Record 38,000 permits issued for third-country nationals in 2022
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Malta granted a record 38,000
The Shift Team
November 15, 2023 14:18
Abela hits panic button amid overpopulation woes
Prime Minister Robert Abela has ordered a number of
The Shift Team
November 7, 2023 15:37
Electoral Commission ‘not involved’ in issuing ID cards amid vote fraud claims
The Electoral Commission has distanced itself from allegations by
Sean Montebello
August 23, 2023 15:23
Former Identity Malta boss selling passports with Charlon Gouder
Former Identity Malta Chairman Joe Vella Bonnici is now
The Shift Team
April 12, 2023 12:38
Identity Malta CEO’s army colleagues given part-time roles at the agency
Several Armed Forces of Malta soldiers known to be
The Shift Team
January 25, 2023 14:50
Identity Malta paperwork delays forcing TCNs ‘underground to work illegally’
Delays of between six to nine months for the
The Shift Team
October 28, 2022 13:15
Identity Malta gives in, reveals €56,000 to Saviour Balzan’s newspapers
Identity Malta has paid Saviour Balzan’s media house over
The Shift Team
August 16, 2022 07:06
Government ‘repeats’ 2013 AFM takeover, promotes deputy commander twice on same day
Following three weeks of office politics which left the
Julian Delia
June 30, 2022 10:14
Selection of AFM Brigadier bogged down by bitter infighting over succession
Three weeks after former AFM Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi officially
Julian Delia
June 24, 2022 06:43
PM’s ‘favourite’ soldier awarded €100,000 job, kept on AFM books for pension purposes
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Colonel Mark Mallia
Caroline Muscat
May 10, 2022 16:37
Police investigate fresh claims of corruption at Identity Malta
The economic crimes unit of the Malta police force
The Shift Team
April 27, 2022 07:24
Soldier fast-tracked to senior rank now leads Identity Malta despite controversy
Mark Mallia – President George Abela’s right-hand man at
The Shift Team
February 8, 2022 14:35
The Shift launches fundraiser to help battle 30 appeals by government entities
The Shift has launched a fundraising campaign to help
The Shift Team
January 27, 2022 16:40
A feast of Labour Party appointments to citizenship and visa boards
Individuals close to the Labour Party and the government
The Shift Team
September 17, 2020 19:05
Taxpayers billed €300,000 for luxury travel by chief passport salesman
Maltese taxpayers were billed almost €300,000 for first class
The Shift Team
July 26, 2020 17:03
Company run by former ‘Maltese citizen’ stole more money than established by US court
Abraaj Group, a Middle Eastern private equity firm that
Gabriel Schembri
June 17, 2020 18:31
Report slams ‘weak’ response by Identity Malta on shady passport clients
Malta’s lack of enforcement in the highly-controversial Individual Investor
Joanna Demarco
March 27, 2020 06:01
Dutch MPs file joint PQs on Malta’s golden passport scheme
Four Dutch MPs joined forces and took their Prime
December 31, 2019 15:19
WhatsApp sues Israeli spy company linked to Maltese citizen
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the NSO Group,
Alice Taylor
October 30, 2019 17:04
Casa calls for end to cash-for-passports following fifth arrest of Maltese citizen
David Casa, Quaestor and Maltese Member of European Parliament,
Alice Taylor
October 25, 2019 13:06
Identity Malta and Hitchens’ Razor
The late Christopher Hitchens, scourge of humbuggery, once formulated
Ranier Fsadni
October 20, 2019 07:46
Fifth Malta cash-for-passports client charged with financial crime this year
Another new Maltese citizen has been charged with criminal
Alice Taylor
October 18, 2019 18:04
‘Malta is a Trojan Horse for dodgy money’
The EU’s problem with “dirty money” linked to the
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
September 24, 2019 16:12
‘Rigorous system in place’, Identity Malta says despite arrests
Another new Maltese citizen is facing criminal charges, but
Alice Taylor
September 17, 2019 09:52
Identity Malta says Mustafa Abdel Wadood’s citizenship will be revoked
Identity Malta has confirmed that the process for the
Alice Taylor
August 9, 2019 09:18
No answers on what Malta is doing with Mustafa Abdel Wadood 
Identity Malta and the Maltese embassy in the US
The Shift Team
August 8, 2019 13:20
Maltese citizen pleads guilty to fraud involving millions in US court
Maltese citizen Mustafa Abdel Wadood, 49, has pleaded guilty
The Shift Team
August 6, 2019 10:37
Identity Malta mum on whether ‘Maltese man’ arrested in US could lose citizenship
Identity Malta has refused to say whether it would
Caroline Muscat
April 30, 2019 11:49
Over 200% increase in citizenship applications from British nationals
Since Brexit was announced in 2016, Malta has received
Alice Taylor
February 15, 2019 11:56
Lands Leak: ‘Independent auditor’ assessing data breach is PL mayor
At a Glance: Labour Party mayor Charlene Muscat was
Caroline Muscat
November 25, 2018 08:37

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