When I opened the centre page of your newspaper (TMID, 18 January) I felt sick and very, very sad that Gozitans should do this to their own countryside. I have been here for years and should be immune to this sort of disgusting behaviour, but I am not and never will be.

How embarrassed both Maltese and Gozitans must feel knowing that their fellow citizens, i.e. perhaps friends, neighbours, relations, acquaintances or the person walking next to them on the street, are capable of doing something like this in their own backyard.

It is mind-boggling that in such a small community nobody hears or sees anything, and if they do their lips are sealed. A typical case of hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil!

It is simply not possible that the total population of Gozo (and Malta) are blind, deaf and dumb!

Why is something not being done to stop this appalling state of affairs which has been going on for eons, and only seems to get worse as time goes by.

Lesley Kreupl

Gharb