“She worked without expecting anything in return.”

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat heaps praise on new President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.


“She had everything to live for.”

A statement read out by the family of cliff fall victim Lisa Maria Zahra following the arraignment of her teacher, Erin Tanti, who is charged with her murder.


“Why should a priest be simply defrocked while another person is imprisoned?”

Social Dialogue Minister Helena Dalli asks Parliament whether priests guilty of abuse are treated differently.


“This provision will invariably lead to ‘build first, sanction later’, construction abuse.”

NGO Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar lambasts a proposal to review the planning process.


“God loves everyone, but He doesn’t like everything.”

The message unfurled on a banner by the River of Love Christian Fellowship group as it presented a petition to stop the Civil Unions Bill.


“This is absolutely not streaming.”

Education Minister Evarist Bartolo insists that a move aimed at restricting the range of classroom abilities is ‘banding’, not streaming.


“Pastizzi unite the Maltese.”

A post on a Facebook page up­loaded after timesofmalta.com ran an April Fool’s joke claiming the EU could ban the popular snack.

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