“I don’t know whether he’s dead or alive.”
Etienne Cassar insisting he has no idea about the whereabouts of his business partner Ryan Schembri, who fled with his wife and son, leaving a trail of debt behind.
“The gas power station will be delayed by a couple of months, not years.”
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat admitting the power station won’t be ready by March but his electoral pledge to cut utility rates remains.
“The government will continue to defend the legitimate rights of Maltese live-bird capturers.”
The government’s reaction to the European Commission’s formal notice that it had started infringement proceedings against Malta for its plan to reopen the trapping season.
“Justice has now been served.”
Marlene Housley, mother of 17-year-old Emma who died after being run over while crossing the Mrieħel Bypass, reacting to the €240,000 the family was awarded in damages.
“He clung to the hope his business would improve.”
Police Inspector Ian Abdilla recounts Fantasy Tours director Karl Azzopardi’s explanation as to why he took €31,000 from unsuspecting holidaymakers a week before going bankrupt.
“I could no longer work serenely.”
Land Commissioner Joe Bugeja on why he stepped down – he cited an acute lack of resources and communication in his resignation letter.
“This is not only a legal victory, it is a moral victory.”
National Bank of Malta shareholder Milica Micovic welcoming the Constitutional Court’s ruling that shareholders’ rights were breached when the late former premier Dom Mintoff forced them to surrender their stake in the bank 40 years ago.