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
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
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
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
State Hospitals deal: Taxpayers €300 million – Steward €0
By the end of next year, taxpayers will already
The Shift Team
November 29, 2021 11:16
Malta Medicines Authority stuffed with Labour loyalists and ministers’ children
A source within the Malta Medicines Authority has flagged
Julian Delia
November 27, 2021 16:02
Portelli applies for ODZ swimming pool extension to The Valley project in Gozo
Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has applied for yet another
Julian Delia
November 27, 2021 11:57
Carmelo Abela fails to answer questions about PBS bankruptcy, claims of state-control
Minister Carmelo Abela has failed to respond to questions from
Julian Delia
November 26, 2021 14:45
€700,000 in architect’s fees squandered as ITS new campus plans appear abandoned
A new state of the art campus for the
The Shift Team
November 26, 2021 11:32
Former and current MPs milked OPM for ‘legal services’ worth €426,000 since 2017
A parliamentary question published on Wednesday revealed that the
Julian Delia
November 25, 2021 16:51
Court unfreezes Evarist Bartolo canvasser’s ‘corruption’ block, despite ongoing criminal case
In a rare and ‘surprising’ decision, Magistrate Donatella Frendo
The Shift Team
November 24, 2021 10:10
Lands Authority silent on monopolisation of Armier beach clubs by one operator
Signature Entertainment Group, recently mentioned in news reports relating
Julian Delia
November 23, 2021 14:45
Tunnels maintenance project also goes to… Construct Furniture shareholders
The private consortium which was awarded a multi-million contract
The Shift Team
November 22, 2021 11:49
Labour-linked lawyer Maria Cardona chairs four government boards at the same time
A lawyer with clear links to the Labour Party
Julian Delia
November 20, 2021 16:58
Ponte Ferries’ Augusta service finally begins, but port permits didn’t cause the delay
Ponte Ferries – a new fast-ferry service connecting Malta
The Shift Team
November 19, 2021 11:51
Joseph Portelli asks Planning Authority to sanction illegal excavation works in Qala
In the latest twist in a long-running saga, Gozitan
Julian Delia
November 17, 2021 17:04
Corinthia Hal-Ferh deal under scrutiny over potential illegal state aid
National and EU authorities are looking into the potential
Caroline Muscat
November 17, 2021 11:35
Sister of PM’s wife appointed to four different government boards since 2013
Alison Zerafa Civelli, the sister of the prime minister’s
Julian Delia
November 16, 2021 17:57
Crisis looming as government’s electricity tariffs lock coming to an end
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli is refusing to say whether
The Shift Team
November 16, 2021 11:15
Labour Party Secretary’s cousin awarded €722,994 in government contracts since 2013
Wilson Mifsud, the cousin of Labour Party Secretary William
Julian Delia
November 15, 2021 17:10
Government ministry staff numbers jumped 14.6% in 2021, swelling total to almost 34,000
The number of employees in government ministries and departments
Julian Delia
November 13, 2021 12:58
UPDATED: Mtarfa Council being run from Piccadilly Circus since Mayor got High Commission post in July
Updated to add UK approval of Manuel Mallia as
The Shift Team
November 11, 2021 10:27
PA concealed crucial documents showing Dingli ODZ ‘tourist development’ includes residential element
The Planning Authority withheld crucial documents related to a
The Shift Team
November 10, 2021 10:23
Minister refuses to divulge names of developers receiving €4 million from Malta Enterprise
The government agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment
The Shift Team
November 9, 2021 12:48
Moonlighting MCAST Principal paid two government salaries, taking home €117k a year
The Principal of MCAST, James Calleja, was given a
The Shift Team
November 8, 2021 11:21
Edward Zammit Lewis’ former employee nabs tens of thousands of euros in direct orders, multiple government appointments
An investigation by The Shift has found that Marouska
Julian Delia
November 6, 2021 15:40
Police investigation into MCAST ‘jobs for votes’ scandal still ongoing
The police have still not concluded criminal investigations into
The Shift Team
November 5, 2021 10:22
Central Link road contractors’ consortium among ‘frontrunners’ of bidders for Marsaskala marina
A group of wealthy contractors, considered to be very
The Shift Team
November 4, 2021 07:56

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