Gonzi: Muscat's and Abela's positions are untenable
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told thousands of supporters this afternoon that victory was 'close' but they had to work harder for it in the remaining two weeks before polling day.
He also said that the case of alleged drugs at the PL Safi club and the way how Joseph Muscat and Toni Abela had not reported it was unprecedented in Malta's political history and made both their positions untenable.
Speaking at a PN mass meeting in Naxxar, Dr Gonzi said many people were still undecided over the way they would vote, and he wished to assure them that the PN was the best guarantee for a secure future for their families.
"We need to persuade these people that the obvious and natural choice for another quality leap and job-creation is the PN," he said.
Along with job creation, health and education topped the PN agenda, he said.
"We are here to serve. We were given the privilege to form the government five years ago. We have no divine right to govern, but we believe that we can guarantee a secure future," he said.
Occasionally sounding hoarse, Dr Gonzi said that under the PN government, Malta had a record number of full time employees at 153,000, including a record 44,000 women. 11,600 elderly people were working compared to just 8,000 five years ago. The university population had risen from 8,700 to 11,700. There were also 6,500 studying at Mcast full time.
"The country is stronger, better than it was five years ago," Dr Gonzi said to applause.
He pointed out how the government had invested in sewage treatment plants and Malta now had the cleanest seas in the Mediterranean.
The government also invested in arterial and residential roads. 16km of arterial roads and 850 residential roads were rebuilt or surfaced.
He also highlighted Malta's position during the uprisings of the Arab Spring, particularly in Libya. The government, he said, had not hidden behind neutrality but used this neutrality to fight for what was right because truth always prevailed, Dr Gonzi said.
On March 9, he said, the people should vote for the process of change in Malta to continue, and the PN was best placed for this process.
A PN government, he said, would continue to open a new school every year, and it would create 25,000 jobs over the five years. Those who had precarious working conditions would be helped to have better conditions.
A vote for the PN would mean a continuation of records in tourism, improved health services and continued focus on fighting cancer as well as a new focus on diabetes.
Dr Gonzi said he wanted to thank not only those who applauded him, but also those who booed at the Mcast debate. "With us you can talk. You can boo us as much as you like, but we promise you jobs, stipends, a brand new €120 million campus and a country where you can express yourselves and be proud of being Maltese," he said.
"I promise you that when you graduate you will find a job waiting for you. This is our main target. Don't be disheartened. After what we managed to achieve in the past five, difficult years, we will continue to achieve good results because together, everything is possible," he said.
SAFI DRUGS CASE
Dr Gonzi said this week was characterised by scandals, especially that related to Joseph Muscat and Toni Abela.
Referring to the alleged Safi club drugs case, Dr Gonzi said this was very serious because the person aspiring to become Prime Minister had covered up a criminal offence. He did not even have the decency, with the least political and legal responsibility, to report the matter to the police.
A person had informed Dr Muscat of the goings-on at Safi club but no action was taken.
Dr Gonzi said Dr Muscat should be ashamed of himself. "He cannot aspire to become Prime Minister because we do not want someone who covers up a crime such as this because it could embarrass his party," he said.
"We never had this sort of thing in Malta's political history. The mask has fallen, and now the electorate knows what is happening," he said.
"We heard Anglu Farrugia saying that Dr Muscat committed a political murder but with Toni Abela, Dr Muscat is not using the same yardstick," Dr Gonzi said.
It was clear that Dr Muscat could not act against Toni Abela because "if Toni Abela goes, Joseph has to go too."
The positions of both Dr Abela and Dr Muscat were untenable because of these scandalous actions.
On March 9, Dr Gonzi said, the people should keep all this in mind.
Concluding, Dr Gonzi said the PN was ready to serve. This was the same PN of Eddie Fenech Adami and George Borg Olivier. The choice for the people was clear, he said, and the PN stood for jobs, health and education.
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Joe Xuereb
Feb 26th, 13:12
@F.Saliba MD(Today, 16:14). Quote: '..with gay abandon. But like the blood stains on Lady Macbeth's hand the..'
Dr. in gay - not in the sense you use the word, mind! - circles* you'd be what's very commonly known 'a drama queen'.
*Gay circles in the West, id est. I wouldn't know the equivalent in Bangladesh as the furthest east I've been is captivating Turkey, our arch enemy to the stuck-in-mud.
Mario Mamo
Feb 25th, 22:21
In his desperation to impress Dr. Gonzi is trying to liken himself to Eddie Fenech Adami. How pathetic!! He is clutching to every straw!! He is not worth much when compared to him. EFA was a real leader who commanded respect from everybody including his rivals. During the last 5 years we have had much reason to wonder who was actually the PM.
S. Zammit
Feb 26th, 11:42
"During the last 5 years we have had much reason to wonder who was actually the PM.."
The same PM who managed to negotiate a EUR1,128,000,000.00 for the WHOLE country.
Mario Mamo
Feb 25th, 21:09
Francis Saliba M.D. Lady Macbeth had something that the people that you are defending do not have ..... a conscience. It was her conscience that was troubling her. In the absence of a conscience your idols are consciously trying to smear others with their own dirt just like Macbeth did to Duncan's sons. And in the end whose head rolled? Go on, tell the readers.
Beware the 9th of March!!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 26th, 08:50
My opinion about who has a conscience and who hasn't differs radically from yours. I do not form my opinion after listening to Joseph Muscat with dropped jaw and after glibly swallowing proven LP lies or belated grudging admissions of "mistakes" when Muscat could not ignore them any longer and which therefore sound very insincere.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 25th, 20:22
If anybody's position is untenable, it is that of Lawrence Gonzi. As Prime Minister AND Minister for Justice, he had an absolute and imperative duty to take immediate steps as soon ah he was informed.
That fact that he kept it under wraps to use as an election gimmick shows he puts the interests of his Party above his duties as PM and Minister.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 25th, 16:14
Those from the LP protest much too much and by dragging in irrelevant side issues and disseminating red herrings with gay abandon. But like the blood stains on Lady Macbeth's hand the stink won't go away.
Damian Tonna
Feb 25th, 13:45
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130225/local/unemployment-rises.459081
dan hu l-effett ta l-20,000 job li halaq, MUHAHHAHHA
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 25th, 19:08
If you want to whine about unemployment look no further than Muscat's beloved Cyprus!
Joe Borg (Senior)
Feb 25th, 12:48
Naqra l-artiklu u nibqa mistageb. Insieh meta persuna kien ha proklama fuq traffikar ta droga fil-kas ta attentat ta qtil fuq RCC? Dan il-persuna mhux ritratt okkazjonali kien ha izda kien joqod ghassa wara bieb EFA u jrikbu fuq daru fil-mass meetings!!.
Min nahha l-ohra, trid tkun iblah biex temen li Joseph Muscat kien jaf bil kas tad-droga u qad jippoza ma l-istess persuna!
Michael Farrugia
Feb 25th, 12:22
Many things are being said and will continue to be said.The crux of it all is that you have to be convincing. The answer to that can be seen on the faces.You need to convince yourselves first.
Joe Xuereb
Feb 25th, 12:05
This man(the PM)guarantees a secure future?! What?! with a brand new 'pie in the sky' 150million euro campus? A projection of the roofless theatre/redundant parliament as its track-record? A promise of solidarity from a man who couldn't face a decision on divorce? People are fed up, they came together and showed their mettle.People have a future of sorts in their hands - not through this Party.
j brincat
Feb 25th, 11:59
@carl Barthet
"Mr brincat I dont give a hoot about the NATS... more than you....you dont know me....i didnt insult you, dont do worse than your leader...."
AND where did I insult you?
But then should I take your comment 'don't do worse than your leader' as some complimentary one?
My case rests here!
jb
albert galea
Feb 25th, 11:19
U il posizzjoni ta Fenech u AUST ????????
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 12:19
Saqsi lil Joe Cordina e la bella compania.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 25th, 13:15
Jekk joghgbok ghaqqad sentenza shiha li jkun fiha verb u punt interrogativ wiehed biss forsi taghmel ftit sens.
George Azzopardi
Feb 25th, 16:12
@Francis Saliba M.D.
.. m-hemmx ghalfejn tkun espert fil-gramatika biex tifhem is-sens komun!!!
Jean Karl De Bono
Feb 25th, 11:17
Gonzi`s position became UNTENABLE several times during the past five years for;
1.the historic U-turn on St.John`s Cathedral farce project (sponsored by his `irreplaceable` RCC)
2.the BWSC shameful scandal
3.the increase of the Eur600 (reduced to Eur500) to his salary
4.the hideous way this increase was given
5.voting against the people`s will in the Divorce Referendum
. JUST TO MENTION A FEW
Jean Karl De Bono
Feb 25th, 11:16
/cont.
Gonzi`s position became UNTENABLE during the past five years for;
6.loosing the parliamentary majority and keeping the country on hold for a whole year
7.his blatant lie on the Brazilian company
8.not keeping his promise to turn the deficit to surplus since 2010 (and now wants us to belive he will by 2016)
9.his cheap propoganda on Smart City and White rocks
Just to mention some more
Eddy Privitera
Feb 25th, 11:07
Lawrence Gonzi wants to run the election race ON HS OWN without Dr. Muscat running against him. Just like he did last year, remember , when we witnessed the one-horse race for the GonziPN leadership ? And Simon Busuttil calls Gonzi " a winning horse " !
