Monday, 25 February 2008
Saturday, 23 February 2008
A democratically elected Gozo Regional Council
A section of the AD Gozo Manifesto talks specifically about Gozo public administration towards a full democratic and transparent participation in decision-making. (Read more here)Our interest in the island-region of Gozo comes before that of party politics.
Nowhere more than in Gozo has it become so clear that the ‘special favours’ political culture directly undermines the confidence ordinary citizens, business operators and their employees need in order to develop a strong and healthy local economy. This was my main contribution during a public debate I was invited to yesterday at the Circolo Gozitano.
Gozitans want and deserve better. We know that transformation can happen for the better.
Today, even those who have materially gained from the feudal favours system, crippling Gozo, realize that they are sliding downhill with everybody else. Gozo is ripe for a reform, which will propel it from an abandoned periphery of Malta to its most successful region. Although not yet represented in parliament, Alternattiva Demokratika, is already significantly influencing government policies for Gozo.
The greatest reform would be for Gozitans to be represented in Parliament by AD, a party characterized by long term, consistent commitment to the benefit of Gozo and the welfare of Gozitans.
Alternattiva Demokratika is committed to supporting Gozitans in safeguarding their island home from private greed. This also shows that AD has Gozo at heart and cares for it and all Gozitans.
Moreover, The Greens will endlessly work to increase Gozitan participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the electorate.
Once elected to parliament, Alternattiva Demokratika will embark upon a number of initiatives among which several administrative and organizational affairs will be addressed:
1. AD proposes the set-up of an inclusive Parliamentary Committee for Gozo Affairs made up of all Gozo’s MPs. The Standing Committee will ensure transparent and serious governance by the Ministry for Gozo;
2. Eliminate once and for all the prevalent stagnant clientelist nepotism and in its stead institute an administrative framework to inform and to guarantee the inalienable rights of all citizens and economic operators;
3. Set up an administrative structure to which Gozo residents can address their complaints and through which they can be informed on matters related to construction industry sites affecting directly their everyday life;
4. See that meritocracy replaces the prevailing practice of exclusive selection of ‘‘jobs-for-the party-boys-and-girls’;
5. Demand the enactment of the Whistleblower Act to ensure that those who have the courage of speaking up are not victimised;
6. Demand the enactment of a Freedom of Information Act – to ensure that all citizens are informed of the manner in which government through its politicians and civil servants is acting on its behalf;
7. Endeavour to set up new forms of political organisations aiming to expand the evolution of participatory democracy for Gozitans through direct citizens involvement in the decision-making process. A democratically elected Regional Council is completely in line with Green Politics;
8. Institute a legislative function, drawn from the Local Council Act, modified to eliminate reference to byelaws of government departments. This enables the Gozo Parliamentary Committee to raise issues regarding conflict of remit;
9. Based on effective democracy for Gozo and Gozitans, the executive of this Gozo Regional Council will appoint a 'head of ministry', to effectively administer the annual budget allocated to the Gozo Region.;
10. Formulate the legal framework for a Regional Status for Gozo. The concept of this Regional Statusis intended to gain more autonomy for Gozo as well as to acquire the legislative and executive potential based on effective democracy;
11. Encourage the close collaboration between the Gozo MPs of different leanings to optimise existing local human talent as oppose to wasting such resources simply because of varied political creeds;
12. Insert effective review mechanisms to ensure constant transparency. Gozo has inherent promising opportunities but also threats emanating from the omerta’ symptom and the structural weakness of social aggression. These challenges shall be explicitly addressed by AD for a better life and work environment in Gozo;
13. A Regional Institution to include a Public Registry, a Regional Police HeadQuarters with lock up cells, a fire brigade and Rescue Centre, Regional Attorney General office, Regional office for Local Government and any other departments which fall under the aegis of the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs;14. Ensure a full manpower of police officers for Gozo;
15. Ensure all police stations are manned;
16. Guarantee the right of a fair, impartial and effective police protection for Gozitans in the course of their daily activities;
17. Certify that all ranks in the police force are entitled to modern training techniques, to be supported and equipped with the latest technological apparatus to provide a service of excellence;
18. Strive to obtain a fair, proportionate representation for Gozo voters in that the quota of Gozo’s MPs reflect the number of Gozo’s registered voters This means that Gozo should be allocated a sixth elected MP to its current five representatibes.It-tmexxija t'Ghawdex u Xarabank
Kwazi kull Ghawdxi midhla tal-politika lokali jaf min hu s-Sur George Cremona.
