22-year environmental battle won as court confirms Hondoq permit denial
A 22-year battle to preserve Hondoq ir-Rummien Bay in
The Shift Team
August 1, 2023 11:13
Standards report on Fenech-Farrugia Mrieħel meeting goes to committee
A 2014 meeting between Yorgen Fenech and then parliamentary
The Shift Team
August 1, 2023 10:12
Gozo Ministry in illegal construction works at Xewkija racecourse
The Gozo Ministry has carried out illegal construction work
The Shift Team
July 29, 2023 17:24
Sliema apartment with 40 low-wage workers owned by Labour insider
The lack of action by the authorities against the
The Shift Team
July 25, 2023 10:04
UNESCO comes down hard on Valletta’s Iniala Hotel as PA takes no action
UNESCO, the United Nation’s authority for protecting World Heritage
The Shift Team
July 20, 2023 09:34
Only one PA enforcement notice on illegal dormitories for migrants
The Planning Authority has only one pending enforcement case
Sean Montebello
July 6, 2023 16:55
Residents object to four-storey block in Għarb overlooking Ta’ Pinu valley
A four-storey apartment block overlooking the scenic Ta’ Pinu
Sean Montebello
July 3, 2023 13:30
Planning Authority fixes website following The Shift’s queries
A bug on the Planning Authority website’s ‘advanced search’
The Shift Team
June 30, 2023 15:02
Planning Authority earns €42.5 million from regularisation scheme, so far
The Planning Authority has so far raked in over
The Shift Team
June 23, 2023 16:19
Concrete slabs with sharp rusty mesh dumped in the sea in Little Armier
Pictures and videos surfaced on social media showing large
The Shift Team
June 13, 2023 11:10
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

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