Comments on: First they boasted about him excitedly; now they’re pretending not to know Shiv Nair

By: We are living in Financial Times

We are living in Financial Times — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:03:11 +0000

In reply to chully.

There’s the qualifier: “jekk m’inhiex sejjer zball” before the mention of the €6,000.

Delve into each and every of his qualifiers, it’s the tactic that gives him the space he needs – at the moment.

Qualifiers are meant to refine thought and language, not confuse it.

That expression coming from Gonzi would have had a positive weighting. Coming from Joseph Muscat, the weighting given needs to be negative.

Note to journalists and the NP: Squeeze out any room wriggled for in such qualifiers.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:17:28 +0000

In reply to wardaddoqq. The problem is that it's not up to Muscat to decide what agreements are made. Definitely not in our name ie.

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 03:50:39 +0000

In reply to It-tezi ta' Malta. These are all questions that MUST be put to Joseph Muscat formally.

By: Last Post

Last Post — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:09:13 +0000

In reply to Last Post. Sorry, there's a missing NOT before 'aware' in 3rd para. line 1.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:47:26 +0000

In reply to CIS. He may be slimey, but what matters are the results. I don't see investment other than Chinese puzzles. Meantime both imports and exports decreased, trade gap visibly widening.

By: mm

mm — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:24:48 +0000

Due diligence should have been carried out before taken on Nair’s services. Meanwhile Times of Malta reports “Company to carry out due diligence of applicants for citizenship”.

If this company carries out the same due diligence the government carries out then we have good reason to fear that a sizeable donation to Labour’s coffers (or worse, directly to individuals) will make a difference.

By: Bullivant

Bullivant — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:47:09 +0000

Although now everybody knows that Shiv Nair has been blacklisted by the World Bank, Government, including Joseph Muscat, has not yet confirmed that his shifty services will no longer be used by Konrad and all the merry band.

Ghax taf int, “Mr Shiv helped pave the way for talks between Malta and Qatar.”

By: Scary stuff

Scary stuff — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:32:32 +0000

We really need to keep this headline present.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131009/local/PM-denies-meeting-blacklisted-adviser.489569#.UlebhmthiSM

One definite proof the PM is a liar.

By: Robert Barathian

Robert Barathian — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 23:56:50 +0000

You can see from their facial expressions and dithering that all the ministers and parliamentary secretaries are extremely uncomfortable and struggling to rebut allegations of irregularities in their modus operandi.

This after all their assurances of having a road map, costed and dusted. The architect of this infamous roadmap must have been Baldrick. U halluna.

By: It all Stinks

It all Stinks — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 23:55:58 +0000

I just heard the PM on Net TV claiming that they had carried out due diligence on Shiv Nair and that nothing negative had come out.

Government should fire whoever does its due diligence. If one woman single-handedly with at best the help of a few amateur scouts managed to uncover the truth about this individual, then they cannot be very good can they?