Fearne appoints his canvasser Carmen Ciantar chief of staff on top of her €163,000 role at FMS
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has confirmed he has
Caroline Muscat
January 13, 2022 15:05
Fearne puts his campaign manager on €163,000 ‘irregular’ contract
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has put one of
Caroline Muscat
January 12, 2022 13:20
Infrastructure Malta admits blacklisting measure ‘limited’ as Polidano set to win €40 million in contracts despite tax arrears
Infrastructure Malta last year awarded Polidano Brothers, supposedly blacklisted,
The Shift Team
January 10, 2022 08:08
Malta’s newest batch of citizens: Putin insiders, a game hunter, and an oilman facing sanctions
An analysis of the list published by the government
The Shift Team
January 6, 2022 12:08
Joe Gerada, of FKK Acapulco fame, demands tribunal ban The Shift from asking questions
The former aide of disgraced ex-minister Chris Cardona, teacher-turned-lawyer
The Shift Team
January 5, 2022 11:19
Government in desperate legal scramble to hide Saviour Balzan deals in defiance of FOI order
At least 29 government entities, ranging from the Education
Caroline Muscat
January 4, 2022 09:00
Sister of new education minister pocketed at least €25,000 from government jobs since 2020
The sister of new Education Minister Clifton Grima, Charlene
Julian Delia
January 3, 2022 16:00
Cabinet secretary stonewalls on new €30,000 payment to disgraced ex-minister Justyne Caruana
Cabinet Secretary Mario Cutajar has refused to disclose whether
The Shift Team
January 3, 2022 11:26
Indian business tycoon who bought 30,000sqm of Dwejra coastline becomes Maltese citizen
Vijay Kumar Berlia, an Indian business tycoon who had
The Shift Team
December 29, 2021 15:21
Gozo Channel subsidies increase sixfold as staff costs, direct orders increase
Taxpayer subsidies to Gozo Channel have soared to unprecedented
The Shift Team
December 28, 2021 17:37
National Festivals Agency run like a village club, NAO says – but the chairman gets a medal
State agency Festivals Malta is being managed like a
The Shift Team
December 27, 2021 10:39
Albanian authorities did ‘absolutely nothing to probe supply of bomb that killed my mother’
Speaking to The Shift in a quiet cafe in
Alice Taylor
December 23, 2021 07:21
Cardiologist who resigned from MP to join VGH says government ‘bamboozled people’
Professor Albert Fenech, a former PN MP who had
Julian Delia
December 22, 2021 09:39
‘I wasn’t aware architect is minister’s brother’ – ITS CEO
Architect Gilbert Bartolo was given a direct order to
The Shift Team
December 21, 2021 16:45
Refused: FOI request to disclose ‘prohibitive’ €31 million MBR rental contract
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has once again turned down
Caroline Muscat
December 21, 2021 10:44
Mystery €2.8 million VGH concession fee nobody could explain
Among the issues flagged by the National Audit Office
Julian Delia
December 18, 2021 16:47
Government spent €1 billion more than estimated in 2021
The government has spent €1 billion more than it
The Shift Team
December 18, 2021 09:14
Joseph Portelli’s daughter Chloe seeks to build second agricultural store
Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has filed a new application
The Shift Team
December 17, 2021 11:44
Bangladeshi businessman contradicted by Yorgen Fenech chats
Bangladeshi businessman and Cabinet advisor Salman Rahman’s comment to
The Shift Team
December 16, 2021 14:55
OPM gave same day approval for Caruana to hire Bogdanovic, no questions asked
Education Minister Justyne Caruana began the administrative process of
The Shift Team
December 15, 2021 23:31
The €4 billion debacle: how the government mismanaged the VGH concession
The National Audit Office’s (NAO) comprehensive investigation of the
Julian Delia
December 15, 2021 17:57
Silvio Schembri refuses to explain €17 million discrepancy on MBR office lease
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has refused to explain the €17
The Shift Team
December 15, 2021 09:00
Daniel Bogdanovic’s ghostwriter is former John Dalli aide
The real author of a €15,000 report commissioned by
The Shift Team
December 14, 2021 07:17
Foundation for Medical Services riddled with employment and financial irregularities – NAO
The Foundation for Medical Services (FMS) – run by
The Shift Team
December 10, 2021 11:01
Finance minister conceals last three years of Air Malta accounts, previously always made public
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has repeatedly refused to answer
Julian Delia
December 9, 2021 15:53
Gaffarena loses appeal as court confirms Old Mint Street building deal illegal
The appeals court has this morning confirmed a 2018
The Shift Team
December 9, 2021 12:23
Malta Business Registry’s €31m rent for bathroom showroom ‘prohibitive’ – Auditor General
The premises the Malta Business Registry (MBR) chose for
The Shift Team
December 8, 2021 11:49
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
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
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

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