Tag: Cabinet
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Byron Camilleri to stay on as Minister of Home Affairs
Earlier today there have been various press reports about Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri losing his portfolio. The Maltese Herald has confirmed that this was never the case and Byron Camilleri was never intended to have his portfolio changed. He was neither offered a different portfolio. Byron Camilleri is to remain as the Home Affairs…
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Syria unveils its new cabinet for its transitional period: cabinet includes Christian, Alawaite, Kurdish and Druze community members
President Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled the new Syrian Cabinet last Saturday to lead Syria through its five-year transition to a new constitution. The cabinet, formed by 23 Ministers and a Prime Minister, includes a Christian, a Kurd, an Alawite, two Druze community members, and also the leader of the White Helmets, Raed al-Saleh, who has been…
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Exclusive: The Office of the Prime Minister orders the quick drafting of a law to cover-up for Christian Borg over his abandoned lions
Upon verifying our story about Christian Borg’s abandoned lions and speaking to the foreign sources who were offered to take in the lions, The Maltese Herald can also confirm that the government is rushing legislation to exempt Christian Borg from any fines and repercussions for having failed to neuter his wild animals and abandoning them…
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A castrated Cabinet and a party legacy down the drain
Ever since former Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne resigned and was relegated to the backbenches after being arraigned in court in the Vitals case, the Cabinet of Ministers has become castrated. Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne was once the leading voice of internal opposition within the Labour Cabinet. However, with his departure, Prime Minister Robert…
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Edward Scicluna didn’t resist anything: the cabinet debate was lead by Chris Fearne who made the refusal
For clarity’s sake, the previous Minister of Finance Edward Scicluna didn’t resist any requests, but he only transfgerred the request tothe cabinet as the Finance Minister does with any other request. His action was procederal and not in any way distinctivly principled, although that’s how The Times have presented it. What happened during the actual…
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Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards
The eventual departure of Edward Zammit-Lewis from the Labour Party Parliamentary Group is being planned as part of a reorganisation of the group along with a cabinet reshuffle with possibly, some new names being co-opted. Prime Minister Robert Abela is now in a position where he is compelled to have a loyal team of individuals…
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Benjamin Netanyahu says that the United States is refusing to provide more weapons
In a video message published yesterday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has protested that the US is refusing to provide further military aid to Israel as he implied that the war on Gaza would be over once more military aid would be provided. The video message comes after two members of his coalition-war-cabinet have resigned.…
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Only Silvio Schembri and Owen Bonnici stand with Robert Abela in the Cabinet
As of writing, the only two government cabinet ministers who have refused to join an imminent cabinet-lead coup against Robert Abea have been Silvio Schembri and Owen Bonnici. The rest are ready to vote him out in a vote of no confidence as soon as the opportunity transpires. I hope they don’t vote him out…
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Chris Fearne’s departure from the Cabinet is a reminder that this is the most non-technocratic government in history
As Chris Fearne departs from the Cabinet, a very practical and material consequence arises from his departure: he was one of the last dissenting voices in Cabinet apart from being some of its last brains. The last remaining dissenting voice is Finance Minister’s Clyde Caruana whose sound will surely become lower as a consequence of…
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How much does a fancy cake cost the state?
Yesterday, Robert Abela wanted to send a message to his colleagues and the general public that he is still friends with Chris Fearne despite having purged him from his role in the government and soon from the Labour Party with a kicking upstairs to Brussels. This ridiculous and choreographed scene is an effort by Robert…
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Robert Abela tells his cabinet colleagues to ignore my writings about his property purchases in Xewkija
Earlier today, during the government’s cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Robert Abela told his colleagues, ministers, and staff, to ignore my writings about his property purchases in Xewkija. It’s hilarious that he had to admit, in his usual and typical way, that he is feeling insecure and fearful. He’s of course, also guilty, and can’t ever…
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Protecting money-launderers under the direct guidance of the Prime Minister himself
The law restricting the power of the authorities to freeze the assets of suspected money launderers has been prompted by the Prime Minister himself and has been drawn up by the Ministry of Justice without the advice of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Finances. It’s exclusively the affair of Robert Abela which is…
