“No shadow of doubt.”

The court on the testimony of a seven-year-old girl and jailing William Gatt, 68, for luring her into his bedroom to play with his cats, tying her to a bed and raping her.


“Deal could have been done better.”

Planning Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon admitting that the deal struck with Mark Gaffarena over half a property in old Mint Street, Valletta, could have been done differently, but denying wrongdoing.


“The political fallout will be big whatever happens.”

Labour MEP and former prime minister Alfred Sant believes a Greek exit from the euro will create an image problem for the eurozone.


“It’s like they were trying to catch a bus... I don’t know what they were expecting.”

Airline pilot Joe Farrugia reacting to the airport security breach after a young Italian couple opened an emergency exit and dashed onto the runway to try get on a Ryanair flight.


“The team with the better maths wins the World Cup.”

Renowned mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, in Malta for a talk, lamen­ting the tragedy of the education system where children are not told the exciting stories behind maths.


“Superficial, amateur report.”

NGOs and MPs grilling Mepa CEO Johann Buttigieg on the site selection report for the proposed American University of Malta in Żonqor that was shorn of technical and scientific evaluations.


“We slowly walked out with our faces red and our national identity challenged.”

A Maltese visitor to the island’s Milan Expo pavilion shocked to see an interactive game promoting potholes at the prestigious fair. Organi­sers defended the game, saying it looked at the “lighter side of life”.

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