What’s Robert Abela waiting for?
The mother of Jean Paul Sofia, who died under
Kevin Cassar
February 13, 2023 07:00
Rights groups call on MEPs to end ‘abuse of state funds for clientelist media’
With independent media under growing economic and political pressure
The Shift Team
February 10, 2023 13:16
187 new police recruits failed entry exam on first attempt, five on the second
Apparently desperately keen to swell its ranks with new
The Shift Team
February 10, 2023 09:34
Environment watchdog to be led by development permits champion
The government is tasking architect Vince Cassar with a
The Shift Team
February 8, 2023 18:20
JAC should have known of nominated magistrate’s criminal charges
The Judicial Appointments Committee seems to have found a
The Shift Team
February 8, 2023 12:55
MEPs call on European Commission for more detailed recommendations in its annual rule of law report
In their evaluation of the European Commission’s latest rule
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 7, 2023 16:50
Lionel Gerada back in private business as MTA ignores conflict of interest
Lionel Gerada, former minister Konrad Mizzi’s person of trust
The Shift Team
February 7, 2023 16:04
Political advertising for European Parliament elections is about to change
The stricter rules on political advertising adopted by MEPs
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 7, 2023 12:29
Confusion reigns over scheme to commercialise sports facilities
Confusion is currently reigning in the management of sports
The Shift Team
February 6, 2023 17:56
Auditor General asked to investigate Sadeen’s 47c per square metre land grab
The Auditor General has been formally requested to investigate
The Shift Team
February 6, 2023 15:16
Opposition wants names of all FIAU board nominees tabled in the House
The Opposition will be submitting an amendment to the
The Shift Team
February 6, 2023 12:29
Abela’s Triumph of the Will
In 1934 the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl produced an
Kevin Cassar
February 6, 2023 11:12
Judicial watchdog reminds the judiciary not to speak to the Prime Minister
Sitting magistrates have been warned by the judicial watchdog
The Shift Team
February 6, 2023 07:00
On your doorstep: activists hold government responsible for construction deaths
Responsibility for a string of recent construction-related deaths was
The Shift Team
February 4, 2023 14:32
Oath for new magistrates put on hold over nominee’s pending criminal case
The Office of the President has been constrained to
The Shift Team
February 3, 2023 13:10
Nothing can touch him
“This week I had the opportunity to speak with
Kevin Cassar
February 3, 2023 10:29
Overcompensated government directors have not returned extra thousands
Several government-appointed directors who were found paying themselves thousands
The Shift Team
February 2, 2023 08:20
Analysis: A closer look at the police force’s ‘efficiency’
Prime Minister Robert Abela chose a recent political event
The Shift Team
February 1, 2023 10:57
The doors of perception
I had this dream. Or maybe it was real.
Jacques René Zammit
February 1, 2023 10:30
Appeal filed against magistrate’s refusal to recuse herself from Pilatus Bank case
An appeal was filed this morning by NGO Repubblika
The Shift Team
January 31, 2023 11:11
Ambassador Ray Azzopardi moved from NATO to Argotti Gardens
Ray Azzopardi, the former head of the Labour Party’s
The Shift Team
January 30, 2023 12:27
Byron’s lunacy
“This restriction impacts directly not only on the right
Kevin Cassar
January 30, 2023 11:04
Going, going, gone: ‘Ġgantija’ figurine fetches €2,500 in online auction from Maltese buyer
The dubious piece of Maltese heritage auctioned online on
The Shift Team
January 30, 2023 09:17
Julia’s joke
“Some people might think parliamentary questions are a waste
Kevin Cassar
January 28, 2023 12:22
Maltese ‘heritage’ auctioned online: Suspect ‘Ġgantija figurine’ attracting bidders from across Europe
A dubious piece of supposed Maltese heritage is being
The Shift Team
January 27, 2023 18:06
Appeals Court rules all EU citizens can submit FOI requests to the government
In a landmark ruling, Malta’s Court of Appeal has
The Shift Team
January 27, 2023 11:10
Addressing media capture critical for European Media Freedom Act success
The International Press Institute (IPI) has published its position
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 25, 2023 12:30
Students call out system that fails to protect and safeguard the people
Twenty-two student organisations have endorsed an open letter by
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 24, 2023 11:40
Labour campaign organisers get parallel Film Commission direct orders
Newly-published information shows links between the Malta Film Commission’s
The Shift Team
January 24, 2023 06:50
Former MFSA CEO Joseph Cuschieri gave no handover ‘given circumstances’
While much is being said about the extraordinary €11,000-a-month
The Shift Team
January 19, 2023 14:58

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