Illegal development resumes at Polidano site
Construction magnate Charles Polidano has resumed illegal development at his Ħal Farruġ headquarters, six months after the police were asked to take action over environmental abuse.
Work started again just before the election, despite enforcement notices and action in September when the area was sealed off.
A Mepa spokesman said enforcement officers had twice gone to the site, and warned that the authority reserves the right to take further legal action.
Attempts to contact Charles Polidano were unsuccessful. His brother Paul said they had only “cleaned” the site. When it was pointed out to him that photographic comparisons showed that concrete was poured onto a large area, he said: “I don’t know, OK, I don’t know. Bye.”
The contractors have began erecting what looks like a concrete warehouse, over hundreds of square metres of land.
Full story in The Sunday Times.
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Carmel Borg
Mar 19th, 19:26
Could be he is constructing the new 'power station'.... who knows...
Victor Pulis
Mar 18th, 09:43
Granted that the new government has only been in office for a week. But will it demolish any illegal structures and remove poured concrete even after it has set? This problem is not going away with time. Remember the removal of prescription another promise by Joseph Muscat.
Victor Pulis
Mar 18th, 09:36
One of Joseph Muscat's battle cries was accountability. Here is a supreme chance to show that he meant it. A millionaire breaking the law is more of a challenge than a person say stealing a dozen eggs. Now we'll see if Joseph is strong enough to tackle those which were given free rein under the PN. If he doesn't stop them he won't look too good with those who trusted him. Time will tell.
Peter Rossi
Mar 18th, 08:30
This development had an enforcement notice, that means it was stopped from further progress, issued by the previous administration. Polidano then, knowing that the change was nigh, resumed developing the site one week before the elections and is still doing. The new administration has to reinforce the enforcement notice and if needs be arrest the arrogant contractor. Time will tell.
j brincat
Mar 18th, 08:15
@J Micallef
"Polidano trucks were consipuously used during PL's celebrations in the street"
They were ALSO seen during various PN celebrations, as everyone knows!
So, what's your point?
Give us more details if you have!
jb
J Micallef
Mar 18th, 11:59
@ J Brincat - what details do you want? You have it - Various businesses that before endorsed the PN are now endorising the PL, to Anglu Farrugia's dismay. You said it yourself.
All those who could inflict power and knew that PL was going to win jumped on the bandwagon and now they've come to reap the fruits.
So nothing changes - that is my point. Was it so bleedin' difficult?
J Micallef
Mar 18th, 07:12
Dear readers, please see this in the light of the following:
Angelo Farrugia's outburst befor ethee lection, accusing the PL of being surrounded by 'businessmen'.
Polidano trucks were consipuously used during PL's celebrations in the streets
As they say, in the end, it's the same sh*t, but with a different name. That's politics.
John Azzopoardi
Mar 17th, 22:08
soon Malta is going to look like Cyprus and greece with al lthe vendattas going around
Eddy Privitera
Mar 18th, 09:43
John Azzopardi: Surely if people who are found to have committed wrongdoings are taken to court, that would be justice, not vendettas !
Steve Zammit
Mar 17th, 21:49
L-Ambjent taghna lkoll
Andrew Terry Buttigieg
Mar 17th, 21:27
This is like spitting at Maltese law and making it ridiculous. I wouldn't be surprised if a 'concession' is made for them.
Daniel Borg
Mar 17th, 20:34
Alinqas bdew jinkixfu l hnizrijit tal pn, min hu responsabli issa?
Ms Sandra Grech
Mar 17th, 21:27
Heq Joseph Muscat is responsible now no?
Joe Sammut
Mar 17th, 21:39
Issa responsabbli Joseph taghna lkoll !
Issa Joseph jaf.
M’hemmx f’min inwahhlu issa hlief f’Joseph, jekk jibqa’ ghaddej ix-xoghol.
Victor Pulis
Mar 18th, 06:31
Issa sta ghall gvern il gdid li jurina li hu ahjar u jwqqaf il hnizrijiet.
J Micallef
Mar 18th, 07:13
Perhaps so, but still, poweful entrapreneurs will continue blackmailing the Governemnt - whoever it may be - because they employ so many workers.
joseph marmara
Mar 18th, 07:29
I 'm nationalist but if Dr. Muscat continue with this strategy and time frames it will works and people like it when you're clean and honest well done.
twanny borg
Mar 18th, 07:50
Daniel issa huwa l-pl gvern gdid responsabbli. Jidher li dan ha vantagg biz-zewg partiti ghaljenati fl'elezzjoni. Issa li ghaddiet jidher li ghal xi raguni qed jitkaxkru s-saqajn meta suppost diga harget reazzjoni mill-gvern li qal li jrid idahhal ligijiet biex jiprotegi c-cittadini.
Eddy Privitera
Mar 18th, 09:47
twanny borg: X'taharqek qalbek ghal-ambjent wara 25 sena tara sfregju wiehed wara l-iehor, possibblu iss trid li f'gimgha wahda jsir il-miraklu li ma sarx f' 25 sena ??? Taf li lanqas hallejtu lapes , conputers , etc..etc.. fl-ufficji tas-segretarjati u tal-ministri biex ikunu jistghu jahdmu ????
Edward Mallia
Mar 17th, 20:24
Perhaps "The Count of Montecristo" can claim immumita ecclesiastica. The police are too busy looking for people on the take in the oil market.
Peter Rossi
Mar 18th, 08:31
No Edward. The police are looking for the missing telephone and pencil on the prime minister's desk.
Joe Sammut
Mar 17th, 19:58
I would like to know wether Franco Debono’s thesis/proposed law on party financing is still relevant. Dr Debono should show Gonzi that he is relevant and push Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to make the best law a nation can have about political party financing.
In the meantime Polidanoville takes shape, and MEPA looks weak with the strong and strong with the weak.
Denis Pace
Mar 17th, 23:47
It would be very interesting to know how the LP financed its electoral campaign.
Is this issue related?
I wonder!!
B Ellul
Mar 17th, 19:43
Ħal Farruġ taghna wkoll!
Joseph Camilleri
Mar 17th, 19:41
God only knows the size of a crator an explosion if that factory will create there! It will be a site like an asteroid hit us! Poor people who work there. It's a recipe for total chaos and great loss of life. Poligas should not be there, or the firworks factory should pack up and be relocated FAR away from there! Where is common sense!?
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 20:58
Joseph Camilleri Poligas has been there for over 6 years, and as far as I know it is legal since it was officially opened by Dr Lawrence Gonzi before the 2008 election. The fireworks factory has been there for tens for years = Everyone seems to be expecting a Prime Minister of seven days to resolve all the Mistakes done in 25 years.
Astrid Vella
Mar 17th, 21:10
Joseph Camilleri - MEPA Chairman Andrew Calleja had famously said that MEPA does not have the luxury of common sense! http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080415/letters/common-sense-a-luxury.204163
Never was that more true than in this case and also MEPA's current recommendation to site the anaerobic digester within 50metres of the Interconnector from Sicily! Sheer madness!
Joe Sammut
Mar 18th, 09:13
An anaerobic digester will just pop, and 30,000 metres cubed of LNG will make a big BOOM ! One is near an underground cable and the other is proposed to be installed near our only Power Station!
Where was Astrid in the last election?
So I beg of you,Ms Vella please stop commenting selectively.
Dora Smith
Mar 17th, 19:18
Where was Minister Demarco till last week????? .... the illegalities did not start this week, they were there before but i guess it was confy not to carry out any enforcement actions prior to election ..... and now we attack the new government !!!!!
G Caruana
Mar 17th, 20:09
Quote ''despite enforcement notices and action in September when the area was sealed off.''
So if we don't attack the new government then was the change in aid of?
