Fearne’s ministry splashed out €60 million on direct orders in first half of this year
Deputy prime minister Chris Fearne’s health ministry has spent
The Shift Team
September 1, 2021 10:32
Exposed: Arts minister awards two-thirds of national festa NGOs’ fund to groups from his own electoral district
A national arts fund administrated by the Arts Council,
The Shift Team
August 27, 2021 12:35
Infrastructure Malta doles out further €10.5 million in direct orders in first six months of 2021
Infrastructure Malta, the state roads building agency under the
The Shift Team
August 25, 2021 12:05
Prime minister used architect later found guilty of Miriam Pace’s death on L-Iklin property deal
Roderick Camilleri, the architect who was found guilty of
Julian Delia
August 25, 2021 10:03
DB Group/James Caterers snapped up €6.2 million contract for COVID vaccination roll-out in April
Two of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen pocketed €6.2 million earlier
Julian Delia
August 24, 2021 17:59
MTA profiteering from Covid-19 hotels as quarantined guests are charged 30%-40% extra for their forced stays
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is making a profit
The Shift Team
August 23, 2021 13:40
Home Affairs minister refuses to explain ‘expertise allowance’ award to PL crony
The government is refusing to explain why former PL
The Shift Team
August 20, 2021 19:42
€32 million Naxxar disability hub abandoned for two years; minister stonewalls queries
A multi-million-euro government project to provide accommodation and other
The Shift Team
August 20, 2021 12:03
New €1.6 million Cirkewwa pier still unusable two months after inauguration
A new €1.6 million berth in Cirkewwa, inaugurated by
The Shift Team
August 18, 2021 18:16
Suspended fisheries director still pocketing full pay every month, two years after corruption allegations
Malta’s former top government fisheries official, Andreina Fenech Farrugia,
The Shift Team
August 18, 2021 10:38
Bedingfield among seven government MPs using state funds to boost their image amid election speculation
Government whip Glenn Bedingfield and six other government MPs
Julian Delia
August 14, 2021 14:05
PM set to award new, multi-million euro direct order to DB Group/James Caterers
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s government is in the final
The Shift Team
August 13, 2021 12:32
Golden handshakes: double payouts for reinstated politicians
At least four reinstated cabinet ministers are in line
The Shift Team
August 11, 2021 12:12
Joseph Muscat’s €120,000 golden handshake was THREE times average terminal benefits
The €120,000 golden handshake paid by taxpayers to disgraced
Caroline Muscat
August 10, 2021 16:43
‘Groundbreaking confirmation of the role political propaganda played in her death’
An extensive, six-month investigation by The Shift into the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 7, 2021 17:54
Building industry council CEO pockets tens of thousands of euros in extra cash via direct orders issued by new regulator
Former Labour minister Charles Buhagiar, appointed CEO of the
The Shift Team
August 6, 2021 13:22
Social care regulator De Giovanni hires 74-year-old father as ‘junior lawyer’ in state agency
Labour candidate Katya De Giovanni, currently serving as chairperson
The Shift Team
August 4, 2021 17:51
Labour’s Charlon Gouder lands ‘phantom’ €35,000-a-year job at Arts Council
Former One TV reporter-turned lawyer Charlon Gouder has been
The Shift Team
August 4, 2021 10:37
New TVM programme host’s company made €136,000 in direct orders in two years
An analysis of the financial links between government and
Julian Delia
August 3, 2021 13:19
Businessman Paul Hili forced to sell his Wardija home; valuation accepted by court raises questions
Paul Hili, former owner of the McDonald’s franchise in
The Shift Team
August 2, 2021 11:44
PM Robert Abela earned hundreds of thousands of euros from property development
Prime Minister Robert Abela and his wife Lydia banked
The Shift Team
July 30, 2021 17:56
Steward freezes St Luke’s master plan as PM fails to deliver on pledge to amend tainted deal
Steward Healthcare, the American healthcare giant that took over
The Shift Team
July 28, 2021 10:15
‘Public Service Week’ media hype cost taxpayers €300,000
A week-long media campaign organised in June by public
The Shift Team
July 26, 2021 12:36
Pegasus surveillance software: what is it and how does it affect you?
The Pegasus Project, an international effort coordinated by Forbidden
The Shift Team
July 26, 2021 07:36
National Heritage Minister’s business partner manages ‘illegal’ Valletta restaurant ‘marring the city’s iconic vista’
National Heritage Minister Jose Herrera’s choice of business partners
The Shift Team
July 24, 2021 11:57
UK-sanctioned Colombian drug trafficker operates Maltese company under fake name
Updated to include Right of Reply. A Colombian national
Alice Taylor
July 24, 2021 08:15
Gozo Ministry’s direct orders soar to €7.5 million in just six months
Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has spent more than €7.5
The Shift Team
July 21, 2021 16:31
Minister’s aide helped businessman slash his tax bill, but ‘no evidence of corruption’ found
An investigation by the Commission against Corruption into former
The Shift Team
July 16, 2021 09:23
Malta-Sicily fast ferry rivals still waiting for Italian port permits despite ticket sales
The much-anticipated start of Virtu Ferries’ and Ponte Ferries’
The Shift Team
July 13, 2021 19:56
Rosianne Cutajar to get minimum €30,000 golden handshake, despite having been sacked
Disgraced former parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar – forced to
The Shift Team
July 10, 2021 10:29

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