Letters

It’s not too late for our Marine Environment

Dear Sir,

Throughout the Tuna Fishing Season there has been the annual debate about the size of the quota and the way it is managed, the sale of catches and the lack of enforcement by the pertinent authorities in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW). There has been a focus on the continuing incursions by Spanish Commercial Fishing Boats, hailing from La Linea, by local commentators and political parties.  Read more

GRA and ‘perceived public support’

After finding the determination to enter the world of Politics to try and add diversity to a divided “Party Politics atmosphere”, you again realise that the decision makers in policy making do not have sympathy for the weaker strata of society in many issues of life, including elections.  Read more

Refurbishment - and after

Dear Sir,

The refurbishment of Picton House was finished about a year ago and the refurbishment of Victoria House was finished about three months ago.  Read more

Traffic problems

Dear Sir,

As as regular visitor to Gibraltar, I hear many complaints about traffic and roads. Local people are no exception, so this seems to be a problem afflicting many. Why is it that enough is not being done to correct such a visible problem?  Read more

Europe starts at the Pyrenees

Dear Sir,

Over the last few years, we have not ceased to hear the following statement from the Spanish authorities: "Catalan sovereignty wants to build new States and borders at a time when integration processes in supranational structures, such as the European Union in particular, are a sign of time".  Read more

Rambling by people who were completely out of their depth

Dear Sir,

Watching the Representation in Westminster Movement's interview on GBC Viewpoint was one of the most painfully embarrassing things I have seen since its members were prancing around outside 10 Downing Street delivering their much vaunted petition earlier this year, an event which, mercifully, went unnoticed in the UK media. It was mostly incoherent and inarticulate rambling by people who were completely out of their depth, dripping with sentimentality and reeking of misplaced entitlement, or what the Chief Minister recently called the 'a mi me pertenece' culture.  Read more

Government Regeneration of Road to The Lines

Dear Sir,

With reference to the above recently published in the local media I would like to request the circulation of the following on behalf of our group:

We, at Action for Housing, note with much interest the Government’s recent public announcement on the “Regeneration of Road to the Lines” that will apparently yield 100 studio flats. The Government has described these as being for “low cost rental”.  Read more

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