The GSD has taken note of the UK Government’s recent extensive Cabinet shuffle, acknowledging the work done by the outgoing Foreign Secretary, William Hague. The party goes on to wish Mr. Hague all the best in his new role as Leader of the House of Commons ‘and in the future when he leaves Parliament after the next General Election’.
The Foreign Office has, for the fifth time since December 2011, summoned the Spanish Ambassador after an incident yesterday in which a Spanish Navy ship attempted to interfere with the passage of two commercial vessels that were travelling to and from Gibraltar. The incident is reported to have taken place in international waters near the Rock.
The Government has today rubbished the GSD’s new advertisement in the media, displaying their claim that the Government has given Credit Finance Company Limited £400 Million of savers’ money ‘ for them to use as a ‘credit card’ to fund confidential projects.
Eugene’s Tale
Whilst covering the Chief Minister’s UN visit to New York last month, our reporter met Eugene DeSoiza whose grandparents were from Gibraltar. In the appropriate setting of the New York Athletic Club’s trophy-filled Hall of Fame, Eugene told the fascinating tale of how his grandfather, Andrew DeSoiza, moved to the U.S and set up football teams for Gibraltarian players who had emigrated to New York.
