“The Church expresses sorrow that investigations took so long.”
The Curia in a statement issued a day after the court found two priests guilty of sexually abusing 11 boys in their care at St Joseph Home. The case took eight years to be concluded.
“The law is draconian, with draconian consequences...”
Lawyer Steve Tonna Lowell defending a Libyan businessman who escaped from Tripoli with his life savings, which he failed to declare – his money was confiscated.
“It has become almost fashionable to go to Paceville and have a fight.”
Police Inspector Daniel Zammit remarking on the violence in Paceville after an 18-year-old was stabbed by a 16-year-old.
“We have good water but we cannot release it.”
A Water Services Corporation spokesman explaining how its hands are tied and it cannot provide Dingli and Rabat residents with clean water pending independent tests after a reservoir was sabotaged.
“It is disappointing to see trust lost.”
The Nationalist Party reacting to the situation in the Sliema council where five councillors resigned from their parties after facing accusations of criminal behaviour.
“Not realistically implementable.”
The planning authority’s Environment Protection Directorate criticising the results of the environment impact assessment on the proposed tourist complex at Ħondoq ir-Rummien, which it said should be refused.