Herrera does not shake PM's hand

Andrew Cumbo

Mar 14th, 23:34

How I pity these PN fanatics, they searching for hairline cracks in PL, but still not seeing the crevasse in their Party!!

B. Farrugia

Mar 14th, 22:38

Cracks are appearing
This is the begining of a FD-like revolt,
the government won`t last a year
beware

Sorry,
I was just fantasising,
in my sleep
while in a stupor
after a heavy bout of drinking.

B. Farrugia

Mar 14th, 22:15

Maybe one is allowed not to agree,
Herrera is not a hippocrite

Angelo Vassallo

Mar 14th, 20:41

@ Patrick Zammit

"If you want to know what apologists are, just scroll down"

I did scroll down and found that what I read was the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth which happens to be NO NICE MUSIC FOR YOUR EARS.

Jesmar Cutajar

Mar 14th, 19:32

Conspiracy theories

Joseph Attard

Mar 14th, 18:09

Dr Herrera`s body language during the swearing-in ceremony spoke volumes.

Angelo Vassallo

Mar 14th, 18:01

@ Patrick Zammit

Dr Herrera has declared that he made an "inadvertent mistake".

What do you expect him to say !!!!!!!!!

This is what (THE TRUTH) that usual PL apologists like yourself DO NOT want to hear. It is crystal clear that the Honourable Jose Herrera was very much humiliated by given just a Parliamentary Secretariat.

Joanne Micallef

Mar 14th, 16:42

Harsu l-quddiem, iz-zmien itiena parir mohhkom biex tbassru t-tragedji. Possibbli ma tghallimtu xejn mit-tkaxkira papali li hattu l-Hadd? Tibqghu bdin il-mentalita ta mibgheda l-partit taghkom ibghati ghax kienet cara daqs il-kristal li l-maggoranza tal-poplu trid ahjar ghal pajjiezna

M Cachia

Mar 14th, 16:32

PM sab l inkwatru nteresnti min li jidher......

Joe Borg

Mar 14th, 16:07

Jien ivvutajt labour. Diga tider qasma fil cabinet...ha naraw x hinu gej

Joseph Grech Attard

Mar 14th, 15:46

Sarkasmu u kummenti negattivi minn certi bloggers tal-PN. Dawn kienu uhud mir-ragunijiet li l-poplu Malti bi hgaru cahad lil PN. Komplu sejrin hekk u l-poplu jibqa' jichadkom aktar. Mhux ahjar tbiddlu r-rotta u taraw kif taghmlu u tpoggu f'posta il-jigsaw puzzle Nazzjonalista?

Carmel Camilleri

Mar 14th, 14:07

Dr. Herrera's portfolio is a joke and just humiliating.

Mr Roderick Cutajar

Mar 14th, 13:18

I hope the culture sector does not suffer because of this

Mr Luke Vella

Mar 14th, 12:52

Nies ta stoffa bhal ma huma l-Perit Charles Buhagiar jew Carmelo Abela mhumiex fil-kabinett, tifhem li ma tistax idahhal lil kulhadd imma nies ta esperjenza bhal Perit Buhagiar fil-qasam tax-xoghlijiet pubblici ma hemmx, bir-rispett kollu lejn Joe Mizzi.

ray vassallo

Mar 14th, 12:50

As minister of justice, Dr. Herrera would have had a conflict of interest since his sister is a judge.

ANTHONY PAVIA

Mar 14th, 12:12

Let us not make a mountain out of a molehill. It was just the excitement of the moment. Moreover, considering all factors, this must have been a wise decision by Muscat. Having rewarded merit, but at a price, perhaps unfairly carried by Jose.

Patrick Zammit

Mar 14th, 11:51

Dr Herrera has declared that he made an "inadvertent mistake".

This is not what the usual PN apologists below want to hear.

Karl Borg

Mar 14th, 11:47

soo.. Malta taghna lkoll they say? This guy was sent to speak in issues relating to justice, but that slips away from his hands. Not meaning to be the critic here, but it is not fair.

j brincat

Mar 14th, 11:28

@Eve Axiaq

"Tal PN mixtiqin biex jaraw cracks fil Labour"

Just wishful thinking, imsieken!

