With reference to the article entitled Shot Bird or Poisoned? (TMIS, 15 April) we are writing to express our concern about the implications of your article, which seems to question the veracity of the report issued by BirdLife Malta on the occasion. ...

In his piece Study of electoral landscape, (TMIS, 15 April) Mr J.G. Vassallo claims: “The ‘abstentions’ vote was substantially larger than usual in the last round of local elections...”. How did Mr. Vassallo reach this conclusion? ...

Simon Barnes is being very selective in his diatribe against Malta. He fails to mention drift-netting by the Italians and the poisoning of raptors on the shooting estates in the Highlands. ...

In the public mind, Maltese politics has been traditionally associated with a form of tribalism, because our culture has been based on “belonging” to a parish organisation, a town or village, or to a political party. ...

Building – the motor of Malta – that which keeps us wealthy, or apparently so, and that causes so many worrying headlines and so much media coverage....

Dr Marse-Ann Farrugia, the Chief Justice’s legal secretary, has written in another section of the printed media to chastise members of the public who write to newspapers to criticise magistrates....

The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) finds the report entitled Study shows that nurses are sexually harassed by patients, colleagues and superiors (TMIS, 15 April) another confirmation of the common occurrence of sexual harassment ...

I refer to the feature by David Lindsay entitled Nadur farmers alarmed as cemetery plans appear to be going ahead (TMIS, 25 March) which reported the appeal of 450 farmers to the Gozo Bishop against the new cemetery in Nadur. ...

This year’s Charity Day, which has been celebrated annually for a number of years by the Church in Malta, will take place tomorrow with the theme “Let’s follow with love in the way of the Lord” (Nimxu bl-imhabba fit-triq tal-Mulej). ...

The Maltese are known to be a generous people. Each time there is a fund-raising campaign, the donations always flow in as people do their best to help others in need. ...