On the advice of the Chief Minister, at midday today 12th September 2023 His Excellency the Governor Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, KStJ, DL issued the Proclamation under section 38(1) of the Constitution of Gibraltar to dissolve Parliament.
In an effort to celebrate the ability and talents of to Down’s Syndrome through Down’s Syndrome Awareness month,
With October covering Down’s Syndrome awareness month, retailer F&F, along with local photographer Bianca Baglietto, celebrated the abilities and talents of six year old Mara Mahtani through a photoshoot, during which Mara was able to wear a selection of new outfits given to her by F&F.
On Saturday 26 October, weather permitting; 46-year-old Richard Mayon-White will be unfurling the sails on Haskapa, a 6.5 metre mini transatlantic class yacht, and embarking on his ocean crossing with a difference. He’ll navigate through the Strait, sail south to follow the western coastline of Morocco and the Sahara, and then meet the Tropic of Cancer at 23 degrees north. This famous line of latitude will then dictate his course for 4,000 miles, before reaching Fort Lauderdale around a month later.
Tabled before the Development and Planning Commission this morning, the Government’s Aerial Farm ‘affordable housing scheme’ was dubbed by some members as ‘harsh’ and ‘old fashioned’. Towering at 15 stories, the two blocks are currently in the early stages of development, and are set to include 38 one-bedroom apartments, 166 two bedroom apartments, 321 three bedroom apartments an 39 four bedroom apartments.