Cannot really blame them as they are still in a state of shock!


jb

A Grech

Mar 14th, 11:28

Jose Herrera -

Il- Prim Ministru Dr Joseph Muscat ghogbu jahtarni Segretarju Parlamentari tal-Kultura u Kunsilli Lokali f’hdan il-Ministeru tat-Turismu. Jiena onorat tal-fiducja li wera fija l-Prim Ministru. Jiena ukoll grat ghal votanti kollha li ghogobhom jellegguni fil-Parlament. Il-lum wara il-hatra, kellna l-ewwel laghqa tal-kabinet. Esperjenza meraviljuza.

j brincat

Mar 14th, 11:26

@G Caruana

"Franco Debono syndrome"

Are u by any chance referring to what Robert Arrigo said on FB yesterday?



jb

j brincat

Mar 14th, 11:25

The usual PN making of a mountain out of a mole hill.

Get real for once and stop living in denial mode - seems that last Saturday's severe bashing at the polls was not enough!


jb

j brincat

Mar 14th, 11:22

@Joseph Aquilina

"What I care about is that Joseph Muscat delivers on the promises made without any excuses"

Jahasra, you should have advised Gonzi to deliver on his promises INSTEAD of adulating him all the time! He could have heeded your advice and changed course.

Now look what happened.

The PN suffered the most humiliating defeat in history!


jb

Isabelle Zammit

Mar 14th, 11:17

Jista jkun li tant kien ecitat li nesa jehodlu b'idu?

Reuben D. Spiteri

Mar 14th, 11:16

Frankly I couldn't care less if they're all happy up there in government or not. What I DO care about is how they run the country.

So far it's not good. An oversized cabinet and that dangerous power plant proposals, Evarist being nominated Minister for Education. George Vella (who campaigned against EU membership in the Alfred Sant era) named minister for EU. All bad omens from my point of view.

anthony sultana

Mar 14th, 11:14

Dr Muscat ,make the PN government look very low .now we have to watch for PN provocations .Dr Muscat is a peace loving person and his wife is more peaceful lady.

Joseph Borg

Mar 14th, 11:12

Kienet ghazla tajba li ghamel Joseph. Kieku poggih ministru tal gustizzja konna nibdew nisimghu hafna paroli fil vojt u battibekki. Mhux min naha ta Herrera, imma min xi naha li mghandiex edukazjoni u manjieri u lanqas l-icken rispett lejn hadd. Heq minhabba dawn ic cirkostanzi l-individwu (il vitma) ikollu jgorr il konsegwenzi u tbaghtijiet hu. Min ghandu mohh ha jifhem.

Edward Cuschieri

Mar 14th, 11:03

He was too excited and forgot to shake his hand. He said he was very happy to get the job and thanked dr. muscat on facebook...

G Caruana

Mar 14th, 11:02

Franco Debono syndrome ...& so early

Claire Cassar

Mar 14th, 10:59

The worse one off is poor Dr Anton Refalo, so called minister for Gozo.
I cannot understand what his ministry will look after? No health, no education!!!!!!!!
Gozo has had timeclock reversed by 30 years.
Thanks Joseph, maybe Malta will be taghna ilkoll, but Gozo will definitely be sent to hell.

LOUIS ZAMMIT

Mar 14th, 10:32

how pathetic of some of the nationalist comments.......grow up give this new government some time .....5 years ago Gonzi had made HIS first big MISTAKE......ohhh yes it was 2 big mistakes that became BIG problems. Which He never tackled and this let to a tsunami of 35000 votes ....

gil falzon

Mar 14th, 10:26

I wish JM the best of luck. Now he is going to have to try to please all the people who have a sense of entitlement which is so typical of a clientilist form of politics seen in both parties. Somehow, I think that the likes of Joseph Muscat and Alfred Sant are too grown up for this kind of clientilism and tribalism. Sadly, that is their downfall. It should not be! Don't bow to cliques, please.

Geoffrey Farrugia

Mar 14th, 10:19

Wise decision from the PM. It shows yet again that he has all that it takes to be a leader. It is a sharp decision and only those who know the courts of justice fully understand why such a decision was taken.

Hats off Dr Mucat!

