30/06/2022 - 10:35
The father of the Gibraltar Parliament, Sir Joe Bossano, is unwell with covid-19. Read more
29/06/2022 - 10:43
What goes up and what goes down!
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo gave his toughest budget address to date yesterday morning in Parliament, beginning by stating that it is his nineteenth budget address as a Member of this Parliament, and eleventh budget address as Chief Minister. Read more
29/06/2022 - 09:40
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has warned the Gibraltar Parliament of potential “chaos” at the border in the event of no agreement with the European Union. Read more
29/06/2022 - 09:38
In his budget speech, Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi criticised the Chief Minister’s “temerity of calling this the people’s budget”. Read more
28/06/2022 - 09:05
The leader of one of the Basque nationalist parties has suggested that Gibraltarians may regard British sovereignty as providing greater guarantees for the protection and respect of their rights. This, in his view, accounts in part for the decision to remain British and for our refusal to become a part of Spain. Read more
28/06/2022 - 09:04
The Gibraltar Parliament meets this morning at 10.30am for the budget session. This is when the Government will set out its spending plans for the financial year and review the state of public finances and of the economy in general. Read more
28/06/2022 - 09:04
IN MY VIEW by MARK VIALES
The Earl and Countess of Wessex’s visit to the Rock earlier this month represented an aggressive move on the political chessboard by the UK Government. On face value, the royal visit looks to have irked Spain more than anything else, but the underlying message of Gibraltar’s British sovereignty remained rock solid. The three-day celebrations marking Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee were felt far and wide, not least across the border, where our not-so-friendly media counterparts had sharpened their pitchforks and were ready to strike. The move is also consistent with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s no-nonsense sovereignty policy, which has seen one of the strongest showings of support in Westminster for Gibraltar for some time. Read more
27/06/2022 - 09:12
On Tuesday at 10.30am the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo will take to his feet in the Parliament chamber and set out Gibraltar’s spending and revenue plans for the financial year. In so doing, as the public look on with bated breath and more in hope than in expectation, he will reveal what taxes and charges go up and what comes down. Read more