Lack of transparency on company ownership, tax crimes led to Malta’s greylisting
FATF president Marcus Pleyer said today that lack of
Julian Delia
June 25, 2021 16:55
Family wins drawn-out court battle against attempt to force sale of Old Mint property share
One of the families that had almost signed over
Julian Delia
June 25, 2021 16:35
SLAPPs are misuse of justice systems aimed at intimidation of journalists, EP report says
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation constitute a misuse of
Alice Taylor
June 25, 2021 11:04
UN: disinformation thrives where investigative journalism is constrained
States’ response to combating disinformation has been “problematic, inadequate,
Alice Taylor
June 24, 2021 12:34
Real action needed, not ‘vain attempts to downplay the severity of greylisting’
Despite the prime minister’s insistence that the decision by
Caroline Muscat
June 24, 2021 06:18
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
Malta’s foreign capital inflow could drop by €250m if greylisted – IMF report
A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) analysing
Julian Delia
June 21, 2021 16:19
Malta’s bid to draw ‘digital nomads’ shaken after it plummets in expat survey ratings
Malta announced earlier this year it would seek to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 21, 2021 16:02
Keeping things in check #3
Prime Minister Robert Abela and his “best in the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 18, 2021 13:06
Culture Ministry splashes out €3.2 million in direct orders while events were banned
In the midst of a ban on events and
The Shift Team
June 17, 2021 15:28
Abela hands administration of passports cash fund to known PL cronies
The government agency tasked with managing more than half
The Shift Team
June 17, 2021 11:51
Zammit Tabonas nab Mtarfa hospital after tender goes to daughter of former Fortina chief
The former military hospital at Mtarfa, leased out by
Caroline Muscat
June 14, 2021 06:39
Manifesto magic
Every time Minister Carmelo Abela needs people to focus
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 11, 2021 17:47
Pembroke sacrificed to the rule of degenerates
The Planning Authority’s decision to allow Silvio Debono’s DB
Blanche Gatt
June 11, 2021 11:10
Malta receives a whole raft of warnings from the European Commission
As international media organisations welcomed action by the European
June 10, 2021 08:12
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European
Blanche Gatt
June 10, 2021 02:40
Minister Aaron Farrugia’s transparency register still not created, 18 months after pledge
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia’s pledge to establish and regularly
The Shift Team
June 9, 2021 18:41
Keeping things in check #2
We at The Shift were not exaggerating when we
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 8, 2021 13:31
Playing into the hands of the underworld
Rosianne Cutajar, Ms Dimplechin, aka Nuxellina, she of Catania
Blanche Gatt
June 8, 2021 09:02
Gozo under siege: more than 6,000 development permits issued since 2013
Development applications approved by the Planning Authority in Gozo
June 5, 2021 08:58
Keeping things in check #1
Nuggets of disinformation by politicians and public figures are
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 4, 2021 12:05
Herd immunity in Malta: fact or fiction?
Following the announcement from Health Minister Chris Fearne that
Alice Taylor
June 3, 2021 13:39
Twisted minds, warped realities
“To show men that crimes can be pardoned, and
Blanche Gatt
June 3, 2021 01:47
‘I am feeling intimidated by all this’ – Paul Apap Bologna
An attempt to grill Paul Apap Bologna on the
Caroline Muscat
June 2, 2021 18:01
Gozo lawyers protest against dire working conditions at Rabat court
Gozitan lawyers frustrated by a deteriorating work environment and
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 2, 2021 12:42
Abducted Belarusian journalist’s plight tops list of most urgent cases of injustice against journalists
The kidnap and detention of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich
Alice Taylor
June 2, 2021 10:57
Minister’s aide employed by James Caterers during negotiations on St Vincent de Paul €274m deal
Anthony Ellul, a close aide of Minister for Senior
The Shift Team
June 1, 2021 18:03
Hope that treasured Knights’ era battery may be returned to the public
After almost 20 years of indecision by the government
The Shift Team
June 1, 2021 10:37
The stench of rotten apples
Updated following clarifications received from Michael and Edward Zammit
Blanche Gatt
May 31, 2021 23:59
Sacked planning commission chair challenges minister over removal
Architect Simon Saliba, chairman of the Planning Authority board
May 31, 2021 18:32

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