Parliament under siege as protestors turn the tables on MPs
Citizens gathered in front of parliament again on Monday
The Shift Team
December 2, 2019 20:31
In the name of the people… Go!
In one of Malta’s darkest weeks, as Europe (and
Jacques René Zammit
December 2, 2019 09:53
‘The Maltese can get through this stronger, prouder than before’ – Omtzigt
The sudden, unexpected release without charge of the Prime
Caroline Muscat
December 1, 2019 13:15
Malta’s crisis of democracy
Castille Square was a sea of flags as thousands
The Shift Team
November 29, 2019 20:15
Yorgen Fenech presidential pardon denied after six-hour Cabinet meeting
Joseph Muscat’s Cabinet was summoned to Castille for an
The Shift Team
November 29, 2019 04:29
The battle for the soul of the country
Joseph Muscat clings to power under increasing pressure from
The Shift Team
November 28, 2019 19:37
Joseph Muscat’s fight for survival
There’s a hole in the space where Joseph Muscat’s
Ryan Murdock
November 28, 2019 07:52
‘Governments should be afraid of their people’
As concerned citizens gathered in Valletta for the seventh
The Shift Team
November 27, 2019 19:41
Chaos in parliament as protest rages in Valletta
Protestors filled Valletta for the sixth time in less
The Shift Team
November 26, 2019 19:28
Our tough man in Castille
It shouldn’t need saying, but it’s part of our
Ranier Fsadni
November 24, 2019 09:06
Who’s watching the watcher?
What if Yorgen Fenech decided to ask for a
Ryan Murdock
November 22, 2019 18:59
Revealed: illegal tuna fishing rife around Malta’s ‘farms’
Rife illegal fishing of stray wild tuna that lurk
Victor Paul Borg
November 22, 2019 07:00
Owen Bonnici’s shattered serenity
Owen Bonnici had a bad night. Why would he
Ryan Murdock
November 21, 2019 14:54
Protestors flood Valletta demanding resignations and an end to impunity
Hundreds of people filled Castille Square in front of
The Shift Team
November 20, 2019 18:46
Malta fails to implement all but one Council of Europe recommendation
Malta has failed to implement all but one of
Alice Taylor
November 20, 2019 15:43
Schembri finally got his day in court, and he chose to run away
Well, that didn’t go very well, did it? In
Ryan Murdock
November 12, 2019 17:54
Dodging the truth on pushback
“I was mistaken when it comes to the pushback,”
Ryan Murdock
November 11, 2019 18:19
Calls for Keith Schembri’s resignation after withdrawal of libel case on 17 Black
The Opposition and civil society organisations have called for
The Shift Team
November 11, 2019 14:39
The Three Amigos Ride Again
The three Cabinet ministers with special involvement in the
Ranier Fsadni
November 10, 2019 07:38
Two years of The Shift: Malta’s only newsroom funded by readers
The Shift is two years old. We want to
The Shift Team
November 9, 2019 08:35
‘This is not on’, said the Dodger to the fly
Dodging journalists. Avoiding interviews. Running away from tough questions.
Ryan Murdock
November 4, 2019 07:54
‘They did it, too!’
“It’s okay to give Kurt Farrugia Malta Enterprise because
Ryan Murdock
October 28, 2019 18:16
A dirty bill of health
No well-governed country is immune from corruption. Normally, however,
Ranier Fsadni
October 27, 2019 07:15
Judicial schizophrenia
Justice Joanne Vella Cuschieri has ruled that Malta Enterprise’s right
Ryan Murdock
October 19, 2019 10:46
Cracks appear in the government’s piggy bank
Who thought extending ‘‘interest-free’ property loans to people who
Ryan Murdock
October 18, 2019 09:55
Journalists should be pussycats not watchdogs
The implications of last week’s court decision by Judge
Ranier Fsadni
October 6, 2019 08:26
‘Malta is a Trojan Horse for dodgy money’
The EU’s problem with “dirty money” linked to the
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
September 24, 2019 16:12
‘McMafia’ author questions contract killing of Maltese journalist
The most extraordinary thing about Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
September 23, 2019 09:00
Diverting public attention from the story that won’t die
In the make-belief land of Malta, perception matters more
Ryan Murdock
September 20, 2019 08:22
‘Things must change’ – MEP David Casa given anti-money laundering role
“We cannot expect honest businesses to adhere to stringent
The Shift Team
September 19, 2019 11:30

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