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Rock stands strong despite referendum as major firms vow to stay in Gib By Joe Duggan GIBRALTAR’S businesses are set for a Brexit bounceback. Major players in gaming, banking and insurance have committed to staying on the Rock despite the UK vote to Leave the EU. The property market has also seen a surprising surge in demand following the June 23 referendum, as Gibraltar stands defiant. Royal Bank of Scotland international CEO Andrew McLaughlin also confirmed it is ‘very much business as usual’ for its Gibraltar Natwest branch. And in a keynote speech to the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses (GFSB), Chief Minister Fabian Picardo insisted the vote actually opens new opportunities for Gibraltar. “We never said the sky would fall to earth after Brexit,” Picardo said in a 30-minute speech. “I think we are able to better handle the situation than might be the case in an economy the size of England or in Europe which has been subjected to turmoil these past few weeks.

BREXIT BOUNCE BACK “If we are comparing ourselves to ships going into the storm, the UK is like the USS Nimitz, the biggest aircraft carrier in history. We are like a cork. “In the worst storm in history,

I’d rather be the cork. I ain’t going to sink, but I might get wet.” His speech came as various Rock-based gaming companies confirmed they were signing new leases following the refer-

A ‘caution’ note in Budget FABIAN Picardo has labelled this week’s ‘cautious’ Budget as 'the most important for a generation'. As well as warning ‘some charges’ are to go up 'in areas where these have been stagnant for some time', he also warned the enclave would be forced to reign in spending. Picardo said: "We cannot bury our heads in the sand and pretend Brexit didn't happen and the Budget will reflect that. "At the same time, we have to be ready to attract new business to Gibraltar and

to retain the businesses that are already here by continuing to offer the most attractive trading environment possible. "This is the most important Budget for a generation." The key announcement was delayed until Tuesday, after the government had time to properly analyse the fallout of the shock Brexit referendum. The 'cautious' Budget comes despite positive economic growth in the last financial year. See up to date Budget story online

Leading British hotelier urges expats to take Spanish nationality in Brexit protest SWAPPING SIDES: Whaley suggets Spanish nationality to stay in Spain

Throw away your passports EXCLUSIVE By Jon Clarke A LEADING British businessman has urged expats to consider ‘becoming Spanish’ in protest. The Andalucía-based hotelier has also urged ‘moderate, openminded’ young people in England to move to the continent. It comes as Tory leader favourite Theresa May warned UK expats could lose their right to live in the EU. Peter Whaley, the owner of two hotels in Tarifa and father of world number one kitesurfer Liam Whaley, insisted: ‘Thanks to the older, white little Englanders we are all going to suffer in Europe. “Britain has voted for disunity and instability which will no doubt go on for years… “Yes Europe needs reforming, but not from the sidelines, from within. “I’ve been running businesses here for over 30 years and I understand the failings of Spain and Europe but this however will only make it worse.” The owner of Tarifa’s emblematic Hurricane Hotel which opened in 1984, added: “We are not little Englanders here – we are open and worldly and I would urge all British expats in Spain to consider taking Spanish nationality in protest. “I would also urge young people living in London, like my daughter, sickened with this vote, to consider moving to the continent.” May Day - Page 4

endum, Picardo revealed. He also confirmed that two new insurance companies have applied to be licensed in Gibraltar following the referendum. Picardo also claimed the 96% Remain vote on the Rock had given him a powerful bargaining tool to negotiate Gibraltar staying in the EU. Gibraltar Stronger In leader Gemma Vasquez said: “I have every faith Gibraltar will not only survive, but will thrive in years to come.” Meanwhile, Rock estate agent, Chestertons Gibraltar, has reported ‘a significant increase’ in demand. The positive news comes despite a chaotic fortnight in which the UK Prime Minister resigned and the Labour leader faces the sack. Meanwhile the markets and house prices are plummeting, while xenophobic attacks have increased five-fold. Rock and a hard place - P6 Brexit silver lining - P21

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Vox leader’s ‘hostile’ reception

PROTEST: At border THE leader of the far-right Vox party who was jailed after unfurling a 20-foot Spanish flag in Gibraltar was imprisoned alongside ‘paedophiles’, he has claimed. Juan Ignacio Minguez Martinez, 53, received a three-week suspended sentence after pleading guilty before Gibraltar Magistrates court. He was arrested while attempting to flee across the border following the stunt. Minguez spoke of a ‘hostile’ atmosphere during his fiveday spell behind bars. “They put me in a section with paedophiles for my protection,” he claimed “Other prisoners didn’t say a word to me. The atmosphere was very hostile.”

