Misfortunes of virtue
The Marquis de Sade’s Justine, a virtuous maiden forced
Blanche Gatt
May 26, 2021 23:09
Millions of taxpayer euros squandered on stalled Gozo elderly home project
The government has spent tens of thousands of taxpayer
The Shift Team
May 24, 2021 18:33
PM terminates €5,000-a-month consultancy to footballer but mum on action against Minister
Prime Minister Robert Abela would not say what action
April 1, 2021 20:02
The duty of candour
On 24 March 2005, Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed a
Kevin Cassar
March 30, 2021 16:47
Second request for investigation to Standards Commissioner on Justyne Caruana
A second call for a probe into the conduct
March 27, 2021 10:16
Anton Refalo dishes out €3.6 million in direct orders in first year in office
Veteran Labour Minister Anton Refalo has gone into overdrive
March 22, 2021 07:43
Education Minister denies controversial footballer works in her secretariat despite official records
A controversial international football player who was fined in
Caroline Muscat
February 2, 2021 07:26
New role for Silvio Parnis following Cabinet exclusion
Former Active Aging Parliamentary Secretary, Silvio Parnis, has been
Joanna Demarco
January 6, 2021 12:19
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
A parliament of parasites
Robert Abela gave birth to another record-setting Cabinet. No,
Ryan Murdock
November 28, 2020 06:56
Old habits die hard in Gozo despite new Minister
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s latest weekend boast, that ‘his’
November 16, 2020 18:00
Gozitan heavyweights gifted €9 million public contract despite illegalities
A group of Gozitan businessmen, led by construction magnate
November 5, 2020 09:11
Agriculture Ministry turning Pitkalija into Gozo employment agency as election looms
A government-owned company responsible for the running of the
October 28, 2020 15:48
Labour lawyers ‘club’ at Lands Authority
All lawyers, with one exception, currently engaged by the
October 24, 2020 08:19
Lawrence Cutajar says new Attorney General had advised keeping Silvio Valletta on murder case
Updated to include further testimony by former Police Commissioner
Joanna Demarco
September 9, 2020 11:45
Close to €2 million in direct orders to Gozitans from Anton Refalo’s Ministry
Veteran Labour MP Anton Refalo, who was removed from
The Shift Team
August 20, 2020 07:21
Lands Authority refuses to publish former Gozo Minister’s new contract
The article has been updated to include a reply
The Shift Team
August 3, 2020 17:55
Cutajar became ‘consultant’ same day he left police commissioner role
Former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar signed a €31,000 part
Gabriel Schembri
May 14, 2020 14:50
Xewkija Square upgrade cost twice the price, increasing to over €1 million
A project to upgrade St John the Baptist Square
The Shift Team
May 11, 2020 12:15
Keeping up appearances: new roles for familiar faces
Every time the Maltese government seemingly takes a step
Gabriel Schembri
May 8, 2020 13:13
New direct order for illegal batching plant from Gozo Ministry
The Gozo Ministry has given yet another direct order
The Shift Team
April 25, 2020 10:10
The first 100 days of Robert Abela
With the turning of the decade, the beginning of
Gabriel Schembri
April 22, 2020 13:11
A lesson in ethics
When the Shift published an article on 18 March
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 10:10
Former Gozo Minister and Labour MP Justyne Caruana applies for tender for legal services to local council
Former Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana has applied for a
The Shift Team
March 18, 2020 08:20
Close ties between Fenech and Valletta revealed in court
Updated to include Repubblika’s statement The close ties between
The Shift Team
March 13, 2020 17:32
Leak of project development details in 2016 puts Gozo Minister in the spotlight
Updated to include response by architect Alexander Bigeni An
The Shift Team
February 1, 2020 09:09
Exhaustion, hope and opportunity
The end of January is drawing near, and the
Petra Caruana Dingli
January 22, 2020 06:00
Justyne Caruana resignation raises questions on Finance Minister and Attorney General
The tenability of other prominent individuals within the government
Joanna Demarco
January 20, 2020 13:42
Fraudster’s new scheme now uses Malta government’s endorsement
The Croatian who took off with thousands of euro
The Shift Team
January 4, 2020 07:14
2019: The Shift’s investigation highlights
2019 was another significant year of investigative work for
Joanna Demarco
December 29, 2019 16:28

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