A dense year long program of events to mark the islands colorful heritage including parades and spectacular performances. But another darker side of the island is also in the headlines because malta is mired in corruption that its believed could extend right up to the highest levels of government theres been huge concern about last years killing of a crusading journalist in a car bomb a committee to meet with him. Jonathan ferris is on his way to speak before a delegation of members of the European Parliament he wants to express his concern about whats happening in malta. North. Tower that is. How it came to be was that thought i was of ross like. Loss for words loss for the government that is until her murder journalist Stephanie Caro nicolete exposed organized crime and corruption in her popular blog she accused conrad miti a minister and keep scam free the chief of staff to the Prime Minister of a stablish in offshore Shell Companies she used information leaked in the Panama Papers