“It’s not about numbers – it’s about the right skills you would need.” - CEO of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), Kenneth Brincat, 17 August
“I compare forecasting weather in Malta to hitting a dartboard, it is easy to hit the board, but hitting the bullseye is much harder.” – Weather forecaster Brian Micallef, 17 August
“The education system must bear in mind that the human has to be at the centre.” – Ethics teacher Luke Fenech, 24 August
“On average, Malta records one or two newly-diagnosed cases of ALS each month”. Professor of Neurogenetics Ruben J. Cauchi, 24 August
“The government’s plans to allow the regularisation of illegal developments is a clear admission that the country “struggled with enforcement.” - PL MP Carmelo Abela, 31 August
“I will not say (Planning Authority) has failed in its enforcement duties, but I will say that there were too many illegalities for the PA to enforce on everything” - Planning Authority CEO Johann Buttigieg 7 September
“I don’t see my path as a series of changes, but as a layered evolution of my own self” - former national female bowling champion turned fashion designer Sara Xuereb, 7 September
“As a start, there has to be some sort of compulsory mediation, so that people will understand its benefits.” - Registrar of the Malta Mediation Centre Romuald Attard, 14 September
“Sometimes politicians do not like to rock the boat, and this slows down implementation.” – Chamber of Commerce CEO Marthese Portelli, 21 September
“The actual needs have increased across the board and in all areas including support for social cases, medical requirements, treatment abroad, and more.” - Chairperson of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation, Sina Bugeja, 21 September
“That religion is being given less value or prominence seems to be part of a global trend rather than something which is specific to Maltese society.” - Reverend Professor Carl-Mario Sultana, 21 September
“1,500 beds for the time being is enough, but in the near future, yes, we will expand.” St Vincent de Paule Hospital CEO Jorgen Souness, 28 September
"What always worries me is that Malta is so small that there will be two weights and two measures in the enforcement." - Executive President of Din l-Art Ħelwa Patrick Calleja, 28 September
“Leaving behind independence, routines and familiar surroundings often brings with it a sense of loss, even trauma.” – Malta’s Older Person Standards Authority CEO George Fenech, 5 October
“€11.1billion debt: Where is the money going?” – Nationalist Party’s Shadow Minister for the Economy and Enterprise Jerome Caruana Cilia, 12 October
“While congestion and poor infrastructure are often blamed, the real issue lies in how we understand emotional regulation and stress behind the wheel.” - Psychotherapist Kyle Matthew Attard, 12 October
“I think that when we talk about liberal things and big reforms, the Labour Party is home to such reforms.” - Labour Youths president Miguel Abela, 12 October
“After Malta and years of city life in the UK, Andalusia felt like a wide canvas – warm, raw, and welcoming.” - Maltese-born writer and English teacher Paul J. Alessandro, 12 October