‘Things must change’ – MEP David Casa given anti-money laundering role
“We cannot expect honest businesses to adhere to stringent
The Shift Team
September 19, 2019 11:30
Maltese ambassador’s speech on media freedom fails to mention journalist’s assassination
The Maltese Ambassador to Austria gave an impassioned speech
The Shift Team
September 18, 2019 12:28
‘When a journalist dies, a whole chunk of democracy dies’ – Sandro Ruotolo
Renowned Italian journalist Sandro Ruotolo has condemned the Maltese
The Shift Team
September 16, 2019 13:48
Banker unchained: Ali Sadr wants to break free
The Iranian owner and chairman of the now-defunct Pilatus
The Shift Team
September 12, 2019 15:55
UK Foreign Affairs Committee applies pressure for independent public inquiry
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s “death should set a precedent for
The Shift Team
September 9, 2019 13:45
Thousands attend anti-government protest in Valletta
Thousands of citizens responded to the call by over
The Shift Team
September 7, 2019 10:48
The government’s decision to abolish licensing of massage parlours ‘wrong’
Massage parlours throughout Malta are being used for prostitution
The Shift Team
August 28, 2019 16:11
Freedom of Information request on Environment Ministry’s involvement in White Flag rejected
A Freedom of Information request filed on the communication
The Shift Team
August 26, 2019 13:29
EU plans to stamp out creeping public surveillance of European citizens
The Maltese government’s beleaguered “Safe City” (or ‘Big Brother’)
The Shift Team
August 23, 2019 17:59
Defamation reform: a cautionary but hopeful story
Guest commentary by Nik Williams. In Scotland, defamation law
The Shift Team
August 22, 2019 20:27
Government confirms The Shift’s findings on Cabinet salaries increase
During a press briefing on Monday to which The
The Shift Team
August 20, 2019 19:43
The Shift’s investigation cancels plans for 40 White Flags in Seychelles
The Seychelles government has cancelled plans to have White
The Shift Team
August 19, 2019 12:06
When ‘fake news’ comes from a DOI press release
On Saturday, the Department of Information published a government
The Shift Team
August 18, 2019 15:59
Individuals target Daphne Caruana Galizia protest memorial
The portrait of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, placed at
The Shift Team
August 17, 2019 10:01
Constitutional reform: The case for a process led by citizens
Guest commentary by Marion Pace Asciak, President NGO Repubblika
The Shift Team
August 13, 2019 09:14
Can you hear it?
Guest commentary by Tom Welch “Can you hear it?
The Shift Team
August 12, 2019 11:22
No answers on what Malta is doing with Mustafa Abdel Wadood 
Identity Malta and the Maltese embassy in the US
The Shift Team
August 8, 2019 13:20
Maltese citizen pleads guilty to fraud involving millions in US court
Maltese citizen Mustafa Abdel Wadood, 49, has pleaded guilty
The Shift Team
August 6, 2019 10:37
Cover your assets: Justice and Culture Minister Owen ‘ Noddy’ Bonnici
The asset declarations of Justice and Culture Minister Owen
The Shift Team
August 5, 2019 09:48
Ministers’ ‘abusive language’ against journalists in Malta reported as threat
The “abusive language in regard of The Shift News”
The Shift Team
August 3, 2019 12:30
Cover your assets: Parliamentary Secretary Silvio ‘I’m Cryptic’ Schembri
Parliamentary Secretary Silvio Schembri has only ever filed two
The Shift Team
August 1, 2019 08:20
Din l-Art Ħelwa slams ‘onslaught on heritage in the heart of Sliema’
Heritage organisation Din l-Art Ħelwa has raised the alarm
The Shift Team
July 30, 2019 09:43
Cover your assets: Finance Minister Edward ‘Windbag’ Scicluna
Finance Minister Edward Sciclina’s net wealth is increasing by
The Shift Team
July 26, 2019 12:57
Cover your assets: Economy Minister Chris ‘Horndog’ Cardona
Economy Minister Chris Cardona sets the example on ignoring
The Shift Team
July 24, 2019 17:05
Businessman suing UK journalist linked to firms threatening press in Malta
Arron Banks, the controversial British businessman with links to
The Shift Team
July 22, 2019 15:38
Cover your assets: Minister Konrad ‘I earn less but I spend more’ Mizzi
Ever since Panama Papers broke in 2016, Minister Konrad
The Shift Team
July 20, 2019 10:12
The first Finance Minister under investigation in the European Union
The EU has not had a Finance Minister under
The Shift Team
July 19, 2019 14:56
The games MPs play to hide their assets
Key findings: Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries did not table
The Shift Team
July 18, 2019 18:30
‘An independent public inquiry is more urgent than ever’ – Reporters Without Borders
The need for an independent public inquiry remained urgent,
The Shift Team
July 16, 2019 18:27
‘States using online harassment as a weapon against critical journalists’
A new website launched by the International Press Institute
The Shift Team
July 13, 2019 14:00

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