The GSD has said that it is a sad day for democracy when the Opposition has to obtain answers to questions it asked in Parliament through the Spanish press. It will be recalled, they say, that the Opposition has repeatedly asked the Government to confirm what, if any, consultancy arrangements it had, directly or indirectly, with Juan Verde.
As a result of an ongoing surveillance operation the RGP officers arrested, on Thursday 3 October at the Queensway Car Park, seven Spanish nationals on suspicion of being knowingly concerned in the attempted exportation of a commercial quantity of tobacco,as a result of the arrests approximately 15000 cigarettes, a Ford Transit van, a Citroen Picasso, a white Nissan vanette and a Mitsubishi Charisma were seized by the police.
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo left yesterday for a visit to the United States, during which he will visit Washington DC for several meetings. During his time in Washington DC Mr. Picardo will meet members of Congress, as well as the Gibraltarian students on the Internship Programme.
The GSD is today calling on the Government to issue a statement providing details of the progress on the Commonwealth Park project. The call comes amidst a number of reports received by the Opposition of a number of difficulties and setbacks being experienced on site, including problems relating to the proximity of the water table, burst mains pipes and other complications.
The Opposition is, for the avoidance of doubt, calling for Government to provide information as follows:
