The Labour Party’s news website is running a 12-word bio of the new Police and Army Minister
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December 9, 2014 at 8:00pm
Only in Taghna Lkoll Land: Maltastar is the Labour Party’s news portal, so you’d think it would be running a fabulous bio extolling the myriad virtues and accomplishments of the new Police and Army Minister, right?
Wrong. It has a picture of Carmelo Abela being sworn in, a title, and then a report which consists of a full 12 words:
From Zejtun he has served as the Labour Whip and Government Spokesman.
Beam me up, Scotty!
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http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20141209-carmelo-abela-is-new-home-affairs-minister
Well, the tie would indicate that he has been to Stella Maris College.
i guess the whole situation has left them speechless.
They’re probably on government (taxpayers’) payroll, and those who aren’t are complacent waiting for their iced bun.
Anyway, who visits Maltastar nowadays?
Already updated in Wiki. Does this person have a past or has he just been beamed down?
Carmelo Abela is a quietly spoken moderate, a devoted Labour man but certainly a gentleman and far from a pompous rabble-rouser.
He has been put there as he is the exact antithesis of Mallia and his softer image should placate critics. The question is, will he be his own man or a puppet on a string?
http://maltarightnow.com/news/2014/11/27/battibekk-bejn-carmelo-abela-u-marlene-farrugia-waqt-laqgha-ta-kumitat-parlamentari/
There is also the fact that his experience in this sector is close to zero.
He may have the right approach, but how he handles the sharks that surround him and his reaction to new (to him) situations has to be seen.
For the good of all of us I hope he succeeds. My gut feeling… ?
The less the say they better… they don’t dare say anything because each word they say is most probably a lie.
And on Thursday, they’ll be unveiling the monument to Mintoff: http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20141209-preparations-underway-for-unveiling-of-mintoff-monument
And will Lou Bondi tell us that he is the proud designer of the Mintoff monument unveiling ceremony?
Or does he still have a shred of remaining dignity lurking somewhere and pretend it is nothing to do with him?
Oh, dear God! Mintoff is going to keep spoiling our Christmases even after his death.
Kemm il-Guda bisu dak is-salib?
Ok, this is scary. This is not a ministry of candy floss and butterflies. This is a ministry which has horrified a nation by its inefficiency. A ministry pushes all its hard working, professional people who must face its rampant ‘OK siehbi’ attitude daily, into despair.
Seems like Joseph Muscat is experimenting again.
http://www.carmeloabela.org/Biography/tabid/1196/Default.aspx
Will his salary now go down to €45,329?
Appointing Carmelo Abela was Edward Scicluna’s advice – to save 73,000 euros a year towards cutting down Malta’s multi-billion debt.
Watching Muscat on One TV – his posture is so off. I am no behavioural analyst but what is going on? He looks so awkward.
He also probably suffered a pay cut, unless ministers have had a large pay increase and nobody knows.
We all know what he earned monthly up to yesterday.
We all know what a minister gets paid, perks and all.
Abela oly got the bones, because the flesh went to the other two ministers.
Will Mallia leave Joseph in peace?
But Daphne … he’s from Zejtun
U iva mhux xorta.
Is it my mistaken impression that whoever helped pave the way for the dismissal of Manwel Mallia may have just been rewarded by Joseph Muscat himself ?
Many things happening in Zejtun!
Mela. Hafna nies bhal Ramona Frendo miz-Zejtun jigdbu li kienu independenti u saru Labour…ghax emmnu f’Joseph.
In-nies staghgbu bil-mod ta’ kif mexa l-gvern u kif ittiehdu d-decizjonijiet mil-prim ministru. Gvern li ma jisthix u ministri pupazzi.
Zebilhu lil Malta, lil korp tal-Pulizija u lil min ivvotalhom.
Yeah. I hope he also finds some time to go and light the candles in church during feast days. As he is used to doing biex jidher helu ma’ n-nies taz-Zejtun.
Better a sagristan than the Hitman
If Carmelo Abela was not good enough to be even a parliamentary secretary, then why is he now be good enough to be one of the most important ministers in the cabinet?
I am sorry, but the mind boggles.
Am I to understand that none of the current ministers is capable of taking on this ministry?
And then Carmelo Abela is another scapegoat?
Also you can see I have not actually thought it through yet.
Some help is truly appreciated.
They are still underlining each keyword and trying to find a connection to why on earth, of all people, was he chosen for the role.
Some ministers must have had some relief with the attention focused on Manuel Mallia and the shooting saga.
What is our Prime Minister going to do about the others whose performance is not up to scratch – like Konrad Mizzi, Chris Cardona, Joe Mizzi and Helena Dalli?
They must have had a nice break. Time to focus on them now.
Ordering an inquiry and a game of musical chairs at the end seemed to work well according to him, he might try that again.
In the meantime containing his rage seems to have become a full time job.
It’s quite clear that this will lead to a massive shake-up within the police and any member with PN affiliations had better beware.
Great way to push out any unwanted members, replace with supporters and then announce how great they were in renewing the police force. When this is then pointed out the critics are just being negative.
Not entirely sure about that.
Mr Cassar is not a man to be trifled with.
But, then again I may be wrong. Just my opinion.
Having a certain sort of second in command cripples you in no time.
If Muscat had trusted Police Commissioner Cassar he would not have saddled him with disgruntled Mallia’s cousin and a siehbi fan to boot.
Interpol will remember better.
Sorry, but Scotty ran away too.
HA-MAL-LI.
I’m sure this could be turned into a haiku.
They are very judiciously keeping it short and sweet.
After only a handful of words they start lying.
They just cannot help it.
It is pathological.
Better than a bank clerk, eh, with all that dough at his disposal.
Carmelo Abela will now take less money home I suppose.
Let’s hope he will have less money at home than Mallia, at least.
Next stop: Helena and Patrick Dalli
I stand to be corrected but these days a konvenju is a public document on which tax has been paid.
Since it is a public document, duly registered as required by law, this surely means that it is accessible for public scrutiny. So, come on guys get digging.
Also, a sanction has been applied for at MEPA. The law says that ONLY the owner of the property can apply for a sanction, and Helena Dalli and Patrick Dalli are the applicants, yet now maintaining they no longer own the property. WTF is happening here?
Correction: own
So he served as Labour whip and spokesman by staying in Zejtun. And what did he do when he was not in Zejtun?