Quotes of the week

"A disaster waiting to happen."

Royal Malta Golf Club captain Guy Chamberlain, after debris from fireworks let off for the Qormi feast allegedly caused a blaze at the Marsa clubhouse.

"I was personally disgusted when I discovered the shops were being sublet for huge sums... when they were leased for a pittance."

Parliamentary Secretary Jason Azzopardi referring to some shops in Freedom Square, Valletta.

"A cigarette saved my life."

Deliveryman Justin Tonna, 25, explaining how he would have been inside the Maypole confectionery, Iklin, when a truck lost control and drove into it.

"The assessment of this application should read: How to damage the environment with the authorities' blessing."

Planning authority auditor Joe Falzon on how the Development Control Commission ignored all policies when approving development permits in Baħrija Valley.

"They told me it was a common occurrence."

Briton Bill Gillespie recounting what the Paola health centre told him after he pricked his finger on a used syringe hidden in the sand in Pretty Bay, Birżebbuġa.

"...European environment morally polluted."

Gozo Bishop Mario Grech on how ethical indifference towards fundamental values could reawaken the "frightening skeletons" of its past.