‘Unacceptable’ lack of FIAU law updates despite millions in cancelled fines
The government remains unwilling to update legislation governing how
From Medellín to Malta: Italian in €440 million fraud laundered money through Malta
An Italian national wanted back home for his role
Malta’s gold reserves sink to 23-year low
Malta’s gold reserves sank to a 23-year low in
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Partygoers who spent hundreds of euros on tickets, accommodation,
How commercial interests gnawed away at your public space in Valletta
St John’s Square and Merchants Street in Valletta used
Covid self-tests still illegal despite Fearne’s rush announcement
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Questions raised over new MTA quarantine hotel contract for Corinthia
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is set to award
Extraordinary recklessness – Kevin Cassar
Within hours of being sworn in, Robert Abela’s populism
COVID concerns mount as health minister tests positive ahead of Pope’s visit
Health Minister Chris Fearne yesterday announced that he’d tested
Portelli hotel handed another €0.5 million from public funds three days before election
Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli was the recipient of
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Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
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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
10 protests stymied during pandemic on fear of reprisals following police objections
The police have objected to ten protest applications citing
Fearne’s pig’s ear, running on repeat
There is a level of incompetence that verges on
Malta is EU laggard in COVID digital certification process
Malta is one of only three EU member states
Herd immunity in Malta: fact or fiction?
Following the announcement from Health Minister Chris Fearne that
‘Worrying degree of democratic backsliding’ – Council of Europe report
The latest annual report on the state of democracy,
No improvement for Malta in 2021 RSF world press freedom index
Malta has retained its lowest recorded position in the
620 attacks on journalists during pandemic signals worsening global climate for the press
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a significant challenge
How state broadcaster, party-owned media shape Malta’s COVID-19 narrative
Malta’s unique media landscape has equipped the government with
Another bad year for journalists around the world
In 2020, at least 50 journalists and media workers
Reporters Without Borders condemns coordinated attack against The Shift
International press freedom organisation Reporters without Borders (RSF) has
Home for the elderly faces accusations of neglect as management tries to cope
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