Passport Papers shortlisted for IJ4EU award
The Passport Papers joint investigation by The Shift and
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 3, 2022 15:46
Planning board member doubles as director of sales for Exante
A member of the Planning Authority’s (PA) planning board
Julian Delia
March 3, 2022 12:14
Electoral proposals worth considering
The Nationalist Party released an electoral manifesto last week
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 3, 2022 09:30
Joseph Muscat’s legacy of failure
As disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat pulls strings
Julian Delia
March 2, 2022 16:02
FMS plans revealed as Health Ministry denies manipulation of cancer machine procurement
New plans and designs prepared by the Foundation for
The Shift Team
March 2, 2022 11:17
Independent newspapers open floodgates to payments from political parties
Malta’s two most popular independent newspapers have opened up
The Shift Team
March 2, 2022 08:53
UPDATED: Maltese government defiant on ending passport sales to Russians as pressure increases
Updated to add government’s change in decision.  The Maltese
Joanna Demarco
March 1, 2022 16:54
Owners of Burmarrad Commercials gifted 65 year emphyteutical deed starting at €1 per month
Burmarrad Manufacturing Ltd was awarded a 65 year emphyteutical
Julian Delia
March 1, 2022 13:20
Labour pollster kept on seven year €370,000 retainer at MGA
Labour pollster Vince Marmara has been kept on retainer
The Shift Team
March 1, 2022 10:00
It’s easy when it’s someone else’s money
It should come as no surprise that, despite the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 1, 2022 06:00
Four months and counting for Silvio Schembri’s €31 million extravagance
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri is still finding it difficult
The Shift Team
February 28, 2022 17:35
Abela borrowing €3.7 million per day
Prime Minister Robert Abela has increased Malta’s debt by
The Shift Team
February 28, 2022 15:38
Web of companies linked to Exante still operating through Malta in spite of Russia’s blacklisting
An investigation by The Shift has confirmed that a
Julian Delia
February 28, 2022 12:14
Croatian behind White Flag scam at it again with ‘Plastic Ocean Summit’
A Croatian conman who The Shift had exposed as
Julian Delia
February 28, 2022 09:24
Another €640,000 in direct orders to Labour election organisers
Four companies that provide logistics and organisational support to
The Shift Team
February 26, 2022 15:59
New primary school without compliance certificate after two years
A new primary school inaugurated by Prime Minister Robert
The Shift Team
February 26, 2022 11:25
Zonqor AUM swap is ploy to save failed project
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s announcement that the government will
The Shift Team
February 26, 2022 06:30
Large crowd gathers in front of Russian Embassy in solidarity with Ukraine
Protestors gathered in front of the Embassy of the
Joanna Demarco
February 25, 2022 21:50
12 media freedom threats registered in Malta in 2021
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom listed
Julian Delia
February 25, 2022 18:10
‘End sale of passports to Russian elites’ – NGOs urge Maltese government
Six Maltese civil society organisations are urging the government
The Shift Team
February 25, 2022 14:54
Responsible Gaming funds diverted to Silvio Schembri’s electioneering campaign
Tens of thousands of euro in public funds earmarked
The Shift Team
February 25, 2022 10:30
Big Bank shares nosedive
Investors in Malta’s two largest banks have suffered unprecedented
The Shift Team
February 24, 2022 17:41
Government proposals ‘more concerned with regulating, than enabling media’
The government’s press freedom proposals have “a long way
Joanna Demarco
February 24, 2022 16:15
Where have we heard these before? PM launches election campaign with rehashed electoral pledges
If the first five electoral pledges by the Labour
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 23, 2022 17:46
Health Ministry gives €36 million in direct orders in 6 months, Franciscans clarify their position
Updated to include a statement by the Province of
The Shift Team
February 23, 2022 12:50
PL insider vouches for Christian Borg, raising further questions on Labour’s links to crime
One man stepped forward in court and vouched for
The Shift Team
February 22, 2022 15:21
As Suisse Secrets scandal breaks, Labour’s election poster girl trumpets new role at Credit Suisse
In yet another seismic development in international finance and
Julian Delia
February 22, 2022 14:22
Magistrate Joe Mifsud’s ruling on Cittadella ditch damages thrown out
A blunder by Magistrate Joe Mifsud will lead to
The Shift Team
February 21, 2022 15:35
Former FTS chair slams Justyne Caruana
Michael Sant, the former chairman of the Foundation for
The Shift Team
February 21, 2022 11:22
Self-serving parasitism
How can somebody with demonstrably questionable morals and a
Kevin Cassar
February 21, 2022 08:26

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