Mario Philip Azzopardi fumes as new play sent for advice on political bias, suitability for Manoel Theatre subsidy
Theatre director and Labour Party apparatchik Mario Philip Azzopardi
The Shift Team
January 11, 2023 17:59
Malta rock bottom of EU’s list of Russian assets seized with only €147,000 frozen
The Maltese government is facing mounting pressure from the
The Shift Team
January 11, 2023 14:34
Tourism minister’s partner reminds critic she got him government job
Tourism Minster Clayton Bartolo’s partner Amanda Muscat has taken
The Shift Team
January 10, 2023 17:32
‘I’m not bothered with the opposition to me’ – Standards Commissioner nominee
Former Chief Justice Joe Azzopardi, the person Prime Minister
The Shift Team
January 9, 2023 11:36
President promotes Corinthia as Qatari business partner gets Maltese passport
President George Vella’s trip to Qatar in June 2022
Caroline Muscat
January 7, 2023 13:38
‘Sham’ public consultation to give coastline to private interests
Flimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) has strongly opposed the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 6, 2023 07:30
MPO CEO accused of orchestrated attempt to silence sexual harassment
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra chief executive officer Sigmund Mifsud has
The Shift Team
January 5, 2023 16:14
As Cassola files standards complaint, PS says family used ministerial lounge
Independent politician Arnold Cassola announced on Thursday morning he
The Shift Team
January 5, 2023 13:57
On-the-run Islamist school owner tried to buy Saudi hotel with embezzled money he stashed in Malta
An Egyptian Islamist former owner head of a Swedish
The Shift Team
January 5, 2023 07:53
Foreign ministry allowances with lax oversight set taxpayers back €6 million
Allowances at two cost centres within the Ministry for
The Shift Team
January 4, 2023 17:58
As PM steamrolls ahead, Standards Commissioner will become a ‘government puppet’
Updated to include the Opposition’s reaction The Commissioner for
The Shift Team
January 4, 2023 14:27
Flouting of procurement rules found at the National Literacy Agency
In its audit of the National Literacy Agency (NLA),
The Shift Team
January 4, 2023 08:38
Patrick Dalli loses libel case on his trip to Dubai with Labour Party delegation
The wheels of justice are known to move slowly
The Shift Team
January 3, 2023 17:07
Air Malta being ‘subsidised’ through €35 million government freephone contract
The government has found an innovative way to inject
The Shift Team
January 3, 2023 06:49
Qatargate: Metsola waives two MEPs’ immunity after Belgian judicial request
In what was undoubtedly one of her first orders
The Shift Team
January 2, 2023 17:15
Courting Qatar: President invites alleged terrorism financiers to invest in Malta
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti When President George Vella
Caroline Muscat
January 1, 2023 07:54
MFSA pays retired CEO €65,000 to ‘give a handover’ to acting replacement
The Malta Financial Services Authority is refusing to publish
The Shift Team
December 29, 2022 17:48
Angolan Supreme Court orders seizure of Isabel dos Santos’ assets in Malta
The Angolan Supreme Court has ordered the preventive seizure
The Shift Team
December 28, 2022 15:33
Repubblika demands action after ex-MFSA officials ‘hid Pilatus documents’
Updated to include Repubblika’s information exculpating two MFSA officials named
The Shift Team
December 28, 2022 14:27
The year in review: Five of The Shift’s biggest stories in 2022
From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February to rising
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 27, 2022 11:43
Schembri put campaign videographer on public payroll just before the election
Just a few weeks before the last electoral campaign,
The Shift Team
December 27, 2022 09:56
Co-accused in $75 million Malta-based fraud pleads guilty to conspiracy
Christopher Herwig, who stands accused together with billionaire insurance
David Lindsay
December 26, 2022 14:26
Ask questions, face the consequence
Karen Gravano, the daughter of a mafia boss, noticed
Kevin Cassar
December 26, 2022 12:59
Government-funded private dementia facility has no specialised dementia staff
Casa Amalia, a privately owned dementia facility in Gozo
The Shift Team
December 23, 2022 17:24
Call for harder approach to public broadcasting independence, state advertising in new EU law
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has warned
The Shift Team
December 22, 2022 16:02
Police superintendent who threatened Repubblika president identified
The high-ranking police officer who resigned after threatening Repubblika
The Shift Team
December 22, 2022 12:31
Malta’s deficient asylum system under the spotlight once again
In a judgement against Malta by the European Court
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 21, 2022 16:36
Manoel Theatre also defies OPM directive and throws Christmas party
The authority of the new head of the public
The Shift Team
December 21, 2022 09:05
Fishing co-op committee members held personally responsible for liquidation costs
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The individual committee members
David Lindsay
December 20, 2022 14:50
Official car for holiday abroad: Bonett refuses invoices request
Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Chris Bonett, who The
The Shift Team
December 20, 2022 10:31

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