Tag: Gibraltar

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:10 UTC

  Gibraltar ready to release Iranian oil tanker seized in July

  

  The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar will on Thursday release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean in July, the Sun newspaper reported, citing sources close to Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Five members of the US Congress on a two-day visit to Gibraltar

  

  A delegation of five members of the United States Congress is in Gibraltar for a two day visit. This follows the trip to Washington by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia earlier this year. The visit has been organized through the United Kingdom under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (MECEA) scheme.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  HMS Forth on a routine visit to Gibraltar

  

  HMS Forth arrived on Friday morning to Gibraltar Naval Base for a routine scheduled visit. The Portsmouth based ship is the first of the Royal Navy's next-generation of Offshore Patrol ships.

• Saturday, July 13th 2019 - 15:46 UTC

  Royal Navy sends Type 45 destroyer to Persian Gulf amid escalating tension

  

  The Royal Navy has announced the HMS Duncan, a Type 45 destroyer, will join HMS Montrose which is due to go in for “pre-planned maintenance” while still deployed.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 15:47 UTC

  Gibraltar Police arrest two officers of the Grace 1 supertanker

  

  RGP has confirmed the arrest of the two second mates of Panama flagged super tanker Grace I that was detained by local law enforcement agencies off Europa Point last week, in relation to alleged breaches of EU economic sanctions against Syria.

• Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 22:51 UTC

  Natwest Islands Games in Gibraltar opening ceremony on Saturday evening

  

  The Natwest International Island Games start this Saturday in Gibraltar and will run till Friday. The games will see 2945 participants in 14 sports,1625 competitors and 476 volunteers from 22 Islands.

• Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Falklands' Governor in Gibraltar for the Islands Game

  

  The Governor of Gibraltar, Lieutenant General Edward Davis, and his wife, Lorraine, have welcomed the Governor of the Falkland Islands, Nigel Phillips, to Gibraltar.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 15:09 UTC

  Iran furious with Gibraltar: condemns the illegal interception of one of its oil tankers

  

  Iran on Thursday condemned the “illegal interception” of one of its oil tankers in Gibraltar where authorities said they suspected it was carrying crude to Syria in violation of EU sanctions.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 11:04 UTC

  Gibraltar detains Super Tanker ‘The Grace 1’ heading with oil for Syria

  

  Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, announced the detention of a supertanker allegedly in violation of EU sanctions against Syria. The statement follows:

• Friday, June 28th 2019 - 18:44 UTC

  Falklands attends pre-JMC meeting where Caribbean countries complained of UK “neo colonialism”

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Teslyn Barkman pointed out in Cayman Islands how Brexit and a no deal departure by the UK could totally destroy the economy of her country because the bulk of the Islands exports go to the European Union.