Comments on: The Labour Party’s electoral pledge on not working with those who are blacklisted

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:34:00 +0000

In reply to Jo Saliba. Not as far as I know. There was an attempt to "throw back" refugees using AirMalta quickiy abandoned as soon as he was informed that his proposal was illegal.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:55:41 +0000

In reply to Francis Saliba MD. And now they're following orders to push people back at sea.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:55:47 +0000

There is still time for the Labour government to keep its electoral pledge not to work with those who are blacklisted now that its nose has been rubbed into the stinking dirty news. But I won’t be holding my breath until that happens (if it ever does happen).

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:48:42 +0000

In reply to The Phoenix. To my knowledge, there never was a similar incident near Malta's shore that need our yachtsmen and fishermen to go out on a mass rescue attempt to save immigrants in imminent danger of drowning. There were many instances where the AFM did that job at greater distance from Malta and which they did competently and without fanfare.

By: Jo Saliba

Jo Saliba — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:51:36 +0000

In reply to The Phoenix.

I agree completely. While we were living through the “push back” debacle, when another boatload of immigrants arrived at Lampedusa, a reporter asked one of those involved in the rescue operation, how he felt about it all.

The answer “I feel proud that I am helping to rescue these people”.

By: Min Jaf

Min Jaf — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:40:41 +0000

As is the case with implementation of ‘meritocracy’ which exclusively favours Labourites, ‘blacklisting’ in the Labour context refers to non-Labourites. That much should have become amply clear by now.

By: Antoine Vella

Antoine Vella — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:55:18 +0000

And what about the blacklisted Chinese company which is supposed to assemble PV panels in Malta?

By: The Phoenix

The Phoenix — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:52:24 +0000

Is anyone watching Porta a Porta? Lampedusa fisherman and yachtsmen going out at night to save lives.

Makes one proud to feel human, these Italians really show the way.

I am disgusted by our attitude in Malta and the indifference we show.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:45:56 +0000

http://www.independent.com.mt/mobile/2010-05-14/news/joseph-muscats-proposals-to-fight-corruption-274457/