10/10/2022 - 09:44
The Minister for Europe Leo Docherty MP is expected in Gibraltar today. Read more
10/10/2022 - 09:43
They said: “The Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met Spanish Foreign Minister Albares over the weekend during a session of the annual tertulias in Oxford.” Read more
10/10/2022 - 09:38
Gibraltar has, for many years, been the elephant in the room of the annual round of Anglo-Spanish tertulias. Read more
07/10/2022 - 16:40
The Captain of the Port has briefed the Recovery Coordination Group, chaired by Minister for the Port Vijay Daryanani, on the current situation regarding the OS 35.
BOOM REQUIRES REPAIR
The Captain of the Port has confirmed that the boom that surrounds the vessel has been damaged by unexpected swells and the damaged section on the starboard side of the vessel will have to be
removed and repaired. Read more
07/10/2022 - 09:50
The risk to undersea cables landing at Gibraltar or passing through the Strait has been highlighted recently in the UK press and in security circles. The concern is that after the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in Northern Europe, other pipelines carrying fuel, or cables with data, could be similarly compromised. Read more
07/10/2022 - 09:46
by MEGAN STRINGER
The Ministry for Economic Development have this week filed an application with the Town Planner to develop a standalone building to serve as a mortuary alongside ancillary facilities. The applicants are looking to seek Outline Planning Permission.
The site for the proposed building is located in Cemetery Road. Read more
07/10/2022 - 09:45
by CARMEN GOMEZ
“Despite the truce, Spain laid siege to Gibraltar again in 1727 which became the 13th siege of Gibraltar.” They forget that they set a precedent; a bad one; which later on they accused England of following, with Utrecht.”
We have to call ourselves fortunate that in our small nation, we have and have had leaders in government, who have grasped the meaning of “once bitten twice shy” and have applied it in their policies. Read more
06/10/2022 - 09:50
The pound has taken a massive hit in its value for much of this year as high inflation and the fears of recession in the UK have sparked the downward trajectory resulting in a big sell off of sterling from investors, which could have severe knock on effects for the Gibraltar economy. Read more