Comments on: Well, what do you know? After my post yesterday, they’ve taken down George Abela’s portrait.

By: Pippa

Pippa — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:01:40 +0000

In reply to Harry Purdie. One of the members of the foreign affairs department was in charge of protocol. Does that position still exist or did the PM do away with the post together with the Perm Secs?

By: Basla

Basla — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:43:49 +0000

Tistghageb xejn, ghaliex fil-kunsill ta’ Bormla sa 18 ta’ April 2014 kien hemm imwahhal ir ritratt ta’ Gorg Abela.

By: A. Charles

A. Charles — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 07:54:03 +0000

In reply to P Bonnici. Typical Maltese cavalier attitude.

By: just me

just me — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:44:43 +0000

In reply to Xejn Sew.

True. No one reads this blog. Even the website Alexa has got it all wrong…

http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/MT

By: M.

M. — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:04:58 +0000

“The government is using illegal billboards in information campaigns funded by taxpayers’ money, Times of Malta can confirm.

Some of them, including the one in Msida circus, are covered by Mepa enforcement notices and had been used by the Labour Party in the electoral campaign.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister did not deny the government was using illegal billboards but when asked to state why, he said: “The legal regime regulating educative, cultural, political or social adverts is different from that applicable to commercial adverts.””

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140426/local/government-is-using-illegal-billboards-for-its-campaigns.516510

By: Banana republic ... Again

Banana republic ... Again — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:40:53 +0000

Same with the government’s own shop in Valletta opposite St. John’s Cathedral, promoting Maltese craftwork (arloggi tal-lira) etc.

I was there yesterday looking at an ex-president’s picture hanging on the wall.

By: anthony

anthony — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:03:03 +0000

Government by Daphne.

By: Xejn Sew

Xejn Sew — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:54:59 +0000

In reply to Nana. No, they don't. As a matter of fact, no one reads the blog tas-sahhara. It's just a coincidence.

By: P Bonnici

P Bonnici — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:42:31 +0000

In reply to Joseph Caruana. Typical Maltese attitude.

By: Joseph Caruana

Joseph Caruana — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:31:39 +0000

I see that when they painted that wall, they didn’t bother to remove the president’s portrait and paint beneath it. U mhux xorta, min se jara hawn wara, said the fossilised Mintoffian haddiem tal-gvern.