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 25th, 12:33
I wonder what you would call the MLP deputy leadership race then?
John Wayne
Feb 25th, 10:46
If it were for Gonzi, the PJ is dismantled so that there will be no opposition in this country.
Frank Borg
Feb 25th, 10:41
B dak kollu li qed nisimghu u naraw, hafna kienu u huma ismijiet marbuta ma kaz jee iehor. Izda l akbar fenomenu huwa Anglu Farrugia li gie mgieghel vilment jirrizenja minn Joseph, x kienet ir raguni vera wara din ir rizenja? Jew ried jehles minnhu jew mcappas. Hadd mill PL ma capsu jew ta lanqas ma ntqal xejn. Josep irid jghid il verita inkella veru ma jkunx kredibbli. 09/03 daqt. Ghid il verita
Anthony Paris
Feb 25th, 09:54
Irrespective of all the stupid accusations and allegations being made, the overriding fact is that a change in the way the country is run is required. Not a change in economic strategy but a change in the administrationof the country. What GonziPN has done economically is not rocket science, as they want us to believe. The PL will do as well if not better, warts and all.
W. Cassar
Feb 25th, 10:22
A very sound comment that I have been saying too.
Hector Buttigieg
Feb 25th, 11:20
Agree with you. At least fat cats do not get rich at the expense of the taxpayers.
Jade Schembri
Feb 25th, 09:53
Ara vera ma ghandu xejn xi jghid Lawrence Gonzi
Matthew Scerri
Feb 25th, 09:47
While in Opposition and without power, Muscat applied and applies double standards (Anglu Farrugia sacked for not being given the right information- Toni Abela saved) and the klikka approach (not giving info to deputy leader etc). On these lines, imagine what will happen once they are in control of the State apparatus.
Andre Debono
Feb 25th, 10:16
i can imagine what will happen....the same stuff that is currently happening....hence no difference! its just a case of the pot calling the kettle black!
John L Galea
Feb 25th, 09:47
Gonzi's position has been untenable far too long with all the scandals surrounding his stale partty and his beloved clique.
Anthony Grech
Feb 25th, 09:24
GonziPN wants Joseph Muscat to get out of the election race so that Gonzi will race all by himself, as usual.
James Grech
Feb 25th, 09:13
Without doubt, Gonzi knows where & when to use big words to incite those that seem oblivious of the reality that surrounds them. Under his leadership, various ministers' failures were condoned without reprimand. His gov. lost its majority & he placed his party's interest first at the expense of the national interest. He is obsessed with power & truly seems to believe that he's the be all & end all
Michael Magri
Feb 25th, 09:10
Dr Gonzi.. What did you do in the case of the Mosta pn club..!!
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 12:22
Some persons were taken to court. Sodisfatt?
Joe Borg (Senior)
Feb 25th, 13:37
@Giov DeMartino - mela mhux bhal persuna li qed tghidu li kien fil-kazin tal-lejber ghax GonziPN qed jiprotegih w sa hansitra tah job wkoll!!
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 18:14
Joe Borg Senior dak kien xoghol Toni Abela u Joseph Muscat li jinforma lill-awtorita u mhux xoghol haddiehor. Tiftakar intom min ta' protezzjoni u laqa' ghandu lil tant nies li kienu mcappsin bi drogi, kummissjoni biex jinghataw kuntratti, serq u tixrid ta' ritratti pornografici, tabakk Viva l-lejber, viva l-lejber OHOHOH....Dak tal-Mistra kien jew ma kienx skandlu?
R Casha
Feb 25th, 09:07
Jekk ghal Gonzi dan il-kaz ta droga kien jirrizulta f'ghomor il-habs (li mhux il-kaz)...il-ghaliex ma marrux mil-ewwel ghand il-pulizija il-PN hekk kif saru jafu b'dan kollu?
Bl-istess ragunar, il-fatt li Fenech ma pprocediex bil-kaz ta Farrugie fuq evazzjoni ta taxxa...x'missu jaghmel Fenech? Kemm il-sena habs jigi haqqu?
Gonzi, tippruvax tghatti dak kollu li qed jigri fil PN bil kaz ta Toni.
j brincat
Feb 25th, 09:03
"This was the same PN of Eddie Fenech Adami and George Borg Olivier"
The comparison stops THERE!
No, GonziPN is not the same party.
Now it has morphed into the Party of the very few, of the innermost circle-the Party of the Oligarchy!.
No wonder many supporters have shifted to the PL.
Now it's useless for GonziPN braying in the vain hope of luring the lost sheep.
You had 5 whole years!
jb
W Azzopardi
Feb 25th, 10:28
When Gorg Borg Olivier and Eddie Fenech Adami were in power they were really bad and incompetent prime ministers according to the then MLP. Now that Gonzi is prime minister he is bad and incompetent but according the the present MLP Gorg Borg Olivier and Eddie Fenech Adami were good and competent. And the story will go on repeating itself.
Aaron Vella
Feb 25th, 21:36
You're a diehard laburist. Does your opinion on Eddie Fenech Adami, George Borg Olivier and Lawrence Gonzi is going to be credible? As far as the inner circle goes, if you stop watching One, you'll find that even Joseph ghandu l-klikka ta' madwaru. The lost sheep went to the MLP either because they wanted something and didn't get it or they were promised something by Joseph. Iz-zmien itina parir.
carl Barthet
Feb 25th, 09:02
Mr brincat I dont give a hoot about the NATS... more than you....you dont know me....i didnt insult you, dont do worse than your leader....
Peter Zahra
Feb 25th, 09:01
Basta Joseph jghajjat bil whistle blower act biex imbghat illum ghandna provi cari li fil kas ta traffikar ta droga, lil min prova jsaffar is suffara prova jbellahilu u jghadih b mignun ! Dan mil oppozzijoni ahseb u ara jekk jkun fil Gvern !! Issa l bierah qal li zbalja u tefa tort fuq Toni Abela pero il poplu jaf li Joseph ghandu l akbar responsabilita x jgorr u ghalhekk ghandu jirrezzenja !!
Andre Debono
Feb 25th, 10:19
mela anke Lawrence Gonzi u Tonio Fenech misshom jirrezenjaw hux hekk?
carl Barthet
Feb 25th, 08:58
I dont care what the Nationalists do, im not one of them.....
I say what I see....not what I wish to see
Labour has been a loser for the past 25 years....
if they lose it this time, they will be a JOKE.
Nothing else to call them.
Charles Buhagiar
Feb 25th, 12:40
Rest assured they will not!
James Grech
Feb 25th, 08:51
GonziPN would be the front runner if an oscar in the art of spin existed. PBO might consider turning all these stories into a soap-opera to earn monies & pay back GonziPN's debts. It is useless for Gonzi & co to persist wailing like a child & claiming that some sort of story exists when the issue has been clarified by the police commissioner. Stop offending the intelligence of the ppl!!
j brincat
Feb 25th, 08:47
@carl Barthet
"Gonzi is beaming with confidence.."
Did not see him beam at all last week.
In fact I saw him very irked especially after the MCAST students chanted 'Shame on you'.
Imagine being angry at students.
But then you always adulate your GonziPN, no?
But then there are some who never had it so good in the last 25 years.
I am NOT one of them - are you?
jb
M Spiteri
Feb 25th, 08:45
Gonzi fil-meeting ilbierah ahjar staqsa jekk hawn'x xi hadd f'Malta li emmen il-versjoni ta' Tonio Fenech fuq l-arlogg? Alla jbierek ammiratrici tieghu, marret habtitlu l-bieb u taghti arlogg ghax tammirah. U b'kumbinazzjoni nzertat tigi minn dak il-persuna mdahhal fl-iskandlu taz-zej.t Ara min se jiblaghha. Immagina qal hekk Joseph Muscat, kieku min jaf kemm kienu jghajruh u jlibbsuh ta Pinocchi
Eve Axiaq
Feb 25th, 09:06
U meta taghti xi haga li tkun ghamiltha inti, f'dal kaz arlogg, hemm certu mportanza u apprezzament aktar milli kieku oggett tixtrih. Imma Tonio bil paniku spicca biex qal li bhal kieku bicca arlogg.
j brincat
Feb 25th, 09:25
Don't you know that we live in the Land of Make Believe aka Il-Pajjz tal-Mickey Mouse?
jb
Mario Camilleri
Feb 25th, 09:39
Il-boun sens ma naħsibx li jiddetta li jkollok qarib familjari li qed jiffrodak mijiet t'eluf u miljuni u tmur miegħu għand ministru partikolari biex twassal riġal għall-ammirazzjoni li jkollha l-mara tiegħek lejn l-istess ministru. Dejjem jekk hemm il-BOUN SENS!
M Spiteri
Feb 25th, 08:39
If Muscat and Toni's position are untenable even Simon's Busuttil position is untenable as he lied to hunters before our vote in the referendum to EU. And Even Tonio's Fenech is untenable as he charged us VAT on vehicles when it was illegal to charge VAT on vehicles.
j brincat
Feb 25th, 08:37
Before the 90s we rarely heard about drugs and now they are widespread!
