Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

Money cannot fix everything, sometimes you need real solutions

November 4, 2025 | No comments

We have just been regaled with a Budget which promises to fix everything that is wrong in the country with the usual habit of throwing money at the problem.

Condominium administrators, unprotected landlords and laws with loopholes

October 31, 2025 | No comments

The Condominium Act which was introduced in 2001 obliged owners in blocks of more than three apartments to appoint a Condominium Administrator.

A four-day week sounds good on paper, but in practice?

October 23, 2025 | No comments

The new PN leader Alex Borg’s proposal for a four day week sounds great on paper. If it’s implemented, employees could officially start their weekend on a Friday (for example) which would lessen the stress of trying to cram errands and chores into 2 days.

It won’t hurt you to bite your tongue

October 13, 2025 | No comments

There are tragedies which strike at the very core of the entire nation, and over this last week, we had not one, but two such tragedies.

Low fertility rate: maybe the scholastic calendar needs changing

October 9, 2025 | No comments

Since the report came out about our low fertility rate, I have read a number of theories by various people to try and explain why many couples are opting to have one or maybe two children the most. Having three children these days is considered a ‘big’ family.

Obscene wealth vs. struggling to make ends meet

October 1, 2025 | No comments

“What we are witnessing right now, right before our eyes is the rise of two very separate and distinct Americas, one for the billionaire class and one for everybody else. In one America the richest people are becoming obscenely richer and have never ever had it so good.

Taking a stand requires a spine

September 25, 2025 | No comments

To date, five countries have announced they will be boycotting the Eurovision if Israel takes part: the Netherlands, Iceland, Ireland, Spain and Slovenia.

We need dignity and substance in politics, not PR stunts

September 16, 2025 | No comments

A reel was doing the rounds this week of the Prime Minister’s wife Lydia Abela who was invited for an interview with Ricky Caruana on his podcast.

This was not just about some gravel

September 9, 2025 | No comments

When couples always end up squabbling about the same old issues week after week, year after year and sometimes decades after decades, it is never just about what the argument is ostensibly about. It is never about the rubbish which is not taken out, or the cap not put back on the toothpaste, or whose turn it is to make dinner.

If everything is celebrated as a milestone, then real milestones become meaningless

September 5, 2025 | No comments

t’s always fascinating to me how we latch on to the latest trends and embrace them with such fervour that they eclipse everything else which is really important . I’m not quite sure where these frivolous fads started, although many point their fingers at the States, which could very well be the case.