Surge in building permits given three-year grace period
A total of 18,518 development permits have been given
Joanna Demarco
April 21, 2020 18:27
Gozo hotel application returns to Planning Directorate as architect alters design
The application for a four-storey hotel in Xagħra Square
Victor Paul Borg
April 9, 2020 17:00
Name of applicant for hotel in Gozo changed again before PA hearing
An application for a hotel in Xagħra square that
Victor Paul Borg
April 9, 2020 06:38
Residents ‘scared’ as hole appears in apartments after construction works
Updated to include Townsquare’s response. A Sliema resident who
Joanna Demarco
March 30, 2020 13:21
Threatened for standing up to Gozitan developer: ‘You come to Malta, I’ll break your teeth’
A Maltese national who lives in the US has
Gabriel Schembri
March 20, 2020 18:37
‘We’re slaves to a system that prioritises profit and kills us in our own homes’
Those who lost their homes as a result of
Caroline Muscat
March 7, 2020 14:16
Ballut Blocks defends controversial Fomm ir-Riħ development project in ODZ
Ballut Blocks has sent this statement as a Right
The Shift Team
February 8, 2020 11:00
Leak of project development details in 2016 puts Gozo Minister in the spotlight
Updated to include response by architect Alexander Bigeni An
The Shift Team
February 1, 2020 09:09
‘What the fuck, Joe’: Emails to PM reveal dismissal of abuse by developer
Email correspondence between a Labour Party activist and Prime
The Shift Team
November 13, 2019 07:00
Consultation on review of rural policy ‘a waste of time’ – Din l-Art Ħelwa
Heritage organisation Din L-Art Ħelwa expressed its “strong objection”
The Shift Team
November 8, 2019 07:40
Thousands attend anti-government protest in Valletta
Thousands of citizens responded to the call by over
The Shift Team
September 7, 2019 10:48
The silent coup in Valletta
Loud street protests are all over the news. People
Petra Caruana Dingli
September 4, 2019 09:01
In favour of development
Moviment Graffitti has a great slogan – Iż-żejjed kollu
Ranier Fsadni
September 1, 2019 06:00
Keeping scrutiny at bay
Leadership style matters. The same situation can be handled
Petra Caruana Dingli
August 14, 2019 10:15
Din l-Art Ħelwa slams ‘onslaught on heritage in the heart of Sliema’
Heritage organisation Din l-Art Ħelwa has raised the alarm
The Shift Team
July 30, 2019 09:43
Raising the heat on the road
A protest against the Central Link project is planned
Petra Caruana Dingli
July 24, 2019 07:22
Tal-Mensija: The end of an era?
This is a guest post by André P. DeBattista,
The Shift Team
July 5, 2019 09:55
Standards are set at the top
The construction industry disaster has briefly opened a dark
Petra Caruana Dingli
June 19, 2019 07:20
Construction sector chaos leads to public protest on Tuesday
All those “angry, fed up and worried” about the
The Shift Team
June 15, 2019 10:19
Another hot, crowded summer
For most people, Sette Giugno is a holiday. It
Petra Caruana Dingli
June 12, 2019 07:30
Incompetent workers, lack of regulation leading to construction industry ‘chaos’
The Chamber of Architects has described the collapse of
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
June 10, 2019 14:53
Arriving late by bus, for free
The electoral campaigns are building up. All sides are
Petra Caruana Dingli
May 8, 2019 06:11
The dusty road to the future
The dust and inconvenience of road works, traffic and
Petra Caruana Dingli
May 1, 2019 06:00
Where were you?
This is a guest post by Arnold Cassola. The
The Shift Team
April 6, 2019 10:51
Land is worth more than money
Land in Malta is the scarcest and most valuable
January 15, 2019 18:39
Gzira residents oppose the Midi masterplan for Manoel Island
Gzira residents have come together to oppose the Midi
The Shift Team
January 4, 2019 14:20
The Planning Authority’s top 5 profanities of 2018
This was again a good year for developers and
The Shift Team
December 24, 2018 17:08
Manoel Island: Planning Directorate confirms possible further development
In its praise of recent amendments to the Manoel
Benjamin Dalli
December 5, 2018 11:35
GUEST POST: ‘This is Malta’
A post on social media by Robert Zammit, after
The Shift Team
November 27, 2018 10:32
A country of two truths
One of the most fascinating facets of Maltese society
October 4, 2018 17:19

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