Apr 29 - GSD Questions Government Management Of Fishing Dispute
The GSD has renewed its call for the Government to explain whether Spanish Fishermen will have to apply for a licence in Gibraltar in order to fish in BGTW.
The GSD has renewed its call for the Government to explain whether Spanish Fishermen will have to apply for a licence in Gibraltar in order to fish in BGTW.
The Conservative party will be launching its European election campaign tomorrow morning. Party representatives and supporters will be handing out leaflets and talking to the press outside the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned.
The Government has hit back at the GSD Opposition in the latest row over Gibraltar’s power supply infrastructure. A statement from Number 6 released this afternoon says that, at a time when Gibraltar is pulling together against its detractors, certain local politicians have “seized the opportunity” to be “openly critical” of the Rock’s infrastructure without care or thought as to the impact of their statements on important sectors of our community.
The GSD Opposition has expressed its concern in relation to the wider economic and community issues arising from the difficulties being experienced with the supply of electricity in Gibraltar. The GSD says that those difficulties have “obviously been brought into sharp focus” by the events of the Easter weekend.
The Government wishes to thank the emergency services and the technical staff of Gibelec for their excellent work at the Waterport power station on Sunday afternoon. The response was led by the Gibraltar Electricity Authority, the Royal Gibraltar Police and the City Fire Brigade, who were ably assisted by the Defence Fire Service.