Misfortunes of virtue
The Marquis de Sade’s Justine, a virtuous maiden forced
Blanche Gatt
May 26, 2021 23:09
PA’s Attard quarry extension permit to erase decades of illegalities
Update: The permit has been approved. The Planning Authority
The Shift Team
May 26, 2021 11:32
Reporters Without Borders files complaint in Lithuania on plane ‘hijacking’
In response to the diversion of a Ryanair flight
May 26, 2021 09:56
Parallel scandals
The former prime minister was sentenced to 12 years
Kevin Cassar
May 26, 2021 06:50
‘It’s time for the EU to walk the talk’ on sanctions against Belarus following kidnap of journalist
Following the publication of a “confession” video from kidnapped
Alice Taylor
May 25, 2021 16:15
Infrastructure Malta awards over €1m to contractor linked to building collapse that claimed Miriam Pace’s life… after her death
The companies owned by Ludwig Dimech, the contractor linked
Caroline Muscat
May 25, 2021 11:54
Architects of chaos: A Greek tragedy for Malta
Behind every play, there’s a cast of actors, producers
Blanche Gatt
May 25, 2021 00:38
Millions of taxpayer euros squandered on stalled Gozo elderly home project
The government has spent tens of thousands of taxpayer
The Shift Team
May 24, 2021 18:33
Planning Authority ignores Ombudsman’s Comino works recommendations
The Ombudsman and his Commissioner for Environment and Planning
May 24, 2021 13:30
Outrage, demands for action after Belarusian journalist arrest on hijacked Ryanair flight
The international political, media, and human rights communities are
Alice Taylor
May 24, 2021 12:18
In thrall to Destiny
The Ancient Greeks had an interesting relationship with fate
Jacques René Zammit
May 24, 2021 07:53
A squared circle of criminals
How do you break a circle of criminality, especially
Ranier Fsadni
May 23, 2021 07:07
Former Central Bank Governor gets lucrative sweetener for role in PM’s Finance Ministry shuffles
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s decision last year to oust
May 22, 2021 11:51
Curiouser and curiouser
After eating magic cake, Alice’s neck shot up like
Kevin Cassar
May 22, 2021 10:11
A very Maltese scandal
Anyone following the stench of Malta’s overflowing sewer of
Blanche Gatt
May 22, 2021 07:10
Gozo Minister’s direct order costs taxpayers €90,000 for 3-year convent lease
Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has committed to pay €90,000
May 21, 2021 15:12
New digital COVID certificate will be recognised throughout EU
Hopes for a European COVID certificate that will facilitate
May 21, 2021 15:00
Malta meets some of Council of Europe Commission’s recommendations… on paper
The Council of Europe’s Commission Against Racism and Intolerance
Alice Taylor
May 21, 2021 14:53
Right of Reply: Allied Newspapers ‘defends its reputation’
Allied Newspapers has sent us the following Right of
May 21, 2021 14:45
Does Neville Gafa live in the Libyan embassy?
Neville Gafa was “operating under Libyan jurisdiction” when he
Ryan Murdock
May 21, 2021 07:49
Court’s copy and paste raises questions about accused’s conviction
An analysis of a judgment delivered by Magistrate Joseph
Caroline Muscat
May 20, 2021 11:52
Chair of new construction industry regulator is one of Joseph Portelli’s architects
The Chair of the newly-established Building and Construction Agency
Caroline Muscat
May 20, 2021 08:48
For the people or against?
“One is either for the people or against” Joseph
Kevin Cassar
May 19, 2021 08:24
New €113 million tender for jobless scheme seems ‘set for GWU’
A new tender issued by the government’s employment agency
The Shift Team
May 18, 2021 18:24
Unshuttered voices: A collaboration, an exhibit and a call to action
IFEX partnered with the International Freedom of Expression Project
May 18, 2021 15:13
SVDP scandal: Top civil servants shun responsibility as PL, PN take no action
Top civil servants who pushed through the illegal 2017
The Shift Team
May 18, 2021 08:48
‘Worrying degree of democratic backsliding’ – Council of Europe report
The latest annual report on the state of democracy,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 17, 2021 17:12
Red herrings and smokescreens
A couple of days ago, after the news broke
Blanche Gatt
May 17, 2021 08:53
Working the institutions
On Sunday we woke to the news that Minister
Jacques René Zammit
May 17, 2021 08:02
Security and garden dwarfs
As the economy re-opens, and a general election looms
Ranier Fsadni
May 16, 2021 07:55

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