Eve Axiaq

Mar 14th, 10:08

Tal PN mixtiqin biex jaraw cracks fil Labour. Jose Herrera ma kienx se jaccetta xi kariga kontra qalbu. Tal PN ahjar jaraw kif se jghaqdu l-partit imbiccer taghhom. Kieku mhux ghal ligi partikulari il Labour kien ikollu 13 il-siggu aktar. Il-gwerra fil-PN ghadha qed tibda.

John Zammit

Mar 14th, 10:05

Hon. Herrera had shadowed different portfolios Like finance and maritime Though this might be new to him sure he is capable to do it.

Mr Mark Borh

Mar 14th, 10:03

Bdejna bil problemi... tajjeb!

m. borg (slm)

Mar 14th, 10:00

We got thrashed and we can only complain for the next 5 or maybe 10, 15 years. Who knows.?

Gonzipn apologists better concentrate on cleaning their party and rstore it to PN

Claire Cassar

Mar 14th, 09:58

Miskin Dr Herrera,

hassejt ghafsa ta qalb! Tibzax, se jkuun hemm hafna bhalek. Imma kuragg, Malta taghna ilkoll!!!

George Cassar

Mar 14th, 09:46

The important thing is that at least they will find ministries full of files, stationery! If you read an article on yesterday's TOM, quoting "a bare PM's office". Many critisized the demand for resignation of Perm Secs. Why would the office of the PM be "bare"? Did any of you PN apologists think about this? Why did Arrigo accuse Gorg of using taxpayer's money for his campaign? Think and ask!

Chris Debono

Mar 14th, 09:33

If you all take another look at the cabinet ceremony there is more new MP that did not shake hands with Dr Muscat.Please Grow up.

twanny borg

Mar 14th, 09:27

Herrera deher urtat. Kien aktar jixraqlu ministru tal-gustizzja. Ma nistax nifhem kif fl-oppozizzjoni jitkellem ghal gustizzja u l-ghada fil-gvern isir tal-kunsilli.

Lawrence Attard

Mar 14th, 09:15

Zgur li l onor Herrera mhux se jaghmel xi kummiedja bhall ma konna naraw dan l ahhar. He will grow over it u cert li se jkun seg parl. denju u serju. Jien ukoll nixtieq li sirt sinjur pero kuntent bdak li kapaci naqla u nghix accordingly. Tippruvawx issibu ix xaghra fl ghagina. Halluh jahdem!

John Vella

Mar 14th, 09:08

Short lived honeymoon?

matthew tanti

Mar 14th, 09:06

donnu li kullimkien hemm il-klikek...

A. Vella

Mar 14th, 09:03

I though there were a united party!

D Axisa

Mar 14th, 09:03

I think this is just hush hush words....you should have seen Dr. Herrera on ONETV this morning and you could have got your answer. Also, don't you think that if Dr.Herrera was given the Justice portfolio we would be talking of other things related to justice!!!!

J. Grech

Mar 14th, 08:55

1st impression: cabinet too big. But let's at least give a year to start judging! Biggest challenge: how to coordinate the operations and overlaps of all, to make sure bureaucracy does NOT increase. A small PN cabinet resulted in eg. oil scandal undetected for years and internal struggling which left the country without a functional government for months (if not years). Which is costlier?

Luke Borg

Mar 14th, 08:42

Tidher li mdorri tara mhabba kbira u eterna tirrenja fil-partit li tappogja.Jiddispjacini jekk forsi hrigt deluz, but we all know that the PN is the only party where 'all loved each other', especially in the past years. And this kind of LOVE was so BIG, that in the best interest of the country, they even awarded €600 weekly to each other!!! How cute; this is what I call TRUE LOVE!

jm busuttil

Mar 14th, 08:39

Herrera's and Joseph's body language say it all.

Mark. Galea

Mar 14th, 08:35

Mhux kollox taghna lkoll? Anke jien inhossni ministru tal-gustizzja.

V. Cauchi

Mar 14th, 08:34

Technically, Justice and HA have not been split. The Minister (in this case HA) is still responsible for all that which his Parl Sec (Justice) does, signs all subsidiary legislation (Parl Secs do not), and is subject to a Budget vote of (no) confidence. The whole Carm MB saga, poor man, was boisterously useless as LP has adopted measures, unwittingly or in a rash, contrary to FD recriminations.

