MALTA’S INDEPENDENT VOICE maltatoday €0.90 Sunday, 15 February 2009 – issue 484 • www.maltatoday.com.mt PN ‘super-mole’ informs Labour of what PM is doing A veritable rebellion from Nationalist Gonzi did not want to give Joseph Mus- Sources fromm the OOfficeffice hihhiss party over the MMistra scandal in backbenchers and former ministers last cat an even bigger winning card before of the Primeme MiniMinisterster thtthee lastlast eelection.lection Wednesday forced the prime minister the European Parliament and local coun- sources told MMaltaTodayaltaToday ThThee backbencherbackb launched into retreat over the proposed €16 mil- cil elections. that Gonzi waswas furiousfuriouss hihhiss owownn personal cru- lion underground extension for St John’s In an attempt to avoid any leaks to the at yet another leakleak ffromromm ssasadede aagainstg the EU- Co-Cathedral. Labour Party and the press, Gonzi decid- within the parliamen-rliamen- ffufundednded project to house Lawrence Gonzi was faced with no al- ed to call a meeting just four hours before tary group. tththee Cathedral’sCat Goblin ternative but to backtrack over the al- parliament convened to discuss the mo- Wednesday’sa y’s ttatapestriespestr in an un- location of millions in EU funds for the tion on Wednesday evening. parliamentaryt ary deddergroundrgro museum, Cathedral’s underground museum, as he But the ‘permanent’ presence of a super- meeting was not bbubutt PPN sources say faced a rebellion from Jeffrey Pullicino mole in the PN parliamentary group, led attended by JeJef-f-- hhihiss ooppositionp stems Orlando, Censu Galea, Ninu Zammit, Labour to issue the flash news of the par- frey Pullicinocinoo fromffrom his antagonism Jesmond Mugliett and Robert Arrigo. liamentary group’s decision at 4:05 pm, Orlando, the con-con- towardsttowa Richard With the sure probability of losing face just ten minutes before a Department of troversial back-ack- CachiaCCach Caruana. in parliament on the motion against the Information press release announced the bencher who fell project presented by the Opposition, decision at 4:15 pm. out of favour wiwiththh pg 11 3 Saviour Vince Raphael Evarist Balzan Farrugia Vassallo Bartolo pages 15-16 3 page 19 3 page 18 3 page 20 3 Labour’s considerable lead Double salary for MCAST Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil did the best job director in IT contract fi asco in response to a parliamentary For which party do you intend voting for in next Matthew Vella question by Labour MP Evarist June’s elections for the European parliament? (%) Bartolo. mt survey THETHE MCASTMCAST directordire who pre- At €28,301, the salary of the PL ........................................................................................27.7 sisidedded over a controversicontroversialal ten-ten- didirectorsrectors ofo MCAST’s other PN ............................................................................................... 15.9 dederr for IT courses in 2008, anandd institutes earn is jusjustt AD ................................................................................................. 2.7 whwhichich led to a police investiga-investiga- Not voting .......................................................................................7.3 tition,on, is earning more Don’t know ....................................................................................30.8 No reply ....................................................................................... 15.7 Which MEP did the best job for the country? (%) Joseph Muscat ..................................................................... 21.1 Simon Busutil ................................................................................17.2 John Attard Montalto ........................................................................3.3 4242%% of Borg Manduca’s. David Casa ..................................................................................... 2.9 ththanan doudou-- ThThee other salaries are €81,528 Louis Grech .................................................................................... 2.6 blble ththee sasalarylary foforr school principal Prof. Mau- Glenn Bedingfi eld ............................................................................ 0.3 Full survey of his peers. rice Grechh andd cchiefhief eexecutivexecutive None .............................................................................................. 4 Juan Borg Manduca’s €66,491 Emanual Attard, and €26,787 Don’t know ....................................................................................48.6 pages 6-7 3 salary was revealed by Educa- for the institutes’ tion Minister Dolores Cristina, deputy directors. pg 5 3 Newspaper post Newspaper.