Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

What kind of father tries to kill his own children?

March 18, 2026 | No comments

At 10pm in the evening of 7 March, while many of us were enjoying our Saturday evening, a little 10-year-old girl ran out on the Coast Road, asking people for help.

The good, the bad and the electoral manoeuvres

March 11, 2026 | No comments

No country or government is all good or all bad, and usually there is a sprinkling of everything (except perhaps for Trump’s America for which I cannot think of a single redeeming feature).

I think we need to bring back Super Nanny

March 4, 2026 | No comments

This article first appeared in Malta Today There was a British TV show which came on the air in 2004 […]

We’re living in a crazy world

February 24, 2026 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today A Royal prince is arrested on suspicion of misconduct. The sight of (former) […]

The dating game – it’s a jungle out there

February 17, 2026 | No comments

When Valentine’s Day rolls around, it is as good a time as any to reflect on the other side of the coin: those who are single and looking for love.

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 […]