Alan Xuereb
Mar 17th, 20:17
the old gov stopped him because the development resumed!!!!
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 21:04
G Caruana - Do you expect a government of six days to solve all the problems caused by bad government of more than 10 years. Polidano Bros have beem doing what they want for more than 10 years. Enforcement notices never stopped them. Alan Xuereb the development resumed before the election. Is an enforcement notice enough?
Anthony Tab.
Mar 17th, 21:15
Once a new government took over , it is his duty to deal with all that he find infront of him , The Good , The Bad , and The Ugly , we were promissed solutions for every thing , and now here we go , and this was NOT a hidden problem , every one new about it , now please solve it .
Gary Bonnici
Mar 18th, 00:37
@ G Schembri,
There should be no excuses now. The new government have to solve this problem as promised to solve the problems of corruption and illegalities, and not say because it was done by the previous govt. so there is nothing we can do now as the usual excuse...
Kurt Mifsud
Mar 18th, 00:38
Ok Anthony. First the new government has to sort out the cut-off landlines in the ministers' offices, stationery, locked offices without keys, etc... and then start to solve. What happened to handover? That's what I call a new low!
Victor Pulis
Mar 18th, 09:39
Joseph Muscat was elected precisely because the previous administration was impotent against such cowboys. If Joseph Muscat lets them get away with it then the change would have been in vain at least in this sector.The greater the challenge the bigger the glory.
Claire Busuttil
Mar 17th, 19:16
Semplici....suppost ghandu ikun hemm il gustizzja. Il Mepa, jew dawn in nies kisru il ligi, ghandhom bla dewmien iresquwhom f`idejn il qorti.
Fid dinja kulhadd ghandu jigi trattat l istess...
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 18:51
It seems that the even the 'oligarchy' has joined the new PL movement - Malta Taghhom Ukoll!
Eddy Privitera
Mar 17th, 21:37
Joe Tabone: KIf ghandek wicc titfa xi tort fuq il-gvern gdid meta billkemm ghadu radd is-salib fil-gvern ???
Joe Sammut
Mar 18th, 09:17
Bdejna bl-iskuzi.
Joseph ma qalx li “we are going to hit the road running”? Kemm ninsew malajr?
Issa gvern taghna lkoll ghandna , jekk hemm illegalita issa jrid iwaqqafha.
M’hemmx skuzi!
carmel cassar
Mar 17th, 18:50
I am sure that it can be proved, if the concrete was there or it has just been poured in lately. But do we want this????????
B. Borg
Mar 17th, 18:45
Are we or not paying a Ferrari at MEPA to oversee that these things should had stopped long time ago, with the MEPA reform?
George Cutajar
Mar 17th, 19:23
The Ferrari has been garaged!!!!!!
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 21:07
The Ferrari was not doing its job properly. It not only be garaged, it should take responsibility for its inaction. This Ferrari did not stop these people for a long time, now all of a sudden we want a brand new Toyota to do its job.
m farrugia
Mar 17th, 18:37
il politika flus biss saret. Bizzejjed tara il heads ta l-istaff ta kastilja u ministeri ohra immexxijja minn nies tal business li taparsi ma jidhirx imishom fil kumpaniji.Jiddispjacinini ghal pajjiz li il ftit politikanti li jemmnu fi principji ma tantx jidher li baqhalhom cans f dan il pajjiz.Ma tarax ghax simon busuttil emmen fil PN, tilef ruxmata flus ghax telaq il post komdu ta MEP u xha?
Daniel Borg
Mar 17th, 20:31
Bhal ma tilef postu joseph, id diferenza hi li simon tefa l gvern flopozizjoni u joseph amel rebha ax rebah is sens komun
Antoine D'Arcy
Mar 17th, 21:04
Politics was never about money.....its always about power
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 21:10
Simon ghadu ma rrezenjax min MEP. ghalhekk ghadu ma tilef xejn flus. Bhal Austin Gatt li ma rrizenjax min Ministru avolja kien qed jahdem fuq il Kampanja Eletorali tal-PN
Anthony Tab.
Mar 17th, 21:25
@ Daniel Borg, dak li ghamel Joseph , ghamlu f'hames snin , u Simon dahal fil politika lokali xgharejn qabel l'elezzjoni , nahseb li kulhadd kapaci jintebah bid - differenza ta zmien li hemm .
m farrugia
Mar 17th, 18:28
fil 2008 l-elettorat inkluz ghaqdiet ambjentali ghamlu pressjoni kbira fuq gonzi biex il mepa tkun aktar iebsa fil hrug ta permessi. Gonzi hekk ghamel lahhaq chairman ta laffari tieghu hafna u il mepa bdiet turi sniena. MInhabba fhekk il gvern tilef hafna punti ma nies li ma inghatawx permessi minhabba ragunijiet ambjentali.
B. Borg
Mar 17th, 19:03
Yeah you 're right, just take a look at the similar stories column on this page and you notice how much MEPA was effective
joseph marmara
Mar 17th, 18:15
I am on the opposition site but if you work on this strategy you are going to work . Keep working like this and you are going to do a go job well done for your members I like honesty for everything well done keep it up .
E. Vassallo
Mar 18th, 06:16
Opposition site? which site?
A Spiteri
Mar 17th, 18:15
Bdejna... Malta Taghna Lkoll ukoll!!!
Mark Borg
Mar 17th, 18:09
What a sorry posse of PN apologists! They never learn do they?
Schembri Ray
Mar 17th, 18:08
San Ġorġ Preca jgħid:
Waqt is-siegħa tal-prova kollox!
Issa naraw kif ser jaġixxi l-gvern il-ġdid.
Claire Busuttil
Mar 17th, 19:17
....Amen
Gary Bonnici
Mar 17th, 17:56
Il qasba mac caqcaqx ghal xejn.... Do you remember Farrugia's interview when he said that contractors are TOO CLOSE to the Labour Party?... So this is expected to happen now under this new government....
John Azzopoardi
Mar 17th, 17:50
Mr busuttil......what you mean you Nats, ..........this is not a nationalist of Pl issue.........Malta ilkoll taghna........remember the slogan habib. Jew qieghed tahseb li Malta issa hi tal Labour biss.
Antonella Briffa
Mar 17th, 19:20
infatti :)
Ms Sandra Grech
Mar 17th, 21:32
When they say Malta Taghna it means Taghna Biss ok? This is Labour after all
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 17:37
First ODZ developments and next week......................................details of the deal with HUNTERS as open season is just round the corner.
In SPRING, Malta Taghna Ilkoll wara il-Kaccaturi!
Michael Magri
Mar 17th, 18:32
Joe qed thallat il-hass ma l-insalata siehbi.. Dan il-kaz ta l-ODZ ilu gej is-snin ok u 6 xhur ilu GonziPN messu ha azzjoni, IMMA MA HAX...!!! Tghid ghaliex...!! U tal-kaccaturi hemm ftehim li sar qabel l-elezzjoni maqbul ma l-ghaqdiet tal-kaccaturi tajjeb u approvat minn 57% ta l-elettorat Malti w`Ghawdxi....!!
twanny borg
Mar 17th, 17:34
Il-prova ghal manuel mallia waslet. Nispera li ma jaghmilx irtirata.
Paul Camilleri
Mar 17th, 17:12
Malta Taghna Lkoll u Hal Farrug tac-Caqnu biss.
Where is MEPA?
Guido Farrugia
Mar 17th, 18:54
Work started again just before the election.
I believe in the same place, driven by a Mercedes.
Pule' Carmel
Mar 17th, 16:56
I would like to read the methods people would use to eliminate such behaviour.
In being a Manager and an Economist, now that is a real predicament to be in, in such situations!