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Devil dog mauls police

Brothers fined TWO brothers have been fined £500 for resisting police following a trial last month. Jesse and Damian Sanchez were found guilty of resisting police, but were cleared of a

number of other charges. Judge Karen Prescott Ramagge said the incident in October 2013 involved a number of police officers and the brothers’ physical resistance was persistent.

A 17-YEAR-OLD has been arrested after allegedly setting his American Staffordshire bull terrier on two police officers. Both officers suffered puncture wounds to their thigh and hand when the dog was unleashed on them. They had gone to investigate reports of a theft of an elderly woman’s handbag on Glacis Estate. The youth was arrested on suspicion of theft and assaulting a police officer. The dog has been impounded at Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic.

Child abuse gang held Sick gang used football boots to lure children A SUSPECTED paedophile gang that used football boots as presents to lure vulnerable children has been rounded up. Four men, aged 34 to 55, are suspected of taking part in the abuse of children as young as five years old. Police suspect the gang videoed the abuse, which is thought to have taken place at one of their hous-

es in La Linea. One man has been named as Natalio Solis Mayorga, who worked as a football coach for years in La Linea and was a frequent visitor to Gibraltar’s Victoria Stadium Locals have said he would cycle to football fields on his BMX. The gang is believed to have used football boots and jerseys as presents

to earn children’s trust. P o l i c e w e r e alerted to the group after finding a 14-year-old boy who had escaped from a juvenile detention centre. The boy told them he had

CAUGHT: Mayorga, above and left

been abused by one of the men who took him to a house where the other three men abused him. Police are now investigating if there are other victims.

ATTACKER: Bull terrier

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Obama bonanza A NEW intern has landed a job in the United States Embassy in Madrid... although she is unlikely to be doing the tea run. US President Barack Obama’s 17-year-old daughter Malia will be undertaking an internship at the US embassy in Madrid for the summer, after visiting the country with her mother and sister. The Obama’s oldest daughter, who speaks fluent Spanish, is currently embarking on a gap year before following in her parents’ footsteps by attending Harvard university. News of the internship coincided with the First Lady’s trip to Spain last week, on which she was accompanied by her two daughters. Her father is set to touch down in Madrid this weekend. OBAMA’S: Barack and Malia

Rattled!

THEY say you are in total control when you stand in front of the orchestra. And conductor Simon Rattle took full advantage of that when he stopped a Spanish concert to have a political rant about Brexit. The head of the London Symphony Orchestra was so outraged with the recent UK referendum he launched into a tirade half way through the performance at the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance. Concert-goers were left stunned when he slammed the vote as a ‘disaster’ and referred to his home country as having ‘shot itself in the foot’. Rattle was overseeing his orchestra perform the grand finale of the 65th edition of the festival.

Bilbao ready to rock

BRITAIN meets the US, with New Order and the Pixies headlining Bilbao’s BBK festival this week. Other big names at the threeday music festival, now in its 10th year, include Arcade Fire, Foals and Tame Impala. Meanwhile fans of experimental and electronic music can experience some of the world’s best artists in a circular clearing in the woods. Other artists scheduled to perform are Courtney Barnett, Father John Misty, M83, Grimes and Chvrches.

Travis lined up for Gibraltar Music Festival GIBRALTARIAN music lovers will be hoping it doesn’t rain on them when Travis take to the stage at the Gibraltar Music Festival. The Scottish band are the latest act to be added to the star-studded lineup which also features Stereophonics, Ne-Yo and Bryan Ferry. International acts including Jess Glynne, Rosario, KT Tunstall and The Vamps are also set for the two-day event from September 3 to 4 at Victoria Stadium. Fran Healy’s band scored a worldwide hit with Why Does It Always Rain On Me? in 1999, while their album The Man Who sold 2.7 million copies and was named the 70th greatest album of all time by Q. This year’s festival looks set to be the biggest yet, with up to 10,000 revellers heading to Gibraltar over the weekend. Children aged 12 and under can enter for free if accompanied by a parent or adult guardian who has a ticket.

