Complex court battle looms as probe into Keith Schembri is in final stretch
The trickle of information over the past week on
Victor Paul Borg
September 28, 2020 17:40
‘Move to freeze Schembri’s assets underlines importance of public inquiry’
The Council of Europe Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt has
Gabriel Schembri
September 22, 2020 11:03
A step closer, but miles away
As the news broke of the freezing of assets
Jacques René Zammit
September 22, 2020 08:09
Race against time to please Moneyval
Weeks before a crucial and possible devastating decision which
The Shift Team
September 15, 2020 12:10
Malta gets another downgrade at crucial juncture for financial services industry
Malta’s lucrative financial services industry and its international ranking
The Shift Team
September 5, 2020 15:30
Why fix what you can hide?
In their latest attempt to make things look better
Ryan Murdock
August 14, 2020 09:40
Malta Business Registry purges data of tens of thousands of dodgy companies
The Malta Business Registry has erased the records of
The Shift Team
August 11, 2020 16:09
Promises to conclude investigations into Pilatus Bank ‘too little, too late’
The Malta Police Commissioner’s recent revelations, after concluding investigations
Gabriel Schembri
August 11, 2020 13:20
Malta is highly contagious
There’s a plague raging on the streets of Malta,
Ryan Murdock
August 7, 2020 08:27
MFSA awards former editor Rachel Attard €43,000 direct order
The Malta Financial Services Authority has awarded a €43,000
The Shift Team
August 3, 2020 11:33
Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of
Joanna Demarco
July 30, 2020 08:52
The case of the missing memo
Things disappear in Malta. The island is prey to
Ryan Murdock
July 17, 2020 09:34
It’s time for Peter Grech to go
The former Head of the economic crimes unit has
Ryan Murdock
July 3, 2020 10:58
Former Economic Crimes Unit chief admits to police inaction on scandals
The second testimony of Ian Abdilla, the former head
The Shift Team
July 1, 2020 13:01
It looks bad because it is bad
“It looks bad, but it’s not.” So said Edward
Ryan Murdock
June 12, 2020 07:36
Call for Ali Sadr’s extradition to Malta after US government drops case
The US government has dropped its case against Iranian
The Shift Team
June 6, 2020 06:41
Empty words and technicalities
“No thanks, we’ve already got some.” That was the
Ryan Murdock
May 29, 2020 06:39
‘Slow progress’ on reforms to tackle money laundering and corruption
The European Commission has expressed concern over Malta’s ‘attractiveness’
The Shift Team
May 24, 2020 19:30
Economic uncertainty ‘a breeding ground for fraud and financial crime’
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges in the
Gabriel Schembri
May 18, 2020 15:13
IMF warns Malta must address anti-money laundering deficiencies in light of economic risk
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Malta to
Joanna Demarco
April 12, 2020 19:44
Scandal games for quarantined kids
Social distancing, shop closures, and work from home have
Ryan Murdock
March 25, 2020 06:09
A crook led by crooks
Journalism has several aims, including educating, entertaining and informing,
Andre Delicata
March 19, 2020 13:55
No one believes Malta anymore
You know this isn’t working anymore, don’t you? No
Ryan Murdock
March 14, 2020 06:31
US court hears how Pilatus Bank owner hid nationality to avoid sanctions
The Assistant US Attorney has accused the owner of
Gabriel Schembri
March 5, 2020 12:44
‘It’s an uphill battle, but it’s possible’
The “positive” meetings with the Maltese government were a
Caroline Muscat
February 16, 2020 13:18
A corrupting island in a corrupting sea
Malta may not be a Mafia State after all.
Ryan Murdock
February 13, 2020 08:10
MFSA intervenes to block Gordon Debono’s second court-laundering scam
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has stepped in
The Shift Team
February 10, 2020 17:30
How Malta became a den of thieves
The revelations emerging from the public inquiry into Daphne
Andre Delicata
February 7, 2020 08:10
You’re about to reap what Joseph Muscat sowed
If you want to know the truth, read the
Ryan Murdock
January 24, 2020 06:00
Just say no, Joseph
Just because someone offers you something doesn’t mean you
Ryan Murdock
January 3, 2020 07:30

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