21/03/2024 - 10:28
Tobacco flows from Gibraltar into Spain have fallen considerably and the situation is now far more controlled, according to Miguel Angel Martinez, the national head of the association of kiosk owners or tobacconists. This suggests that the policy of the Government here to regulate retail prices and to increase the duty levied on tobacco products has worked. Read more
21/03/2024 - 10:16
During the 2023 general election campaign the Chief Minister alongside the now Housing Minister Pat Orfila announced a new scheme whereby Government would “make it easier to rent a government home which might need to be repaired, in the new ‘lease and repair’ option.” Read more
20/03/2024 - 11:35
On Monday in Brussels after a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, Spain’s Jose Manuel Albares was unusually put on the spot. A journalist suggested that the Gibraltar treaty was taking so long because, according to the U.K., Spain was “playing dirty” and had changed the goalposts at the last minute. Read more
20/03/2024 - 11:34
On Sunday 17 March 2024, HMS Scott docked in Gibraltar for a routine logistical visit.
Commanded by Commander Sam Nightingale Royal Navy, HMS Scott was built as an ocean survey vessel that was specifically designed to carry the modern High Resolution Multi Beam Sonar System (HRMBSS). This swathe echo sounder is capable of collecting depth information over a strip of the seabed several kilometres wide. Read more
20/03/2024 - 11:34
Last week in Parliament, alongside oral questions which were answered, several written questions were submitted and answered, to do with various local topics. Read more
19/03/2024 - 11:02
The recent announcement by ITAL logistics of a direct road freight groupage service to Gibraltar has drawn attention to the issue of overland transportation from and through the European Union to the Rock. Read more
19/03/2024 - 11:02
The Department for Housing takes this opportunity to address concerns expressed by its tenants regarding the subletting or unregistered use of Government rental properties. Read more