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Fly the Red Ensign: For the Merchant Navy Day 3rd September

On the 3rd September 1939 marked the outbreak of World War II, few are aware that it also marks the first major British maritime casualty, the merchant vessel SS Athenia was torpedoed just a few hours after hostilities were declared, with the loss of 128 passengers and crew. To quote Admiral the Honourable The Lord West of Spithead “Although many hundreds of merchant seafarers would meet the same fate in the years to come, 3rd September is now enshrined as Merchant Navy Day, and calls on local authorities to fly the Red Ensign to celebrate a glorious seafaring past and a vital part of the nation’s economic future”.  Read more

Casemates Square problems: Action needed

Dear Sirs,

When Casemates barracks was turned into restaurants and bars, each were allotted terrace space on the square. Each night the tables and chairs would be removed and then placed again next morning.  Read more

CARMEN GOMEZ DIARY

With people like the CBF about, we will never achieve our goals on the question of our seas

Last Wednesday evening, on Newswatch, we witnessed once again, a high ranking officer, in this case the Commander British Forces Cdr Tim Henry, take us a step backwards. He was very genuinely asked by the Head of News, if he recognized and understood our anxieties over the constant illegal incursions into out British Gibraltar territorial Waters, to which in his reply, he not only went back to the old and well worn chestnut of “safe passage;” but furthermore thought there was nothing unusual about these sort of goings on.  Read more

The Queen’s Cinema

Dear Sir,

I would like to thank Mr. John Alfred Charles Bromfield FCIPS, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply in his personal capacity for his response to my letter that appeared in Panorama on Wednesday 14th August 2019 entitled: There was a suggestion about the Queen’s Cinema.  Read more

La guerra del football has started

My dear, the battle of football is here - and I mean here in Gibraltar!

Como que esta todo que no lo conozco, dear Cynthia.

My darling husband thought that football rows happened elsewhere, but not in our Gibraltar, dear Cloti.  Read more

We have spent too much time in the queue already

Gibraltar is truly blessed. It has a great many influential friends abroad; or certainly well connected; both in the UK and in America. I no longer feel like we walk alone, as I felt some years back when I sometimes despaired at too little engagement. Time as always of course, will see the fruition of good intentions. The relationships fostered and bonds formed have come about through years of lobbying by our Government leaders. This is an indisputable fact! Groundwork and hard graft have gained us this welcome support which must give us much comfort and weight in the political arena.  Read more

Not only the Queen’s Cinema, but other buildings in that area need attention

Dear Sir,

I would refer to the letter of Mr. Joseph Lezano on the 14th August, referring to recommendation in letter from Mr. John Culatto dated 29th November, 2013, to retain the Queens Cinema and up-date it to the latest standards for the community.  Read more

The society we live in brings greater demands

The media loves to have its fun and sometimes enjoys presenting Ministers as inept and comical. But there are those of us who believe that in general; putting aside the quixotic and the eccentric; including one such as Boris Johnson of whom so much derogatory character description has filled the columns of newspapers and political chat; it can be said that there is always a great deal of method behind the apparent, shall we say, quirkiness. Some may even venture to consider they have not come across a man with better motives, for the trouble he causes.  Read more