TO STRIVE FOR FAIRNESS
21-07-2021
TO STRIVE FOR FAIRNESS
John Clear July 21, 2021
To strive for fairness is a laudable endeavour. We cannot, however, build a fair society on the back of a trodden half. A seemingly prosperous society is not necessarily a fair one, but it can be i ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Editor July 21, 2021
Dear Sir, Despite the minister saying the cancellation of Wizz Air services does not matter because ‘Gibraltar is full’ there are undoubtedly a number of Gibraltarians who hav ...
EU COMMISSION DRAFT NEGOTIATING MANDATE
Staff July 21, 2021
On Tuesday, the European Commission published its draft mandate for negotiations between the EU and UK on Gibraltar. We publish below a press release from the Government of Gibraltar and also on fr ...
RGP FIREARMS COURSE
Staff July 21, 2021
Seven Royal Gibraltar Police officers have recently successfully completed their Initial Firearms Course, which ran for 11 weeks. These officers, who are now qualified on a variety of weapons, incl ...
HERITAGE MINISTRY LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Staff July 21, 2021
Last week, the Ministry for Heritage launched a new website at www.ministryforheritage.gi The project has been two years in the making and comes on the back of the implementation of the H ...
HERITAGE AWARDS 2021
Staff July 21, 2021
The Gibraltar Heritage Trust is inviting nominations from the public for this year’s Heritage Awards. Since 1993, the Heritage Awards have been presented annually by the Trust. The ...
WHY IS THE EU'S NEW EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM SO CONTROVERSIAL?
Staff July 21, 2021
Brussels has plans to irreversibly transform the EU's economy. The European Commission has put forward a far-reaching raft of 13 draft laws to ensure the bloc cuts greenhouse gas emis ...
CHINA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH EASES AS RECOVERY LEVELS OFF AFTER COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Staff July 21, 2021
China said Thursday that its economy grew 7.9 percent in the second quarter, as the country’s rebound from the coronavirus pandemic levels off toward a steadier trajectory. The worl ...
MEETING WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE COMMONS
Staff July 21, 2021
On Thursday of last week, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Hon Speaker of the House of Commons, held a virtual meeting with Speakers of the British Overseas Territories around the world and across six time z ...
ANOTHER U TURN FOR BORIS
Michael Hogg July 21, 2021
A new word has come into common use in England recently, ‘ping’, as in the expression ‘to be pinged’. It means that the NHS app on your phone has been activated, informing y ...
UNA SOBREDOSIS DE AUTOCOMPASIÓN
El Tio July 21, 2021
Esta semana hemos estado al tanto de lo que se dice en las redes sociales con respecto a la decisión, muy bien tomada, ya sea dicho de paso, de volver a las raíces por la cual se esta ...
EL CRONISTA
El Cronista July 21, 2021
¿Qué Es la Verdad? (Serie IV, Parte II) Lo mínimo que se puede esperar del máximo tribunal de justicia de un país, es que sea imparcial y que sus decisi ...
FAIRNESS & PROPORTIONALITY
The Editor July 21, 2021
This week we heard or read Together Gibraltar’s press release condemning the increase in voluntary contributions to Social Security which the party claimed was too high at 142%. Dem ...
