British Petroleum (BP) has ended its bunkering business in Algeciras according to the shipandbunker.com website, a leading source of news for the industry. The move comes just a year after the supplier commenced operations at the Spanish port.
The Government says it warmly congratulates the President of the Commonwealth Games Gibraltar Charles Flower on receiving a Gold pin and Order of Merit Award from the Commonwealth Games Federation. Mr Flower has been awarded this honour in recognition of over 60 years service to sport on the Rock. He was Gibraltar’s first ever athlete to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in 1958.
A report published today by the Government, reveals that in 1999, twelve years before the previous administration left office, they were aware that ‘by 2010 the engines available at Waterport Power Station would be unable to cope with demand.’
A 31-year-old local man was arrested yesterday by the RGP over a post made on a Facebook forum.
