Comments on: Times of Malta tells us that the Valletta Christmas lights were switched on (at least it wasn’t ‘turned on’) by “Small Business Minister” Chris Cardona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:54:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: albona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1382537 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:54:33 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1382537 I still find ‘The Office of the Refugee Commissioner (ORC)’ somewhat funnier. This title pre-dates the PL:

http://www.gov.mt/en/Services-And-Information/Business-Areas/Law%20Enforcement/Pages/Refugee-Services-in-Malta.aspx

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1382372 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:37:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1382372 In reply to Ghoxrin Punt.

I suppose when Zammit Lewis, his supposed parliamentary secretary is in Miami with the PM, someone had to pull that switch.

Cardona, alas, doesn’t do wine tasting.

]]> By: Ghoxrin Punt https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380996 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:05:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380996 Wasn’t Chris Cardona Minister for Economy? Or has he been demoted?

]]> By: edgar https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380961 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:45:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380961 Chris Cardona was ‘switched on’ with a pole in the middle of Republic Street.

]]> By: canon https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380957 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:44:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380957 Some people prefer red lights to white.

]]> By: Osswervatore https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380711 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:39:05 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380711 Perhaps coconut Kurt should be transferred to the small business ministry.

]]> By: Nik https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380661 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:58:29 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380661 The Minister who’s always in pole position……

]]> By: Bubu https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380636 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:46:22 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380636 In the meantime on the JDalliBa front…

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-11-23/news/dalli-to-government-hands-off-mater-dei-3273424897/

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-11-23/news/dalli-report-is-not-the-position-of-the-government-health-minister-3273621504/#prettyPhoto

Sounds like Dalli is busy consolidating his new power base, edging the minister out and paving the way for some juicy contracts.

And the minister is realizing that he has been a stooge from the very start, led on like a sheep right to the edge of the cliff.

]]> By: Petrovic https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380619 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:37:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380619 Ta’ mal-arblu hu xeghlhom ukoll?

]]> By: Pepe` https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/times-of-malta-tells-us-that-the-valletta-christmas-lights-were-switched-on-at-least-it-wasnt-turned-on-by-small-business-minister-chris-cardona/#comment-1380333 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:14:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41708#comment-1380333 The Times of Malta reporter must know something we don’t.

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