The new Cabinet

David Bezzina

Mar 16th, 18:36

L-elezzjoni ghaddiet siehbi....ghalxejn tbezzghu !!!

B Buttigieg

Mar 17th, 12:50

Ħu paċenzja issa......bħal ma ħadt jien għal ħamsa u għoxrin sena. Tkomplix tbeżża' għax ma taħdimx, anzi tkompli tgħarraqkom!

Alfred Fenech

May 4th, 08:42

Congratulations to the NEW CABINET.

Rhea Micallef

Mar 20th, 21:57

As you said yourself, they were a couple of immature 'youngsters'.. you have to be an immature person to do such thing anyways and I empathise what you went through. However, I don't think that our Prime Minister is restricting our opinions, far from that. The labour party of the 80's isn't the labour party of 2013.

B Buttigieg

Mar 17th, 12:52

We will get value for money.....L-importanti li xejn minn wara dahar il-poplu......kollox fid-deher u fil-miftuħ! Ħu paċenzja sieħbi!

Antoine Zammit

Mar 26th, 21:58

qatra fl-Ocean dawk kien hemm min qal.....

Joe Pavia

Mar 28th, 20:57

One cannot deny the figures. Imma they criticized The PN goverment. Incredible

Alan Xuereb

Mar 26th, 10:20

your emphatic form of writing brings back the old labour times. Like this many of the 36k will swing rather quickly.

Joe Pavia

Mar 28th, 20:59

dont warry j camilleri they will come back they will come back lets let some time pass and the moviment and the LP are again split as they already are. We have been told Malta taghna il koll il lajburisti!

Jon Vercellono

Mar 14th, 13:05

Its called constructive educated criticism based upon an acquaintance with the rest of the world outside of Malta and most probably a tertiary education - which they are putting to good use. Its also based upon a thorough reading of the International Press and acquaintance with 2 or 3 languages (including Maltese). Thank you for your concern, but the poor souls are still alive.

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 13:07

Well what do you expect? We care for our country that's why

Paul Micallef

Mar 14th, 14:06

Ahjar tara li tqajjem rasek mir ramel Meilak flok tghid paroli frivolu

B Buttigieg

Mar 17th, 12:59

Paul Meilak...anke lapsijiet u gomom irid jixtri għax lanqas ħallejtu wieħed.....imisskom tistħu titkellmu hekk!

Alan Xuereb

Mar 26th, 10:22

@ buttigieg
are you talking about the wrong floor

Ana Thomas

Apr 11th, 16:59

Time will tell Mr.Meilak. You'll see how capable, intelligent, honest and trustworthy Dr.Borg is :)

Paul Meilak

Mar 14th, 11:04

Agrikoltura u Sajd ma huwiex ministeru, kif wieghed JM qabel l-elezzjoni.

D Axisa

Mar 14th, 11:31

@ Paul Meilak:

Please tell us when Dr. Muscat there will be a Minister for Agr. & Fish. Dr. Muscat only said there will be a person responsible for these. Please check you words.

Paul Meilak

Mar 14th, 12:36

@D Axisa
Ask your friend Eddy Privitera.

Eddy Privitera

Mar 14th, 13:06

Paul Meilak: You are not telling the truth. Dr. Muscat had promised to have a person RESPONSIBLE directly for that sector ( agriculture and fisheries ). This is what Dr. Muscat has done !!! You also lied about the Ministry of Home Ffairs and security. Under GonziPN both the ministry of Justice and that of Home Affairs WERE ONE MINISTRY, until Franco Debono raised hell about this.Today are seperate

Guido Farrugia

Mar 14th, 13:32

Sur Privitera, hu parir min ghand habib, titlifx hin prezzjuz ma xi whud mahruqin harqa tajba.

M Calleja

Mar 14th, 10:52

Manuel Mallia Minister of Home Affairs and national security.
Defence, Armed Forces, Police, Immigration, Airport Security, Correctional Services, Probation and Parole, Civil Protection, Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs, Central Visa Unit, National Identity Management, Courts of Justice, Attorney General’s Office, Notary to Government, Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Services

No comment!!!

Anthony Grech

Mar 14th, 11:33

Sorry insejt issemmi l-Papa.....76

Guido Farrugia

Mar 14th, 13:37

Dilletant tan-numri Robert?
36.000 vot u fuqhom.
13 il siggu parlamentari maggoranza.
9 distretti maggoranza.
4 distreiii b-4 deputati.
39 siggu parlamentari PL
26 siggu parlamentari PN. Ser nieqaf hawn ghalissa

Paul Micallef

Mar 14th, 14:08

Ian Borg u Owen Bonnici, Edward Zammit lewis u Roderick Galdes.... oops insejthom!

B Buttigieg

Mar 17th, 13:29

Robert....dawn il-ministri li qed issemmi għażilhom il-poplu mhux Jospeh Muscat. La telgħu l-poplu kuntent bihom u jixirqilhom ikunu fil-kabinett. Il-poplu sovran u mhux imbilli titkellem u tmaqdar. Wara kollox fil-PN hemm nies kbar ukoll. So what?

Rhea Micallef

Mar 20th, 22:01

Allahares ma jkunx hemm nies ta esperjenza go partit ghaliex kieku vera jmur il-bahar. Hemm tahlita ta' etajiet u nahseb li hi xi haga posittiva. U tinsiex! Hemm minn dawk li semmejt li mhux ax huma avvanzati fl-eta izda huma godda mal partit. Ghandna bzonn idejat godda forsi dan il-pajjiz xi darba jimxi il quddiem mhux dejjem erbghin pass lura f'aktar dejn.

Paul Meilak

Mar 14th, 11:06

Agrikoltura u Sajd ma kellux ikun Ministeru ghalih ?

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:21

I think it's going to be tal-Labour biss from what I'm seeing already on the first days. That's already one promise that Joseph broke already. We'll keep counting....

B Buttigieg

Mar 17th, 13:04

Sandra...aħjar tistaqsi lil Gonzi min ser jilħaq warajh mhux moħħok x'għamel Joseph. Il-kabinett prerogattiva tiegħu mhux tiegħek!!

twanny borg

Mar 14th, 10:53

Ma nahsibx la ma jistax isir ministru.....

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:22

Exactly. Haven't the permanent secretaries been told to resign????!

Paul Micallef

Mar 14th, 14:09

Mela ghax kont tghix komdu int kien kulhadd? ma tridx tghid li ma hawnx hafna familji f riskju ta faqar hux? Fejn kont meta hadu l onorajra l ministri u l- iskandlu taz zejt?

Kurt Mifsud

Mar 14th, 09:31

I think you need to do your Maths right. Maybe you forgot the 500eur increase!

Manuel Camilleri

Mar 14th, 10:06

I think the 550 euro was stopped and it was refunded by the minsiters. Check your news well Mr. Mifsud and I think you should sit down and check your maths. This cabinet will cost the Government over 50,000 euros more a month.

Paul Borg

Mar 14th, 10:30

No it isnt. Having so many professionals at the helm, means that less advisors !!! and consultants !!!! will be used. Now do the math. Or shall I give you an example.... Planning for the Arriva new routes came from a law firm which in turn hired consultants, which in turn made a mess. But it was still paid for. And that's how the cookie crumbles .

Anthony Grech

Mar 14th, 10:50

Manuel since you are a good mathematician, can you please work this piece of maths for me ;
(x) Thousands of GonziPN supporters multiply 2 undecided voters + (y) loyal GonziPN supporters = minus 36,000
What is the value of (x) and (y)?

Joseph Parnis

Mar 14th, 12:55

Manuel Camilleri it started with 600 eruos behind our backs and when found out Gonzi & his gang put it down to 500 euros thinking that would be ok but in the end they thought about it and since the ppl were going mad it about they stopped it and was gonna bring it back for themself if they won the election but as to paying it all back only a fraction was paid back by Gonzi & his ex merry gang

Manuel Camilleri

Mar 14th, 09:23

I am sorry Mr. Buttigieg, but your movement is nothing but a lap-dog of the PL. You would like to give us the impression that you are moderate and progressive, but you backed the PL throughout the campaign. Please respect our intelligence and do no try to deceive us with big-shot names like the one your movement is using. You might as well be a forum zghazagh socjalisti number 2.

Manuel Camilleri

Mar 14th, 09:35

And one more thing Mr. Buttigieg. Does your Movement of Progressives and Moderates condone the huge new cabinet (15 ministers and 8 parliamentary secretaries) and which will cost the tax payer far more than what the previous administration? You stated that you will wait 5 years before you "celebrate" and wait to see if Muscat will deliver. Well he is surely delivering now, isn't he?

A. Caruana

Mar 14th, 09:40

Naqbel mieghek perfettament.
Mela meta konna fl-oppozizzjoni kelna kelliem ewlieni ghas-south u issa li ahna fil-gvern insejnieh is-south. Basta hafna paroli li ha niehdu hsieb s-south. Is-south mhux il-power station biss !!!!!!!!

Paul Meilak

Mar 14th, 11:09

Issa JM ikun jaf x'jigifieri tmexxi Gvern !

Alex Scicluna

Mar 14th, 08:39

I think you should say till now (4days) we were proven right cos we were promised new faces and the PN went out with that poster of old ministers from the 80s and 90s . Well the same faces are all ministers again

Kurt Mifsud

Mar 14th, 09:34

Jekk tevalwa Sur Scicluna tara li HAFNA mill-ucuh antiki lanqas biss gew eletti. Issa jekk qed tippretendi li nies bhal ezempju Evarist Bartolo u Karmenu Vella ma jinghatawx ministeru wara li kienu urew il-kapacitajiet taghhom, mela allura nistghu insibu l-ewwel wiehed mit-triq u nitfghu lilu mill-ewwel!

Kurt Mifsud

Mar 14th, 09:35

Bilhaq, il-PN kellu 2 posters, wiehed jghid li l-istess ucuh u iehor jiftahar li hu ghandu nies ta esperjenza mhux li qatt ma smajna bihom. Liema triq se naghzlu?

J Micallef

Mar 14th, 09:38

We will, we will.

Just sit back and criticise. That's the easiest of Jobs.

I believe someonw had it for 15 odd years...

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 14th, 09:40

@ Scicluna

It was obvious that the cabinet would have included some experienced persons. You knew it. And still two-thirds of the cabinet is all brand new. And what about Tonio Fenech, Joe Cassar, George Pullicino etc ??

N. Pace Debono

Mar 14th, 09:03

good one!

Michael Gatt

Mar 14th, 10:40

Percezjioni hazina habib

MALTA TGHANA LKOLL

Pace M

Mar 14th, 11:45

Sur Scicluna kalma naqra.... Malta mhux taghkom biss imma taghna ikol. Il-paci mieghek habib.

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 14th, 09:41

Mela qed tinsa li fadal il by-elections??

joseph gauci

Mar 14th, 09:02

GHANDEK ZBALL Mr Caruana

Frank Gauci

Mar 14th, 07:41

Does this make them dinosaurs of a lesser degree??

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:29

Yes, but now they gave the hiding they will vote again to put Labour out again for another 15 years. Or more lol

Gordon M.A.

Mar 14th, 07:16

Forrest Gump: "I am not a smart man".

Joseph Cini

Mar 14th, 11:57

Sewwa jghidu li l'lupu jbiddel sufu izda mhux ghemilu.. Haga ohra, tinsulentax lil hadd!!!!!!!!!!

