Broken promise as Comino illegal concessions to stay put for another summer
Illegal kiosks and beach concessions dominating Comino’s Blue Lagoon are set to... View more
Blue Lagoon
Boat and jet ski rentals operating in regulatory void
Motorboat and jet ski rental operators, which have multiplied across Malta and... View more
Legal challenge to Comino ferry concession launched
Comino is making headlines again due to an unprecedented legal challenge against... View more
Watch: TM absent as Comino chaos transferred to small boats
The peaceful atmosphere that Maltese families once enjoyed while boating at Comino’s... View more
Blue Lagoon overcrowding measures reinstated
Measures introduced by the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) to control overtourism at... View more
Comino visitor limit on hold as court defers judgment
A final ruling on the temporary suspension of Comino’s Blue Lagoon tourism... View more
Populist PN MP’s gaffe on new Comino access rules
Hours after the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) announced a long-awaited new online... View more
Yet another promise to address Comino concession problems
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) will be launching a competitive tender for... View more
Comino deckchair concessionaire now also ferry service shareholder
Daniel Refalo, one of the two concessionaires offering the controversial deckchair hiring... View more
Comino deckchairs out again as minister’s plan remains shelved
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. As another summer approaches, three men who hold... View more
Tourism minister’s family face penalty for running illegal carpark in Mellieħa
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo’s family, including his father Joseph, have been served... View more
Government collecting Comino kiosk waste instead of private contractors
Waste generated by kiosks and food trucks at Blue Lagoon, Comino, is... View more
Comino concessions ‘commercially sensitive’ and cannot be made public
It is a strange situation when what is arguably the country’s most... View more
Ministerial U-turn gives Blue Lagoon deckchair exploiters another summer
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has made a massive U-turn for the two... View more
The year in review: Five of The Shift’s biggest stories in 2022
From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February to rising inflation and climate... View more
‘The battle will continue’: public joins Moviment Graffitti to continue fight for Blue Lagoon
Two months after their initial action to occupy the beaches surrounding Blue... View more
PA at a loss on Comino illegalities, Gozo ministry applies for better access to illegal kiosks
The Planning Authority is refusing to explain why it has issued an... View more
Holidays in hell
I’ll always remember my first visit to Comino. Don’t get me wrong,... View more
Broken promise as Comino illegal concessions to stay put for another summer
Illegal kiosks and beach concessions dominating Comino’s Blue Lagoon are set to... View more
Boat and jet ski rentals operating in regulatory void
Motorboat and jet ski rental operators, which have multiplied across Malta and... View more
Legal challenge to Comino ferry concession launched
Comino is making headlines again due to an unprecedented legal challenge against... View more
Watch: TM absent as Comino chaos transferred to small boats
The peaceful atmosphere that Maltese families once enjoyed while boating at Comino’s... View more
Blue Lagoon overcrowding measures reinstated
Measures introduced by the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) to control overtourism at... View more
Comino visitor limit on hold as court defers judgment
A final ruling on the temporary suspension of Comino’s Blue Lagoon tourism... View more
Populist PN MP’s gaffe on new Comino access rules
Hours after the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) announced a long-awaited new online... View more
Yet another promise to address Comino concession problems
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) will be launching a competitive tender for... View more
Comino deckchair concessionaire now also ferry service shareholder
Daniel Refalo, one of the two concessionaires offering the controversial deckchair hiring... View more
Comino deckchairs out again as minister’s plan remains shelved
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. As another summer approaches, three men who hold... View more