Just an afterthought for those who think they are the holiest of the holy!
And as they say biex tisgongra trid tkun pur.
jb
jb
Michael Magri
Feb 25th, 08:29
Dr Gonzi. Be assure you that Dr Muscat`s credentials to become our NEXT Prime Minister are BY FAR more Sound and Credible than your GonziPN & Klikka`s. Just take such cases as Corruption Galore, Astronomous Financial Depths, Total MisManagement of Finances in ALL Government Departments and Entities, and the most recent and Scandolous OILGATE cases and more, should be enough for ALL to vote PL..
MT Caruana
Feb 25th, 08:27
Ahjar mort il-meeting tal PN, milli tal PL, ghax kont noqod komda relaxed mhux MAFFGA MA TISTAX TICCAQLAQ.
d. attard
Feb 25th, 08:21
The PN has no leg to stand on and is clutching at mirages that makes their position so embarrasing to the neutral observer. The PN should retire to regroup with some dignity and not try to hold on to power at all costs. We are now aware why this desperate desire to hold on to power at all costs. The upcoming result is surely a landmark in Malta's political and social history.
Maria Camilleri
Feb 25th, 08:21
Joseph Muscat ghandu l-wicc jibqa' leader tal-Labour wara li heba flok irrapporta kas ta' drogi?
Eve Axiaq
Feb 25th, 09:13
Ghadna rridu naraw kemm Gonzi vera ma kienx jaf bl-iskandlu taz-zejt.
Frans Aguis
Feb 25th, 07:53
It's funny how they managed to twist this drug case story.They gave the impression to a lot of people who don't listen properly that Joseph is the one who believes the drug was a block of ice.
But they didn't in fact it is why they fired him. They did not go to the police only because no one was willing to testify in court and they only had the word of the owners against the word of the barman.
j brincat
Feb 25th, 07:46
Joseph admitted that he made a mistake!
When did GonziPn EVER admit anything, wall clock and all.
Not even after the scandal of all scandal - of all scandals.
But then hypocrisy was always the hallmark of the PN
jb
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 25th, 09:47
Gonzi did much better then admitting a mistake ... he went to the police!
Putting the COUNTRY FIRST and the party second! Is Joseph capable to take such a decision?
Joseph Parnis
Feb 25th, 10:23
Did Gonzi and his merry gang put the ppl first when he awarded himself and his merry gang 600 euro a week,
did he put the country first when last year he could not hold parlament because his own ppl were turning against him,
he didnt put the country first there he put himself and his merry gang first when he told lies about the brazilian company, BSWC and many more.
B.C. Borg
Feb 25th, 11:24
@ J. Aquilina,
Of course, after the oil scandal became public.
Victor Buhagiar
Feb 25th, 07:45
Just a small reminder to all the PN knew about the whole thing at least 2 years ago and yet it also did nothing except 3 weeks before the election - whose Politician and Party postion is anymore tenable??
Joseph Fenech
Feb 25th, 07:37
L-elezzjonijiet jintrebhu mhux min-nies li jmorru l-meetings, imma minn dawk l-eluf li jahdmu fil-kwiet fid-djar!!!!!!
DUNCAN FABRI
Feb 25th, 07:37
Naf li difficli ghalikom imma b'naqra sforz forsi xi darba kolla flimkien jirnexxilkom.....tnaqsu l-arroganza li hakmitkom!
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:32
x wicc tost wkoll jitkellhem fuq id droga ,ghax ma tghidx li anke il habs tahtek dr.gonzi safa qishu xi habs go Medellin.
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:29
Victory is close ...incredibbli se jibqa jidhaq bin nies sa l-ahhar minuta laqwa li hu ghamel ipappija sa l-ahhar . xi tridu jghidilhom li missu ilhu li warrab ta l-anqas sentejn u se jbellalhom l-akbar telfa mill zmien l-interdett l-hawn.
DUNCAN FABRI
Feb 25th, 07:10
Vera jiddispjacini nisma lil Dr.Gonzi jitkellem b'dan it-ton negattiv. Fil-kampanja precedenti Dr.Gonzi kien aktar pozittiv u kien jixprunak ghal hidma. Imma llum Gonzipn inbidel u m'ghadhux dak il-partit miftuh ghal kullhadd. Inhakem mil-klikka ta Aust u RCC. Dan kollu huwa evidenti mid-diskorsi ta PBO u wisq aktar ta Dr.Simon Busuttil.
G Tonna
Feb 25th, 06:52
But if Joseph goes, poor Laour would remain headless. Wait, perhaps it stands a better chance like that.
David Triganza
Feb 25th, 06:48
Konna xi darba nemnuk! Il-PN ghandu bzonn jitlef l-elezjoni u jibdel il-leader u hafna minn nies li bhal issa qedin fuq quddiem. Imbghad forsi jkollhom cans maghna l-Maltin ta' rieda tajba.
charles flask
Feb 25th, 06:39
There were too many mistakes during the GonziPN administration !!! Too Many to even consider forgiving!!! You need to reform yourselves for at least 5 years in opposition. This will surely be good for Malta and also for PN. I think those who support the old real PN agree with this as well. Above all, Dr Muscat and the new PL are offering a far better alternative.
David Magro
Feb 25th, 06:21
Dr.Gonzi trid ticcajta jew? Xi tghid fuq il-hanzirata tal Euro501.16 li hadt fil-gimgha? Dwar is-saga taz-ZEJT..l-ikbar skandu li qatt sehh f`Malta....il-kobba imhabbla ta Zaren Vassallo? Kemm ghandek xi twiegeb...igri tidhol il-ligi tal-whistle blower act.
patrick cutajar
Feb 25th, 06:18
Diskors mimli tajjir, tfigh ta tajn u negattivizmu li kollna ilna ma naraw bhalu u li hasad lil-bosta. Jikkuntrasta bil-kbir, il-messag ta ghaqda, ta umilta, ta tama u kurrag nazzjonali min Dr.Muscat u anki mis-Sur Bencini.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 25th, 09:48
I am sorry to tell you ... but unfortunately for those who are in a love relationship with lejber ... that is the TRUTH!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 26th, 10:06
@Patrick
Ghandek kull dritt ghall-opinjoni tieghek bhall ma ohrajn ghandom dritt ghall-opinjoni differenti illi id-diskorsi ta' Muscat u Bencini huma bluha u mhux espressjonijiet ta' ghaqda, umilta' u kuragg NAZZJONALI. Muscat u Bencini jitkellmu BISS f'isem il-Partit (muviment) Laburista.
Michel Bencini
Feb 25th, 04:59
As they say: Better the devil you know than the devil you don't. One thing is for a fact. The PN has given Malta 25 years of stability and prosperity. Yeah, people do get fed up of the same regime. But this regime has been good to Malta. Its opponent has to offer something major substantial for people to scuttle a PN government. Should one throw the baby with the bath water, really?
Tony Zammit
Feb 25th, 04:21
"if Toni Abela goes, Joseph has to go too."
You should been gone long time ago,
Franco was correct, in what he was saying year and a half ago.
Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Feb 25th, 03:58
The use of drugs is widespread in Malta and this under successive PN administrations.
Levi Grech
Feb 25th, 00:11
Ma tghamlu xejn ma zaren tghana ejja ta lajkla han tellghu lil malta mola is-sema !!!
Frank Zammit
Feb 25th, 00:00
Is this the PM that the PN wants us to vote in for another 5years? For God's sake, we are just 15 days form a general election, I would have thought that the PN will be explaining its electoral programme not spreading poison and making things up against the PL. Hypocrites, jealous and naive at the same time. Does the PN think that we are all semiconscious or suffering from mental fatigue?
A Abela
Feb 24th, 23:11
No dr gonzi you had your chance now its time for a change. The more you personlise this campagn the more it will work against your party. Issa ma tarax li muscat mhux se jwarrab. Trid terga ittellaq wahdek?
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:59
mort in naxxar u skantajt bin nies li kien hemm. Ghax lil muscat hlief li kullhadd jisswitchja ghall mieghu u kullhadd irid bidla fid direzzjoni ma tisimghux jghid.
Pace M
Feb 24th, 22:57
Reminds me of Alfred Sant mass meetings! Nitakkaw u nghidu kontra biss. We all know the rest of the story..... It seems that this time GOnzi is copying Alfred Sant. Negativity at its best!
G. Caruana
Feb 24th, 22:57
Sending good men to reform a government is like sending virgins to reform the whorehouse.
Jean Karl De Bono
Feb 24th, 22:55
Gonzi`s position became UNTENABLE several times during the past five years for;
1..the historic U-turn on St.John`s Cathedral farce project (sponsored by his `irreplaceable` RCC)
2..the BWSC shameful scandal
3..the increase of the Eur600 (reduced to Eur500) to his salary
4..the hideous way this increase was given
5..voting against the people`s will in the Divorce Referendum
. JUST TO MENTION FEW
Joseph Zerafa
Feb 24th, 22:41
GonziPN = Arrogance, corruption, injustices, record increase in national debt, lower rating by S&P, high cost of living, precarious work, redundancies, high utility bills, higher gas & fuel prices, unkept promises at Smart City, impartial broadcasting at PBS especially the news bulletins, record waiting lists at Mater Dei hospital, medicines out of stock, new parliament during recession, etc.
m borg
Feb 24th, 22:37
What about the drugs inside Prison under the GonziPn ?!