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:32

What a sad bunch of ministers. Just wait, they're bound to blunder

A.M. Galea

Mar 13th, 17:16

Mr Zammit , you should have made this comment last Thursday when there was one at Floriana . No need to say more , your mind will understand .

Joe Cassar

Mar 14th, 07:53

Illkhom tgergru u teqirdu 25 sena meta kontu t'ghixu fil-genna tal-art, issa jmissna ahna ngerrgru u daqt tibdew dgerrgu inthom aktar minnha.

V. Grech

Mar 14th, 08:48

Prosit Joe Cassar - kollox jibda jaddi ghalihom issa

Anthony A. Mifsud

Mar 13th, 16:58

Ton, go and play with the traffic.
Ninu

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:34

Oh my Mr Sultana he's not creating jobs but replacing people, which means a number ofgood people losing their jobs. Very noble of Joseph Muscat

Lawrence Camilleri

Mar 13th, 17:08

100% right.

Aldo Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 17:10

Give time my friend

J Micallef

Mar 14th, 09:40

Good one!!

J. Stafrace

Mar 13th, 17:01

Maybe he will appoint one from AD?

L Borg

Mar 13th, 16:42

You want to know why 18 and not 8 Rosie my dear? because Joseph Muscat is spoilt for choice whilst Gonzi didn't have enough talent in his cabinet, and this is not me speaking, this according to Gonzi himself, (wikileaks, remember?)! The result of the 8 PN minister's performance is clearly reflected in the election results, a total wipe out of of 37,000 votes! Now just sit back and watch, dear.

LJN Galea

Mar 13th, 16:56

If the money is spent in a good way where the country would be productive, then bless them as we will all live in a better country!!!!

Frans Lia

Mar 14th, 07:53

Dear Rosie. EFA once said LM10 million l'hemm u LM10 million l hawn is not going to make a difference when Mid Med Bank was sold to HSBC. A few weeks ago Dr Gonzi said that some Euro 24 million is a drop in an ocean. Why does 100000 worry you so much?????

L Borg

Mar 13th, 16:47

I wasn't impressed by the performance of the previous 8 ministers either, nor were the people out there, and this is reflected in the election result difference wipe out 37,000 difference! The reason Gonzi had just 8 ministers was that, according to himself (wikileaks), he had not enough talent in his cabinet, or did you forget that already?!!

Carlo Cassar

Mar 13th, 17:20

Please don't calculate on PN ministers expenses. That has gone out of hand and we are here to change.

Claire Busuttil

Mar 13th, 16:21

@Borg- let`s hope that this very sensitive area, is very well looked after by the new minister. It is not an easy task, I know, but he should really work with his heart.

Jay Aquilina

Mar 13th, 16:25

nostradamus malti hahahahaah nithasarkom ta vera . ppfff

ruth klotzer

Mar 13th, 16:45

If economics professors and lawyers are not good enough for you, I wonder who is? An Austin Gatt maybe? For God's sake grow up!

P Borg

Mar 13th, 16:46

We'll talk in 5 years' time! Regarding the power station, you don't need to be a Nostradamus; you just need to do a simple internet search for information.

J Micallef

Mar 13th, 16:49

@ Jay Aquilina - perhaps you forgot the CET and how it did not work and no one - including Dr. Sant AND Lino Spiteri (two economists, x'kumbinazzjoni) did not know how to make it work?

A Borg is absolutely right. Only after Economists screw up everyhting, finance people are asked to clean up the mess. This is not a political thing. Just look around you and the economies with problems.

L Borg

Mar 13th, 16:51

@ Jay: Ittihom tort jew, wara damdima tkaxira umiljazzjoni u wipe out bhall dik tippretendi li ha jigu f'taghhom wara biss erba t'ijiem?

Aldo Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 17:11

Kont gej profeta jkoli nghid habib!

P Borg

Mar 13th, 17:17

Sorry, I meant L Borg!

Erin Ciantar

Mar 13th, 16:17

But the RCC salary will still have to paid to someone else also. It's not like nobody will fill that position.

Paul Meilak

Mar 13th, 16:34

Mhux talli hekk, talli JM zied xoghol spejcali gdid biex jirringazzja lil Keith Schembri tal-KasCo !
..dan kollu wara li ghamel kampanja shiha fuq l-onorarja li kien se jdahhal Gonzi.. ( li jekk wiehed jistudjaha sew ..ma kinitx hazina )

M BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 16:43

Allan Cutajar u Paul Meilak

Mhux ahjar toqghodu kwieti ghax lanqas il- 1.2 Biljun li hareg jghajja u jiftahar t il- Gonz m'hu ha niehdu ghax il - Budget ta l-EU ma ghaddiex!!!

T. Refalo

Mar 14th, 13:37

il-hames mija raw zejda u staghgbu!!!!

S Farrugia

Mar 13th, 16:29

At 6pm your curiosity will be satisfied. Until then there are only speculations.

Guido Farrugia

Mar 13th, 16:59

Stahbit Angelo, ghadek ma ndunajtx li hemm Labour government?

Guido Farrugia

Mar 13th, 17:03

Stahbit Angelo, ghadek ma ndunajtx li hemm Labour government? Hsibt li ha tara lil Giovanna? Tixtieq.

Eddy Privitera

Mar 13th, 17:27

Angelo, ruhi, mhux ahjar tara fejn se ssibu Kap li jista jhabbata ma Dr, Muscat ?

Eddy Privitera

Mar 13th, 17:29

Mark Cassar: Malta taghna lkoll ma tfissirx li tibqa tan.nazzjonalisti BISS "

Mark Cassar

Mar 14th, 08:32

Eddy, forcing resignations of neutral persons to appoint others whom we still do not know as perm secs does not reflect well on the slogan. & it does further reflect badly appointing the chief of these same perm secs a person known for his pro-labour stand, writing anti-PN articles & so on..As I said, I know that Dr.Muscat would prefer close trusted persons, but this is not reflect "taghna lkoll"

C. Bartoli

Mar 13th, 16:34

taf li bl-ghazla li ghamel se nehhlu 70 mijun euro extra. Imbasta qal li ha jkollna iktar flus fil-but, Jumejn u intelaq jonfoq

keith chetcuti

Mar 13th, 16:46

Mill 81 lil aw wahda biss tlifna maggoranza fil 1996-1998 u Issa jigifieri jekk tahdem sewwa inti hadt iktar sick leave minnha pn will be back stronger then ever !

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:45

We know Mr Borg. Do you?

Paul Meilak

Mar 13th, 16:11

MALTA TAGHNA LKOLL !
..lanqas nistghu nikkummentaw issa ?

Claire Busuttil

Mar 13th, 16:18

@galea-ghalfejn se tkomplu tniggzu

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:48

Malta taghna lkoll! Jew tal-Labour biss issa? Why were people told to resign? SHAME ON YOU Joseph!

M BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 16:44

Yes . The name is JUSTYNE

John Zarb

Mar 13th, 16:14

Its better to dance your life away, no?

Joseph Cini

Mar 14th, 12:52

May be there was a tsunami but sure there were 20,000 jobs created and that is a fact .Probabbly you need a break from not accepting pn comments.

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 16:28

well done Claire - finally you have said something positive!

Mark Cassar

Mar 13th, 16:12

in fact...nobody is irrelevant. Go tell this to the Permanent Secretaries!

Pauline Busuttil

Mar 13th, 16:05

Daqshekk cert Jeffrey?.......... stenna ghax ghad irridu naraw x'issaraf dan il-gvern gdid ta' Malta Taghna Lkoll!!!!!

Claire Busuttil

Mar 13th, 16:23

@Busuttil- allura min kliemek qed tixtieq li ma ikunx gvern tajjeb??

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:51

10 years? You wish! That's Labour's speciality!

J. Scicluna

Mar 13th, 15:43

I agree!

36,000votes

11seats difference

6,000,000,000debt

20,000jobs!

7,000smartcity jobs!

Do you want MORE numbers?

L Agius

Mar 13th, 15:43

Smart city white rocks bormla project....xi hruq ghandkom wara t tkaxkira..tinharqu li anglu gie milqugh uu ser jinghata kariga gholja.

Jay Aquilina

Mar 13th, 15:49

kemm intom bla pacenzja tal pi enne. kontu tejdu meta kif u kemm ghal pjan ta energija u hadtu risposta fi zmien li kien opportun u issa hu pacenzja stenna u tara kif dak li qal il Prim Ministru JOSPEH MUSCAT isehh

Ray Spiteri

Mar 13th, 15:52

mhux ahjar tehilsu mil klikka. Check what Mr. Arrigo had to say. and sur davis remember 13 MP majority. landslide. EX PN

Karl Abela

Mar 13th, 15:54

726 or Muscat has to resign as promised.

David Bezzina

Mar 13th, 16:04

Get a life !!!

carmel vella

Mar 13th, 16:10

Wait and see. Grow up.

Pierre Ciappara

Mar 13th, 16:34

Shall we use the same ones that we used for our prolonged election?
Or the ones reminding us that labour won by more than 36000 votes?
Or else we use the ones when we had our income tax deducted from 35% to 25%....
Wait...
Tonio Fenech might have an extra clock to lend us.
Good day to you too Mr Davis

Mario Ellul

Mar 13th, 16:39

Dear Mr Davis, were where the counters for Mater Dei, Cirkewwa project, Birgu waterfront etc etc? And.... Marsa Power Station, Smart City, White Rocks. May I remind you that presently you are paying for PN government not finishing works by December for Parliament and Open Theatre. €15000 every since day and so on and so forth my dear. Your energies should be directed somewhere else.

G. Ellul

Mar 13th, 16:58

More durable counters are required to last till the day when the PN is returned to government

Ms Sandra Grech

Mar 14th, 12:52

The counter is already on Facebook! No pressure ta Konrad!

Anthony A. Mifsud

Mar 13th, 15:23

Mr. Fenech, that's how the economy works. It's all above table ...
Ninu

Charles Camilleri

Mar 13th, 15:23

Kemm int bravu Sur Fenech. Ser twahhal fil poplu ghaliex ghazel gvern bsahhtu b hafna nies?

Kif diga qed titkellem Fuq il pagi u kif ser imur ix zghir ma dan il gvern meta ilu biss 3 ijiem? 5 snin ohra il poplu itajjru jekk ma jkunx tajjeb ghaliex fl ahhar il Malti taghllem jivvotta

Mr James Galea

Mar 13th, 15:24

with your reasoning my friend you would rather employ a few workers with huge undeserved salaries, then a more reasonable amount for the same total amount in salaries.

Joseph Grech

Mar 13th, 15:25

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/542663_498820880178868_2133603578_n.jpg Someone was kind enough to work it out for us :)

Silvio Abela

Mar 13th, 15:51

Did you see the new Prime Minister with a brand new car? You talk about cars.drivers etc. This new Prime Minister used HIS personal car to go for the searing-in ceremony! Does that tell you something? I guess not. And then, 14 ministers/secretaries costing around 5 million did not accomplish much, did they? A Cabinet of 22 will still be cheaper and deliver much more!

Claire Busuttil

Mar 13th, 16:16

@Fenech- ALL THE FUSS?????
OMG, are you seriuos?? do you consider it to be a small thing to get a 500Euros increase in a weekly salary..while many people, get only 115Euros weekly!?!?!?!??!
I really pity people like you.

