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Malta is a step closer to facing EU court proceedings over its... View more
National Theatre has been funding Azzopardi’s plays for 8 years
Teatru Manoel – Malta’s National Theatre – has been using taxpayer funds... View more
Questions raised over new MTA quarantine hotel contract for Corinthia
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is set to award the Corinthia Group... View more
Repetition and negativity: propaganda tools designed to stick
The wave of disinformation in the week that immediately followed the Labour... View more
New tax commissioner also refuses to explain inaction on prime minister’s Zejtun property
Inland Revenue Commissioner Joseph Caruana, who replaced Marvin Gaerty a few weeks... View more
ECtHR refers to SLAPPs, says public authorities can’t justify defamation claims against media
In a landmark decision related to a civil defamation suit brought by... View more
Enemalta shareholder Shangai Electric declares $1.5 billion in losses in 2021
Shanghai Electric, which owns a third of Malta’s state energy company Enemalta,... View more
Robert Abela’s cabinet to cost €100 million
Malta is again set to register a new EU record for the... View more
Maltese reporter abandons Russian news agency over Ukraine war
Former Lovin Malta reporter Sam Vassallo’s brief position at Russian state-owned news... View more
Disgraced assistant police commissioner still on half pay
Ian Abdilla, the disgraced assistant commissioner of police who in 2021 was... View more
Silence over government’s ‘odd’ appointment of architect to run air traffic company
Experienced air traffic controllers have told The Shift they are “dumbfounded’ at... View more
COVID concerns mount as health minister tests positive ahead of Pope’s visit
Health Minister Chris Fearne yesterday announced that he’d tested positive for COVID-19,... View more
A window into Mario Azzopardi’s dark, dark soul
Before I read the script for Mario Azzopardi’s foul little play, I... View more
Malta listed as ‘inactive’ country on Open Government Partnership platform
Following initial warnings from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) organisation last year,... View more
Appeals Tribunal rules in favour of international NGO, extends the right to information to non-residents
The Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favour of... View more
10 more government ministries and bodies join effort to hide payments to Saviour Balzan
A further 10 government entities, including several ministries, have joined the effort... View more
NSO confirms €1.2 billion deficit in 2021
Government finances remained under heavy pressure last year, with the country spending... View more
ADPD takes Electoral Commission, State Advocate to constitutional court over electoral discrimination
ADPD, Malta’s longest-standing alternative to PL and PN, held a brief press... View more
Malta gets closer to facing legal procedures in EU Court over cash-for-passports scheme
Malta is a step closer to facing EU court proceedings over its... View more
National Theatre has been funding Azzopardi’s plays for 8 years
Teatru Manoel – Malta’s National Theatre – has been using taxpayer funds... View more
Questions raised over new MTA quarantine hotel contract for Corinthia
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is set to award the Corinthia Group... View more
Repetition and negativity: propaganda tools designed to stick
The wave of disinformation in the week that immediately followed the Labour... View more
New tax commissioner also refuses to explain inaction on prime minister’s Zejtun property
Inland Revenue Commissioner Joseph Caruana, who replaced Marvin Gaerty a few weeks... View more
ECtHR refers to SLAPPs, says public authorities can’t justify defamation claims against media
In a landmark decision related to a civil defamation suit brought by... View more
Enemalta shareholder Shangai Electric declares $1.5 billion in losses in 2021
Shanghai Electric, which owns a third of Malta’s state energy company Enemalta,... View more
Robert Abela’s cabinet to cost €100 million
Malta is again set to register a new EU record for the... View more
Maltese reporter abandons Russian news agency over Ukraine war
Former Lovin Malta reporter Sam Vassallo’s brief position at Russian state-owned news... View more
Disgraced assistant police commissioner still on half pay
Ian Abdilla, the disgraced assistant commissioner of police who in 2021 was... View more
Silence over government’s ‘odd’ appointment of architect to run air traffic company
Experienced air traffic controllers have told The Shift they are “dumbfounded’ at... View more
COVID concerns mount as health minister tests positive ahead of Pope’s visit
Health Minister Chris Fearne yesterday announced that he’d tested positive for COVID-19,... View more
A window into Mario Azzopardi’s dark, dark soul
Before I read the script for Mario Azzopardi’s foul little play, I... View more
Malta listed as ‘inactive’ country on Open Government Partnership platform
Following initial warnings from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) organisation last year,... View more
Appeals Tribunal rules in favour of international NGO, extends the right to information to non-residents
The Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favour of... View more
10 more government ministries and bodies join effort to hide payments to Saviour Balzan
A further 10 government entities, including several ministries, have joined the effort... View more
NSO confirms €1.2 billion deficit in 2021
Government finances remained under heavy pressure last year, with the country spending... View more
ADPD takes Electoral Commission, State Advocate to constitutional court over electoral discrimination
ADPD, Malta’s longest-standing alternative to PL and PN, held a brief press... View more