Silvio Abela
Mar 17th, 16:18
At least you can try to give the new ministers time to check their offices. Remember they did not find a working telephone, courtesy of their previous tenants? And who said that the Prime Minister will sanction this? You all seem judge and jury and expect that all wrongdoings be nullified in zero time!
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 17:47
Half the ministers and parliamentary secs cannot have an offce because their ministries did not even exist on Gonzi's watch and you are worried about a working telephone? Whne Fenech Adami became prime minister, MLP thugs shot at a tourist bus and later on attacked the courts of law, trying to effect a coup d'etate of sorts. Of course that party does not exist anymore, JM saw to that.
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:05
Peter Rossi can you tell us when a bus full of tourists was shot at, and what did the then Prime Minister do about it? And what did Fenech Adami do about you imaginary coup d'etate. You are living in dreamland my dear chap.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 18:18
They can use their mobile phones for which we are paying! Come on for heaven's sake! is the country standing still? Polidano is breaking the law. it only takes a coachload of policemen to stop him. Unless we are willing or able to stop him that is.The people voted the PN out because of such blatant disregard to the law.
Peter Rossi
Mar 18th, 08:37
@G Schembri: That tourist bus was shot at soon after the May '87 elections, This happened near where today are the ONE studios at Marsa. (ONE did not exist then of course, TV stations were liberalised soon later on). The scope behind the shooting was to frighten off the tourist industry, but the Fenech Adami's new administration hush hushed the incident to neutralise the terroristic act's scope
Peter Rossi
Mar 18th, 08:43
@G Schembri: So you see G? It is not I who is living in dreamland but you are living in denier-land. You deny history or your daddy denied it from you. Check it out. As one Roman philosopher wrote: He who does not know his past is forever a child.
Ruben Hili
Mar 17th, 16:10
Qed ikun Protagonist u mhux spettatur hux!!!
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 15:46
eh hija il-bisunessman dejjem ikun irid xi haga lura hux doctor gonzi u doctor muscat???!!!!
M'hemmx fejqan f'dan il-pajjiz imasta kulhadd doctor l'hawn u doctor l'hemm.
xejjer il-bandiera gahan lolololo
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 15:38
Who needs a clean environment?? We need contractors and hunters to run this country, after all Malta taghna ilkoll!!
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:07
Well we've had contractors, hunters, oil businessmen and a PN clique running the country, let me remind you that it was under Dr Gonzi that the Poligass factory was built with his blessing, he was the Prime Minister present at its official opening.
John Dee
Mar 17th, 18:19
Absolutely - more construction of properties we can't sell and more hunters to destroy what little there is left to attract the essential tourist income. After all ,who needs laws to stop the destruction of everything attractive about this slowly disappearing paradise?
Carmel Camilleri
Mar 17th, 15:07
NO one is to invest money in electoral campaign in vain.. Only a few days after labour's victory we are already seeing abuses left right and centre. And this is only just the beginning.
Victor Laiviera
Mar 17th, 17:10
This started BEFORE the election. And could you list these "left, right and centre" abuses you mentioned? Or did you just make it up?
George Frendo
Mar 17th, 17:14
Wotk started just before election !!! ie under pn
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:08
The greatest abuse yet was the looting of all ministries, I wonder should we take these people to prison?
GL Calleja
Mar 17th, 18:16
This abuse of lawlessness and bribery started ever since I can remember but now thanks to the media we get to share and see the ever lasting lawlessness that runs our country. It took a lot of guts for Mark Micallef and the Sunday TImes to break this story and they are not just doing the talk, but doing the walk. I hope the AG (Attorney General) is looking and will do something about it.Yea right
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 18:19
The work started under PN. Will it continue under PL? if it does the pot cannot call the kettle black.
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 21:13
We have only heard of one abuse, which actualy started before the election. The other abuses were committed by the outgoing adminstration when they looted the Ministries. Left right and centre!!!!!my foot
Mario Mizzi
Mar 18th, 02:07
@Victor Laiviera - the work could have started just before the election as a provocation because there were clearn indications that PL will win. It could be that MEPA were ignored because Pollidano might have "someone from above" to interfere in an eventual judicial procedure, as in the Farrugia Sacco case... who knows? but that's what it seems like...
GL Calleja
Mar 17th, 15:06
This once again proves that money talks and bullshit walks and it also proves that some people are still above the law and it seems that the Government sanctions this kind of lawlessness. And then one wonders why and how the oil scandal bribery scheme came to pass. One wonders why Malta was rated as the number one, and one of the most corrupt countries in the EU. The oil scandal is only a sample.
Josianne Carabott
Mar 17th, 14:58
What a shame such fertile land in that state, and what about the private gardens are being turned into flats, these all merits protection, hope no more abuse of power will continue on our gardens since I will not tolerate anyone issuing abusive permits and the pl will hold his manifastation, we have big eyes that are watching everyone...
GL Calleja
Mar 17th, 14:58
This is atrocious and most insulting to the Maltese People. Here is a very rich person or persons breaking the law and there is nothing the justice department can do to stop it?What if the AG has this proof and files a public complaint against the Polladino Brothers for breaking the law and shuts down the whole place?Of course this is Malta where Big Money has more power than the Government itself
Pule' Carmel
Mar 17th, 16:38
It was recently shown that money can even buy members of the law! so one imagines what is meant by the rightiousness we came to believe when we were young!
J Martinelli
Mar 17th, 14:57
One of Joseph's 'controversial projects' he talked about a couple of years ago?
Polidano seems to think that building first and go to court later will earn him a few years of using illegal premises. He must be elated by the Labour victory hoping that this unauthorized construction will also be swept under the carpet.
MEPA will be transformed into an impotent rubber stamp at the PM's pleasure.
GL Calleja
Mar 17th, 16:35
Mr Martinelli, I always thought that MEPA was a rubber stamp for any PM. We know for a fact it was under the last PM, now let us see what this one does, give him time.
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:14
Mr Martinelli, hello, this government has been in power less than a week. All that building has been there for much longer. Dr Gonzi himself opened Poligass which is a few meters away from a fireworks factory on one side and Lufthansa Tecknik and the airport on the other side. I hope you are not blaming JM for all the wrong doings under LG and EFA. Remember the hotel built on gov land?
S. Camilleri
Mar 17th, 14:52
Was this another Labour deal with the Devil?? Let's just wait and see if "Malta Taghna Lkoll" was just another Fancy slogan. The PN may have become a clique after 25 years ... but labour seem to be fast playing catch-up!
Victor Calleja
Mar 17th, 17:13
Can't you read? He started before the election so the deal was with PN not with PL.
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 19:59
What deal are you talking about Victor? Six months ago he was stopped by the police. Works started again a few days before the election. Which reaction was surely the result I am morally convinced of a previous and recent mutual agreement with people responsible of running the famous raba' sular.
Jay Oatmon
Mar 17th, 14:46
Is this an example of the power of money to corrupt and sidestep the law?
Mr Alan Zahra
Mar 17th, 14:46
Malta Taghna Lkoll*
*Disclaimer: Areas around Hal-Farrug do not abide by the 'Malta Taghna Lkoll' policy. Clause 'Hal-Farrug Tac-Caqnu Biss' applies in this circumstance.
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:16
Hal Farrug has been known locally as Caqqnu ville for the last 15 years. I wonder who gave Polidano all that power, for twenty years he's been doing exactly as he please.
twanny borg
Mar 17th, 14:40
Is-sidien tal-pompa ta' hal qormi li imbniet illegali intqal li qabel l-elezzjoni kienu saru pl. tghid ghaliex?