Joseph M. Grech.

Mar 14th, 08:30

No1 rule you can't please everybody at the same time.
A more expensive cabinet for the country and now this . . . .
Ahhh sorry I forgot that lejber is spotless, so alas the above can't be true.

C Muscat

Mar 14th, 08:30

Tajjeb li kulhadd ikun jaf li jidher car li ma Joseph tista ma taqbilx imma tista xorta wahda tahdem. Harsu sew lejn il ministri u segretarji..... u ghad baqa hafna x naraw.
U mal PL kollox on board...

John L Galea

Mar 14th, 08:27

All comments by irrelevant defunct PN lackeys show that they are still under the spell of the defeated party, unless you change you will stay many years in the opposition. All your comments show that you are in the sour grapes phase...perhaps in a couple of weeks the grapes will turn a bit sweet for you.

edward vella

Mar 14th, 08:18

Mhux ahjar min qieghed jikkritika u jivvinta jidhol dahla fih innifsu u jara x'maltempata qalila hemm fil qrib ghal partit nazzjonalista biex jitnaddaf mill hafna sangisugi li kienu it tort ta din l-akbar tkaxkira li qatt ha partit politiku fl-istorja ta Malta???!!

victor caruana

Mar 14th, 08:14

Gerfex PN lanqas fl-oppozizzjoni mhu se jkun maghqud. Aqraw x'kiteb Arrigo - jekk ma jtirx kulhadd (inkluz simon) mhux se jiehu ruh il gerfexPN. Tikkonfondux, jekk xejn ghandna 9 siggijiet aktar! nahseb wasal il-waqt li taraw ezatt x'laqatkom.

Michael Calleja

Mar 14th, 08:12

Labour's cracking up!

joanna farrugia

Mar 14th, 08:08

ara vera kemm hawn lanqas jafu xinhi mera.....u ghal min qed jiehu gost ghandu bzonn izzomm f mohhu li hemm 9 siggijiet mhux nofs 1.ahjar taqraw x qal robert arrigo qabel ma tigudikaw lil haddiehor.bid deni hadd ma jiehu xejn u hadtu suppost taghlima u xorta bqajtu l istess.prosit miexjin il quddiem!!!!

joe micallef

Mar 14th, 08:07

The Times made a simple observation
You know these political pundits the way they create a storm in a teacup and make Joe Public believe a hurricane is off the coast of Ghadira!
5 years to the next polls my fellow mates in the meantime the new PL forges ahead with the immediate important pledges; energy/whistleblower/partyfinancing/2013 budget and beyond!

effie stafrace

Mar 14th, 08:03

if the times of malta reporter followed closely this ceremony he would have noted that it was not only herrera who didnt shake hands with the prime minister.karmenu vella didnt shake hands with the prime minister.herrera was not given the justice ministry due to a conflict of interest as his sister is a magistrate.

effie stafrace

Mar 14th, 07:52

how many pn members of parliament did not shake hands with lawrence gonzi and how many eyebrows were raised.no comments were made at that time.but losing a battle makes you talk this way.

Dennis Spiteri

Mar 14th, 07:45

Thabbilx rasek Jose! Il-ministeru taghna lkoll!

John L Galea

Mar 14th, 07:39

Conspiracy theories ...get set steady go!!

A. Borg

Mar 14th, 07:38

Fejn hu Silvio Parnis ?
Il-poplu ta Rahal Gdid irrabjat minhabba li gie minsi.
Dan il-proxmu xebgha jitla elett kull elezzjoni.

Paul Galea

Mar 14th, 07:36

Not even Cina has got that large number of ministers and parliamentary secretaries in its Cabinet. And what was Dr.Abela doing next to the Prime Minister. I thought that Goverment and party are two different issues.

Andrej Psaila

Mar 14th, 07:30

Most of the comments below are just wishful thinking, the same people would have probably raised eyebrows if Dr.Herrera was given the Justice or Home Affairs portfolio...

