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
Local council slams ‘deliberate inaction’ by PA on Joseph Portelli development
The Qala Local Council has slammed “the deliberate inaction”
Victor Paul Borg
September 26, 2020 11:30
Joseph Portelli’s daughter becomes a farmer in ODZ development application
Chloe Portelli, 24, the youngest daughter of Gozitan construction
The Shift Team
September 24, 2020 15:58
Joseph Portelli behind three large developments set to ‘change the character of Xlendi forever’
Property magnate Joseph Portelli and his associates are behind
Victor Paul Borg
September 21, 2020 17:30
€99,000 tender set to be awarded to architect for own clients’ project
The Gozo Ministry has found “no evidence of a
Caroline Muscat
August 13, 2020 19:07
PA’s refusal of hotel permit in Xagħra town square ‘a victory for Gozo’ – Mayor
In a decision that has been characterised by Mayor
Victor Paul Borg
August 7, 2020 15:22
Architect given tender to supervise his clients on €9 million public project
Breaking with normal administrative procedures, Gozitan architect Alex Bigeni
Caroline Muscat
July 20, 2020 09:41
Police find ‘no wrongdoing’ in fraudulent declaration of ownership
In a case assigned to Assistant Police Commissioner Ian
Victor Paul Borg
July 13, 2020 12:49
Controversial Ta’ Muxi permit in Qala withdrawn
Two board members who had voted in favour of
June 12, 2020 12:34
Developers, architects say changes to PA applications can ‘curb abuse’
Changes to the Planning Authority’s (PA) development application that
Victor Paul Borg
May 28, 2020 12:25

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