M Cassar
Mar 17th, 15:43
Dalwaqt tkun taf Twanny :)
Salvino Zammit
Mar 17th, 17:25
Tac Caqnu- they were, they are,and they remain a created Kingdom of Malta Taghna ilkoll- one should pass by the petrol station site- pavements going out in the middle of the road, MEPA personnel could not act,motorists damaging their vehicles especially during the night- no lightnings on the spot- until last week on the announcement of the LP election . Lights full on- Viva chi rengia-
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:22
So il-pompa ta Hal Qormi was built in the last week as well hux? That station has been there for more than three years, it was not built illegally, part of it was built on ODZ. It should have been stopped then, I cannot see why it has been left there to rot.
E. Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 14:36
This is unacceptable. I expect the new Minister to take action immediately. At least that is the impression I was given
before the election.
Let us show that there is no place for such actions in this country. But then, we all love our country, don't we??
M Cassar
Mar 17th, 15:50
Which minister? We are not even sure under whose ministry this illegal action falls. By the way all MEPA boards have been disbanded until further notice.
GL Calleja
Mar 17th, 16:38
"But then, we all love our country, don't we??" Mr Azzoppardi don't forget " Bis-sold tiehu xelin". Anybody can be bought and sold for the right price. And in Malta it does not even have to be the right price.
Claire Busuttil
Mar 17th, 19:20
@Calleja...are you seriuos??? speak for your self.
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 14:36
ghala dan l-istaghgib kollhu?
il-kriminal illum mahfra jinghata ghax IL-GUSTIZZJA fil-livelli kollha taghha MEJTA.
U min qed jghid li ghadu kmieni ghal PL jghamel xi haga, l-arroganza tal-bisunessman diga turi li mhemmx min jista ghalih.
Min ha il-ministeru tal-gustizzja illum ghandu l-akbar reposnsabilita fil-pajjiz. Il-finanazi u kumplament peanuts!
josephine dietrich
Mar 17th, 14:34
3.
Polidano Bros employs many folk who are and always have been staunch labourites.Using company vehicles in such a manner is hardly conducive to good business practice.
josephine dietrich
Mar 17th, 14:31
2.
Several years ago,Polidano bros were ordered by MEPA to tidy up the site and clear it of scrap.This was complied with.The site became a construction vehicle parking compound.To consolidate said plot of land,a boundary wall was constructed.This was deemed illegal by MEPA and once again,this was halted by Polidano.
As for Polidano trucks 'carcading'.This was done without consent by PL supporters
josephine dietrich
Mar 17th, 14:26
1.
It is plain to see that many know not what they talk about.To begin with,the ToMs' description of the aerial photo is incorrect. The land is private.The land was wasteland/dumping ground prior to Polidanos purchase of said land.Over the years Polidano merely continued spoil/debris dumping and using said land as a scrap/vehicle boneyard.
G Grima
Mar 17th, 14:19
Malta taghna lkoll. The Maltese people voted for a change. But some people never change. What was wrong before is wrong now. What was illegal before is illegal now. Either stop him or face being accused of being opportunistic.
Mike Hunt
Mar 17th, 14:12
Isn't the gas plant a bit too close for comfort to the fireworks factory? Even if safe, wouldn't the close proximity of transportation of each plant's goods to each other raise a few alarm bells?
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:25
That plant is not only very close to a fireworks factory it is also very close to the airport and Lufthansa Teknik. It was built and opened hush hush so that no one had the chance to raise any objections, this was done about six or seven years ago, it was officially opened by the then Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi. Of course all those raising objections today said nothing then.
James Tyrrell
Mar 17th, 14:10
So will Joseph take action against Charles Polidano or will he offer to help pour the concrete as he has with the Armier boathouses? Should be interesting to see!
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 18:27
Hello James Tyrell did the Armier boathouses mushroom in the past week as well?
James Tyrrell
Mar 17th, 22:48
@G Schembri. No, the PN have been sitting on it for many years but didn't have the balls to deal with it. I was sort of hoping that now JM is Prime Minister we might see some action taken. What I didn't expect was that he was going to offer to build them a new slum. But at least the kids in Malta are getting the right message, screw the rules and get what you want!
Ms graziella schembri
Mar 17th, 14:05
jahasra ,,,,,xeba paroli u kummenti bla sens hawn......ghatu cans ha naraw x ha jigri,,,,,tinfaxxawx raskom qabel taqsmuwa
M Vella
Mar 17th, 13:59
No one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey so this cowboy has got to obey or else trow him in.
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 13:58
Irdoppja il ministeri u qal li se jnaqqas il burokrazija: ara jistax ikun
Dawn il ministeri godda se jiswewlna 70 miljun ewro izjed f hames snin meta Il progett tal belt sewa 50 miljun
Gonzi kien jaf xinhu jaghmel, salva l Malta minn tigrib ekonomiku kbir u l poplu (u xuhud mill-partit tieghu stess) bezqulu f wiccu. Ic-caqnu sar laburist bhall hafna kuntratturi ohrajn li belghu il lixka...
Martin Saliba
Mar 17th, 19:54
P{eter , ha jiswew 32 miljun aktar fuq hanes snin , il progett tal belt kellu jiswa 80 miljun.
Joe Busuttil
Mar 17th, 13:43
You Nats, really do have a cheek. First you let Caqnu and others of his ilk do as they please for many years, (and the illegal development started just before the election so you let him do as he pleases right up to the last minute) and then expect the newly elected government to stop all this in one day.
Paul Meilak
Mar 17th, 13:41
The gas plant and the fireworks are far each other, though in the picture above it looks close.
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 21:20
Paul Meilak I bet you never visited the area, you have no idea what you are talking about, they are walking distance from each other.
G Schembri
Mar 17th, 21:20
Paul Meilak I bet you never visited the area, you have no idea what you are talking about, they are walking distance from each other.
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 13:36
PL promised NO Development outside zones, but Labour are pro-business, so they must accomodate the contractors - Malta Taghna Ilkoll tal-kuntratturi ukoll u tal-Kaccaturi ukoll..........tal-poplu?!?!?
Helen Cassar
Mar 17th, 13:34
Ghax issa Malta taghna Lkoll Sur Caqnu. Malta ilha taghna minn 1987 meta int ukoll iggilidt ghad demokrazija ma Dr Eddie Fenech Adami.
Issa hemm huduha Malta bil-Moviment il-gdid, ismu mieghu, jiccaqlaq biex jaqda lil kulhadd......bla principji
Paul Meilak
Mar 17th, 13:26
Heq issa mhux fir-raba sular, imma gewwa Kastilja !
Kurt Magro
Mar 17th, 13:23
TAGHNA LKOLL ! :D :D
mark borg
Mar 17th, 13:19
@lil dawk kollha tal partit imkisser tal PN jew gonzipn.
ISSA QED IDEJJAQKHOM IC CAQNU ? MA DEJJAQKHOMX BL ATTIVITAJIET TIEGHU MIL 1987 SA QISU SENTEJN ILU ? DAN HUWA PRODOTT 100 percent tal PN .
Tonio Bone
Mar 17th, 13:15
Has anyone ever heard the word 'untouchable'? Well, here is a lampant example for you. Dominated the contruction scene for the past 25 years then had this trucks run around with Labour supporters celebrating a new Labour government with the auspicious of more of the same entrapreneurial anarchy!
M Farrugia
Mar 17th, 13:36
Tonio do you think tht he is going to be an untouchable also under the present government. I do not think so but we have to wait and see.
Lawrence Attard
Mar 17th, 13:14
Itfawh il habs jekk qed jikser il ligi!
John Azzopoardi
Mar 17th, 13:06
WEll, we shall now see what Labour can do on these type of illegal developments.........MEPA alone - without government backing and police cannot enforce the law. Period.
Martin Saliba
Mar 17th, 13:01
Can you people read .
Work started again just before the election, despite enforcement notices and action in September when the area was sealed off.
Ms graziella schembri
Mar 17th, 14:01
agree with you.........there s before written down and not after elections ......
