Ministerial Committee on Power Generation includes Minister for the Environment. Work continues on seeking best options for Gib for today and for future generations. The Government’s decision not to proceed with the ETDE / Volker Stevin Joint Venture proposal for the new power station at Lathbury Barracks is based on a number of factors, the [...]
The position of the Chief Minister in respect of the effect of the 2006 Constitution remains clear and unambiguous. The Statements made by the Chief Minister in an interview in Spanish newspaper La Razon are identical in form and substance to the position taken by Mr Picardo at the United Nations Committee of 24 in [...]
“The GSLP Liberal Government has been in place for 10 weeks and is in the process of uncovering the deals and payments by the previous administration which can be objectively best be described as being of questionable value for money.” Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar notes the statement from the GSD opposition accusing Ministers of [...]
“The problem with the GSD Opposition is that they have a selective memory when it comes to the things that they said and the way in which they behaved when they were in Government.” The GSD Opposition has issued a press release, in response to the information provided by the Government in respect of payments [...]
The Government have asked the Principal Auditor to investigate the payment of nearly half a million pounds to the family interests of an ex-Minister in Mr Caruana’s Government. In 2008 the previous administration paid £480,000 to a company called SP (Butchers) Ltd in which the family of existing Opposition Member and former GSD Minister Edwin [...]
The Hon. Joe Bossano MP has attended the Commonwealth Ministers’ Forum at New Delhi under the theme ‘What can the Public Service do to promote Economic Growth and Development?’ Minister Bossano participated fully in all the debates throughout the conference and also in the Ministerial Forum meetings with other Commonwealth Ministers. The consensus reached, emphasised [...]
If he ignores the rants of ‘acerbic accusations,’ ‘mendacious assertions,’ and ‘glaring examples’ in the GSD’s recent Press Release, the Minister for Education can calmly confirm that his current plans are designed to remedy the 16 years of educational neglect by the GSD. Instead of providing any firm commitments on the issue of school populations [...]
Mrs Ellul-Hammond will regret her continuing criticism of Ministers Cortes and Linares for failing to implement the Medical Priority Dispatch System by 17 October 2012. Ironically for Mrs Ellul-Hammond, the implementation should actually have taken place in 2011 whilst the previous GSD government was in office! The report on which she bases her criticism, the [...]
The Mayoress of La Linea, Gemma Araujo, paid a visit to the Chief Minister, the Hon. Fabian Picardo MP, this morning, to discuss matters of mutual interest. Ms. Araujo was accompanied by the Councillor for relations with Gibraltar, Ms Asuncion Barranco. Mr Picardo was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia MP and Chief Secretary Ernest Gomez. The Chief [...]
Mrs Ellul-Hammond recently launched into a four-paragraph diatribe against the Minister with responsibility for the City Fire Brigade. In her lengthy Press Release she criticized Minister Linares for being unaware of a sentence in a Gibraltar Health Executive Authority (ie, a different Government Ministry) report which states that its ‘aim was to implement the(Medical Priority [...]
The Government has terminated the contract with the operator of the bowling facility in the Leisure Centre by mutual agreement. This will take effect in about three months time as from the 31st January 2013. It will be recalled that the terms of the contract effectively meant that the operator takes no financial risk. The [...]
It is clear that Jaime Netto has set himself up as the ‘Lord Monckton’ of this Government’s Health and Safety policy. At Tuesday’s meeting at the John Mackintosh Hall, he was seen busy scribbling down notes during the addresses given by the Chief Minister and Minister Balban. Oddly enough, as soon as the visiting experts [...]
The GSLP Liberal Government is determined to make unprecedented strides in the field of tourism. As part of this commitment, the Gibraltar Tourist Board will begin a series of works in different areas of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve and other tourist sites. This follows the allocation of one million pounds in this year’s budget [...]
The Government announces that, under the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, it has appointed the Rt. Hon. Sir Jonathan Parker to chair an Inquiry into allegations of mismanagement, misconduct and malpractice, including abuse, at Dr Giraldi Home as alleged by Joanna Hernandez. The Inquiry will also investigate the conduct of the relevant authorities [...]
The Government welcomes the strong cross-party support for Gibraltar at yesterday’s urgent debate in the House of Commons. This shows the importance of bringing Members of Parliament to Gibraltar and of keeping them up to date with the latest developments. It is very significant that such a debate took place so quickly only a day [...]
Your Comments