Comino deckchairs out again as minister’s plan remains shelved
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. As another summer approaches, three
The Shift Team
April 4, 2024 19:03
Tourism minister’s family face penalty for running illegal carpark in Mellieħa
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo’s family, including his father Joseph,
The Shift Team
November 3, 2023 08:30
Government collecting Comino kiosk waste instead of private contractors
Waste generated by kiosks and food trucks at Blue
Sean Montebello
September 2, 2023 17:40
Comino concessions ‘commercially sensitive’ and cannot be made public
It is a strange situation when what is arguably
The Shift Team
July 10, 2023 17:55
Ministerial U-turn gives Blue Lagoon deckchair exploiters another summer
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has made a massive U-turn
The Shift Team
April 27, 2023 12:32
The year in review: Five of The Shift’s biggest stories in 2022
From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February to rising
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 27, 2022 11:43
‘The battle will continue’: public joins Moviment Graffitti to continue fight for Blue Lagoon
Two months after their initial action to occupy the
Joanna Demarco
August 13, 2022 11:08
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
The Shift Team
August 8, 2022 15:34
Holidays in hell
I’ll always remember my first visit to Comino. Don’t
Ryan Murdock
July 29, 2022 11:12
One of Blue Lagoon’s deckchair operators was Gozo minister’s canvasser
Mark Cutajar, one of two licensed deckchair operators at
Julian Delia
June 20, 2022 07:41
Tourism minister’s father, uncles, own water sports, ferry business with interests in Comino
The father and uncles of Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo,
Joanna Demarco
Julian Delia
June 17, 2022 07:58
The two deckchair operators at Blue Lagoon: Joseph Portelli’s associate and the brother of a Labour MEP
The associate of construction tycoon Joseph Portelli, Daniel Refalo,
The Shift Team
June 14, 2022 14:47
Activists take back Comino’s Blue Lagoon, remove all deckchairs from beach
Moviment Graffitti activists cleared out deckchairs and umbrellas from
Julian Delia
June 11, 2022 09:23
Environment Minister silent on ‘illegal’ works in Comino protected area
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia has remained silent on the
The Shift Team
May 10, 2021 18:42
Architect responsible for illegal Comino works is a Labour Party official
The architect responsible for illegal works carried out by
May 6, 2021 12:47

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