Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

No, Mr defence lawyer, it does not matter what she was wearing

May 8, 2023 | No comments

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking a victim what she was wearing when she was sexually assaulted or raped. But in 2023 Malta, apparently not.

Due diligence and scrutiny… but only if you’re a nobody

May 1, 2023 | No comments

Anyone who has ever tried to buy or sell a property knows that, these days, there is a lot of red tape and bureaucracy involved when it comes to the actual transfer of funds.

A country with two faces

April 25, 2023 | No comments

It never ceases to depress me how, on the surface, we seem to have a thriving economy and yet, we have sectors of the country which are very underpaid and people who are genuinely struggling

Brooke Shields’ story and the sexualization of young girls

April 17, 2023 | No comments

I could say I grew up with Brooke Shields as part of the running background reel of my teenage years

Who cares about the residents? Let’s just close another road

April 3, 2023 | No comments

While roadworks and traffic diversions are to be found all over the island, like most people I am affected the most by the community where I live.

No, it’s not because she is a woman, it’s because she is a Member of Parliament

March 27, 2023 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today Now that everyone has had a chance to smirk, giggle and produce countless […]

Contrived news, sensationalist headlines and twitter ‘rage’

March 20, 2023 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today Did you hear the one about Hugh Grant being ever so rude to […]

Stop calling women super heroes…we are simply human

March 14, 2023 | No comments

Another women’s day has come and gone, and with it the usual summary of what has been achieved, what still needs to be done and ultimately, what does it really all mean?

A melting pot of sycophants, opportunists, misplaced loyalty and too much pride

March 7, 2023 | No comments

I remember during the last few Mintoff years when things were really going haywire, I would meet Labour voters who would look around furtively and whisper almost guiltily about how much they did not agree with the state of the country and the new policies of “il-Prim”.

So, in whose interest was the Vitals/Steward deal exactly?

February 26, 2023 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today On Friday, Judge Francesco Depasquele delivered his verdict on the case brought by […]