Araw xdifferenza meta kittieba Nazzjonalisti jaghmlu zball fil-kritika taghhom. L-ewwel ghandna lil I.M. Beck li ghandu agenda cara kontra l-Partit Laburista u specjalment kontra Dr. Alfred Sant. Xkiteb I.M. Beck? Halli naraw.
Even as the Malta Labour Partys media were triumphantly announcing to the world that the Act sealing our entry into Europe had been radically amended after the partys heroic intervention, Doctor Alfred Sant (remember him? I do, just) gave the lie to those who had been trying to portray him as the European par excellence, the Renaissance chap whos at home in the salons of London, Paris and Milan, by staying away from the vote last Monday.
Rajtu xtip ta kitba tqazzek. Rajtu xi kliem iniggez u jwegga. Li ma kienx jaf Beck kien li Dr. Alfred Sant kien ma jiflahx dak inhar u ma setax jattendi. Rajtu s-serjeta tal-kittieba Nazzjonalisti? Fis-26 ta Lulju 2003 Beck ipprova jaghmel apologija, l-anqas felah jiskuza ruhu bhan-nies. Kiteb, It seems that Doctor Alfred Sant, according to his own words in his column in It- Torca, was not present at the vote on the EU Accession Act due to ill health. In that case, I must prostrate myself before him and beg pardon for my comments about his lack of sense of history. Wara, Beck kompla bi kliem kollu dardir kontra Dr. Sant. L-anqas skuza ruhu bhan-nies, le pprefera li fl-apologija tieghu xorta jitmejjel bDr. Sant.
U fejn l-izball ikun kontra ras kbira Nazzjonalista?
Halli naraw Roamer li jikteb kull nhar ta Hadd fis-Sunday Times. Wara li kkritika lis-Segretarju Parlamentari Edwin Vassallo, gimgha wara Roamer kiteb hekk fThe Sunday Times tal-Hadd 27 ta Lulju 2003. Last Sunday I got worked up over a report I had read in another newspaper where it was stated that Parliamentary Secretary Edwin Vassallo had moaned about ministers being under pressure on the matter of sex tourism. I have no hesitation in admitting that the entire thrust and gist of Mr. Vassallos speech was diametrically opposite to the impression I had given, an impression wrongly based on an opinion I failed to check out. All is retracted Rajtu l-apologija din id-darba xdifferenza meta l-vittma tkun Nazzjonalista? Xdifferenza enormi!!! Dan xgurnalizmu hu?
Ottubru 2003
Mistoqsija lill-Ministru Austin Gatt.
Ottubru 2003
Mistoqsijiet lill-Gvern Nazzjonalista
Dawk li jhobbu u jirrispettaw l-ilsien Malti, ghamlu notament ta li gej . . .
Mill-web site tal-Partit Nazzjonalista.
Il-Hamis 10 tApril 2003
Xoghol Gid Serjeta
- Hi ghazla biex id-demorkazija tkun imharsa
- Hi ghazla biex tar-rieda tal-poplu rispettata
- Fkull kas Alfred Sant kien zbaljat
- Xi ktedtu jibqalna
- id-dar tkun villegajatura
Iffirma ghal-dawn il-hnizrijiet, s-Sur Gordon Pisani, direttur tal-informazzjoni tal-PN
Ottubru 2003
Il-pustiera haddiema tal-Maltapost qeghdin iqassmu fuljetti tal-Partit Nazzjonalista. Ma hemm l-ebda hlas ghall-pustagg fuq il-fuljett (timru jew bolla) u l-fuljett jidher li qieghed jitqassam bl-idejn . . . permezz tal-Maltapost. Dan hu abbuz? Din haga normali? Ghalhekk gholew ir-rati tal-pustagg f'Malta? Tista l-Maltapost tispjega din il-haga?
Bidu tas-sena 2004
Dr. Fenech Adami jidher li qed jahrablu l-kontroll tat-tmexxija tal-pajjiz. Apparti l-fjask ovvju fl-ekonomija u t-telf ta' mijiet ta' mpjiegi, resqin fuq
Il-vizjoni ta John Dalli
Qabel
Finance Minister John Dalli, ... said that about 40 per cent of PN councillors would vote for him.
