The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that although Gibraltar prefers a treaty to govern our relationship with the European Union, there are fundamental red lines which the Government is not prepared to cross in order to achieve it. Dr Garcia was speaking in Brighton today at the annual party conference of the U.K. Liberal Democrats.
No voy a entrar en valorar al “publicista”, como él mismo se denomina, Risto Mejide que a mí, particularmente, me pone de los nervios, como decimos en Andalucía, pero sí a comentar su último programa sobre Gibraltar donde, bajo mi punto de vista, hemos podido “disfrutar” de diversos puntos de vista y, lo más importante, de los escasos, por no decir nulos, conocimientos y facilidad de razonar de algunos de los que en él intervinieron. Para mí fue como el partido Holanda España: nos tumbaron por goleada; me refiero a la versión oficial española sobre Gibraltar que, todo sea dicho de paso, nunca se ha sustentado, y es más, se dibujaron perfectamente los estereotipos de los jugadores de una forma patética.
The Government has said that it regrets the inconvenience to people crossing the frontier yesterday morning as a result of the bomb scare in the area. The matter was, according ti the Government, “expertly handled” by the Gibraltar Emergency Services. However, a number of tourists and commuting workers were unable to reach their destinations on time as it was not possible to put into place the necessary security measures without causing queues.
Gibraltar Maritime Administration (GMA) has been admitted into the prestigious United States Coastguard's Quality Shipping in the 21st Century Programme (Qualship 21) for the second year running. This accolade underlines the excellent technical performance of Gibraltar-registered ships in US ports.