Maltese should start to see and think with their own minds....and it seems like they are doing so now...

Zeppi Zammit

Mar 13th, 16:29

€500 x 52wks x 15 (pm/min/ps) = €338,000 - which were all reversed and the economy was kept booming (saqsu l-Joseph)

6 extra ministers and 4 extra ps = €6,400,000....and thats quite a huge diff ...l-aqwa li nbillu subajna hux!!

Joanne Micallef

Mar 13th, 16:37

L-aqwa li kollox fil-wicc u fil-miftuh, nippreferi hekk milli jinghataw il-belli liri min taht f'taparsi konsulenzi li l-frott taghhom hallew toghma morra f'halq il-maggiranza assoluta tal-poplu

Michel Bencini

Mar 13th, 16:39

C'mon guys, people have to be rewarded for their efforts. Did u expect Muscat to go stingy now? He inherited a pantry full of dough and euros. Once the money runs out, and IT WILL (he has no choice but keep his big promises such as paying teachers studying AT YOUR EXPENSE), you will be asked to fork out more in taxation and duties to ensure that they live keep on living comfortably at the trough.

Reuben D. Spiteri

Mar 13th, 15:48

Naraw issa Ru. Forsi jerġa jħallih bla ministru. Labour qed ngħidu wara kollox.

Franco Attard Trevisan

Mar 13th, 15:28

not that huge you know ... if it was that huge I doubt he would have chose George Vella as minister for foreign affairs especially since he is so staunchly anti-EU

J. Scicluna

Mar 13th, 15:46

36,000vote difference (including many authentic NP supporters) do NOT agree with you.

Get a life, man!

R Axisa

Mar 13th, 15:52

ibqghu sejrin hekk - bi kliem bhalma qed tuza inti, u minn gol-hajt tibqghu nezlin il-precipizju./

David Bezzina

Mar 13th, 16:06

Both served well when they were ministers.If they are capable,age should come into question.

carmel vella

Mar 13th, 16:17

Ghal informazzjoni tieghek Sur Cassar meta Karmenu Vella kien ministru tat-turismu faqa lil Malta bit-turisti u dan jixduh sidien tal-lukandi ta twemmin differenti. Ghalhekk nitolbok tistenna ftit.

F. Aquilina

Mar 13th, 15:14

8 ministri @ Eur42002 + Eur500 a week onorarja = Eur544016

14 ministru @ Eur42002 = Eur588028

Joseph Muscat staghgeb bl-onorarja, imma minn fejn ser igib il-flus ghal-14-il ministru, ma qallekx!!

John Grech

Mar 13th, 15:46

Mela ma smajtx li l ministri se jesperimentaw minimum wage????? Dan stagun politiku Gdid!!!

Ronnie Callus

Mar 13th, 15:54

It's better money incurred in wages than in Commissions and other corruption.

David Bezzina

Mar 13th, 16:10

Jigifieri salarju ta' 14 il-ministru taht gvern Laburista jiswa kwazi daqs is-salarji li kellhom 8 ministri mill-gvern tal-PN .Nahseb ma tantx tifmhu fl-ekonomija.

Chris Calleja

Mar 13th, 15:03

Yes! And he will throw away his next election from now!!

Victor Vella

Mar 13th, 15:20

Mr Calleja. Please. People voted for new blood and new faces. The PM said that there is work for everybody including the opposition. Otherwise Malta taghna llkoll would have been a superfluous vain word like the vain words uttered by the former regime under the Emperor Gonzi. Wait. Have patience. The LP has been there for 48 hours not for 25 years.

B Ellul

Mar 13th, 14:50

hehehehe... fresh air!!!!!

James Grech

Mar 13th, 14:59

Idhaq Ellul. You most probably have post-election delirium and can't seem to acknowledge the facts. It is understandable and it will be many months, possibly even years before ppl will start having some faith in the PN. It all depends on how they handle the situation, whether they listen to ppl like Arrigo and De Marco or not. Otherwise it would be fait accompli the next time around as well.

An. Vella

Mar 13th, 15:09

@ B Ellul
After 15 years of the same clique, it IS fresh air.

J Pisani

Mar 13th, 16:01

Fresh air ........ George vella, joe Mizzi, evarist bartolo, Marielouise Coleiro, George Vella, Karmenu Vella, Helena Dalli etc........ .?!?!

J Pisani

Mar 13th, 17:32

You are getting it all wrong my friend. We now have all the right to keep the PM in check on his pre election promises.......Malta taghna Lkoll !Lets not forget that WE are over 130,000 Ta mhux 5000 ruh bhal l'alternsttiva !!!! And yes this is what we are doing. PM said now he has to deliver. These first moves are part of first action decisions !! Do not forget PL are there because of of PN votes

Malcolm Mizzi

Mar 13th, 15:28

LP bloggers have been at it for years, now I will just enjoy my freedom of speech like the huge amount of useless comments you used to post

carlos ellul

Mar 13th, 14:46

Gozo has as many people as birkirkara. Does birkirkara deserves 3 mps?

Charles Camilleri

Mar 13th, 15:18

It is not how many people are living there, the fact is that they have problems on a very larger scale the fact alone that they are on a smaller island in itself does deserve considering. Ministers are not allocated according to the village but according to the needs.

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 15:01

So?????

J. Stafrace

Mar 13th, 16:33

Maybe because he means business?

A Galea

Mar 13th, 14:38

Ghallinqas aghti raguni, tkomplix turi x'injoranza hawn f'dan il-pajjiz

Pauline Busuttil

Mar 13th, 15:01

A. Galea ha ntik ragun jien......Evarist ghamlu zmienhu u qieghed out of context. Ahjar ghamel lill xi hadd iktar zghajr u modern.

Freddie Micallef

Mar 13th, 15:07

Ghaliex qed tghid lelele,tghid mhemmx min hu ahjar minnhu minn dawk kollha eletti.Int Malta tghejx jew??????

J E Micallef

Mar 13th, 15:08

Evarist is more aware of what is happening in our education system than Dolores ever was.

D Zarb

Mar 13th, 15:17

Iva Iva Iva u Iva ghall 36000 darba

Reuben D. Spiteri

Mar 13th, 15:47

Issa la l-poplu għoġbu jerġa jtellgħu fil-gvern joqgħod għalih! Biss are min igorr jekk jagħmel fjask, speċjalment jekk ikunu taw il-vot lilu huma stess!

A.Felix Busuttil

Mar 13th, 15:51

why le
he was the best education Minister we ever had. He never lost any EU funding.....

joseph azzopardi

Mar 13th, 14:38

Well George, totally agree with you that negative was a big minus in Pn campaign, think so were you!!

Franco Attard Trevisan

Mar 13th, 14:52

for the first time since I've been posting on TOM, Prosit George! that's the spirit

George Cutajar

Mar 13th, 15:56

No problem on my part in admitting that I was negative at times. Having said that you will soon realise that being in Government is not some party or holiday. Apart from the defeat per se I have no regrets and as I always said I did - last Monday was a normal working day for me as is today and will be tomorrow.

Freddie Micallef

Mar 13th, 16:32

They will never change ..avolja hadu tkaxkira nobis.i know what i'm saying

John L Galea

Mar 13th, 14:58

@FA: If you heard JM in one of the first interviews on TVM he said these laws will be passed in the first 3 months.

j brincat

Mar 13th, 14:32

BECAUSE look what happened to Gonzi!!!!!

Have you already forgotten that Gonzi had promised that if elected he would have a larger government?

Did u question Gonzi then?



jb

James Grech

Mar 13th, 14:53

What a load of hogwash. As if the existing cabinet was costing us nothing. If one considers also the honoraria they were being given, the difference is not that much. Furthermore, its not how many you have, but how much they are motivated to deliver, and from the looks of it, the new team is enthusiastic to deliver. Well done PM.

Franco Attard Trevisan

Mar 13th, 14:54

lol... are you seriously implying the deficit shot up since the PL has been elected??? looooooooolllll!

Godfrey Zammit

Mar 13th, 15:29

Hi Mr. Dingli your calculations are the same as Gonzi PN used for the last administration which the Maltese people has rejected drastically. After all the previous PM used to tell us that the country's finance are very strong so what's your problem for just 600k PA. These measures are done in the open not like before the cabinet gets a raise of 500 Euro a week from behind the people.

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 13th, 15:41

Having a larger ministerial group means more efficiency because a minister can focus on less issues and deliver a better result which might save the country alot more than his annual salary.

A Galea

Mar 13th, 14:46

Couldn't agree more Silvan. Is the PM crazy? With so many new faces in cabinet, how dare he give his few experienced colleagues a ministerial post!! And to cap it all a lawyer in charge of the Justice ministry? It's the end of the world as we know it!!

R. Cilia

Mar 13th, 15:02

A.Galea, maybe it is the end of the world for you, for many ( 55%) it's a new beginning!

Michael Seychell

Mar 13th, 15:16

Heads have already rolled even where there was no political positions involved. Walt for much more heads to be chopped in all spheres .

An. Vella

Mar 13th, 15:49

Says who? Jeez, you people always talk before actions are taken.

A Galea

Mar 13th, 14:49

Shame the PN didn't know about you, you would have fitted in nicely with the electoral strategy

Luke Falzon

Mar 13th, 14:49

Well said. Let us be positive and wait for the Cabinet to start its work. If anyone judges someone before any action is taken, that means being biased and arriving to conclusions without basis.

Matthias Farrugia

Mar 13th, 13:23

@Frank Gauci - on the other side "the SMURFS"

Alexander Genuis

Mar 13th, 13:24

Jurassic Park???What??Saturday's result Hux???Jurassic Park 1,2 and 3 f'daqqa!!!!!!!!You are absolutely right,it was Rizultat MONSTRUZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr C Camilleri

Mar 13th, 13:43

Why dont you explain yourself Mr Gauci ? Just because there are some old faces it does not give you the right to say such words. As far as i know PL has introduced a lot of new faces. So much so that even PN decided to turn itself to a fresh start. And please note that these faces have been elected by the people Labourists, Floaters and Nationalists ! So i think its time you rethink your comment.

Albert Spiteri

Mar 13th, 13:43

Quite rightly you had to turn to virtual reality to express your thoughts. People like you can hardly comprehend the real world. Joseph Muscat's practical lesson in modern politics of open discussion, and freedom of thought and open trans-party movement is totally beyond your meagre mental grasp.

Em. Catania

Mar 13th, 14:12

This is jurassic park>> look and read
Arrigo demands removal of the PN 'clique' - hints that includes Busuttil
intersesting!!! read more-- http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130313/local/arrigo-demands-removal-of-the-pn-clique.461230

Pace M

Mar 13th, 14:12

Have you heard Arrigo just now? Lol Jurassic Park dar centrali bhalissa.....

John Borg

Mar 13th, 14:15

Much better than 'Oceans 11'!

Eve Axiaq

Mar 13th, 14:43

Qed tirreferi ghal klikka ta dinosawri li ghaffgu fuq in-nies taht Gonzipn?

J. Stafrace

Mar 13th, 16:39

How about 35,000+ juarrasic parks?

C Calafato

Mar 13th, 13:19

something good?? from someone whose first decision back then was take back his word and changed the stipends into loans.

