100% success rate for new Gozo Ministry labourers
All 75 candidates who applied for a vacancy to
The Shift Team
July 11, 2022 11:05
Four years after construction began, Ta’ Xħajma Park and Ride in Gozo still under excavation
A €4 million park and ride project that began
Julian Delia
June 20, 2022 19:10
Portelli files new PA application to expand Gozo flats village just weeks after getting original permit
Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli filed a new application to
The Shift Team
June 3, 2022 12:05
Placements on government ‘jobs-for-votes’ scheme doubles
Enrolment in the Community Workers Scheme (CWS) hit a
The Shift Team
May 17, 2022 15:48
Gozo elderly home hits new snag as bidder claims illegal €30 million tender award
Gozo’s first ever public residential home for the elderly
The Shift Team
May 17, 2022 09:38
Portelli’s latest ‘flats village’ got planning approval three days before elections
A large industrial complex once used to produce tomato
The Shift Team
May 12, 2022 12:00
The rules of the game
There was nothing illegal about it. At least not
Jacques René Zammit
May 4, 2022 10:03
Deferred: Planning Authority postpones hearing on Joseph Portelli’s ODZ swimming pool in Xaghra
The Planning Authority has deferred a board hearing which
Julian Delia
April 26, 2022 15:00
Gozo Museum project falls behind as costs swell and direct orders proliferate
Construction works on a new museum in Victoria, Gozo,
The Shift Team
April 26, 2022 07:08
Spring hunting season week one: illegal trappings, killing of protected birds rife
Six dead protected Marsh Harriers were found in Delimara
Joanna Demarco
April 22, 2022 15:04
Vatican silent on waste of public funds on temporary ramp for Pope’s visit to Gozo
The Vatican has declined to comment on the waste
The Shift Team
April 20, 2022 18:00
The Pope is coming….no time for planning permits
Planning laws have been brushed aside in Gozo in
The Shift Team
March 30, 2022 13:27
Portelli hotel handed another €0.5 million from public funds three days before election
Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli was the recipient of
The Shift Team
March 29, 2022 16:09
Farmer Chloe gets second ODZ store after Portelli-Abela dinner
Tista’ taqra bil-Malti Chloe Portelli, the daughter of Gozitan
The Shift Team
March 24, 2022 08:16
Gozo Minister employs Labour stalwart to support campaign, paid by taxpayers
A move by Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri to put
The Shift Team
March 22, 2022 08:32
EXCLUSIVE: Joseph Portelli organises dinner for PM to meet Gozitan contractors ahead of fundraiser
The Prime Minister was the guest of honour at
The Shift Team
March 14, 2022 13:20
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as
Julian Delia
March 8, 2022 15:25
Magistrate Joe Mifsud’s ruling on Cittadella ditch damages thrown out
A blunder by Magistrate Joe Mifsud will lead to
The Shift Team
February 21, 2022 15:35
Minister has protected national heritage at home, refuses to explain
A protected early 19th century stone marker is adorning
The Shift Team
February 17, 2022 06:20
Gozo architect Alex Bigeni on livestock farm development spree
Architect Alex Bigeni, whose name is regularly associated with
Julian Delia
February 14, 2022 17:34
Environment, cultural heritage watchdogs object to Wied Ghasri ‘poultry farm’
Both the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) and the
Julian Delia
February 1, 2022 08:05
Gozo Ministry engages same lawyer as contractor to defend Marsalforn road project
In an appeal filed against the planned ‘upgrade’ of
The Shift Team
January 31, 2022 15:44
Government silent on China’s project in Gozo
As both local and Chinese dailies were flooded with
Julian Delia
January 13, 2022 08:22
Ghasri local council, residents raise concerns over poultry farm application
An application to convert an agricultural field in a
Julian Delia
January 12, 2022 08:43
Chambray restoration stalled since 2015, PA took six years to issue permit
Much needed restoration works on the fortifications of Fort
The Shift Team
January 8, 2022 08:28
Gozo Channel’s unused, leased premises belongs to former client of chairman Joe Cordina
The building leased as offices by Gozo Channel in
The Shift Team
January 7, 2022 11:15
Gozo Square project riddled with shortcomings, final bill more than €2 million over budget – NAO
A small, supposedly uncomplicated project in Gozo – the
The Shift Team
January 5, 2022 12:27
Xewkija farmhouse architect suspended on corruption claims
Gozitan architect Angelo Portelli, currently in the eye of
The Shift Team
December 30, 2021 09:44
Indian business tycoon who bought 30,000sqm of Dwejra coastline becomes Maltese citizen
Vijay Kumar Berlia, an Indian business tycoon who had
The Shift Team
December 29, 2021 15:21
‘I wasn’t aware architect is minister’s brother’ – ITS CEO
Architect Gilbert Bartolo was given a direct order to
The Shift Team
December 21, 2021 16:45

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