Government quietly alters jobless scheme parameters to allow it to load more people onto state payroll
The government has quietly changed the parameters of its
The Shift Team
June 10, 2022 12:00
Media agency fronted by PL activist paid for almost half of Clyde Caruana’s campaign expenses
Almost half of the invoices listed in Finance Minister
Julian Delia
June 7, 2022 10:42
Air Malta set to enter new joint venture despite pending state aid injection
The Shift is informed that Air Malta is about
The Shift Team
May 18, 2022 14:06
Placements on government ‘jobs-for-votes’ scheme doubles
Enrolment in the Community Workers Scheme (CWS) hit a
The Shift Team
May 17, 2022 15:48
Get cracking, Clyde: memo 2 to the finance minister
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana would do well to watch
Blanche Gatt
May 12, 2022 16:00
The honeymoon is over
The honeymoon is over and the piper wants to
Ryan Murdock
May 6, 2022 10:30
The labours of Clyde: A memo to the finance minister
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has issued a stark warning:
Blanche Gatt
May 5, 2022 12:39
Enemalta hiding losses of tens of millions of euros after being stripped of major assets
Malta’s only energy provider, Enemalta, has been racking up
The Shift Team
May 4, 2022 06:44
Grey list woes – FATF assessors won’t only be looking at bank transfers and box ticking
Are you one of the many Maltese people finding
Blanche Gatt
April 7, 2022 07:47
Out with some of the old
The new leaders have been appointed. These are the
Ryan Murdock
April 1, 2022 15:46
Voters in Malta love a good thief
I know ‘Only in Malta’ has become a cliche,
Ryan Murdock
March 18, 2022 10:33
Fixed-term electricity price changes next month as fuel price to explode
The five-year fixed price agreement between the government and
The Shift Team
March 17, 2022 12:26
Finance Minister mum on attempt to put Stagno Navarra on government payroll… permanently
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana is refusing to state whether
The Shift Team
February 11, 2022 12:25
Tax dodgers still being awarded multi-million euro tenders through ‘creative tax compliance’
Vague tax compliance certificates are being issued to companies
The Shift Team
January 24, 2022 11:09
Government to borrow another €1.2 billion as forecasts go haywire
The government is planning to borrow at least €1.2
The Shift Team
January 21, 2022 14:46
Finance minister conceals last three years of Air Malta accounts, previously always made public
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has repeatedly refused to answer
Julian Delia
December 9, 2021 15:53
Government ministry staff numbers jumped 14.6% in 2021, swelling total to almost 34,000
The number of employees in government ministries and departments
Julian Delia
November 13, 2021 12:58
October’s media circus: how politicians dominate coverage
It is no secret that political parties in Malta
Julian Delia
November 4, 2021 12:14
19 government MPs stonewall questions from Opposition MPs since re-opening of parliament
A total of 19 government MPs failed to answer
Julian Delia
October 22, 2021 17:01
Clyde Caruana’s magic faraway tree
Apologies to Enid Blyton. But listening to Clyde Caruana’s
Blanche Gatt
October 12, 2021 07:18
The sound of doors slamming shut
What must it be like to be Clyde Caruana,
Blanche Gatt
September 18, 2021 07:55
Disinformation Watch: Fretting about the FATF
That the government was about to embark on a
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 1, 2021 11:04
As the penny drops
Those of us watching in disbelief as Labour supporters
Blanche Gatt
June 29, 2021 07:42
The lonely pariah
There are moments still, that one has to shake
Blanche Gatt
June 22, 2021 17:47
50 shades of greylisting
As the FATF D-Day approaches, the political exchanges on
Jacques René Zammit
June 21, 2021 06:17
Former Central Bank Governor gets lucrative sweetener for role in PM’s Finance Ministry shuffles
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s decision last year to oust
May 22, 2021 11:51
Does Neville Gafa live in the Libyan embassy?
Neville Gafa was “operating under Libyan jurisdiction” when he
Ryan Murdock
May 21, 2021 07:49
GWU given €534,000 direct order to extend jobless scheme despite concerns
The General Workers Union has been given a direct
March 12, 2021 17:28
Edward Scicluna loses power but gets his €100,000 a year financial package back
Robert Abela had to bow to intense pressure from
November 24, 2020 13:49
Robert Abela’s chief of staff gets €14,000 salary top up through second job
Clyde Caruana, the new chief of staff at the
Caroline Muscat
June 26, 2020 16:14

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