Tag: Gibraltar

• Monday, March 4th 2024 - 21:39 UTC

  Falklands, most Britons believe it should remain a BOT, and if the Islands join Argentina, “35% would be upset”

  

  UK public opinion pollster YouGov asked Britons about their views towards Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands based on the question of ”How would Britons feel if parts of the UK left?, including the two Overseas Territories, Falkland Islands and Gibraltar, which have regional disputes, Argentina and Spain.

• Friday, October 13th 2023 - 06:53 UTC

  Gibraltar, fourth election win for Picardo and his GSLP/Liberals alliance

  

  Despite opinion polls showing a win for the GSD opposition in the Gibraltar general election and a bad start in the count, the end result was a win for the incumbent GSLP. As the count progressed through the night at first it looked like the current government would be replaced.

• Thursday, October 12th 2023 - 08:43 UTC

  UK committed to upholding self-determination and responsibilities in BOTs: Gibraltar and Falklands

  

  United Kingdom statement delivered by Mungo Woodifield, UK Spokesperson to the UN, at the UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization. Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

  Gibraltar election on Thursday: wafer thin difference between GSLP/Liberals and GSD

  

  Gibraltar Social Democrats GSD would form the government with nine MPs despite the GSLP/Liberals obtaining 1.6% more of the overall vote, according to a second poll by the Gibraltar Chronicle and GBC that echoed the results of a similar survey last week and underscored the likelihood of a knife-edge election on Thursday.

• Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Falklands delegation present at Gibraltar National Day on Sunday

  

  A group of eighteen members from the House of Commons and the House of Lords will be in Gibraltar this week on a working visit for National Day, Sunday September 10. They will coincide with a separate delegation of leaders from the British Overseas Territories, including Falkland Islands representatives who will engage in preparatory work with a view to the next meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council with the UK in November.

• Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Gibraltar announces plans for a new cruise liner terminal

  

  Gibraltar has plans to build a new cruise terminal, Minister for Tourism, Vijay Daryanani made the announcement. The new state of the art facility will replace the current one, comprising of two floors and a roof top. Sustainability aspects are also being worked on.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:31 UTC

  Most Britons feel the Falkland Islands should remain with UK, YouGov poll

  

  People in Britain would be more upset to see Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands leave the UK than they would if Northern Ireland did, according to a new YouGov poll published in British media.

• Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 15:39 UTC

  Gibraltar Airport Tunnel Opens

  

  Jim Watt - Gibraltar. The tunnel for traffic to access the frontier with Spain without having to cross the runway has been an ongoing project beset with delays.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:10 UTC

  Successful Falklands tour for Gibraltar Regiment Band

  

  Ten members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Band joined forces with colleagues from the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Band (PWRR) to deliver musical support on behalf of 3PWRR while their battalion were deployed in the Falklands for Exercise Tiger Island.

• Monday, February 13th 2023 - 14:39 UTC

  Falklands and Gibraltar in Spanish List of tax havens and alleged money laundering

  

  The Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar figure among the latest list of countries and territories, which are considered tax havens by the Spanish Government, allegedly involved in money laundering operations, following on the latest international concept of non-cooperative jurisdiction in the matter.