Don’t rain on our parade

The latest crusade

SPOTTED: Harrison Ford with fans

DESPITE sporting a massive Santa beard and sunglasses, fans still recognised Hollywood star Harrison Ford as he took in the sites of Sevilla and Toledo. The Indiana Jones star, 73, was spotted walking arm in arm with wife and Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhard, 51. The pair were snapped as they strolled around the Andalucian capital before he begins filming for Blade Runner 2, in Hungary. They also spent time in Toledo where he took in a Flamenco show, before chatting and joking with fans.

DIVA: Beyonce

Queen Bey BEYONCE is coming to Spain. ‘Queen Bey’ will play to 50,000 fans at the Estadio Olimpico on the last date of the Europan leg of her Formation World tour on August 3.

SINGER: Damian Marley

Marvellous Marley REGGAE fans are in for a treat with Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley confirmed to headline Vejer de la Frontera’s Boelo Sun Festival. The Grammy award winning reggae artist - and son of legendary Bob Marley - is the main star at the August festival, alongside Amaral, Chico Trujillo, Fanfare Ciocarlia and The Skatalites.

Benicassim beckons

THE Chemical Brothers, Major Lazer and Muse are among the bands headlining Benicassim, Spain’s biggest music festival, next week. The four day event, on the Costa Azahar, also includes Massive Attack, Dj Shadow, The Vaccines and Jamie XX. Airport shuttles from Alicante, Barcelona, Castellon, Reus and Valencia will take revellers directly to the festival site. BENICASSIM: Stage

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Mancunian connection THE first plane to arrive on the new easyJet Manchester to Gibraltar route touched down on July 3.

Good job!

THE UK Electoral Commission has praised Gibraltar for the way it conducted the EU referendum and vote count.

High seas A 30KG bale of cannabis resin worth £150,000 has been recovered from the sea by a Royal Gibraltar Police Marine Crew.

Picked up A 29-YEAR-OLD Moroccan man, Naser Houda Houda, has been arrested in Gibraltar in connection with a car trafficking operation.

Funnel vision for Brexit THOUSANDS of Gibraltarians can now share ideas on how the Rock should respond to the Brexit referendum after a new website was launched. With Gibraltar in a state of flux following the result, Gibfunnel allows concerned Rock residents to post suggestions in three categories: Political, Economic and Constitutional. Brainwaves about Gibraltar’s future will be passed on to government ministers. The site is run by a volunteer team of lawyers, bankers, businessmen, teachers and students. At the end of the summer, an exhibition showing all relevant ideas will be held. Info: www.gibfunnel.co/index. html

New Bishop JUDICIAL Vicar of Malta Monsignor Carmelo Zammit has been appointed as Gibraltar’s new Bishop elect.

May Day!

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OVER a million British expats could lose the right to live in the EU following the Brexit referendum result, Theresa May has warned. The Home Secretary and favourite to succeed David Cameron also refused to rule out three million EU citizens in the UK losing residency rights. “As part of the negotiations we will need to look at this question of people who are here in the UK from the EU,” said May. “There will be a negotiation here as to how we deal with that issue of people who are already here and Brits who have established a life in other countries within the European Union.”

*SS off SPAIN’S tub-thumping foreign minister is putting 'thousands’ of Spanish jobs at risk with his 'unhealthy obsession about Gibraltar'. The Chief Minister insists the Rock will never agree to joint sovereignty even if it means risking losing access to the EU market and seeing the border shut with

Remain together HEARTBROKEN Remain voters can now find comfort in the arms of like-minded singles. Remainder is a new dating app set up for Brits who voted to remain in the European Union. Developed by two British entrepreneurs, Remainder has been designed ‘to cheer everyone up after a dismal day’, according to the app’s website. Started as a joke the app is quickly becoming a reality thanks to massive interest and crowdfunding efforts. Then again, with only 823 Gibraltarians voting to leave, it may not be quite as popular on the Rock… particularly as most of them are over 75 (ED: and possibly senile!).

Chief Minister accuses PP foreign minister of risking Spanish jobs in Gibraltar many Spanish jobs lost. It comes after Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo claimed joint sovereignty was a 'generous offer' just days after the UK voted for Brexit. "This offer is a good deal and to refuse it would be bad business," the PP minister insisted. But Picardo hit back insisting Margallo was not ‘an expert in European Law´, he said. "Mr Margallo should take careful note that an overwhelming majority of the people of Gibraltar rejected the very principle of shared sovereignty in 2002. "This remains the position of the people of Gibraltar.