The Times 22.2.2004
Wara
Mr Dalli polled 219 votes (25.4 per cent).
The Sunday Times 29.2.2004
Dr. Fenech Adami irrizenja
All in the Family
It's payback time . . .
Min qeda' lill-PN mill-koxxa, jgawdi.
7 ta' Marzu 2004
Outgoing Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami is fine-tuning his legacy before leaving office at Castille, as MaltaToday is informed the Premier has already personally met up and spoken to a prospective PN candidate for the European Parliament. The Nationalist Party has not yet started its screening of possible candidates for the European Parliament elections, but the Prime Minister saw fit to meet up with potential PN candidate Simon Busuttil, MaltaToday is informed. Busuttil, former head of the Malta-EU Information Centre, had long been touted as one of the prospective candidates who will be fielded by the Nationalist Party for Junes European Parliament elections. Contacted by this newspaper, Busuttil chose neither to confirm nor deny that he met the Prime Minister, and would neither confirm nor deny whether he is interested in running for MEP. The Office of the Prime Minister also chose not to confirm Fenech Adamis direct involvement in the selection process of potential PN MEPs. Private secretary Peter Portelli said the Nationalist Party had not yet started the process of identifying candidates for the European Parliament elections. Pressed as to whether the Prime Minister had been in personal contact with any likely candidates, Portelli reiterated that the PN had not initiated the selection process. Busuttil may well be the only potential candidate to have already earned the blessing of Eddie Fenech Adami. Former PN Minister and Water Services chairman Michael Falzon, and UHM legal counsel Ian Spiteri Bailey, have so far publicly declared their interest in running for MEP with the PN. Other names being touted as potential candidates are former Moviment IVA figureheads Joanna Drake and David Casa, Net TV journalist Karl Stagno Navarra, and outgoing President of the Republic Guido de Marco.
Two men are being held by the police after being caught by the Armed Forces of
The Times 15.3.2004
Warning shots?? Dan kif is-suldati laqtuh meta kienu qeghdin jisparaw tiri ta' twissija? Mela tiri ta' twissija tisparhom lejn bniedem? Jekk tispara lejn bniedem ma nahsibx li biex twissih imma biex tferiegh .. u jekk tizbalja taf toqtlu. Dik twissija!!!
Sa fejn naf jien tiri ta' twissija tisparhom fl-ajru biex tbezza lil xi hadd u mhux tispara lejh. Imbaghad jekk toqtlu tkun vera wissejtu!!!!
The Times iccensurat lil Dr. Alfred Sant bl-artiklu tieghu ta' kull nhar ta' Erbgha fis-7.4.2004. L-artiklu imbaghad deher fil-maltastar.com dakinhar stess filghaxija u f'The Malta Independent Daily l-ghada.
L-Istorja ta' Chief Engineer mal-PBS
L-Orizzont 2.8.2004
Kien ilu jahdem max-xandir ta l-istat
M: Bla dubju l-qofol tal-karriera tieghek fix-xandir ta l-istat kien il-qlib mill-black & white ghall-kulur, meta kont il-Kap tat-Taqsima ta l-Inginerija TV. Xkien jinvolvi dak il-process?
T: Il-process tal-qlib ghall-kulur kien inbeda meta Xandir
M: Il-pjan originali kien li l-ewwel xandira bil-kulur tohrog fit-8 ta Settembru ta l-1981, izda Pellegrini kien ried li dik id-data titmexxa l quddiem ghal Lulju. Kif irnexxielkom tlahhqu kollox fi zmien hekk qasir?
