Government attacks The Shift with legal Groundhog Day
Forty separate branches of the government are attacking another
Ryan Murdock
August 5, 2022 08:51
International Press Institute demands government ‘drop the FOI appeals’
The challenge mounted by the government to block Freedom
August 4, 2022 09:58
Marmara lands another €24,000 direct order for ‘research’
Labour’s survey guru Vince Marmara has landed a new
The Shift Team
August 4, 2022 06:26
Enforcement completely ignored at Xlendi’s Ta’ Karolina restaurant
Blatant illegalities being committed by the owner of a
The Shift Team
August 3, 2022 15:39
A €49 million misfire: AFM’s P71 vessel two years late, €13.9 million over budget
An offshore patrol vessel commissioned by the Armed Forces
Julian Delia
August 3, 2022 06:32
How commercial interests gnawed away at your public space in Valletta
St John’s Square and Merchants Street in Valletta used
Julian Delia
August 2, 2022 15:43
Planning Authority sanctions Joseph Portelli’s illegal ODZ pools in Qala
A planning application to sanction the illegal excavation of
Julian Delia
August 2, 2022 10:52
Għall-kunċert ta’ Joseph Calleja ċaħdu l-attendenza b’xejn, imma l-fondi mill-gvern nżammu
You can read the article in English here Iktar
The Shift Team
August 2, 2022 08:56
The tenor and the Sopranos 
Here’s a placard from the French 2002 presidential election:
Ranier Fsadni
July 31, 2022 13:13
Ian Borg spending tens of thousands on personal photographer
Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg is spending tens of
The Shift Team
July 31, 2022 08:20
Joseph Calleja concert drops free entrance but keeps government funds
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. The latest open-air
The Shift Team
July 31, 2022 07:44
Police commissioner buys detached villa with pool for €885,000
Police commissioner Angelo Gafa’ and his wife, police inspector
Julian Delia
July 29, 2022 13:06
Holidays in hell
I’ll always remember my first visit to Comino. Don’t
Ryan Murdock
July 29, 2022 11:12
PM manoeuvre to get IVF bill enacted is a page out of his father’s playbook
The controversial IVF law was signed yesterday by Acting
The Shift Team
July 28, 2022 07:12
PA finally issues enforcement notice… against only one of the illegal Comino kiosks
Updated to include comment from Sandro Ciliberti After years
The Shift Team
July 25, 2022 13:04
Minister’s chief of staff appoints brother’s girlfriend in senior position at Lands Authority
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has allowed his Chief of
The Shift Team
July 25, 2022 07:04
Michael Zammit Tabona, anti-communist – Ranier Fsadni
We should all thank God that this country has
Ranier Fsadni
July 24, 2022 08:03
Toothless Planning Authority fails to rein in rampant illegal development in Delimara
St Peter’s Pool in Delimara is promoted as “perfect
Julian Delia
July 23, 2022 08:32
Electoral Commission lacks political will, resources to regulate campaign financing – OSCE
Malta’s Electoral Commission cannot act as an effective regulator
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 20, 2022 16:36
€3.5 million tender for ITS campus plans despite previous €700,000 direct order
The government has issued a €3.5 million tender for
The Shift Team
July 20, 2022 12:58
Leading environmental NGOs not consulted on Hal Far race track
The government’s track record with noise regulation has made
Joanna Demarco
July 19, 2022 15:23
Prime minister in breach of terms of reference he set for press freedom reform
Prime Minister Robert Abela is in breach of the
Julian Delia
July 18, 2022 14:47
Sliding relentlessly to autocracy
Robert Abela’s new cabinet was sworn in.  Since then,
Kevin Cassar
July 18, 2022 10:08
Wealthy sheikhs behind Smart City leave trail of failed projects
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Smart City Malta
Julian Delia
July 18, 2022 07:41
The Shift wins another six challenges to Freedom of Information requests
Six more government entities resisting a decision by the
Caroline Muscat
July 15, 2022 10:24
Roberta Metsola urged to rein in tech lobbyists following Uber files revelations
German MEP Daniel Freund has asked European Parliament President
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 14, 2022 11:51
Media experts committee mum on reforms while government sits on recommendations
The press experts committee appointed by the prime minister
Julian Delia
July 14, 2022 11:16
Concerns on ‘impunity afforded’ to Muscat, Schembri, Mizzi – LIBE Committee report
Updated to include debate at the European Parliament MEPs
Joanna Demarco
July 13, 2022 12:05
The missing crypto queen and ‘the shadowy world of Maltese gambling websites’
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova stole US$4 billion from her
The Shift Team
July 13, 2022 07:18
Lands Authority silent on controversial Gzira fuel station relocation
The Lands Authority is refusing to provide information about
The Shift Team
July 12, 2022 07:15

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