Electoral commission stonewalls questions about whether all candidates have filed expenditure reports
The Electoral Commission would not confirm whether all candidates
Julian Delia
May 9, 2022 12:01
Skeletons in the Cabinet: the stories ministers and parliamentary secretaries wish you’d forget
Fourteen members of the new government’s Cabinet – out
Julian Delia
April 8, 2022 12:00
Out with some of the old
The new leaders have been appointed. These are the
Ryan Murdock
April 1, 2022 15:46
Election 2022: Out with the old, in with the new
Parliament will look very different in a few weeks’
The Shift Team
March 28, 2022 17:26
Minister gives wife €14,000 promotion, increasing her annual salary to €50,000
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri, currently seeking a third term
The Shift Team
March 22, 2022 14:54
PA, Wasteserv fail to explain appointment of blacklisted company’s sales director to their boards
More than a week after questions were sent regarding
Julian Delia
March 12, 2022 13:18
Four months and counting for Silvio Schembri’s €31 million extravagance
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri is still finding it difficult
The Shift Team
February 28, 2022 17:35
Responsible Gaming funds diverted to Silvio Schembri’s electioneering campaign
Tens of thousands of euro in public funds earmarked
The Shift Team
February 25, 2022 10:30
Saviour Balzan given premises at industrial park for 15 years starting at €1 a month
Business 2 Business Ltd, a company solely owned by
Julian Delia
February 24, 2022 09:32
Encroachment fees total €9.5 million since 2013
A total of €9.4 million was generated from fees
Julian Delia
February 7, 2022 10:45
Binance under scrutiny, capitalising on ‘veneer of legitimacy’ given by Malta government
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange that Malta had welcomed with
Julian Delia
January 23, 2022 08:27
Silvio Schembri refuses to explain €17 million discrepancy on MBR office lease
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has refused to explain the €17
The Shift Team
December 15, 2021 09:00
Malta Business Registry’s €31m rent for bathroom showroom ‘prohibitive’ – Auditor General
The premises the Malta Business Registry (MBR) chose for
The Shift Team
December 8, 2021 11:49
You have a right to look under their carpets
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri can’t seem to keep track
Ryan Murdock
December 3, 2021 07:30
Speaker to investigate The Shift’s revelations on MGA direct orders
Speaker Anglu Farrugia said today he will investigate the
The Shift Team
December 1, 2021 17:13
Minister withholds information from parliament on MGA direct orders
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and the Malta Gaming Authority
The Shift Team
December 1, 2021 11:03
Malta Business Registry premises set to cost taxpayers €8.5 million in rent
The Malta Business Registry’s (MBR) rented offices in Żejtun,
Julian Delia
November 24, 2021 10:37
Government ministry staff numbers jumped 14.6% in 2021, swelling total to almost 34,000
The number of employees in government ministries and departments
Julian Delia
November 13, 2021 12:58
October’s media circus: how politicians dominate coverage
It is no secret that political parties in Malta
Julian Delia
November 4, 2021 12:14
New Lands Authority Chair to face parliament after ministerial blunder
Veteran lawyer John Vassallo who was appointed Chair of
March 23, 2021 07:14
Silvio Schembri in breach of law with Lands Authority appointment
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri appointed former Labour Party candidate
March 16, 2021 06:58
Standards are worthless without accountability
Regulations exist on paper, but laws are only as
Ryan Murdock
February 19, 2021 06:29
A non-apology for a non-story
“While it is a fact that the current Leader
Kevin Cassar
February 3, 2021 06:17
Standards Commissioner says ‘partisan statement’ issued by DOI in breach of political impartiality
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has concluded
Gabriel Schembri
January 26, 2021 06:12
Air Malta in the red as losses reach €150 million
Air Malta’s financial situation is facing a total meltdown
November 19, 2020 07:58
New Air Malta Board: Silvio Schembri axes Gasan, keeps his uncle, and brings in friends
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has made radical changes to
October 26, 2020 07:54
Access denied: Silvio Schembri blames Moneyval for purge of public records
Following criticism of the Malta Business Registry’s indiscriminate purge
The Shift Team
October 9, 2020 16:10
Journalists call for online access to company data to be reinstated
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation together with the Institute
The Shift Team
October 8, 2020 10:10
Malta Business Registry purges data of tens of thousands of dodgy companies
The Malta Business Registry has erased the records of
The Shift Team
August 11, 2020 16:09
Pilot Union files judicial protest against Prime Minister and Air Malta for ‘abusive and illegal acts’
The Association of Airline Pilots Malta (ALPA) on Wednesday
Joanna Demarco
August 5, 2020 17:16

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