Permanent secretary mum on Albert Marshall’s breach of contract
The Permanent Secretary of the Culture Ministry, Joyce Dimech,
The Shift Team
September 16, 2023 17:03
The Shift wins 4 more FOI appeals filed by the government to deny information
The Shift has won another four Court of Appeal
Sean Montebello
September 16, 2023 12:25
OPM forced to publish Cabinet Secretary Ryan Spagnol’s contract
The Office of the Prime Minister has been forced
Caroline Muscat
September 16, 2023 08:39
Ethics breach by Fisheries Parliamentary Secretary solved with written apology
The Commissioner of Standards in Public Life, Joseph Azzopardi,
Sean Montebello
September 15, 2023 16:55
International press organisations call for stronger provisions on state advertising in the EMFA
Several organisations dedicated to media freedom and civil society
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 15, 2023 16:30
Sea slime remains a problem as fish farms create ‘sewage dump’ of waste
Sea slime originating from Azzopardi Fisheries’ tuna farming pens
Sean Montebello
September 15, 2023 15:02
Government ‘shamefully silent’ on Comino overcommercialisation  – NGOs
Eight environmental NGOs have reiterated calls for the de-commercialisation
Sean Montebello
September 15, 2023 14:22
Controversial €250,000 statue approved by panel led by ex-teacher with no relevant credentials
A €250,000 equestrian statue set to be installed in
The Shift Team
September 15, 2023 11:05
€72 million tender for long-promised ITS campus announced
A tender for the design and construction of the
Sean Montebello
September 14, 2023 17:59
International press organisations join call for PM to publish media report
International press freedom organisations have echoed calls by Maltese
Sean Montebello
September 14, 2023 16:42
Tents cleared following The Shift’s report
Updated to include reaction: Unsightly and illegal tents erected
The Shift Team
September 14, 2023 15:17
Opinion: Life among frauds
The annual August stay in Malta usually helps reset
Jacques René Zammit
September 14, 2023 11:53
Two men abusing rules to pack in foreign workers in Sliema apartment hunted for unpaid debts
Two men, who, until a few weeks ago, operated
The Shift Team
September 14, 2023 07:36
Film Commissioner files court case in bid to keep Film Festival costs hidden
Film Commissioner Johann Grech has filed a civil court
Sean Montebello
September 13, 2023 18:05
Migration, enlargement, women high on EC agenda, but democracy is elephant in the room
In her annual State of the European Union (SOTEU)
Alice Taylor
September 13, 2023 16:33
Journalists raise ‘grave concerns’, urge PM for ‘transparent’ media reform
The Shift has joined journalists, broadcasters, researchers, and activists
Sean Montebello
September 13, 2023 15:49
Infrastructure Malta official fronts private investment of tunnels contractor
A senior Infrastructure Malta official responsible for overseeing and
The Shift Team
September 13, 2023 09:11
Unsightly canopies on Macina as culture heritage watchdog flags ‘grave concern’
Several unsightly canopies, making a Grade 1 scheduled building
The Shift Team
September 12, 2023 18:06
Maltese Council chair will not resign despite being caught in a lie
Olvin Vella, the Chairperson of the National Council of
Sean Montebello
September 12, 2023 12:30
Albert Marshall, 75, cashing in on at least five different government jobs
Albert Marshall, the 75-year-old Labour veteran who used to
The Shift Team
September 12, 2023 10:30
Doctors on medical panel deciding on disability benefits kept on board despite known fraud
The panel of doctors responsible for approving financial aid
Sean Montebello
September 12, 2023 07:56
€17 million ‘restored’ tunnels failing, contractor given €350,000 to repair
A massive project to complete Malta’s main road tunnels,
The Shift Team
September 11, 2023 17:24
Lack of government transparency ‘a hotbed for corruption’ – MEA
The Malta Employers Association has called on the government
Sean Montebello
September 11, 2023 16:06
Gozo minister’s driver files new application for ‘garage’ on idyllic ODZ plot
Ronnie Camilleri, the driver of Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri,
The Shift Team
September 11, 2023 08:50
Architect involved in collapse that killed Miriam Pace still a shareholder as development set to continue
Roderick Camilleri, one of the architects involved in the
Sean Montebello
September 10, 2023 16:48
Criminologist to evaluate iconic Evans Building multi-million-euro tender
Prime Minister Robert Abela has put a criminologist and
The Shift Team
September 10, 2023 07:48
Mistra site boundary walls dismantled as works hasten ahead of EPRT review
Works at Mistra Village, Xemxija, to develop a nine-storey
Sean Montebello
September 9, 2023 16:00
Government discussion on temping agencies for foreign workers ‘a must’
Maltese business chiefs have sounded the alarm over the
Sean Montebello
September 9, 2023 14:26
Turkish crypto boss who hid in Albania, laundered money in Malta, sentenced to 11,196 years
Crypto boss Faruk Fatih Özer, who stashed millions of
The Shift Team
September 9, 2023 12:20
‘Media Experts Committee’ journalists made €18,000 each from still-hidden ‘reforms’ report
The nine members of the ‘Media Experts Committee’, tasked
The Shift Team
September 9, 2023 10:48

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