Chris Ciantar
Mar 17th, 14:46
Of course we can read Martin, it's you that does not want to understand. Works were prohibited 6 months ago, election was near so it doesn't make sense that PN was doing any kind of favor it was clear they were going to lose. Prohibiting Caqnu from doing something was putting PN in a worse situation anyway.
Why do you think he started working the illegal site again? PL was the favorite to win.
M Cassar
Mar 17th, 15:12
Whether works started before or after the election is not the issue. It is now in THIS government's lap. They have to deal with now.
Martin Saliba
Mar 17th, 19:46
So you people want the PL to do , in tis first feww days , what the PN failed to do for years . Time will tell and if the PL , my party , dose nothing i will not stay put and say nothing like you lot did when your party was in power .
James Aquilina
Mar 17th, 13:01
Issa naraw kemm ser jiehu azzjoni l-gvern l-gdid.
James Brown
Mar 17th, 14:08
Jaqaw il-PN sar il-partit ta dubji...mhux ta b'xejn hadu 35,000 tkaxkira! il-pn ma zmien holoq biss hlief dubji u incertezi.
Joseph Grech Attard
Mar 17th, 14:23
Ix-xoghol beda QABEL l-elezzjoni. Ghax ma hax azzjoni GonziPN u waqqfu? Forsi beza li jitlef aktar voti u jzid fit-telfa tal-misthija?
Carmel Camilleri
Mar 17th, 15:12
Kif jista' jiehu azzjoni 'i-Gvern il gdid meta Polidan forsi kien fost il-kuntratturi li kkontribew ghall-kampanja elettorali tal-labour.. Il-flus kbar li nefqu tal-labour ma gewx mis-sema.
Keith Davis
Mar 17th, 12:59
Shame on you Mr. Charles Polidano!
We send drug abusers 15 years in jail and then leave such individuals blatantly destroying our land and totally ignoring all the authorities running around!
josephine dietrich
Mar 17th, 14:38
Check your facts before commenting.The land was wasteland even when A.Sant was PM.As for Polidanos 'ignoring all the authorities running around',was not Paul Polidanonot arrested(subsequently uncharged)after protesting MEPAs recent stop enforcement?
M Galea
Mar 17th, 12:52
"Work started again just before the election, despite enforcement notices and action in September when the area was sealed off.".. U nies hawnhekk jghajtu u jghidu ghax telha Labour fil-gvern u ghax raba' sular u mux sular.. Come on. Issa cans taghna li ngergru huwa li jekk dawn l-affarijiet jibqghu jsiru taht il-PL.
josephine dietrich
Mar 17th, 14:42
The distance between the two does not break the regulations on distance between said sites.Maybe you should show more concern about fireworks factories sited too close to housing developments and schools.
E. Mifsud
Mar 17th, 12:51
A gas plant near a fireworks factory.....ONLY IN MALTA!
Philip Mizzi
Mar 17th, 13:17
Unacceptable by any third world country standard!
Carmel Camilleri
Mar 17th, 15:14
Fejn dawk ta' l-ambjent li kienu jipprotestaw ghal kull haga ta' xejn.
N Attard
Mar 17th, 12:43
U lili al dar normali xejn specjali ghamilna 9 xhur nittamaw. Dak inhar tal board qisna konna al kundanna biex tawna bicca permess li swielna euro 4600 al dar wahda.
laurent caruana
Mar 17th, 12:37
Contractors are floaters.
M Farrugia
Mar 17th, 13:38
Issa naraw jekk ghaqdiet tal-ambjent bhal Nature Trust, ir-ramblers, Dawk tal-Ghaqda ghal ambjent ahjar u ghaqdiet ohra tal-animali hux se jitkellmu taht dan il-gvern dwar il-progetti illegali li ghandu ic-caqnu (pollidano Bros). Ma ninsewx li dan ghandu anki zoo bla permess u li diga qed isir zjarat min xi skejjel. Action please.
J. Scicluna
Mar 17th, 12:36
It takes more than just a brazen face from some PNists! Or should I say Club -37,000?
This flagrant abuse has been rampant for years under successive PN governments. NOW you are braying for immediate action? Why wasn't this stopped in the run-up to the elections like the many favours that were dished out by MEPA and other entities?
Chill out, sit back, relax, watch and LEARN!
G. Cachia
Mar 17th, 14:14
Mr. Scicluna you said: " It takes more than just a brazen face from some PNists! Or should I say Club -37,000?"
Is it true that there is another New Club costing the Maltese some 92,000,000 Euro in the next 5 years?
I don't know how much it was costing us the increase of 500 Euro weekly.
Gianfrancesco Buttigieg
Mar 17th, 12:27
Ma jinbidel xejn f'dan il-pajjiz.
Jitilawx PN jew PL xorta l-istess 'hbieb' ifeggu u jkunu jridu l-pjaciri... huma jikmandaw mhux il-poplu jew il-partiti
Antoine D'Arcy
Mar 17th, 12:27
What is common to all politicians? Before they set out on their glorious quest to save the unwashed masses from themselves, they sell their souls to the devil.....and without fail, he comes to collect....
N. Montanaro
Mar 17th, 12:24
They also said that the owner of an illegally developed pumping station in Qormi was seen celebrating with PL supporters last Sunday and Monday. He is known to be a PN supporter. Let's hope that the electoral win will not get dirty
*Joseph Brincat
Mar 17th, 12:22
Josef Borg
As long as this so called illegal development creates jobs it doesn't matter to me.
O , o ,o , You are right illegal development creates jobs , and dismantle will creates jobs as well
Antoine D'Arcy
Mar 17th, 12:17
What is common to all politicians? Before they set out on their glorious quest to save the unwashed masses from themselves, they sell their souls to the devil.....and without fail, he comes to collect....
Keith D'Amato
Mar 17th, 12:14
Kellu ragun Anglu Farrugia!! Proset!
Carmel Camilleri
Mar 17th, 15:18
Tghid Polidano kien wiehed minn dawk il kuntratturi li kienu jiffrekkwentaw r-raba sular il-Mile-End?????
Valhmor A. Zammit
Mar 17th, 12:14
@Noel Ellul. Ma jidirlekx li qed thallat il-hass mal kabocci? X'ghandu x'jaqsam il 37500 vot extra ghall PL
ma' l'ghagir irresponsabbli ta' dan il kuntrattur? Jekk qieghed jirrovina il-pajjiz, dan hu ta' detriment ghall
kullhadd, sew tieghi u tieghek. F'dan il-kas maghndiex tidhol politika partigjana!!
Pippo de Marco
Mar 17th, 12:09
Failiure to comply with a Court Otder is contempt of Court leaving the law breaker liable to arrest. Anything else is about politician nerve and a test of leadership.
Polidano Bros are pushing your buttons Joseph, so show the voters where you stand and what you're made of.
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 12:09
Where are FAA???
Joseph Farrugia
Mar 17th, 12:08
Dear Joseph (Muscat),
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. You start from 100%. What will your efficiency be come next election date? 5 years is not that far away.
For those who may want to point out to me the errors of GonziPN, please don't bother. I did not vote for Gonzi.
Noel Abela
Mar 17th, 12:06
To all PN appologisits read the article over again. Work resumed before the election but GonziPn did not stop such works......I wonder why, so please get a life and accept the facts, maybe the present Minister responsible for MEPA could not get through to stop these works becuase all the telephone lines were cut just before the election results by those who previously occupied the office.
twanny borg
Mar 17th, 12:03
Tghid ghalhekk inkwetat u f'paniku l-pl minn anglu farrugia u se jahtru speaker? Fejn huma dawk tar-remblers u n-newwaha li kienu jikritikaw il-gvern tal-pn? Inhbew?
