09/08/2019 - 09:19
The hypocrisy of the position of Ms Hassan Nahon on the issue of enlargement of Parliament is astounding, says the GSD.
She is openly giving the impression that she is surprised by the fact that enlargement should happen now and behaving as if this issue was new and there had not been any prior discussion about this. She is also being politically dishonest about her own position. Read more
09/08/2019 - 09:15
The association of Spanish workers in Gibraltar, Ascteg, are concerned about the establishing by the Spanish Government of two offices in Algeciras to provide information about Brexit and wonder what is behind it. Read more
08/08/2019 - 09:25
Question asked by Lord Maginnis in the House of Lords:
What assessment have HMG made of the statement by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Iran intends to use its “committed forces” to respond to the seizure of the Iranian tanker Grace 1 by the Royal Navy near Gibraltar on 4 July. Read more
08/08/2019 - 09:24
Gibraltar has been accustomed, ever since a ministerial system was introduced so many years ago, to all those candidates who get elected with the winning party to become ministers. So,at present there are ten ministers - and no backbenchers. Read more
08/08/2019 - 09:21
As part of their Gibraltar 2020 trade marketing campaign, the Gibraltar Tourist Board recently hosted the first in their programme of familiarisation trips for UK travel agents.
The strategy aims to further engage with the UK travel trade and increase Gibraltar’s profile as a destination with UK agents. Read more
07/08/2019 - 10:58
The Development and Planning Commission met up yesterday to discuss with architects on ‘The Reserve’ a new apartment complex which is hoped to replace the old casino on Europa Road.
It is said that the old Casino will eventually collapse by itself unless something gets done beforehand, which risks damaging historic water tanks beneath the building. The construction of this new modern apartment complex is a fix to this, while also providing luxury apartments for the public. Read more
07/08/2019 - 10:57
The GSD says that the failure to regulate foreign net fishing in Gibraltar waters illustrates how the entire GSLP policy in this area has been a mess since day one. The announced increase in the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna quota further highlights the policy confusion and is contrary to the views of local experts within GONHS and the Nautilus Project and many international experts. The GSD makes clear that it disagrees with the now annual increase in the Tuna fishing quota within Gibraltar waters. Blufin Tuna is an endangered species and it makes no sense whatsoever for the quota to be routinely increased. Read more
