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
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

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