Tag: Clifton Grima
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Back to the past with fake universities
For further context about the Minister of Education, Clifton Grima’s luxurious adventures, one has to read this article from May about him signing a memorandum of understanding with a university in China that doesn’t even have an accreditation status (Shanghai University of Political Science and Law). He genuinely believes he is doing something extraordinary for…
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The battle for the Deputy-Leadership of the Labour Party
As the Minister for Foreign Affairs Ian Borg is set to clinch the Deputy-Premiership, others are vying for the post of Deputy-Leader for Party Affairs. This is the position that was previously held by Daniel Micallef. This post will be contested in what seems to be a battle by multiple factions on what appears, so…
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The Minister for Education still hasn’t met the Malta Union of Teachers after the elections
First, the Ministry of Education and the Malta Union of Teachers enticed everyone to sign an agreement as quickly as possible. Then, after the elections were behind us, Minister of Education Clifton Grima didn’t even bother to reply to the Malta Union of Teachers’ request to meet again to continue the negotiations. Who would have…
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Rumours of a cabinet reshuffle circulate as Minister of Education Clifton Grima is indisposed
The Malta Union of Teachers has already sent two emails to Education Minister Clifton Grima asking him to meet to continue negotiations and finalise a salary agreement for all educators. The emails remained unreplied. Previously, during the European Parliament election campaign, there was a lot of pressure from the Ministry of Education and the Malta…
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Teachers won’t lose anything by delaying the agreement, and may even get a better deal
Education Minister Clifton Grima has used and pushed the agreement proposed to the Malta Union of Teachers as a political tool for the European parliament election, and his supporters are acting along this supposition to back the Minister and the Labour Party. The Minister should divert his efforts to form better agreements with his stakeholders…
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Beholden to imbeciles
As if it is not obvious enough by now, Minister for Education Clifton Grima is not fully in control either of the last remaining politically appointed rabble or of his own bureaucratic devices. Usually, when this happens, OPM bureaucrats increasingly take over your major decisions even up to a policy-level. So, the case of the…
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Corrupt criminal bureaucrat Frank Fabri appointed head of public entity
Before becoming known as the corrupt bureaucrat that he is, Frank Fabri was known in the Labour Party as a two-faced opportunist for selling out his political campaign in exchange for a job promotion at the Ministry of Education. On the eve of the 2008 elections, Frank Fabri climbed on the stage of a political…
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The Labour government offered teachers a maximum salary increase of 2%
I could confirm from various sources that the strike came about after the government offered the Malta Union of Teachers a maximum of 2% increase in their salaries and refused to negotiate this figure. Even if 2% was a starting figure (which wasn’t) – it is incredibly offensive given the current salary rates. Clifton Grima…
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The teacher’s strike was a success
Yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela insisted with the Malta Union of Teachers not to go ahead with today’s strike. Minister for Education Clifton Grima also threatened teachers by refusing to negotiate with them to go ahead with a strike. The “socialist” Prime Minister even told teachers that strikes are useless. The Malta Union of Teachers…
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The Scerri family has moved from canvassing for Michael Falzon to Clifton Grima
Clifton Grima is one of the major Labour politicians competing for Michael Falzon’s votes in the 10th District. To gobble up Michael Falzon’s votes, Clifton Grima has simply hired the Scerri family in his secretariat, despite their history of shady dealings in connection with Michael Falzon. Vicky Scerri mother to Clint Scerri and Rainer Scerri,…
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Up to five people have resigned from the National Book Council over the past two years
When discussing the srtory of the Maltese Language Council, one may also make reference to the fact that in the past two years, most of the members of the National Book Council have resigned. The National Book Council is currently composed of just two members apart from the chairman and the secretary: Maria Brown (a…
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Hilarious how matters evolve by time
The irony of fate is undoubtedly hilarious. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
