Cash-strapped Ayuntamiento demands solutions from Madrid

MAYOR TO LEAD PROTEST MARCH TO ALGECIRAS

Yesterday, 29th July 2010 - by Brian Reyes

The Mayor of La Linea will lead a protest march to Algeciras tomorrow morning but the move, which has support from the highest ranks in the Popular Party, is not expected to impact on early rush-hour traffic.
There was concern that the march would block the main road into La Linea and cause havoc for people commuting to work in Gibraltar.
But a spokesman for the PP council in La Linea eased those fears yesterday.
“There is no intention of cutting the traffic,” he said. “The marchers will walk on the hard shoulder.”
 

European Athletics Gibraltar’s flag flies at the Games

Yesterday, 29th July 2010 - by John Shephard

President of the Gibraltar Amateur Athletics Association, Frank Carreras yesterday expressed his sadness that “politics should once again have interfered with an international sporting event”.
Attending the 20th. European Amateur Athletics championships in Barcelona as team manager to athlete Dominic Carroll and after having been accredited, he was informed that they would not be allowed to participate in the Opening Ceremony.

POLICE INVESTIGATE UK WOMAN’S ‘SUSPICIOUS DEATH’

Yesterday, 29th July 2010

Police are investigating the “suspicious” death of a woman who was found in a house on Cumberland Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Although the Royal Gibraltar Police released few details of the case, the Chronicle understands that the woman had sustained a wound. According to some unconfirmed reports, this was caused by a knife.
 

GIB GOVT TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR GAMING HOSTS

Yesterday, 29th July 2010

The Government of Gibraltar, under the Vocational Training Scheme, a project which is partly funded by the European Union, will be providing training for Gaming Hosts. A spokesman for the Ministry for Employment said: “Trainees will be on placement with the Gala Casino for a 26 week training programme, which will offer them the opportunity to gain experience in working within the various gaming facilities offered.

Tower block lifts saga

OPPOSITION CONCERNED WITH COMPLAINTS

Yesterday, 29th July 2010

GSLP/Liberals has expressed concern at the reports it receives regarding technical problems with the lifts at Referendum House. According to the Opposition they have received complaints from tenants that one of the two lifts in the block is again out of action.

NEW ENTRANCE TO DEVIL’S TOWER CAMP

Yesterday, 29th July 2010

A new entry road and guardroom at Devil’s Tower Camp will come into use on Friday afternoon of this week. Instead of approaching off Devil’s Tower Road at Shackleton Road, entry to the camp will be via a new approach road which runs alongside the Bassadone Motors building. The old entrance and guardroom have been in constant use since North Front Camp was built at the end of the Second World War.

CARUANA SETS OUT ‘NEW STYLE INTEGRATION’

Yesterday, 29th July 2010

Integration with Britain Movement chairman Joe L Caruana has declared that the people of Gibraltar should have had the right to vote in the recent British general elections. In a statement to the Chronicle he also explains the modern version of Integrationism which he describes as “the new style Integration.”
Mr Caruana said: “Have we forgotten that Gibraltar won the right to vote in the European Elections by virtue of the fact that we are part of Europe with Britain as the ‘Member State’, and that we became, for European Electoral purposes, a part of the Region of the South West of England?
 

PDP CONDEMN ‘SPANISH INTERFERENCE’

Yesterday, 29th July 2010

PDP has condemned “the fact that the European Athletics organisers blocked the Gibraltar contingent from attending the opening ceremony in Barcelona.”
A party spokesman said: “This is once again proof of continued Spanish interference in politics and a refusal to change old attitudes that is symptomatic of the way Spain has always conducted itself. The Government should make the strongest representations to Spain on its continued interference in sporting matters within the trilateral process.”
 

Garcia criticises handling of development

MID TOWN PROJECT EXPOSES ‘GOVT SHORTCOMINGS IN PLANNING POLICY’

Wednesday, 28th July 2010

GSLP/Libs have accused the Gibraltar Government of having “politically mishandled the Mid Town development project from the outset.” In a statement to the Chronicle yesterday Opposition spokesman for development and planning Joseph Garcia, said that the manner in which the Government has dealt with this project “has raised a number of serious issues and exposed the shortcomings of their development and planning policy.”
Dr Garcia said that the Gibraltar Government’s involvement in the project as a majority shareholder means that as well as a share in any hypothetical future profit, “the taxpayer are also landed with the majority share of the risk involved.”
 

A SILVER GILT CHALICE AND NEW CAR FOR BISHOP HESKETT

Wednesday, 28th July 2010 - by Alice Mascarenhas

A small gathering at the City Hall yesterday witnessed the presentation of gifts to Gibraltar’s newly ordained Bishop Ralph Heskett from donations raised by the people of Gibraltar. In total £14,253 were raised. At the City Hall Mayor Olga Zammitt, who had led the fundraising committee, presented him first of all with an engraved Silver Gilt chalice with a dedication at its base which read: “presented to Bishop Heskett by Olga Zammitt JP, Mayor, on behalf of the people of Gibraltar, 27th July, 2010.”
He was also presented with the car keys for his new Hyundai which was waiting for him in John Mackintosh Square – the key ring of Our Lady of Europe was also inscribed with the words “from the people of Gibraltar”.