‘If you want to introduce a new variant, that’s the way to do it’ – Martin Balzan on mass event in September
Holding mass events should be one of the last
Joanna Demarco
15 February 2021
MTA’s Lionel Gerada ‘cleans up’ his criminal record
Lionel Gerada, the former canvasser of Konrad Mizzi who
Gabriel Schembri
28 August 2020
Former canvasser for Konrad Mizzi dismisses COVID-19 as ‘media hype’
Lionel Gerada, the former canvasser of Konrad Mizzi and
The Shift Team
22 August 2020
Deputy PN leader Robert Arrigo partnering with mass event organisers
Deputy PN leader and businessman Robert Arrigo stands to
The Shift Team
31 July 2020
MTA never commissioned the study it used to justify surge in sponsorships
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has once again been
The Shift Team
4 July 2020
MTA’s Lionel Gerada is a good boy, lawyers insist
Lionel Gerada, the political canvasser of former minister Konrad
The Shift Team
29 June 2020
Valletta Film Festival organiser requests probe into MTA’s ‘unjust’ fund refusal
Oliver Mallia, the co-founder of Film Grain Festival, which
Joanna Demarco
19 June 2020
Event organisers complaining about abuse of public funds ‘jealous’ – Gulia
Malta Tourism Authority chairman Gavin Gulia was bombarded by
Gabriel Schembri
18 June 2020
‘Spoke to Lionel’: Documents reveal parallel system for MTA sponsorships
Event organisers applying for Malta Tourism Authority sponsorship money
The Shift Team
12 June 2020
Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli silent on MTA sponsorship scandals
Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has refused to comment
The Shift Team
11 June 2020
The Kon-rat Principle
In 2013 he was presented to us as the
Ranier Fsadni
31 May 2020
‘Lionel Gerada’s presence left no room for level playing field’ – event organisers
Event organisers have told The Shift that Lionel Gerada’s
The Shift Team
30 May 2020
Konrad Mizzi appointed canvasser to top MTA post despite criminal record
The man former Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi chose to
The Shift Team
29 May 2020
MTA event sponsorships for select group skyrocketed under Konrad Mizzi
A small group of closely-knit event organisers, mostly of
The Shift Team
22 May 2020