Direct orders to Party loyalists for cultural events total €3m in 6 months
State cultural agencies in Malta, under the political patronage
The Shift Team
August 6, 2020 18:08
Two countries, two murders that deserve answers
Guest commentary by John Christmas, an exiled whistleblower living
The Shift Team
August 6, 2020 16:14
Malta among countries that received faulty COVID-19 masks from China
Malta was one of the countries receiving “fake and
The Shift Team
August 6, 2020 15:07
Pilot Union files judicial protest against Prime Minister and Air Malta for ‘abusive and illegal acts’
The Association of Airline Pilots Malta (ALPA) on Wednesday
Joanna Demarco
August 5, 2020 17:16
Study highlights lawsuits targeting media in Malta as ‘problematic practice’ in Europe
SLAPP threats in Malta are highlighted as one of
Gabriel Schembri
August 5, 2020 13:51
Daily average of reported COVID-19 cases reaches April peak
Life seems to be going on as normal in
Gabriel Schembri
August 5, 2020 09:07
$2 million lobbying for Latvian bank used by suspect in journalist’s murder
ASG Resolution Capital, a company closely connected to Latvia’s
Gabriel Schembri
August 4, 2020 17:09
Second MTA lease issued to property owned by chairman’s family
It’s literally all in the family at the Malta
Caroline Muscat
August 4, 2020 12:13
Lands Authority refuses to publish former Gozo Minister’s new contract
The article has been updated to include a reply
The Shift Team
August 3, 2020 17:55
MFSA awards former editor Rachel Attard €43,000 direct order
The Malta Financial Services Authority has awarded a €43,000
The Shift Team
August 3, 2020 11:33
Man killed had past scrapes with the law
Saviour Gaffarena, 27, who was killed in a shootout
The Shift Team
August 1, 2020 10:02
Norma Saliba’s appointment as PBS Head of News increases concern in a problematic media landscape
The Board of Directors at national broadcaster PBS has
Gabriel Schembri
August 1, 2020 09:11
Constitutional reforms rushed through behind the Venice Commission’s back
Parliament last Wednesday evening unanimously rushed through Constitutional reforms
Victor Paul Borg
July 31, 2020 18:43
Vince Muscat: Delay in pardon ‘intentional’ to grant immunity to specific individuals
Vince Muscat, also known as il-Koħħu, one of the
Joanna Demarco
July 31, 2020 15:16
‘Dubai running after Malta’ to assist with 17 Black probe – Casa tells public inquiry
Contrary to testimonies made by former economic crimes unit
Joanna Demarco
July 31, 2020 13:48
Deputy PN leader Robert Arrigo partnering with mass event organisers
Deputy PN leader and businessman Robert Arrigo stands to
The Shift Team
July 31, 2020 07:01
Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of
Joanna Demarco
July 30, 2020 08:52
Calls for end to mass events for tourists increase as doctors threaten to strike
Calls for mass events to come to a halt,
Joanna Demarco
July 29, 2020 18:28
Minister Evarist Bartolo questioned on his ‘influence’ on Joseph Muscat’s administration while in Cabinet
Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo was true to form
Joanna Demarco
July 29, 2020 16:06
New media law is good news for Maltese public
An amendment floated on Monday by Minister Carmelo Abela
The Shift Team
July 29, 2020 11:44
Gozo Channel rehires ‘The Devil’, a politically connected former employee caught stealing ferry ticket takings
In spite of pleading guilty to stealing money from
The Shift Team
July 29, 2020 09:12
MFSA awards Keith Schembri’s company €40,000 contract for paper
Kasco Limited, the company owned by former government chief
Gabriel Schembri
July 28, 2020 13:47
Gozo Channel ‘drowning’ as €13,000-a-day vessel returned to ferry service
Taxpayers will need to again come to the rescue
The Shift Team
July 28, 2020 10:50
Chief Justice and Justice Minister now gatekeepers to complaints against the judiciary
The Commission for the Administration of Justice last autumn
Victor Paul Borg
July 28, 2020 09:36
‘There can be no winners if there is a surge in COVID-19 cases’
The President of the Medical Association of Malta, Martin
The Shift Team
July 27, 2020 20:55
MP proposes outlawing use of private email by government officials
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi today submitted a Private Member’s
Gabriel Schembri
July 27, 2020 17:34
Son of woman killed in Sliema house collapse talks of 20-year wait for justice
The son of a woman who died in a
Gabriel Schembri
July 27, 2020 12:05
Taxpayers billed €300,000 for luxury travel by chief passport salesman
Maltese taxpayers were billed almost €300,000 for first class
The Shift Team
July 26, 2020 17:03
Same individuals getting MTA funds for summer parties, amid health concerns
The article has been updated following the cancellation of
Gabriel Schembri
July 26, 2020 08:52
Prosecution demands 25 year prison sentence for masterminds in Jan Kuciak’s murder case
The prosecution in the case of murdered journalist Jan
Gabriel Schembri
July 25, 2020 06:13

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