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
Daniel Bogdanovic’s ghostwriter is former John Dalli aide
The real author of a €15,000 report commissioned by
The Shift Team
December 14, 2021 07:17
Objections mount against Joseph Portelli’s ODZ swimming pool in Gozo development project
Xagħra’s local council and six eNGOs have filed objections
Julian Delia
December 8, 2021 16:16
Portelli applies for ODZ swimming pool extension to The Valley project in Gozo
Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has applied for yet another
Julian Delia
November 27, 2021 11:57
‘Coalition for Gozo’ calls for immediate suspension of Xlendi boathouse development
Concern about rampant over-development in Gozo is mounting rapidly,
The Shift Team
November 19, 2021 17:12
The magic of making the illegal legal
Well that wasn’t much of a surprise, was it?
Ryan Murdock
November 19, 2021 07:08
The scourge of twisted logic
A photo of what Xlendi will look like when
Blanche Gatt
November 6, 2021 08:00
New Gozo courthouse announced in 2013 still languishing on plan
Eight years after the announcement of the building of
The Shift Team
October 15, 2021 12:05
€8 million Nadur roadworks project has no development permit, PA claims it doesn’t need one
The massive, ongoing €8 million infrastructural project in a
The Shift Team
October 8, 2021 12:11
Tender evaluation stalled for a year as time runs low on Gozo elderly home lease
A public tender for the finishing and running of
The Shift Team
October 4, 2021 12:47
Planning travesties: residents’ and NGOs’ objections increase, but has anything changed?
Over the past few years, residents and environmental NGOs
Julian Delia
September 13, 2021 15:49
The worlds we live in
I spent a good month in Gozo this summer.
Jacques René Zammit
August 30, 2021 07:45
Gozo Channel ordered to issue ‘forgotten’ pier tender after The Shift’s report
A ‘forgotten’ tender, for the provision of fenders and
The Shift Team
August 24, 2021 11:14
Gozo Minister is seeking hairdressers…  no qualifications needed
Clint Camilleri’s Gozo Ministry is seeking to recruit an
The Shift Team
August 17, 2021 11:58
Scores of jobless scheme workers assigned to Gozo local councils, parliament told
The government’s jobless scheme has sent scores of workers
The Shift Team
July 15, 2021 10:51
Valley roads
“They had come to the desolation that lay before
Jacques René Zammit
July 12, 2021 06:49
Chloe Portelli hit by fresh raft of Planning Authority enforcement orders
The Planning Authority (PA) has issued a raft of
The Shift Team
June 26, 2021 10:59

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