Comments on: Twanny Bronka refers to himself as “Il-Ministru Refalo”

By: Osservatore

Osservatore — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:41:57 +0000

“The duty manager responsible for Gozo Channel’s operations last Sunday night, when a vessel failed to pick up waiting passengers, was suspended from work “until further notice” and will be facing disciplinary action” – timesofmalta

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

By: Foggy

Foggy — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:08:22 +0000

In reply to Francis Saliba MD. I was being sarcastic Dr Saliba. Naughty I know.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:31:33 +0000

In reply to Foggy. Minister Refalo intervened on behalf of himself and himself alone. Any benefit to lesser mortals Maltese and even those Gozitans who may have voted for him was purely accidental and no altruistic intervention by Refalo on their behalf.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:02:57 +0000

In reply to George Grech. Forsi allura anke dak li ghandu xi Euro 800,000 dejn mal-banek huwa xi Anton Refalo iehor? Ghawdex, il-Gzira tat-Tlett Anton Refalojiet.

By: PWG

PWG — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:38:41 +0000

The minister should never have contacted the Gozo Channel Office directly. The correct thing to do was to inform the chairman or his ‘accomplice in crime’ the ex-chairman, the following morning.

Alternatively, if he was too upset to wait, he could have phoned one or the other, there and then.

It was typical Labour bullying to phone the duty officer on a late Sunday evening and to later make a treat to have the ‘culprit’ suspended.

I suspect that the minister knows exactly how things work, and must have realized that if had too go through the proper channels it would have been too late to turn the boat around. This is what happens when power is entrusted to his sort.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:52:33 +0000

I think it’s the speech writers. They write a press release and then the politicians just read from it.

By: George Grech

George Grech — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:42:19 +0000

Ghax dawn zewg persuni differenti. Il-ministru Refalo dak li jikri l-appartamenti u Twanny Bronka dak li jdahhal il-flus tal-kirja. Ghalhekk ma ddikjarhomx il-ministru

By: Foggy

Foggy — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 06:59:28 +0000

Minister Refalo should be thanked profusely for intervening on behalf of waiting motorists. A truly remarkable public servant.

By: A Gozitan

A Gozitan — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 04:49:30 +0000

It’s normal that the ferry leaves empty from Cirkewwa at that hour. And the minister knows it very well as also he have been crossing frequently for the past three or four decades.

Everyone knows very well that if a scheduled trip is bound to leave his driver (whether in government or in opposition) will call the Gozo Channel office at Cirkewwa asking the ferry to wait.

Don’t forget that minister Refalo is always driven – the only times I saw him driving were to pick up and drive Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera from and to the ferry during the times when she was magistrate for the Gozo courts. Quite strange as usually magistrates use court drivers.

Guess he called his consultant for Gozo Channel Joseph is-Sisu (former disgraced chairman) to complain and Is-Sisu called the ferry back.

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 01:29:09 +0000

Pluralis Majestatis next.