Joseph Muscat’s legacy of failure
As disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat pulls strings
Julian Delia
March 2, 2022 16:02
Four months and counting for Silvio Schembri’s €31 million extravagance
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri is still finding it difficult
The Shift Team
February 28, 2022 17:35
Mayhem and abuse found at housing estates’ maintenance company
The company set up by the government to oversee
The Shift Team
January 15, 2022 11:51
Fearne appoints his canvasser Carmen Ciantar chief of staff on top of her €163,000 role at FMS
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has confirmed he has
Caroline Muscat
January 13, 2022 15:05
Fearne puts his campaign manager on €163,000 ‘irregular’ contract
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has put one of
Caroline Muscat
January 12, 2022 13:20
‘Government contracts should have National Audit Office approval’ – Joe Giglio
Lawyer and PN candidate Joe Giglio told The Shift
Julian Delia
January 6, 2022 17:20
Gozo Square project riddled with shortcomings, final bill more than €2 million over budget – NAO
A small, supposedly uncomplicated project in Gozo – the
The Shift Team
January 5, 2022 12:27
National Festivals Agency run like a village club, NAO says – but the chairman gets a medal
State agency Festivals Malta is being managed like a
The Shift Team
December 27, 2021 10:39
Schembri, Mizzi slapped with US travel ban
Former energy minister Konrad Mizzi and former OPM chief
Julian Delia
December 22, 2021 16:00
Refused: FOI request to disclose ‘prohibitive’ €31 million MBR rental contract
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has once again turned down
Caroline Muscat
December 21, 2021 10:44
NAO slams ‘opaquely concealed’ VGH negotiations and ‘inconsistent’ testimonies
“The general opacity that characterised the negotiation process limited
Julian Delia
December 20, 2021 15:06
Mystery €2.8 million VGH concession fee nobody could explain
Among the issues flagged by the National Audit Office
Julian Delia
December 18, 2021 16:47
The €4 billion debacle: how the government mismanaged the VGH concession
The National Audit Office’s (NAO) comprehensive investigation of the
Julian Delia
December 15, 2021 17:57
Silvio Schembri refuses to explain €17 million discrepancy on MBR office lease
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has refused to explain the €17
The Shift Team
December 15, 2021 09:00
Citizen Bogdanovic
There’s always going to be a Citizen Bogdanovic. It’s
Jacques René Zammit
December 15, 2021 07:18
Auditor General report on hospitals’ deal confirms government repeatedly favoured concessionaire over taxpayers in negotiations
In its second published report on the Vitals Global
Julian Delia
December 14, 2021 17:01
Foundation for Medical Services riddled with employment and financial irregularities – NAO
The Foundation for Medical Services (FMS) – run by
The Shift Team
December 10, 2021 11:01
An epidemic of fiscal mismanagement
The latest report from the National Audit Office (NAO)
Ryan Murdock
December 10, 2021 07:11
Former ‘king of Lands’ Clint Scerri shows off flashy Maserati on social media
Clint Scerri, the government official at the Lands Authority
Julian Delia
November 25, 2021 11:47
Konrad Mizzi filibusters his way through second PAC appearance
Disgraced former Minister Konrad Mizzi again avoided answering any
The Shift Team
November 10, 2021 16:40
Why are we denied good administration?
Why is it that everything the government touches turns
The Shift Team
October 28, 2021 09:30
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
Julian Delia
September 20, 2021 17:31
DB Group/James Caterers snapped up €6.2 million contract for COVID vaccination roll-out in April
Two of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen pocketed €6.2 million earlier
Julian Delia
August 24, 2021 17:59
Steward freezes St Luke’s master plan as PM fails to deliver on pledge to amend tainted deal
Steward Healthcare, the American healthcare giant that took over
The Shift Team
July 28, 2021 10:15
€100 million awarded in ‘emergency’ tenders in three years; Gozo Ministry leads list of issuers
Over the past three years, the government has awarded
The Shift Team
July 3, 2021 12:23
SVDP scandal: Top civil servants shun responsibility as PL, PN take no action
Top civil servants who pushed through the illegal 2017
The Shift Team
May 18, 2021 08:48
Here we go again
The time for platitudes is over. As yet another
Blanche Gatt
May 6, 2021 07:09
PL, PN remain non-committal on termination of €274 million ‘illegal’ contract
Updated to include the PN statement issued immediately following
May 5, 2021 13:22
St Vincent de Paul contract worth €274m in breach of the law – Auditor General
A contract awarded to a consortium for services at
April 28, 2021 17:31
Parliament gets no answers on additional millions spent on shooting range despite NAO report
A list of parliamentary questions regarding the controversial government
Joanna Demarco
January 25, 2021 08:29

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