A haiku: journalism

From my Haiku Anthology ‘Almond Blossoms’, Haiku number 56 :    -headlines- editing newspapers the history book

Budget 2013 – kont tkellimt dwar l-urgenza ta riforma kostituzzjonali

click on link to listen to audio of speech Hon Franco Debono Budget S536 10-12-2012     Draft Speech   Mr Speaker,  Ahna lkoll ahwa maltin. Hemm bzonn process kbir ta rikonciljazzjoni nazzjonali wara dak li gie svelat fil-kuntest tal-elezzjoni tal-Vici kap kif membri tal-Klikka pruvaw jbiccru brutalment lil wiehed mill-kontestanti li warajh stess hemm [...]

Fl-interess nazzjonali lest nahdem anki ma dawk in-nies li kienu ngusti mieghi

    http://www.kullhadd.com/201304064987/Ahbarijiet/qfl-interess-nazzjonali-lest-nahdem-anki-ma-dawk-in-nies-li-kienu-ngusti-mieghiq.html

Grazzi lil Dr Beppe Fenech Adami

Nirringrazzja lil Dr Beppe Fenech Adami tal-opportunitajiet eccezzjonali li qed jikkoncedili sabiex nfehmu l-kuncett ta’ Rikonciljazzjoni Nazzjonali. Ghall-attakki personali kostanti fil-konfront tieghi,  issa li t-theddida tal-Oligarkija spiccat, minflok nirreagixxi,  jien nohrog l-id tal-hbiberija sabiex b’hekk naghmel hilti sabiex isehh ir-Rikonciljazzjoni Nazzjonali, u tissewwa l-firda li zera’ haddiehor, dik li kellha ssir ghoxrin sena ilu izda baqghet [...]

Auguri lil kontestanti ghal Kap tal-PN

Thabbar illi Simon Busuttil, Francis Zammit Dimech, Mario Demarco u Ray Bugeja tefghu l-kandidatura taghhom ghal Kap tal-Partit Nazzjonalista. Minkejja li mhux dejjem qbilna fuq diversi punti, fuq bazi personali nawguralhom. Ma Francis kelli opportunita nahdem fil-Kumitat ta’ Konsolidazzjoni u Kodifikazzjoni tal-Parlament. Ma’ Mario kelli relazzjoni eccezjonali ghal hafna snin, u kien biss lejn l-ahhar tal-legislatura [...]

Alison Bezzina – The cost of being right

 For months I had said I was the victim of a bad political system that required radical constituional reform. For pushing forward justice reforms on which practically everyone agreed, and voting accordingly and according to conscience in the consequential no confidence vote in the Justice Minister, I was disciplined by the party. It is perfectly [...]

The Malta Independent on Sunday Editorial

  http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-03-31/leader/storm-in-a-teacup-1295548437/

L-Ghid it-Tajjeb

L-Ghid il-Kbir hija l-akbar festa tal-Knisja. Hija grajja ta’ tama u posittivita. Hija r-rebha tal-hajja fuq l-mewt, tal-verita fuq il-qerq u tas-sewwa fuq l-hazen. Huwa r-rakkont tat-trijonf tal-gustizzja fuq l-oppressjoni u l-jasar. L-Irxoxt huwa r-rebh tat-tama fuq ir-rassenjazzjoni, r-rebha tal-liberazzjoni  mit-tbatija. L-Irxoxt huwa l-qawmien mill-gdid ta’ dak li ghadda mill-passjoni, l-Irxoxt huwa r-rebha tal-fidi, ta [...]

The Times who’s who?

  When the police solved the case of SMSs with serious threats on my life, you know what I did? – I forgave the person, whom I will not mention, and waived the criminal action in his regards. This was not mentioned in the Times editorial of today but. Because it would spoil their character assassination attempts [...]

The Times – failed character assassination attempts and police security

The Times have made it a point in recent reports about my appointement to chair the Constitutional Convention, to put the accent on the pay and the fact that, according to them, I had been a thorn in the government side during the past legislature. However what they fail to mention, but most probably, only [...]