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 15:50

Joanna....dawk ma jinbidlux għax il-lupu jbiddel sufu u mhux għemilu!!! Tkaxkira bħal dik u ma kinitx biżżejjed. Aħjar iduru dawra madwarhom u jaraw lil min ħa jpoġġu kap forsi jinġabru naqra!!!

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 15:51

Ian..... għadek taħt ix-xokk!! Titkellimx għalissa...isma minni! Taqta figura aħjar!

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 15:52

Taħt Gonzipn hux?

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 15:58

Nicholas...naqra paċenzja.....tih ċans jieħu l-ġurament l-ewwel. Anzi mdorri bil-gvern tiegħek li ma jlestix l-proġetti fil-ħin! u ħafna drabi jqumu d-doppju mill-prezz miftiehem!

Pace M

Mar 13th, 14:26

As long as they will bring results..... No I wont complain. They get what they deserve.

D Axisa

Mar 13th, 12:05

Dawk nies ta esperjenza li ser ikollhom zaghzagh madwarhom sabiex jigu mrawwma.

Chris Ciantar

Mar 13th, 12:13

So it's only now that you realize what you've done? Where were you during the past nine weeks? PN kept showing us PL's true faces all through the campaign. Here we are now, this NEW movement, with Evarist George Vella, Leo Brincat, Helena Dalli, Justyne, Toni Abela, ALFRED SANT, Edward Scicluna, Louis Grech. You can't complain now. I'm still waiting for the GAS CONTRACTS from Konrad....

Joseph Grech

Mar 13th, 12:16

Qas tisthi tghidilhom nies ta esperjenza wara li fallew Gvern f sentejn. Mela nsejthom l-istipendji loans ta Evarist? "PARTIT GDID!!"

Paul Gauci

Mar 13th, 12:21

Keith Davis the new cabinet (of 22 members) will have only 3 former Ministers. Remove your blue blinkers.

As for your last sentence. Nice joke ;)

Eve Axiaq

Mar 13th, 12:21

Qeghda nemmnek!

Bertrand Gove

Mar 13th, 12:27

Such foresight Keith. Don't embarrass yourself. You knew full well what the ingredients of Labour were, and you knew that only some would be chosen. Don't complain that there's too much garlic and very little sugar, just because you have a different view of what it should be.

Evarist, Karmenu and George for ministers? Shame on you, shame on you, Prim Ministru. Shame on you, shame on you.

Gilbert Busuttil

Mar 13th, 12:31

Well..it's too early to tell Keith. I too am not convinced with some appointees and I am waiting for a while before actually commenting. But to say "had I known 4 days ago.." well you were told you'd get the same faces so it's useless crying over spilled milk now!

V Mercieca

Mar 13th, 12:35

If I remember well, under Carm Vella tourism made great progress. I don't think he was a flop but a success

Simon Cassar

Mar 13th, 12:38

yeah!! and u really think that i will believe this??!!!!..and btw whats wrong in having 14 ministers..JM already declared before election that will have a greater cabinet to be more efficient

Stephen Borg

Mar 13th, 12:42

M'ghaddiex mill-bieb u ghadda mit-tieqa.

fredu debono

Mar 13th, 12:49

ghandek ragun, hallieh il poplu malti halli jkun jaf x'tilef. dawn hekk, dejjem hekk ghamlu, weghduk il-genna u jtuk l-infern. nirra jaqa ghaks kbir fuq dan il-pajjiz halli n-nies ipattu ta l-izball li jaghmlu meta ivvutaw labour.

Marion Storace

Mar 13th, 12:49

@ Keth Davis - the choice of how to vote was yours and yours alone.........with regards to 'ministers that flopped 16 years' may I draw your attention that Karmenu Vella, George Vella and Evarist Bartolo all had success in their fields......enough said. Before posting any comments,do your research well.

Ruben Hili

Mar 13th, 12:51

@D Axisa : Mela ma tantx ser jitilaw tajjeb dawn iz-zghazagh...ghax dawk kien fallewh pajjiz .u harbru l-edukazzjoni u sahha

T Fenech

Mar 13th, 12:52

nahseb jekk ghadni naf naqra 3 biss ghad hemm milli kien hemm qabel. 14 -3=11 mela hemm 11 godda.
I dont see what your point is Kieth Davis

J. Stafrace

Mar 13th, 12:53

Yeah go and tell it to the marines!

Laurence Muscat

Mar 13th, 12:57

@ D Axisa.

Xiex?? Jigu imrawmin?? Pozizzjoni ta Ministru u ghad irid jigi imrawwem??
Imbghad minn Nies li kienu Protagonisti fi Gvern Laburista Fallut??
Int Bis Serjeta???

Anton m

Mar 13th, 13:03

Sour grapes to you Kieth. You were given the right to choose without any hindrance, and you so did. If you are regretting it, then you did not do your homework well.

Mario Buhagiar

Mar 13th, 13:08

most of the ministers are new: Konrad, Louis, Edward, Franco Mercieca, Helena Dalli. So what are you implying?

Joanne Micallef

Mar 13th, 13:10

We have yo wait and see, its too early to tell.

Patrick Cumbo

Mar 13th, 13:13

Bil Malti jadu meta wiehed igdeb ikollu Salib fuq rasu...Mr Davis you have one a big one..Because who voted PL is inteligent enough that he had a clue who will be minister or not so stop being negative and try to play this psychological game because it is not going to pop neighter in neighter out

Michael Farrugia

Mar 13th, 13:19

A change of mentality is needed and that includes you !

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 13:23

@ Mario Buhagiar - oh yes Helena Dalli the 'redeployment' Minister

Julian Grech

Mar 13th, 13:48

@keith davis....mur emmnek

Gordon Farrugia

Mar 13th, 13:49

lemons lemons

V. DeBono

Mar 13th, 13:55

We both know you are a nationalist...so please do not speak on our behalf...ehhh facebook

Neville Debattista

Mar 13th, 13:57

Dear Keith, is it possible that it never crossed your mind that people like Evarist Bartolo, Karmenu Vella and George Vella would not have been haunting your dreams had Labour been returned to power ?

Deo Catania

Mar 13th, 14:18

Laurence Muscat, lanqas biss tifhem il-Malti miktub ahseb u ara kemm trid tikkummenta. Axisa ghaz-zghazagh qed jghid li se jigu mrawwmin mill-ministri. Jekk lanqas fhimt sentenza qasira bil-Malti nista nimmagina kemm fhimt il-proposti elettorali!!!!

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 14:53

Yes you should have. You knew from the start that there were previous elected candidates who were in the running for this election. The people voted and their vote has to be respected. I think you have to bear in mind that previous PN ministers who were the culprits for this massive defeat have again been elected. They are the complete flops and we have to see them again in parliament.

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 16:00

PN bloggers ...still under a big shock! Imsieken! Issa ħudu paċenzja!

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 13th, 12:16

@Sandro Gatt
Wish you all the best for your election. There is an "action" and people judge that "action". For the rest I wish PL all the very best because we all stand to gain if their manifesto is fulfilled.

Leonard Brincat

Mar 13th, 12:35

Well Said

Manicas Manicaro

Mar 13th, 12:37

Very mature way of seeing things. I think many of the comments here won't help people's perception of PN.

An. Vella

Mar 13th, 12:38

Proset. Dan huwa l-iktar kumment sensat li qrajt hawnhekk.

anton cassar

Mar 13th, 12:45

Prosit Sandro...minn dejjem kont gentlom...

Matthew Psaila

Mar 13th, 12:46

Prosit!! Very well said!

A. Schembri

Mar 13th, 12:50

Well said

T Fenech

Mar 13th, 12:53

Well said Sandro! Give them a chance before making false judgements

N. Agius

Mar 13th, 12:55

L-aktar kumment sensibbli li kien hawn fuq it-times min-nhar il-Hadd 'l hawn. Prosit!

N. Agius

Mar 13th, 12:55

L-aktar kumment sensibbli li kien hawn fuq it-times min-nhar il-Hadd 'l hawn. Prosit!

M Mercieca

Mar 13th, 12:59

Very well said. Respect! Kieku Nazzjonalisti kollha bhalek forsi nkunu nistaw verament ninghaqdu bhala pajjiz wiehed u nimxu id f'id ghal ahjar ta pajjizna!

Paul Azzopardi

Mar 13th, 13:27

Int qieghed tirraguna. Pero ma nafx ghaliex specjalment gurnalista qieghdin daqshekk itambru fuq il-manifest jekk jitwettaqx jew le. Id-divorzju ma kienx fil manifest u dahal. It-tnaqqis fit-taxxa kien fil manifest u ma sarux (jew saru fl-ahhar mument) minhabba cirkostanzi ta' madwarna. Mela ma noqghodux daqshekk strtti fid-dettalji tal-manifest. Inkunu maturi, specjalment il-gurnalisti.

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 13th, 13:49

Well said cousin....ma naqblux politikament pero dejjem irrispettajna lil xulxin. U hekk ghandu jaghmel kullhadd. 5 snin ohra niggudikaw u naraw. Ha jkun hawn min mhux ha jkun soddisfatt u min iva. J'Alla jkun hemm iktar kuntenti ghax ifisser li jkun mexa sew u mhux ghal gid tal-Laburisti biss imma ghal pajjiz kollhu.

T. Muscat

Mar 13th, 14:05

Prosit Sandro, l-iktar kumment bis-sens li hawn miktub. Il-mandat li ghandu dan il-gvern huwa car u juri kemm il-poplu kien imxebba bl-amministrazzjoni precedenti u l-klikka li honqot ix-xena politika ghal snin twal. L-aqwa team li jista jkollok huwa meta jkun hemm nies ta certu eta u b'certu esperjenza u nies izghar li ghadhom jridu jitghallmu imma jkollhom l-energija li jahdmu. Wait and see!!

Jason Zammit

Mar 13th, 14:16

@M Mercieca

xi kultant nisma nies bhalek jitkelmu u najd imma jien qet najx go dinja jew le ......filwaqt li naqbel mieghek fuq il kumment sabieh li qal il habieb taghna Sandro ma naqbilx mieghek fuq lahhar bicca u nistaqsik .....Hadem id f id il PL mil lopozizjoni mal PN biex nimxu il quddiem ???? nahseb ir risposta jafa kulhadd

Anthony Grech

Mar 13th, 14:25

Mr. Gatt, you are a true gentlman. You are a true Nazzjonalist not a GonziPN.

Kevin Marks

Mar 13th, 15:05

Jidher li ndunajt li tela l PL inti Mr Gatt u rragunajt tajjeb u ovvju hux......sfortunatament hawn hafna ghadom ma ndunawx!!

Chris Ciantar

Mar 13th, 12:15

Ahseb u ara kemm se tisthi fi zmien sentejn ohra meta tispicca bla xol jew tibda thallas ghal affarijiet tant ovji li konna niehduhom forgranted qabel...issa tkun taf x'inhu gej. Hmir dawk kollha li emmnu l'Muscat meta f'wiccna beda jurina x'nies se jkollu mieghu...harsu zmien Alfred Sant u araw issa kemm inbiddlu minnhom l'istess nies.

Ara tigix tgerger la tibda tinduna bl'izball!

Eddy Privitera

Mar 13th, 13:01

manwel lia PROSIT !!!!

