A major heritage dispute surrounding Fort Chambray in Gozo has intensified following renewed criticism from heritage NGO Din L-Art Ħelwa (DLĦ), which has publicly called for the resignation of Superintendent for Cultural Heritage Kurt Farrugia over what it describes as institutional shortcomings in safeguarding the site’s historic British barracks....
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October 20, 2025
Pera Labs Malta vanishes after €800k grant
The Malta branch of a fertility technology company, Pera Labs, has seemingly disappeared from the island after benefiting from an €800,000 grant from the government agency Malta Enterprise. Once presented...
NEWS Malta
July 9, 2025
Transport Minister brings back former public executive
Keith Fenech, the former chief executive of two prominent Maltese government entities, has quietly re-entered the public sector less than a year after transitioning to private industry. Fenech has been...
NEWS Malta
July 2, 2025
€50K public grant goes to underperforming school app
A private mobile application developed by a media company with longstanding ties to Malta’s Labour Party has received €50,000 in direct public funding from the Ministry for Education. The app,...
NEWS Malta
May 30, 2025
Transport Malta Faces Criticism Over €500K RHIBs Deal
Just weeks after Transport Malta (TM) announced it would lease dinghies at a daily cost of approximately €1,500 to patrol the country’s coastlines during the busy summer season, the agency...
NEWS Malta
May 19, 2025
Failed RHIBs deal forces Malta to lease patrol boats
Transport Malta is preparing to lease three rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) at a daily rate of €1,500 over the summer months. This move is a temporary fix aimed at addressing...
NEWS Malta
March 21, 2025
Kurt Farrugia Sponsorship Controversy in Malta
Recent revelations have shed light on the significant amount of public funds allocated in sponsorships by Malta Enterprise under its former CEO, Kurt Farrugia. According to information presented in Parliament,...
NEWS Malta
May 26, 2023
PG Group’s warped concept of democracy
The PG Group yesterday issued a statement stating that “PG Group is of the view that business organisations of its size should support the country’s democratic process, and that this...
NEWS Malta
May 23, 2023
Kurt Farrugia, Paul Zahra let off the hook, because not considered PEPs
Kurt Farrugia, Paul Zahra let off the hook, because not considered PEPs. The CEO of Infrastructure Malta, Kurt Farrugia, and the Chairperson of the State Aid Monitoring Board, Paul Zahra,...