Aug 24 - Man On Trial For Threatening To Kill His Partner
The trial of a man accused of threatening to kill and assaulting his partner started this morning at the Supreme Court.
The trial of a man accused of threatening to kill and assaulting his partner started this morning at the Supreme Court.
The GSD says it wishes Selwyn Figueras all the best in the future. The party says it “recognises and acknowledges the very useful contribution” which he has made during the course of the 2011 general election campaign which saw him elected as an MP for the first time. The party adds that his parliamentary contributions should also be recognised “not only because he has held the Government to account on many issues particularly on traffic and the long awaited Traffic Plan but also for the manner in which he has discharged those duties with common sense and humour.”
As part of the arrangements for this year’s Gibraltar Fair and National Week, 250 free parking spaces are now available to the public at the MidTown Development on a temporary basis.
Opposition MP Selwyn Figueras has this afternoon made public his intention to leave frontline politics and not offer his name as a candidate for this year’s general election. Mr Figueras has served for four years as the GSD’s Shadow Spokesman for Justice, Traffic, Transport and Planning. He says that he has opted to prioritise time with his young and growing family. This is his statement in full: