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		By: The truth, the whole truth...		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The truth, the whole truth...]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Daphne,

that &#039;old-time Gzira guest house, Pebbles&#039; is actually that old-time Sliema guest house, Pebbles&#039;.

That&#039;s why the MFSA company details show Darren Casha&#039;s address in Sliema.

Surely you knew that?

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - Pebbles Guest House is in Sliema in the same way that East Ham is in London. For people like me, who grew up near the Preluna Hotel, Sliema ended at the bottom of Prince of Wales Road, where the Gzira Strand began. The nature of Sliema is a highly specialised subject, fraught with minefields for the uninitiated. Don&#039;t go there.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daphne,</p>
<p>that &#8216;old-time Gzira guest house, Pebbles&#8217; is actually that old-time Sliema guest house, Pebbles&#8217;.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why the MFSA company details show Darren Casha&#8217;s address in Sliema.</p>
<p>Surely you knew that?</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; Pebbles Guest House is in Sliema in the same way that East Ham is in London. For people like me, who grew up near the Preluna Hotel, Sliema ended at the bottom of Prince of Wales Road, where the Gzira Strand began. The nature of Sliema is a highly specialised subject, fraught with minefields for the uninitiated. Don&#8217;t go there.]</strong></p>
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		By: M		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unpaid Enemalta bills lead to temporary closure of More Supermarket

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141014/local/unpaid-enemalta-bills-lead-to-temporary-closure-of-more-supermarket.539710

I wonder how many people are remembering the &#039;Day to Day&#039; and &#039;Price Club&#039; saga and wondering how the auditors and banks will come out smelling this time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unpaid Enemalta bills lead to temporary closure of More Supermarket</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141014/local/unpaid-enemalta-bills-lead-to-temporary-closure-of-more-supermarket.539710" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141014/local/unpaid-enemalta-bills-lead-to-temporary-closure-of-more-supermarket.539710</a></p>
<p>I wonder how many people are remembering the &#8216;Day to Day&#8217; and &#8216;Price Club&#8217; saga and wondering how the auditors and banks will come out smelling this time.</p>
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		By: Natalie		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2539761&quot;&gt;Natalie&lt;/a&gt;.

I had wondered at the time who this man was, appearing out of the blue and having several supermarkets to his name at such a young age. Quite suspicious. And coming in from Libya too, when half of the Gaddafi clan were fleeing for their lives.

As for the patriotic part, what utter tosh. He had to wait for most of Libya to be in ruins before he decided to &#039;help out&#039; with Malta&#039;s economy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2539761">Natalie</a>.</p>
<p>I had wondered at the time who this man was, appearing out of the blue and having several supermarkets to his name at such a young age. Quite suspicious. And coming in from Libya too, when half of the Gaddafi clan were fleeing for their lives.</p>
<p>As for the patriotic part, what utter tosh. He had to wait for most of Libya to be in ruins before he decided to &#8216;help out&#8217; with Malta&#8217;s economy.</p>
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		By: Natalie		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[About 2 years ago, during the Libya crisis, I remember someone interviewing Ryan Schembri at a studio at TVM.   

He was hailed as a hero. We were told that he has a chain of supermarkets in Libya but due to the crisis, he had to shut most down. Schembri said that he decided to be patriotic and bring jobs to his country as well as helping with Malta&#039;s economy by opening a shopping mall and a supermarket.

This was about 6 months prior to the scheduled opening date.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About 2 years ago, during the Libya crisis, I remember someone interviewing Ryan Schembri at a studio at TVM.   </p>
<p>He was hailed as a hero. We were told that he has a chain of supermarkets in Libya but due to the crisis, he had to shut most down. Schembri said that he decided to be patriotic and bring jobs to his country as well as helping with Malta&#8217;s economy by opening a shopping mall and a supermarket.</p>
<p>This was about 6 months prior to the scheduled opening date.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538469&quot;&gt;Freedom5&lt;/a&gt;.

Freedom5, join us. I need you in my team.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538469">Freedom5</a>.</p>
<p>Freedom5, join us. I need you in my team.</p>
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		By: Veritas		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veritas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538457&quot;&gt;Herbie&lt;/a&gt;.

We are not talking of confirmed circumstantial issues like the Dalli case, these are hard facts, hard money issues which can be traced and located if need be. 

But there is no freedom to act for the Police Force, since the removal of Pietru Pawl Zammit the  incumbent is simply stringing along to hopefully have his official position confirmed as Commissioner.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538457">Herbie</a>.</p>
<p>We are not talking of confirmed circumstantial issues like the Dalli case, these are hard facts, hard money issues which can be traced and located if need be. </p>
<p>But there is no freedom to act for the Police Force, since the removal of Pietru Pawl Zammit the  incumbent is simply stringing along to hopefully have his official position confirmed as Commissioner.</p>
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		By: Veritas		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veritas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538509&quot;&gt;ciccio&lt;/a&gt;.

Not good for Malta to have good police. Good for Malta to have politicians mixing with these people, good business with money flowing here and there..]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538509">ciccio</a>.</p>
<p>Not good for Malta to have good police. Good for Malta to have politicians mixing with these people, good business with money flowing here and there..</p>
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		By: chico		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chico]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And when I went to withdraw a modest amount of cash to pay for my poor mother&#039;s stay in a private home I got the &quot;we have to know what it&#039;s for on account of money laundering&quot; bull from the &quot;manager&quot;. These holier than thou local banks are so slimy. Not to mention that non-Authority, the MFSA.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And when I went to withdraw a modest amount of cash to pay for my poor mother&#8217;s stay in a private home I got the &#8220;we have to know what it&#8217;s for on account of money laundering&#8221; bull from the &#8220;manager&#8221;. These holier than thou local banks are so slimy. Not to mention that non-Authority, the MFSA.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538469&quot;&gt;Freedom5&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, saw that, so the liar panics, and when he does, ridiculous.  

It also implies he&#039;s fully aware of the interconnector argument holding solid ground whereas his super plant is just a floating mess. 

Off he goes then, fibs and snide attempts to discredit what isn&#039;t his. 

Agreed about the PN, they still need to learn what is acceptable and what isn&#039;t, before the whole country&#039;s mired in Muscat&#039;s amoral goo. 

A prime minister who can&#039;t hold an argument thus resorts to barefaced lying is simply one to condemn in no uncertain terms.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/better-than-fiction-one-of-the-owners-of-more-supermarkets-is-called-vice-holdings/#comment-2538469">Freedom5</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, saw that, so the liar panics, and when he does, ridiculous.  </p>
<p>It also implies he&#8217;s fully aware of the interconnector argument holding solid ground whereas his super plant is just a floating mess. </p>
<p>Off he goes then, fibs and snide attempts to discredit what isn&#8217;t his. </p>
<p>Agreed about the PN, they still need to learn what is acceptable and what isn&#8217;t, before the whole country&#8217;s mired in Muscat&#8217;s amoral goo. </p>
<p>A prime minister who can&#8217;t hold an argument thus resorts to barefaced lying is simply one to condemn in no uncertain terms.</p>
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		By: carlos		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[carlos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These are the sort of businessmen who continuously call for the removal of bureaucracy, so that they can do even more of what they like.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These are the sort of businessmen who continuously call for the removal of bureaucracy, so that they can do even more of what they like.</p>
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