Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

Was it a ‘runaway jury’ or did the prosecution simply fail to prove its case?

September 13, 2026 | No comments

Hot on the heels of the “not guilty” verdict in the Yorgen Fenech trial which left (almost) everyone reeling and more conspiracy theories than you can shake your fist at, fresh news emerged which continue to stun an already shell-shocked nation.

A trial by jury; a trial by public opinion

September 6, 2026 | No comments

On Wednesday evening, I forgot my phone at home, which rarely happens. So when I first heard the news from the friends I was with, I thought surely that can’t be right. They showed me their phone and there it was, spelled out in black and white.

Dolly and Hayden: Two deaths, two very different lives

August 30, 2026 | No comments

Actress and singer Hayden Panettiere died last Sunday in her prime, at the age of 36. She went into cardiac arrest, after a possible overdose, although this has not yet been confirmed.

Men who kill …the verdicts, the suicides, the pending cases

August 24, 2026 | No comments

VERDICTS In 2026 (4 years later) Roderick Cassar was sentenced to 40 years for killing his estranged wife Bernice In […]

What is the value we place on a life cut short?

August 24, 2026 | No comments

I have been writing about domestic violence for almost 30 years.

We can’t complain if nothing is done, and then still complain when action is taken

August 16, 2026 | No comments

The decision to bring in the army to control the situation in Swieqi has been met with mixed reactions.

It is so hard for some people to accept the truth

August 10, 2026 | No comments

My Dad used to have a saying: once you tell a small lie you have to keep telling bigger and bigger lies to cover up the first one until you finally become so entangled in your fibs that you trip up.

We should not have to be pushed out of our homes

August 2, 2026 | No comments

This week Lovin’ Malta came up with a new satirical series Miss Understanding Malta in which a reporter interviewed the Mayor of Swieqi, suggesting that this town should be turned into one tourist village, while all the residents should move out.

The long, hot summer of 2026…you reap what you sow

July 26, 2026 | No comments

The highest July temperature in over 100 years beating down on a tiny island suffocated by construction. An island which has built airless apartment blocks requiring air conditioning in every room and which has seen a considerable spike in population and mass tourism. We have long said Malta’s infrastructure will collapse and yet the only one who was surprised by the surge in demand and inevitable power cuts seems to be the Enemalta Chairman.

On boats, luxuries and a tone deaf PM

July 19, 2026 | No comments

As people continue to quibble about what the Prime Minister Robert Abela said or didn’t say in his interview with the Times, what it really boils down to is the message being conveyed behind his words.