Alleged fraudster’s ship servicing company never submitted audited accounts
Updated to include a response from the MFSA. Multinational
Julian Delia
October 2, 2021 15:09
Alleged $50 million fraudster released by Maltese courts owns shares in Malta-based companies
Frank Rafaraci, who allegedly defrauded the US Navy of
Julian Delia
October 1, 2021 17:57
People’s Tribunal will indict governments over failure to convict journalists’ murderers
A group of leading media organisations have launched a
Alice Taylor
October 1, 2021 16:58
‘Use of body cameras by the police can interfere in right to privacy’ – Giovanni Bonello
Five months after the government announced that police officers
Julian Delia
October 1, 2021 14:03
Ic-Caqnu set to lose out as new €40 million landscaping contract to be awarded soon
Pressure is mounting on the government from business quarters,
The Shift Team
October 1, 2021 08:47
Another €1 million in direct orders from Ian Borg
Transport Minister Ian Borg has dished out another €1
The Shift Team
September 30, 2021 06:15
Prime minister awards direct order to law firm linked to his parliamentary secretary
A government agency falling under the direct responsibility of
The Shift Team
September 30, 2021 05:58
Pieter Omtzigt voices concern over ‘credible reports’ of CIA plot against Julian Assange
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe General Rapporteur
Alice Taylor
September 29, 2021 18:50
Alarm raised over Lottoland’s interest in Malta’s National Lotteries bid
Serious concerns are being raised among Maltese financial services
The Shift Team
September 29, 2021 10:44
Nation in disbelief over ‘obscene’ news of injured worker dumped on pavement
After the publication of shocking images of a terrified
Julian Delia
September 28, 2021 19:06
Hotel complex on ex-Pulvich factory land in protected area recommended for approval
The controversial application aiming to convert an abandoned explosives
Julian Delia
September 28, 2021 16:53
Reports of CIA plot creates waves in Assange case
Reports of an alleged CIA plot against Wikileaks founder
Alice Taylor
September 28, 2021 16:06
PBS classified as state-controlled media in new study
A new tool to assess the editorial independence of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 28, 2021 13:25
Minister Jose Herrera awards his main canvasser a €55,000 post at Manoel Theatre
National Heritage Minister Jose’ Herrera has placed a retired
Caroline Muscat
September 28, 2021 07:49
Caravan village at White Rocks stays past deadline
A site that morphed into a caravan village over
Julian Delia
September 27, 2021 17:19
UPDATED: Adrian Delia takes on SVDP direct order recipient James Caterers as legal client
Updated to add Adrian Delia’s comments. Shortly after stepping
The Shift Team
September 27, 2021 12:01
LinkedIn personal data published online affects 92% of all users: ‘TomLiner’ strikes again
The cybersecurity industry scrambled to deal with the latest
Julian Delia
September 27, 2021 07:04
Government offers Corinthia Group Ghajn Tuffieha site for €10.3 million
After more than two years of negotiations between the
The Shift Team
September 25, 2021 10:08
Twisted perspectives
Uniformity of thought and behaviour is a dangerous thing,
Caroline Muscat
September 25, 2021 08:19
Entertainment industry flags growing concerns about MTA’s ticketing system
Concerned sources within the entertainment industry flagged a ticketing
Julian Delia
September 24, 2021 12:07
Putting things in perspective
I woke up to a stream of emails this
Caroline Muscat
September 23, 2021 16:49
Taxpayers funding Robert Abela’s continuity in feeding Joseph Muscat’s ‘fat cats’
Despite the changing of the guard in 2020, Prime
The Shift Team
September 23, 2021 14:36
Farewell to Comino
Malta’s last precious outpost of sanity has fallen to
Blanche Gatt
September 23, 2021 08:45
‘We knew our lives would be hell after my mother’s murder’ – Matthew Caruana Galizia
Lana Estemirova, daughter of assassinated Chechen activist and journalist
Julian Delia
September 22, 2021 16:31
MCAST defies court order to stop ‘vindictive’ actions against senior lecturer who unveiled wrongdoing
MCAST Principal James Calleja has ignored a court order
The Shift Team
September 22, 2021 12:12
Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them
Alice Taylor
September 22, 2021 10:32
Slovak journalists to face charges for revealing spy-for-hire in Jan Kuciak case
Two journalists from Slovak independent media platform Dennik N
Alice Taylor
September 21, 2021 11:28
Two consortia accuse Minister Ian Borg of breaching procurement rules on Gozo tunnel project
A controversial project to construct an underwater tunnel between
The Shift Team
September 21, 2021 10:30
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued
Julian Delia
September 20, 2021 17:31
Public sector jobs swell by 25% under Labour to a record 50,000 – total number actually higher
Over the past eight years, public sector employment has
The Shift Team
September 20, 2021 11:48

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