Malta’s worst recession in decades
With his trademark smirk and mocking insolence, Joseph Muscat
BOV to stop Mastercard, clients informed Visa is their only option
Thousands of Bank of Valletta clients holding a Mastercard
Migrants’ protest: ‘We want justice for our brothers who died’
Following public uproar over an incident in which a
Tender evaluation stalled for a year as time runs low on Gozo elderly home lease
A public tender for the finishing and running of
The vision fling
Some politicians have a thing about vision: they can’t
Alleged fraudster’s ship servicing company never submitted audited accounts
Updated to include a response from the MFSA. Multinational
Alleged $50 million fraudster released by Maltese courts owns shares in Malta-based companies
Frank Rafaraci, who allegedly defrauded the US Navy of
‘Use of body cameras by the police can interfere in right to privacy’ – Giovanni Bonello
Five months after the government announced that police officers
Another €1 million in direct orders from Ian Borg
Transport Minister Ian Borg has dished out another €1
Prime minister awards direct order to law firm linked to his parliamentary secretary
A government agency falling under the direct responsibility of
Alarm raised over Lottoland’s interest in Malta’s National Lotteries bid
Serious concerns are being raised among Maltese financial services
Malta: a flawed democracy
The Economist Intelligence Unit relegated Malta to “a flawed
Caravan village at White Rocks stays past deadline
A site that morphed into a caravan village over
From cranes to craniums
Our minister of finance, Clyde Caruana, is back with
Twisted perspectives
Uniformity of thought and behaviour is a dangerous thing,
Entertainment industry flags growing concerns about MTA’s ticketing system
Concerned sources within the entertainment industry flagged a ticketing
Farewell to Comino
Malta’s last precious outpost of sanity has fallen to
MCAST defies court order to stop ‘vindictive’ actions against senior lecturer who unveiled wrongdoing
MCAST Principal James Calleja has ignored a court order
Zammit Lewis’ certificate
Edward Zammit Lewis was feeling the heat.  Visibly angry
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued
The enemy is the state 
The State is under siege. Its enemies are everywhere.
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic
The Schembri clan: proving the proverb
Josette Schembri Vella, wife of alleged fraudster and money
The sound of doors slamming shut
What must it be like to be Clyde Caruana,
Encroachment by stealth: speculators quietly gobbling up Malta’s farmland
Three areas historically known for their agricultural, natural, historical
Forty-seven months
It’s been almost four years since the brutal assassination
A country built on dirty money
For almost 20 years, Malta has built much of
Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union
Joseph Muscat: Hero of two worlds
He was one of those rare people who, despite
Smug brush offs won’t save you, Robert
Robert Abela, astonishingly serving as prime minister of Malta,

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