Jul 09 - Tobacco Smuggling Documentary On Spanish TV

Written on 09 July 2013.

The Spanish broadcaster Cuatro last night showed a documentary on the tobacco smuggling trade between Gibraltar and La Linea. The controversial 'Diario de... a pie de calle' featured footage of smuggling gangs throwing boxes of cigarettes over the frontier fence into Spain. There were also images of people strapping numerous packets of cigarettes to their waist under their clothes before making the risky journey through the Spanish customs control post.

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Jul 09 - Linares Sends Best Wishes To Gibraltar Under 18 Girls' Hockey Team

Written on 09 July 2013.

Minister Linares has sent a message of best wishes to the coach of the Gibraltar Under 18 Girl’s Hockey Selection currently playing in the Euro Hockey Nations Championships III in Croatia.

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Jul 09 - 'Bigger and Better' Summer Sports and Leisure Programme for 2013

Written on 09 July 2013.

Launching the 2013 Summer Sports and Leisure Programme this afternoon, Regional Director of NatWest Gibraltar, David Bruce, along with Sports Minister Steven Linares and CEO of the GSLA, Joe Hernandez, promised that this year’s scheme would ‘bigger and better’ then ever before.

The scheme, which has proved immensely popular amongst youngsters in former years, will not only provide an extensive selection of sporting activities to entertain school children during the Summer holidays, but will also include new workshops with the Royal Gibraltar Police, Childline and the Alameda Gardens. The programme also boasts a Stagecoach Theatre Arts Summer School.

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Jul 09 - Afghan Ministry Of Finance And Customs Officials Visit H.M. Customs Gibraltar

Written on 09 July 2013.

HM Customs Gibraltar hosted a high level delegation from the Afghan Ministry of Finance and Customs Department during the period 17-22 June.

The purpose of the visit was to evaluate HM Customs Gibraltar’s implementation of the UNCTAD Asycuda system and the development of e-government modules, to discuss common initiatives and legislation and to share experiences.

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