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‘Stay on’, ‘You did the right thing’ – mixed reactions follow Fearne’s resignation

Comments under now former Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne’s resignation post on Friday showed an abundance of mixed reactions by the public. The former Health Minister announced his...

latest comment from Barth Pisani, 10/05/2024 16:32: Hold on, hold on all those who are saying that Fearne has done the right thing. Yes, he has, but should he not have done so then, rather than now? Fearne is apparently forgetting that as health minister he had a duty to approve any agreement about the health sector, for which he was directly administratively and politically responsible. He could have refused to accept the agreement and resigned, but he didn't. He had been fully aware the deal must have been irregular, or wrong, so much so that when the hospitals passed over to Steward, he proclaimed the arrangement with Steward was the real deal. Where does that place Fearne? I am sure he is not involved in corruption, but the fact that he had accepted to be responsible for something that was not his doing is not exactly correct either. Was he not duty bound to insist on scrutinising any agreement concerning the operations of hospitals?
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Muscat endangering magistrate, judges involved in Vitals case – Repubblika

With his words, Joseph Muscat – accused of corruption, fraud and money laundering – is endangering the magistrate who investigated him in the inquiry and the judiciary before whom he is...

latest comment from M.Grima, 10/05/2024 13:08: So according to Repubblika Muscat should stay put and say and do nothing notwithstanding that he is being charged with criminal activity. This NGO couldn’t be more ridiculous because in a democracy this is called freedom of expression. The magistrate in question wanted to be in the spotlight instead of recusing herself after members of her immediate family commented on social media against Joseph Muscat. Now Repubblika who are acting as judge, jury and executioners are implying that she is some sort of victim whilst Joseph Muscat is the bad guy.
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Tal-Bebbux area in Żurrieq is ‘government property’ and will be used as necessary - ministry

The area known as Tal-Bebbux in Żurrieq is government property and will only be used for projects for social benefit and the needs of the Żurrieq community, the government said on...

latest comment from S. Camilleri, 10/05/2024 12:26: It is not "government" property; it is public property and the government is only its custodian. And stop citing the 2006 law to justify your own destructive decisions.
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TMID Editorial: Could the real establishment please stand up?

Every electoral campaign has its own set of buzzwords – but these last two weeks and no doubt this next month in the run up to the polls, and probably even beyond that, have been dominated by...

latest comment from mohhmiftuh, 10/05/2024 16:49: ....... a small group of people known as the establishment in this country steal the sovereignty of the leadership of the country....... Fid-dawl ta' din id-deskrizzjoni ta' x'inhu establishment wiehed jista' jinkludi aktar minn grupp wiehed ta' nies li l-politici ma jitkellmux dwarhom. F'mohhi jiguni mal-ewwel dawk l-izviluppaturi li saltnu taht kull gvern li rrovinaw estetikament u ambjentalment il-gzejjer Maltin bla ma hadd waqqafhom ghax donnu hadd ma jista' ghalihom. U jekk tahsbu ftit tindunaw li hemm gruppi ohrajn.............
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They make me look like Toto Riina – Joseph Muscat

Disgraced former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said that the authorities are making him appear akin to Toto Riina, given the charges laid against him, which also include a freezing order amounting...

latest comment from RF, 10/05/2024 13:33: He is condident of his acquittal because he has a friendly AG and Commissioner of Police. It would be different had prosecution been in the hands of brilliant lawyers like Edward Debono and Jason Azzopardi.
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Judge grants Joseph Muscat partial access to Vitals inquiry

A judge has granted Joseph Muscat, with immediate effect, partial access to the magisterial inquiry into the Vitals hospital deal, but rejected the disgraced former Prime Minister’s request to...

latest comment from Santana, 09/05/2024 19:46: So, now, the accused has access to the inquiry's process verbal and just about everybody else does not. Brilliant ! FAQ: The aggrieved, in this case, is the nation. Why are the nation, their representatives, NGOs, professional bodies and civil action groups, being kept in the dark? Because Robert Abela does not think it is in his, and the PL's electoral campaign's interest to do so, that's why. Anything for a vote!
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