“We’re getting too used to this... For heaven’s sake we’re talking about 400 people who lost their lives.”
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat exasperated at the lack of international press coverage on the tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean as migrants attempt to get to Europe from Libya.
“This is not only sad and tragic, it’s an urgent call to action; a reminder of our great responsibility.”
Archbishop Charles Scicluna urging Europe not to turn a blind eye to the “persecuted people of the Mediterranean” after images of dead migrant children washed ashore in Libya.
“Most hunters can identify any bird without problems, and know not to take chances if they’re not sure.”
St Hubert’s Hunters president Mark Mifsud Bonnici reacting to news that a hunter had mistaken a protected cuckoo for a turtle dove.
“His own testimony gave a distorted picture of the facts, making the incident look more brutal than it was.”
Magistrate Aaron Bugeja noting there was a prima facie case for former GRTU chief Vince Farrugia to face perjury charges.
“Malta has only two days’ supply of water in an emergency.”
An independent think-tank report urging authorities to stop politicising the water issue and focus on a national plan to address the situation.
“Fr Mark Montebello agreed that in his pastoral ministry to gays he would follow Church practices.”
A Curia statement released after the Archbishop met with the Dominican friar who blessed a gay couple’s engagement rings.
“We want people to feel they have found a sympathetic ear.”
Drugs Commissioner Victoria Scicluna explaining how the new drug reform would impact those caught smoking cannabis.