Joe Xuereb
Feb 24th, 22:06
This man(the PM)guarantees a secure future?! What?! with a brand new 'pie in the sky' 150million euro campus? A projection of the roofless theatre/redundant parliament as its track-record? A promise of solidarity from a man who couldn't face a decision on divorce? People are fed up, they came together and showed their mettle.People have a future of sorts in their hands - not through this Party.
Thomas Mifsud
Feb 24th, 21:52
Kif tista tipponta subghajk inti Prim ministru? Kif tista tipprova thammeg bniedem onest bhal Joseph Muscat meta kulhadd jaf bic-cert il-qerq li sar minnek u mill-klikka tieghek. L-uniku arma li baqalu dan il-Partit Nazzjonalista huwa li jigdeb fuq in-nies, li jattakka lin-nies u li juza kif jaqbillu il-PBS. J'Alla jirbah is-sewwa, j'alla minn Marzu tibda pagna gdida ghal dan il-pajjiz.
Philip Camilleri
Feb 24th, 21:49
are open to corrput practices than norhtern eu countries. we must look at ways of limiting this by perhaps having malta and gozo as one ditrict, this would eliminate the gozitan stranglehold on the parties as well as reduce ministers having to be forced to push for constituents favors.... we all hear 'kellem lil xi hadd' . enough said.... people get the governments they deserve....................
M. Bezzina
Feb 24th, 21:42
But in the meantime GonziPN did not find time to talk about the oil scandal!!!
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 24th, 21:24
Joseph Muscat has LIED!
Joseph Muscat’s position is UNTENABLE!
Joseph Muscat is a LIABILITY to the MLP!
Joseph Muscat must RESIGN!
JC.
peppino schembri
Feb 24th, 21:19
How dare gonzi says Muscat has to reign. Today gonzi seemed to forget the oil scandal and why franco debono, JPO, Mugliette left him. He forgot that he voted against the will of the people in the divorce issue and that he took 500 euros behind everyone's back. On election day the people are going to vote labour, useless telling the people that you are going to win. too late too little, Dr. Gonzi
*Joseph Brincat
Feb 24th, 21:13
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told thousands of supporters this afternoon that victory was 'close'
Yes very close FOR YOUR 9th March "NERVOUS BREAKDOWN" FOR WE ARE GOING TO >>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7jkygJ_QNo
Joe Xuereb
Feb 24th, 20:58
This man(the PM)guarantees a secure future?! What?! with a brand new 'pie in the sky' 150million euro campus? A projection of the roofless theatre/redundant parliament as its track-record? A promise of solidarity from a man who couldn't face a decision on divorce? People are fed up, they came together and showed their mettle.People have a future of sorts in their hands - not through this Party.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 20:56
Lawrence Gonzi was not capable of keeping a united government. Simon Busuttil admitted that the government had no majority during the last year. How can the people trust him to be able to have a stable government if re-elected ?
G Tonna
Feb 24th, 20:52
Shame on Joseph and Toni. No foresight at all.
Mr leo attard
Feb 24th, 20:50
gonzi, this is not the same PN as before -- the number of people abandoning the PN, including PN MP's, is proof enough. and you know why.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 20:48
Id-Dejn ta' €250,000 li sellef Zaren Vassallo lil PN, kif se jithallas lura ? B'KUNTRATTI ?????
adrian dimech
Feb 24th, 21:01
Int mhux ahjar tinkwieta kif se jghamlu labour minajr financial controller
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 24th, 21:10
Kelimni fuq il kaz ta drogi ta Joseph Muscat issa!!
Kevin Bonnici
Feb 24th, 21:51
Eddy, ghal Pn hemm differenza bejn il partit fil gvern u l-amministrazzjoni tal Gvern. Naf li ghalikhom il labour iebsa, imma prova ghamel naqa sforz please...
Peter Bonnici
Feb 24th, 22:06
Ahjar milli kieku jithallsu bit-trab abjad.
J Debono
Feb 24th, 22:36
Sur Privitera,
Mhux ahjar il-pl tieghek jghati spjegazzjoni dwar minn gab il-flus ghal-kampanja miljunarja li qieghed iwettaq milli bhal dejjem tipruvaw timplikaw lill-PN f xi skandlu u imbghad niskopru dak li skoprejna.
Il-veru kaz li l-ispizjar milli jkollu itik u nselli galik.
John Azzopoardi
Feb 25th, 00:12
eddie give it up......I am a floating voter and this thing about the drug cover-up at the safi club does not sit well with me. So don't go blinding believing everythig is good with the PL and that it is perfect as nothing is perfect about politics................Unless all you do is follow blinding and does not have a mind of your own to evaluate the facts and then make a decision
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:12
Now it is clear what PL are doing to try to get elected.... they have taken their negative force and politics and chanelled it into the internet. They have won the internet war, and are winning the media war with the BA already siding with them, and even newspapers giving them too much credit. They are trying to win based on propaganda and delusional people like Privitera - Dont let them! Please!
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:19
u dan la hareg fil berah...min jaf kemm hemm affarijiet simili ohra jew akbar.
N Chetcuti
Feb 25th, 10:28
@ John Azzopardi, as a floater, does the oil scandal ,which has put our country's coffers in the red and sent some of our brothers to an early grave, sit well with you?
G Tonna
Feb 24th, 20:45
Joseph has committed political suicide. Only option left is to resign. Otherwise the party conference should impeach him.
Thomas Anderson
Feb 24th, 21:01
Let the people decide on 9th March who will be impeached.
David Farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:37
wake up buddy..stop dreaming and face reality. GonziPN is now finished
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:57
fil fatt gonzi hekk qal, li lil toni abela mhux ihallih jitlaq ghax inkella ir raguni tghid li muscat irid jitlaq mieghu jekk hu ukoll kien jaf u ma irrapurtax lil pulizija imma ghatta kollox
K.G. Vella
Feb 24th, 22:01
I beg your pardon? Then what has GonziPN been doing over the last year and a half? Daily seppuku?
Frank Zammit
Feb 25th, 00:21
Say it to the mariens buddy.Clean up your party from the oligarchy that one of your own accused U of, the people who have made millions in kickbacks from my and your tax money and ministers who are too happy to accept gifts.Shame on you PN for trying to win an election by spreading lies and indiscriminately slaughtering the good name of your oppents by slinging mud at who ever dares to oppose you.
Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Feb 25th, 04:06
Dream on!
Tony Zammit
Feb 25th, 04:16
"Joseph has committed political suicide"
And what did Gonzi do with ARRIVA transport?++500-600Euro per week for what?
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:24
political suicide min id il paga tieghu f recessjoni aktar min 500 ewro fil gimgha bl arretrati. jew nghidu ahna political suicide iehor min halla 10 snin shah miljuni f comissions jitgawdew min 4 min nies li li nhallsu ghalijhom ahna inkluz int sur tonna.Jew min tefa pajjiz fin certeza ghal aktar min sena jigverna bla maggoranza parlamentari
Mark Borg
Feb 25th, 07:58
Absolutely G. Tonna. Only the impeached will be Lawrence Gonzi and Simon Busuttil. The knives are already being sharpened at l-Istamperija. Heads will roll for certain. Just wait and see.
Joe Grech
Feb 24th, 20:36
Dr. Gonzi's rantings serve no purpose. It's too late to look holy and business like when he was anything but that - he's got very shabby things to answer for. Such as leaving Malta without a working parliament for an entire year.
He knows he lost his own credibility and now wants to deflect attention from his own weak and politically centred leadership. He did not care about Malta's interests.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:02
Although Gonzi did not care about Malta's interest, Malta still got millions of EU funds, very low unemployment, record tourism and university graduates,shopping centres and restaurants all over the island, massive investment in projects(open spaces, roads,restoration) employing thousands, massive investment in education and health,lower income tax every year,a year tax free for mothers
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:15
The PN cares about the country's interests! It's the PL who doesn't - hiding a drug ring in their own back yard! It wouldn't be hard to immagine them profiting from it too! How are they paying for this incessant media capaign? How are they paying to distribute their lies? Profits on drugs and oil commissions through Aikon and their investors!
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 25th, 11:19
@Clarence Psaila
The PN cares about the interest of a select few which keep on taking commissions on oil procurement while leaving anyone else to drift in the stormy seas they stirred up themselves, Gonzi promised to try to fight back on cheap labor which is based on exploitation and below standard conditions. What did he do, he awarded contracts to such employers even at OPM.
D Zarb
Feb 24th, 20:28
Kif nistaw nafdaw fi gvern immexxi min persuna li matul hames snin il membri parlamentari tieghu stess telquh u daru kontrieh daqs kemm hu arroganti u korrott.
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:24
u ahseb u ara x arroganza akbar naraw jhekk jergaw jafdawh !
