No permit for illegal Mellieha hotel, PA in a quandary over two illegal storeys
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) will not be issuing
The Shift Team
June 1, 2023 10:41
Legal action to be taken against recently-enacted ODZ regularisation scheme
Legal action is set to be taken against the
The Shift Team
May 27, 2023 13:50
PA recommends approval for Gozo Ministry’s ‘incompatible’ Xwejni horse
A controversial five-metre equestrian-themed bronze sculpture commissioned by the
The Shift Team
May 27, 2023 10:13
MTA silent on Joseph Portelli’s illegal Mellieha hotel licence
The Malta Tourism Authority’s (MTA) licencing chief Kevin Fsadni
The Shift Team
May 22, 2023 12:30
The Shift wins its 12th FOI appeals court case, seven more pending judgements
The Court of Appeal presided over by Mr Justice
Caroline Muscat
May 19, 2023 16:21
Authorities object as sham Bidnija sheep farm owners seek further development
The developers behind the enormous sheep farm in a
The Shift Team
May 10, 2023 09:18
Minister Ian Borg’s illegal swimming pool cannot be sanctioned
The transformation of a field into an entertainment and
The Shift Team
May 5, 2023 18:05
ERA approves uprooting of indigenous trees at Prime Minister’s ODZ villa
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The Prime Minister has
The Shift Team
May 3, 2023 08:24
Magħtab ECOHive Project in limbo after court stopped illegal WasteServ work
Work on the government’s €500 million ECOHive project, involving
Sean Montebello
April 21, 2023 09:22
PA CEO still mulling action on minister’s illegal pool a month since court ruling
The Prime Minister’s handpicked Planning Authority CEO Oliver Magro
The Shift Team
April 19, 2023 17:57
New plans for 18th century protected Zebbug palazzo raise eyebrows further
The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, the Environment and Resources
The Shift Team
April 12, 2023 18:12
‘No documents’: Tax Commissioner mum on lack of action on PM’s Zejtun property
The Shift has confirmed that the documentation showing the
Caroline Muscat
April 2, 2023 08:36
Impunity from PA as enforcement order still not issued for minister’s illegal pool
The Planning Authority is still to serve an enforcement
The Shift Team
March 27, 2023 08:09
Court declares Ian Borg’s swimming pool illegal, PA lambasted again
The Court of Appeal has declared a Planning Authority
The Shift Team
March 15, 2023 14:28
PA insists minister responsible for publishing public domain consultation results
The Planning Authority has not yet published the results
The Shift Team
March 7, 2023 09:59
Bidnija sham sheep farm applicants bring back farmer to justify their plans
The brains behind the sham sheep farm in Bidnija
The Shift Team
March 2, 2023 12:54
Planning Authority approves new work on illegally-built shooting range
The Planning Authority has given a green light for
The Shift Team
February 27, 2023 09:10
Lands minister withholds explanation on Little Armier beach takeover
Lands Minister Silvio Schembri is not explaining how three
The Shift Team
February 14, 2023 09:28
What’s Robert Abela waiting for?
The mother of Jean Paul Sofia, who died under
Kevin Cassar
February 13, 2023 07:00
A record: public files 13,500 objections against ‘Comino village’ development
The Planning Authority is currently processing over 13,500 objections
The Shift Team
January 27, 2023 13:11
Enemalta purchasing concrete from Joseph Portelli’s illegal batching plant
Enemalta, the state energy provider posting tens of millions
The Shift Team
January 15, 2023 11:39
€19 million in EU funds lost as Naxxar disability hub is still an excavation site
The government, through Agenzija Support, has lost its eligibility
The Shift Team
January 2, 2023 14:59
Christmas carolling with The Shift
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and down at The
Ryan Murdock
December 25, 2022 07:00
How many more have to die?
Six construction workers were buried beneath the rubble of
Ryan Murdock
December 9, 2022 08:15
Kordin tragedy: Factory was illegal, basic commencement notice ‘never submitted’
The Kordin timber factory that collapsed last Saturday, claiming
The Shift Team
December 8, 2022 07:26
Kordin tragedy: Serbian contractor was building factory on government property
The silence from the authorities responsible for last Saturday’s
The Shift Team
December 5, 2022 08:08
Architects slam PA ODZ scheme as ‘a morally dubious ticking time bomb’
Not only should the Planning Authority scrap its proposed
November 21, 2022 15:25
Developers insist they are ‘not interested’ in PA’s ODZ boundaries legal amendment
The Malta Developers Association has donned its social solidarity
The Shift Team
November 18, 2022 17:58
Green light for virgin ODZ Ghasri land to be turned into a sheep farm
Virgin agricultural land of high landscape value in the
The Shift Team
November 15, 2022 17:56
Robert Abela to install loyalist at Planning Authority helm
Oliver Magro, a 42-year-old former Planning Authority senior officer
The Shift Team
November 14, 2022 07:02

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