Qrajt il-kummenti kollha u hadd ma qabel mas-suggeriment tieghi li min jibni bla permess tittiehidlu l-prorpjeta involuta. Sadattant il-pl mohhu biex idahhal ligi tal-finanzjarment tal-partiti u tal-preskrizzjoni biex jimpresjona.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 12:02
Millionaires don't need governments, governments need millionaires. This is the truth and if anyone thought that a new government would put them in their place they have another thing coming! prepare for a rude awakening in this sector at least.
Richard Farrugia
Mar 17th, 11:47
The law is TAGHNA ILKOLL. NO big brothers!
Noel ellul
Mar 17th, 11:45
Nithasar nara lil ta gonzipn tibqaw tikbu 37.500 paccenzja
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 12:05
ibki lilkek u l uliedek jekk l ekonomija tmur hazin.
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 12:07
arrogance from day one. The PN were in office since 1987, 25 years, before becoming arrogant. it took you a week
J. Debono
Mar 17th, 12:58
U jien nithassar nara dik l-art kollha tinbena b;a permess.
GonziPN stopped Caqnu from building illegally.
Now let's see what JosephPL will do!
George Camilleri
Mar 17th, 13:59
@ J Debono
Stopped is an overstatement. Has it really stopped ? No, never, temporarily maybe, which means nothing.
Gonzi's administration was either apathetic or toothless with regards to this open defiance.
We'll see what Muscat is made of, but not after a week. I think it's unfair to determine from now this government's action.
Lucienne Dimech
Mar 17th, 11:44
Now it's not a question of friendly with PN. Pl stop this unless of course said company is also your friend. Some people seem to be very friendly.
Joseph Portelli
Mar 17th, 11:41
what.s this we are reading about.? Most voters who opted for labour did that because amongst other reasons they were fed up with hearing about illegal developments; and now just a few days after the change for the better we are hearing that cursed phrase again. You are listening to the people and we are certain that indeed you are. So please do not just listen. G0 nip it in the bud
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 12:10
Joe,
It seems that you have been fooled by the 'movement'!
Marco Farrugia
Mar 17th, 11:38
Charles and Paul Polidano must have been really happy with the election results... No wonder the PBL trucks were celebrating...
Carmel Grima
Mar 17th, 11:37
Joseph, you are being scritinised with our beady eyes to see how you are going to examine with some critical attention these antics by Ċaqnu and Co.
Ing Carmel Grima
George Camilleri
Mar 17th, 11:32
Government, do the job you were asked to do from the people with the election result you achieved.
Karl Abela
Mar 17th, 11:31
Kellhu ragun Anglu Farrugia!
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 19:26
Surely he had. That is why JM wants to make amends. Skeletons in the cupboard should stay in the cupboard.
Philip Mizzi
Mar 17th, 11:25
The only solutionin my opinion is that Mepa is given the power it needs to enforce the law! Especially when the law is grossly abused. And if this is not done or not seen to be done, then it will be the time to change the top man from the helm because he will be failing!
This should be done without any political intervention. Just let the law take its course. I do not see any other way.
Philip Mizzi
Mar 17th, 11:53
Point of clarification. The top man at the helm in this case is the CEO who is responsible for the implementation of the objectives of the Authority and for the overall supervision and control of the Directorates.
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 11:16
In this small country we need the MEDIA to uncover how the bisunessman is ruling the country.
GUSTIZZJA MA TASALX U MA TWASSALX.
ibqa xejjer il-bnadar gahan!!!
G. Caruana
Mar 17th, 11:12
Is that public or private land?
Richard Caruana
Mar 17th, 12:44
Your guess is as good as anyones!
Charles Sammut
Mar 17th, 11:06
Let us see if Joseph Muscat will remember that "MALTA TAGHNA LLKOLL"!
Let us hope that he will do the right thing and control thugs and bullies like polidano bros and ensure that we don't go back to the mintoff or gonziPN days !
Victor Vella
Mar 17th, 11:05
Anyone want to bet that the contractor would be fined and allowed to keep the buildings? any one want to bet that the decision taken againstthe same contractor in the past would be mentioned as an excuse? Anyopne want to bet that the contractor would threathen to fire his employees if he is made rt demolish the illegal buildings? Malta taghna ilkoll mhux tal kuntratturi biss.
Joe Scerri
Mar 17th, 11:05
The previous administration allowed contractors to run roughshod over the country. I dare PL to do better otherwise its all BLA BLA.
Frank Borg
Mar 17th, 10:59
"Work started again just before the election, despite enforcement notices and action in September when the area was sealed off."
And yet some people here are giving the impression that he started this after the PL won the election, grow up people!
M Saliba
Mar 17th, 10:54
In 2006 Dr Gonzi praised the company directors when poligas was opened. At that time the fireworks factory was also there. See TOM article:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060101/local/polidano-group-enters-gases-market-with-lm3-million-investment.67669
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 12:16
And perhaps that lost the PN votes. But now the wrongs must be put right. if they continue the PL will not be able to criticise the PN.That is why the people chose the PL, to change things for the better..
Paul Meilak
Mar 17th, 13:32
Dr Gonzi praised lot of people who stabbed his back.
Christine Vella
Mar 17th, 10:52
Se nibdew neqirdu fuq il PL issa. Ghatu cans ha naraw x'se jigri. Jhekk il PL ma jaghmilx li ghandu jaghmel, mbda naghmlu ahna li ghadna naghmlu....imma ghalissa nistennew.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 10:51
You can work with us even if you don't agree with us is taking on a different meaning.
Roderick Camilleri
Mar 17th, 10:49
Did I ever see a report on TOM of the illegal development by Caqnu? Hopefully there was in the last 16 years and I missed them.
George Camilleri
Mar 17th, 11:34
it has been only a week mate. Let them arm themselves with pencils and computers first, and then in 5 years time this monkey business (illegal development) must be stopped and, ideally, duly punished
Joseph N. Attard
Mar 17th, 10:46
This will really be the litmus test for the new government. If it does not act immediately to stop the illegalities, it simply means that our government has only changed in name, all pre election promises are to be taken with a pinch of salt, and we are set for more of the same.
j brincat
Mar 17th, 10:44
@C Sammut
"Fourth Floor Anyone or OPM?"
You know what?
Fourth Floor worked to give the PN the mother of all thrashings which will forever be remembered in the annal of history as the most colossal and humiliating defeat ever suffered by a political party in Malta!
jb
Mary Ann Borg
Mar 17th, 11:49
Ifrah Brincat. Ahna nafu x'jigifieri tifrah. Ghandna experjenza twila u vasta ta' xi tfisser rebha tal-partit. Tant hu hekk li anke ghallimnikom kif tirbhu bla ma tkissru, kif kontu taghmlu qabel. Dan hu l-mument tieghek li tifrah, u bil-kif, ghax ghandkom biex. Qed tghoddom il-granet sakemm titlesta l-power station? 727.
Owen Vella
Mar 17th, 10:40
Ma niflahx naqra cummenti immaturi izjed. Xi dwejjaq ta nies.
Denis Pace
Mar 17th, 10:40
I wonder...
All those receptions at MonteKristo estates....Who paid???????
Astrid Vella
Mar 17th, 10:40
Seeing an aerial photo of the site really shows the enormity of the scandal. MEPA has known about this for years, with repeated reports lodged but nothing done - as usual strong with the weak and weak with the stong.
I certainly hope that the PL will not wash its hands of abuse committed under the PN and tolerated by them.
G. Caruana
Mar 17th, 11:26
There is one law for the rich and another for the poor. I stand to be corrected by Joseph Muscat.
Nicholas Magro
Mar 17th, 10:39
It seems that MEPA was and is NOT doing its MISSION STATEMENT.
MEPA was working for the Pro-PN developers, giving doubtful permits in the last moments of GonziPN's days!!!!
