Part of a running up cost operation? To prove that the bridge that China has offered input with will make so much sense?

Tistaqsi kif jahdem mohh certi nies? Jiddependi jekk ikunux minn fuq jew minn taht, fil-poter inkella fl-oppozizzjoni.

Jekk taqra l-link ghar-rapport tat-Times fil-kumment ta’ qabel, dwar incident simili imma li gara meta s-sur Refalo (ragel sincier u gentlom – ara d-dikjarazzjoni tal-assi tieghu) u l-partit tieghu kienu fl-oppozizzjoni, tibda tifhem kif jahdem mohh dawn in-nies.

Whoever came up with this idea of making an empty return trip must either have a very good reason or else has no idea what efficiency is all about.

The minister should have taken note and put forward his ideas to Gozo Channel on the first occasion possible and not do what he did which obviously indicates that he wanted to be picked up.

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-09-29/news/olaf-reported-to-be-investigating-case-in-gozo-2748678149/

Coming and going, practically empty, chasing each other from Mgarr to Mgarr.

Compared to that, recalling a Gozo ferry seems trivial.

The Minister acted incorrectly in the circumstances, and should carry his political responsibility.

As a Minister who had sworn his loyalty to the Republic of Malta, Anton Refalo should not have called Gozo Channel and spoken to a Duty Manager of the company – which falls within the Minister’s portfolio – as a customer. In other words, the Minister should not have defended his personal rights and interests as a customer in this instance.

As a Minister in charge of the company, he should have assumed his Ministerial responsibility, which entails the protection of the public interest, and hence the interest not only of himself but of the general public at large.

He should therefore have called the Chairman of the company and demanded an explanation, an apology to the public and the carrying of responsibility. It was the Minister who appointed the Chairman and the Chairman appointed the Duty Manager. The Minister did not appoint the Duty Manager.

It is possible that this case was not an isolated instance, and this case has not only shown that the Chairman has no control over this situation, but has now effectively walked away scotfree after this incident.

For this reason, “Shame On You, Minister,” and you too should resign.

L-Aqwa fl-Ewropa ta’ Joseph Muscat. Jekk dan Huwa l-Aqwa fl-Ewropa, L-Aghar fl-Ewropa Kif Ikun?

I would feel totally embarrassed as a Chairman of Gozo Channel to have the Minister call any of the company’s managers on an incident like this.