08/02/2019 - 10:40
Throughout its service life of nearly 40 years, RAF Tornado aircraft and crews have regularly deployed to RAF Gibraltar, in order to train in the clear skies over the Mediterranean and to conduct operations. Read more
08/02/2019 - 10:37
By Joseph Laws
A delegation from the Type 42 Association from the UK visited the historic naval base of Gibraltar over the weekend. The association, which welcomes those who have served on a type 42 navy Destroyer ship, visited The Clipper in Irish Town for a meal, and had drinks in the Lord Nelson and the Star Bar. Read more
07/02/2019 - 11:05
The Chief Minister yesterday welcomed representatives of Unite the Union to No 6 Convent Place and received their Apprenticeship Policy Document.
He said: ‘I am grateful to Unite the Union for the positive and constructive spirit in which they have provided us with their policy proposals on this important matter. I very much welcome these proposals. The Cabinet will review the document and consider Unite’s ideas in the next few days.’ Read more
07/02/2019 - 10:52
It happens time and again, the Royal Navy having no option but to send a tiny vessel to ward off a much bigger Spanish ship which makes an incursion into British waters. These cannot be classified as 'innocent passage' because they keep happening, Spanish n ational anthem included. Read more
07/02/2019 - 10:49
The participation of Gibraltar in the World Money Fair in Berlin this year built up on the success of the past three years.
The Gibraltar stand provided collectors’ items in coins and currency, which found a steady stream of interested customers queuing up to buy Gibraltar products and, given that last year the stock of items taken over was sold out, the quantity was doubled this year. Read more
07/02/2019 - 10:48
Action for Housing welcomes Government’s reaction to last week’s Viewpoint programme which has resulted in an instruction given to the Environmental Health Agency for its inspectors to investigate the dwellings featured in the said programme. Read more
06/02/2019 - 11:49
The ARMANDO LAGRANDE Column
Some time ago I decided to rest my pen, but now and again my fans would urge my return. That was the day in a local bar where two Englishmen were discussing me, one saying to the other that I was French because Lagrande could be so pronounced; it can only be Spanish, said the other. But in truth, it is neither. Read more
06/02/2019 - 11:47
The GSD says it notes that the GFSC has been subject to a review conducted by an independent firm which was commissioned jointly by HM Treasury and the Government of Gibraltar. The purpose of the review was to ensure there was an equivalence of regulatory outcomes with the UK regulator. The GSD understands that the report will not be made public. Read more