Joe Grech
Feb 24th, 20:25
''The country is stronger, better than it was five years ago'' - what a joke ! What deceit!
Our Courts are anything but efficient; Malta is a Gambling den; families are being ruined - and the profits leaving the country
Drugs, Alcohol Abuse and Crime are commonplace; Corruption and Inefficiency were the hallmarks of GonziPN also because Gonzi stood by inefficient Ministers.
Time for Change!
scott brown
Feb 24th, 20:54
Are you sure you are living in Malta Mr. Grech?
Seems you're watching too much Super One news
Mr Lenny Degiorgio
Feb 24th, 21:25
"Malta is a gambling den" Joe, this is a very uneducated, ignorant comment to make.
Gambling generates millions of euros in taxes, thousands of euros in rental and obviously the the hundreds of foreigners working in gambling need sustenance. Yes, they have better wages but that just means they have better purchasing power . What profits are leaving the country?
Joseph Lau
Feb 25th, 00:00
Drugs, abuse and crime are things the government doesnt reslky have control of except for giving the necessary tools to the police to fight it. But on the other hand JM and TA could have done something about it and they corruoted and hid it from the police and from the nation! Is this the government you want? Id rather die in hunger then see one of my family members die with drugs!3/5 failure diga
Joseph Lau
Feb 25th, 00:01
Drugs, abuse and crime are things the government doesnt reslky have control of except for giving the necessary tools to the police to fight it. But on the other hand JM and TA could have done something about it and they corruoted and hid it from the police and from the nation! Is this the government you want? Id rather die in hunger then see one of my family members die with drugs!3/5 failure diga
Joe Grech
Feb 24th, 20:17
Prime Minister you have lost your credibility with people and that's a FACT nobody will deny.
You put Party and Personal Interests before National during your administrations.
You slyly gave yourself and Cabinet a Pay Rise behind Parliament's back and even used taxpayer money to shut up your grumbling backbenchers.
Can you deny doing that? Your pleas will probably be turned down come election day!
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:09
All labour and pn mps are paid for their morning job e.g. doctor or lawyer salaryplus parliament allowance of around 23000 annually. On the other hand ministers get only their minister salary but do not get parliament allowance.Now let's face it a lawyer who does not enter politics can easily earn 100000 a year & enjoy his private live as opposed to ministers who work up till 9pm daily & weekends.
N Chetcuti
Feb 25th, 10:37
@jfarrugia, what's your point? Joseph Muscat could have easily earned more than half a million a year had he stayed as an MP. These people need to understand that when they take this job they are serving their country. They are not there to make money and they choose to be there, like JM did.
carl Barthet
Feb 24th, 20:10
Gonzi is beaming with confidence...
Muscat is lagging in confidence....
Very dull moments for labour....
If labour loses this one, labour will go into history, as the JOKE OF THE CENTURY.
What a joke.
mark borg
Feb 24th, 20:50
Gonzi is beaming with confidence...
Muscat is lagging in confidence
and you carl.. are beaming with stupidity .
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 20:52
Carl Barthet: Gonzi's main hobby has always been duping the Maltese people, even his own supporters, as he did today at Naxxar, telling them that they will be celebrating on March 10 !
G Tonna
Feb 24th, 21:13
Yes indeed. Joseph's moral values are found lacking severely in this drugs case. The labour party will pay for it. He should be accountable and resign.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 21:26
I don't think so, I seriously do not think that the Labour party are going to lose this election but anyway if you opt to believe Gonzi rather then believing the opinion polls, good luck.
Jo Mifsud
Feb 24th, 21:29
you wish!!!!
David Farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:35
don't worry, Joseph's gonna win it with flying colours.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 21:35
I don't think so, I seriously do not think that the Labour party are going to lose this election but anyway if you opt to believe Gonzi rather then believing the opinion polls, good luck.
Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Feb 25th, 04:08
Carl, do not count your chickens before they hatch.
carmel vella
Feb 25th, 06:25
If Gonzi wins this time, then all of us will be history Carl!
Mark Borg
Feb 25th, 07:59
Carl Barthet, keep on deluding yourself. Enjoy it while it lasts - and it will last not for long.
mark borg
Feb 24th, 20:04
ir rebha qeda vicin . x rebha ? tal pl imma hux ?
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 24th, 20:00
Gonz, deep inside how does it feel fighting a loosing battle?
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 24th, 20:42
How do you feel supporting a person who admitted that he kbew about drugs in a lejber club yet he put the image of the party before the best interest of - after all - lejber supporters!!!?
How can you trust Joseph Muscat, if PM, will not do the same and put the party before our country, before all of us!!
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 20:58
How can you support Lawrence Gonzi. In the last five years he defended the indefensible, voted against the will of the majority, increased his salary while warning us of the bad weather we where to expect from the economic melt down, increased the energy tariffs while we came to know that commissions where being paid on oil procurement and so on.
K Grech
Feb 24th, 22:52
Joseph how does it feel supporting a party whom has taken 250,000 from the hands of a loyal contractor? Any idea how it will be given back?
Also, how do you feel after being told that we are in a financial storm, and there is the cabinet (whom after came out saying that was has been done was a mess) who has taken an increase of 500/week?
A Abela
Feb 24th, 23:07
@joseph aquilina
How can you support a party who gave presidential pardon to the biggest drug dealer ever. Remember querioz?
B Attard
Feb 25th, 00:05
like loosing Divorce ref. LC and MEP's elections. And the beat goes on.
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:18
Lawrence Knows that PL will put their party's interests above everything else... but as all labour supporters he doesnt care and is only interested in paying few Euros less electricity and getting few Euros more in his pockets.... only the short sighted can vote labour! Once Malta's wealth is extinguished we will get the unemployment and poverty again... it wont happen immediately but it will!!!
Gordon Swain
Feb 25th, 06:59
@ mr.Aquilina
lanqas tidher x'int, fuq l-istess argument inti tista tafda gvern li harrab lil qeiros, lil Zeppi l-hafi lil El Zabi. ftakar Mr Aquilina li biex tiskongra trid tkun pur, u s'fortunatament intom qed taraw it-tibna ta haddiehor u travu f'ghajnejkom mhux tarawh.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 25th, 11:16
@Clarence Psaila
Malta's wealth, where is Malta's wealth, you seem to forget that we have in access of six billion euros in debt, half of these where done under the Gonzi (par idejn soddi) administration. Stop al this scare mongering because it is leading you and your so called party nowhere.
victor caruana
Feb 24th, 20:00
Ahjar tghidd lin-nies jibdew jigu ghal meeting ghax se tispicca b'meetings b'inqas nies minn tal-ajkla.
G. Cachia
Feb 24th, 20:20
Sur Caruana jekk qed tghid dan bis-serjeta allura ma jistax ikollna Gvern Laburista serju.
Kieku attendejt ghall-Mass Meeting fin-Naxxar kont tkun taf fejn qeghdin in-Nazzjonalisti.
Ara ma jkollkomx ittiru bhal Ajkla wara l-elezzjoni. Qed taghmlu l-izbalji u min jaghmel l-izbalji ma jghaddiex mill-ezami.
A Spiteri
Feb 24th, 21:58
Sur Caruana, nazzjonalisti mhemmx ghalfejn imorru meetings, il-vot l-aqwa.
Allan Bonnici
Feb 24th, 23:01
@g cachia fejn tal imqabba corner meeting.
Gordon Swain
Feb 25th, 07:01
@Cachia
naqbel mieghek infatti tonio ghamel hafna zbalji u l-budget ma ghaddilux
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 24th, 19:57
Positions untenable dawk li hadu 500 euro fil gimgha ghal sentejn minn wara dara il poplu u minn dahal ghal praspurta tal-BWSC li gaghbet mahha korruzzjoni galore u min irrovina il-Belt b'nofs teatru u kaxxa kmamar fuq xulxin.
M Spiteri
Feb 24th, 19:56
Joseph tatiex kaz dawn il-kummenti li ma jaghmlux sens. Illum kellek speech vera tajjeb u sincier u li rari smajt bhalu, meta tikkunsidra li baqa biss ftit jiem ghal elezzjoni. U prosit tas-sincerita fl-artiklu tat-Times. Stenna li f'dawn it-tnax il-jum li baqa' se jibqghu jivvintaw xeba gideb fuq il-PL imma minn hu f'sikktu mhux se jaghti kazhom anzi aktar nies qeghdin iduru u jersqu lejk. Kuragg
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 24th, 20:46
Ghandek ragun ... Iva li Joseph kien jaf bi drogi u ma irapurtax il pulizija ma jamilx sens!!! Mhux leader kapaci; leader tal laburisti mhux tal Maltin ... jekk tista tejdlu leader tal labburisti ... ghax lijihdu drogi laburisti kiena wara kollox!!
Thomas Anderson
Feb 24th, 21:05
@Joseph Aquilina Tista tghidli dan l-exbarman li qieghdin tpinguh bhalha baruni tad-droga min qieghed jipprotegiegh bhalissa ?Jew tparla biss u tixhet it-tajn kapaci int biss ? Issa wahda gdida il-Laburisti biss jiehdu id-droga ara vera l-anqas baqghalek argumenti.