Alfred Vassallo

Mar 13th, 13:02

Proset qieghjad titkellem ta ragel. Nies bhalek huma vera ta stoffa. L-ohrajn li qieghdin ippecilqu ghawn qabel ma jaghtu cans u jaraw affarijiet kif se jizvolgaw....qieghdin jaghmlu hekk ghax ma ridux il vera gid ghal partit taghhom.

N Chetcuti

Mar 13th, 13:13

Prosit, veru qed titkellem sew. Jekk hawn erbgha min-nies li se jibqghu jghixu f'dinja ghalihom jahsbu li kollox kien miexi fuq ir-rubini, allura ghadhom ma tghallmu xejn. Il-partit irid jitlaq minn hawn u jerga jersaq vicin il-poplu u jibda jibni. Jekk mhux se jsir hekk allura hemm garanzija li se jibqa fl-oppozizzjoni. Din kienet id-differenza bejn Dr Alfred Sant u Dr Joseph Muscat.

Em. Catania

Mar 13th, 14:04

Well said manuel,
kieku min kien qed imexxi u ta madwaru irragunaw bhalek qabel l-elezzjoni , u irrangaw dawk l-affarijiet li qed issemmi int !! ma nighdx kienu jirbhu l-elezzjoni, imma ZGUR li id distakk ma kienx ikun daqshekk kbir , li jista jissejjah WIPE OUT, ,,, jidher li hawn certi pn supporters ma jridux jammettu u qed jirragunaw bl-istess arroganza, , prosit

LJN Galea

Mar 13th, 14:15

EXACTLY !!

Ronnie Callus

Mar 13th, 14:21

Sew qed tghid Sur.Manuel lia, sa anke fuq ix-xandir kienu jippretenduha (nahseb kulhadd jaf ghal min qed nirreferi) biex wasalna li nghidu lic-chairman tal-PBs jirrizenja . X'kien jonqos izjed, spiccajna li zghir irid jikkmanda lil kbir.X'ma jitilquhx lil Partit in-nies ta' rashom fuq ghonqom u Onesti.Is-sinsla tal-Partit errewwa u jekk mhux se'nibnu sew mill-gdid lanqas narawh hemm fuq izjed.

Paul Spiteri

Mar 13th, 14:38

Prosit Manuel. I fully agree with you as I felt the same coldness at the PN Headquarters especially when Dr. Lawrence Gonzi appointed AG and his team to lead the PN campaign. Even more from feedback I got from other PN activists, AG should have been one of the Ministers to shoulder responsibility for the disastrous result instead of appearing cool and relaxed at the counting hall.

David Magro

Mar 13th, 14:45

Manuel, well said. I met people, spoke we people and can assure you that it was the arrogance and attitude that showed the way out to GonziPN. Simon was atotal flop, from a hero he became a ZERO with his statements. The sooner you remove him from the loval political scene the better for the PN.

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 14:59

Chris Ciantar - prosit ahjar minn Nostradamus......kollox taf x'se jigri fil-futur milli jidher....tara xi hjiel minn se jkun il-Kap tal-Oppozizjoni??? Demarco? Beppe?? Simon?? Arrigo?? jew Chris Said????

Paul Micallef

Mar 13th, 13:12

Ifhem mod tikkritika u mod tparla fil- vojt. Ghadu qed itella l- ministri u int diga gej titkellem u tlablab fil- vojt. Fejn kont meta Gonzi ghamel lil 'Aust' u lil George Pullicino, avolja ma telghux eletti?!?!

H. Meilak

Mar 15th, 00:04

Paul Micallef. Inti min int biex tiddeciedi jekk il-paroli hux fil-vojt jew le? Din x'tip ta' demokrazija hi? U anka jekk ikun fil-vojt jista jintqal ukoll. Jekk ma' joghgbokx tista tieqaf taqra. Illum hawn l-ghazla fil-qari, fit-television, internet ecc ecc. Ara meta konna taht il-kommunizmu tipo Albanija (1971 - 1987) ma kienx hekk.

M Fava

Mar 13th, 12:05

At least there won't be the added burden of an honoraria.

J Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 12:51

M Fava, I suggest you do your maths well before commenting on honoraria.

R Casha

Mar 13th, 12:52

Kull businessmen jara dak li nsejhu ROI - return on investment.

Jekk gandu aktar ministeri, aktar spejjez pero aktar xoghol ser jkun qed jitwettaq. Dan ifisser li ahna ha nkunu qed naraw aktar weghdiet jigu implementatti.

Ejja ma nkunux pessimisti, izda possizitivi.

C. Bartoli

Mar 13th, 13:00

one fo the biggest bet in his campaign was that the common man will have more money in his pocket...14 ministers x €42,000 each = €588,028 and 8 ministers x €42,000 + €500 a week honoraria = €544,000 - spot the difference. I am not adding up the secretariat expense on each Ministry! There were 4 parliamentary secretaries reduced to 2 in the last few months. Now we are going to have 8.

N Chetcuti

Mar 13th, 13:14

Don't worry George it's all costed

Paul Azzopardi

Mar 13th, 13:21

And what about those 4 extra seats, bonus seats. Are they actually needed? These are actually money down the drain.

Karl Abela

Mar 13th, 13:27

M Fava,

the honoraria was a drop in the ocean compared to the expense being incurred with these new ministries.

Joseph Muscat is a hypocrit.

John Borg

Mar 13th, 14:25

@ C. Bartoli, it could be, but what you are missing from your equations is that with approximately the same money you will have an almost double workforce which can potentially deliver much more than the super-paid ex-ministers!

Anthony Grech

Mar 13th, 14:32

C. Bartolo, since you are a professor in maths, can you please explain to us ignorant folks how the PL manged to get 35.000 more votes than GonziPN? Please do not forget to multiply the number of Thousands of GonziPN supporters (according to Gonzi himself) that managed to persuade at least 2 others to vote GonziPN.

L Zammit

Mar 13th, 14:34

@M Fava: Jekk tassew tridu Malta Taghna Lkoll issa naqtugha ta l-onorarja. Gonzi ammetta dak l-zball, punto e basta. Jekk se tibqghu tniggzu biha hemm hafna lil-PN ghndhom xi jghidu fuq il-PL. Allura ieqfu hemm u nhallu l-gvern taghna lkoll jahdem bil-kwiet.

Chris Ciantar

Mar 13th, 12:16

SEMI-NEW?? Just because there is a couple of new names you don't call them SEMI. Old habits never change....never.

Eve Axiaq

Mar 13th, 12:25

Aqta kemm iridu jinkixfu borom mimlija bil- korruzzjoni meta tidhol WB act. Damdima ohra jiehu PN.

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 13:23

One has to respect the voters who gave their vote of confidence to certain candidates who have been members of parliament in previous administrations. It is only right that Mr Muscat gives them a ministry. Likewise PN voted for the same candidates who were the very culprits that brought about this massive defeat. Semi-new Government indeed.

Aldo Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 13:36

A very negative comment Claire sorry!

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 16:04

Claire għadha taħt ix-xokk miskina...! Aħjar tistejqer mit-tkaxkira qabel tlablab fil-vojt!

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:54

That has already started within the party and I'm sure that those who took the swing and voted PL will find it very easy to vote for PN next time round.

Gaby Spiteri

Mar 13th, 12:36

at Ms Pace Harmsworth: Next election will not be determined by how well the PN gets renovated, but by how good or bad PL governs.

anton cassar

Mar 13th, 12:48

Claire lil min tridhom jivvutaw ?

Ghal Tonio Fenech,Giovanna,Joe Cassar,Jason azzopardi,Mario Galea,Francis Zammit Dimech & Co

Jekk ma kontux kapaci telleggu nies godda ?

S Farrugia

Mar 13th, 12:52

Ibqa ohlom Claire!!!!

Joseph Bajada

Mar 13th, 13:08

@Claire, like you were sure you will win the elections right?

hahahahaha..... carry on dreaming!

N Chetcuti

Mar 13th, 13:19

Don't be so sure Claire, remember that amongs those you call PN supporters who voted labour, there were also Labour supporters who voted PN because of EU and Sant issues. The PL Movement is stronger than ever and we voted Labour knowing all too well that the people we elect will be eligible for ministerial post. It is you who's complaining and saying it's the beginning of the end not us.

Vince Piscopo

Mar 13th, 13:33

Haha don't be too sure. PL will get stronger and stronger. PN has an uphill struggle to topple JM's governance. Now its time for PN to be constructive and not destructive if it really has the interest of the nation at heart even though I seriously doubt that. I firmly hope mistakes from the past are not repeated "li mmorru nxewxu barra biex ma jigix investiment forsi l-gvern ifalli"!!

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 13:37

@ Joseph Bajada - idhak sabih...taf x'jghidu hux 'jidhak l-ahjar minn jidhak l-ahhar' nistennew qeghdin u tibzax gia' bdejna naraw li ser ikollna biex nidhku

Ronnie Callus

Mar 13th, 14:28

@ Claire Pace Harmsworth:
Try to convince more than 2 as told by your ex-leader and may one day you will be on board. Ghandek CANS !!!!!! baqalek ftit x' ti.... sten....na me....la..

Ronnie Callus

Mar 13th, 14:37

@ Claire Pace Harmswort:
Sew ghidt li jghidu 'Jidhak l-ahjar min jidhaq l-ahhar' ghax hekk gralkom wara li tant stennejnikom biex tinqalu minn ma' dak is-siggu, ghax spiccajna nidhku ahna bit-tkaxkira fenominali li qlajtu - lanqas toddom il-voti. Zgur li int donnok kont qed tahseb li se'tispiccaw 'Photo Finish. Imma il-PN lanqas biss beda ma' Joseph.

Jason Zammit

Mar 13th, 11:59

Nikumpatik sur Arpa ghax jien ilni 25 years out of 35 entertain myself with your flopssssssss

Chris Ciantar

Mar 13th, 12:18

I will be mostly entertained by people like you if during the coming 5 years you start feeling a bit....betrayed may I say ? Keep on dreaming, wishfull thinking though...PL never changed, you'll see that in no time.

Paul Micallef

Mar 13th, 13:14

Ahseb u ara intom Sur Zammit kemm kellkom flopping, ghax ma tghidilniex kif ez irbahtu l ahhar elezzjoni? Hallina! 36000 mhux cajta hux...

C. Bartoli

Mar 13th, 13:31

you are going to be entertained all the legislature because it is our right to scrutinize, praise and criticize.

Joseph Arpa

Mar 13th, 13:36

Ghandek ragun sur Zammit.......issa qoghod hemm w ara kif imexxi gvern serju li tela' b RECORD ta voti. PL will teach you how to govern the right way.

R Collins

Mar 13th, 14:04

@Jason Zammit
I love it when i see these type of comments. Yes we he have spent 25 years in oppostion but that's over now, it's the past, the present reality however my friend that you have to wake up every day for at least 5 years under a Labour Government cause the reality is that the PN is in the opposition. My God that's going to kill you!

R Camilleri

Mar 13th, 14:40

You have no idea how entertaining it is to read your blatant comment, Mr. Arpa. I pity you. Mela ghax tkun fl-opposizzjoni tkun tlift xi haga? Ikun tilef min ma giex elett fil parlament sa fejn naf jien.

