Summer construction ban amended to allow for Mistra Village development
The Malta Tourism Authority and Building and Construction Authority
Sean Montebello
September 3, 2023 12:35
No Joseph Calleja concert this summer as government sponsorship slashed
The annual Joseph Calleja summer concert will not be
The Shift Team
July 23, 2023 08:15
Tourism Minister stonewalls questions on €56 million for sponsorships, events
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), which was given a
The Shift Team
July 4, 2023 17:02
PM’s former legal assistant gets five-star treatment in his MTA contract
A 30-year-old lawyer from Mosta who was Robert Abela’s
Caroline Muscat
April 25, 2023 08:19
Subsidising energy while Electrogas scores
As the European Union sprints into recession, the finance
Ryan Murdock
October 28, 2022 07:07
The thoughtless slave is a happy slave – Kevin Cassar
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. “None are more
Kevin Cassar
June 27, 2022 15:14
Waqt li l-MTA qed tipprova taħbi l-infiq tagħha, il-Head of Events baqa’ għaddej qisu qatt ma kien xejn – qatt ma tniżżel grad fl-impieg
Read this article in English here. Bħalissa l-Awtorità Maltija
Julian Delia
June 24, 2022 09:37
As the MTA attempts to conceal expenditure, its head of events keeps up the pace – his demotion never happened
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. While the Malta
Julian Delia
June 23, 2022 10:53
L-MTA f’battalja legali biex il-miljuni ta’ Ewro li nefqet f’avvenimenti dubjużi tipprova taħbihom
Read the article in English here. Permezz tal-Malta Tourism
The Shift Team
June 17, 2022 08:39
MTA wages legal war to hide millions of euros disbursed in questionable event sponsorships
Tista’ taqra l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. The government, through the
The Shift Team
June 16, 2022 07:30
The two deckchair operators at Blue Lagoon: Joseph Portelli’s associate and the brother of a Labour MEP
The associate of construction tycoon Joseph Portelli, Daniel Refalo,
The Shift Team
June 14, 2022 14:47
MTA hands out 200 event sponsorships during pandemic, refuses to name amounts or recipients
Information obtained through a Freedom of Information request filed
The Shift Team
December 7, 2021 16:37
Lands Authority silent on monopolisation of Armier beach clubs by one operator
Signature Entertainment Group, recently mentioned in news reports relating
Julian Delia
November 23, 2021 14:45
MTA profiteering from Covid-19 hotels as quarantined guests are charged 30%-40% extra for their forced stays
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is making a profit
The Shift Team
August 23, 2021 13:40
900 pandemic tracers left in the lurch
The government has still not managed to assign duties
January 28, 2021 13:57
No action taken against MTA chiefs over Konrad Mizzi €90,000 contract
No action has as yet been taken by Prime
The Shift Team
October 19, 2020 07:38
Justice Minister says Joseph Muscat should not be punished over €90,000 contract to Konrad Mizzi
Malta’s Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis is insisting that
The Shift Team
October 14, 2020 07:43
EXCLUSIVE:  It was Joseph Muscat who ordered the MTA to give Konrad Mizzi a €90,000 consultancy
It was disgraced former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who,
The Shift Team
October 10, 2020 09:26
MTA’s Lionel Gerada ‘cleans up’ his criminal record
Lionel Gerada, the former canvasser of Konrad Mizzi who
Gabriel Schembri
August 28, 2020 13:00
Former canvasser for Konrad Mizzi dismisses COVID-19 as ‘media hype’
Lionel Gerada, the former canvasser of Konrad Mizzi and
The Shift Team
August 22, 2020 06:00
Red Cross temporary tent slapped with PA notice was government funded
The story has been updated to include the Planning
Gabriel Schembri
August 19, 2020 14:29
Konrad Mizzi’s former aide gets €30,000 direct order from Projects Malta
Alex Cutajar, a close aide to disgraced former Minister
The Shift Team
August 8, 2020 17:50
Second MTA lease issued to property owned by chairman’s family
It’s literally all in the family at the Malta
Caroline Muscat
August 4, 2020 12:13
Same individuals getting MTA funds for summer parties, amid health concerns
The article has been updated following the cancellation of
Gabriel Schembri
July 26, 2020 08:52
MTA gave Konrad Mizzi €90,000 consultancy on ‘verbal instructions’… no documents found
A consultancy contract worth close to €90,000 issued to
The Shift Team
July 20, 2020 19:35
MTA never commissioned the study it used to justify surge in sponsorships
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has once again been
The Shift Team
July 4, 2020 07:30
MTA’s Lionel Gerada is a good boy, lawyers insist
Lionel Gerada, the political canvasser of former minister Konrad
The Shift Team
June 29, 2020 19:09
‘Spoke to Lionel’: Documents reveal parallel system for MTA sponsorships
Event organisers applying for Malta Tourism Authority sponsorship money
The Shift Team
June 12, 2020 16:56
MTA rents villa from chairman’s father-in-law at €50,000 a year
The price of a villa in Msida that the
The Shift Team
June 9, 2020 07:31
‘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
May 30, 2020 18:30

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