Black Boxes
I almost skipped writing an article this week. Arguments
Jacques René Zammit
December 8, 2021 07:19
MTA hands out 200 event sponsorships during pandemic, refuses to name amounts or recipients
Information obtained through a Freedom of Information request filed
The Shift Team
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
The Shift Team
December 7, 2021 14:05
Government is ‘either being incompetent or unwilling to listen’ – data law expert
The government is “either incompetent or unwilling to listen”
Julian Delia
December 7, 2021 08:53
Steward’s ship has sunk
The government’s agreement with Steward Healthcare is so fraught
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 7, 2021 06:53
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
Conservationists propose EPRT decision review mechanism
A series of decisions by the Environment Planning Review
Julian Delia
December 6, 2021 16:51
BOV is paying seven foreign consultants a total of €11,500 a day
Malta’s biggest lender, government-controlled Bank of Valletta, is paying
The Shift Team
December 6, 2021 11:55
On stupidity
“Having become a mindless tool, the stupid person will
Kevin Cassar
December 6, 2021 07:13
Cheating the customs
‘It is not dishonest; rather a proof of cleverness
Ranier Fsadni
December 5, 2021 06:44
Public accounts committee chair decries lack of investigation into MTA sponsorships
Public accounts committee (PAC) chairman and opposition MP Beppe
Julian Delia
December 4, 2021 16:08
Din l-Art Helwa files objection to Marsaxlokk FC development proposal on public land
Heritage organisation Din l-Art Ħelwa (DLH) has filed an
Julian Delia
December 4, 2021 11:51
Bandwagon Dalli
Helena Dalli’s latest bungle as EU Equality Commissioner, necessitating
Blanche Gatt
December 4, 2021 10:19
EU ‘complicit’ in secretive Libyan prison and shadow immigration systems
An investigation by The New Yorker has shone a light
Alice Taylor
December 3, 2021 16:14
Gozo ministry overtime payments more than tripled in just five years
Payments of overtime to Gozo ministry employees more than
The Shift Team
December 3, 2021 11:01
You have a right to look under their carpets
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri can’t seem to keep track
Ryan Murdock
December 3, 2021 07:30
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
The Shift Team
December 2, 2021 15:57
Court drops Joseph Muscat’s libel suit following three no-shows
A libel suit filed by disgraced former prime minister
Julian Delia
December 2, 2021 12:36
Companies close to Konrad Mizzi’s ‘person of trust’ still raking in MTA sponsorships
Entertainment companies linked to disgraced former minister Konrad Mizzi’s
Julian Delia
December 2, 2021 10:37
Condemning one’s own narrative
It was ultimately more surprising that a government spokesperson
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 2, 2021 08:39
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
Underwhelming Asset Recovery Bureau has seized just €18,000 since 2020
The Asset Recovery Bureau (ARB), initially set up in
Julian Delia
December 1, 2021 14:57
Minister withholds information from parliament on MGA direct orders
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and the Malta Gaming Authority
The Shift Team
December 1, 2021 11:03
King Anġlu and the Republican Constitution
The Caribbean nation of Barbados became the world’s newest
Jacques René Zammit
December 1, 2021 07:23
Marsaxlokk FC proposed development criticised as a ‘front’ for business
A development application on 13,225sqm of ODZ land filed
Julian Delia
November 30, 2021 17:27
Anthony De Giovanni gifted second contract at the SCSA, chaired by his daughter
Anthony De Giovanni, the 74-year-old father of politically appointed
The Shift Team
November 30, 2021 09:39
It’s not what it looks like
While members of government have become particularly adept at
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 30, 2021 08:51
Crowd gathers for public protest calling for Speaker’s resignation despite weather
Crowds gathered in front of parliament today to call
The Shift Team
November 29, 2021 19:18
Legal experts slam ‘reprehensible’ new law on court judgements
Two legal experts condemned as “wholly reprehensible” a new
Julian Delia
November 29, 2021 16:46

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