Labour’s Charlon Gouder lands ‘phantom’ €35,000-a-year job at Arts Council
Former One TV reporter-turned lawyer Charlon Gouder has been
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3 hours ago
‘Public Service Week’ media hype cost taxpayers €300,000
A week-long media campaign organised in June by public
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1 week ago
Gozo Ministry’s direct orders soar to €7.5 million in just six months
Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has spent more than €7.5
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2 weeks ago
€100 million awarded in ‘emergency’ tenders in three years; Gozo Ministry leads list of issuers
Over the past three years, the government has awarded
The Shift Team
1 month ago
Central link project costs mushroom as new underpass is added as an afterthought
The controversial €55 million Central Link project, already underway
The Shift Team
1 month ago
Culture Ministry splashes out €3.2 million in direct orders while events were banned
In the midst of a ban on events and
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17 June 2021
New companies making a killing from Transport Malta direct orders
Companies recently set up are making a killing out
26 April 2021
Anton Refalo dishes out €3.6 million in direct orders in first year in office
Veteran Labour Minister Anton Refalo has gone into overdrive
22 March 2021
Amid controversy, €3.4 million tender to Bonnici Brothers gets published
Civil engineering and road-building company, Bonnici Brothers was awarded
Joanna Demarco
17 March 2021
Number of direct orders surpass tenders at Infrastructure Malta
Infrastructure Malta has set another record as the government
9 February 2021
€200,000 in 2 years: Lands Authority direct orders to Musumeci-Schembri firm
Government consultant Robert Musumeci and former Parliamentary Secretary Deborah
30 January 2021
Parliament gets no answers on additional millions spent on shooting range despite NAO report
A list of parliamentary questions regarding the controversial government
Joanna Demarco
25 January 2021
Prime Minister’s ‘team member’ given €2 million in direct orders for road works
Matthew Bongailas, 32, from Fgura, who describes himself on
14 January 2021
Edward Zammit Lewis using direct orders to lure Chris Cardona’s votes
Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis, who failed to get
7 January 2021
Tourism ministry spends over €250,000 in direct orders for legal services in six months
Over a quarter of a million was spent on
Joanna Demarco
4 January 2021
Justice Minister cannot explain his own tax return
Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis cannot explain how he
19 December 2020
Auditor General finds MFSA in breach of good governance rules
Malta’s financial services watchdog, the MFSA, has been found
18 December 2020
National Audit Office highlights procurement breaches across the board
The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued another report
Joanna Demarco
14 December 2020
Former MFSA boss signed-off on €12m direct orders in 2 years
Joseph Cuschieri, the former chief executive of the Malta
3 December 2020
Old habits die hard in Gozo despite new Minister
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s latest weekend boast, that ‘his’
16 November 2020
Machiavelli: The Princess
The meteoric Miriam Dalli has landed back in Malta.
Kevin Cassar
7 November 2020
Joe’s expensive smoke and mirrors
Joseph Muscat knew he was in trouble when Daphne
Ryan Murdock
6 November 2020
Government buys COVID-19 ventilators from ‘Tiger King’ and an arms dealer
The bulk of expenses on ventilators – some €3
The Shift Team
1 October 2020
€35 million spent on direct orders related to COVID-19
The government has completely rubbished public procurement rules, spending
The Shift Team
30 September 2020
Water Services Corporation gives €65,000 in direct orders to Nexia BT
Nexia BT, the company subjected to the court freezing
Gabriel Schembri
28 September 2020
€9 million in direct orders from Infrastructure Malta in 6 months
During the first six months of this year, Infrastructure
The Shift Team
25 September 2020
Close to €2 million in direct orders to Gozitans from Anton Refalo’s Ministry
Veteran Labour MP Anton Refalo, who was removed from
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20 August 2020
Arts Council flouting procurement rules despite NAO warning
The Malta Arts Council, with former Labour TV CEO
Caroline Muscat
10 July 2020
€6 million in direct orders from the Prime Minister’s Office in 3 years
The Office of the Prime Minister dished out close
Caroline Muscat
31 May 2020
MTA event sponsorships for select group skyrocketed under Konrad Mizzi
A small group of closely-knit event organisers, mostly of
The Shift Team
22 May 2020