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Steward’s trail of debt continues as court orders €159,000 payment to security firm
The Court has ordered Steward Malta Management Ltd to pay nearly €160,000 to private contractor Signal 8 Security Serv..View More
Ivan Camilleri-
Posted 3 minutes ago
Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works abuses incumbency with tour of projects in home districts
Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works Omar Farrugia has been on a whirlwind tour of the electoral districts he’..View More
Julian Delia-
TODAY 12:46 PM
Owen Bonnici hands Albert Marshall fifth job
Veteran Labour loyalist Albert Marshall has been handed yet another taxpayer-funded role, with Culture Minister Owen Bon..View More
The Shift Team-
TODAY 10:18 AM
Populism's useful idiots
It was Churchill (who according to Trump, Starmer isn’t) who ha..View More
Andrew Borg Cardona-
10. May. 2026
Abela in a rush to sign €120 million direct order before elections
Prime Minister Robert Abela has moved a step closer to gifting an..View More
Ivan Camilleri-
10. May. 2026
Court dismisses 'massive conflict of interest' claims for new Tarxien fireworks factory in Għaxaq
Għaxaq residents are incensed over a controversial court judgmen..View More
Ivan Camilleri-
09. May. 2026
2026 Elections
Owen Bonnici puts aide's entire family on ministry payroll
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici, one of Labour’s longest-serving ministers, has staffed entities within his portfolio wi..View More
Competing giveaways, collapsing trust
Predictably, the first two weeks of the 2026 general elections brought an avalanche of feel-good proposals designed to t..View More
Minister fails to explain exorbitant campaign launch spend
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici failed to reply to questions about his exorbitant spending on the official launch of his c..View More
Abusive recruitment continues as Head of Public Service ignores established practice
Although Malta officially entered an electoral campaign after the announcement that the general elections would be held ..View More
Transport Malta employees pressured to shift voting address to Minister Bonett’s district
Employees at Transport Malta are facing sustained pressure to change their registered residential address in a bid to in..View More
Who owns the numbers? Principal Permanent Secretary Sultana's link to political data firm owned by son
Malta’s current electoral moment is once again testing the country’s tolerance for blurred boundaries between public..View More
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Autism centre director to face court over alleged abuse of minor
A director of a government-funded autism centre is expected to be arraigned in court next week on serious criminal charg..View More
Nepotism and Minister Anton Refalo's daughter
Our Labour government has appointed a 19-year-old full-time student as director of the government-owned airline Malta Me..View More
Revealed: Refalo’s ‘mafia villa’ proxy placed on ministry payroll
Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo awarded a government contract to a lawyer and proxy for the owner of the Qala villa he..View More
MIDI to wind down after government deal, declares €42m loss in 2025
MIDI plc is expected to wind down operations, possibly as early as next year, after accepting a government agreement tha..View More
Minority shareholders to pay the price as Malita posts losses and seeks loan
Minority shareholders in Malita Investments plc are once again bearing the brunt of the company’s deteriorating financ..View More
Court annuls Hili’s Comino mega-project permit and orders reassessment
A court has ordered the government-appointed Environment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT) to reconsider its decision ..View More
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€9,000 a month payment to Malta Autism Centre stopped following Director’s abuse claims
The Shift Team-
07. May. 2026
Revealed: Refalo’s ‘mafia villa’ proxy placed on ministry payroll
Ivan Camilleri-
03. May. 2026
Mystery over Refalo’s ‘mafia villa’ deepens as key questions remain unanswered
Ivan Camilleri-
18. April. 2026
MIDI ‘bailout’: PR, branding, consultants, travel included in Manoel Island payout by taxpayers
The Shift Team-
24. March. 2026
PL backbencher declared earning more than Cabinet ministers and PM
The Shift Team-
22. March. 2026
Alleged money launderer Adrian Muscat owns illegal entertainment venue in front of police academy
Julian Delia-
20. February. 2026
Prime Minister’s secretive use of private jets continues to raise red flags
Julian Delia-
26. January. 2026
Gozo’s Calypso Hotel to be turned into flats by Fort Chambray developers – minister’s advisers given 10% stake
The Shift Team-
11. January. 2026
