“Ask not what the country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” These words were spoken by US President J. F. Kennedy, who was murdered in cold blood.
“Malta first And foremost”: these words were always echoed after each public meeting by Dom Mintoff, former Prime Minister of Malta.
So what can we do for our country? This question is open to each and every one of us, and as we are a small island with a big heart we can do our part by persuading others to take action in various projects to help the migrants in their own country.
We do not want to give handouts all their life, but we will help them to use the skills needed. Projects by sharing could be a step towards normalizing the pressure of the migrant’s situation. These people need assurance, management and money, with these projects.
We can help with money through shares and management; but assurance must come through a UN Force, where needed due to tribal differences... thus, safeguarding these projects from mismanagement, and the money from falling into the wrong hands
Surely indstries such as carpentry, textiles and hundreds of other others can be set up in their own country.
Michael Neville Cassar,
Valletta
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