Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

Desperately seeking: leaders with integrity

February 6, 2026 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today This week Robert Abela had a golden opportunity to set an example by […]

Storms all around us, both literally and figuratively

February 4, 2026 | No comments

This winter it feels like we have storms all around us, both literally and figuratively. In fact, there is a quote which pops up periodically on my feed that seems to be resonating more and more:

Oh, Harry! – the lessons learned, where we went wrong, what we got right

January 29, 2026 | No comments

As some people (who really must have too much time on their hands) continue to debate whether “Harry” was a storm in a teacup, a cyclone or a mini-hurricane, perhaps it would be more useful to assess how we handled what happened on Tuesday 20 January, and the aftermath.

Yes, prices have gone up, but buying your own home has always involved sacrifice

January 20, 2026 | No comments

Since time immemorial, probably since the first Neolithic cavemen and women settled on the wild cliffs of our Maltese shores, procreated and their offspring came of age, parental advice has always been, “start looking around and find your own cave!”

What some Maltese people don’t get: ICE would come after them too

January 14, 2026 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today For my health, I wish I could avoid reading ill-informed and frankly brainwashed […]

2026: Maybe this is the year we should go back to living our real lives

January 7, 2026 | No comments

Like most of Western civilisation at this point, I too do my share of social media scrolling which gives us a regular, daily glimpse into so many lives. Sometimes I learn so much about people I barely know, because of all their self-published info, that it almost feels voyeuristic and intrusive.

Free healthcare: We need to protect Malta’s best asset

December 30, 2025 | No comments

The recent news that sick tourists were coming to Malta to take advantage of our free health care is alarming.

Mental health, drug abuse and a family tragedy

December 23, 2025 | No comments

I grew up watching All in the Family and one of my favourite romcoms is When Harry met Sally. Then of course there was The Princess Bride which is a classic and so many other films which Rob Reiner wrote, directed and produced. For cinema buffs, his was a household name. His body of work is significant and will long be remembered.

Violent adolescents: We need level heads, not knee-jerk reactions

December 10, 2025 | No comments

When a 14-year-old boy stabs one of his classmates multiple times at 8am before school starts, it is understandable that the reaction will be one of shock and horror. And, inevitably and unsurprisingly, because the aggressor was Libyan (as was the victim) the first immediate response will carry racist overtones.

Parental roles in 2025 – has anything changed?

December 3, 2025 | No comments

This week the debate has continued on why the Maltese birth rate is so low and why so many couples are thinking twice about having children at all, or stopping at one or, at the most, two.