Luke Borg

Mar 13th, 15:05

@ Zammit, eee propjament, 35 jew 37!!???, ghax 37 rings a bell iktarb qisu...sorry qed nhawwad, jien ghal eluf kont qed nirreferi...niskuza ruhi mieghek...buahahaha :)

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 13th, 11:39

Time will come when those who were anti-EU will want to keep Malta in the EU, and those who were pro-EU will want to take Malta out of the EU !

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 13th, 11:41

Time will come when those who were anti-EU will want to keep Malta in the EU, and those who were pro-EU will want to take Malta out of the EU !

Pace M

Mar 13th, 11:43

Keep talking like that and stick in the oppostision. God gave us the gift to get rid of Austin and Tonio + l-ucuh tas-soltu li by the way kolla ser jibqaw hemm. But keep doing your job well Mr.Vella. Keep calling them "Dinosasours" as you called them! LOL

Joseph Gauci

Mar 13th, 11:51

Zmien il-biza spicca. Iftah naqra mohhok u pprova ifhem x'gara madwarek Kurt. Il-poplu tkellem, u tkellem bis-sahha hanini. Issa la ma kontx protagonist hu pacenzja kun spettatur u tpaxxa!

Thomas Anderson

Mar 13th, 12:05

@K Vella Kompli hu il-lumi isma minni. Taf li l-Partit ta'GonziPN sfaxxa ghax telaq Gonzi u issa bdiet il-Gwerra ghat-tmexxija niggarantilek jien tghidx kemm sejjer ikollna biex nehdew meta jibdew hiergin l-istejjer min ghand il-PN umbghad naraw min kienu id-dinosawri.

Joseph Grech

Mar 13th, 12:17

@Pace M, "hlissna mill ucuh tas soltu" ? Hares lejn il cabinet ta JM :/

Mr charles azzopardi

Mar 13th, 12:21

this way they will not go to Brussels to eat drink and say yes only .. they will fight for our small country in the bureaucracy of the EU ...

Mr Stephen Borg

Mar 13th, 12:54

The downfall of the Nationalist party, not the Nationalist government because the downfall of the Nationalist government has been coming for some time but the downfall of the Nationalist party is mainly attributed to those who considered themselves superior to everybody else. Lately the Nationalist and Labour parties have been working in opposite directions and the one in the right direction won.

N Chetcuti

Mar 13th, 13:23

@K.Vella, perhaps, however I'm glad they are not arrogant, full of themselves and corrupt.

Carmel Camilleri

Mar 13th, 14:18

Old faces in new labour Government. Yes the dinosaurs are back.

john muscat

Mar 13th, 11:54

Well said, proset.

W. Cassar

Mar 13th, 13:09

LOL and for me!

Pierre Ciappara

Mar 13th, 11:35

Fully agree...It is the only way forward... That is what better performing countries do!!

Chris Ciantar

Mar 13th, 12:21

Yes I agree, but we're not doing the laws here. This will never happen. Problem is we're all gonna suffer under PL. Let's just say that PN was starting to be arrogant, maybe true, remember tough, he tried to change, and having a lot of KLIKEK does not help. So PN ended up paying with loosing the election. Still,I'd prefer the so called arrogance of PN then the lies of PL.

It's gonna hurt so badly

Gaby Spiteri

Mar 13th, 12:41

Your comment was fair, and just, however PM JM is not waiting for 'our' chance here. I think we over-rate this blog here and believe that what we write will effect in any way, the people concerned. Surely Joseph Muscat has thought and reflected on the outcome of such a result. So whether some of us like it, or not.. things will happen the way PL wants them.. rightly so, they're in government.

Myriam Warrington

Mar 13th, 14:00

Best comment I've read so far. I think that if the new government works in the interest of ALL the Maltese as well as to safeguard-and even better- the economy despite the crisis, and maintain Malta 's prestigious position, it doesn't really matter who's in government. United we stand, divided we fall. Personally I'm optimistic, although admittedly I had my doubts before.Time will tell.

Pace M

Mar 13th, 11:47

Well the previous one surely didn't work with less ministers and they were compensated €500 a week. So why not a bigger workforce for a greater result! Well done dear Prime Minister.

C. Bartoli

Mar 13th, 13:02

one fo the biggest bet in his campaign was that the common man will have more money in his pocket...14 ministers x €42,000 each = €588,028 and 8 ministers x €42,000 + €500 a week honoraria = €544,000 - spot the difference. I am not adding up the secretariat expense on each Ministry! There were 4 parliamentary secretaries reduced to 2 in the last few months. Now we are going to have 8.

Tommy cUNINGHAM

Mar 13th, 12:14

Infurmat hazin Twanny...http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130312/local/Mercieca-chooses-politics-over-career.461169

Joseph Gauci

Mar 13th, 11:57

Haven't seen Tonio and Austin in the list though!! Get a life mr.Calleja jekk taf kif

Pace M

Mar 13th, 14:21

PN kept all the mp's that messed up during the last 5years, only 5new....... But LAbour!!!!! This is what I call NEW LABOUR 12 NEW MP's that also includes ministers! Well done PL. lessons learnt and God bless our Prime MInister!

Guido Farrugia

Mar 13th, 14:21

55%, 167.000+ votes, 39 parliamentary seats to 26 have voted for this. Can't you swallow it? This is reality Michael. We decided, period.

Guido Farrugia

Mar 13th, 14:23

55%, 167.000+ votes, 39 parliamentary seats to 26 have voted for this. Can't you swallow it? This is reality Michael. We decided, period.

B Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 16:11

Joseph Gauci..Tonio qed jagħti l-ħabel lill-arloġġ li tatu l-ammirattriċi! :)

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 16:30

How about your big problems??? Old faces again in parliament......shame

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:36

skuzi Evarist Bartolo kien wiehed minn dawk li gia gie pruvat jigifieri gia kellna esperjenza qarsa tieghu

M Fava

Mar 13th, 12:08

Imma mid-dehra ma dejjaqx lil hafna nies, Hamsworth, ghax tela'!

J Micallef

Mar 13th, 11:23

Was that serious or with a tongue in cheek?

Jean Claude O'Neil

Mar 13th, 12:15

Hope you're being sarcastic Dr Bezzina!

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 13th, 11:25

So PL supporters had the right to complain on everything when PN where in government but now that PL are in power PN supporters can't even open their mouth right? Is this what you are saying?

If the 500Euro increment was a mistake then it is also a mistake having more Ministers then needed just to give space to everyone.

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:38

if the 500 euro were going to be forked out from our pockets, then from where is the money to pay the ministers, parliamentary secretaries, secretariat employees, cars and drivers etc?

M Mercieca

Mar 13th, 11:54

It is not a question of giving space to everyone or a waste of money. The €500 only benefited those who took it. The money to be spent in this situation will result in more efficiency and better management. If one thing came out from the PN administration is that all the responsibilities and power in the hands of a few ministers failed! A perfect example is Austin Gatt.

N. Agius

Mar 13th, 11:56

@Aquilina:

Li jkollok aktar Ministri vera aktar paga, ima l-aqwa li kull settur fil-pajjiz ikun miexi sew u kif jixraqlu.
Inutli jkollok kabinett zghir u mhux bizzejjed ghal dak li jirrikjedu l-pajjiz ghax kulhadd jaf x'jigri; tispicca ma jkollokx nies bizzejjed ghal dak kollu li hemm bzonn u fjask wiehed wara l-iehor!

Hadd m'hu jghidilkom titkellmux, imma mhux tiggudikaw minn ISSA!

Dennis Spiteri

Mar 13th, 12:02

36K vs 1.5K still a majority. Looking at the to-be-Ministers especially Evarist Bartolo, Karmenu Vella and George Vella yes makes me pessimistic because I don't believe they have the right traits to move their respective portfolio forward. I sincerely hope that I'm wrong so Malta will continue moving in the right direction being it with a PN leadership or PL.

Donna Parnis

Mar 13th, 12:05

Joseph you have done nothing but complain since the campaign started, Always harping on with what happened in the past. how bad things will be if Labour get in, And how wonderful your PN was, Well now we have a change and if you want to go on complaining please do so. Being honest from you we would not expect anything else. Stay true to yourself and moan moan and moan some more.

Joe Camilleri

Mar 13th, 14:08

@Donna Parnis

errmmmmm according to BBC - Malta has the second best economic growth in the eurozone so i can t really understand your reasoning

Paul Meilak

Mar 13th, 11:05

Still PL government has a significant number of ministers from the 80s Red Labour.

M. Spiteri

Mar 13th, 11:10

OMG Paul.....we are terrified! go on continue dw.

Yet i remind you that this weekend celebrations were supposed to create old violence and bloodshed. Yet everyone I saw was hugging, crying and celebrating

Pace M

Mar 13th, 11:53

Well said Mr.Spiteri! And Mr.Meilak keep on doing a good job by pushing the fear factor ( which didn't work). and people will kept being pushed away from the PN by you statements as I did.

T Mifsud

Mar 13th, 11:58

M Spiteri, I huge number of those 35000 PN voters voted for young and fresh minds hoping to do away with the past as JM had proposed and offered. Even myself almost gulped the bait! However, I agree, we must give the new government a chance and HOPE IN GOD that the likes of George Vella of the past do not surface again!

Jason Zammit

Mar 13th, 12:07

@M . Spiteri

Yet everyone I saw was hugging, crying and celebrating....... GRAZZI BISS GHAL EFA

Paul Meilak

Mar 13th, 12:36

@M.Spiteri
X'ghidt hazin ? Qed intenni xi gidba ?
Issa lanqas nistghu nikkummentaw ?

M. Spiteri

Mar 13th, 13:54

@ Jason Zammit...your point?

Grazzi ghal EFA, Mintoff, Borg Olivier u Gonzi li qeghdin hawn ehe naqbel

kumment partiggjan bla sens

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:39

but 14 ministers and 8 parliamentary secretaries will cost us more than 8 ministers and 4 parliamentary secretaries. Am sure you can do the calculations yourself!

m. borg (slm)

Mar 13th, 12:07

Sitback and relax , give it time and you'll wpnder why you didn't vote PL in irst place.the f

K Sammut

Mar 13th, 10:58

Mr. Calleja, 800,000 Euros are worth spending whereby the ministries will ensure that everything is functioning effectively and efficiently, rather than the oil scandal's commissions. I'm sure you do understand what I'm talking about.

K Sammut

Mar 13th, 10:59

Lets not forget the 500 weekly raise that Gonzi's Government Mr Calleja. Add that to the previous argument as well.

K Sammut

Mar 13th, 11:04

*Gonzi's government proposed and wanted to introduce

D Tonna

Mar 13th, 10:51

well sad ........poor ppl.

M Mercieca

Mar 13th, 11:05

Dejjem jaraw x'se jsibu biex imaqdru u jbezzghu. Komplu sejrin hekk halli it-36000 vot maggoranza nirdupjawhom l-elezzjoni li jmiss!

John Xuereb

Mar 13th, 11:09

veru hawn hafna tmaqdir, IMMA tinsiex li sa ftit tal-gimghat ilu kemm kien hawn min hu negattiv u ma jaghtix daqxejn cans. Jigifieri ma tistax tghid li tal-PN biss imaqdru u jkunu negattivi Sur Briffa.

