AUM fails quality assurance audit but gets licence extension anyway
The American University of Malta (AUM) has failed an
The Shift Team
December 9, 2021 15:50
Gaffarena loses appeal as court confirms Old Mint Street building deal illegal
The appeals court has this morning confirmed a 2018
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December 9, 2021 12:23
24 journalists killed, 293 journalists currently in prison in 2021 – CPJ
In its annual prison census, the Committee to Protect
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December 9, 2021 10:18
Malta Business Registry’s €31m rent for bathroom showroom ‘prohibitive’ – Auditor General
The premises the Malta Business Registry (MBR) chose for
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December 8, 2021 11:49
Court records law under spotlight of six international press freedom NGOs
Pressure continues to grow on the government to scrap
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December 8, 2021 09:49
MTA hands out 200 event sponsorships during pandemic, refuses to name amounts or recipients
Information obtained through a Freedom of Information request filed
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December 7, 2021 16:37
Speaker decides minister made a ‘mistake’ when withholding information on MGA direct orders
Speaker Anġlu Farrugia has ruled that the wrong information
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December 7, 2021 14:05
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo picks individuals from his district to serve as ambassadors
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo has nominated two of his
The Shift Team
December 6, 2021 17:41
BOV is paying seven foreign consultants a total of €11,500 a day
Malta’s biggest lender, government-controlled Bank of Valletta, is paying
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December 6, 2021 11:55
Gozo ministry overtime payments more than tripled in just five years
Payments of overtime to Gozo ministry employees more than
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December 3, 2021 11:01
FIAU suffers setback as court annuls judgement
The FIAU (Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit) yesterday suffered a
The Shift Team
December 2, 2021 16:49
Newsrooms, press freedom organisations rally against court records law
Six Maltese newsrooms, along with the Daphne Caruana Galizia
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December 2, 2021 15:57
Speaker to investigate The Shift’s revelations on MGA direct orders
Speaker Anglu Farrugia said today he will investigate the
The Shift Team
December 1, 2021 17:13
Minister withholds information from parliament on MGA direct orders
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and the Malta Gaming Authority
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December 1, 2021 11:03
Anthony De Giovanni gifted second contract at the SCSA, chaired by his daughter
Anthony De Giovanni, the 74-year-old father of politically appointed
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November 30, 2021 09:39
Crowd gathers for public protest calling for Speaker’s resignation despite weather
Crowds gathered in front of parliament today to call
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November 29, 2021 19:18
State Hospitals deal: Taxpayers €300 million – Steward €0
By the end of next year, taxpayers will already
The Shift Team
November 29, 2021 11:16
Government denies whistleblower status to person exposing De Giovanni ‘nepotism’ case
The government has declined to grant whistleblower status to
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November 27, 2021 06:10
€700,000 in architect’s fees squandered as ITS new campus plans appear abandoned
A new state of the art campus for the
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November 26, 2021 11:32
Electrogas shareholder Paul Apap Bologna returns to PAC in stormy, dislocated session
A confused, stormy Public Accounts Committee meeting that saw
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November 24, 2021 17:38
The phenomenon of ‘self-suspension’
“Self-suspension” has become a bizarrely fashionable move for public
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November 24, 2021 15:26
Court unfreezes Evarist Bartolo canvasser’s ‘corruption’ block, despite ongoing criminal case
In a rare and ‘surprising’ decision, Magistrate Donatella Frendo
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November 24, 2021 10:10
Anti-SLAPP conference day two: how UK corporate lawyers kill stories
On the second day of the anti-SLAPP conference organised
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November 23, 2021 16:56
Anti-SLAPP conference: governments must protect media freedom
It is vital that governments protect media freedom, the
The Shift Team
November 22, 2021 14:47
Tunnels maintenance project also goes to… Construct Furniture shareholders
The private consortium which was awarded a multi-million contract
The Shift Team
November 22, 2021 11:49
‘Coalition for Gozo’ calls for immediate suspension of Xlendi boathouse development
Concern about rampant over-development in Gozo is mounting rapidly,
The Shift Team
November 19, 2021 17:12
Ponte Ferries’ Augusta service finally begins, but port permits didn’t cause the delay
Ponte Ferries – a new fast-ferry service connecting Malta
The Shift Team
November 19, 2021 11:51
REFUSED: Dingli explosives factory development application turned down
In a rare decision, the Planning Board of the
The Shift Team
November 18, 2021 15:05
Miriam Dalli refuses to give parliament information on public cash grants to developers
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli has again refused to reveal
The Shift Team
November 18, 2021 08:00
Concerns raised over Alex Dalli’s second-in-command remaining in place after prison director’s ‘self-suspension’
The situation at Malta’s correctional facility is a “time
The Shift Team
November 17, 2021 15:05

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