€100 million awarded in ‘emergency’ tenders in three years; Gozo Ministry leads list of issuers
Over the past three years, the government has awarded
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July 3, 2021 12:23
Malta Enterprise gives permanent job to former PL spokesman, and then sends him off on leave
Former Labour Party spokesman Nigel Vella has been given
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July 2, 2021 12:13
Heritage Malta suffers unprecedented losses but doubles costs of government-appointed directors
The government agency responsible for the upkeep and administration
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July 1, 2021 10:10
Central link project costs mushroom as new underpass is added as an afterthought
The controversial €55 million Central Link project, already underway
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June 30, 2021 20:13
Chloe Portelli hit by fresh raft of Planning Authority enforcement orders
The Planning Authority (PA) has issued a raft of
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June 26, 2021 10:59
Opening of Malta’s most prestigious museum postponed to 2023
The opening of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum extension
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June 26, 2021 08:19
Chair of construction industry regulator defends Joseph Portelli’s illegal batching plant for tender
The government-appointed Chair of the Building and Construction Agency
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June 22, 2021 16:50
Agriculture Minister Refalo gives plum government job to his private practice manager
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Anton Refalo has given a
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June 21, 2021 19:21
PM keeps tight lid on secretly-boosted golden handshakes to his cabinet
Prime Minister Robert Abela has refused to give taxpayers
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June 19, 2021 09:26
GWU faces competition for €113 million tender as rival bid is cheaper
The General Workers Union (GWU), the traditional political partner
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June 18, 2021 07:50
Culture Ministry splashes out €3.2 million in direct orders while events were banned
In the midst of a ban on events and
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June 17, 2021 15:28
Abela hands administration of passports cash fund to known PL cronies
The government agency tasked with managing more than half
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June 17, 2021 11:51
Malta ignores OGP letter, signals lack of attention to transparency and accountability issues: NGOs
Malta’s government has not yet replied to a letter
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June 17, 2021 10:12
Malta is EU laggard in COVID digital certification process
Malta is one of only three EU member states
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June 16, 2021 11:32
The caravans saga continues: police officers increase regular patrols at Mistra Bay
Authorities have stepped up enforcement efforts in Mistra Bay
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June 15, 2021 17:46
Police tell restaurant owner ‘no space’ for abandoned vehicles despite new law
The owner of a restaurant situated in Mistra Bay
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June 14, 2021 12:37
Muscat changed terminal benefits systems twice while PM, resulting in higher payments for himself
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat changed the policy of
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June 13, 2021 12:13
EXCLUSIVE: Muscat paid €120,000 in secret golden handshake
Maltese taxpayers have been billed a hefty €120,000 to
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June 12, 2021 07:18
FIAU spends €63,000 (so far) on paid media content to promote positive image  
During the highly-anticipated assessment by Moneyval, the anti-money laundering
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June 10, 2021 18:49
Minister Aaron Farrugia’s transparency register still not created, 18 months after pledge
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia’s pledge to establish and regularly
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June 9, 2021 18:41
PwC drops ethical concerns as prospect of Pilatus Bank funds looms
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the major ‘big four’ audit
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June 8, 2021 17:21
Disgraced PM’s former aide Kurt Farrugia replaces Keith Schembri on Smart City board
Kurt Farrugia – a former top aide of disgraced
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June 7, 2021 17:50
AG silent on possible conflict of interest with administrator for Progress Press
Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg is refusing to explain how
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June 3, 2021 17:27
Grand Harbour ‘secret’ concession extension: review board dismisses challenge on technicality
The Public Contracts Review Board (PCRB) has rejected a
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June 2, 2021 18:03
Minister’s aide employed by James Caterers during negotiations on St Vincent de Paul €274m deal
Anthony Ellul, a close aide of Minister for Senior
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June 1, 2021 18:03
Hope that treasured Knights’ era battery may be returned to the public
After almost 20 years of indecision by the government
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June 1, 2021 10:37
Kasco administrators quit as Keith Schembri said to continue business as usual
Two court-appointed auditors from Deloitte, tasked with administering disgraced
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May 28, 2021 14:47
Wall of silence from police, Minister Ian Borg over whether his advisor was caught trapping illegally
Transport Minister Ian Borg has refused to comment on
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May 27, 2021 08:55
PA’s Attard quarry extension permit to erase decades of illegalities
Update: The permit has been approved. The Planning Authority
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May 26, 2021 11:32
Millions of taxpayer euros squandered on stalled Gozo elderly home project
The government has spent tens of thousands of taxpayer
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May 24, 2021 18:33

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