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The Governor of the Central Bank, former finance minister Edward Scicluna, is... View more
Press freedom groups urge government bodies to drop appeals in The Shift’s fight for public information
Seven international media freedom organisations are urging the 30 public bodies that... View more
Encroachment fees total €9.5 million since 2013
A total of €9.4 million was generated from fees for encroachment permits... View more
UK court orders forfeiture of £5.6 million laundered through Azerbaijan laundromat
A UK court ordered on 31 January the seizure of £5.6 million... View more
The oppression of silence
We have learnt nothing. We are still the same, weak, pliable, submissive... View more
Weaponising the vote
A reader has written to urge me to make a case for... View more
Probes into Kulhadd partisan supplement requested following The Shift’s report
Following a report by The Shift, Civil society NGO Repubblika has written... View more
Malta-based gaming operator fined £3.8 million over money laundering breaches in the UK
Malta-based Genesis Global Ltd has been fined £3.8 million (€4.5 million) following... View more
Eye-watering avarice
“There were even occasions when we worked on a Sunday,” Robert Abela... View more
The Shift’s FOI battle registered as ‘violation’ by press freedom watchdog
The unprecedented Freedom of Information (FOI) battle involving 30 government entities that... View more
Living on borrowed money and borrowed time
The prime minister seems to have lost the plot and started making... View more
Number of protected birds illegally shot triples since 2014 – BirdLife
In a continuation of an upward trend, the illegal killing of protected... View more
Use of public property by Muscat deemed ‘illegal’
The concession of public property at Sa Maison to disgraced former prime... View more
Government pays €20,000 to Labour Party for partisan newspaper supplement
A partisan 32-page newspaper supplement published by the Labour Party to commemorate... View more
Our regulators: men of straw
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello On Wednesday, the Public... View more
‘I would definitely not go to a greylisted jurisdiction’ – MFSA chief
The top official of Malta’s financial regulator (MFSA) told parliament that he... View more
Five international eNGOs call on EU parliament to object to ‘outdated’ energy project guidelines
Five international eNGOs issued an urgent statement to call on EU parliament... View more
EU court confirms decision to shut down Pilatus Bank
The EU’s highest court today confirmed the legality of a decision taken... View more
Central Bank governor shielding minister’s girlfriend
The Governor of the Central Bank, former finance minister Edward Scicluna, is... View more
Press freedom groups urge government bodies to drop appeals in The Shift’s fight for public information
Seven international media freedom organisations are urging the 30 public bodies that... View more
The oppression of silence
We have learnt nothing. We are still the same, weak, pliable, submissive... View more
Weaponising the vote
A reader has written to urge me to make a case for... View more
Probes into Kulhadd partisan supplement requested following The Shift’s report
Following a report by The Shift, Civil society NGO Repubblika has written... View more
Malta-based gaming operator fined £3.8 million over money laundering breaches in the UK
Malta-based Genesis Global Ltd has been fined £3.8 million (€4.5 million) following... View more
Eye-watering avarice
“There were even occasions when we worked on a Sunday,” Robert Abela... View more
The Shift’s FOI battle registered as ‘violation’ by press freedom watchdog
The unprecedented Freedom of Information (FOI) battle involving 30 government entities that... View more