Mobile telephone operators which are currently licensed in Gibraltar will be able to provide 4G services by October 2015 at the latest. This follows from a decision published today by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (“GRA”).
At an impromptu meeting of the Development and Planning Commission on Friday evening, the panel approved amended plans for a Marriott Hotel and office block at the site of the former Royal Yacht Club. Presenting the amended plans, the architects insisted that there is a need for a 4 or 5 start hotel of this calibre, in Gibraltar.
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, and the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, leave for the United States today.
Following recent meetings with the Royal Academy of Art, the Ministry of Culture is developing various projects that would see the Ministry and the Royal Academy working together to extend strategic support for the Fine Arts in Gibraltar. The aims of this collaboration are to widen the scope for artistic and cultural activities and to export Gibraltar’s culture to other countries.
