Quotes of the week

"They described my bulletins as similar to Fidel Castro's... Where is the professional ethic?... I am proud to be Labour."
Prof. Anthony Zammit, the surgeon who operated on Labour leader Alfred Sant, and stole the show during the party's general conference.

"AN would fly the immigrants out to Brussels..."
Josie Muscat, Azzjoni Nazzjonali leader, highlighting his party's plan if a burden-sharing agreement were not reached with Europe.

"Science divorced from ethics is blind, soulless..."
Gozo Bishop Mario Grech on the rampant ethical relativism in society.

"Malta is still the only country in the EU that has censorship... it is illegal."
Film director Mario Azzopardi who is finally staging his play Sulari Fuq Strada Stretta, 35 years after it was banned for being too offensive.

"He was behaving normally and I had not seen anything unusual..."
Michelle Vella, a Maltese woman who lives in New York, round the corner from where Hollywood actor Heath Ledger was found dead, recounting her shock at the news.

"Works are currently ongoing."
A Roads Ministry spokesman refusing to commit to a completion date for the St Paul's Bay bypass repairs.