€100 million awarded in ‘emergency’ tenders in three years; Gozo Ministry leads list of issuers
Over the past three years, the government has awarded
The Shift Team
July 3, 2021 12:23
The art of laundering… art
The 13 paintings by Old Masters of the Italian
Ryan Murdock
July 2, 2021 07:15
Central link project costs mushroom as new underpass is added as an afterthought
The controversial €55 million Central Link project, already underway
The Shift Team
June 30, 2021 20:13
Member of Azerbaijani ruling family linked to billion-euro money laundering scheme
Two members of Azerbaijan’s ruling Aliyev family have been
Alice Taylor
June 30, 2021 11:09
As the penny drops
Those of us watching in disbelief as Labour supporters
Blanche Gatt
June 29, 2021 07:42
Yet another perambulating farce
Assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s description of Manuel Mallia
Blanche Gatt
June 25, 2021 23:24
Horror on a loop
As the islands face yet another monumental crisis, Maltese
Isabelle Vella Gregory
June 25, 2021 12:38
Malta chose this path in 2017
We knew the writing was on the wall when
Ryan Murdock
June 25, 2021 08:09
The worst has happened
Eight years of government-sanctioned and protected rampant corruption, criminality,
Blanche Gatt
June 23, 2021 18:12
Repubblika’s president slams Rosianne Cutajar after speech in parliament targeting activists
Repubblika president Robert Aquilina has called out Labour MP
Julian Delia
June 23, 2021 12:05
The lonely pariah
There are moments still, that one has to shake
Blanche Gatt
June 22, 2021 17:47
Agriculture Minister Refalo gives plum government job to his private practice manager
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Anton Refalo has given a
The Shift Team
June 21, 2021 19:21
Concrete belt: Four years down the line, PA still waiting for companies to fall in line
The Planning Authority is still waiting for construction companies
Julian Delia
June 19, 2021 15:09
65 % in Malta think corruption in government is a big problem – survey
Two-thirds of Maltese people think that government corruption is
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 14, 2021 21:02
Dark clouds on the horizon
Robert Abela has chosen his hill to die on.
Ryan Murdock
June 12, 2021 09:19
Small events to be allowed from 5 July but organisers slam lead-up as ‘discriminatory’
As event organisers across Malta complain of “unfair” and
Alice Taylor
June 11, 2021 14:30
Malta: zero progress in implementing the Whistleblower Directive
Malta is one of six European countries that have
Alice Taylor
June 5, 2021 13:02
With a straight face, Malta signs 87-point UN pledge to end impunity, protect journalists and prosecute corrupt politicians
The Maltese government has signed a United Nations declaration
Alice Taylor
June 4, 2021 14:45
You’re bankrolling personal fiefdoms
Robert Abela has problems on his hands, and they’re
Ryan Murdock
June 4, 2021 05:27
It’s time to interrogate Paul Apap Bologna
Paul Apap Bologna has a secret offshore company called
Ryan Murdock
May 28, 2021 06:46
In thrall to Destiny
The Ancient Greeks had an interesting relationship with fate
Jacques René Zammit
May 24, 2021 07:53
For the people or against?
“One is either for the people or against” Joseph
Kevin Cassar
May 19, 2021 08:24
Unorganized lightning
Amid the myriad shock revelations of a government mired
Blanche Gatt
May 15, 2021 08:40
Political responsibility is the new serenity
‘Political responsibility’ is the latest buzzword to capture the
Ryan Murdock
May 7, 2021 07:46
St Vincent de Paul scandal: New deal increased cost to €327 million
The €274 million deal the government struck with DB
May 6, 2021 19:51
Here we go again
The time for platitudes is over. As yet another
Blanche Gatt
May 6, 2021 07:09
European Parliament sends strong message to Maltese government: ‘End political protection and patronage of murderers’
Members of the European Parliament, including socialists, have adopted
April 29, 2021 09:31
EUROPOL highlights corruption in ‘serious organized crime threat assessment’
According to a EUROPOL report published on 12 March,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 17, 2021 10:10
Muscat’s stooge
Where is disgraced former police chief Lawrence Cutajar? This
Blanche Gatt
April 17, 2021 08:21
Egrant was a house of mirrors
The Shift’s recent investigation into Egrant revealed how the
Ryan Murdock
April 16, 2021 08:57

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