This week the members of the Gibraltar Port Authority are attending IP Week events in London in order to promote Gibraltar’s services to senior representatives from the oil and gas industry. The event also allows Gibraltar Port Authority representatives, including Minister Paul Balban and Albert Isola and Captain of the Port, Commodore Bob Sanguinetti to attend the IBIA Gala Dinner.
From the hour of 07:00 on the 6th February, to 07:00 on the 8th February, the following occurred:
Arrests:
1 person arrested for the offence of driving whilst over the prescribed limit of alcohol, possession of a commercial quantity of tobacco, possession of a bladed article and obstructing police.
1 person arrested for the offence of threats to kill and assault.
1 Person arrested for Importation of a Prohibited Import, Dangerous Navigation, Obstructing Police & Resisting Police.
1 Person arrested for Importation of a Prohibited Import, Obstructing Police & Resisting Police.
1 Person arrested for Importation of a Prohibited Import, Obstructing Police, Resisting Police & Non-Gibraltarian Unlawfully Landing in Gibraltar without a Valid Permit or Certificate.
1 Person arrested for Arson.
1 Person arrested for Obstructing Police.
The Opposition says that the announcement last week in Parliament that the shares formerly held by the Slovenian entity in Gibtelecom had been purchased by the Gibraltar Savings Bank “raises important questions which directly relate to the concerns raised by the Opposition in relation to the state of our public finances.”
Two men who were on trial this week charged with attempted robbery were found not guilty by a jury at the Supreme Court this afternoon.
