According to numerous press reports, Spain is set to close the Gibraltar branch of the Instituto Cervantes. The Spanish cultural centre, located in Cloister Building in Market Lane, opened four years ago as part of the 2006 Cordoba Agreement.
From the hour of 07:00 on the 11th February, to 07:00 on the 12th February, the following occurred:
Arrests:
1 person arrested for the offence of Assault & Threatening words.
1 person arrested for Possession of Cont drug.
1 person arrested for the offence of Assault and on a strength of two warrants.
1 person arrested for the offence of racial aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct in a police station.
1 person arrest for the offence of concealment of tobacco in a motor vehicle.
1 person arrested for the offence of disorderly conduct whilst intoxicated.
8 persons arrested on a strength of warrants.
A local man pleaded guilty to several cocaine charges at the Supreme Court this morning.
In response to questions from GBC, the Chief Minister this week insisted that Gibraltar is ‘one of the States that has the greatest standards of openness and transparency and democracy in the European Union and probably the World.’ The Opposition has insisted that a truly open Government would have not lied to Parliament about providing financial assistance to the owners of the Sunborn.