T: Iva, ma nafx xkienet ir-raguni imma Pellegrini kien jinsistili kull filghodu biex immexxu d-data l quddiem. Niftakar li wiehed mill-intoppi li kellna nhabbtu wiccna maghhom kien it-transmitter, li kien ilu ghandna ghaxar snin. It-transmitter li konna nuzaw kien tal-kulur, imma sa dak iz-zmien ovvjament kien intuza biss biex ixandar black & white. It-teknici tal-kumpanija Franciza Thomson LGT li kienet bieghetilna t-transmitter ma setghetx tibghatilna l-inginieri biex jaghmlulna line-up ghall-kulur minhabba li kienu se jkunu kollha involuti fesebizzjoni kbira fl-Isvizzera. Sadattant, iz-zmien - bhal Pellegrini - kien qed jaghfas fuqna. Fdawk ic-cirkostanzi, ridna nserrhu mohhna li t-transmitter kien jahdem tajjeb. Imma kien ghad mghandniex il-links tal-kulur, li kienu l-ahhar items li kellhom jaslulna
M: Allura kif ghamiltu biex ipprovajtu t-transmitter?
T: Niftakar li kellna xi programmi li konna digà rrekordjanihom bil-kulur, fpostijiet bhal SantAnton u l-Imnajdra u ddecidejt li naghmel prova bihom.
M: Imma ma kellkomx links
T: Tassew, imma kellna l-links ta l-outside broadcasting unit. Billi konna fnofs Mejju, iddecidejt li naghmel trasmissjoni bi prova mhux ufficjali fxi hin bejn is-2.00 p.m. u l-4.00 p.m. Kont xandart ghal bejn nofs siegha u tliet kwarti. Billi kien is-sajf, u dak iz-zmien it-TV Malti ma kienx ixandar il-gurnata kollha bhal-lum, hsibt li fdak il-hin ta wara nofsinhar hadd ma kien ikun qed jara Xandir
M: Imma sa dak iz-zmien ma kienx ghadu llegali li jkollok sett tat-TV bil-kulur?
T: Iva, kien illegali li timporta, tbiegh jew tixtri TV tal-kulur. Imma biex dawk kollha li cemplu kienu raw ix-xandira bil-kulur, bilfors li kellhom TV tal-kulur, mhux hekk? Ovvjament hadd
M: Kif kont wegibthom lil dawk li cemplu?
T: Kont innegajt. Ma ridtx ninqabad, l-ewwelnett ghax li xxandar bil-kulur kienet ghadha xi haga illegali, u t-tieni nett ghax kieku sar jaf Pellegrini kien ikun iridni nibda nxandar bil-kulur
M: Minkejja l-esperjenza kbira tieghek fil-qasam ta l-inginerija, madwar 12-il sena wara din il-grajja importanti ghat-TV Malti l-awtoritajiet tal-PBS nehhewk
T: Niftakar li fxi l-10.30 a.m. kont ircevejt telefonata minghand Roland Flamini, li kien il-Kap Ezekuttiv tal-kumpanija, u dan ordnali biex fi zmien siegha nnehhi l-affarijiet kollha tieghi mill-ufficcju ghax posti kien se jiehdu Andrew Psaila. Psaila llum huwa l-Kap Ezekuttiv tal-PBS. Ghamilt zmien ma naghmel xejn u niehu l-paga. Infatti, wara ftit qaluli li stajt nibqa d-dar u nircievi l-paga. U hekk ghamilt. Kienu qaluli li kienu se jaghmluni konsulent, imma qatt ma smajt xejn iktar.
M: Kemm domt ma taghmel xejn?
T: Xi tliet snin, sakemm ghamluni Chief Engineer tar-Radju. Imbaghad kelli incident li minhabba fih ghamilt disa xhur sospiz. Kont kunsillier ir-Rabat u kont attendejt ghal-laqgha tal-kunsill waqt il-hin tax-xoghol. Kien zball min-naha tieghi. Wara s-sospensjoni, poggewni Head of Transport and Maintenance. Kont ktibt lic-chairman ta dak iz-zmien, Tony Tabone, ghax kont qed inhossni mohli. L-esperjenza u l-kapacità tieghi stajt nuzahom bmod hafna aktar produttiv ghall-PBS. Mort kellimtu wkoll, imma qatt ma wasalna mkien u qtajt qalbi.
