“It is unacceptable that a member state set to take the EU rotating presidency in January should have a minister and chief of staff with secret Panama companies.”

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil calling on the Prime Minister to sack Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri as any delay would further damage Malta’s reputable financial industry.


“The scale of the proposed development would undermine the value of the landscape… with no scope for mitigation.”

An environmental planning assessment on the impact the proposed 40-storey hotel at Fort Cambridge would have on Sliema.


“The fact he is not associated with the sector, means he is not hampered by bias.”

Public Policy Department head George Vital Zammit on how the new Environment Minister José Herrera’s lack of expertise in the environmental field could actually be helpful.


“The heavy pruning was necessary to remove excessive branch decay.”

Landscapist Manuel Ciantar insisting the ‘pruning’ of mature olive trees surrounding the university’s race track was needed because the trees were diseased.


“Where is all the money coming from if PBS is millions in the red?”

Observers questioning the “limitless” budget allocated to the State broadcaster to boost Ira Losco’s chances of winning this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.


“This scheme simply isn’t right.”

Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis not excluding closing legal loopholes allowing the Opposition to receive loans under the Skema Ċedoli.


“I followed his orders fearing I would lose custody of my children.”

A woman admitting to perjury in court after she was threatened by her estrang­ed partner, who stands accused of running a woman over with a bus, to act on his instructions for fear of losing her children.

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