Over the last couple of weeks, I have been following the saga in your newspaper of the mushrooming kiosks located in the parking area at the Qbajjar promenade in Marsalforn, which resulted in an environmental eyesore....

We refer to the interview given by Mr J.P. Portelli and carried in the last issue of The Malta Independent on Sunday (2 September), which contained a number of inaccuracies....

Lesley Kreupl’s reply (TMIS, 2 September) to my letter on the above subject (TMIS, 26 August) was goody-goody in tone (we foreigners in Gozo only want to protect you from yourselves) but still contained...

I would like to complain about the filth in Bakery Street, Qala. Rubbish like broken pots, wires, bottles, pails and TV antennas are dumped on the street and lies there for days. ...

The editorial of this newspaper of 2 September was in my view a very poor attempt (to say the least) to mislead its readers on what Jason Micallef (MLP General Secretary) said in a closed activity for Labour supporters. ...

Leading exponents in favour of the rampant “development” in Gozo frequently cite “the need to create a balance between environmental protection and economic development”, ...

Charles Mangion accuses me of “living in the past” (TMIS, 2 September) because, in another section of the press, I recalled Labour’s awful 1971-1987 record in the education sector....

There is a medical condition known as the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). One of its symptoms, fortunately rare, is “coprolalia” described as “exclamation of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks” ...

Dear, oh dear, oh dear, Daphne has done it again. No less than six correspondents tsk tsk’ing at her in today’s The Malta Independent on Sunday (2 September). ...

I am glad that Mr Peter Carabott in his letter, Teaching Hours (TMID, 31 July) mentioned the police and soldiers who retire after 25 years of service in trying to justify the unique working hours and holidays enjoyed by teachers....