Comments on: Why are Ambassador Clifford Borg Marks and High Commissioner Charles Muscat receiving special allowances when they live in China and Australia anyway?

By: Typically Labour

Typically Labour — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:57:53 +0000

Career diplomats aside you could easily mistake the rest for a who’s who in the Labour Party. But then that’s meritocracy and going by meritocracy standards, today we also had the Deputy Mayor of Pembroke nicely appointed to a top job at Wasteserv. Naturally Labour. Lovely.

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:05:46 +0000

41. 5 K Euros is practially twice the salary that Maltese embassies pay to their office staff.

By: Evarist Saliba

Evarist Saliba — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:24:44 +0000

I notice that the list omits name/s of persons already announced as ambassadors.

What is the reason?

Perhaps the question did not seek information on the ambassadors who are non-resident, but it would be interesting to know what emoluments they receive.

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 13:26:13 +0000

In certain cases the need to grease the wheels into motion may cost more than in others where it mightn’t hold, and especially where strategy, integrity and a cohesive policy is sorely below that handled with a proper effective set of diplomatic tools.

By: Gaetano Pace

Gaetano Pace — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:29:04 +0000

He prefers to be here till the air clears up. He might have conflict of interest being in the country of our chief and main source of tourist resource. He might have conflicts of interest, he being in the travel industry.

By: Sufa

Sufa — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:06:08 +0000

In reply to anthony. Try telling that to an ex-DJ of The Golden Years.

By: anthony

anthony — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:35:51 +0000

The post of High Commisioner in London is vital for the Maltese economy.

The incumbent is expected to be there.

He should only avail himself of three weeks vacation per year like everyone else in the public service.

But then this is a bidu gdid and a direzzjoni gdida, meritocrazija and a disastru assolut.

By: Min Jaf

Min Jaf — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 23:50:01 +0000

Is Keith Azzopardi pregnant? The annotation against his name in the Children Allowance column reads ‘not yet’.