‘High risk’ threats to media pluralism in Malta highlighted in report
The Shift’s efforts to ensure financial transparency by disclosing
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 21, 2021 11:47
The stories they were killed for: 4 investigative journalists in Europe targeted by organised crime
The assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on
Julian Delia
July 20, 2021 13:52
Delay, disrupt, distract: the oil scandal case stumbles on PL’s favourite tactics
Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti last week issued a blistering
Blanche Gatt
July 20, 2021 07:30
10 protests stymied during pandemic on fear of reprisals following police objections
The police have objected to ten protest applications citing
Julian Delia
July 17, 2021 15:36
‘What do these people know for them to be protected in a way that suggests everyone is afraid of them?’
During an online vigil in remembrance of Daphne Caruana
July 16, 2021 20:13
Local councils in the dark over designation of camping sites in Armier and Bahar ic-Caghaq
Two local councillors from Mellieħa and Naxxar confirmed that
Julian Delia
July 16, 2021 17:18
The murder of Dutch crime journalist is ‘latest episode’ in deadly European series
Following the news that Dutch crime reporter Peter R.
Alice Taylor
July 15, 2021 17:59
Does Malta’s new legal notice on vaccine certificates breach freedom of movement rights?
Confusion reigned among legal experts over the past week
Julian Delia
July 15, 2021 10:18
The great tax diversion
Rosianne Cutajar acted as a broker in a €3.1
Blanche Gatt
July 15, 2021 07:42
UK government to investigate over 6,000 ‘golden visas’ over threats to national security
The British government has announced the review of more
Alice Taylor
July 14, 2021 17:59
Speaker walks off, rejecting adoption of Standards Commissioner report on Rosianne Cutajar
The third meeting of the parliamentary committee on Standards
Julian Delia
July 13, 2021 19:49
Conclusions of public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death expected this week
The public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne
Caroline Muscat
July 13, 2021 13:42
Fearne’s pig’s ear, running on repeat
There is a level of incompetence that verges on
Blanche Gatt
July 13, 2021 05:50
‘They asked us if we’d be carrying placards’: Are COVID rules being used to stifle protest?
An NGO dedicated to the promotion and safeguarding of
Julian Delia
July 12, 2021 13:41
Greylisting: Over 100 companies blame weak, selective rule of law – survey
When employers were asked why they thought Malta was
Julian Delia
July 9, 2021 13:36
New anti-money laundering agency for Europe
The EU is planning to create a new anti-money
July 9, 2021 10:20
Revenue from gambling industry drops by 41% in pandemic year
Figures published in the annual report of the Malta
July 8, 2021 16:45
NGO coalition appeals for review of Rosianne Cutajar’s ‘ill-informed’ move to legalise sex-buying
Following the removal of Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar from
July 8, 2021 09:29
Prison shouldn’t be a death sentence
A young woman died on 4 July. A 29-year
Blanche Gatt
July 8, 2021 08:06
COVID-19 infections creep up as Malta opens its borders to tourists
As the summer tourism season opens and Malta’s economy
Julian Delia
July 7, 2021 15:31
The Malta horror show, starring Nuxellina and friends
Standards Commissioner George Hyzler’s shocking report into MP Rosianne
Blanche Gatt
July 6, 2021 07:59
Cutajar couldn’t refund property commission because she’d ‘already spent her share’
Damning testimony from Rosianne Cutajar’s associate, the ‘sensar’ Charles
The Shift Team
July 5, 2021 14:16
Bitmac plant in Iklin: How lax law enforcement turned ODZ land into an industrial site
An investigation on a site in Iklin flagged by
Julian Delia
July 3, 2021 17:48
MFSA annual report suggests panic ahead of impending Moneyval audit
The MFSA underwent a frantic year in 2020 attempting
Blanche Gatt
July 2, 2021 09:21
Heritage Malta suffers unprecedented losses but doubles costs of government-appointed directors
The government agency responsible for the upkeep and administration
The Shift Team
July 1, 2021 10:10
Member of Azerbaijani ruling family linked to billion-euro money laundering scheme
Two members of Azerbaijan’s ruling Aliyev family have been
Alice Taylor
June 30, 2021 11:09
Reporters Without Borders seeks freedom for Julian Assange as he turns 50
International media freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has
Alice Taylor
June 29, 2021 08:12
As the penny drops
Those of us watching in disbelief as Labour supporters
Blanche Gatt
June 29, 2021 07:42
Repubblika calls for interim government to see through FATF changes until next election
Civil society NGO Repubblika called for an interim government
June 28, 2021 13:09
Chloe Portelli hit by fresh raft of Planning Authority enforcement orders
The Planning Authority (PA) has issued a raft of
The Shift Team
June 26, 2021 10:59

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