May 09 - Minister Isola Holds Meetings in UK
The Minister with responsibility for Financial Services and Gaming, Albert Isola, has been in London this week conducting a series of meetings related to financial services and gaming.
May 09 - Breaking: Chief Minister Announces Govt to Reconsider Gibraltar's Schengen and Common Customs Union Status
Speaking at a private reception marking Europe Day this afternoon the Chief Minister officially announced that the Government of Gibraltar would shortly be commencing a formal consultation with stakeholders in this nation, on Gibraltar’s Schengen status and membership of the Common Customs Union of the European Union.
09 May - GSD Questions Hong Kong Office Appointment by Government
The GSD notes the Government’s announcement that it has opened an office in Hong Kong. They have claimed that the announcement raises many questions including whether a post was advertised for the representative of the office?
They go on to ask, ‘were there any other applicants? What remuneration and any other perks is the appointee receiving? Why is he described as a representative and a director? What is he expected to be a director of? What staff, if any, is he going to have? What experience and/or qualifications does the successful appointee have which will enable him to access the Chinese market?’
May 07 - GSD Welcomes Unite Comments On Vocational Training
The GSD Opposition has welcomed the comments made by the Young Members’ Committee of Unite the Union calling for the revival of the apprenticeships programmes and a return to the trade and partnership agreements with the private sector. The GSD Opposition says it is well known that it has expressed serious concern at the lack of good quality or any training, which is currently being provided and has been sharply critical of the abandonment of the partnership agreements, which it had negotiated when in Government with some of the major companies in the private sector.
May 07 - Government Insists GSD Takes Politics ‘to a New Low’
The Government has today responded to the GSD’s recent comments on the Government’s ‘political hypocrisy’ claiming that they have already made its position clear in relation to the housing issues, which is how the current debate started. A No.6 statement added, ‘While such discussion and debate is healthy in a democratic society, the Opposition has to understand that the infantile tone and content of its latest statement does nothing positive to promote serious debate.
