is up dr.Gonzi. You had more than enough time to fight corruption but instead you chose to stay on th epower seat glued for the maximum time possible. Shifting responsibilities on the whistleblower act is the primeminister's trademark.

Charlie Mallia

Jan 31st, 22:12

Il Prim Ministru qal li l ambjent huwa ghal qalb il partit nazzjonalista dan vera qieghad Malta,qed nighad dan ghaliex kont Malta ghal vakanza kmieni din is sena hu hlief hmieg tal klieb,zibel,u disastru totali hu meta nighad totali I mean it ma kullimkien ma rajtx u dan huwa haga minuri biex tikontrolla ahseb wara affarjiet ikbar vera tal biki art twelidi qatt ma niftakara f'dan l istat ta hmieg

Peppi Borg

Jan 31st, 22:11

Pl's proposals about mepa were so strange that the latter gave concessions the next day! Mepa was another issue where you failed miserably dr.Gonzi.

Maria Borg

Jan 31st, 22:11

I was proud to be part of what I thought was a party who would not tolerate corruption. 25 years later
I’m more than convinced that it was all sweet talk. Your time is up - how can you say that you fought corruption when you failed to legislate what is proving to be the most valuable law to fight corruption. Give us a break as people are cannot take more of your gimmicks.

Joseph Scerri

Jan 31st, 21:56

Dr. Gonzi, stop mentioning late people.do you have a bit of respect for the family. SHAME ON YOU!!

Alex Ellul

Jan 31st, 21:56

again: an invasion by PL (MLP) supporters of the Times. You are killing serious discussion which is your main aim, trying to kill the PN's message. Is this what we shall have for the next 5 years? Would'nt it be better if your party publishes its official programme of works for the next 5 years and also tell us how its going to at least keep the economy at the same level it is now, creating jobs?

C Busuttil

Jan 31st, 21:46

Lorry Sant day's compared to these was children's stuff. He could not even dream of getting a commission of 65million

charles flask

Jan 31st, 21:36

I never thought I would be writing anything against the Partit Nazzjonalista. But times change and one administration after another our once popular PN turned against us people. I am sorry but my family comes way before any political loyalities! Can' help moving towards PL now!

Joseph Aquilina

Jan 31st, 21:33

Howcome no one question the timing of when the news on corruption was raised! Did anyone know about this before? Was this kept silent for days? months? or even years? Who would have benefited the most from keeping this case silent just before the election?

THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT ALSO SHOULD BE ANSWERED!!

M Grima

Jan 31st, 21:29

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that labour's proposal to separate the environment from the planning processes in Mepa as 'very strange'.

You know what is strange Dr. Gonzi? MEPA repeating the same proposal which the PL promised a day before. This was similar to the 'Tablet' issue which was first promised by Labour and repeated by GonziPN an hour later.

M. Grech

Jan 31st, 21:27

How can you say that PL's proposals for MEPA are strange? What is strange is that you could have changed things for the better and you did not! Why? Most of us experienced MEPA and we know first hand that you did not deliver. Now we are going to let Dr. Muscat to clean up behind you.

M Grima

Jan 31st, 21:25

"For some strange reason labour wants to relegate the environment in the planning process. How can one do that? Are we going to have another Lorry Sant?"

Yet again, Dr. Gonzi resorted to the past and ignoring the present and the future. What about the Enemalta oilgate scandal which has rocked the very foundations of the PN?

Keith Goodlip

Jan 31st, 21:25

Using the same yardstick, GoniPN's track record on MEPA is abysmal. Lawrence Gonzi himself failed miserably in reforming MEPA.

James Grech

Jan 31st, 21:25

Always the same old Lawrence!! Trying to scare ppl. If one writes about the many recent failures of this government, one could end up with a whole book. Projects that overrun by millions, an oncology hospital for which we have already paid, increasing subsidies to arriva, an HFO power plant that will need to be changed to gas, old delimara plant that is still unpaid for...the list is never ending.

Joseph Aquilina

Jan 31st, 21:22

Why divide MEPA? Simple! So Joseph can have 2 Ministers instead of 1 and another promise to some future MP kept! Isn't he Mr.Promise after all!!

M Grima

Jan 31st, 21:22

The MEPA reform which Dr. Gonzi promised us before the last election in 2008 never materialised . People will obviously ask how can Dr. Gonzi comment on a government body which he has failed to reform. The onlu reform conducted at MEPA was that of giving the present chairman, Austin Walker a salary of more than €100,000 which includes the usual perks.

