In reference to the letter entitled Economical with the truth (TMID, 3 September) and signed by C. Galea, BirdLife Malta states the following regarding the claims made by the author about the timing of the photograph of the shot Night Heron....

The loosening of dual citizenship laws strengthens the Maltese national identity. ...

I was surprised to read in your editorial (“ A summer of music”, TMID 29 August) that you felt “It was...particularly sad to hear... Ivan Filletti address the crowd in English”....

The FKNK (Hunters and Trappers Federation) has declared that there are thousands of hunters and trappers in Malta and Gozo...

I refer to the letter by Nyal Xuereb (Little Egrets in Malta, TMID 1 September)....

The Labour Party’s proposal that the chairman of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD...

BirdLife is obviously all out against hunters, but it should be careful with its statements. The one I read (TMID, 31 August) gave BirdLife away. ...

Most markets have been liberalised now and consumers have benefited dramatically in recent months as a result of the increased competition. ...

I refer to Peter Gingell’s letter “Not mobile at all” concerning the illegal kiosk in Marsalforn (TMIS, 26 August). ...

I feel must reply to Mr Gerada-Azzopardi’s letter “The Ta’ Cenc Heritage Park Project” of 26 August. ...