11/07/2019 - 09:49
The Spanish town of La Linea will be given a special tax statute that will cover activities in the insurance, financial and online gaming sectors.
Spain’s Socialist Workers’ Party of Andalusia signed a deal with the La Linea’s 100x100.
Located just north of the Gibraltar border, where companies are feeling anxious due to Brexit, La Linea has recently emerged as a possible solution to firms looking to ensure continued access to the European market post-Brexit, sayscaptiveinsurancetimes. Read more
11/07/2019 - 09:40
A Tree Planting Ceremony to commemorate the Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games took place earlier yesterday morning at the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens. Read more
10/07/2019 - 10:41
Prospect union is to ballot its members in NATS Gibraltar for industrial action over pay.
Air traffic controllers (ATCOs) working for NATS in Gibraltar are used to receiving annual pay increases based on those received by NATS staff in the UK. Changes in the management of the contract with the MOD covering air traffic control at Gibraltar Airport has meant the NATS’ pay offer for 2018 and 2019 falls short of ATCOs in the rest of the company. Following lengthy negotiations, a revised offer from NATS was deemed to be insufficient to resolve the dispute and so Prospect is balloting its ATCO members on whether they wish to take industrial action short of a strike. Read more
10/07/2019 - 10:39
This year’s Classical Concert as part of the National Celebrations will be held on Tuesday 3rd September at St Michael’s Cave at 8pm.The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society, who organises this concert on behalf of HM Government of Gibraltar have been able to acquire the services of Denis Vlasenko (conductor) and the European Symphony Orchestra. The All-Tchaikovsky programme includes: P. I. T chaikovsky: Symphony No 4 P. I. Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture P. I. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture. Read more
10/07/2019 - 10:38
The block of flats has not yet been built, and already a sign has gone up saying 'Sold Out'. What kind of building is this? That's what a reader pointed out to us. Well, who knows? Read more
10/07/2019 - 10:37
by G.Hodgson
On the second day of competition in the 2019 Island Games, Gibraltar won its first gold medal in the women’s tennis team event.
Consecutive 3-0 wins over the Isle of Wight and Guernsey in the quarter and semi-finals set up a showpiece final versus the Isle of Man. Read more
10/07/2019 - 10:34
by JHamburger
It was a romantic ending to an already unbelievable story as Jessy Franco won gold for Gibraltar in the men’s 200 metres athletics with a time of 22.47 seconds. Read more
09/07/2019 - 10:16
The Government said last night that it can confirm, after having received the results of comprehensive laboratory testing, that the Very Large Crude Carrier, the Grace 1, which was detained in the early hours of Thursday morning, is loaded to capacity with crude oil. Read more
