Graffitti calls for action on Portelli’s Qala illegalities, demands promised reform
Environmental NGO Moviment Graffitti called for the government to
Sean Montebello
April 8, 2024 13:38
Court revokes permits for Joseph Portelli flats, already built and sold
The Planning Authority is in a new fix on
The Shift Team
March 22, 2024 07:04
Agriculture minister’s PA-sanctioned hotel opens for business
Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo and his wife have started
The Shift Team
February 15, 2024 17:30
Gozitan monsignor confirms new government job, declines to give details
Gozitan Monsignor Carmelo Refalo confirmed The Shift’s report that
The Shift Team
October 14, 2023 08:53
Marsascala residents call on PM for permanent protection against marina
The Marsascala Residents Network (MRN) has called on the
The Shift Team
August 22, 2023 12:08
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
Planning Authority sanctions Joseph Portelli’s illegal ODZ pools in Qala
A planning application to sanction the illegal excavation of
Julian Delia
August 2, 2022 10:52
‘You should be ashamed’ – Gozo land grab residents stage protest in front of Curia
A group of Gozitans, supported by activists, staged a
Julian Delia
December 13, 2021 15:21
Joseph Portelli asks Planning Authority to sanction illegal excavation works in Qala
In the latest twist in a long-running saga, Gozitan
Julian Delia
November 17, 2021 17:04
Gozo Grab #10: Parliamentary committee to discuss law aimed at foundation’s Gozo land grab
A medieval foundation’s attempts to take ownership of large
Victor Paul Borg
May 31, 2021 08:42
Gozo Grab #9: Construction magnate’s family corrections on Nadur land grab rejected
A plan by a medieval foundation to extract money
Victor Paul Borg
May 30, 2021 19:55
Local council slams ‘deliberate inaction’ by PA on Joseph Portelli development
The Qala Local Council has slammed “the deliberate inaction”
Victor Paul Borg
September 26, 2020 11:30
Architect given tender to supervise his clients on €9 million public project
Breaking with normal administrative procedures, Gozitan architect Alex Bigeni
Caroline Muscat
July 20, 2020 09:41
Police find ‘no wrongdoing’ in fraudulent declaration of ownership
In a case assigned to Assistant Police Commissioner Ian
Victor Paul Borg
July 13, 2020 12:49
Controversial Ta’ Muxi permit in Qala withdrawn
Two board members who had voted in favour of
June 12, 2020 12:34
Developers, architects say changes to PA applications can ‘curb abuse’
Changes to the Planning Authority’s (PA) development application that
Victor Paul Borg
May 28, 2020 12:25
Qala local council, NGO mount legal challenge against Joseph Portelli’s largest Gozo project
Legal proceedings initiated by the Qala Local Council and
Victor Paul Borg
May 25, 2020 07:12
A lesson in ethics
When the Shift published an article on 18 March
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 10:10
Threatened for standing up to Gozitan developer: ‘You come to Malta, I’ll break your teeth’
A Maltese national who lives in the US has
Gabriel Schembri
March 20, 2020 18:37
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

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