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Govt moves to tighten rules for drones 0
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- June 21, 2019
All drones operated in Gibraltar will need special permission from the Director of Civil Aviation under draft legislation that aims to prevent incidents such as those that brought Gatwick Airport to standstill last year. The amendment to the Civil Aviation (Air Navigation) Regulations 2009 was published in a Command Paper yesterday. Once approved, the legislation
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Gibraltar enters final phase in Commonwealth Youth Games bid 0
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- June 21, 2019
A Gibraltar Commonwealth Games Association delegation will be making its final presentation to the Commonwealth Youth Games Executive Board later this week as Gibraltar bids for 2021 Youth Games. The presentation is the final phase of the bidding process as the Commonwealth Youth Games Executive Board head towards making a final decision on the host
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A touch of glass at Butcher’s latest project 0
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- June 21, 2019
Sitting in front of the Development and Planning Commission yesterday morning, successful property developer Greg Butcher pulled out several glass bottles from a reusable Primark bag to underline a point about his latest project. The bottles, he told the DPC, were being used as building materials for a development on the site of the old
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Tax treaty will damage Gibraltar’s economy, GSD says 0
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- June 21, 2019
Gibraltar will lose business, inward investment and jobs as a result of the tax treaty with Spain, the GSD said yesterday, as it lambasted Chief Minister Fabian Picardo for resorting to “mindless nationalism” to counter Opposition criticism of the agreement. In a statement, the Opposition insisted it would move to terminate the treaty of elected
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Ministry of Equality delivers presentation “Who We Are” to the Gibraltar Youth Services members and management 0
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- June 20, 2019
The Ministry of Equality recently delivered a presentation to the Gibraltar Youth Services management team and youth club members of all four Youth Clubs in the Youth Services Headquarters at Line Wall Road. The presentation titled “Who We Are” introduced the Ministry of Equality team and explained the varied work undertaken by the Ministry. “Gibraltar
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Together Gibraltar talks Brexit with UK MPs 0
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- June 20, 2019
Representatives from Together Gibraltar met with UK MPs in Westminster to talk about Brexit and help “bring the all-too-often neglected voice of the Gibraltarians to the table”. During the meetings, Together Gibraltar leader Marlene Hassan-Nahon and party secretary, Kamlesh Khubchand, also spoke about the Tory leadership race and its “potential impact” on Brexit negotiations. They
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