As blackouts spread across Malta, even Enemalta’s outage map appeared to have given up, leaving entire localities missing from the official picture. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/07/22/…

A controversial attempt to turn ruins in Buskett into a dwelling has been unanimously rejected by the Planning Authority after two government regulators quietly reversed their objections and almost paved the way for its approval. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/07/22/…

Johann Grech has quietly dropped British comedian David Walliams from his annual multi-million euro extravaganza, with the Film Commission failing to explain any of its decisions. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/29/…

More than 1,200 people have objected to the massive Sliema lido project, pushing back against yet another grab of public coastline for private commercial gain. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/29/…

The daughter of Project Green CEO Joseph Cuschieri hops aboard the OPM's payroll in yet another taxpayer-funded appointment that sailed past without any competition. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/29/…

The Planning Authority looks set to sanction Joseph Portelli's illegal ODZ pools that were already struck down by court, turning a landmark judgment into little more than a temporary inconvenience. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/28/…

After 15 years of planning negotiations, Lija’s Tal-Mirakli green lung is edging closer to being opened up for new development, while modern builds continue to crowd out its surroundings. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/28/…

Johann Grech’s film festival held a taxpayer funded party on a wildly unpopular floating restaurant, which tells you everything about the tone-deaf spectacle. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/27/…

Keith Schembri’s defence lawyers tried to force a change of guard among the judiciary overseeing the Melvin Theuma phantom job appeal, but the court refused to budge. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/27/…

Alex Borg’s shadow cabinet picks exposed more cracks within the Opposition, with internal discontent and awkward compromises shaping the PN's government-in-waiting. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/26/…

MMH bondholders are being kept in limbo until the eleventh hour, with repayment still hanging on fresh money that is not expected to land until just weeks before maturity. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/25/…

Joseph Muscat sold Gżira a €120 million delusion - the real story is not failed investment, but the kind of people Labour went all in for. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/25/…

With a €50 million bond repayment looming, MIDI has been granted permission to skip a report that bondholders would normally expect to see. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/24/…

A former Labour MP was awarded a lucrative job at ITS on a package of more than €71,000 a year just a few months before the general elections. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/24/…

KM Malta still has not published its first set of audited accounts, even after getting extra time to do so. Taxpayers remain in the dark over an airline that has already cost them more than €400 million. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/23/…

Less than four weeks after the election, Labour’s media machine has already targeted critics dozens of times, falling back on its old habit of treating scrutiny as sabotage. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/23/…

A BCA tribunal member and a senior PN official are both linked to the controversial Ġgantija farmhouse demolition, further fueling a groundswell of criticism over a case marked by enforcement failures and a fast-tracked approach. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/23/…

Vincent Marmara resurfaced exactly where you would expect him to: back on the government’s direct orders list with another public contract. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/22/…

Vanessa Frazier was attacked at the UN for standing up for uncomfortable truths, a reminder that even diplomats from 'neutral' countries are now fair game. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/22/…

Kurt Farrugia was told his days at Transport Malta are numbered while holidaying in Monaco with businessmen linked to contentious contracts awarded by the transport regulator. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/22/…