09/07/2019 - 10:15
It is expected that the Bob Peliza Mews will be constructed on North Mole, but is this specific area the best for those 482 apartments with Gibraltar’s noisy port just around the corner?
Bob Peliza Mews is expected to have 9 one-bedroom flats, 86 two-bedroom flats, 221 three-bedroom flats, 80 four-bedroom flats and 5 five-bedroom flats. Read more
09/07/2019 - 10:14
In keeping with Government’s environmental objectives and with the view of keeping our beaches and the sea, free from plastic contamination, ‘Bubbles’ the environmentally friendly plastic eating fish will be resident at Eastern Beach as from today. ‘Bubbles’, a metallic frame structure, 4 metres by 2 metres by 2 metres in size, has been deployed at Eastern Beach and will be the perfect receptacle for all plastic items that beach users may wish to dispose of in an environmentally friendly fashion. ‘Bubbles’ can be easily emptied once full in order to start receiving plastics items again; its contents designated for recycling. Read more
09/07/2019 - 10:12
Once again we would like to wish our four boys (Justin Hewitt, Sean Negrette, Jerome Chipol, Craig Galliano) the very best of luck in the forthcoming European Youth Cup held in Ankara, Turkey next week, says the Gibraltar Darts Association.
They add: Like always we would like to thank each and every sponsor who has contributed to this event, without your kind contributions it would be impossible to attend these events. Read more
09/07/2019 - 10:11
The OECD has welcomed and agreed to Gibraltar becoming a full member of the Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS).
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo confirmed Gibraltar’s membership in a letter to the OECD Secretary General last week, it was disclosed yesterday. Read more
09/07/2019 - 10:11
The Government agrees that public buildings need to be adequately refurbished and maintained. That is why it is determined to carry this out in an organised and effective manner and not leave the problem for future generations to deal with. Read more
09/07/2019 - 10:10
The plans for the new Bishop Fitzgerald School have now been completed and agreed by the school and have been signed off.
The school has been designed to cater for an expansion in the school population and will be able to cater for a six form entry (currently it is a five form entry). There will be enhanced facilities for science and art, and other specialist rooms, a sports hall, and a Learning Support facility hub. Read more
08/07/2019 - 09:51
The international pop sensation, Enrique Iglesias, will perform at Gibraltar Calling 2019 on Saturday 7th September.
Widely regarded as the King of Latin Pop with album sales in excess of 170 million, Enrique has released ten studio albums plus two greatest hits compilations and is a multi-platinum artist in almost every country around the world. Read more
08/07/2019 - 09:49
The matter of the oil tanker arrest is of major importance in western policy, and the action taken in Gibraltar has been successful. But the Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell, instead of congratulating Gibraltar and Britain, descends to parochial platitudes, repeating that Gibraltar does not have territorial waters. How parochial can anyone get? Read more
08/07/2019 - 09:47
by KEN WESTMORELAND
Whenever people in the UK, racked with colonial guilt, complain about British sovereignty over Gibraltar, those better informed will point out that Spain has sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, and that Morocco objects to that as well. Unfortunately, there seems to be a belief among Guardian and Independent readers that it’s only colonialism when the British do it. Read more
08/07/2019 - 09:43
The Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games Art Residency is well underway with the artists involved describing the experience as inspiring, stimulating and exciting. The group of 14 artists from numerous participating islands, Gibraltar, and others, have been working on a variety of concepts in a multimedia environment. There has been site-specific work and exciting ideas developed over the last 10 days. Read more
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