Comments on: Ah, so our new ambassador to UNESCO, the monsignor, was pro-Gaddafi. Given that he was also pro-Mintoff, that figures.

By: the edge of gozo

the edge of gozo — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:09:35 +0000

Mhux ta’ b’xejn il-mons jilhaq ambasciatore. L-ewwel ghamel snin fil-kumitat tal-ministru qabel l-elezzjoni u issa qed jiehu li kien imwieghed.

Kif jista xi darba Gozo jiehu r-ruh? Jista mhux idum fil-gvern il-PL ghax l-imsieken Ghawdxin Laburisti m’huma ha jiehdu xejn milli wieghduhom, tant hu hekk li hafna Laburisti m’humiex ha jivvutaw ghal tal-MEPs.

By: Gozo

Gozo — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:03:21 +0000

In reply to tt. His thesis was written by a former teacher from Ghajnsielem who has since passed away. I know because he was a good friend of mine and told me when he was writing it.

By: carlos

carlos — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:17:07 +0000

In reply to Evarist Saliba. Surely not but there are others like him who made politics their vocation rather than priesthood.

By: Grezz

Grezz — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:22:03 +0000

In reply to ciccio. Vella Gauci must really have struck you. It's the first time you've posted a serious/non-witty comment in donkeys' years.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:42:32 +0000

In reply to issa naraw. Don't shame our Church more than you have already done, PLEASE.

By: Evarist Saliba

Evarist Saliba — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:22:45 +0000

Has this man chosen the right “vocation”?

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:48:06 +0000

I find this appointment shameful and disrespectful towards all the institutions that this person now represents. I would hope that if the Curia doesn’t say something in this categoric media inertia, that at least he is likewise summoned to the Pope.

Was the objective of this particular posting to finally accord Ggantija the historical recognition, and renovation, it deserves?

Whilst overdue and important, that should be a minor consideration and not the main priority focus.

There are others who have way more of a UNESCO track record and diplomatic history in this direction. Perhaps not all yes-men.

Well, 2014 is the International year of both Small Island Developing States, Family Farming and Crystallography.

As for decade observances: http://www.un.org/en/events/observances/decades.shtml

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UNESCO is known to organize itinerant dance spectacles too…How useful to have such a concentration of subservient talent…

By: tt

tt — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:23:21 +0000

His thesis was about the Arab/ Maltese intertwined historical relationship. Somebody else must have written it for him, because his mastery of English is nil.

By: psaidub

psaidub — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:22:34 +0000

Min kien jghajjar bil-klikka? Illum il-klikka ta’ veru hadet over fuq kollox u fuq kulhadd.

Kompli aghtina aktar informazzjoni, Daphne… imnalla hawn int.

By: issa naraw

issa naraw — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:45:38 +0000

Monsignore, actually, mon nothing, you may have gotten away with impressing some in your little fiefdom but now you’re in the big world and we can see you so don’t shame our church please.