Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

Understanding the Love Island Malta phenomenon

July 4, 2023 | No comments

Right upfront I am going to start with a disclaimer: I didn’t watch a single episode of Love Island Malta.

Titan tragedy: Why the schadenfreude just because they were billionaires?

June 27, 2023 | No comments

t is not always easy to understand (or agree with) how the public reacts to certain news.

A week of weirdness

June 20, 2023 | No comments

Sometimes a week comes along when everything you see online just makes you say, huh?

Was it Team Malta… or Team “whoever can get us the most medals”?

June 13, 2023 | No comments

The issue of nationality and sports is a hot topic which has been swirling around the Small Nations Games (GSSE) for weeks.

Our athletes excelled – despite the promised sports facilities which were never built

June 5, 2023 | No comments

The GSSE (Games of the Small States of Europe) have just been wrapped up, with Malta as the host nation for this edition. And what a thrilling edition it was.

When enough people are thoroughly fed up, maybe things will start to change

May 30, 2023 | No comments

Saturday’s national protest calling for development planning reform, was given the apt name “Xebbajtuna” (We’re fed up of you).

We did not sign up for this

May 22, 2023 | No comments

Every five years, the Maltese electorate casts its vote and elects a political party into office because, well…someone has to run the country.

It’s so easy to be cruel behind a keyboard

May 16, 2023 | No comments

Reality shows are a breed of their own and with each passing year the formats change and the stakes keep getting higher as producers strive to push the envelope for ratings.

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.