hospitals deal

Permanent Secretary Ronald Mizzi has been reinstated.

Ronald Mizzi reinstated as permanent secretary despite ongoing Vitals case

He is now serving at the Office of the Prime Minister

May 12, 2025| Times of Malta
Jeremy Harbinson (inset, left) will testify remotely in the case against Joseph Muscat (inset, right) and others.

Key expert to testify remotely in Vitals case; Muscat phone data stays private

Jeremy Harbinson refuses to come to Malta, saying he fears for his safety

May 12, 2025| Times of Malta
File photo by Chris Sant Fournier of Robert Aquilina

Police chief denies Aquilina’s claim he shielded Vital's suspects

Angelo Gafà 'unequivocally and categorically denies' allegations

May 12, 2025| Times of Malta
Ralph de la Torre (inset). Photo: X. File Photo.

Steward boss de la Torre asks Malta to halt proceedings while US case is ongoing

Ralph de la Torre is arguing that testimonies in the US case could be used against him in Malta

May 9, 2025| Marc Galdes
Joseph Muscat making his way into the law courts. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Editorial: Hiding in plain sight

We are seeing too many instances where justice seems to be working against the public interest

April 15, 2025| Times of Malta
Steward Healthcare owned three hospitals in Malta, in a deal declared fraudulent by an inquiry.

Trump decision to halt US anti-corruption law 'stalls' Steward investigation

Daphne Foundation says that justice is now up to the Maltese authorities

April 9, 2025| Claudia Calleja
Police and financial crime experts were involved in a search of Joseph Muscat's home. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Expert involved in Muscat home search distances himself from asset freeze

Andrew Robert Cole testified via video link in case challenging €30m freezing order

April 8, 2025| Monique Agius
Joseph Muscat (left) leaving court. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Joseph Muscat wiped phone amid festive season ‘banter’ about police seizure

Former PM's lawyers respond after revelations his phone was wiped before search

April 7, 2025| Jacob Borg
Joseph Muscat interviewed on the day of the search on January 19 2022. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Joseph Muscat's phone wiped of data weeks before police seizure

Former PM ran searches for how to wipe an iPhone and delete WhatsApp backups

April 2, 2025| Monique Agius
Karin Grech and St Luke’s hospitals. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Plan to relocate Karin Grech hospital takes shape with €16.5m tender

Health minister had said he wants to turn Guardamangia area into ‘health village’ after hospitals deal scandal

April 1, 2025| Jacob Borg
The prosecution in the Vitals case has asked for more time to draft a letter requesting court expert Jeremy Harbinson (inset) to testify abroad. File photo (main): Matthew Mirabelli.

Vitals prosecution asks for more time to draft request for foreign testimony

Court expert Jeremy Harbinson has said he will not travel to Malta over fears for his safety

March 26, 2025| Monique Agius
Two courts have established that the sale of St Luke’s, Karin Grech and Gozo General hospitals was collusive and corrupt. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

The storm ahead

Joseph Muscat is preparing to organise his final revenge on those who ever dared to hold him accountable for capturing the Maltese state

March 23, 2025| Manuel Delia
Jeremy Harbison has no intention of returning to Malta after working on a report into the Vitals hospital deal. File photo: Times of Malta

No work contract drawn up for Vitals inquiry expert, court told

Three experts will testify remotely in April

March 21, 2025| Claudia Calleja
Forensic accountant Jeremy Harbinson is refusing to come to Malta to testify about the Vitals inquiry report.

Forensic expert continues to refuse to testify about Vitals inquiry

Defence renews call for court experts to reply to questions on the inquiry report

March 12, 2025| Giulia Magri
Jeremy Harbinson (inset) says he won’t come to Malta to testify. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Can a court expert refuse to testify?

The case of forensic accountant Jeremy Harbinson explained

March 3, 2025| Neville Borg
A court on Thursday heard the defence's request to discount Harbinson's report. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli.

