Jan 16 - Picardo Donates £3500 to RG Benevolent Fund
The Chief Minister today presented a cheque for £3500 in aid of the RG Benevolent Fund to Commanding Officer, Lt Col Ivor Lopez at Grand Battery House.
Jan 16 - Feetham's New Years Message Touches Upon Public Expenditure and Culture of Entitlement
In his New Year’s Message, broadcast last night on GBC TV, Opposition Leader Daniel Feetham touched upon a variation of key issues for the GSD, including Credit Finance Company Limited and Government expenditure, relations with Spain and how the Opposition would deal with a host of matters.
Jan 16 - Lions FC Reveals New Team Sponsor
Gibraltar’s Lions Football Club has announced their new main sponsor, Enterprise Insurance Company, the entity that also sponsors Leeds United FC.
The Gibraltar based company was established in 2004 by current group CEO Andrew Flowers. This Gibraltar based company has secured its position as a fully admitted EU insurer and successfully established a broad portfolio of insurance products spanning the requirements of several markets in the UK and Europe.
Jan 16 - "Do You Like It?"
By Stefano Blanca Sciacaluga
You've probably all heard this before. And you've probably never thought much about it. If there ever was a combination of four words that made someone sound doubtful of what they've done it's "do you like it".
Jan 16 - OHL to Appeal Against Government in Airport Tunnel Case
Spanish Construction company OHL have been granted permission to appeal the judgment given by the Technology and Construction Court in favour of the Government of Gibraltar, regarding the termination of their contract for the airport tunnel, in 2011.
Jan 15 - 950 Grams of Cannabis Resin Discovered During RGP Search
25-year-old Stephen Pau of Laguna House, Laguna Estate was arrested earlier this week when a search warrant executed at his residence discovered 950 grams of Cannabis Resin. The drugs were found to have a street value of approximately £4750.
Jan 15 - Man Sectioned Following Aggressive Behaviour
Yesterday afternoon at 1pm, the RGP received reports that a man was acting aggressively towards motor vehicles on Line Wall Road. Upon their arrival on the scene, the 44 year old local man was arrested after being described as ‘acting irrationally’.
Jan 15 - FSC Business Plan Covers EU Directive Implementation and Staff Development
With plans to ‘adopt a more risk based approach to authorization and supervision’ the Financial Services Commission has today outlined and published their Business Plan for the period of January 2015 – March 2016.
The Commission is looking to improve the FSC’s ability to provide ‘a credible deterrent via a revised enforcement methodology’ as well as ‘a more structured approach to the implementation of EU Directives and international initiatives will see the organisation prepared to deal with EU requirements’.
