Bernard’s troubles: one step forward, two steps back
PN leader Bernard Grech has not capitalised on polls showing the first flimsy signs of recovery to affirm his leadership in the party, backtracking on a major overhaul of his shadow cabinet, raising questions on the authority he commands in his party
28 January 2021, 8:24am
by James Debono
Days after MaltaToday published a poll showing Bernard Grech not only reuniting his party’s voters, but also making small inroads among Labour voters – with 11% of PL voters in 2017 trusting him more than Abela compared to 6% of PN voters who trust Abela more – the PN leader stumbled in the face of resistance by MPs to an overhaul of his shadow cabinet.
Self-confessed Daphne Caruana Galizia murder middleman Melvin Theuma is set to return to the witness stand on Monday afternoon after a six-month absence followi
Standards czar finds no ethics breach by Zammit Lewis in contract awarded to lawyer
Standards Commissioner George Hyzler finds no evidence of clientelism in Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis s decision to award a direct order to a lawyer from his electoral district • Lawyer was originally employed before Zammit Lewis took charge of the portfolio
22 January 2021, 6:10pm
by Karl Azzopardi
Standards Commissioner finds no ethical breaches in Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis s (pictured) decision to renew lawyer s contract
Standards Commissioner George Hyzler has found no ethics breach by Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis when he granted a direct order to lawyer Chery Azzopardi.
Speedy Gulia (aka The fastest resignation in the West ).
Speedy Gulia has decided to apply his Superhero skills to the one area that arguably needs them least. Why? Is it because – as implied by the Opposition’s doubts – Robert Abela wanted someone else in his Parliamentary group, at this particular time…
Raphael Vassallo
19 January 2021, 7:52am
Gavin Gulia
And to think that people still complain about the lack of a resignation culture in this country (and, worse still, to think that I myself was one of them, until fairly recently…)
I don’t know. Looking back, it’s almost as though we were talking about a different country altogether. Remember? That place we all once lived in: where public officials would invariably cling onto their positions like limpets, for years (if not decades) at a stretch… to the point where they got so firmly encrusted, you couldn’t pry them off with a crowbar if you spent an entire lifetime trying…
A €100 million termination clause in a deal to privatise three state hospitals was included as a way to guarantee a bank’s loan without violating EU