Comments on: Back to the Golden Years with “The Republic of Malta” and “Ir-Repubblika ta’ Malta”. Actually, it’s “Republlika” on this invitation. https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ta'sapienza https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1046723 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1046723 In reply to Matt.

True, but I think that it’s a bit of a throwback to when they wanted to differentiate with the DDR.

]]> By: Matt https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045630 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:18:49 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045630 I agree with you but just wanted to point out that in Germany, they do refer to the country using the word republic in official documents: Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

]]> By: lorna saliba https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045238 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:03 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045238 Hope we’re not going to have the bajtra tax-xewk and the luzzu on our national emblem again. Reminiscent of the Stalinist years.

]]> By: Victor https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045234 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:09 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045234 In reply to Big Daddy.

Why, have you seen ANYTHING professionally done in these past two and a half months?

]]> By: Cikku https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045217 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045217 Eagerly waiting for Victor Laiviera to comment on the horrible spelling on his FB.

]]> By: Chris https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045211 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:53 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045211 In reply to Alf.

He can start by removing the abusive prices of Air Malta tickets.

]]> By: Polly https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045188 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045188 Meta mara tkun ambaxxatur tibqa ambaxxatur u ma ssirx ambaxxatrici. Il-protocol jitlob li l-mara tal-ambaxxatur biss tkun maghrufa bhala ambaxxatrici.

L-istess nghidu, sinjura mhallef u mhux imhallfa.

Bil-Franciz, Madame l’Ambassadeur ghax l’Ambassadrice hija il-mara ta’ l-ambaxxatur.

]]> By: C.Portelli https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045183 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:34 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045183 In reply to Harry Purdie.

My thoughts exactly.

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045079 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045079 Of all the possible fonts they chose one – Kunstler Script – which doesn’t have Maltese letters.

It’s funny in an embarrassing sort of way and, of course, this has nothing to do with josephmuscat.com being in government for only two months.

]]> By: Ta'sapienza https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/05/back-to-the-golden-years-with-the-republic-of-malta-and-ir-repubblika-ta-malta/#comment-1045070 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:48:03 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=32110#comment-1045070 In reply to Snoopy.

Her speciality at PPCD was extreme pedantic nitpicking to make sure that companies lost approved EU funds.

This was disastrous for smaller companies and not only were the funds lost, but the government fined for failing to allocate them.

I thought politics were involved to try and irk as many people as possible. Then we get Ian Borg crying about excessive bureacracy and how much funds we stand to lose.

If it were up to this gal, all funds would have been lost in Gonzi’s tenure.

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