B. Borg

Jan 31st, 21:20

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130130/local/Wasteserv-employees-want-Whistleblower-Act.455426

George Cassar

Jan 31st, 21:19

"The PN has fresh ideas." This must be the latest big discovery. What about a fresh doze of whistleblower instead of empty hollow words? Why are the PL's proposals strange when MEPA came out with similar proposals today? Is MEPA also copying? Are you really believing you're still believable?

James Grech

Jan 31st, 21:17

The PM said that his gov has a track record of fighting corruption. I beg to differ!! Where in this last legislature did his gov. fight corruption? On different occasions the auditor found no irrefutable proof, however the stench was unbearable. The fact that the whistleblower's act remained on the shelf is ample proof.

B. Borg

Jan 31st, 21:16

GonziPN why is then know to all for the tailor-made tenders to be won only by specific friends close to the clique?

Joseph Portelli

Jan 31st, 21:15

ghal min ma jafx lil eddy privitera tajjeb tkunu tafu li jaf iz-zminijiet tas-70's u l-80's!! f'dawk iz-zminijiet ma kienx hawn korruzzjoni hux veru sur privitera??? LI jaf kulhadd hu li llum hawn il-mezzi kollha li kollha kienu inizzjattivi ta' dan il-gvern biex tigi miggielda l-korruzzjoni!

Mary-Grace Borg

Jan 31st, 21:13

ma nafx x hemm stramb fil proposti tal mepa, il problema hi kif ihares lejha il poplu in generali ghax donnha settur iehor li falla.

raymond bartolo

Jan 31st, 20:55

Eddy remember the Lorry Sant days and the allocation of plots, jobs and TV's under your beloved Labour...well most of us have not so when you talk about corruption dont forget the labour days.....PS a number of those ministers are still within the party so let the people beward

Louis Craus

Jan 31st, 20:55

Politika tat twerwir. Hadd ma ghadu jemmnek. Kompli bezza' u tara' x'rizultat ser ikollok.
Kif qed tghid " FUTUR FIS- SOD " u hlief lura ma tharisx. Diehel go HAJT li mhux ser tinqala minnu.
Niesek hallewk u cahduk.
Kif ser tibqa' twebbes rasek?
Ser titfarrak.

Eddy Privitera

Jan 31st, 20:38

Had Dr. Gonzi legislated by passing the Whistle Blower Act, at least Dr. Frank Portelli would have come forward. He has asked Dr. Gonzi to reconvene parliament to pass that Act, but Dr. Gonzi refused. How can Dr. Gonzi say then, that he has fought corruption ?? FACTS SPEAK MUCH LOUDER THAN WORDS, Dr. Gonzi !

Eddy Privitera

Jan 31st, 20:21

What cheek ! Dr. Gonzi saying that his government has " a record fighting it " ! Ask Dr. Franco Debono Lawrence ! Leaving the Whistle Blower Act on the shelf. Refusing to introduce the party financing Act prepared by Dr. Franco Debono. Ignoring year after year the recommendations of the Auditor General about the squandering of public funds etc..etc.. PROVE Dr. Gonzi DID NOT FIGHT CORRUPTION !

Victor Mallia

Jan 31st, 20:14

Wow Gonzi mentions the late Lorry Sant when today the country is experience the wrst run of crruot practces. How ironic! We are already back to the 80s with a different and articulate group of bullies!

Noel Abela

Jan 31st, 20:13

OMG who does Dr Gonzi take us for................IDOTS. He had all the time in the world to put the whistle blower act in place but did nothing about it. So whilst he points one fingure at the PL and for no reason he has to remember that the other four are pointing at him.

M. Grech

Jan 31st, 20:13

This Prime Minister is leading himself into an alley with every declaration he says! He also referred to the late Lorry Sant, God bless his soul. Why bring his name again now? Doesn't the PN have a future vision?? The PN have their rough one too!! Guess who!

DC Agius

Jan 31st, 20:07

Kompli bezzgha u isra l-firda Gonzipn! Tal-misthija kif jibqghu jissemmhu nies li ilhom li hallew din id-dinja s-snin twal ghal skopijiet purament popolisti u intizi biss biex jizirghu l-biza', minghajr l-icken rispett lejn il-familjari. Dan il-partit ta' Gonzipn ghandu l-wicc jargumenta li jrid l-ghaqda!? Issimhu ftit il-mod dispreggativ li bih kontinwament jitkellmu bih.