John Xuereb

Mar 13th, 11:13

@ M.Mercieca

jien nahseb li 36000 vot maggoranza mhux xi certifikat li partit jista jiftahar bih biss anzi nahseb li hi responsabilta kbira ax dan juri kemm fiz-zmienijiet tal-lum l-poplu ma jsibix difficli jivvota lil partit iehor.

N. Agius

Mar 13th, 11:58

Kien hawn min hu negattiv sa ftit gimghat ilu ghax verament kien hemm negattivita' fuq xhiex titkellem - tajna kull cans biex jitrangaw l-affarijiet, kien hemm 5 snin cans u xorta kien hemm min ma semax. Fl-ahhar kllu jisma' billi tilef b'36,000 vot. Mhux wiehed ta' jew tnejn, imma 36,000! Wara 3 jiem m'hemm l-ebda negattivita fuq x'hiex tista' titkellem!

T Mifsud

Mar 13th, 11:59

Be careful with the statement 'pn bloggers'. The 37000 voters are nearly all pn voters in 2008. Very easy to lose them!

JL Deguara

Mar 13th, 11:10

Meanwhile, the PN of 'positive' records is in opposition.

john mizzi

Mar 13th, 11:45

sur franco kemm u qares l'engheb qum mir raqda

JOHN WHITE

Mar 13th, 11:52

Shh do not write anything dear Paul since the PL supporters want us to remain silent. Althought they kept on shooting there and then for 5yrs+.Anyway we`ll se if these bunch of ppl will steer our beloved country straight into the wall or to be more precisely like Cyprus and Greece.... Hope not

Donna Parnis

Mar 13th, 12:09

@John White, we were already heading for the wall with GonziPN only he was trying to hide the huge deficit we have, debt upon debt, Its going to be hard for the LP to veer away from that wall but lets hope they can, But dont forget PN were in power all these years and the debt keep rising, Hopefully the LP will be able to sort out the PNs mess,

Joe Camilleri

Mar 13th, 13:56

@Donna Parnis

according to BBC under PN, Malta had the second best economic growth in the eurozone!! where are you living?!! in the moon??

David Spiteri

Mar 13th, 10:50

PL please and btw i can see from where this is coming from

Anthony Tab.

Mar 13th, 10:57

sorry ftit please ghax Joseph qal fi zmien sena mhux sentejn .

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:43

you will give a flying Mr Zammit when you will realise that what you are saving from your electricity bill will be paid for in taxes

Andrej Psaila

Mar 13th, 12:03

better to pay them in taxes, then to fatten a few individual's pockets via commissions, but it seems that was ok with a lot of people...

A Abela

Mar 13th, 10:50

@ angelo
36000 maggoranza lajburista angelo. Minus 10 li qed tfitxu fuq ghawdex forsi

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 13th, 12:07

reflecting does not mean sgree with everything. Be honest with yourself; did PL in these last 25years agree with PN? No! So why do you now expect PN supporters to feel comfortable supporting things which for them look bad?

The question is; given that the portfolio of each Minister is now smaller, will they need the same number of personnel? Will the government enter in a hiring spree??

m borg

Mar 13th, 10:44

Ignorance at its best. Do us a favour and Keep it Up and remain negative to Govern for a Long time :)

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:32

@m borg these monies will be forked out from our pockets - mine and yours. So who is ignorant now?

KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR

Mar 13th, 11:42

Relax girl - do yourself a service - the way you are harping about will only give you palpitations.

JOHN WHITE

Mar 13th, 11:56

Well said Claire

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 13th, 12:10

@m borg
the "negative" buzz-word will only remain popular up to the point where people have more reasons to be that negative. The people trust Joseph Muscat, good, I personally wish him all the best. However that does not imply that the people should "agree" with everything; otherwise the whole point of having a democracy, an opposition is futile.

S. Camilleri

Mar 13th, 10:39

And less chance of said ministers building too strong an empire! Its also a very subtle way of divide and keep in check though it WILL end up costing as much as Dr Gonzi's infamous €500 rise!

f azzopardi

Mar 13th, 10:27

Well said, lets give the new government a chance to administer in a new style...I really believe in this "movement".

Kevin Azzopardi

Mar 13th, 10:25

Obviously you don't know him because he is Ian Borg not Galea.

Sarah Galea

Mar 13th, 11:38

We want IAN BORG IN. that's why we voted for him. We trust him

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 10:30

A well balanced cabinet. Yes sure. 14 ministries and 8 parliamentary secretaries, less money in my and your pocket Mr Grech.

Daniel Fenech

Mar 13th, 10:56

Give it up now please we still didn't have any money before the election in our pockets because all the money went in the pockets of a few man and close friends of friends I believe in Dr Joesph Muscat and his ways.

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 11:34

@ Daniel Fenech spare us the belief thingy please. We will believe when we and if there will ever be good results and nothing else

M camilleri

Mar 13th, 10:15

Nitkelmu 5 snin ohra Angelo :)

John Mifsud

Mar 13th, 10:16

Hu pazenzja sa wara nofs inhar u naraw hemmx zghazagh u ucuh godda fil-kabinett u seg. parlamentari.

Kif se ttikhom raskhom!!!

Ahjar taraw kif se tigbru l-frak mill-partit taghkom u kif se ggibu l-ghaqda bejnietkom.......

A Abela

Mar 13th, 10:22

Hi angelo welcome back. 36,000 more lajburisti. Not bad hey. !!!

Leonard Brincat

Mar 13th, 10:34

Iddecidejna xi rridu dear ............................PL 35,107 Maggoranza

Andrej Psaila

Mar 13th, 10:49

Agree about George Vella, and to a lesser point Karmenu Vella (Although they were elected by the people as well, so its not so chocking for them to actually be given ministerial roles) but Evarist Bartolo has always been ahead of the times

Michael Magri

Mar 13th, 12:50

Sur Vassallo.. Isma minni jahasra... Naf li bhalissa tinsab ixxukkjat wahda sew.. M`ghantikx tort..!! Pero nissuggerilek biex ghal ftit ta zmien tmur xi mkien fil-kwiet u irrifetti wahdek kif Dr Muscat damdam wahda nobis lill-gvern ta GonziPN u Klikka.. Tinsiex izda li dan il-gvern ta Dr Muscat ghandu mill-inqas garanzijja ta hajja ta 20 sena ohra, Ang..

Joseph Borg

Mar 13th, 10:12

to all PN apologists
this type of comment is what put you in opposition with such a big loss.
you are doing PN no favours

Jon Vercellono

Mar 13th, 10:20

I would think long and hard Julian regarding your last sentence, are you utterly convinced of that? However, yes the first part of your statement is correct, there is currently a mandate to govern.

Julian Borg

Mar 13th, 12:08

Yes I am quite convinced that the electoral landscape has changed in that party loyalty has gone out the window. Whilst acknowledging a lacklustre campaign on the PN's side the Government now has 36,000 very egotistical voters who will readily dump this government if it fails to reach the dizzying heights it has set itself. Our floating voters are a difficult to please fickle bunch!

Jon Vercellono

Mar 13th, 12:43

But.......the last L:abour government was elected on a Protest Vote, and then the demographics shifted again. This wasn't directed at Party, but at representatives who were in the Party and the Party suffered because of it.

Claire Pace Harmsworth

Mar 13th, 10:29

The problem is that until he delivers we will have more taxes imposed on us, less money in our pockets and higher utility bills as 14 ministries and 8 parliamentary secretaries will cost this country a good fortune forked out from my and your pocket Mr Cassar.

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 13th, 10:16

However John you did not wait for five years to complain about the 500Euro increment, you did not wait to see if it was going to be money well spent. That line of argument is flawed.

John L Galea

Mar 13th, 10:32

@JA: The €500 honoraria was wrong from the beginning in the way it was introduced. Secondly how can you raise the salary of your ministers when it was evidently they were under performing big time, and in a time when the economic crisis was at its best? The line of argument is very valid, yes it is only flawed for your world of thought obviously.

Reuben Abela

Mar 13th, 10:15

We have the right to criticize every day of the year. Freedom of speech doesn't come once every 5 years.

A Bezzina

Mar 13th, 10:16

People can criticise whenever they want to, and in whatever way they want to ... being in government doesn't give the right to PL lackeys to censor criticism. At least, not in a democratic society ...

twanny borg

Mar 13th, 10:11

Nahseb bil-maqlub gej......

Jon Vercellono

Mar 13th, 10:19

The last part of your statement is right, too many wrongs - but the wrongs were completely unrelated to the economic facts (successes). PN supporters have every right to mention records - as there are lots.

C BONDIN

Mar 13th, 12:17

go and get a life man

David John

Mar 13th, 09:43

Skond il-partit tieghek il PL ikkopja il-manifest elettorali. Imma bid-differenza li tal-PL kien ferm irhas. Fejn kienu sejrin il-kumplament?

Lawrence Camilleri

Mar 13th, 10:30

Issa "Malta Taghna" u jixraq li l-Kabinett ikun "Taghna Lkoll". "LKOLL" on the move.

V. Grech

Mar 13th, 10:05

ezatt x'kont ha nghid jien...ara xínhu gej ghalina. il-hasra li jkollna nbatu maghhom u Goerge Vella li kontra EU li johrogna minnha u ninghaqdu mal-Libya

john izzo

Mar 13th, 09:35

Ehe, OIM tirbah elezzloni generali b'35000 vot.What's the big deal?

Joe Azzopardi

Mar 13th, 09:48

il 500 euro fil-gimgha malajr ser jitqassmu !

M camilleri

Mar 13th, 10:58

Ghalhekk ghamiltu succes E.Mifsud ghax kelkom ftit ministri u hadd ma jinqeda,ibqaw sejrin hekk u il bandira tikola il kamla.

JOHN WHITE

Mar 13th, 12:00

M camilleri

Ilha li kilitha il-kamla il-bandiera tal PL.Tant ittiklet li kellha tinbidel :)

Jason Zammit

Mar 13th, 09:38

daqs kemm halejtuna intom imexxu....just biex infakrek is sur Joseph Muscat u il partit lejburista talab ghal nofs il kabinett biex jirizejnaw tant kemm halejtuna imexxu

V. Grech

Mar 13th, 10:06

bhal ma maqdartu intom wasal iz-zmien li nmaqdru ahna jew qed tibzaw li ma taslux issa

V. Grech

Mar 13th, 10:20

intom qridtu kull nifs li hadtu... issa accetaw il-kritici

John Xuereb

Mar 13th, 10:22

INT HA TMEXXI NAHSEB !

Saviour Aquilina

Mar 13th, 10:27

Kif taghamel jamlulek Cassar

A Micallef

Mar 13th, 10:29

Issa insaffru tghid mux hekk!. Daqs kemm hallejtu lil- Gonzi jahdem.

jason cassar

Mar 13th, 10:46

li tajdu hawn ma jiswix..issa oqodu kkonslaw bil 37000 !!

JOHN WHITE

Mar 13th, 12:03

Ibzax Jason, mill kliem ghal fatti hemm bahar jikkumbatti !!

Saviour Aquilina

Mar 13th, 09:52

Sewwa qed tajd Privitera, Iz Z|mien jaghtina parir...umbad naraw. Staqsi lil segretari permamenti....are xjadu....

A Cuschieri

Mar 13th, 10:01

Dwar jekk hux kapaci jipproducu successi ghad irridu narawha. Li regghu kisbu l-fiducja tal-poplu huwa fatt ... issa nisperaw li l-fiducja tigi mregga lura f'successi.

