Tarmac plant emitting potentially toxic fumes facing four-year-old enforcement notice
The controversial Bitmac tarmac processing plant at Tal-Balal Road
Sean Montebello
October 22, 2023 17:26
Gordon Debono using luxury yacht despite asset freeze
Fuel trader and alleged money launderer Gordon Debono is
Sean Montebello
October 22, 2023 07:49
‘Sanction Israel’: Graffitti in solidarity protest against Palestinian ‘genocide’
NGO Moviment Graffitti held a protest in solidarity with
Sean Montebello
October 21, 2023 13:47
Housing sector’s ‘severe lack of data’ leading to ‘reactive’ policy decisions
The National Statistics Office’s failure to collect a comprehensive
Sean Montebello
October 20, 2023 18:09
Bird trapping seasons opened under ‘smokescreen’ derogations from EU directives
Updated with map of trapping sites. Trapping seasons for
Sean Montebello
October 20, 2023 12:27
700 open, unenforced illegal development cases pile up at Planning Authority
The Planning Authority has yet to complete enforcement action
Sean Montebello
October 19, 2023 09:46
Enemalta chairman inadvertently fact checks Joseph Muscat and Finance Minister at parliamentary committee
Previous testimony by disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat
Sean Montebello
October 17, 2023 16:56
Malta Chamber calls for tax-exempt subsidies, warns against ‘suicidal’ wage hikes
The Malta Chamber of Commerce asked the government to
Sean Montebello
October 17, 2023 12:00
‘Daphne was right; it’s not an empty slogan’ – vigil marks six years since Caruana Galizia’s assassination
“Daphne was right; it’s not an empty slogan,” said
Sean Montebello
October 16, 2023 21:01
Opposition launches motion for media reform parliamentary committee
On the sixth anniversary of the assassination of Daphne
Sean Montebello
October 16, 2023 13:06
Telemedicine doctors forced to work from government construction site
Tista taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Doctors and GP trainees
Sean Montebello
October 15, 2023 17:45
Air Malta consultancy raises questions on ‘collusion’ to retain top management
Air Malta’s engagement of aviation consultancy firm Knighthood Global
Sean Montebello
October 14, 2023 17:57
Kuciak and Caruana Galizia ‘were ordinary people doing their job right’ – Karolína Farská
“They were ordinary people doing their job right”, said
Sean Montebello
October 14, 2023 15:20
Bidder recommended for €600 million incinerator investigated in France last year
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. The CEO of the French
Sean Montebello
October 13, 2023 17:49
One sixth of Malta’s workforce earn under €1,000 per month
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti One in six workers in
Sean Montebello
October 12, 2023 09:02
Government to adopt another bird trapping ‘research’ season, despite EU proceedings
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The ORNIS committee has accepted
Sean Montebello
October 11, 2023 18:30
A meeting with Karolína Farská, Slovak journalist and press freedom activist
On Friday, 13 October, The Shift’s Founder and Managing
Sean Montebello
October 11, 2023 16:55
The Shift among finalists for EP’s Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
An investigation by The Shift has been nominated as
Sean Montebello
October 10, 2023 17:04
Inclusion Ministry sports facility seeking planning permit long after inauguration
A sports facility in Qrendi is seeking Planning Authority
Sean Montebello
October 10, 2023 14:38
Air Malta no longer accepts bookings it can’t fulfill following The Shift’s report
The Air Malta website no longer accepts travel bookings
Sean Montebello
October 10, 2023 10:37
GPS-tracked birds of prey disappear upon arrival in Malta’s ‘open season’
Highly protected bird species are “continuously indiscriminately persecuted both
Sean Montebello
October 9, 2023 17:56
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici backtracks on publishing salaries of top positions at state broadcaster
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici has backtracked on his promise
Sean Montebello
October 9, 2023 14:26
Auditor general asked to investigate misuse of EU sewage treatment funds
Auditor General Charles Deguara has been asked to investigate
Sean Montebello
October 8, 2023 07:35
Long-promised ban on construction works under appeal to be discussed
The government is launching a public consultation process ahead
Sean Montebello
October 7, 2023 15:55
Producers silent on Sette Giugno film that got €1.5 million funding
Producers of Blood on the Crown, the 2021 film
Sean Montebello
October 7, 2023 11:52
‘Selective’ enforcement by police as pensioner charged with money laundering
Bank of Valletta and HSBC Malta may have allowed
Sean Montebello
October 6, 2023 14:25
Alex Agius Saliba’s ‘cheap tactics’ for EP elections ‘hypocritical’ – SME Chamber
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The Chamber of Small and
Sean Montebello
October 6, 2023 11:54
Air Malta taking bookings for flights that will never take off
Although it will be closed down, Air Malta, the
Sean Montebello
October 5, 2023 08:38
OPM ‘help’ with ARMS bills another example of ‘institutionalised corruption’
The ‘help’ given by government customer care officials by
Sean Montebello
October 4, 2023 14:09
Media committee report does not stack up to public inquiry recommendations
Recommendations in a report by a government-appointed media committee
Sean Montebello
October 4, 2023 12:34

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