National Heritage Minister’s business partner manages ‘illegal’ Valletta restaurant ‘marring the city’s iconic vista’
National Heritage Minister Jose Herrera’s choice of business partners
The Shift Team
3 days ago
Valley roads
“They had come to the desolation that lay before
Jacques René Zammit
2 weeks ago
Chair of construction industry regulator defends Joseph Portelli’s illegal batching plant for tender
The government-appointed Chair of the Building and Construction Agency
The Shift Team
1 month ago
Gozo under siege: more than 6,000 development permits issued since 2013
Development applications approved by the Planning Authority in Gozo
5 June 2021
Architects of chaos: A Greek tragedy for Malta
Behind every play, there’s a cast of actors, producers
Blanche Gatt
25 May 2021
The destruction of Gozo
The stakes are being driven for the wholesale pillaging
Ryan Murdock
30 April 2021
John Dalli appears on Indian tycoon’s application for Dwejra development, despite denials
The personal email address of disgraced former European Commissioner
Caroline Muscat
9 April 2021
Government-Corinthia negotiations on Hal Ferh site kept under wraps
The government and the Corinthia Group are currently conducting
7 April 2021
REVEALED: Joseph Portelli’s project for 125 flats near international Important Bird Area in Gozo
The granting of a permit to Joseph Portelli’s partner
Victor Paul Borg
3 April 2021
Abandoned explosives factory in Natura 2000 site proposed for tourism development
A large abandoned complex used in the 80s as
26 March 2021
PA says ‘no action necessary’ after development notice of flats near Ggantija temples disappears
The notice of a development application for a block
Victor Paul Borg
4 March 2021
Dwejra development project: Indian tycoon’s family buys Maltese citizenship
Various family members of the Indian tycoon who bought
Caroline Muscat
27 February 2021
We could be anti-heroes
The end of this month brought with it the
Jacques René Zammit
22 February 2021
Further irregularities come to light as PA prepares to approve development near historical windmill
The Planning Authority only put up a photomontage related
11 January 2021
PA set to approve massive development in Xlendi despite over 100 objections
The Planning Authority batted away 121 letters of objection,
Victor Paul Borg
8 January 2021
Gozo pool development leads to dismantling of recently renovated sports complex
A government project for an Olympic-size pool on a
15 December 2020
A group of well-connected developers, lawyers, auditors behind Naxxar mega development
A group of very well-connected developers, top-notch lawyers, auditors
9 November 2020
Chloe Portelli’s farmer permit to build store on scenic land stalled… for now
The Planning Commission has decided to suspend and postpone
The Shift Team
5 October 2020
Local council slams ‘deliberate inaction’ by PA on Joseph Portelli development
The Qala Local Council has slammed “the deliberate inaction”
Victor Paul Borg
26 September 2020
Joseph Portelli behind three large developments set to ‘change the character of Xlendi forever’
Property magnate Joseph Portelli and his associates are behind
Victor Paul Borg
21 September 2020
Naxxar local council to join residents opposing ODZ development proposed by one of its councillors
The Naxxar Local council will be joining residents in
Gabriel Schembri
14 September 2020
Corinthia still to determine how many residences it will build in Għajn Tuffieħa
In a possible change to an earlier agreement, the
Caroline Muscat
21 July 2020
Architect given tender to supervise his clients on €9 million public project
Breaking with normal administrative procedures, Gozitan architect Alex Bigeni
Caroline Muscat
20 July 2020
New appeal filed against Minister Ian Borg’s pool permit in ODZ
Transport Minister Ian Borg and his wife Rachelle will
The Shift Team
7 July 2020
Thousands object for the third time to DB project despite lavish PR campaign
Over 4,400 objections have been submitted to the Planning
The Shift Team
26 June 2020
Fact-Check: DB Group’s PR offensive on City Centre project
A massive public relations campaign is presently underway by
The Shift Team
11 June 2020
Developers, architects say changes to PA applications can ‘curb abuse’
Changes to the Planning Authority’s (PA) development application that
Victor Paul Borg
28 May 2020
Qala local council, NGO mount legal challenge against Joseph Portelli’s largest Gozo project
Legal proceedings initiated by the Qala Local Council and
Victor Paul Borg
25 May 2020
Zurrieq ODZ development plans withdrawn by project architect
Updated with the withdrawal of the planning application by
Gabriel Schembri
12 May 2020
Size of Chinese embassy doubles since initial plans
The size and safety of a Chinese embassy, planned
Joanna Demarco
27 April 2020