03/05/2019 - 10:03
The GSD is reviewing the Private Sector Pensions Bill published just before May Day by the Government. It is evident that substantial changes have been made to the draft act in the Command Paper issued for consultation in 2018.
Mr Clinton the GSD shadow minster for Public Finance and Small Business said: “The Bill appears to have been substantially simplified to the command paper with the loss of 4 parts relating to the functionality of pension schemes. Read more
03/05/2019 - 10:03
Question by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from the Chief Minister of Gibraltar regarding the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union. Read more
03/05/2019 - 10:02
We all analyse things, news and life differently. In fact, ‘public citizens’ perception to news can shape their political and often economic behaviour, making the origins of those perceptions an important question on how they actually formed such an opinion. Read more
03/05/2019 - 09:58
IN FULL address by Sir Joe Bossano to the UN decolonisation seminar held in Grenada:
I want to deal with the views expressed by Spain in seminars or in New York in support of their sovereignty claim and also with the failure of C24 to address the rights of our People under the Charter and the Decolonization Resolutions. Read more
03/05/2019 - 09:53
THIS IS WHAT JOE GARCIA WROTE A YEAR AGO:
The Chief Minister, self-appointed fan of GBC, was jumping with joy when announcing that he had decided to erect an office block on top of a listed building - but he is still in time to stop the sacrilege. Read more
02/05/2019 - 10:33
It's one Bill after another, the Government yesterday published a Bill for an Act that will ensure that private sector workers are entitled to have a choice, by law, on whether they wish to make a contribution to a pension plan.
The Bill provides that, should an employee choose to participate in a pension plan, the law will require the employer to contribute towards that employee’s pension plan. Read more
02/05/2019 - 10:31
by KEN WESTMORELAND
It’s easy to knock GBC, not simply because of its content, but increasingly its cost, but while it may cost a lot per capita, or per household, there is still a need for local news and current affairs programming, on TV as well as radio. A town of 35 000 people in the UK or Spain can manage without them, but a self-governing territory like Gibraltar cannot. Read more
02/05/2019 - 10:28
At the moment there is much political blindness out there and not all for the right reasons, which is disturbing. In fact, I had a taste of it last week when I penned the report about Spanish workers had taken over directing local traffic, this upset two senior party members of one party. Read more
02/05/2019 - 10:27
I have said on more than one occasion, how fortunate we are in Gibraltar to have amongst us, those who through their expertise in law have been able to fight our corner successfully in the past, as happened on a couple of occasions. The truth is that recently I read someone had rightly made a complaint on social media, re matters to do with Spain and the committee of 24, adding that “Gibraltar has never won a case against Spain. I would like to say that he has room for optimism, because as it happens we did, back in 2016. Read more
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