July 03 - Government Says GSD “Fails To Understand Seriousness Of Some Of The Payments Made To Mr Reyes’ Family”

Written on 03 July 2013.

The Government has issued the following statement on the payments allegedly made to Mr Edwin Reyes’ family:

- Auditor has confirmed exactly what Govt said

- Legal advice being sought on propriety of payments

- New evidence has come to light

The Government notes that Mr Feetham has today sought clarification from the Principal Auditor of some aspects of the Report into the payments made to a company of Mr Edwin Reyes’ family.

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July 03 - RAF Says “No Evidence” To Suggest Spanish Jets Entered Gib Airspace

Written on 03 July 2013.

In a separate press statement, RAF Gibraltar have issued the following:

At 1048am today the BA Flight to London Heathrow was held on the runway for approximately 12 minutes by Air Traffic Control in Seville to allow Spanish aircraft to pass by in Spanish air space.

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July 03 - Government Calls For Action Following Spanish Military Jets Incursion

Written on 03 July 2013.

This morning, four ‘Matador’ aircraft of the Spanish Air Force entered Gibraltar’s airspace from the north-west. It is believed that the aircraft were flying towards the Juan Carlos 1 aircraft carrier which, at the time, was about 12 nautical miles south- east of the Rock.

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July 03 - Government To GSD: “Listen To Our Clear Answers On Sunborn And Savings Bank”

Written on 03 July 2013.

The Government has issued the following statement to clarify and repeat its position on the Sunborn allegations:

The Government notes the statement issued this afternoon by Mr Feetham’s GSD suggesting that the Government’s replies to the questions it has raised about the Sunborn project are anything other than totally clear.

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