From Medellín to Malta: Italian in €440 million fraud laundered money through Malta
An Italian national wanted back home for his role
The Shift Team
March 20, 2023 14:06
Malta’s gold reserves sink to 23-year low
Malta’s gold reserves sank to a 23-year low in
The Shift Team
August 29, 2022 07:38
Silence on refunds for disappointed Malta-partygoers as events company Pollen enters administration
Partygoers who spent hundreds of euros on tickets, accommodation,
Joanna Demarco
August 24, 2022 16:49
How commercial interests gnawed away at your public space in Valletta
St John’s Square and Merchants Street in Valletta used
Julian Delia
August 2, 2022 15:43
Covid self-tests still illegal despite Fearne’s rush announcement
Pharmacies and other outlets which this week started selling
The Shift Team
April 8, 2022 12:56
Questions raised over new MTA quarantine hotel contract for Corinthia
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is set to award
The Shift Team
April 6, 2022 08:47
Extraordinary recklessness – Kevin Cassar
Within hours of being sworn in, Robert Abela’s populism
Kevin Cassar
April 5, 2022 08:04
COVID concerns mount as health minister tests positive ahead of Pope’s visit
Health Minister Chris Fearne yesterday announced that he’d tested
The Shift Team
April 1, 2022 10:01
Portelli hotel handed another €0.5 million from public funds three days before election
Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli was the recipient of
The Shift Team
March 29, 2022 16:09
Other people
The world hit a record daily Covid cases on
Jacques René Zammit
December 29, 2021 07:46
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 18, 2021 11:58
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
The Shift Team
September 1, 2021 10:32
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
The Shift Team
August 23, 2021 13:40
10 protests stymied during pandemic on fear of reprisals following police objections
The police have objected to ten protest applications citing
Julian Delia
July 17, 2021 15:36
Fearne’s pig’s ear, running on repeat
There is a level of incompetence that verges on
Blanche Gatt
July 13, 2021 05:50
Malta is EU laggard in COVID digital certification process
Malta is one of only three EU member states
The Shift Team
June 16, 2021 11:32
Herd immunity in Malta: fact or fiction?
Following the announcement from Health Minister Chris Fearne that
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
June 3, 2021 13:39
Italian police warn of mafia attempts to access €750 billion COVID-19 EU recovery funds
As the EU begins to release €750 billion in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 28, 2021 14:32
‘Worrying degree of democratic backsliding’ – Council of Europe report
The latest annual report on the state of democracy,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 17, 2021 17:12
No improvement for Malta in 2021 RSF world press freedom index
Malta has retained its lowest recorded position in the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 20, 2021 06:45
620 attacks on journalists during pandemic signals worsening global climate for the press
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a significant challenge
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
April 18, 2021 08:28
‘If you want to introduce a new variant, that’s the way to do it’ – Martin Balzan on mass event in September
Holding mass events should be one of the last
Joanna Demarco
February 15, 2021 14:44
How state broadcaster, party-owned media shape Malta’s COVID-19 narrative
Malta’s unique media landscape has equipped the government with
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 5, 2021 14:17
Another bad year for journalists around the world
In 2020, at least 50 journalists and media workers
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 31, 2020 16:09
Reporters Without Borders condemns coordinated attack against The Shift
International press freedom organisation Reporters without Borders (RSF) has
Gabriel Schembri
December 4, 2020 18:14
Home for the elderly faces accusations of neglect as management tries to cope
The alarming number of COVID-19 infections inside Residenza San
Gabriel Schembri
October 4, 2020 12:00
Another day, another direct order
What do arms dealers and zookeepers know about medical
Ryan Murdock
October 2, 2020 07:15
COVID-19: Human bodies are complicated
COVID-19 is nothing like the flu. We may all
Isabelle Vella Gregory
August 30, 2020 18:00
COVID-19: What are we dealing with?
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a widespread sense of
Isabelle Vella Gregory
August 26, 2020 06:00
COVID-19 strikes a deadly blow for local language school
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced language schools into a
Gabriel Schembri
August 25, 2020 13:00

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