M Spiteri
Feb 25th, 08:41
Allura li jkollok leader tal-partit fil-gvern u bil-mohbi jaghti 500euro fil-gimgha lilu nnifsu jaghmel sens? meta fl-istess hin qal li sab il-maltemp. Dak xi gvern issejjahlu int?
mark borg
Feb 24th, 19:53
Dan il persuna, Dr.Gonzi ghall li jista jkun, wara li hdimtu din l-istorja u hbejtu ghal sentghejn shah (li ma tinpressjona lil hadd hlief jew dawk li qed jakwistaw min tahtek jew diehards tas solitu) ghal li jista jkun, ma sibtuliex xi job tajjeb hux imhallas mit taxxi tal poplu,fost xi pjaciri ohra?
G Schembri
Feb 24th, 19:50
Can Dr Gonzi honestly say that no PN club has ever had drugs in it?
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 20:44
G. Schembri: Haven't you heard the news that 4 or 5 people were arraigned in court over drugs found at the PN Mosta club ? I believe 3 were found guilty and the 4th. one's case is still ongoing !
G Tonna
Feb 24th, 21:15
Nothing to do with it. We are talking about the duty to report a drug case if you have notice. Resignation is the only way out.
E Lentini
Feb 24th, 22:08
Mr privitera. I think you just convinced me to vote PN. SInce they don't hide drug affairs which is a very serious matter!!!! Not like the others.
C. Bartoli
Feb 24th, 22:40
@Eddy Privitera yes because the PN reports any wrong doings to the police, Mhux bhal Gowzef u Tonu Abela ikun jaf li hemm blokka u jhalli it-traffikar ta droga ghaddej !
David C
Feb 24th, 23:09
You ppl are really blinded by one party! You can't even see that this question you made defies the point, and sorry to tell you Eddy but your answer sustains the PNs argument..The point isn't whether or not any drugs were found in the PN or PL's clubs. The PL leaders are covering drug trafficking and as Eddy said the PN take the matter to the Police (one case is still ongoing) as should be done
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:22
Ok - if that is the case...it proves the point... they were reported, investigated, arraigned to court, found guilty and are paying for their mistakes... but the PL try to hide things so all this does not happen!!!! THis is what you sick PL people don't understand! With PN those who do wrong have to face the police and courts... with PL it's either hushed up to serve their interests!
Richard Caruana
Feb 25th, 07:29
@ E Privitera
If they were arraigned it means that no one covered up for them, least of all someone 'prattikament prim ministru'.
Maria Mangion
Feb 24th, 19:48
Ahjar Dr Gonzi jara kif hafna kazini tal politika, tal futball u tal festi jista' ikun hemm uzu ta' droga miz zaghzagh taghna. Hu fatt li d droga hi xi haga li sar ghanda access facli ghal kullhadd ghad dannu tas sicjeta kollha.
stephen portelli
Feb 24th, 19:34
"We need to persuade these people that the obvious and natural choice for another quality leap and job-creation is the PN," he said.
What about giving a clock to each and one of them ?
S Sammut
Feb 24th, 21:46
Imma int Malta tghix? Dak l rlogg mhux george tah lil ministru izda xi hadd jigi minn George Farrugia! Maaa
C. Bartoli
Feb 24th, 22:43
how about 8.5 million dollars from which even Gowzef Muscat dipped his hand in the plate!
G. Cachia
Feb 24th, 19:31
X'differenza. Tliet Prim Ministri Nazzjonalisti Borg Olivier, Fenech Adami u Gonzi li bnew Malta gdida.
U tliet Prim Ministri Laburisti Dom Mintoff, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici u Alfred Sant li ma hadna xejn minnhom.
Issa Joseph Muscat li wiret l-post ta' Alfred Sant minflok Gorg Abela.
Thomas Anderson
Feb 24th, 20:18
U l punt tieghek hu? Tlett Prim Ministri Nazzjonalisti li hlief dejn u korruzjoni warajhom ma hallux. L-iskandlu tal-Vat taht min sar? L-iskandlu taz-zejt min kien Prim Ministru u issa hemm storja ohra ta' meta nbniet il-power station ta'delimara mhux dik tal-BWSC li kien hemm id-duhhan imma l-ohra l-iktar antika. Kif ser jithallas id-dejn li GonziPN ghamel ma Zaren Vassallo?
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 20:40
If you are going to write a statement write it correctly. I would give credit to Borg Olivier, Mintoff and Fenech Adami for rebuilding Malta and the other three for destroying everything their predecessors did, while for Joseph Muscat, I cannot comment, now we will see what he delivers after the 10th of March.
Paul Sammut
Feb 24th, 19:30
No Dr Gonzi its not enough - we do not trust you any more -sorry - you made a lot of mistakes and you have hidden a lot lot more. You have also spared your ministers from mishaps that should have never occurred under your rule! Sorry this time no.
James Dewar
Feb 24th, 21:10
But given current revelations who can you trust?
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:28
spare the crocodile tears and stop taking the mickey.... you voted PL all your life, have been sitting for 25 years biting your nails and applying ludicrous amounts of gel to your mawhawk - probably came from some low income family and due to the PN educational system learnt some English and now post that you are switching from PN to PL - don't be pathetic! We wont be decieved!
G. Cachia
Feb 24th, 19:23
Arroganti mhux Gonzi. Arroganti min semma blokka silg u wara sab li nhallet. Arroganti min qed imexxi l-istrageja tal-Labour bit-tfal li kienu fuq il-bank tal-iskola mieghu.
Problema kbira ghax issa jekk jitlaq Toni irid jitlaq Joseph.
Ha naraw x'se jinqala din il-gimgha.
Pace M
Feb 24th, 22:55
Jidependi kemm ser jitholmpersonali u kemm ha jitfabtajna gonzi mate
Pierre Fenech
Feb 24th, 19:18
You will never win with this attitude Gonzi. We will not base our voting on what happened in some Safi Club.A lot of clubs around the Island were involved in such abuse and this including PN Clubs. This is a small country and all know what goes around but do not speak out. We will vote on bigger issues like the mismanagement of the country by allowing so many bribes and corruption to happen.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:35
vote for lower income tax year after year,low unemployment, one year tax free already enjoyed by thousands of mothers, for massive investment in projects(roads,open spaces,public spaces, restoration projects)employing thousands from kahhala to periti partly funded by eu, for free and first class healthcare(ask those who underwent lifethreatening operations),for massive investment in education
Peter Bonnici
Feb 24th, 22:12
What goes on in clubs is not the point. The point is that there was illegal activity (drug dealing) and the party leader stayed mum just to protect the party's image. If thats a small issue for you then fine - but your attitude will change once you find a friend, a relative - or even perhaps your own son or daughther has fallen victim to drugs.
C. Bartoli
Feb 24th, 22:46
you are right but the difference between parties is that PN reported any wrong doings to the Police whereas Gowzef and Toni knew that there was illegal drug trade and trafficking and not only kept it a secret but they both lied about it.
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 24th, 19:10
"Malta had a record number of full time employees at 153,000, including a record 44,000 women". Thanks to you Dr. Gonzi and shame on others.
carmel vella
Feb 25th, 06:32
Useless to comment about your comment Joe. It is so puerile!
Mark Borg
Feb 25th, 08:02
Yes record, record, record. Like the 6.5 Billion Ewro national debt. Record, rcord, record!
Paul Borg
Feb 24th, 19:09
Serq taht il-PN ta l-fuq min BILJUN ewro f commissions mit 2004 l'hawn u hadd ma jerfa r-responsabilita. Jien ejjejt nipprova nifmek Hon PM. Ibqa ghid l-stess BS u l-Gap min 11% titla ghall 15% sa l-elezzjoni. Tafu li kull Gimgha qed jaqsmu l-kamp politiku 4 jew 5 esponenti jew kullhadd raqad !!!
N. Agius
Feb 24th, 18:56
Jahasra.. jekk il-PN qed jibbazaw li jirbhu l- elezzjoni b' dak li sar go bar ta' kazin f' Hal Safi.. . allura veru messejna l - qiegh. Il- poplu qabel jitfa il- vot ha jiftakar f' affarijet hafna iktar importanti fost l- ohrajn:
L- kontijiet gholja li sirna nafu li kienu kkwazati minn korruzjoni
Arriva u t- tbatijet kollha li gabet maghha
Ix- xoghol prekarju
Arroganza
Gholi tal hajja bla limitu
S. Cuschieri
Feb 24th, 19:54
Fejn qieghed tghix Mr. Agius?
Jekk ma tehlix bl-addocc, il-kont tad-dawl tikkotrollah - u issa sirna nafu li jekk kien hemm il-korruzzjoni kien hemm nies fi hdan l-MLP ukoll li kienu involuti!
Arriva u t-tbatijiet??? Il-hanina kemm batejna jahasra - mela qabel konna ngergru ghax konna nhossu s-shana u x-xufiera arroganti u issa xorta qed inbatu.
