Għal malta ġusta, moderna
B’Saħħitha u sabiħa

Questions to Gafà

Vitals expert Sam Sittlington had been dismissed from a case in Guyana for conflict of interest.Knowing this, why did Angelo Gafa' invite Sittlington to be a consultant of the Malta police force?Why would Gafà engage with a person accused of conflict of interest?Who, from Gafa's office, gave Sittlington's email sent to Gafà to the defending lawyers of Joseph Muscat and co.?How can a Police Commissioner not have done due diligence on Sittlington?Was it Gafà or his subordinates who leaked his work emails to Muscat, Mizzi and Schembri's lawyers? ... See MoreSee Less

The University Rector has just spoken about the right to freedom of expression at University.

Yet, KSU did not allow the Pro-life network to set up a stand at University's Freshers Week.Today KSU have dismantled Graffitti's stand because of the group's materials favouring abortion.Irrespective of one's opinion on the issue, it is absurd that a Student Union (KSU) has become an arbiter of what should be discussed on campus or not. ... See MoreSee Less

Kudos to the Chief Justice

This is the stuff real gentlemen and gentlewomen are made of.Beneath, my press release issued earlier today:Forensic year ceremony: why the selective behaviour?The opening of the forensic year is the only occasion when press photographers are allowed to take photos in court.This year, for the first time, it was reported that Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti has banned professional press photographers and videographers from the ceremony.Yet, the DOI, the President's and the Prime Minister's photographers were allowed to enter and take photos.Why only the photographers representing the establishment?Was there anything to hide from the independent press photographers?timesofmalta.com/article/chief-justice-apologises-photographers-barred-forensic-year-ceremony.109... ... See MoreSee Less

HSBC: advertising at University Freshers Week

The irony of it all.Advertising bye-bye Malta? ... See MoreSee Less

This year, many of pre-1962 born pensioners are still not getting anything to make up for the shortfall from post-1962 born pensioners.

Those who had paid maximum contributions were promised 9.47 euro instead of 82 euro shortfall a week for 2024.Some got it. But others in this category have not seen a cent. And it's nearly October.All other pre-1962 born pensioners who did not pay maximum rate of contributions get nothing.All pre-1962 born mothers continue getting 50% less than post-1962 born mothers of the state contributions given for every child.Michael Falzon, do you intend continuing with these social injustices for the years to come? ... See MoreSee Less

Personal abuses should be paid for personally.

A few days ago, the MFSA was slammed with a compensation ruling amounting to €414,000, because of abuses committed by its CEO Joseph Cuschieri.A few years ago, Infrastructure Malta was fined €36,000 for illegal works in Wied Qirda ordered by its CEO, Fredrick Azzopardi.Six days ago, Malta's trapping of protected finches for "research purposes" was ruled illegal by the European Union court. If Maltese government does not comply, a daily fine will be imposed.All these fines are being paid for by Maltese taxpayers and NOT by the abusers: Cuschieri, Azzopardi and FKNK.Millions taken away from us because of the abusive behaviour of arrogant individuals protected by politicians who turn a blind eye to the abuse.Such system cannot continue. Officials who abuse of the system should be made personally responsible for their actions. ... See MoreSee Less

A big "thank you" to the Maltese peace-keeping soldiers defending the universal basic values beyond our shores.

During the recent MEP campaign, PL candidates like Alex Agius Saliba and Daniel Attard were shamelessly declaring that the election of non-PL MEPs would mean sending Maltese soldiers abroad, endangering their lives.These candidates were showing total disrespect to all those Maltese soldiers who, for at least the last fifteen years, have been risking their lives for us in Somalia, Gaza, the Red Sea, Lebanon, Georgia etc., through Malta's participation in the EU and UN peace missions.In order to try and score cheap political points, these now MEPs totally ignored the big contribution to peace keeping and peace enforcement by all these Maltese soldiers in the past years.Today, we salute all those Maltese soldiers in peace-keeping missions abroad and, in particular, the nine strong squadron based on the border between Lebanon and Israel who, in order to protect the local populations and us all, are risking their lives daily.Grazzi minn qalbna. ... See MoreSee Less

Pembroke objections: Super Urgent. Closing date today

PC/00004/24Send to: [email protected]The Planning AuthorityFlorianaDear Sir/MadamI am objecting to this Planning Control applicationThis is a proposal for a residential access road linking Triq Suffolk to a cul de sac behind the Malta Police Estate passing right by the housing estate blocks overlooking the woodland area.The approval of the application will result in further loss of the woodland area beyond the area allocated to the Chinese embassy.This planning control application is totally objectionable as there is no justification for further rural land take up and is in breach of the sequential approach advocated in Article 3 of SPED.This road to nowhere is entirely unnecessary and is therefore in breach pf Thematic Objective 1 of SPED.Thematic Objective 1: To manage the available potential space and environmental resources on land and sea sustainably to ensure that socio-economic development needs are met whilst protecting the environment and limiting land take up within the Rural Area by:7.increasing green open space10. Socio-economic development should ensure that rural areas are not exploited by uses which are not legitimate necessary.The fact that rural land will be tarmacked over will result in soil sealing and is therefore in breach of Thematic Objective 7 of SPEDThematic Objective 7: To promote the efficient use of resources including local stone, water and soil, and manage waste in a manner that safeguards natural processes, and minimises impacts on cultural heritage, landscape and human health by4. Protecting natural hydro-morphological and hydrological processes6. Controlling the location of development to prevent soil sealing and erosion7. Protecting agricultural land and gardens to prevent loss of soil and soil sealingFurthermore the development will result in ecological disturbance to habitats and species and is therefore in breach of Thematic Objective 8 of SPEDThematic Objective 8: To safeguard and enhance biodiversity, cultural heritage, geology and geomorphology by1. Identifying, designating and managing areas, buildings, structures, sites, spaces and species for protection and appreciation2. Safeguarding protected areas including SACs, SPAs, and MPAs whilst enabling activities aimed at enhancing their management objectives3. Strengthening the links within the ecological network of the Maltese Islands7. Controlling activities which might have an impact on areas, buildings, structures, sites, spaces and species with a general presumption against the demolition of scheduled and vernacular buildingsThe proposed development is also in breach of Rural Objective 1 of SpedRural Area Rural Objective 1: To facilitate sustainable rural development and the diversification of activities within the Rural Area to sustain agriculture and safeguard its distinctiveness by7. Controlling the cumulative effect of rural development9. Controlling sources of light pollution which negatively affect the Rural AreaThe destruction of habitat and spoil and disruption to species is in breach of the following Targets of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to 2030 ACTION 2.6: A comprehensive national policy framework is developed to protect and enhance soil and its biodiversity, and to improve monitoring, thus contributing to biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation and mitigation. In view of the above, this planning control application should be refused. ... See MoreSee Less