15/07/2019 - 10:52
The Chief Minister spoke early this afternoon with the UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt MP, about the political issues surrounding the detention of the Grace 1 last week. Read more
12/07/2019 - 15:25
Gibraltar police arrest two more officers of the supertanker
Gibraltar police arrested on Friday the two second mates of the Panama flagged super tanker Grace I that was detained by local law enforcement agencies off Europa Point last week, in relation to alleged breaches of EU economic sanctions against Syria. Read more
12/07/2019 - 10:05
The British bookmaker Betfred has revealed that it is to roll out an operation in Spain as part of its ongoing expansion strategy worldwide. The company has shared that it has received an operating licence to run an online casino and sportsbook in the country. Both services are to be run from a new office situated in Ceuta. Read more
12/07/2019 - 10:04
The Government of Gibraltar has announced that it will hold a referendum on the termination of pregnancies issue.
A statement adds that it wishes to thank the many persons and organisations that took the time to submit their valuable and thoughtful responses to the Bill to amend the Crimes Act. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Abortion has now had the opportunity to consider these further submissions from a cross-section of the community and from the various groups and associations that wished to make representations in person. On this sensitive and significant issue, it was crucial that the Government took the opportunities to further consult as meaningfully and as widely as possible. Read more
12/07/2019 - 10:03
The Government of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau have issued a miniature sheet of six stamps to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landings. Read more
12/07/2019 - 10:03
We inherited our system of parliamentary democracy from the British, when we were a full-blooded British Colony. Over many years the administration of domestic local affairs gradually transferred initially in piecemeal fashion to the people of Gibraltar to what it is today. Read more
12/07/2019 - 09:57
A spokesperson for the Gibraltar Pro Life Movement (GPLM) has warmly welcomed a letter sent from House of Lords member David Alton to the Chief Minister recently and co-signed by fifteen other public representatives from around the world. Read more
11/07/2019 - 16:34
Gibraltar police arrest master and chief officer of the supertanker Grace 1 over violation of EU sanctions
As part of the ongoing investigation which led to the detention of the VCCL Grace 1 last week, the master and chief officer of the said vessel have been arrested today in relation to breaches of European Union Regulations 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. This follows a protracted search of the vessel where documents and electronic devices have been seized and examined, said a statement from the Royal Gibraltar Police. Read more
11/07/2019 - 09:49
The Spanish town of La Linea will be given a special tax statute that will cover activities in the insurance, financial and online gaming sectors.
Spain’s Socialist Workers’ Party of Andalusia signed a deal with the La Linea’s 100x100.
Located just north of the Gibraltar border, where companies are feeling anxious due to Brexit, La Linea has recently emerged as a possible solution to firms looking to ensure continued access to the European market post-Brexit, sayscaptiveinsurancetimes. Read more
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