Ramona Depares
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My first time
Voting. Back when I was simply excited to finally obtain what I believed to be a degree of influence on the way my country is run (disillusion followed fast). And back to when I probably voted for all the wrong people for all the wrong reasons.
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MaltaFiles and public perception
It's been a sad month for Malta. Allegations of corruption galore and, no matter whether you're Team Red or Team Blue or Team Let's Check Out What's Actually Happening Before Deciding (blessed be your rare souls), one thing we have to be all in...
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Of levels of proof
I'm going to take a bit of a different angle to the obvious with this Egrant fiasco. And it is a fiasco, make no mistake. It's all very well to say "we need proof". But when you have the owner of an Iranian bank and his risk manager making like...
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Dickens was right
It’s been a while since I have been moved to post a blog update. Life gets in the way and, let’s face it, it’s always more of the same: “The government is corrupt, and we're on so many drugs, with the radio on and the curtains drawn”, to quote...
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Right-wingers, grow a pair
I don't usually resort to this sort of crassness, but the time for kid gloves clearly has gone. Where are your balls? I direct this question to the new wave of right-wingers, the extremists, the Trump supporters. Those who do everything they can...
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Presidencies and other P-words
As the long-awaited Malta EU presidency has turned Valletta into a hive of police activity right as I type this – to a ridiculous degree, with many of the few parking areas available cordoned off, traffic jams galore and pedestrians shepherded...
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Demon alert
First off, happy Halloween guys. Yes, I know it's not a real holiday. Yes, I know it's a commercial US import. Yes, I know it's just another excuse to party, drink and be merry. And, guess what, I'm perfectly fine with that. If we can comfortably...
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Sorry not sorry
"I'm sorry I was chatting on my phone, didn't see the lights turn red and wound up ramming the side of your car." "I'm sorry I forgot to declare a huge chunk of my earnings last year." "Oh, did I mention I'm terribly sorry I walked into your shop...
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MAP(ping) women’s control
Picture suffering a medical emergency in the middle of the night. You know that there’s a pill that will sort out this emergency in no time at all. It is a pill that is available instantly, over-the-counter, pretty much the world over – except,...
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People have the power
When, some 15 years ago, the public coastline around Manoel Island was blocked, there was a surprising lack of outcry, save from the NGOs' part. Maybe we were dazzled by the development that precipitated the closure. Or maybe we actually fell for...
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