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COMPLETELY IGNORING LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS - ‘The Irrational Rule of the Insufficiently Informed’

In last Monday’s edition of Panorama we criticised how the Governor of Gibraltar Ed (tongue-tied) Davies who holds a very privileged position in Gibraltar on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, including his other more favoured role as the Rocks Foreign Office man from London, who is using his diplomatic position and regal office as a tool to silence journalists, well me and Panorama in fact!  Read more

Nothing gets done about sewer problem

Mr Hayes of Beachview Terraces says that nothing gets done to resolve a sewer problem in that area, located inside the army camp on the northern side of Seashell House.

He told PANORAMA that every day for many weeks, this has been going on for a number of hours, from first thing in the morning until lunchtime, sometimes even Saturdays.  Read more

Cycling from Gibraltar to the North Cape

Nine countries, 12 days, one record attempt.

Project: Europe – Gibraltar to the North Cape

Unique adventure and extreme experiences at the, by far, longest and toughest bicycle challenge of the world, cross-cultural communication, entrepreneurship and innovative strength.  Read more

Darts success

The team from the Gibraltar Youth Darts Association paid a visit to the Chief Minister yesterday morning after a successful performance in European Darts Youth Cup, held in Ankara, Turkey.  Read more

Family-Friendly Monkey Rocks

National Day 2019 will feature a rebranded, family-friendly Monkey Rocks event, headlined by David Guetta.

With a total of over 50 million record sales worldwide, David Guetta is one of the biggest names in music production. In 2013, Billboard crowned "When Love Takes Over" as the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time. Guetta was named ‘EDM Power Player’ by Billboard and won two Grammy Awards out of his six nominations.  Read more

Reform to Gibraltar’s Parole Laws

It is confirmed that a Bill to amend the Prison Act 2011 and the Prison Regulations 2011 was unanimously passed in Parliament on 15th July.

As the community may recall, the Law Commission considered the point at which a person serving a prison sentence should become eligible for parole under the Prison Act 2011 and subsequently made a series of recommendations for reform. The Law Commission, includes the Minister for Justice and HM Attorney General, as ex-officio members, together with members of the judiciary and distinguished professionals in different fields in law, environment, financial services, and education.   Read more

Gloom descends on Main Street

Gloom has been descending on Main Street, with traders generally reporting a slow down in business.

A PANORAMA survey indicates that competition has been on the increase, including from online shopping. And tourists are spending less.  Read more