"Issa li l-Prim Ministru qal li jrid jaghmel lill-Ghawdex gzira ekologika, tista' l-Ministru tghidilna dan xi jfisser?" staqsa is-Sur Cremona.
"Out of order. Bir-rispett kollu...hawnhekk mhux Bondi+ jew Xarabank. Insaqsu mistoqsijiet li ghandhom x'jaqsmu mas-suggett. Is-suggett hu dwar it-tmexxija t'Ghawdex" insista ic-chairman tal-panel l-avukat Grech.
U bqajna ghaddejjin bil-mistoqsijiet mill-udjenza pjuttost numeruza u risposti minn naha tal-panel.
Il-panel kien iffurmat minni bhala l-kelliem ta' l-AD ghal Ghawdex, Josie Muscat ta' l-AN, f'isem il-PN kellna lil Govanna Debono u l-avukat Refalo ghall-MLP.
Kulhadd qal il-veduti tieghu. Jien tkellimt dwar l-AD bhala l-aqwa ghodda ta' l-Ghawdxin ghall-tmexxija demokratika u kemm jista' jkun awtonoma f'Ghawdex mill-manifest ta' l-Alternattiva Demokratika dwar Ghawdex fost ohrajn. U kulhadd qal il-veduti tieghu. (tista tara l-veduti ta' l-AD billi taghfas HAWNHEKK)
Imma l-aktar li laqatni kien li wara li spicca d-dibattitu, mort jien fuq is-sur Cremona u bdejt inkellmu fuq l-idea li Ghawdex ikun Gzira ekologica. X'tahsbu li gara?
Is-Sur Cremona gie ala bieb il-hanzira xi tfisser griza ekologika u l-impjiegi marbuta ma' dal-progett ambizzjuz li ilha titkellem dwaru Alternattiva Demokratika ghal dawn l-ahhar snin. Is-sur Cremona ma kienx interessat ikun jaf. Lanqas biss ried jisma'.
Mela ghalfejn ried jistaqsi lil Ministru eh?
Tassew haseb li kien fuq Xarabank!
Friday, 22 February 2008
Difiza ta' l-ambjent ghal Xoghol ta' kwalita'
Sa' ftit jiem ilu l-messagg kien ' juzawk u jarmuk - ahna nistmawk dejjem'.
Ftit jiem ilu inbidel f'dan:
B'wicci minn quddiem nista' nghid li Alternattiva Demokrtika biss ghandha policies cari dwar il-futur ambjentali f'Ghawdex.Kemm ilna nezistu bhala Kumitat Regjonali ta' l-AD Ghawdex, iltqajna ma mijiet ta' Ghawdxin fuq bazi individwali u qasmu mieghi esperjenzi ta' ngustizzji minn naha ta' Awtorita' li suppost tiehu hsieb l-ippjanar. Mijiet ta' Ghawdxin li sa ftit ilu kienu jxejjru imkatar homor jew blu' avvicinawna ghax jafu li ahna ma ninxtrawx. Jafu li l-fondi tal-partit taghna m'humiex gejjin minn ghand xi hadd b'sahhtu. Jafu li ahna genwinament jinteressawna nies li m'ghandhomx vuci, jew li l-vuci taghhom ma tinstemax jekk m'ghandhomx ir-rih fil-qala'.
Ghalfejn difiza ta' l-ambjent?
Ghax l-Ghawdxin jixirqilhom xoghol f'Ghawdex u xoghol ta' kwalita'
Ha nispjega ftit:
Kulhadd jaf li Ghawdex jigbed eluf ta' turisti u Maltin propju ghax Ghawdex sabih. X'fiha hazin allura li nzommu lil Ghawdex sabih?
