Jul 28 - Government And CDI Reach Agreement On Development Of Old Naval Grounds Site
After months of continued negotiations, the Government can now confirm that it has reached an agreement with Commercial Developments Investments Limited (“CDI”) in respect of the Old Naval Grounds site.
By way of background, CDI had been granted a development licence by the previous GSD administration to develop residential, office and commercial premises as well as a car parking facility in an area of over 11,300 square metres at the site of the Old Naval Grounds.
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As day two of the Commonwealth Games wraps up, Team Gibraltar held their own in two events, swimming and squash. Swimmer Colin Bensadon competed in two events, completing the 100m Breaststroke in 1:11:55 and 200m freestyle in 2:00:99.
Gibraltar’s qualifier match against world champions Germany has been moved from Bremen to Nuremberg following a row about policing costs for the event.
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo visited the RGP Marine Section this afternoon to get familiarized with a new addition to the RGP Vessel Fleet, a Scarab powerboat that was seized during a criminal investigation and was fully refitted by the RGP for Police use. The vessel is now operational.
As part of today’s Commonwealth Games activities, Gibraltar athletes 10,000m runner Emma Montiel, sprinter Jerai Torres and marathon runner Allison Edwards joined the Queen and other representatives of 71 strong Commonwealth Games family for lunch.
The GSD has welcomed today’s report that the EU Commission’s Directorate-General on Environment has dismissed the Spanish Government’s complaints that EU environmental legislation has not been infringed in relation to Gibraltar’s bunkering activities, the Eastside project and the laying of the artificial reef.
The EU Commission's Directorate-General on Environment has ruled that, following complaints received from Spain, it is unable to identify any breach of EU environmental legislation in respect of bunkering activities, the Eastside or Sovereign Bay project and, in particular, the Artificial Reef System in North-West BGTW.
