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Jan 02 - International Property Awards Success for Gibraltar Luxury Development

new aloes Gibraltar’s highly luxurious ‘New Aloes’ development won a number of awards at the prestigious finals of the ‘International Property Awards, held in Dubai in December 2014.

The £10.9 million house, developed by Fairhomes Ltd on the Rock was awarded ‘Best Property Single Unit Gibraltar’, ‘Best Property Single Unit Europe’, beating off Spanish and Italian competitors and, ‘Best International Property Single Unit’.

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Dec 31 - Ricky Rhoda Tops New Year’s Honours List

Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the appointment of:

Mr Reginald Robert RHODA QC to be a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for public services to Gibraltar and the law.

When Mr Rhoda retires in 2015 he will have served for 20 years, making him the longest serving Attorney General in Gibraltar. His time in office has seen considerable change, especially since the 2006 Constitution. During his tenure there have also been some significant legal issues and Mr Rhoda has sought to use his experience to influence judicial reforms beyond the Rock. He has been an active member of the Overseas Territories Attorneys General forum which has met regularly over the past decades. Mr Rhoda has been a keen advocate of the independence of the judiciary in Overseas Territories and has provided valuable support for his peers.

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Dec 29 - The Governor’s Christmas Message

This is the full text of the Christmas message delivered by the Governor on GBC on Christmas Day:

It seems almost unbelievable that Liz and I are now into our second year here in Gibraltar. The reception that we have received from all quarters has been extraordinarily welcoming. We have spent much of the year, certainly the first nine months, making familiarisation visits to lots of places to try to better understand how this geographically small but nevertheless immensely complicated place works. There is much more to do and much more to learn, but we do now feel very much ‘at home’ here.

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