Gozo hotel application returns to Planning Directorate as architect alters design
The application for a four-storey hotel in Xagħra Square
Victor Paul Borg
April 9, 2020 17:00
Name of applicant for hotel in Gozo changed again before PA hearing
An application for a hotel in Xagħra square that
Victor Paul Borg
April 9, 2020 06:38
Watch what they do, not what they say
When you want to evaluate someone, don’t listen to
Ryan Murdock
April 3, 2020 07:08
Over 3,000 building permits extended by three years
More than 3,400 development permits due to expire this
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 20:07
Leak of project development details in 2016 puts Gozo Minister in the spotlight
Updated to include response by architect Alexander Bigeni An
The Shift Team
February 1, 2020 09:09
Mġarr Council has not objected to Fomm ir-Riħ project by Mayor’s cousin
Paul Vella, the developer behind the controversial project at
The Shift Team
January 25, 2020 15:33
Some trees marked with spray paint will be removed for Central Link project
Infrastructure Malta has confirmed that the trees marked with
The Shift Team
January 21, 2020 18:27
Transport Malta paves the way for Marsascala developer
A recent decision by Transport Malta to drop their
The Shift Team
November 22, 2019 12:06
‘What the fuck, Joe’: Emails to PM reveal dismissal of abuse by developer
Email correspondence between a Labour Party activist and Prime
The Shift Team
November 13, 2019 07:00
A toxic mix of planning and politics
The most unexpected aspect of the controversial permit for
Petra Caruana Dingli
November 6, 2019 07:24
‘Getting Things Done’ while everyone is stuck in traffic
Ian Borg may be ‘Getting Things Done’, but you
Ryan Murdock
September 17, 2019 16:44
False neutrality isn’t non-partisan
The Council of Europe said this. Muscat said that.
Ryan Murdock
September 12, 2019 09:46
Protests, pledges and politicians
Last Saturday’s environmental protest brought together many different parts
Petra Caruana Dingli
September 11, 2019 09:29
Keeping scrutiny at bay
Leadership style matters. The same situation can be handled
Petra Caruana Dingli
August 14, 2019 10:15
It’s about injustice, not only trees
We knew it already but the government’s actions underline
Ranier Fsadni
August 11, 2019 06:00
The shield and the bulldozer
In the blazing summer sun, anger at the building
Petra Caruana Dingli
August 7, 2019 07:26
Din l-Art Ħelwa slams ‘onslaught on heritage in the heart of Sliema’
Heritage organisation Din l-Art Ħelwa has raised the alarm
The Shift Team
July 30, 2019 09:43
Raising the heat on the road
A protest against the Central Link project is planned
Petra Caruana Dingli
July 24, 2019 07:22
Pandora’s box at St George’s Bay
Opposition to the proposed City Centre by DB Group
Petra Caruana Dingli
July 17, 2019 06:20
Reach beyond the Dwejra night sky
The Planning Authority often gets it wrong when issuing
Petra Caruana Dingli
July 3, 2019 06:02
Incompetent workers, lack of regulation leading to construction industry ‘chaos’
The Chamber of Architects has described the collapse of
Alice Taylor
June 10, 2019 14:53
Big fish in a small pond
The permit given by the Planning Authority to Azzopardi
Caroline Muscat
May 18, 2019 08:57
Bread and circuses at Ta’ Qali
The Eurovision song contest may soon be grabbing more
Petra Caruana Dingli
May 15, 2019 08:51
Arriving late by bus, for free
The electoral campaigns are building up. All sides are
Petra Caruana Dingli
May 8, 2019 06:11
Down the Gozo rabbit hole
It is impossible to support a road tunnel from
Petra Caruana Dingli
April 24, 2019 07:03
Where were you?
This is a guest post by Arnold Cassola. The
The Shift Team
April 6, 2019 10:51
UPDATED: Malta Planning Authority ‘under siege’ by environmental activists
Moviment Graffitti has started a symbolic siege on the
The Shift Team
March 28, 2019 08:04
Government refuses to publish secret deal to transfer prime public land
The government should immediately publish the secret Memorandum of
The Shift Team
February 6, 2019 12:39
2018: The year of the angry citizen 
The year which has now come to an end
December 31, 2018 16:06
The Planning Authority’s top 5 profanities of 2018
This was again a good year for developers and
The Shift Team
December 24, 2018 17:08

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