GibViews

Extending facilities for the older generation

Health and social care for older adults are essential parts of our welfare policy.
Our elders are an important entity they are the missing jigsaw puzzle piece of the ‘modern society’ and of the ‘family’ as they are the concrete moral, financial, emotional, skillful and experienced supporters in the modern world of secularisation. Read more

Happy Diwali!

Sunday was Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, and Gibraltar's Hindu community celebrated in style! Read more

Hassans receives “Highly Commended” at the UK & EU Captive Awards

Hassans has received Highly Commended at the UK and EU Captive Awards 2019 in the category of “Law Firm of the Year”. Read more

Hidden Agendas

In October this year it was reported that the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Chris Heaton-Harris, had met with the vice secretary for International relations from Vox, the ultra right group in Spain. According to open Democracy, it had learnt that the minister in question who later resigned in April this year, less than a year after he had been appointed; had discussed Brexit with the far right representative.  Read more

CARMEN GOMEZ DIARY

Power Cuts/ Control Tower

When you hear of Spanish helicopters flying freely over our air space; when you hear of alien boats landing on our shores; when you walk down Main Street on a day when cruise ships are in town and a power cut occurs, yet again due to another power cable being drilled through; all of which is hugely prejudicial to Gibraltar’s interests; when on top of all that you hear that the MOD forgot, or didn’t bother to inform any civilian authorities that they had laid down an electric cable, and that yet more flights have been diverted to Malaga because there was no one available to man the control tower; you have to wonder whether our authorities are really in control of the safety and smooth running of Gibraltar’s affairs and whether the MOD has some hidden agenda.  Read more

Cuantos votos...

Cuantos votos, querida Cynthia, esta la cosa enloquecida, if you ask me.

I don't have to ask you, because you speak without being asked, dear

Cloti, pero I know what you mean.

Have you voted?

Claro que si, pero que lio with so many candidates. Is this normal?  Read more

Now that the dust is settling

Now that the dust is settling on the electioneering front, no doubt it will be time to look to the wider stage i.e. Brexit. The next few days will also no doubt be a time for the raising of questions and comments from members of the political parties, as to how they thought their parties presented themselves in their televised appearances etc. and whether the content of their manifestoes worked or not. Some candidates may even feel they were simply there to prop up others; if you know what I mean.  Read more

CARMEN GOMEZ DIARY

Minority groups in Gibraltar?

Am I correct in saying that what I read recently about the Youth forum and one of their requests to Government which was granted there and then, translates into what my argument queries? Firstly, I welcome the fact that an Arabic teacher is to be incorporated at the Gibraltar College. Gibraltar has always had very strong ties with North Africa including our historical connection, and it would be a source of pride to be able to learn their language amongst others. Read more