Quotes of the week

"She lost her life while she was helping others who are less fortunate."

A witness, referring to 24-year-old Tamara Psaila, who drowned during a trial dive for charity last Sunday.

"The poor woman had turned pale and was groaning in pain."

A witness, referring to Catherine Agius, who died after being stabbed by her husband after she stepped off a bus in Tarxien last Monday.

"I will win the war again."

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, when asked whether he would win the election in four years' time.

"It was sickening. The sewage was ankle deep..."

Simon Alden, a Naxxar resident, describing the stream of thick sewage that flowed down the hill between Naxxar and Lija last Tuesday because of a blockage in a manhole.

"No one knows about Malta."

Fimbank Group president Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger, emphasising the importance of Malta creating a corporate identity for itself in order to attract foreign investors.