EXCLUSIVE: Muscat paid €120,000 in secret golden handshake
Maltese taxpayers have been billed a hefty €120,000 to
The Shift Team
June 12, 2021 07:18
Manifesto magic
Every time Minister Carmelo Abela needs people to focus
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 11, 2021 17:47
Small events to be allowed from 5 July but organisers slam lead-up as ‘discriminatory’
As event organisers across Malta complain of “unfair” and
Alice Taylor
June 11, 2021 14:30
Pembroke sacrificed to the rule of degenerates
The Planning Authority’s decision to allow Silvio Debono’s DB
Blanche Gatt
June 11, 2021 11:10
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
The Shift Team
June 10, 2021 18:49
Malta receives a whole raft of warnings from the European Commission
As international media organisations welcomed action by the European
June 10, 2021 08:12
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European
Blanche Gatt
June 10, 2021 02:40
Minister Aaron Farrugia’s transparency register still not created, 18 months after pledge
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia’s pledge to establish and regularly
The Shift Team
June 9, 2021 18:41
Government still mute on selection process for quarantine hotels
While the Maltese government continues to ignore requests for
June 9, 2021 13:50
€90 billion European Social Fund Plus approved for Member States
The European Parliament has endorsed almost €90 billion for
June 9, 2021 12:46
Uncivil defender of the nation
Alex Agius Saliba’s face, contorted with hostility and wounded
Kevin Cassar
June 9, 2021 06:49
PwC drops ethical concerns as prospect of Pilatus Bank funds looms
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the major ‘big four’ audit
The Shift Team
June 8, 2021 17:21
PM fails to meet women’s lobby on survey that shows majority against legalising prostitution
Survey results announced on Tuesday by the Malta Women’s
June 8, 2021 14:12
Keeping things in check #2
We at The Shift were not exaggerating when we
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 8, 2021 13:31
Juventus coach under investigation for suspicious transactions involving Maltese company
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is under investigation by Italian
Alice Taylor
June 8, 2021 10:32
Playing into the hands of the underworld
Rosianne Cutajar, Ms Dimplechin, aka Nuxellina, she of Catania
Blanche Gatt
June 8, 2021 09:02
Disgraced PM’s former aide Kurt Farrugia replaces Keith Schembri on Smart City board
Kurt Farrugia – a former top aide of disgraced
The Shift Team
June 7, 2021 17:50
Gozo Minister refuses to confirm details of secret Dar San Guzepp deal
The government has spent as much as €510,000 on
Caroline Muscat
June 7, 2021 13:58
Critical thinking for critical times
Eighty-seven per cent of voters said they have always
Jacques René Zammit
June 7, 2021 08:36
A paradoxical state of the nation
There is a paradox about the conclusion of Friday’s
Ranier Fsadni
June 6, 2021 07:31
Malta: zero progress in implementing the Whistleblower Directive
Malta is one of six European countries that have
Alice Taylor
June 5, 2021 13:02
Gozo under siege: more than 6,000 development permits issued since 2013
Development applications approved by the Planning Authority in Gozo
June 5, 2021 08:58
U ejja, come on! We’re no longer hamalli
Central Bank Governor and former Finance Minister Edward “U
Blanche Gatt
June 5, 2021 02:42
With a straight face, Malta signs 87-point UN pledge to end impunity, protect journalists and prosecute corrupt politicians
The Maltese government has signed a United Nations declaration
Alice Taylor
June 4, 2021 14:45
Lombard Bank fires legal challenge at ‘unconstitutional’ FIAU fine
Lombard Bank has filed a case protesting the “unconstitutional”
Blanche Gatt
June 4, 2021 13:39
Keeping things in check #1
Nuggets of disinformation by politicians and public figures are
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 4, 2021 12:05
You’re bankrolling personal fiefdoms
Robert Abela has problems on his hands, and they’re
Ryan Murdock
June 4, 2021 05:27
AG silent on possible conflict of interest with administrator for Progress Press
Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg is refusing to explain how
The Shift Team
June 3, 2021 17:27
Herd immunity in Malta: fact or fiction?
Following the announcement from Health Minister Chris Fearne that
Alice Taylor
June 3, 2021 13:39
Twisted minds, warped realities
“To show men that crimes can be pardoned, and
Blanche Gatt
June 3, 2021 01:47

Our Awards and Media Partners

Award logo Award logo Award logo