Xoghol prekarju meta salvaw 5000 post???
mark borg
Feb 24th, 20:47
@s.cuschieri
Min min tal MLP imdahhal ? jew qed ibellawlek irross bil labra Aust u toni ta l-arloggi biex jghattu xturhom ? kif jista xi hadd mil 1998 fl opozizzjoni jkun imdahhal ? u x hames telef post salvajtu ? forsi tal pensjonanti li jahdmu bil fors ghax pensjoni mizera ta 450 ewro fix xhar ? u samruwhom bl ghola kontijiet tad dawl ? grazzi ghas serq li sar taht imnieher Aust u toni clocks .
rodney bone
Feb 24th, 18:50
Whose position is untenable? GonziPN has the face to try and make us forget what happened in his chaotic administration and tries to lead us against honest people with NO BAGGAGE AT ALL. Many of us used to support PN for many elections so please do not try to feed us "Ir-ross bil-labra"!!! Mela hsibtna tfal zghar, tballalna li trid! I do not believe you anymore.
John Abela
Feb 24th, 18:46
Dr. Gonzi stop diverting attention from the real issues. Why not talk about the Arriva fiasco, drugs in prison, the MCAST training tender fiasco, oil procurement scandal, car park privatization, no breathalyser tests while young people die on the road, the disaster in primary and secondary education, 500 euro payout? The list goes on. Stop trying to distract the public from the real issues.
James Dewar
Feb 24th, 21:11
Certainly some food for thought there!
Carmel Zammit
Feb 24th, 18:43
Malta has never experienced such an arrogant Prime Minister. Never in living memory did these islands experience such a negative mud slinging campaign coming from Gonzi himself and his clique. Unbelievable! No wander people of good will are fleeing this outdated party that still relies on lies, degrading tactics and character assasination of innocent people.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 18:43
Gonzi And Busuttil have reached a stage where they are ridiculing themselves with the kind of statements they are making daily ! This is the most hilarious of the lot to date . It seems Gonzi is convinced that to win there should be no Joseph Muscat facing him !
Eman Formosa
Feb 24th, 18:39
Dear Joseph. Where DRUGS are involved a mistake can never be condoned. I'm sorry, you lost a pn vote!
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 19:29
Eman Formosa: Have yiu never read about the situation which exists UNDER Lawrence Gonzi in the Corradino Correctional Facility, where DRUGS are the rule not the exception. And you want that situation to continue ?
Alex Mifsud
Feb 24th, 20:17
Taghmel zball...habib
Philip Camilleri
Feb 24th, 21:45
we are fighting a losing battle in the war on drugs, pn mosta club, pl safi clubs are just the tip of the iceberg... a fresh look at the situation is needed..... this campaign has been too long and is hitting rock bottom. the truth is that mediterranean countries are plagued by corruption : italy, greece, spain, portugal and yes malta, by nature have ahigher percentage of the population who
C. Bartoli
Feb 24th, 22:48
you are right but the difference between parties is that PN reported any wrong doings to the Police whereas Gowzef and Toni knew that there was illegal drug trade and trafficking and not only kept it a secret but they both lied about it.
Joe Borg
Feb 24th, 23:00
same situation here Eman .... this show thats labour are still the same ... they try to protect the Lejburisti, while a leader has to be a leader for all
B Attard
Feb 25th, 00:11
Childish comment Eman.Rampant drugs at CCF
K.G. Vella
Feb 24th, 18:39
Nothing but negativity, mud-slinging, repetition and arrogance! All ppoliticians need to remember that administering a country is a duty not a right.
Pippo de Marco
Feb 24th, 18:38
Victory is close? - Yeah, about as close as Mepa is to Heaven.
Graduate Jobs? - Good idea; but doing what? ... Building more roads (with EU Structural Funds NOTGovernment investment) or maybe building more apartments or even Burgers?
And how many of the 8000 elderley workers HAVE to work because they cannot afford not to?
And not a mention of Corruption - the new 'C' word.
No space.Arghh
George Cutajar
Feb 24th, 18:33
Come on guys. Please stop criticising the PN and just vote Labour. Take a chance after all as JM said if he makes a mistake he willnadmit it, beg forgiveness and just goes leaving us all to pay the price for his mistake or error of judgement. As for myself - I am not willing to take a chance and will vote PN out of conviction.
Joseph Arpa
Feb 24th, 19:11
If you're finding it hard to find PN 'mistakes' I can think of a lot over the past 25yrs....all of which the PN does it best to make you George forget, let alone admit them!!
YES WE WANT TO TAKE A CAHNCE!!
C. Bartoli
Feb 24th, 22:50
even in 1996 we wanted to take a chance and change government but all of us remember what happened. Talk is cheap!
Sandro Pace
Feb 24th, 18:31
I was hearing the PM criticising Dr. Muscat's admission, saying that he lacks foresight for not seeing it. 'Foresight' might be the new punch line. I am preparing my brains for it. As by Dr. Gonzi's yardstick, even Tonio Fenech lacks foresight, for on Friday he Admitted he would not have gone to the Arsenal match, in total breach of ministerial ethics and interest conflict. Fair is fair.
Anton Briffa
Feb 25th, 07:14
what a big diffrence in tha case!!!! there where drugs involved the worst thing possible
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 18:23
Are Tonio Fenech and Austin Gatt positions tenable Mr prime minister.
Massimo Gatt
Feb 24th, 18:14
Dr. Gonzi what's so 'close'? The PL has a 35000 vote advantage in the current polls!
M. Grech
Feb 24th, 18:13
We need politicians to be honest enough to say they made a mistake as Dr Muscat did in terms of how the PL administration acted on the Safi case!! This is something positively new in the Maltese scenario and a lot different from how GonziPN acted in the last 5 years.
Michael Herrera
Feb 24th, 18:10
Forget it Mr suppose to be pm . Give up ( misskom tisthu ) and this is coming from a once was nationalist . Yes the only right statement you said " you need to work hard " but again misinterpreted wrong not the Maltese people need to work hard . Your cabinet. Clean up yourself and and all greed you acquired.
Chris Mifsud
Feb 24th, 18:29
Clean up ? Like how they did with the blokka bajda at the MLP club at Safi ?
Michael Herrera
Feb 24th, 19:30
PL will soon show how a clean up should be done . As since PN have suppose been Malta Gov the fast increase of drugs ,criminality and corruption has neva Eva taken place on this Island. Patience now 3p yrs maybe PN will be maybe at trust again. In the meantime whistle and spin both your thumbs.
G curmi
Feb 24th, 19:50
Chris,
How about those commissions ???
WE are paying taxes and bills !!!
mark borg
Feb 24th, 20:43
@chris mifsud
Taf x inhu ghaddej il habz fuq id droga taht il pN?
D. Xerri
Feb 24th, 18:08
I notice Everytime Dr Gonzi`s speeches and his tactics are Repeating Every Phrase again and again - Notice it and you will see I am right and it works on People`s Minds - it does work - and even the ones around him are doing the same tactic - repeating at the end of every sentence.
Sandro Pace
Feb 24th, 18:22
For rhetoric, PN always had some edge. All is pre-planned and rehearsed for the effect. There are key words and punch lines. How much effect it is now having, and whether the ears these words are falling into are tired of this stage-acting, will be seen in 2 weeks time.
RONALD ARRY
Feb 24th, 18:47
they repeated too many mistakes everyday he and the ones around him,his tactic is not going to work anymore, GAME OVER gonzi PaNic
Ray Abela
Feb 24th, 19:03
"I notice Everytime Dr Gonzi`s speeches and his tactics are Repeating Every Phrase again and again"
Washed out politicians with no vision and new ideas tend to suffer from this "lost for words" syndrome, hence their repetetive nature! And you are wrong IT does not work on people's minds but definitely does something to their stomachs!
Adrian Camilleri
Feb 24th, 17:57
Arrroganti
Charles Micallef
Feb 24th, 17:50
Gonzipn, stop wasting your time, you lost credablity and on the 9th of March you will lose your cushy and lucrative jobs....period!
Chris Mifsud
Feb 24th, 18:28
Are you a fortune teller ?
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 20:51
Charlie: Gonzi prim bil-ghaqal a dderiega lill-Malta fit-triq li ghamlitilna unur mad-dinja kollha. Din hi l-ghira li ghadu l-partit l-iehor.
Sabrina Grech
Feb 24th, 17:50
I simply shudder at the thought of the arrogance which would be shown by some primary exponents of the PN should it be elected to govern for another year. Tal-biza!
D. Xerri
Feb 24th, 18:09
For another 5 YEARS not 1 year Sabrina !
Chris Mifsud
Feb 24th, 18:27
If you think certain people where arrogant don't vote for them. You can always vote for new faces.
Or you could vote for Karmenu Vella, Leo Brincat, Joe Debono Grech, Evarist Bartolo etc...
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 19:25
D. Xerri: For AT LEAST 5 years - on the opposition benches for GonziPN.
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 20:48
Sabrina, tal-biza kieku Allajhares qatt XI DARBA ikun hemm il-PL fil-Gvern. Tidher li ma tafx xi j'fisser il-labour. Lill-Eddie nghidlu li kieku, nerga nghid ,Allajhares qatt, il-PN ikun fl-oppozizzjoni x'ikun gara? Hawn min issapporta 25 fuq dawk il-bankijiet u ghadu jferfer!