"In setting this condition as his personal criteria for Gibraltar to remain in the EU, he knows that this has already been rejected out of hand and that it will never happen. "Therefore Margallo, with his unhealthy obsession about Gibraltar, is putting at risk the jobs of thousands of his countrymen who live in Spain and are employed in Gibraltar and who depend on the EU principle of freedom of movement to get from home to work every day." There are around 10,000 Spanish workers in Gibraltar, commuting in each day.

UNITY CALL LEADER of Gibraltar’s Stronger In campaign Gemma Vasquez is calling for Rock business bosses to form ‘a united front’ after the Brexit referendum result. The chairwoman of the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses (GFSB), revealed the organisation is now setting up a working group for local companies. The GFSB plans to hold workshops and breakfast clubs for its members to share any problems or solutions following the result. Speaking at a GFSB dinner, Vasquez said: “It is through a united front we will succeed. “I would like to extend an invitation to the Chamber of Commerce to join us. This is a time when together, Gibraltar will succeed.”

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Andalucia Junta boss Diaz meets Campo de Gibraltar workers to deal with Brexit fallout FISHING: For tuna

Fishy business TARIFA concluded the fishing season for Bluefin tuna with the capture of around 1200 specimens, equivalent to 204 tonnes. The trap reached the total allowable catch (TAC) set at 193 tonnes for Tarifa with another ten tonnes purchased from another facility.

Recovery

The season lasted a little longer than a month due to international regulations put in place to promote the species. A decade ago the trap would have operated for two months. The considerable size and numbers of tuna in recent years are evidence of their recovery. Unless there are changes, Tarifa should have a quota of 230 tonnes for next year.

JUNTA president Susana Diaz met with Campo de Gibraltar workers on Monday July 4 to talk about Brexit fallout and foster cross border relations. Andalucia’s PSOE boss has vowed to reassure Campo workers and commuters to Gibraltar and met with border group Grupo Transfronterizo following meetings with Algeciras and La Linea mayors. Diaz also met workers association Ascteg to confront fears among Spanish workers that Brexit will threaten their jobs. Diaz has already revealed she is ‘very aware’ of the agendas of young Andalucians working in the UK fol-

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DISCUSSING BREXIT: Diaz

Project Reunite lowing the political turmoil. “The European Commission needs to work to minimize the impact in negotiations,”

Drink up the show THE new Municipal Museum of Algeciras has announced it will exhibit 380 works from the Coca-Cola foundation’s collection. Mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce welcomed the collection’s curator Lorena Martinez in the town’s La Caridad building, which houses the museum. The Coca-Cola Spain Foundation promotes cultural and educational development of Spanish Youth by fostering the fine arts, especially painting, sculpture, music and literature.

she said. Meanwhile Antonio Sanz, central government’s Andalucia representative has made a commitment to protect the rights of Spanish workers in Gibraltar. He has sent a message of ‘calm, confidence and security’ with assurance that the ‘Spanish government is behind them’. Unity is clearly a strong priority for Spanish politicians and La Linea mayor Juan Franco is seeking to form a group of Campo mayors to study the effects of Brexit.

THE Guardia Civil has seized 615lbs of cocaine hidden amongst a shipment of sugar from Brazil. Working with the Brazilian police, officers uncovered the haul hidden on a cargo ship that had come legally from the Latin American state. The drugs were found in eight black bags that had been stashed in one of the ship’s containers. No one has been arrested as police have struggled to pinpoint those involved.

Ports of call SPAIN has become the largest importer of Iranian oil, with the bulk of shipments arriving at Algeciras and San Roque ports. Algeciras imported 986,000 barrels in March before sharing the 3.06 million barrels that arrived from Iran’s state owned NIOC with San Roque in April. Iran’s oil exports to Europe have increased by 500% since international sanctions were lifted in return for a halt on its nuclear weapons programme.

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New horizons NEW ferry company, the Africa Morocco Link, which will travel from Morocco to Algeciras, has been set up by Morocco’s BMCE bank.

On the move LA LINEA’S deputy mayor Mario Fernandez has applied for the town to qualify for a public transport subsidy.

Place your bets AUSTRIAN company Novomatic’s new Casino Admiral in San Roque has announced it will open by the end of July.

