Joseph Portelli’s daughter Chloe seeks to build second agricultural store
Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has filed a new application
The Shift Team
December 17, 2021 11:44
Din L-Art Helwa Gozo welcomes refusal of development application in Gharb
Gozo residents breathed a sigh of relief following the
Julian Delia
December 11, 2021 10:52
Conservationists propose EPRT decision review mechanism
A series of decisions by the Environment Planning Review
Julian Delia
December 6, 2021 16:51
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
Joseph Portelli asks Planning Authority to sanction illegal excavation works in Qala
In the latest twist in a long-running saga, Gozitan
Julian Delia
November 17, 2021 17:04
The scourge of twisted logic
A photo of what Xlendi will look like when
Blanche Gatt
November 6, 2021 08:00
Gozo Ministry ‘completes’ illegal works at Gozo pool project as costs soar by millions of euros
The Planning Authority (PA) is next week expected to
The Shift Team
October 28, 2021 05:43
Contract for cargo facilities goes to Joseph Portelli for €18 million more than cheapest offer
The contract to build a new quay and cargo
The Shift Team
October 14, 2021 11:00
Portelli and the politicians
Joseph Portelli, the Gozitan building contractor who appeared out
Blanche Gatt
September 21, 2021 08:32
PA orders Portellis to dismantle parts of illegal ‘agricultural store’
Gozo construction magnate Joseph Portelli and his daughter Chloe
The Shift Team
August 11, 2021 17:38
€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
July 3, 2021 12:23
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
Chair of construction industry regulator defends Joseph Portelli’s illegal batching plant for tender
The government-appointed Chair of the Building and Construction Agency
The Shift Team
June 22, 2021 16:50
Gozo Grab #9: Construction magnate’s family corrections on Nadur land grab rejected
A plan by a medieval foundation to extract money
Victor Paul Borg
May 30, 2021 19:55
Chair of new construction industry regulator is one of Joseph Portelli’s architects
The Chair of the newly-established Building and Construction Agency
Caroline Muscat
May 20, 2021 08:48
Cost of Gozo Sports Complex almost doubles after tender is awarded
The costs for the building of a new public
May 12, 2021 08:43
EXCLUSIVE: Developer questioned over links to ex-police superintendent Raymond Aquilina
Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli was held for questioning
May 2, 2021 08:19
The destruction of Gozo
The stakes are being driven for the wholesale pillaging
Ryan Murdock
April 30, 2021 07:03
Major public project supplied through illegal batching plant
Millions in taxes are being paid for hundreds of
April 23, 2021 12:38
REVEALED: Joseph Portelli’s project for 125 flats near international Important Bird Area in Gozo
The granting of a permit to Joseph Portelli’s partner
Victor Paul Borg
April 3, 2021 09:47
Gozo Grab #6: Medieval foundation’s first land acquisition to turn into 150 Qala flats
A permit for 63 flats in Qala is expected
Victor Paul Borg
February 14, 2021 17:56
Chloe Portelli to pay €1,200 fine for illegalities and unlock €200,000 in EU funds
Chloe Portelli – the daughter of construction magnate Joseph
February 8, 2021 09:16
New ‘emergency’ permit for Gozo Sports Complex raises questions on abuse
The Gozo Ministry has obtained the Planning Authority’s swift
January 18, 2021 07:50
PA set to approve massive development in Xlendi despite over 100 objections
The Planning Authority batted away 121 letters of objection,
Victor Paul Borg
January 8, 2021 16:02
Gozo pool development leads to dismantling of recently renovated sports complex
A government project for an Olympic-size pool on a
December 15, 2020 08:27
Government allocates €200,000 in EU funds to Portelli’s illegal project
A stretch of rubble walls, built illegally on idyllic
December 8, 2020 09:14
Gozitan heavyweights gifted €9 million public contract despite illegalities
A group of Gozitan businessmen, led by construction magnate
November 5, 2020 09:11
Chloe Portelli’s farmer permit to build store on scenic land stalled… for now
The Planning Commission has decided to suspend and postpone
The Shift Team
October 5, 2020 08:53

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