The GSD Opposition has today called upon the Government to commit to replacing the Gibibikes urban bike hire scheme, before the end of their first term. GSD transport spokesman Selwyn Figueras has claimed that the scheme proved extremely popular amongst cross-frontier workers and played a part in encouraging individuals to choose and alternative form of transport for getting around in Gibraltar.
The Governor today presented nine soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment with their Operation Service Medal Afghanistan. The ceremony for the soldiers and their families was held in Grand Battery House.
Following a recent Government announcement to shut the car park opposite the former air terminal building, creator of the petition against the move, Sonia McKay has written to the Deputy Chief Minister to put across the issues that many individuals who often travel into Spain, will have nowhere to leave their vehicles.
During the month of January. The Royal Gibraltar Police carried out an extensive enforcement action to counter tobacco related illicit activities in Gibraltar and by the Frontier. The clamp down resulted in 20 arrests for the possession of a Commercial Quantity of Tobacco, 3 arrests for the concealment of tobacco in public and 4 arrests for exporting a commercial quantity of tobacco. The arrests came about in sixteen different incidents.