Beach Bees A MAMMOTH bee hive had to be removed from Torrenueva beach after dozens of beachgoers were stung.

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OPINION The battle lying ahead! THE past fortnight has been one of the most extraordinary periods in Gibraltar’s history. Just days after David Cameron’s Rock visit and the horrific killing of Jo Cox, the Brexit result sent shockwaves around the world. When a British Prime Minister’s resignation isn’t even the day’s biggest story, the scale of the event becomes abundantly clear. The endless drama unfolding day after day since then has been straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster. Labour and Conservative front benches torn apart. A possible alliance between Scotland and Gibraltar. Boris Johnson scuppered. UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s resignation. An emboldened Spanish PP. Has one week ever shaken a country’s political foundations so profoundly? Well put it this way. We in Gibraltar - and all the expats along the coast - are in truly uncharted territory… and some would say, stormy. Theresa May yesterday said it in so many words. ‘The people have spoken. The bastards,’ opined legendary American politician Dick Tuck famously. Certainly, on the Rock, few welcome the result to leave the EU, with 96% in favour for Remain is as emphatic a mandate as you will ever see. The strength of this vote has seen EU negotiating ‘doors now swing open’, insisted Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. The future remains unclear, but one thing is for sure; the political vacuum that has opened up in the UK has not swallowed Gibraltar. Nor will it. Forward-thinking leadership, diplomacy and tact, are all now vital to ensure that the Rock stands firm and prospers whatever happens in England. The Olive Press is with you all the way!

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7am

Due to the time difference, a Gibraltarian is the very first person to cast their vote in the EU Referendum. Retired Francis Sheriff, 67, says ‘I am voting Remain for my children and grandchildren’ as he arrives at Ince’s Hall on Main Street.

Set-up

Chief casts vote

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo arrives at Central Hall polling station with wife Justine and joins the queue of voters. “Everybody knows which side I am backing and today is the day to let everybody determine the future of our nation,” he says before casting his vote.

11pm

ITV News arrives in Kinsale bar in Duquesa port to set up for a night on air. It is one of many locations across Europe the studio will beam to. With the news channel’s coverage starting at 11pm local time, expat interviewees begin to gather.

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Door shut

Polls close at 10pm UK time. Results are expected ‘around breakfast time’. Some Brits will stay up all night watching coverage on BBC or ITV, some cannot stand the tension and go to bed.

Surer than sure

Populus, the final online poll ahead of the results show Remain to have a 10-point lead over Brexit - its strongest performance in days. It also registers historically high turnout. Ipsos MORI polls also gives Remain the lead with smaller margin of 53%.

11.06pm Confident

Much-anticipated YouGov poll puts Remain ahead by four points over Leave at 52% and the pound rockets in anticipation of Remain.

11.25pm No hope

Boris Johnson tells a London commuter he meets on the tube that he’s ‘lost the Referendum anyway’, appearing to concede defeat.

Rock and a hard place...

HE most tumultuous day in Gibraltar’s recent history broke to the chorus of birds at first light. Outside Ince’s Hall polling station at 7am, Francis Sheriff had just voted to Remain in the EU. With Gibraltar one hour ahead of the UK, the 67-year-old became the first person to vote in the most momentous referendum since World War Two. “My time in this world is not that long,” said the pensioner (pictured bottom right). “But I’m voting Remain for my children and grandchildren and the interests of my community.” He added: “I lived with a 15-year frontier closure. We managed to survive. But things will be much more difficult for us if we are to leave the EU.” The same wishes and fears were heard many many times outside Gibraltar’s 14 polling booths.

Joe Duggan spends a tumultuous day (and night) watching the rise and fall of Gibraltar’s hopes during the crucial EU referendum