G curmi
Feb 24th, 21:20
Sabrina,
Jien bhalek nibza' mill-PN!
Lili weghduni hafna u ma hadt XEJN. Sa ittri baghtulna!!
Mhux talli hekk il-PN ried jiehu zieda fenomenali u fl-istess waqt bdew dejjem telghin il-kontijiet tad-dawl, tal-gas, il-hajja etc.
Certa lil min ha nivvota. Fuq il-karta tal-vot se naghzel parti esperjenza tal-passat u parti l-energija zaghzugha li ghandna fil-moviment!
R. Balzan
Feb 24th, 17:48
Victory is so close that the current disparity of 11.3% in the latest popularity polls puts the PL ahead with a massive 35,000 votes. This is based on approx 320,000 valid votes in the March 9 election. How's that for a close vote?!
D. Xerri
Feb 24th, 17:57
You are right BUT you are forgetting that around 22% are STILL UNDECIDED on to whom they are going to vote ! THAT 22% CAN totally and completely change all your prediction ! Dont forget that last election SAME WAS SAID from months ahead and THINGS CHANGED on the eve of the voting day !
Massimo Gatt
Feb 24th, 18:24
The undecided don't matter D.Xerri. MT has predicted many of the previous elections and results were always within the margin of error. In fact, MT has a track record of accurate surveys for MEPs, Divorce and local general elections. 35,000 lead is not a joke.
Massimo Gatt
Feb 24th, 18:25
Last general election the predicted results were very close and so was the election. This time its different.
M. Cachia
Feb 24th, 18:28
@ D Xerri - there is a saying which goes something like " the writing is on the wall"
Let those who can read, read it then!
Charles Debono
Feb 24th, 18:30
Nahseb illi peress illi l-ghajta hi li PL ser jirbah l-elezzjoni aktar nahseb li dawk li qed jghidu li ghadhom indecizi fil-maggoranza taghhom ser jivvotaw PN.
Daniel Zarb
Feb 24th, 19:16
@ D. Xerri: In 2008 up till two weeks before the election, PN had a 5% lead and the last poll showed a wafer-thin 1% advantage. This time the polls tell a different story. It's still election day that counts though.
However PN failed big time in not understanding that the electorate put corruption, political accountability & meritocracy on top of their agenda. They were one again all ignored.
Daniel Zarb
Feb 24th, 19:22
cont...PN has to understand that it's the people that elect you and in a way they dictate some part of the government's agenda. People don't want their voices to be ignored. Under this government, this is the general sensation. Five years ago the PN was given a lifeline 'under certain conditions'. These conditions were abused and ignored. Il-poplu dan ma jinsiehx.
Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Feb 25th, 07:29
Charles, dan hu dejjem il-periklu.
Eve Axiaq
Feb 24th, 17:48
Imma l election polls mhux hekk jghidu Gonzi hi.
D. Xerri
Feb 24th, 17:59
L-election polls hallihom jghidu li jridu - iR-RIZULTAT UFFICCJALI JGHODD - ghad hemm madwar 22% ta dawk il-POLLS li qed issemmi li huma indecizi - taf fejn se jmorru dawk it-22% tal-voti PL jew PN jew ma jivvutawx u x`kienu jivvutaw qabel - u barra minn hekk x`garanzijja ghandek li dak li qalu fil-POLLS kien il-verita ? Jien jista jcempilli tal-POLLS u nghidlu li rrid :)
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 18:26
@D. Xerri
Yeah Yeah keep on dreaming.
Chris Mifsud
Feb 24th, 18:26
The polls mean nothing. I know a lot of people, PN supporters who say they are not going to vote when the parties ask them, yet most of them will end up voting.
Eve Axiaq
Feb 24th, 18:28
@ Xerri
Pero meta mqabbla ma hames snin ilu Sant kellu vera ftit punti fil vantagg u over 20% UNDECIDED. Issa ghandek aktar min 10% vantagg ghal PL u over 20% undecided.
Xorta ma nimlewx rasna imma meta tqabbel issib lil PL fil-vantagg.
Mr Joseph Azzopardi
Feb 24th, 19:31
Xerri, 20% have not responded not undecided
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:44
hawn hafna li ha jivvutaw pn li ma jaghtux informazzjoni fil polls jew li ha jivvutaw pn imma jghidu li mhux se jivvutaw apposta biex jinku ftit lil partit ghax ihossuhom urtati ghal xi haga.
Mark Borg
Feb 25th, 08:10
"Polls mean nothing." Sure they do, especially when they show things you do not like. Hope is eternal!
Daniel Zarb
Feb 24th, 17:42
Gonzi knows more than the Police Commissioner: the latter dismisses it, whilst the former has decided there was drug trafficking and the case warrants a life sentence. 'Boq'.
Thomas Anderson
Feb 24th, 17:36
''Those who had precarious working conditions would be helped to have better conditions'' Dr Gonzi said today. Precarious employment should be eradicated once and for all, GonziPN is responsible for this precarious employment phenomenom because GonziPN was more interested in numbers than quality of work.Can GonziPN please tell us how many of the fabled 20000 jobs are of the precarious type.
Martin Xuereb
Feb 24th, 17:34
you are so convinced or yourself yee?
effie stafrace
Feb 24th, 17:25
all government entities are in huge debt plus 5000million national debt.lots of families are on their knees or under poverty line.are we going to give you power again when you have these poor results.
Chris Mifsud
Feb 24th, 18:24
What poor results are you on about ?
Malta has the second highest economic growth in Europe.
Restaurants packed. Hard to book a table.
Yesterday, shops packed with people buying LED TV's etc...
More people employed then ever before.
Need i continue ?
D. Xerri
Feb 24th, 19:31
Gimghatejn fil-Politika huma aktar minn sentejn - L-aktar jekk johrog xi skandlu iehor minn xi komma ta xi hadd - tkun is-salvazzjoni ghall xi hadd u l-kundanna ghall haddiehor - STENNA MINN KOLLOX !
Anke fl-ahhar 3 ijiem jinbidlu l-affarijiet ahseb u ara f`Gimghatejn!
Tinsiex li l-PL qed jghamel kampanja bi stazzjon Wiehed tat-TV kontra 3 tan-naha l-ohra li kontinwament lejl u nhar ghaddejin !
R. Balzan
Feb 25th, 08:53
@ Chris Mifsud - tidher li qed tghix fil-qamar habib!
A Dimech
Feb 24th, 17:25
Does it mean that Nationalists have to do Overtime?!
More work guys!! we need to buy some more oil for the powerstation as the last lot we bought was all stolen!
Thomas Mifsud
Feb 24th, 17:23
Honestly, just the thought of a possibility that we get another 5 years of struggling under GonziPN regime, scares me.
Alfred Bugeja
Feb 24th, 18:00
If Joseph Muscat is elected you will discover a new meaning to the word struggling.
Chris Mifsud
Feb 24th, 18:21
Who is struggling ? I cannot see any struggling.
G curmi
Feb 24th, 19:45
Alfred & Chris,
Nassigurakom li hawn hafna li mhumiex komdi bhalkom.
Nassigurakom li hawn hafna li xebghu b'din l-arroganza.
Nassigurakom li hawn hafna li gew imweghda li xoghlhom fis-sod u ftit xhur wara tkeccew.
Jekk intom inqdejtu taht Dr Gonzi good luck to you, imma tpoggux lil kulhadd fl-istess keffa!
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 20:42
@G Curmi: Naghmillek suggeriment. Aghmel kwarta go banka tal-lottu, sew qabel tlugh tas-Super 5 kif ukoll qabel tlugh tal-lottu. Ara dawk in-nies li jeqirdu li ma jlahhqux mal-hajja kemm jilghabu lottu u forsi anki saqsihom kemm jaharqu flus fit-tipjip. U l-maggoranza ta' dawn in-nies jghidu li mhumiex komdi.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:51
ahseb wara under pl-we will get a 40 euros monthly reduction in w & e bills, without bulding a new power station(infact conrad the energy minister has already disappeared). JM will lower w & e bills for large manufacturing & hotels and make a mess of country's finances resulting in spending cuts on tourism,education, health, infrastructure.Result:gross unemployment & blow to standard of living.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:54
@ g curmi
nispera li mintix xi wiehed tad drydocks u l-airmalta li meta tlaqt inghatajt xi somma fenominali minn ghandna it taxpayers u tgorr ukoll. Ghax mal privat, jekk mhemmx xoghol daqshekk titkecca bla somom. Staqsi lil dawk l-eluf li qed jitkeccew f'pajjizi girien taghna jekk hadux somom- mhux somom hadu imma hadulhom djarhom
Joe Borg
Feb 24th, 23:01
struggling? just take a look at the restaurants during the weekend ... all of them fully booked!
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 24th, 17:22
'Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told thousands of supporters this afternoon that victory was 'close' '
Sure just as somebody said 'Mhux wiehed, jew tnejn, jew tlieta....imma....BUT we all know what the result was!
You simply cannot run roughshod over the people and expect the electorate to forget what they went through just because now you desperately need their vote! People are not morons PM.
L Zammit
Feb 25th, 00:11
Sur AV
Il-passat garanzija tal-futur, man, specjalment fil-politika.
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