‘Unacceptable’ lack of FIAU law updates despite millions in cancelled fines
The government remains unwilling to update legislation governing how fines are issued... View more
covid-19
From Medellín to Malta: Italian in €440 million fraud laundered money through Malta
An Italian national wanted back home for his role in a €440... View more
Malta’s gold reserves sink to 23-year low
Malta’s gold reserves sank to a 23-year low in July this year,... View more
Silence on refunds for disappointed Malta-partygoers as events company Pollen enters administration
Partygoers who spent hundreds of euros on tickets, accommodation, and flights to... View more
How commercial interests gnawed away at your public space in Valletta
St John’s Square and Merchants Street in Valletta used to be two... View more
Covid self-tests still illegal despite Fearne’s rush announcement
Pharmacies and other outlets which this week started selling Covid-19 self-testing kits... View more
Questions raised over new MTA quarantine hotel contract for Corinthia
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is set to award the Corinthia Group... View more
Extraordinary recklessness – Kevin Cassar
Within hours of being sworn in, Robert Abela’s populism took a turn... View more
COVID concerns mount as health minister tests positive ahead of Pope’s visit
Health Minister Chris Fearne yesterday announced that he’d tested positive for COVID-19,... View more
Portelli hotel handed another €0.5 million from public funds three days before election
Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli was the recipient of another half a... View more
Other people
The world hit a record daily Covid cases on Monday as over... View more
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the Disinformation Watch series... View more
Fearne’s ministry splashed out €60 million on direct orders in first half of this year
Deputy prime minister Chris Fearne’s health ministry has spent €60 million in... View more
MTA profiteering from Covid-19 hotels as quarantined guests are charged 30%-40% extra for their forced stays
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is making a profit of some €500... View more
10 protests stymied during pandemic on fear of reprisals following police objections
The police have objected to ten protest applications citing legal notices on... View more
Fearne’s pig’s ear, running on repeat
There is a level of incompetence that verges on the criminal and... View more
Malta is EU laggard in COVID digital certification process
Malta is one of only three EU member states that’s still not... View more
Herd immunity in Malta: fact or fiction?
Following the announcement from Health Minister Chris Fearne that Malta has reached... View more
‘Unacceptable’ lack of FIAU law updates despite millions in cancelled fines
The government remains unwilling to update legislation governing how fines are issued... View more
From Medellín to Malta: Italian in €440 million fraud laundered money through Malta
An Italian national wanted back home for his role in a €440... View more
Malta’s gold reserves sink to 23-year low
Malta’s gold reserves sank to a 23-year low in July this year,... View more
Silence on refunds for disappointed Malta-partygoers as events company Pollen enters administration
Partygoers who spent hundreds of euros on tickets, accommodation, and flights to... View more
How commercial interests gnawed away at your public space in Valletta
St John’s Square and Merchants Street in Valletta used to be two... View more
Covid self-tests still illegal despite Fearne’s rush announcement
Pharmacies and other outlets which this week started selling Covid-19 self-testing kits... View more
Questions raised over new MTA quarantine hotel contract for Corinthia
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is set to award the Corinthia Group... View more
Extraordinary recklessness – Kevin Cassar
Within hours of being sworn in, Robert Abela’s populism took a turn... View more
COVID concerns mount as health minister tests positive ahead of Pope’s visit
Health Minister Chris Fearne yesterday announced that he’d tested positive for COVID-19,... View more
Portelli hotel handed another €0.5 million from public funds three days before election
Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli was the recipient of another half a... View more