Leonard Brincat

Mar 14th, 07:30

Ftit kumenti hawn taht qalu li beda iberraq.....................Mela ma jafux x maltampata ghaddejja fi hdan il PN. Ma qrajtux x qal Arrigo u Jean Pierre.Mhux beraq kbir hemm fi hdan il PN imma urugan. Veru tixtiequ id deni imma ghal menu biex tiggudikaw ghatu ftit xhur imqar. Wara kollox issa 5 snin ohra niggudikawh fuq li ghamel.

Jonathan Camilleri

Mar 14th, 07:29

I was expecting to be a millionaire when I was young...but I am still penniless...

Joe Tabone

Mar 14th, 07:28

Perhaps FRANCO DEBONO can give us his comments on the fact that the Justice and Home Affairs are under the same Ministry. .....or is it acceptable under LABOUR??
Franco's true colours?!?!

Joe Tabone

Mar 14th, 07:26

JUSTICE and HOME AFFAIRS together again........???
So LABOUR wanted Dr Carm Mifsud Bonnici's blood after all.................MALTA TAGHNA ILKOLL!!

R Axisa

Mar 14th, 07:18

Everyone is jumping into conclusions too early.

Lawrence Fenech

Mar 14th, 07:06

Li ma kienx ghal Joseph Muscat ma wasalx fejn wasal.

Richard Caruana

Mar 14th, 06:58

15 ministers, 8 parliamentary secretaries, total cabinet: 24.

First big expense, a new table; they're all cooped up in that first cabinet photo!

Who was it who once said: "AHLEB GUZ'.

Richard Caruana

Mar 14th, 06:39

Best thing for Joseph would be to remove the old guard as soon as possible.

D. Mifsud

Mar 14th, 06:22

Part 2: In the PM’s defence, not placing Dr Herrera in a field where the same Dr Herrera has been heavily involved, both professionally and in his criticisms, does seem logical, for the time being at least. I think that Dr Herrera needs to spend some time away from the field in order to have a more objective view.

D. Mifsud
Sliema

D. Mifsud

Mar 14th, 06:21

Part 1: Whilst giving Dr Herrera, a mature and highly accomplished individual, a role similar to that of less experienced cabinet members, seemed unlikely, Dr Herrera is still human and clearly expressed his disapproval of his appointment; it’s not that big a deal.

D Mifsud, Sliema

John Zammit

Mar 14th, 05:48

Beda jbeiraq

A Bezzina

Mar 14th, 00:37

Oh what a surprise!! I thought they all loved each other in the PL!

Rupert Grech

Mar 14th, 00:35

How immature and unprofessional!

Joseph Fenech

Mar 14th, 00:32

Beda jberraq.

mark johnson

Mar 14th, 00:25

What's the matter, did he pinch his crayons and colouring book?

Lino Camilleri

Mar 13th, 23:50

The honeymoon is over for JM and the internal bad blood is starting to run for those politely discarded by the party like Jason Micallef and J Debono Grech while other like George Vella and Karmenu Vella were retained to bring back memories. The only ex PN sympathiser Emm Mallia managed to play his cards well and won the race for Justice Minister at the expense of J. Herrera. The soap opera begins

Wilfred Camilleri

Mar 13th, 23:21

Hmmm! Is he going be the Frank Debono to Muscat's government? Just saying......

Paul Meilak

Mar 13th, 23:16

Ahseb u ara 4 ijiem ohra.... mbasta partit maghqud lesti sabiex immexxu !

Jimmy Abela

Mar 13th, 23:15

Dan bis-serjeta'?? Kibritlu rasu??

VINCENT WILLIAMS

Mar 13th, 23:07

A new Prime Minister. A new Cabinet. A new Government. A new Pope. A new era. We are living in an exciting time. Hallelujah!!

Karl Abela

Mar 13th, 23:04

Looks like Herrera will be labour's first rebel. This government is already showing cracks after only a few hours of its existence!!!

Mary Fisher

Mar 13th, 23:01

I NOTICED THAT BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GENUINE MISTAKE. THE BAD ACOUSTICS AND THE SOUND OF SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKGROUND REMINDED ME OF ' ONLY IN MALTA'.
OTHERWISE IT WAS A GOOD SHOW WITH NOT ONE SINGLE RED TIE TO BE SEEN. WONDERFUL!