Maltese government silent on whether it will seek access to German purchase of Dubai tax data leak
Malta government spokespeople have failed to respond to questions
Blanche Gatt
July 9, 2021 17:12
Suspected Indian fraudsters on the run used Henley and Partners to seek foreign passports
Two Indian fugitives suspected of involvement in a €640
The Shift Team
July 9, 2021 08:31
Transport operator challenges ‘illegal’ secret ferry concession to Zammit Tabona – Bianchi Group
Updated to include ‘Right of Reply’ received from Marsamxetto
The Shift Team
July 8, 2021 10:42
Jose’ Herrera turned property developer while environment minister
National Heritage Minister Jose’ Herrera was busy ripping up
The Shift Team
July 7, 2021 08:56
Gaffarenas continue to operate illegal petrol station four years after unique temporary permit expires
The Planning Authority (PA) and the government have still
The Shift Team
July 6, 2021 17:52
No fiscal receipts from infrastructure minister’s family restaurant
Receipts obtained by The Shift confirmed that Barbajean, the
Julian Delia
July 6, 2021 12:27
UK case shows need for investigation into ‘Azerbaijani Laundromat’ payments to 17 Black
New information suggests that payments transferred to 17 Black’s
July 6, 2021 08:34
Ian Castaldi Paris says he was ‘threatened twice’ by unspecified parties in Cutajar investigation
Labour MP and notary Ian Castaldi Paris claimed in
Julian Delia
July 5, 2021 16:53
Moves by unnamed Maltese investors to acquire ownership of Sicilian football club
A group of anonymous Maltese investors, who last week
The Shift Team
July 3, 2021 18:12
€100 million awarded in ‘emergency’ tenders in three years; Gozo Ministry leads list of issuers
Over the past three years, the government has awarded
The Shift Team
July 3, 2021 12:23
Malta Enterprise gives permanent job to former PL spokesman, and then sends him off on leave
Former Labour Party spokesman Nigel Vella has been given
The Shift Team
July 2, 2021 12:13
Central link project costs mushroom as new underpass is added as an afterthought
The controversial €55 million Central Link project, already underway
The Shift Team
June 30, 2021 20:13
Unnamed ‘generous benefactor’ behind Heritage Malta exhibition is Russian art world’s ‘biggest scandal’ protagonist, Vladimir Logvinenko
The paintings ‘donated’ by an unnamed “generous benefactor” on
Caroline Muscat
June 30, 2021 12:21
Active ageing minister doubled amount of money deposited in accounts in one year
In asset declarations filed earlier this year, Senior Citizens
Julian Delia
June 29, 2021 18:11
Opening of Malta’s most prestigious museum postponed to 2023
The opening of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum extension
The Shift Team
June 26, 2021 08:19
Cabinet members declare €4.5million in savings
Cabinet members have declared over  €4.5 million in financial
Caroline Muscat
June 24, 2021 17:43
Chair of construction industry regulator defends Joseph Portelli’s illegal batching plant for tender
The government-appointed Chair of the Building and Construction Agency
The Shift Team
June 22, 2021 16:50
PM keeps tight lid on secretly-boosted golden handshakes to his cabinet
Prime Minister Robert Abela has refused to give taxpayers
The Shift Team
June 19, 2021 09:26
Muscat changed terminal benefits systems twice while PM, resulting in higher payments for himself
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat changed the policy of
The Shift Team
June 13, 2021 12:13
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
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
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
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
Grand Harbour ‘secret’ concession extension: review board dismisses challenge on technicality
The Public Contracts Review Board (PCRB) has rejected a
The Shift Team
June 2, 2021 18:03
Gozo Grab #10: Parliamentary committee to discuss law aimed at foundation’s Gozo land grab
A medieval foundation’s attempts to take ownership of large
Victor Paul Borg
May 31, 2021 08:42
Gozo Grab #9: Construction magnate’s family corrections on Nadur land grab rejected
A plan by a medieval foundation to extract money
Victor Paul Borg
May 30, 2021 19:55
Gozo Grab #8: Foundation registers Knights’ fort on hotly contested Qala coast
A large slice of land on which a 290-year-old
Victor Paul Borg
May 29, 2021 15:55
Wall of silence from police, Minister Ian Borg over whether his advisor was caught trapping illegally
Transport Minister Ian Borg has refused to comment on
The Shift Team
May 27, 2021 08:55
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

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