Pursuant to Section 57(2)(a) of the Constitution of Gibraltar, and acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, His Excellency the Governor is pleased to re-appoint Mr Justice Butler to the position of Puisne Judge with effect from 1st April 2013 until 11th August 2016.
As a result of stringent Guardia Civil checks at the Frontier today, frontier queues could prove long, and may result in extensive tailbacks. The RGP tweeted at midday that the queue was currently taking thirty minutes to cross the Border. At 12:20pm there were four lanes receding back to the runway.
The beginning of this week has been particularly special to the Jewish Community, as they celebrate the religion holiday of Purim, which marks the deliverance of the Jews from their enemies in the Persian Empire, as is stated in the Book of Esther.
The Government regret the criticism of its policies, in relation to the upholding of theNature Protection Act, by new Opposition Leader Daniel Feetham in an interview in Spain with the Spanish media.
While everyone is free to say whatever they like, wherever they like, it has been a generally accepted convention that Gibraltarian politicians maintain a united front on national issues when making statements in Spain.
