Mark Anthony Sammut

Dan l-artiklu deher fil-ħarġa tal-ġurnal in-Nazzjon tas-Sibt 20 ta' Settembru 2014 L -Indipendenza. L-ikbar pass li qatt jista’ jag ħmel poplu: li jsir stat sovran li jiggverna lilu innifsu. Pass li pajjiżna qed ifakkar il-ħamsin sena tiegħu, ħamsin sena li fihom kompla jikber u jiżviluppa. Kull żvilupp u kull avvanz pero’ kien possibli biss grazzi għal dan il-mument: il-mument li fih il-kolonja saret Nazzjon, u stajna niddeċiedu aħna x’irridu u x’ma rridux nagħmlu. Jekk irridux li l-Kap tal-Istat tkun ir-Reġina jew ikunx President minn fostna. Jekk indaħħlux il-flus mill-kiri ta’ bażijiet militari, jew inwaqffux dan il-kuntratt u nfasslu ekonomija differenti. Jekk nisseħhbux fl-Unjoni Ewropea bħala stat ugwali għall-oħrajn, jew nibqgħux barra. Dawn id-deċiżjonijiet stajna nagħmluhom biss għax sirna Nazzjon indipendenti. Meta wieħed iħares lejn dak li kien qed jiġri l-Iskozja tul dawn il-ġimgħat malajr jifhem it-tifsira storika ta’ pass bħall-Indipendenza. Waq

Since according to our Prime Minister the citizenship sale is meant to attract talent, and not money, Simon Cowell has been engaged to chair this committee given his vast experience in discovering new, international talent.

My latest post on the Sunday Circle on the Cafe Premier deal: " Will the government pay out my bank loans, my water and electricity bills, my VAT arrears, my outstanding rent and my income tax? In any normal democracy the answer to that question would be an immediate no. Governments are expected to use public funds in order to implement projects or investments in areas where it can achieve the common good more justly than the private sector would. Not so in Malta. Our government has used €4.2 million of our hard-earned money to pay the bank loan, creditors, VAT arrears, outstanding rent, energy bills, income tax and capital gains tax of Cities Entertainment, a private company which had been running Cafe Premier" For the full article click the link below: http://www.sundaycircle.com/2014/09/using-peters-money-to-pay-pauls-debts/