09/06/2023 - 10:25
Fifty four years ago yesterday, Spain closed its land border with Gibraltar. This was the ultimate act of inhumanity by a military dictator in Madrid who mistakenly believed that such pressure would lead the people of Gibraltar to surrender their sovereignty. There is an important lesson for successive Spanish governments to learn from this. Read more
09/06/2023 - 10:24
With just days to go before the World Summer Games kick off in Berlin, Special Olympics Gibraltar (SOG) are making last minute preparations for the challenges that lie ahead. 27 athletes will be traveling from the Rock next Monday to Munich where they will spend a few days acclimatizing in the towns of Oberhaching and Taufkirchen before moving on to Berlin on the 15th June, for the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium on the 17th June.
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09/06/2023 - 10:23
An application to construct the new Gibraltar College building, alongside residential and office units behind the Cross of Sacrifice site and above the existing Devil’s Tower Road car park has been filed with the Town Planner. Read more
09/06/2023 - 10:21
In my opinion by F.Oliva
This column previously addressed quality of life issues that transcend ideological and partisan divides in our community, a key area where the common good is best served by a non-party political approach, none more so than street cleanliness. Read more
08/06/2023 - 10:34
In my opinion - by F. Oliva
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was astonishingly asked about his “personal problems” on live TV by GBC news editor Christine Vasquez during Tuesday night’s edition of Direct Democracy. Read more
08/06/2023 - 10:30
SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER
It’s summertime again in Gibraltar and the tourism industry will be hoping that there will be a vibrant holiday season on the Rock, bringing the sector back to where it was before the Covid-19 pandemic stopped tourists in their tracks on a world wide scale. Read more
08/06/2023 - 10:24
The Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden MP gave assurances of the United Kingdom’s continued support for Gibraltar during Prime Minister’s questions yesterday. Read more
07/06/2023 - 10:42
In my Opinion - By F. Oliva
It has become a frequent occurrence for far-left forces in Europe to vilify successful businessmen who build up their commercial enterprises contributing greatly to the national economy, providing employment and taxes for state coffers. The resentment and continuous denigration of these individuals whose assets have flourished through their own merit, to provide hundreds if not thousands of jobs for ordinary families is mindless. Read more