“Cabinet will meet as announced this morning in aftermath of EU referendum. Malta fully prepared to deal with implications of results.”

Tweet by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after the UK voted to leave the EU.


“How can the government transfer three hospitals to a private investor who has no experience in running such facilities? Are we going mad?”

Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil on the agreement with Vitals Global Healthcare to take over the Gozo, St Luke’s and Karin Grech hospitals.


“The report fails to assess any traffic-related issues. The studies presented by the developer provide conclusions which are totally unrealistic.”

Sliema local council rubbishing a Planning Authority report for failing to properly look at the impact on traffic of the 34-storey Town­­square tower .


“I met Joseph Muscat and when I asked him about social impact assessments on big projects he said ‘I don’t care’. He said the public would get used to anything.”

Environmentalist Astrid Vella addressing a public protest at Qui-si-Sana, Slie­ma, against the Townsquare project.


“You can practically break the rock with your hands. It’s like chalk.”

Geologist Peter Gatt commenting on a study submitted as part of the Tigné Townsquare project that ignored the fact that a layer of weak rock could pose problems in supporting tall buildings.

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