Letters

Akin to Gibraltar

Dear Sir,

Representation in Parliament for Gibraltar is not an alien thing or sets a precedent. Saint Pierre et Miquelon situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador by the Gulf of St Lawrence. It is the only part of New France that remains under French control, with an area of 242 square kilometres (93sq mi) with a population of 7000. It was ceded to France by the United Kingdom on 30th May 1814. It has the Euro as its national currency.  Read more

Let’s get the US behind us

Dear Sir,

I want my readers to take this with an open mind.

So now you have Brexit and what do you think is going to happen ? I’ll tell you what. Spain now has a powerful EU behind and backing them all the way to push for Spanish sovereignty of Gibraltar , don’t kid yourselves, they, the Spanish government can start making it very difficult for all of you. Read more

Insight to the silent world

Dear Sir,

On Saturday 1st February a Deaf Gibraltarian lady, Maite Facio-Beanland, stood in front of a predominantly hearing audience and gave us an insight to the Silent World of a Deaf person. It was a courageous and sincere expose of the life of many deaf people in the world which was succinctly delivered through a BSL interpreter and we the Brugada family warmly congratulate her for the uninhibited and relaxed style in which she delivered it. Well done Maite.  Read more

Sceptical not scaremongering

Dear Sir,

Reading the letter from Emilio Reyes, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If this is a response to my letters from a few months ago, why has it taken him or any of his colleagues so long to respond? Even if you don't have internet access in Gibraltar, Panorama is readily available in print. And he claims to be a member of the Representation in Westminster Group - isn't it supposed to be a Movement? Previously it was the Integration With Britain Movement, though it is not so much a case of old wine in new bottles, given that wine improves with age, so much as stale or mouldy bread in new wrapping, inedible however it looks on the outside.  Read more

This petition should not be ignored

Dear Sir,

I have been reading one or two scaremongering letters, which seem to say that a democratic petition signed by an electoral Gibraltarian majority should be ignored.

Gibraltarians are not fools, when they sign something they are fully aware of what it means for their future.

We all know we need to start determining our future, a secure one, for our future generations.  Read more

Gibraltar must help Australia NOW

Australia is suffering a never-ending forest fire. Over a million animals have died and hundreds of homes destroyed. People have also died and there is no sign of this curse subsiding.

Australia was the only country at the United Nations in 1965-1966 that spoke in favour of our decolonisation and against the Spanish insistence that we be handed over to Spain.  Read more

How letters sent to Gibraltar can end up in the hamlet of Aylesbury in England

Dear Sir,

I appreciated David Eveson's letter regarding the renovation of the Post Office premises, having seen some of it myself when I visited Gibraltar last year and was shown around by Frank Bado, who, sadly, has since died. Poignantly, his last email to me was to let me know that my article 'No postcode envy' had been published in Panorama, one in which he had a hand, as a valuable source of insider information on why the postcode project had stalled, in addition to telling me about when he was with the British Forces Post Office in Ascension and the Falkland Islands and helping the forces pack up in Hong Kong before the handover to China.  Read more

Improvements at Post Office

Dear Sir,

Our Royal Gibraltar Post Office often comes under complaints, whether incoming or outgoing mail the Postie is going to get it in the neck!

Have you noticed the beautification of the Post Office building? The Irish Town box section has had a makeover, not only has it been refurbished but large prints have been put on display along the corridor also all private Post Boxes have been painted.  Read more