Jul 15 - Supply Of Sand For Initial Beach Regeneration At Sandy Bay

Written on 15 July 2013.

Over the last few weeks, the Spanish media have carried several stories relating to the supply of sand to Gibraltar.

As part of an initial beach regeneration project at Sandy Bay, HMGOG entered into a contract with Van Oord (Gibraltar) Ltd on the 19th April 2013 for the supply and placing on the beach of 10,000 tonnes of sand.

Van Oord (Gibraltar) Ltd was to supply sand from the area of Valdevaqueros in Tarifa where, as a result of high winds, sand from the dunes in the area had been blown on to adjacent roads, effectively cutting these off to the public. This sand was being removed by the authorities there and disposed of. At no time has HMGOG any knowledge of sand being removed from the beach.

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Jul 15 - Gibraltar National Week Classical Concert

Written on 15 July 2013.

The Ministry of Culture is pleased to announce the details for this year’s National Week Classical Concert, which will be held on Tuesday 3rd September at St Michael’s Cave at 9pm.

The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society, which organises this concert on behalf of the Gibraltar Government, has been able to acquire the services of Sergej Krylov, conductor and violin soloist The European Symphony Orchestra

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Jul 15 - Gibraltar Ranked In Second Place As Preferred QROPS Jurisdiction In Skandia International Poll

Written on 15 July 2013.

The Government is pleased to note that in a recent poll undertaken by Skandia International, registered in the Isle of Man, Gibraltar has been placed second with 26% of the vote as the preferred QROPS jurisdiction in a survey of 141 international advisers who use QROPS.

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Jul 15 - HMS Tireless Makes Rock Visit

Written on 15 July 2013.

Returning to Gibraltar today is the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar class nuclear submarine HMS Tireless. The Tireless will visit as part of her scheduled operational tasking.

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