Inzommu lil Ghawdex sabih mhux billi nehduha kontra kull tip ta' zvilupp jew kull tip ta' kostruzzjoni. Irridu li jsir zvilupp f'Ghawdex - imma rridu li jsir zvilupp bil-ghaqal. Ma rridux li Ghawdex jibqa' presepju imma lanqas irridu li Ghawdex isir Manhattan fil-Mediterran.
Minflok inkomplu innaqqru mill-kampanja taghna, hemm bzonn li nikkonvertu bini li huwa abbandunat u mitluq u jigu mibdula f'residenzi sbieh li jaqblu mall-karattru Ghawdxi.
Qatt rajt turisti jiehdu ritratti ta' faccata ta' xi dar sabiha tipikament Ghawdxija?
Qatt rajt turisti jiehdu ritratt ta' xi blokka gebubi ta' flettijiet vojta li ma joqghod fihom hadd hlief li jinkrew ftit jiem fis-sena lil xi erba' Maltin f'Santa Marija?
Mhux dan it-tip ta' xoghol irridu noffru lill-Ghawdxin, xoghol ta' seftur/a tahsel xi par lozor wara li alla jaf kif wiehed kera xi week-end lil xi familja Maltin.
L-ideat taghna ghal xoghol ta' kwalita' jinstabu fil-proposti taghna ghal Ghawdex. Nitolbok taghfas hawnhekk biex issir taf aktar.
Ilna s-snin nitkellmu dwar li Ghawdex ghandu jkun gzira ekologija b'holqien ta' mpjiegi godda u morderni. X'gara s'issa?
U nirrepeti dak li qed jistaqsuni n-nies:
X'ser jigri mir-Ramlaq, Ta' Cenc u Hondoq wara l-elezzjoni?
u jien nghidilhom: "Jiddependi mill-vot tieghek siheb"
Thursday, 21 February 2008
X''inhu l-futur ghar-Ramla, Ta' Cenc u Hondoq? - jiddependi mill-VOT tieghek.
Ta' Cenc Ir-Ramla u Hondoq (click on photos to enlarge the natural beauty of Gozo)
Mistoqsija komuni li qed jistaqsuni l-Ghawdxin waqt il-home visits hija din:
"X'jigri mir-Ramla, Ta' Cenc u Hondoq jekk l-Ghawdxin ma jivvutawlekx bi hgarhom u tkun fil-parlament?"
u jien nghidilhom hekk:
Il-proposta dwar Ta' Cenc terga tqum minn bejn l-imwiet
L-applikant/i tar-Ramla villas jergghu japplikaw taht skema ohra
u Hondoq ir-Rummien jeqirduh f'hakka t'ghajn minn taht ghajnejn in-nies
f'IDEJKOM ISSA hbieb.... kulhadd jaf li jien urejt ENTUZJAZMU biex insalvaw lil Ghawdex mhux biss f'dawn il-granet ta' qabel l-elezzjoni.
Anzi, jekk tridu tkunu tafu aktar x'qed nipproponi ghall- Ta' Cenc , ir-Ramla u Hondoq aghfas HAWN.
Grazzi
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
They say that AD wants to form a coalition with the MLP?
They say that AD wants to form a coalition with the MLP?
AD will form a coalition with the major political party which agrees with its priorities for the country as published in AD’s manifesto. These points have been made public for the sake of transparency and public scrutiny and may be viewed here
Also watch this video:
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Din id-darba Alternattiva
Din id-darba Alternattiva
Mhux se nitfa l-vot fil-kaxxa
Mhux se ntih lill-kuntratturi
Jien dad-dritt mhux se ncedih.
Ma nibzax minn popli ohra
Ma nibzax mid-differenzi
Jien did-darba rrid il-bidla
Dal-vot tieghi, xejn hlief tieghi,
Tista’ toqghod hemm titbissem,
Jien irrid partit li jahdem
Din id-darba Alternattiva:
Mhux se nahli l-vot did-darba
Din id-darba Alternattiva
ALFRED MAGRI