01/03/2019 - 11:24
The European Parliament only a few days ago slapped down the Spanish Government demands to ‘Classify Gibraltar a Colony’ in a footnote included in draft legislation on British people receiving visa-free travel after March 29. I’m sure most readers are now familiar with the story still under debate and undecided between the various EU controlling arms. Read more
01/03/2019 - 11:21
As preparations for Brexit get under way, Spain announced a series of unilateral contingency measures yesterday which will take effect in the event of a no deal Brexit in respect of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. The legislation is expected to be approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers today and then by the Parliament. Read more
01/03/2019 - 11:20
The Minister for Health, Care and Justice, Neil F. Costa officially inaugurated the new ‘Mark Dellipiani Palliative Care Unit’ at St Bernard’s Hospital, together with the family of the late Major Dellipiani and in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia. Read more
01/03/2019 - 11:17
A Spring Visual Arts Competition willbe held in May 2019 as part of the Gibraltar Spring Festival.
The competition will once again see the categories for painting, sculpture, photography, video and installations. This is in line with HM Government’s policy of promoting contemporary arts in Gibraltar. Read more
01/03/2019 - 11:08
Students at the Gibraltar College took part in a Creative Writing Workshop. This was led by prolific and successful writer/poet, Jackie Anderson, who has previously taken top prize in a various two writing competitions around the Rock, including the 2015 Autumn Poetry Competition and the 2016 Spring Festival short story competition, and who also started her own creative writing group “Writers together” in 2016. Read more
28/02/2019 - 18:06
The highest-ranked team in the 4 Nations tournament made the most of their height and physicality to win the game against Gibraltar by 61 goals to 27.
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28/02/2019 - 11:32
Reacting to the statement from the GSD yesterday afternoon on Sir Joe Bossano's letter to Mr Len McCluskey, the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, accused the GSD of wanting to cut jobs in the public sector and public services. Read more
28/02/2019 - 11:31
The Minister with responsibility for Commercial Affairs, Albert Isola, has issued a revised Code of Conduct for Real Estate Agents (REAs) in response to recommendations made by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and having considered stakeholder feedback. Read more
28/02/2019 - 11:30
A strong delegation of Gibraltar based maritime operators joined Minister for the Port, Gilbert Licudi, along with representatives from the Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA), at the prestigious International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Annual Dinner held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair. Read more
28/02/2019 - 11:29
Sir Joe Bossano’s description of public sector growth as “unsustainable” is wholly at odds with the rosy picture painted by the Chief Minister and simply reveals the gulf between them. Read more