M: Ghaliex ghazilt li tirtira qabel iz-zmien minflok tapplika ghal xi kariga fil-PBS?
T: Illum ghandi 59 sena. Wara li qist kif kienu rmewni matul dawn is-snin kollha, hassejt li ma kellix nghaddi
M: Kif tiddeskrivi l-attitudni tat-tmexxija tal-PBS fil-konfront tal-haddiema li spiccaw jew se jispiccaw
T: Umiljanti. Wara dawk is-snin kollha ta servizz la sahha, la grazzi xejn. Mhux ghax stennejna li kienu se jaghmlulna xi party, nghiduha kif inhi. Jiddispjacini hafna ghal dawk il-kollegi, jew ex-kollegi, tieghi li ghad ghandhom it-tfal zghar. Tithassarhom tarahom jibku ghax ma jafux xse jaghmlu.
M: Xfutur
T: Gej l-iebes!
SPORTS
Wara l-umiljazjoni li ghal darba ohra
Sodod ghat-turisti
Tahwid nobis!!
Addressing the annual general conference of the Nationalist Party committee in Swieqi, Dr Zammit Dimech said 50,170 beds would be available in the coming years, compared to the existing 39,825. The Times 1.2.2005
The total number of hotels in
F'temp ta' gimgha il-Ministru Zammit Dimech gie kkwotat li qal li l-ewwel in-numru ta' sodod ghat-turisti kien se jitla sa 50,170, imbaghad gie kkwotat li qal li n-numru tal-istess sodod kien se jinzel ghal 38,000. Dan x'tahwid hu sur ministru?
THE TIMES 8.2.2005
Inquiry after Eritrean dies at
Ariadne
Wara li miet immigrant li kien mizmum Hal Safi, qrajna f'The Times li, "Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg said yesterday a magisterial inquiry had been ordered to establish the cause of death. Dr Borg said when asked to comment: "It is not extraordinary that one, out of the 3,000 irregular immigrants who came to
Hija normali li wara li persuna tmut kawza naturali (skond Tonio Borg) tigi ordata inkjesta magisterjali? Jekk il-magistrat talab li ssir awtopsja biex issir maghrufa l-kawza tal-mewt, kif il-Ministru Tonio Borg qal li dan miet kawza naturali meta la l-awtopsja u l-anqas l-inkjesta kienu ghadhom ma saru?
STRAMBA DIN!!
OK, mela l-gvern ordna 500,000 doza. Qal li dawn huma bizzejjed ghal zewg tilqimiet ghal kull residenti f'Malta. Imma f'Malta il-popolazzjoni hija ta' 400,000 u zewg tilqimiet jigu 800,000 allura it-300,000 tilqima l-ohra
VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news) - February 20, 2006 - 1300CET - An Italian woman was granted bail on a personal guarantee of 1,000 Euros as she did not declare to customs officials a large amount of money which she was taking out of Malta.
Il-munita Maltija ghadha il-Lira, allura kif il-qrati qeghdin jaghtu decizjonijiet fEuros???
Gabirjoli!!
Tiftakru kif il-PN kien iwerwirna mic-Cinizi? Insejtu, mela ser infakkarkhom.
"Jekk il-komunizmu li hemm fic-Cina joghgob lil Mintoff ahna nghidulu li lilna jdardarna, lilna jwerwirna" In-Nazzjon Taghna tas-27 ta Settembru 1975
"L-ikbar biza taghna huwa mic-Cina Komunista" - In-Nazzjon Taghna 10 ta Lulju 1976
"Jehtieg li nehilsu mill-mostru komunista taht l-influwenza Ciniza" il-Mument 29 ta Awwissu 1976
"Miskin (Mintoff) qieghed jaghmilha mac-Cinizi" Dr. Josie Muscat 16 ta Novembru 1975
"Ic-Cinizi jsiru joghgbuna jekk izommu l boghod mix-xtut taghna" Dr. Joe Cassar 21 ta April 1976
U issa fOttubru 2003 il-Gvern Nazzjonalista accetta bNOFS MILJUN LIRA ARMAMENTI mill-istess Cinizi li tant zebilhu u bezghu minnhom. Tawna AKM rifles, sub machine guns, light machine guns, general purposes machine guns, sniper rifles, anti tank weapons/rocket launchers, u hafna u hafna munizzjoni. Tant insew kemm werwruna bic-Cinizi li issa il-Kurunell Carm Vassallo qal li din l-ghotja hija "a dream come true" (holma li saret realta!!!!!)
