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
Robert Abela promised an Xtra full explanation – but full of what?
On Monday, during two excruciating minutes of dodging questions
Ranier Fsadni
February 20, 2022 07:46
PM spends another €300,000 on direct orders to decide on ‘corrupt’ deal with Steward Healthcare
Prime Minister Robert Abela has dished out two new
Caroline Muscat
February 19, 2022 09:27
Army veteran tells his story: AFM ‘from bad to worse’
Anthony Grech is a soft-spoken man whose sense of
Julian Delia
February 19, 2022 07:33
Civil society groups hold protest, demand resignation of attorney general
Protesters gathered in Valletta on Friday evening to demand
The Shift Team
February 18, 2022 19:11
EXCLUSIVE: Search at minister’s house confirms protected ‘artefact’ in his possession, PM mum
A search has been carried out on Minister Anton
The Shift Team
February 18, 2022 11:45
The two faces of the government’s attitude towards media freedom
You’d be forgiven for thinking that something, somewhere, got
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 18, 2022 10:49

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