Comments on: Two of Malta’s most notorious misers: Mallia and Mintoff were friends

By: tal-gzira

tal-gzira — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:20:20 +0000

When the Nationalist Party Club was officially opened in the mid-seventies Eddie Fenech Adami was greeted at the door by none other than Manwel Mallia in his capacity as club president.

By: Gahan

Gahan — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 06:47:05 +0000

Mallia and Mintoff have one thing in common: both are stinking rich and both had their water services cut for not paying the bills.

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 23:04:05 +0000

In reply to Stephen Borg Fiteni. So much for ideology!

By: CLINTON

CLINTON — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:15:43 +0000

Jekk kont tmur ghand Mintoff, iservik go kikkri imsewija bis-super glue, l-art miksijja bil-gazzetta L-Orizzont. Il-mara tieghu kienet tmur tixtri minghand tal-grocer zewg bajdiet biss.

Manuel ghandu lil min jixbah, bhalma qal dak is-sinjur: ma minn rajtek xebbahtek. So true.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:21:06 +0000

The Maltese proverb is so right: “ma’ min rajtek xebbahtek”.

By: Stephen Borg Fiteni

Stephen Borg Fiteni — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:12:22 +0000

Hadn’t he tried to join the Nationalist Party?

[Daphne – He succeeded.]

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:09:09 +0000

‘When you swim with sharks….’

By: observer

observer — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:06:04 +0000

It seems that Manwel has learned much more than a lot from the perit-salvatur.

I would even say that not even il-ginger has, to-date, learned as much,