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Lord Patten for Literary Festival

The 7th edition of the Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival will be held from 14th to 17th November when Lord Patten will deliver the Governor’s Lecture. Read more

Governor undermines Freedom of Information

The Governor or anyone else holding a privileged and high position in Gibraltar cannot and certainly should not, use their office as a tool to silence journalists or the important issue at the centre of this report ‘intentionally keep information of national interest away from the media’.

This unfortunate latter set of circumstances is what Governor Ed Davies has been silently practicing from his bunker at the Convent, while flagrantly ignoring repeated questions by Panorama on issues of huge national interest to Gibraltar!  Read more

From the Ombudsman’s Report - ANALYSIS OF 322 COMPLAINTS

The Complaints Handling Scheme Office (CHS), which was part of the Ombudsman's Office but has operated at arms-length from the Office during the past two years, has been merged with the 'Patients Advocacy and Liaison Service' ("PALS"), which has been set up by the Gibraltar Health Authority ("GHA"). The main reason for this was to improve the complaints handling service to the public by having a single office at the hospital to deal with complaints, in the first instance. It seems to be working well and there has been a reduction in the number of complaints received directly by the Ombudsman. A total of 21 complaints received by the Ombudsman's Office related to the GHA as the majority of health complaints (which used to be tackled in previous years by the CHS) are now being dealt with by PALS at the hospital.  Read more

Ancient shipwreck remains found in frontier access tunnel

Another important archaeological find has been unearthed as part of mechanical excavation works at the frontier access tunnel. This follows from the archaeological watching brief that is being carried out by Astarté, the contracted archaeologists for the airport project. This find reinforces the importance of having this kind of over-watch whenever contractors carry out ground works.  Read more

Oil tanker detention extended

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar can confirm that, at a private meeting of the Supreme Court on an application by the Attorney General, the Court has extended the period of detention of the vessel, Grace 1, for a further 30 days and has set a new hearing for 15 August 2019. Read more

Financial Services Commission to commence search for new CEO

GFSC Chairman, Jonathan Spencer, announced today that the Commission will shortly commence its search for a successor to the current CEO, Samantha Barrass, whose second term as CEO ends in August 2020. She intends to return to the UK to pursue the next stage of her career.  Read more

Where’s the Civic Pride?

WANTED: More Responsible Dog Ownership and Stronger Enforcement

Dog fouling is a mess, (excuse the pun) which doesn’t go away. It’s also a daily irritating problem and a health one at that, especially this time of the year when the sun is blazing away more hours in a day compounding the problem left behind!

Dog fouling and litter are constant daily irritants. We at Panorama receive weekly complaints and have unsightly photos sent to prove the point. So I do feel obliged to write another report why disappointingly, it very much looks there is a growing number of dog owners who do not remove the business end of the mess after their pets has completed their part, which is normally deposited or a more common term dumped, on pavements, public highways and most residential estates. Read more