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Fearne rejects PM's request to reconsider resignation

Chris Fearne has rejected Prime Minister Robert Abela's request for him to reconsider his decision to resign. Fearne submitted his resignation earlier on Friday, in the midst of charges being...

latest comment from mario mifsud, 10/05/2024 23:06: Tajjeb ghamel Chris Fearne . L-istess iried jaghmel Edward Scicluna Ir-riżenja jew it-tkeċċija ta’ Edward Scicluna mill-kariga ta’ Gvernatur tal-Bank Ċentrali hija meħtieġa għal 2 raġunijiet ewlenin: 1. Kull uffiċjal li jiġi akkużat b'akkużi kriminali mill-Qorti għandu jsegwi din ir-rotta skond standards għal persuni fil-ħajja pubblika. 2. Sakemm ma jsegwix din ir-rotta, ma jkunx milqugħ f'ebda konferenza tal-Gvernaturi tal-pajjiżi membri tal-Euro u jkun suggett ghal kritika harxa mill-midja Ewropeja. Chris Fearne has acted correctly . Edward Scicluna should act likewise. The resignation or dismissal of Edward Scicluna from the position of Governor of the Central Bank is necessary for 2 main reasons: 1. Every official who is accused of criminal charges by the Court must follow this route according to standards for persons in public life. 2. Unless he follows this route, he will not be welcomed in any conference of the Governors of the Euro member countries and will be subject to harsh criticism by the European press
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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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For little partisan gain, the Prime Minister will drag Malta down with him - Roberta Metsola

President of the European Parlaiment Roberta Metsola noted how it is "almost ironic" that in a moment that requires leadership of steel, the country is led by a Prime Minister defined by his inability...

latest comment from Anonimu Malti, 10/05/2024 19:16: Kellkhom bzonn ghandkhom imqar sieq wahda bhala. Jekk tasarkom kollha il lejber ma johrogg bikkerin halib minnkhom ghax kollha opportunisti.
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AG 'stops State Advocate' from appealing against judgment giving Muscat access to Vitals Inquiry

The Attorney General has stopped the State Advocate from appealing against a court decision which has given disgraced former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat access to part of the Vitals magisterial...

latest comment from A Mifsud, 10/05/2024 22:04: Why cannot Muscat see the document? If that is against the law, that particular law is unjust. The judge who gave Muscat access to the document also seemed to think so.
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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 for social projects - 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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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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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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