The Government has welcomed the call by three senior Spanish politicians for Spain, the UK and Gibraltar to engage in dialogue. This call has been made public in a joint statement issued by former senior Spanish politicians Pepe Carracao, Rafael Roman and Salvador de la Encina.
In his recent Budget speech Minister with responsibility for Financial Services, Albert Isola stated that there was shortly to be a full consultation – open to the general public - on the merits of a central register of beneficial ownership. Such a consultation would also pose the question as to whether such a register should be public or otherwise.
In an effort to make Parliament accessible for the entire community, the Government put forward a proposal to the DPC this morning for an external lift to be built on the rear of the building, allowing for disabled members of the community access to the public gallery.
The Government today outlined plans to implement the first in a series of 0.5MW wave generators, in an attempt to move towards renewable energy sources for Gibraltar.
The pilot project, discussed during today’s meeting of the Development and Planning Commission, will be developed at Ammunition jetty, which is located underneath the Dudley Ward Tunnel.
During this morning’s Development and Planning Commission meeting, a series of Government developments were discussed, including a proposed 8-floor extension to St. Bernard’s Hospital that will allow for the GHA’s services to be re-distributed. The extension is set to be built in the courtyard, behind the main hospital building.
Two new General purpose Police Dogs (GPDs) have been acquired by the RGP from South Yorkshire Police.
Today saw the first day of the long-running and consistently popular Junior Dog Handling Course. It was led by Elizabeth Gonzalez, an experienced dog trainer and judge at international dog shows. The day saw an introduction to basic dog handling skills and the teaching of simple commands, with future days in the course covering more complex skills.
The GSD Opposition yesterday issued a lengthy statement which forms the latest chapter in the heated exchanges on Gibraltar’s power supply problems. Here it is in full:
