The Malta Independent 14 July 2020, Tuesday

‘Nobody won today,’ Delia says after President’s decision, adding he will ‘walk the whole road’

Opposition Leader Adrian Delia said that nobody won today, in a statement shortly after the President announced that he will not be removing Delia from his constitutional role, while adding that he...

latest comment from Angus Black, 13/07/2020 18:39: Nobody won today? The PL sure did! The President's decision proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that the Mafia corruption has permeated the nation from the very bottom up to the topmost authority. Burn the Constitution as in two years time it will not be relevant anyway as the then PL government will do whatever it pleases, if it pleases and when it pleases.
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President George Vella will not remove Delia from Opposition Leader role

The President of Malta, George Vella, has decreed that he will not be removing Adrian Delia as Opposition Leader. He said that despite Delia having lost the support of the largest group of...

latest comment from M. Sammut, 13/07/2020 18:55: Ma nafx ghaliex allura il-president baghat ghad-deputati kollha tal-pn isaqsihom lil min jappogjaw. Ovvjament il-president iddecieda fuq l-esperti tal-pl? Dan il-president ta' lezzjoni li f'malta ma ghandux jinghata poteri ezekuttiva imma jibqgha cerimonjali.
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No bridges irreparably burnt, but there has to be good will on both sides – Delia

PN leader Adrian Delia said that on his part, no bridges have been irreparably burnt, but said that for there to be a bridge in the first place, there has to be good will on both sides of...

latest comment from Ghoxrin Punt, 13/07/2020 17:40: I really do not think that Delia understands that he has burnt all bridges with a chunk of the people who voted for the PN in the last election. Ultimately it is the voters that should put him there, and they did not. And it is the voters that will remove him. And that is a certainty
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Stephen Spiteri says he abstained on Delia position in meeting with the President

Nationalist MP Stephen Spiteri said he abstained when he was asked by the President on his position regarding Adrian Delia. Spiteri was among the MPs who met President George Vella last week...

latest comment from joe farrugia, 13/07/2020 18:21: Exactly. And he could not care less for the opinion of the Maltese who repeatedly are giving the thumbs down to Delia. What a bunch of morons we Maltese are for continuing to vote for this sort of people in parliament on both sides of the house. We are literally BRAIN DEAD.
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Watch: Ex-President George Abela is not involved in presidential consultations on PN leadership - PM

Prime Minister Robert Abela told this newsroom that his father and former President of Malta George Abela is not involved in the process of consultation that the current President George Vella...

latest comment from matthew, 13/07/2020 14:44: The core of the rebel MPs, people like de Marco, beppe, karolus aquilina, Jason Azzopardi and therese komodini are arrogant and what in Maltese we call “prepotenti”. Just because they decided they want to remove delia, but know they don’t have the numbers to do it internally, they expect the president to hurry and accept their demands!
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A first: Gozo Minister refuses to publish Gozo Channel figures as they are ‘commercially sensitive’

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has refused to publish the number of people crossing over from Malta to Gozo between February and June of this year and the same months of last year because “the...

latest comment from Vani, 13/07/2020 17:33: And the speaker sees nothing wrong with this? Or is he there solely to agree to everything the government says? What next, a judgeship?
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Waiting for the President: MPs reluctant to speak as decision on Opposition Leader looms

MPs entering Parliament this morning were all reluctant to give their views on the way forward as the wait for a presidential decision on the Opposition Leader enters its fourth day. Last Friday,...

latest comment from Mr Caruana, 13/07/2020 15:21: I don,t care what Jurgen think, I,m only interested that DR ADRIAN DELIA will lead us to the next general election.
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€8 million project sees Mediterranean Conference Centre turned into an Augmented Reality museum

The Mediterranean Conference Centre will soon be opening as an augmented reality (AR) museum for public access next week, a project that cost €8 million in EU and local funds. The museum...

latest comment from Charles Falzon, Sliema, 13/07/2020 16:42: Good initiative for such a prestigious heritage building. Congratulations to all concerned in it's execution.
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Man seriously injured after falling two-storeys in construction site

A man was seriously injured after a two-storey fall in a construction site on Monday morning. The man, whose identity is not yet known, was injured in a construction site at Triq San Klement in...

latest comment from Joe A Borg, 13/07/2020 13:00: Once again this confirms the AMATEURISM of the construction industry were taxpayer's money has to make good for the hospital bills! A hidden cost that nobody talks about!
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PA Board to decide Zebbug Lidl supermarket application on Thursday

The Planning Authority Board is set to decide on an application proposing the construction of a Lidl supermarket in Zebbug, which includes a car park on land located outside the development zone, on...

latest comment from Lilibeth Zammit Lupi, 13/07/2020 12:04: Car park instead of ODZ area! Mhux hekk :( Kollox jirnexxilhom jaghmlu....fejn iridu. Misshom icekknu l-Lidl, imbaghad ikun hemm anqas bzonn parking area. Timxi skond ir-regoli. Mhux bil-maqlub!! Dalwaqt ingongu ma' Hat-Attard.... !!
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Flight passengers express concern over lack of social distancing when travelling to Malta

Maltese passengers returning to Malta have expressed concern at the way the Covid-19 situation is being handled both by airlines and at the airport when arriving. Maltese citizens who returned to...

latest comment from Ray, 13/07/2020 12:06: At the airport on Friday and the only people I saw not wearing masks were airport staff, at least a dozen Air Malta ground crew exiting the departures hall via the entry side and not one mask!
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TMID Editorial: Political crisis - Normality, a pipe dream

Malta keeps sinking, deeper and deeper into a dark hole we ourselves dug. Muscat's reign over the country still casts a shadow, preventing the government from moving forward. The hospitals...

latest comment from Evarist Saliba, 13/07/2020 10:53: I do not know what your argument is leading to. The first step is for Dr Delia to realise that since he the tesserati elected him to the leadership of the party, the party has become less popular with the electorate. That is what counts for the life of the party. He should stop hiding behind the tesserati. After all, those who have told him that he should relinquish the post of Leader of the Opposition were elected to their presence in the House by Malta's electorate, which is more than he can claim.
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