Defence seeks to exclude lead expert’s report in Vitals case

Forensic accountant Jeremy Harbinson has refused to return to Malta, saying he fears for his safety

February 27, 2025| Marc Galdes
Justice Minister Jonathan Attard. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Watch: 'Testimony through video already happening' - minister rebuts NGO claim

Repubblika accused government of failing to enact regulations allowing key Vitals inquiry expert to give video testimony

February 26, 2025| Daniel Ellul
Jason Micallef speaking during the Times Talk podcast. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Watch: Vitals case will ‘collapse completely’, Jason Micallef predicts

Says everyone was running away from the conclusions of the forensic expert Jeremy Harbinson

February 21, 2025| Neville Borg
Jeremy Harbinson (inset) says he has no intention of testifying in Malta's law courts as he fears for his safety. Photo: Jonathan Borg

'Government failed to enact rules allowing Vitals expert video testimony': NGO

UK-based forensic accountant said he will never return to Malta

February 19, 2025| Times of Malta
Jeremy Harbinson (inset) says he has no intention of testifying in Malta's law courts as he fears for his safety. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Defence to contest Vitals inquiry admissibility if court expert does not testify

Jeremy Harbinson has failed to testify in court numerous times

February 17, 2025| Marc Galdes
Jeremy Harbison (left) says he has no intention of returning to Malta after working on a report into the Vitals hospital deal.

Judge warns Vitals inquiry expert: 'He must abide by Maltese law'

Jeremy Harbinson said he will never return to Malta out of fear for his safety

February 12, 2025| Claudia Calleja
Jeremy Harbinson (inset) says he has no intention of testifying in Malta's law courts as he fears for his safety. Photo: Jonathan Borg

'I will never return to Malta': Vitals inquiry expert fears for his safety

Jeremy Harbinson says report was not meant to be used directly for prosecutions

February 11, 2025| Jacob Borg
Robert Abela addressing a political activity in Birżebbuġa. Photo: PL.

Robert Abela slams Vitals inquiry experts

PM claims 'supposed experts' refusing to testify after €11 million inquiry

February 2, 2025| Jacob Borg
Former deputy prime minister Chris Fearne exits court in July. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Hospitals case against Fearne, Scicluna and others split into six

Court Services Agency flagged experts' 'excessive' hotel bills, witness testifies

January 17, 2025| Times of Malta
There was little public information on how Vitals investor Shaukat Ali accumulated his wealth. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

‘Missing’ due diligence reports on Vitals duo handed to court

Original documents are still at Malta Enterprise, Jason Azzopardi claims

January 14, 2025| Giulia Magri
The prime minister's office at the Auberge de Castille, Valletta, where agreements were allegedly being forged. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi. From left, Keith Schembri, Joseph Muscat, Yorgen Fenech, Konrad Mizzi, Brian Tonna and Karl Cini.

Joseph, Keith, Konrad, Yorgen: Who's been charged with what?

As the cases against ex-government officials pile up, we untangle the web of charges

January 13, 2025| Jacob Borg
Ram Tumuluri’s name is synonymous with the hospitals’ deal. Graphic: Karl Andrew Micallef

Steward accused Ram Tumuluri of hospitals fraud, then gave him €10 million

Tumuluri had threatened to expose ‘evidence’ of wrongdoing by Steward

January 12, 2025| Jacob Borg
If you often lose track of what's going on, this video is for you. Photo: Karl Andrew Micallef

Watch: This is why Muscat is in court - the Vitals inquiry explained

Five years of investigations simplified in 17 minutes

January 10, 2025| Mark Laurence Zammit
Muscat claimed that leaks in the media influenced the outcome of the inquiry. File Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Leaks ‘manipulated’ the hospitals’ concession inquiry: Joseph Muscat

'Let me remind you that you are talking to a former prime minister,' Muscat tells prosecution

January 9, 2025| Marc Galdes
Deal saw private operators Vitals Global Healthcare and later Steward Healthcare take on the running of three state hospitals including St Luke's. File photo: Times of Malta

Court agrees to hear separate proceedings against Taomac Ltd in Vitals case

Prosecution will be joining charges brought against the company with another case

January 8, 2025| Jessica Arena