Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

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.

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 […]