Comino visitor limit on hold as court defers judgment
A final ruling on the temporary suspension of Comino’s Blue Lagoon tourism... View more
Blue Lagoon
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
One of Blue Lagoon’s deckchair operators was Gozo minister’s canvasser
Mark Cutajar, one of two licensed deckchair operators at Comino’s Blue Lagoon... View more
Tourism minister’s father, uncles, own water sports, ferry business with interests in Comino
The father and uncles of Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo, who form part... View more
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, and the brother... View more
Activists take back Comino’s Blue Lagoon, remove all deckchairs from beach
Moviment Graffitti activists cleared out deckchairs and umbrellas from Comino’s Blue Lagoon... View more
Environment Minister silent on ‘illegal’ works in Comino protected area
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia has remained silent on the illegal works carried... 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
