Jul 29 - Commander Visits British Forces Gibraltar
General Sir Richard Barrons, who took over from Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach as Commander of the Joint Force Command in April, called on CBF last week.
General Sir Richard Barrons, who took over from Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach as Commander of the Joint Force Command in April, called on CBF last week.
The delays generated at the border over the course of this weekend have been the source of deep concern. Thousands have suffered serious inconvenience and worse in the sweltering weather. The Governor visited the border at the peak time on Saturday afternoon and saw for himself the conditions under which people were having to endure the delays.
Whilst international reports on this weekend’s frontier queues surface around the world, the Sunborn Gibraltar also seems to be making its rounds in worldwide media. Late last week, leading US news channel CNN ran a story similar to a recent feature in the Times, detailing the features of the luxury ‘$200 million Sunborn Yacht Hotel, a permanently moored vessel which could spell the future of architecture in land scarce cities around the world’.
A statement from the GSD:
The GSD Opposition condemns the inhumane and unprecedented seven hour queues at the frontier over the weekend. The GSD would also like to thank all the essential services and members of the public who have been helping people stuck in these queues.