are you inviting someone to stand in a carrier bag in a public toilet ???

perhaps we should change your name to Quinton Crisp

The first Spanish I learnt was " Tengo Las Hemerroides" and it wasn't even for me.

Gibraltar Where the F.Are You?
M

Austria Slams Gibraltar Tax Haven and Money Laundering

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/f...en-battle.html

Austria, One of the most corrupt countries I have ever worked in and there have been a few. Back in the mid 90s it was really bad, I have heard that there are still ongoing court cases against some of the people I was acquainted with then.
M

Rather interesting statement

Gibraltar signed a TIEA with Austria on 17th Sep 2009 which came into force on 1st May 2010

RGP: no change in position regarding Spanish fishermen

The Royal Gibraltar Police says there’s no change in its position regarding Spanish fishermen in Gibraltar waters and that it continues to police the waters as it’s always done. This follows claims from Fishermen in La Linea that they are no longer being stopped from fishing by the RGP. The fishermen are however highlighting problems with contamination in the area, saying the situation is now unsustainable.

At the same time as some of the fishermen claim the situation with Gibraltar has eased, they are now confronted with contamination in the area, which they say is causing the sector serious difficulties. The extent of these difficulties has been put to the representative for fishing in the Andalusian Parliament. During a visit to La Linea by the politician, Jose Manuel Martinez Malia, the President of the La Linea Fishing Guild, Juan Manuel Morente said the fishermen had now been unable to fish for over 100 days, with the fishing site in la Atunara closed for almost a year. The fishermen, he says, are reporting a serious loss of income, with measures to counteract the problems not having proved successful. The Guild says it’s sinking deeper into debt and now owes over 200 thousand euros, which means it’s unable to pay suppliers and bills.

The Fishing Guild says it can’t emphasise the seriousness of the situation and that no help it receives will be enough

http://www.gbc.gi/news/3532/rgp:-no-...nish-fishermen

España endurece los controles al comienzo de la Semana Santa

Los cientos de españoles que ayer quisieron aprovechar las vacaciones de Semana Santa para visitar Gibraltar y hacer compras se encontraron con demoras en la Verja, tanto a la entrada como a la salida, de más tres horas.

A medio día, la cola de coches se adentraba en la avenida España como no se recuerda, ya que las autoridades españolas decidieron en ese momento intensificar los controles en el paso fronterizo. Igualmente, hacia las cuatro de la tarde, cuando todos los visitantes se apresuraban a salir de la Roca, los controles volvieron a reforzarse, lo que reprodujo el atasco esta vez hacia dentro de Gibraltar. A media tarde se fue aliviando la cola para motocicletas y peatones hasta desaparecer, pero la de vehículos continuó durante prácticamente todo el día.

En los peores momentos de la jornada, que amenaza con reproducirse hoy, la Policía de Gibraltar llegó a contar que sólo pasaban 25 coches en media hora.

Durante todo el día se sucedieron las quejas de los españoles y de los gibraltareños que se vieron afectados por este aumento del celo en la vigilancia de la Verja por parte de las autoridades españolas. Basta con hablar con algunos de los que tuvieron que soportar la interminable espera para comprobar que cundió la sensación de que lo busca el Gobierno de España es afixiar el comercio gibraltareño obstaculizando el paso de ciudadanos españoles que intentan realizar compras allí.

De hecho resulta curioso que los controles -que España defiende que se realizan para evitar que entre tabaco ilegal a La Línea- se produjeran en un día tan señalado a la entrada hacia al Peñón y no sólo a la salida.

http://www.europasur.es/article/gibr...ana/santa.html

Google translate if you do not understand the above.

TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF ROCKS

Nature and quantity of Goods to be supplied – Rocks
for construction ( 55,000 tonnes )

https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/images/...014/9-2014.pdf

Gibraltar saca a concurso la compra de otras 55.000 toneladas de piedra

Como quiera que el Gobierno español prohibió que crucen rocas por la Verja, el Ejecutivo 'yanito' no las introducirá por tierra, sino por mar, como ya ha hecho con anterioridad.

El proveedor de las rocas tampoco podrá ser una empresa española por las mismas restricciones. Cualquier compañía que no sea española puede optar a este contrato, que sólo pone como condiciones que el vencedor entregue el lote completo.

Google Translation
Since the Spanish government banned rock crossing the Gate, the ' yanito ' Executive introduced not by land but by sea, as it has done previously.

The provider may not be the rocks a Spanish company by the same restrictions. Any company other than Spanish may apply for this contract, which only puts conditions as the winner delivers the entire batch .

http://www.europasur.es/article/gibr...as/piedra.html

I see nothing in the tender document that stops a Spanish company from bidding, therefore it must be the Spanish Government that is preventing this
In fact it would be illegal under EU law for Gibraltar to do so

Maybe this should be posted in the thread Spain's export boom and economy bouncing back

Government wins Airport Access Tunnel claim against OHL

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has today ordered that OHL, the company whose contract was terminated in 2011 by the previous GSD Government, now pay the Government the completion costs of the project, the largest claim for damages in Gibraltar’s history.

The judgement delivered by Mr Justice Ackenhead at the High Court of Justice rules that the Gibraltar Government was correct in the way it terminated the Contract with OHL in the summer of 2011. It is now entitled to recover all costs associated with the termination and completion costs of the project, over and above OHL’s original contract price. The price at tender was just over £30 million.

Further legal hearings are now expected to determine the exact amount which OHL will have to pay, but it could be up to an extra £60 million, plus damages. The Government is also looking to recover its substantial legal costs.

http://www.gbc.gi/news/3533/governme...im-against-ohl

http://www.ohl.es/#

British Guardship for Gibraltar - Fate Decided ?



http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/04/16/...57_982360.html

Have to feel sorry for Cameron having to take a cheapy to Lanzagrotty. We once went there, it's horrible

Well it wasn't the grottiest place I've stayed in Spain, but not really a lot to it that couldn't be covered in a week and often badly affected by the prevailing Easterly winds carrying endless clouds of fine dust and sand.
The Westerly Canaries are much more pleasant and prettier IMHO.

Yes, I share your sympathy, but no doubt he'll make up for it big-time when his P.M.days are over,........ just like all the rest.

Yes, like Blair. He is in Marbella right now. Antonio Banderas showed him around Malaga yesterday. Press reports said Cherie went in a few clothes shops but didn't buy anything...being bitchy I would imagine she couldn't find anything to fit her, she looks huge.

Sorry Fred, back on topic soon

Gibraltar fire disrupts online gambling industry

An explosion and fire on Gibraltar disrupted a number of online betting operations on Sunday.

Most residents of the British territory were also left without power.We were out for 5 hours

Local media reported a generator at Waterport Power Station caught fire and exploded due to a mechanical failure.

No-one was injured, but the outage shut down the online betting operations of several firms, including William Hill, Betfred and Ladbrokes, which are based in Gibraltar.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27098178

Not sure about the gambling businesses being shut down ,they all have emergency standby generators.

William Hills however were evacuated due to their proximity to the fire.

Would it soothe Gibraltar's anger over the Prime Minister swimming in Spanish waters, if a warship was tied up in Gib harbour and linked up to the local power supply for the time it takes to repair the power station, I wonder ?