Developers push for added floor in contested Xagħra project
Karkanja Ltd, the developers behind a major mixed use complex in Xagħra,... View more
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Rewarding audacious arrogance
Developer Carlo Stivala illegally blocked a narrow street by installing a massive... View more
Gozo’s Calypso Hotel to be turned into flats by Fort Chambray developers – minister’s advisers given 10% stake
The Calypso Hotel in Marsalforn, a landmark in Gozo and one of... View more
Żabbar local council, residents oppose five-storey elderly home in one of Labour’s strongholds
Żabbar’s Labour-led local council, spearheaded by Mayor Jorge Grech, reiterated its strong... View more
The law is dead
The courts are still issuing their rulings. But the law is now... View more
Revealed: The full extent of Ċaqnu’s ‘savage’ development in Xemxija
The scale of Charles Polidano’s latest development in Xemxija has been laid... View more
Caqnu’s works in Xemxija, without a permit, prompt anger among residents
Residents in Xemxija have reacted with fury after controversial developer Charles Polidano... View more
New pressure group born to oppose planning changes
A new youth-led organization, Front Żgħażagħ Għall-Ambjent (FŻA), has been launched to... View more
Joseph Portelli targets Wardija for development as ERA raises objections
Construction magnate Joseph Portelli is targeting another rural site for development, this... View more
‘For the people’? Abela’s planning reform is a developer’s dream
Prime Minister Robert Abela cynically claimed that his proposed planning reforms are... View more
Controversial Gozo development promoted without required permits
A controversial block of flats currently being promoted for sale in Munxar,... View more
NGOs raise the alarm on developments approved defying court rulings
A coalition of leading environmental and heritage organisations has issued a renewed... View more
PN slams ‘piecemeal’ Villa Rosa plan, urges overhaul of Malta’s planning framework
The Opposition has issued a stern warning over proposed amendments to Malta’s... View more
Gozo PA permits to be issued by Gozitan Commission
Gozitan developers have welcomed the establishment of a new permits commission dedicated... View more
Il-Ġigu to benefit most from Clint Camilleri’s €1 million expropriation
Investigations by The Shift on land recently expropriated by Gozo and Planning... View more
Opinion: ‘We can do business’
Do you get the impression that Labour’s behaving like a thief frantically... View more
Opinion: Wanton vandalism
In 2021, Afghanistan’s Taliban blew up the ancient statues of the Buddha... View more
Opinion: The developers’ friend at the Planning Authority
Martin Camilleri is a central figure at the Planning Authority. He’s a... View more
Developers push for added floor in contested Xagħra project
Karkanja Ltd, the developers behind a major mixed use complex in Xagħra,... View more
Rewarding audacious arrogance
Developer Carlo Stivala illegally blocked a narrow street by installing a massive... View more
Gozo’s Calypso Hotel to be turned into flats by Fort Chambray developers – minister’s advisers given 10% stake
The Calypso Hotel in Marsalforn, a landmark in Gozo and one of... View more
Żabbar local council, residents oppose five-storey elderly home in one of Labour’s strongholds
Żabbar’s Labour-led local council, spearheaded by Mayor Jorge Grech, reiterated its strong... View more
The law is dead
The courts are still issuing their rulings. But the law is now... View more
Revealed: The full extent of Ċaqnu’s ‘savage’ development in Xemxija
The scale of Charles Polidano’s latest development in Xemxija has been laid... View more
Caqnu’s works in Xemxija, without a permit, prompt anger among residents
Residents in Xemxija have reacted with fury after controversial developer Charles Polidano... View more
New pressure group born to oppose planning changes
A new youth-led organization, Front Żgħażagħ Għall-Ambjent (FŻA), has been launched to... View more
Joseph Portelli targets Wardija for development as ERA raises objections
Construction magnate Joseph Portelli is targeting another rural site for development, this... View more
‘For the people’? Abela’s planning reform is a developer’s dream
Prime Minister Robert Abela cynically claimed that his proposed planning reforms are... View more