YGTV has received an eyewitness report that a man dressed in blue and carrying a shoulder bag was asking tourists in this morning’s border queue to pay a toll to enter Gibraltar. The man was seen attempting to place stickers on cars and also approached pedestrians.
Officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a 57 year old local man being found suffering from serious injuries at Laguna Estate at around 7.30am this morning. Investigations so far suggest that the injuries are consistent with a fall from considerable height.
This morning at 10am, frontier delays were back in full force. Queues to enter Gibraltar were caused by strict Guardia Civil checks of both vehicles and motorbikes. Officers were also on hand to stop pedestrians on their way into Gibraltar to question the purpose of their visit.
- Sustainability and stock replenishment remains paramount consideration.
- Draft Legislation to be published shortly.
- Consultation ongoing with fishing and environmental groups.
Following the statements made by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo at the Press Conference held after yesterday’s meeting of EU Foreign Minister in Brussels, Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar reiterates its policy remains one of goodwill towards resolving differences in the so-called “fishing dispute”.
HMGOG has made it absolutely clear from the beginning that it does not seek to exclude Spanish fishermen from BGTW, but that fishing had to be in keeping with Gibraltar law. The Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the Minister for the Environment have held various meetings in the past 14 months with fishermen from the “Cofradia” and the Mayors of La Linea (on a number of occasions) and Algeciras (once) to consider the issues that arise from the fishing practices used by the fishermen which were contrary to the Nature Protection Act.
