The GSD welcomes the news of the success in the UK court proceedings relating to the airport tunnel project. The Opposition acknowledges the notification provided by the Chief Minister to the Leader of the Opposition and Sir Peter Caruana QC, immediately before the Government’s public announcement of the favourable decision.
Gibraltar has topped the list of the Huffington Post’s '10 Most Disappointing Destinations in the World'. Other places included are New York’s Liberty Island, Niagra Falls, seen form the US side of the border, Hollywood California, and Frankfurt Germany.
Good news was revealed today by the Chief Minister as the first stage of legal proceedings put against the Gibraltar Government by former Runway tunnel contractors Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (OHL), come to a close. Mr. Picardo this morning
told the Press that the Judgement being delivered today by Mr Justice Akenhead is that the ‘Gibraltar Government has succeeded entirely on the central issue of how the contract between OHL and the Government was terminated in the summer of 2011’.
The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association (GCVA) welcomes Parliament’s approval of the new legislation designed to protect, enhance and properly regulate the use of classic vehicles in Gibraltar.
The new legislation means that for the first time classic vehicles are recognised in Law as requiring special treatment. The road testing requirements, popularly known as MOT testing, will take into account the age of the vehicle and the motor technology that was available at the time it was first built. This, for example, will exempt classic vehicles from today's very stringent emission controls.
From 0700hrs the 15/04/2014 to 0700hrs the 16/04/2014
Crime Reports
1 Report of Tampering with a motor vehicle
2 Reports of Theft
1 Report of Assault
Extensive Frontier queues for vehicles crossing into Spain are building up once again for the second evening in a row, with the RGP reporting that current waiting times are at 2 hours.
The Chief Minister has said that he has been delighted with the response received from residents of Alameda Estate who have thanked him for writing directly to them in relation to what the Government terms “misleading communications” they had been sent about the fair being transferred to Grand Parade this year.
The GSD has said that the Chief Minister’s decision to send a letter to residents of Alameda Estate is a move which “confirms the view of many that Gibraltar is being led by a politician who has a greater interest in his popularity than in doing the right thing and getting the job done.” The Chief Minister has written personally, on No. 6 letterhead, to the residents of the Estate in response, says the GSD, to the postcards sent by the Opposition seeking the views of residents on the location of the fair at Grand Parade.
