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Government to borrow another €1.2 billion as forecasts go haywire

January 22, 2022 12:31

The government is planning to borrow at least €1.2

Largest chunk of lotteries fund goes to… the finance minister’s district

January 21, 2022 14:46

The majority of funds allocated through the Social Causes

New road at the centre of a 3 week protest in Dingli opens door for development application

January 20, 2022 19:43

A plot of agricultural land near a hotly-contested area

Owen Bonnici’s ‘band club protection’ law re-confirmed to be in breach of human rights

January 20, 2022 19:00

On Thursday morning, the Constitutional Court conclusively determined that

January 20, 2022 16:21

It’s not about money

The government has no intention of debating the Opposition’s

After 2 years of ‘ongoing negotiations’, government drops threats of ending hospitals deal

January 20, 2022 11:58

The health ministry has ignored questions on the outcome

No end to Konrad Mizzi’s filibustering on Electrogas deal at public accounts committee

January 20, 2022 08:45

Yet another hearing of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC),

More taxpayer money sent Saviour Balzan’s way

January 19, 2022 18:14

The co-owner of Media Today, Saviour Balzan, has been

Good governance is not the order of the day

January 19, 2022 09:24

It is unclear why anyone would think it was

Speaker to decide whether ethics committee is to continue investigating Justyne Caruana

January 19, 2022 07:53

The parliamentary committee for standards in public life suspended

Stream of congratulations for Roberta Metsola, European parliament’s new president

January 18, 2022 18:53

After a plenary session which saw Maltese MEP and

Roberta Metsola secures European Parliament presidency in landslide victory

January 18, 2022 17:44

Securing 67% of all votes, Roberta Metsola became the

Civil service chief Mario Cutajar continues his attack on the Ombudsman

January 18, 2022 12:29

Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar upped his attack against

Police union flags ‘disconnection’ between officers’ needs and administration

January 18, 2022 09:12

The Malta Police Union (MPU) is currently at loggerheads

Finance Minister’s declarations on Air Malta prove Konrad Mizzi’s announcements in 2018 were false

January 17, 2022 17:14

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana’s handling of Air Malta, with

FIAU slaps gambling operator with €387,000 fine, 14 regulations breached

January 17, 2022 13:35

Remote gaming operator Online Amusement Solution Ltd was slapped

Joe Gerada’s move to silence The Shift registered as ‘violation’ by press freedom watchdog

January 17, 2022 09:10

Lawyer Joe Gerada’s request to the Information and Data

Joanna Demarco

January 15, 2022 09:05

Finance Minister warns businesses about tax dues, while political parties allowed to defy rules

Not a single company owned by the political parties

National Orchestra Hall announcement falls flat

January 14, 2022 18:11

Plans to convert a palazzo that used to host

Malta has highest rate of SLAPP cases per capita

January 14, 2022 10:57

Malta had the highest rate of SLAPP cases per

Fearne appoints his canvasser Carmen Ciantar chief of staff on top of her €163,000 role at FMS

January 14, 2022 07:18

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has confirmed he has

Government silent on China’s project in Gozo

January 13, 2022 15:05

As both local and Chinese dailies were flooded with

January 13, 2022 08:22

Patterns of resistance

The government’s reluctance, verging on recalcitrance, for meaningful reform

Fearne puts his campaign manager on €163,000 ‘irregular’ contract

January 13, 2022 07:04

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has put one of

Ghasri local council, residents raise concerns over poultry farm application

January 12, 2022 13:20

An application to convert an agricultural field in a

Reform committee should be ‘independent, chosen through transparent consultation with civil society’ – Reporters Without Borders

January 12, 2022 08:43

The committee appointed by the government to guide the

‘Persons of trust’ go beyond Malta’s borders: Arts Council appoints one in New York

January 11, 2022 16:30

The government’s practice of appointing those loyal to the

Opposition presents draft bill to parliament: ‘An opportunity to take things forward’

January 11, 2022 12:43

In what is perhaps the first and most tangible

Ombudsman slams civil service chief on ‘insinuations, half truths and allegations’

January 11, 2022 07:17

The Office of the Ombudsman has reacted strongly to