REFORM PLEASE!!!!!
Joe Cilia Vincenti
Mar 17th, 10:38
għaqal fit-tmexxijja
j brincat
Mar 17th, 10:36
@Victor Vassallo
"O.K. Joseph Let us see some action, so far it was only bla bla bla"
Remember that works resumed BEFORE the election BUT Gonzi was too busy promising his faithful that "fid-disgha ta' Marzu nivvutaw u fl-ghaxra niccelebraw" to take any notice!
In anycase I will never condone any illegality - from wherever it comes and whoever makes it!
jb
Kenneth Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 10:35
Let us hope that the new administration will put an end to this illegal building procedure which is perpetrated by large contractors who believe that they are above the law. In an democratic society the law is there for all the moment we start to close a blind eye the whole structure will fall around us.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 10:35
Many voters chose the PL because they were fed up of thios sort of thing and because they thought that a new government would stop these crimes against the environment. If the new government doesn't step in and end this lawlessness it can start counting its days. In five years' time the people will be back in the polling boothes.
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 11:17
> In five years' time the people will be back in the polling boothes.
TO DO WHAT MAY I ASK??? ELECT THE OTHER PARTY???? WHAT USE IS THAT??
ANTHONY PAVIA
Mar 17th, 11:32
Prosit Victor!
So, what the clever, church/business savvy, literate and highly educated PN did not manage in 25 years, you expect the riff-raffed PL to accomplish in 25 days. Victor, have you ever heard of cancer? And how it develops and invades all through an infected area? Well, that is the situation in Malta's Public sector! And it would be foolish and infantile to expect miracles overnight.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 12:07
T Caruana 5 yeares is a long time. Heaven forbid that we are left with no choice come next election. malta needs a strong government and a strong opposition. many things can happen in 5 years. Anthony pavia the electorate kicked out the PN precisely because they did nothing. Illegal development can be stopped in a matter of hours if it is illegal.No need for miracles.
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 14:38
Victor Pulis you wrote Illegal development can be stopped in a matter of hours if it is illegal.No need for miracles.
We are living in Pompeii. Time stands still. The only clock that works is the electricity and water meter.
Andrew Borg
Mar 17th, 10:33
well just arrest them
a gas plant so near to a fireworks factory!!!
this is pure madness - some people are so greedy and careless about the population
stephen koludrovic
Mar 17th, 10:57
Agreed!! crazy situation.
C Sant
Mar 17th, 10:27
We need to take steps in all our valleys. The one that comes to mind is another one in the hands of a ruthless developer - Wied Incita! We should soon be seeing a restart of the illegal dumping.
adrian agius
Mar 17th, 10:26
i was wondering why i saw loads of Polidano trucks celebrating last Monday. Now i know why.
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Mar 17th, 17:36
Sorry I remained at home and saw/heard nothing but are not trucks carrying supporters illegal? Therefore illegality started at 0 hours. Well done LP. By the way the trucks may have been confiscated if so well done LP and Police.
Joseph Xuereb
Mar 17th, 10:24
Muscat irid iwaqqfu zgur ghax inkella tibda tisfuma il-Malta Taghna Ilkoll. Jien nahseb li izommu ghax jibda fuq nota hazina. Ghamel sew il-PN ma tax wicc lil nies bhal dan il-kuntrattur ghax isru mazzra ma ghonqu. Il-PN ghandu jizgura li nies bhal dan joqghod il-boghod minnhom halli ma jsibu lil hadd warajhom biex jkomplu jithanzru. Issa naraw Muscat jaghmilx dak li wieghed.
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 10:22
And now the fun begins
George Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 10:48
Still not believing your eyes that you have lost by 36000? Now either sit back and let Malta become ours again or else join the fun! You're very welcome!
C Sammut
Mar 17th, 10:19
Which party was organising most of their parties at Monte Kristo Estates?
One Guess!
Malta Taghna Ikloll!
Malta Taghna Kollha!
Malta Tal-Kontraturi u Multimillionaire Businessmen!
Fourth Floor Anyone or OPM?
George Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 10:44
Ghadek trid titfarfar siehbi nahseb. Hares ftit l-isfel ghax fadallek it-trab! :) Issa oqodu hemm u tpaxxew jew ejjw maghna u ghejnunha nnehhu l-hmieg!
anthony sultana
Mar 17th, 10:18
Malta taghna l-koll.
Il futur mhux taghna l-koll.
George Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 10:45
tfarfar ftit iehor Ton .. fadalek ftit :)
J. Vella
Mar 17th, 10:17
Hope that the new government takes all the necessary action to stop him immediately.. the other government was powerless against him.
Paul Meilak
Mar 17th, 13:37
Forget it my friend. Business has been already done at the fourth floor.
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 10:17
Shame on you Caqnu. This payback time. Promises that were made prior to the elections. The rats abandoned the PN sinking ship and climbed up onto the PL one. The PL is as dirty as the PN was before the rats abondoned it. Welcome to Josephland.
J. Vella
Mar 17th, 13:16
Peter you're jumping on conclusions. You dont even know how to read properly! the article said that works started just before the election!!!! read properly before you start accusing others! You seems to be one of the clique!
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Mar 17th, 17:41
J.Vella And did not yet stop after the election.
stephen koludrovic
Mar 17th, 10:13
Wow! Mr Polidano must be a very fast builder, if he managed to do all this in less than a week.
Robert Agius
Mar 17th, 10:10
Business as usual....and a bunch of morons still go vote PN/PL. They don't run the country. Chaqnu does.
Victor Vassallo
Mar 17th, 10:06
O.K. Joseph Let us see some action, so far it was only bla bla bla.
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:19
And bla bla bla it shall be. JM has had his back scratched recently. It is now his turn to scratch their backs. He will keep doing so for the next 5 years I am morally convinced. Cannot do otherwise.
George Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 10:36
Tord tal lejber nahseb hux! Aqra sew siehbi. Dan dejjem baqa ghadej romblu fuq l-Gvern tal PN u ghamel li ried dawn l-ahhar 25 sena. Nahseb int kont wiehed le tkellimt dak in-nhar biex qed tparla llum? Jekk le, ma jidhirlikx li ma ghandekx tiftah halqek u taghti ftit cans!!! Dal-gvern illiu fis-sehh gimgha biss!!
R. Cilia
Mar 17th, 10:55
Mghaggel is-Sur Vassallo! Wara 23 sena ta abbuz, tippretendi li jittrangaw l-affarijiet fl-ewwel gimgha ta gvern gdid jewilla?
Mr.Debattista. yours are just assumptions!
Anna Cassar
Mar 17th, 11:18
The size of the new Cabinet says plenty. Lots of backs to scratch.
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 19:29
Time will tell Mr.Cilia. Chickens have come home to roost. You wait and see.
Ian Ellul
Mar 17th, 10:04
Get them to clean up an return the site to orginal state as much as possible and fine them thousands for every day they do not comply. If they run out of funds then liquidate them to pay for repairing the damage they have caused!
Peter Rossi
Mar 17th, 10:24
Issa jghaddilek. Ic Caqnu sar laburist qabel l elezjoni. Il weghdiet hemm qieghdin
Bertrand Gove
Mar 17th, 10:00
Mur waqqfu!
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:22
Xi twaqqaf? Bhal qisu karru tal-karnival qabad niezel in-nizla ta' Alla u Ommu. Ara ma jfettilekx tohrog ghan nofs Bertrand. Tkun qed tikkometti suwicidju.
Neville Grech
Mar 17th, 09:59
It's clear that the "AHNA HBIEB TAL-BUSINESS" Leader passed his message across very forcefully & successfully such that the election & its results didn't need to come to pass for the "INSTRUCTIONS FROM ABOVE" to be already understood to have been pronounced.We have confirmation from PMJM yesterday in Dissett that the INSTRUCTIONS FROM ABOVE were of political nature in the Farrugia Sacco deferral.
