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The much-anticipated start of Virtu Ferries’ and Ponte Ferries’ Malta-Sicily fast ferries... View more
Calcio Catania sponsorship: Famalco boss says ‘what I do with my company’s money is my business’
One of Italy’s largest shipping companies, Grimaldi Group, has confirmed it contributed... View more
Moves by unnamed Maltese investors to acquire ownership of Sicilian football club
A group of anonymous Maltese investors, who last week reportedly forked out... View more
Italian Mafia bust implicates Malta in illegal gambling scandal… again
Malta has made headlines for all the wrong reasons once again due... View more
EXCLUSIVE: Fast ferry ‘war’ to move from Gozo to Sicily route
The Shift can exclusively reveal a looming commercial war on the Malta-Sicily... View more
Ferry service providers at war over latest call for lucrative 15-year concession
The latest government attempt to award an exclusive concession for ferry services... View more
Officials in Sicily and Spain blame Malta for new outbreaks of COVID-19
Neighbouring countries are reporting new outbreaks of COVID-19 among citizens who recently... View more
Maltese bank part of Mafia trail to hide millions from EU agricultural aid
A Maltese bank formed part of a “complex trail of bank accounts”... View more
Malta among four countries topping list for marine litter in the Mediterranean
More than 1.5 million sheets and bottles of plastic, ropes, stones and... View more
The mafia’s new outposts
Italy’s most powerful organised crime network, the ‘Ndrangheta, has worked its way... View more
Salvini investigated for ‘kidnapping migrants’
Italian far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini is under investigation for “kidnapping”... View more
Welcome to Malta, where saving lives is a crime, but fuel smuggling isn’t
The captain of the MV Lifeline was taken to court on Monday... View more
Oh My Treasure Island
The report published by two Italian organisations which study organised crime; Fondazione... View more
Malta: the mafia’s paradise island
‘Operation Beta’ by the Italian Carabinieri in 2017 led to the arrest... View more
Malta-Sicily fast ferry rivals still waiting for Italian port permits despite ticket sales
The much-anticipated start of Virtu Ferries’ and Ponte Ferries’ Malta-Sicily fast ferries... View more
Calcio Catania sponsorship: Famalco boss says ‘what I do with my company’s money is my business’
One of Italy’s largest shipping companies, Grimaldi Group, has confirmed it contributed... View more
EXCLUSIVE: Fast ferry ‘war’ to move from Gozo to Sicily route
The Shift can exclusively reveal a looming commercial war on the Malta-Sicily... View more
Ferry service providers at war over latest call for lucrative 15-year concession
The latest government attempt to award an exclusive concession for ferry services... View more
Officials in Sicily and Spain blame Malta for new outbreaks of COVID-19
Neighbouring countries are reporting new outbreaks of COVID-19 among citizens who recently... View more
Maltese bank part of Mafia trail to hide millions from EU agricultural aid
A Maltese bank formed part of a “complex trail of bank accounts”... View more
Malta among four countries topping list for marine litter in the Mediterranean
More than 1.5 million sheets and bottles of plastic, ropes, stones and... View more
The mafia’s new outposts
Italy’s most powerful organised crime network, the ‘Ndrangheta, has worked its way... View more