The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, has told the EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström that the queues at the Gibraltar frontier “are not politically motivated.”
A delegation from the Gibraltar Port Authority led by Chief Executive Officer and Captain of the Port, Commodore Bob Sanguinetti is currently in Athens attending Posidonia 2014, the maritime industry’s global showcase that is held every two years in the Greek capital.
The Government is proud to announce that it has partially opened the Mackintosh Wing of the Old St Bernard’s Hospital to provide elderly residential care. This new facility will be known as the John Mackintosh Home.
Following yesterday’s announcement that current CBF for Gibraltar, Commodore Clink will leave his post for a promotion to Rear Admiral, No.6 has congratulated the Commodore and wished him well in his new post, which will further include Flag Officer Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England and Flag Officer Reserves.
SSAFA Gibraltar will hold a traditional Clotted Cream Tea Party at the Convent Cloisters on Saturday 7th June. There will be two sessions, one in the morning at 11.00 – 12.30 and an afternoon session from 1.30 – 3.00.
Western Beach consistently had excellent bacterial water quality prior to 2010. Since then, and especially during periods of rainfall in the winter months, there have been episodes associated with sewage discharges from a storm water drain from La Linea which significantly affected the bacterial water quality at this beach. Western Beach was however opened last summer due to bathing water quality being acceptable from an EU bathing water quality perspective during this period.
Accepting a promotion from Commander of British Forces in Gibraltar, to Rear Admiral on Flag Officer Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England and Flag Officer Reserves, the new CBF Commodore Ian McGhie MA RN will take up his post as from 5th August.