As a result of stringent Guardia Civil checks at the Frontier today, frontier queues could prove long, and may result in extensive tailbacks. The RGP tweeted at midday that the queue was currently taking thirty minutes to cross the Border. At 12:20pm there were four lanes receding back to the runway.
The beginning of this week has been particularly special to the Jewish Community, as they celebrate the religion holiday of Purim, which marks the deliverance of the Jews from their enemies in the Persian Empire, as is stated in the Book of Esther.
The Government regret the criticism of its policies, in relation to the upholding of theNature Protection Act, by new Opposition Leader Daniel Feetham in an interview in Spain with the Spanish media.
While everyone is free to say whatever they like, wherever they like, it has been a generally accepted convention that Gibraltarian politicians maintain a united front on national issues when making statements in Spain.
An ATM cash machine skimming device has been detected at a local ATM when a member of the public discovered the device whilst in the process of carrying out a transaction.
Card skimming devices are built to closely resemble the panels on existing ATM’s and are placed over the original, requiring close inspection for their presence to be detected. They work in one of two ways;
Card trapping device: This is usually placed over the card entry slot and ‘traps’ the card as it goes in. The user inputs his PIN number but does not have his card returned. Once he leaves the ATM, the fraudster will remove his duplicate entry slot device and retrieve the card.