Il-Kurunell Carm Vassallo u Senior Colonel Tian Wanguang jiehdu b'idejn xulxin wara li tawna l-armamenti.
Tajjeb li rahsu xi affarijiet tal-ikel minhabba t-tnehhija tal-levies. Imma dan ir-rohs fil-prezzijiet kemm dam? Zdidulna l-flus fil-but? Bqajna fejn konna? Morna lura u spiccajna b'anqas flus? Il-prezzijiet naqsu biss jew kien hemm dawk ohrajn li zdidu wkoll? X'sar ezatt mill-ewwel ta' Mejju l'hawn?
Halli naraw x'hinu jigri sew.
Mela nibdew minn nofs veritajiet Nazzjonalisti. Iva prezzijiet ta' prodotti mportati naqsu minhabba li tnehhiet it-taxxa tal-levy fuqhom.
S'hawnhekk morna minn fuq.
Imma mill-ewwel ta' Mejju 2004 dahlet il-Common External Tariff li m'hi xejn hlief taxxa fuq affarijiet importati minn barra l-Unjoni Ewropea. Qabel ma kienx hemm din it-taxxa fuqhom. Din it-taxxa saret biex ikunu protetti prodotti mahduma fl-Unjoni Ewropea, bhal ma qabel d-dhul ta' Malta fl-Unjoni ahna konna ghamilna l-levies biex niprotegu l-prodott Malti. The Times ikkonfermat hekk, "The probability is that between drops in the prices of certain imports and price increases on items imported from outside the EU, and therefore subject to the common external tariff, things will even themselves out for the consumer." (editorjal tad-9 ta' Mejju 2004).
Mela bejn wiehed u iehor issa spiccajna fejn konna qabel.
X'ivvinta l-Gvern Nazzjonalista? Xejn aktar minn taxxa gdida li semmiha eco-contribution (jibzghu jsejhula taxxa). Din hi taxxa gdida fuq firxa wiesa ta' prodotti mportati, taxxa li minhabba fiha l-poplu se jhallas Lm4 miljuni aktar fis-sena. U x'hini din it-taxxa gdida u fuq liema prodotti rridu nhallsu din it-taxxa? Jghidulna l-gazzetti li jappoggjaw lill-Gvern Nazzjonalista
"
the eco-contribution (a tax, in effect)
will be mainly a revenue-raiser
to the tune of Lm4 million a year on the backs of those who
buy a refrigerator, washing machine or air-conditioner, or car tyres, oil for their engines, drinks, toiletries, TV sets or mobile phones." (editorjal ta' The Sunday Times 18.7.2004)
"Whatever the government may say,
"eco-contribution" on a range of items is nothing but another excuse to increase government's revenue.
it comes as no surprise that the GRTU and The Federation of Industry have criticised the proposed eco-tax.
Eco-tax or not, the bill simply puts another burden on the people.
we disagree with the prime minister when he says that it (new eco-tax) will help to nurture a national conscience to produce less waste." (editorjal ta' The Malta Independent 17.7.2004)
"The eco contribution
is bound to push up retail prices not only by the rate indicated by the government on a long list of items but also by any other additional charge importers would add on as an administration expense. For example, on a packet of four small batteries the charge would be 10c per battery.