Kif ghedt int, iz-zmien itina parir.

Anthony A. Mifsud

Mar 13th, 10:10

Eddie, I fully agree, that experience is not purchased but, made trough out the years.
Only time will tell, and all this negative that these bloggers are writing will soon fade away.
Ninu

JOHN WHITE

Mar 13th, 12:08

Dear Ninu,

We hope that it will fade away in good way if not you and all voters of PL will write on their chest : Shame on Me

Marthese Borg

Mar 13th, 12:15

ma tistax tmexxi biz-zghazagh biss ghax dawn m'ghandhom l-ebda esperjenza. kif jistghu dawn jghaqdu t-trufijiet kollha li hallew warajhom tal-PN

M camilleri

Mar 13th, 10:03

Il hidma hija kbira u il haddiema iridu ikunu hafna ,Il Priministru ghandu hafna weghdi xi wetaq u fi zmien qasir bi ftit haddiema ma tistax twettaq dak kollu li wieghed. Il Kap tal oppozizjoni meta kien fil gvern setgha ghamel iktar ministri imma minflok ghazel li jaghlaq ic cirku ghal ftit nies u ihalli ir ribelli barra jitkarbu.Issa inutli tibku fuq lizbalji To late time is over.

Kenrick Aquilina

Mar 13th, 09:17

Tinsiex izzid ukoll il pagi tal-istaff....u dawk il ministri biss barra s segretarji parlamentari

D Zarb

Mar 13th, 09:19

I think you are wrong because you have not included the commisions and other backhanders delivered during 25 years. And who said they were doing a good job. The results should have opened your eyes or are you still blind. It's because of people like you that PN lost. You try to seek fault in other peoples actions and turn a blind eye on your own faults.

A Vella

Mar 13th, 09:32

Antonella that is way too simple...an increase in the number of ministers brings also a massive increase in costs on staff and goodies that the ministries receive...but we knew this would happen, many people were promised presents. The problem for our Dear Joseph is that he promised too much to too many and this line-up will still leave disappointed followers and will soon be on the receiving end.

Matthew Muscat

Mar 13th, 09:41

you are not including the extra cars and staff!

N- Bugeja

Mar 13th, 09:42

@ Ms.Aquilina

The pay for ministers is actually about €78,000
So Gonzi's cabinet (with €500 increase) is about €690,000
Muscat's 14-minister cabinet is almost double: €1,092,000

Charlie Formosa

Mar 13th, 09:43

If you're right, I would prefer to have 6 ministers for 44k the difference. more ministers = more work. Invalid argument.. shhh.

George Cassar

Mar 13th, 09:44

I will correct you. The minister's pay was closer to 90000 than the mere 68000 you are saying. At one point it was also being touted that Air Malta pilots get the same pay as the Prime Minister, the President, many govt. appointed CEO's (Mepa is case in point). Your math is not wrong. Your figures are completely out! And presently ministers do not get 42K. They get less.

Mark Stivala

Mar 13th, 09:49

Le man il-labour is-Salvatur ta Malta!

Meat is for butchers, books are for scholars.

Joe Azzopardi

Mar 13th, 09:51

Each will emply a chef de cabinet, private secretary, assistant private secretary, communications coordinator, policy coordinator, projects coordinator, customer care officers. these will all have hired cars, free mobile phones, ministerial allowances etc etc, so the ampount will probably double.

Joseph Attard

Mar 13th, 09:55

Sorry Ms Aquilina,
nahseb li bi zvista qbizt l-ispiza tal-assisstenti parlamentari

Anthony Grech

Mar 13th, 10:03

Antonella e bella compania, mhux ahjar tuza il-maths tieghek u tara kif wara li (skont Gonzi) ELUF hadmu biex jikkonvincu tnejn kull wiehed biex jivvutaw GonziPN, gibtu dak ir-rizultat dizastrus?

A Bezzina

Mar 13th, 10:11

That's it! Well said ...

M camilleri

Mar 13th, 10:12

Double LOL don't make us laugh..It is so simple 2 workers produce more than 1 even our Ex President Emeritus have had big cabinet and so what ? So with your idea we must only elect the leader so that we pay one wage and he do all the Jobs and we pay less..Forget the Gonzi government people have spoken and 36500 people are not just a 1500 grow up Antonella.

Leonard Brincat

Mar 13th, 10:14

Simple maths....You have to deduct the salary of 6MP which will be ministers instead of MPto be fair which will be 28,638 x 6 = 171,828. So we as a country save 859,140 inthese 5 years. Correct me if I am wrong.

John Mifsud

Mar 13th, 10:22

Antonella, x'inhu l-ahjar li b'ewro tixtri pasta jew li bl-istess ewro tixtri zewg pasti tal-istess kwalita'?

Iktar ma' jkollok mhux ahjar kwazi bl-istess ammont ta' flus?

Simple mathematics!!!! Work it out for yourself.

A. Schembri

Mar 13th, 10:58

Your maths is wrong antonella...according to you only one minister was given the 500euro have to add the 500 to the original minister pay BEFORE multiplying with the number of ministers..

So its 8ministers * (42002 + 500 each) simple maths..

Julian Grech

Mar 13th, 09:07

they are expertise on their own sector...do you think it would make sense putting evarist bartolo on health and karmenu vella on finance?!?

N~ Buttigieg

Mar 13th, 09:47

@ Julian Grech.... I'd think of somewhere else I'd like to put Evarist Bartolo and Karmenu Vella!

Julian Grech

Mar 13th, 10:33

@ n buttigieg..... keep your thoughts yourself then

Jon Vercellono

Mar 13th, 09:42

Regarding your last statement, I would say to you read between the lines regarding the election demographics. Secondly, the "moaners" may be moaning because #1 They know history and the axiom about not studying history and history repeating itself, #2 They have studied the ministers and platforms and are distinctly more well informed than other people regarding potential.

moira sciberras

Mar 13th, 09:33

daqs kemm ghamilna ghoxrin sena fi zmien alfred sant siehbi imma 22 xahar ara jigux 20 xahar issa !!!!tidhakx hafna ta 36,0000 voti ifisru 36,000 weghdiet lil poplu!!u int qed tassumi siehbi 25 sena int ghexthom taht partit nazzjonalista imma dik id differenza

Joe Azzopardi

Mar 13th, 09:54

tnehhija tal-preskrizzjoni u whistleblower act. Ara dan ix-xenarju. Ministru jinqabad (jew kwaz jinqabad f'korruzzjoni). Spiccatlu l-preskrizzjoni. Imma dan isir whislteblower u jghaddiha lixxa. elementary eddie elementary.

twanny borg

Mar 13th, 10:17

Eddy mhux problema jekk hemm min zbalja ihallas dejjem hekk kien taht il-pn. Taht il-pl???

JL Deguara

Mar 13th, 08:57

It seems 55% of the electorate is proud to be Maltese, but do not feel that Malta is their own. As a democracy you have to accept that the majority made the right decision, like in previous elections, whatever the silly excuses the minority of PN apologists invent. If the PN doesn't reflect on its own mistakes and keeps pointing fingers, 5 years on will suffer an even greater defeat.

Mario Mizzi

Mar 13th, 09:29

If I had to give my 2 cents... I'd say that JM and PL want to work closely with the opposition to further study and understand they way of thinking - that is why they want positive proposals from the PN - to adopt and realize them so that they can win next election and impress us on how they moved towards the centre... JM is sly, PL are sly - 25 yrs opposition made them cunning. PL want power.

Leonard Brincat

Mar 13th, 10:00

Politikament ma naqblux Sur Cutajar imma nghidlek proset ta kif tkellimt. Jekk il partitarji jirragunaw bhalek gid jiswa ghal Malta u specjalment ghal PN. Nerga nghidlek proset. Ghax ghandha bzonn oppozizzjoni b sahhita biex meta jerga jasal iz zmien inkomplu mexjin il quddiem bhala pajjiz. Il gurnata it tajba.

twanny borg

Mar 13th, 10:27

George cutajar- jm ghandu mandat jahtar lil min irid pero kulhadd ghandu dritt jikkummenta u jghati l-opinjoni personali tieghu. Jien nikritika hafna lill-pl imma ma jien marbut ma' xejn gieli ikkritikajt lill-pn fejn ma naqbilx. Wiehed minnhom il-progett ta' bormla u li l-paga minima ihalsu 60 euro taxxa fost ohrajn. Jien mhux membru fil-pn jew pl.

Eric Psaila

Mar 13th, 10:36

Matthew very sensible comment indeed. What we Maltese should now do is to work with the new administration because their success is our success.

D Zarb

Mar 13th, 09:21

Yes especially Simon, we just loved him so much that in the 2nd district. Please keep him.

m borg

Mar 13th, 08:43

Miskin nghidlek. Ibqa negattiv :)

JL Deguara

Mar 13th, 08:47

Twan, ma ntikx tort tahseb fuq pjaciri. Hekk drajna fil-gvern ta' qablu...xi erba t'ijiem ilu.

carmel vella

Mar 13th, 08:52

Hu pacenzja ghalissa u halli lil Joseph Muscat jahdem imbaghad ikkummenta wara. Inkella jerga jigrilek ezatt kif gralek qabel l-elezzjoni: tibda tigri, titfixkel u taqa!

Thomas Anderson

Mar 13th, 09:10

@Twanny Borg
Nahseb diga nqallbet il-maggoranza ta 36000 ghal GonziPN u hallina siehbi ahjar fil-kaz tieghek tara baqghax minn fejn tixtri lumi u tara ftit kif sejjer taghdi il-hin. Il-25 sena taghna gew u marru taghkhom ghadhom jibdew. Jekk Laburist ikollu dritt ghandu jiehdu ghalfejn le dan kuncett gdied ghal nies bhalek li jekk tkun Nazzjonalist biss kien ikollok dritt.

Aaron Debattista

Mar 13th, 09:49

Bil-mod habib....Ghadhom ghaddew tlett ijiem....

Mario Mizzi

Mar 13th, 10:18

@Thomas Anderson - inqalbet le... imma min 36000 nahseb diga nizlet 30000 ta!

JL Deguara

Mar 13th, 14:59

@ Mario Mizzi - if you keep on with these tactics I can assure you it's not 30000 from 36000, but 40000 already. Apart from the 36000 swing, I know people who regretted voting PN last Saturday since they're tired of seeing diehard PN supporters arrogance and so stubborn to admit defeat. If PN has to grow again, it has to learn from mistakes, not point fingers already.

Eddy Privitera

Mar 13th, 08:47

Marthese Borg: Dr. Muscat irid jahseb ghal FUTUR. Ghalhekk hemm bzonn demm gdid fil-Kabinett. U numru ta' zghazagh.

Luke Borg

Mar 13th, 08:53

buahaha...well said!!! FUTUR FIL-QRID!!!! uweeeee uweeeee uweeeeee

V. Grech

Mar 13th, 10:19

Nikkoregik...wara 1780 days ikun hemm xorta elezzjoni imbaghad tkellem u fuq kollox qed naghmlu bhalma ghamiltu intom ghal 8900 days.

Luke Borg

Mar 13th, 12:32

Huma u Ahna - Us and Them - x mentalita dik! tal-Gahan Malti! pfff... get a life...