John Dee
Mar 17th, 09:54
Big enough and wealthy enough to be outside the law?
Mr Ernest Vella
Mar 17th, 09:40
Nittama li dan wiehed mill-kuntraturi tar-4 sular???...mhux ta b'xejn tilef b'36,000 ghax kien qed iwaqqafhom Gonzi. Joseph x'ser jaghmel?
Bertrand Gove
Mar 17th, 10:16
Joeph ma jistax iwaqqfu lil dan. There is no way he can. They will work on a solution to bypass the rules but still doesn't mean it will be the ideal solution.
A A Camilleri
Mar 17th, 09:39
These guys are out to cause problems for the new goverment, we will soon be hearing the same song again treatining to put 1000 people out of work if he does not get his own way.just wait and see!
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Mar 17th, 17:47
Yes.. But who promised who?
Josef Borg
Mar 17th, 09:34
As long as this so called illegal development creates jobs it doesn't matter to me. And Charles Polidano is well known for job creation.
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 10:28
Ibqa sejjer hekk Sur Borg. Xi darba inqumu, u niftakru li il-flus...ma tistax tikolhom.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 10:54
In Italy the mafia creates thousands of jobs. Do you gree with the mafia? Does the end justify the means?
R. Cilia
Mar 17th, 11:00
J.Borg, so according to you Charles Polidano should be held above the law! Miskina Malta b'mentalita bhal tieghek!
T. Caruana
Mar 17th, 09:20
Il-gvern ta qabel ceda ghal bisunessmen bil-mahfriet.
L-oppozizjoni li issa gvern ghamlet studji li qarbuha wisq ghal privat.
L-unika soluzzjoni GUSTIZZJA B'SAHHITHA LI TASAL U TWASSAL.
....emmint li bil-vot kellek poter tbiddel xi haga hux gahan? Ibqa hallas gahan.
Joe Grech
Mar 17th, 09:20
It is time for Joseph Muscat and PL to show that they really mean what they have been promising...Will they allow Building Speculation and Abuse to go on? This reported flagrant disregard cries out for stiff action....Will PL deliver or just look in another direction?
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:34
They will surely look in an other direction dear Joe. You can put your mind at rest about that. Can't you see that Polidano Bros are reaping their harvest.
Alfred Pace
Mar 17th, 09:15
JM is this payback time already??
Luciano Chetcuti
Mar 17th, 09:13
MEPA please note and TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION!!! Ma jistax ikun li nies bhal dawn jibqghu jaghmlu li jridu.
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:37
And they will continue to do whatever they like Mr.Chetcuti. Have no doubt about it. Each action will subsequently be followed by another reaction. The reaction has just started.
John Caruana
Mar 17th, 09:12
Ahna se nibqghu sejrin hekk b'certi nies b'sahhithom jaghmlu li jridu? Mela l-ligi ghaz-zghir bis qedgha?
J Galea
Mar 17th, 09:08
How about any developer acting illegally on any development being automatically barred from all government contracts. Malta taghna Lkoll would support such a measure wouldn't it?
J Galea
Mar 17th, 09:07
If the little man makes a little mistake MEPA and the Police are all over him. If the BIG developers makes a BIG attack on the environment are MEPA and the Police going to take any action? It is clear that those with the audacity to abuse get away with it. This has to stop before our country is nothing but a building site that NO tourist wants to visit.
Too much is at stake.
Valhmor A. Zammit
Mar 17th, 09:05
Dawn dejjem li riedu ghamlu u minkejja tibdil fil gvern se jibqaw jaghmlu li jridu. Milli jidher huma omnipotenti u hadd ma jista ghalihom!!!!
adrian dimech
Mar 17th, 09:04
Could this mean an new labour electoral promise being executed?
Toni Borg
Mar 17th, 10:07
Spot on!!!
Paul Caruana
Mar 17th, 09:02
Come rain, shine, MEPA enforcement notices or changes in government, one thing is certain in Malta: the Polidanos reign supreme!
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:39
Yes they will Paul. Bil-flus taghmel triq fil-bahar.
Peter Murray
Mar 17th, 08:59
the MEPA enforcement squad should enter any comedy club's competition for those who give us the biggest and longest laughs -as they would win hands down.Why aren't the police invloved in such enforcement "actions?" and what punitive measures are taken to ensure that enforcement is actually enforced and, more crucially, subsequently maintained ?
A. Mifsud
Mar 17th, 08:57
anglu was right then. If JM offered these development magnates a free for all, he can start counting his days.Malta taghna lkoll my foot!
Kevin Bonnici
Mar 17th, 08:41
the first signs of MALTA TAGHNA LKOLL
michael calleja
Mar 17th, 11:19
why didn`t you first of all ask your PN Leader why did he give permission for gas storage near a fire work factory after all his bluff of the danger of gas tanks near the power station.
N Mifsud
Mar 17th, 08:36
Let's see how "the new movement" will handle this cowboy!
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:41
They will not even dare to look. He has already been given the green light. Can't you see that?
Richard Caruana
Mar 17th, 08:36
Issa hbeb tal-hbieb!! Barunijiet jaghmlu li jridu, mhux hekk?
C Pace
Mar 17th, 08:33
Atrocious. Wild West country
John Attard
Mar 17th, 08:26
We know that MEPA is easy with the big boys...so good luck Charles
A. Mizzi
Mar 17th, 08:23
Work started again just before the election, despite enforcement notices .....
What stopped law enforcement before the election????????
Was the country LAWLESS before the election?
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:42
Labour had already took over Mr.Mizzi.
Alan Deidun
Mar 17th, 08:19
Who can stop Caqnu? The PN will make a big mistake if they believe that one way it can regain the electoral majority is by luring Caqnu and other large contractors back to its fold
Ronnie Callus
Mar 17th, 08:10
If works continued before the election it seems that he didn't bother from the ex-Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi who used to say 'PAR IDEJN SODI'. It also shows that the law is for the small fish and not the sharks which he had roaming around. Now this has to be dealt by the new Prime Minister and see whats all about because in the past only Zaren Vassallo used to be under Gonzi's umbrella.
Adrian Gouder
Mar 17th, 08:05
Labour's first challenge? Comments anyone?
Gustav Svensson
Mar 17th, 08:04
What is Mepas comment on this?
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:46
Complete silence. They have been given " orders from above " to zip their mouths.
C Cassar
Mar 17th, 08:04
So, what will PL do about this? Turn a blind eye maybe?
Martin Abela
Mar 17th, 07:58
Let us hope that the new government shows guts and stops and demolishes all these illegal works.
Let us have the Valley back and clean, this would show the movements real environmental credentials.
But i fear this all will go to naught as Polidano was one of the main sponsors of the LP electoral campaign.
And Polidano beleives that now it is payback time, sorry big time.........
Dennis Zammit
Mar 17th, 07:52
And what about Monte Kristo?
Hasn't anyone mentioned this 'new' city being built and dug?
twanny borg
Mar 17th, 07:46
li kieku mhux ghax il-politici haga wahda mall-kuntratturi kieku tidhol ligi li min jibni bla permess tittiehidlu l-prorpjeta involuta. pero ligi bhal din ma tidholx ghax jintilfu l-flus. prosit times.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 07:42
The first oportunity for the new government to prove he means business.Otherwise one would have to believe what Anglu Farrugia declared after he was kicked out.
Neville Debattista
Mar 17th, 10:49
Anglu Farrugia did not invent things Victor. Each and every word that he declared was the truth.
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 12:09
I didn't say he invented things. i said if the government failed to act Anglu would be proven right.
ANTHONY MANGION
Mar 17th, 07:08
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