The GRTU
and The Federation of Industry have protested strongly against the introduction of the tax.
the tax will be charged on containers ranging from plastic and glass bottles and cans for beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks to white goods and electronic products including telephones." (The Times 15.7.2004)
Hawnhekk morna minn taht u l-ftahir dwar prezzijiet li naqsu minhabba d-dhul ta' Malta fl-Unjoni Ewropea kienu biss buzzieqa li faqaghha l-Gvern Nazzjonalista stess bil-mizuri li ha biex jghollilna l-prezzijiet.
U fejn sejrin?
Imkien ghajr lejn ziediet aktar fl-gholi tal-hajja permezz tal-introduzzjoni tal-munita Euro li l-Gvern irid idahhal. Harsa lejn x'gara fil-pajjizi fejn dahlet il-Euro turina li l-hajja gholiet hafna. It-twissijiet ilhom li saru kemm minn naha tal-MLP, kemm minn shab il-PN u anke mill-maltapolitics.com. "In most, if not all the 12 eurozone countries, the changeover to a single currency has had an inflationary effect, in some cases markedly so." (editorjal, The Times 9.5.2004).
Sakemm nigu biex indahhlu l-Euro inkunu ilna li tlifna t-tnaqqis tal-prezzijiet li ftahret bihom in-Nazzjon!!!
Girja sfrenata tal-PN biex jirbhu l-elezzjoni generali billi jpingu ikrah lill-Partit Laburista, anke jekk hemm bzonn il-gideb. Il-kaz tal-progett Smart City huwa kaz tipiku. Riedu lill-MLP ikun kontra l-progett sabiex ikollhom ghalfejn jikritikawh. Minkejja li l-Oppozizzjoni Laburista fil-Parlament ivvutat favur il-progett, xorta wahda fl-istess hin, fl-istess sit (maltarightnow.com) u fl-istess pagna staqsew lill-qarrejja taghhom jekk ghamilx sew l-MLP li vvota kontra!!!
Araw kif in-Nazzjonalisti jirraportaw l-ahbarijiet kif jaqblilhom.
Fil-kaz ta' libell KONTRA Alfred Sant, il-PN jghid li Mike Seychell hassu malafamat. Jirrapurtaw b'mod li juru li l-malafama hi fatt u mhux hsieb jew opinjoni.
Issa araw kif irrapurtaw kaz iehor simili ftit granet qabel imma din id-darba l-kaz ta' libell kien MINN Alfred Sant. Araw kif irrapurtaw li l-malafama kienet biss "skond" Alfred Sant, jigifieri dik kienet opinjoni tieghu biss u mhux fatt.
Kibritlu rasu?
Junior minister Tony Abela ordered the Armed Forces to give him the salute that is normally accorded to the Prime Minister at the Trooping the Colour parades on 30 September: a clear breach of military protocol that embarrassed the army from the top brass down. The unassuming
MaltaToday on Sunday 14.10.2007
Kif inbidlu z-zmienijiet!!
Frar 2008. Issa huma n-Nazzjonalisti l-hamalli. Hadu t-shirts tal-Labour u zidulhom kelma baxxa. Dan hu l-frott tar-riformi edukattivi taht il-PN?
Ahbarijiet Nazzjonalisti li jqazzu 'l kulhadd.
maltarightnow.com fil-11 ta' Frar 2009 habbret li l-progett skandaluz tal-estenzjoni tal-Kon Katidral ta' San Gwann bhala muzew gie mwaqqaf wara rakkommandazzjoni ta' Lawrence Gonzi u l-Arcisqof. Imkien fir-rapport (li qieghed jidher shih hawn taht) ma hemm indikata r-rezistenza li kien hemm mill-Partit Laburista kontra dan il-progett. Tant li din l-ahbar harget ftit sighat biss qabel il-Parlament kellu jiddiskuti mozzjoni mill-Oppozizzjoni Laburista dwar dan il-progett. Il-kredtu tawh biss lil Gonzi (li kien favur il-progett) u l-Arcisqof imma min hareg ghonqu jiggieled kontra l-progett l-anqas biss issemma. Dawn nies li ma jafux jisthu. Wicchom issa qaghad ghal kollox.