Government offers Corinthia Group Ghajn Tuffieha site for €10.3 million
After more than two years of negotiations between the
The Shift Team
September 25, 2021 10:08
Taxpayers funding Robert Abela’s continuity in feeding Joseph Muscat’s ‘fat cats’
Despite the changing of the guard in 2020, Prime
The Shift Team
September 23, 2021 14:36
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued
Julian Delia
September 20, 2021 17:31
Public sector jobs swell by 25% under Labour to a record 50,000 – total number actually higher
Over the past eight years, public sector employment has
The Shift Team
September 20, 2021 11:48
PBS erases news item about waterpolo official and Labour activist after call from Castille
A PBS news item reporting disciplinary action against a
The Shift Team
September 17, 2021 12:03
Encroachment by stealth: speculators quietly gobbling up Malta’s farmland
Three areas historically known for their agricultural, natural, historical
Julian Delia
September 16, 2021 13:09
MFSA offers secret deals on non-compliance offences to select companies, individuals
Since 2014, the Malta Financial Services Authority has been
The Shift Team
September 15, 2021 14:17
PA blocks information on substantial legal fees paid to Robert Abela
The Planning Authority has turned down an official request
The Shift Team
September 14, 2021 15:08
GWU lands €109 million jobless scheme deal despite cheaper rival bid
A company owned by the General Workers Union and
The Shift Team
September 6, 2021 13:24
24 financial services companies surrender licences since greylisting
Twenty-four financial services companies have voluntarily handed back their
Julian Delia
September 4, 2021 12:11
Government bought 36 vehicles for €2 million over two years from just one supplier
Motors Inc Ltd was awarded five contracts for the
Julian Delia
September 3, 2021 18:55
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

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