Outside Dolphin’s Youth Club polling station, Marie Martinez, her husband Alex and son Kevin told me why they voted Remain. “I remember vividly going to the frontier and screaming over the border giving news of deaths, giving news of births,” said Marie, an MOD worker. “Holding babies over the top of the border fence and hoping that guys on the other side could see. It was horrendous. Time and time again on Thursday, people de- “I don’t think Spain will close the border, but scribed the heartbreak the 1969-1984 they can make things very difficult.” frontier closures inflicted on them Graduate Kevin, 22, spoke of his fears for the and how those memories influ- future. enced their vote. “I am about to go into the shipping sector which “I was born when the border is very much built on EU regulations,” he said. was closed, so for 15 years we “If it’s not broke, why fix it? were only allowed to run around “I don’t see the point in Britain leaving the EU Gibraltar,” said Robert Israel, a to become an irrelevant island in the north Atmaritime operations manager. lantic. We need to be part of something bigger “I lived my youth like that, we could and better.” only go to Morocco on holiday. For World War Two hero Pepe Vaughan, 89, is part my generation it was like an escape to of a generation that saw Europe’s nations desee fields and cows and mountains.” stroy one another. He volunteered to fight fascism as a 16-year-old and joined the Fleet Air Arm. While it’s hard to find positives from ning trips to Gib or who have a cool After voting Rethe Brexit fallout, perhaps knowing million or two to invest in property main at Ince’s that the Euro bangs a little more portfolios, should check out how Hall, he recalled buck on the Rock will help you get much they will be saving thanks to the Europeans over those Brexit blues. Those plan- tumbling of the British pound. he had fought alongside during Item Price Pre-Brexit Post-Brexit Savings Britain’s darkest Pint of beer £3 €3.87 €3.60 €0.27 hour. “There has been CONCERNS: The Full tank of pet- £37.80 €48.70 €45.36 €3.34 a lot of negative Martinez’s and (berol talk in England low) Francis Sheriff about the Poles while (inset, left) Bottle of Lanson £25 €32.25 € 30 €2.25 setting up busi- Vaughan champagne nesses and Three course £20 €25.80 € 24 €1.80 things like that,” meal, the Landsaid Vaughan. ings “What they don’t realise is that the BA return flight £354 €456.60 €424.80 €31.80 Poles joined the to London Royal Air Force in 1940/41 and 200 cigarettes £20 €25.80 € 24 €1.80 fought courageously in the Morrisons fam- £110 € 141 € 132 €9 Battle of Britain. ily food shop “They never said, ‘Get back and go home Central one bed- £1233.33 €1,590.57 € 1,48 €110.58 immigrant’ then.” room flat rent (A few days later, the descendants of those Polish airmen would be scrubbing 4 bedroom pent- £1,200,000 €1,548,000 €1,440,000 € 108 racist graffiti from the walls of their Lonhouse in Queendon community centre.) sway That night at the University of Gibraltar count, optimism rippled through the hudNew Volkswagen £18,745 € 24,180 € 22,490 € 1,690 dled politicians as news filtered through Golf that Leave campaigner, UKIP’s Nigel FarFigures compare exchange rate on June 1 and July 1 age had conceded defeat.

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12.38am

Gibraltar backs Remain in the first result of the night. A landslide 96% voted to stay while voter turnout was particularly high at 83.7%. Just 823 people on the Rock voted Leave.

5.40am

Tirade

Farage declares ‘independence day’. UKIP leader tells supporters that ‘dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom’ as votes are counted.

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Reality check

Sunderland votes to Leave by 22 points rather than six as predicted. The Pound drops by 3% on the markets instantly as the possibility of a Leave outcome becomes real. Bookies slash odds for Leave immediately.

6.30am

Plummeting pound

As Leave declares victory, the pound plummets to its lowest value since 1985.

But Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia was urging caution. “My experience of referendums and elections is to wait and see when the final result is declared,” he told the Olive Press. An 84% turnout with 96% support for Remain was the Rock’s answer to Farage’s mean vision of Britain’s future.

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ITV News announces a 75% probability that Leave will win, the first televised result prediction. The likelihood rises swiftly to 80%, then 85%, and by 5.35am ITV declares Britain has voted to Leave.

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David Cameron gives an emotional resignation from No. 10 with wife Samantha beside him. “The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered,” he says. “I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction.”

But news that Sunderland, the heartland of Britain’s car-making industry, had overwhelmingly voted out was a hammer blow and a bellwether for what was to come. Hours later, Britain had voted for Brexit, a tearful David Cameron had resigned and an unprecedented political crisis raged. The blue touch paper had been lit.

Scotland to remain or for Gibraltar or Northern Ireland to remain. “All there needs to be is a redefinition of what the member state United Kingdom means in the treaties. “I think we would be giving effect to the wishes of every single British person, both those who voted stay and those who voted leave.” The day the referendum result was announced, Picardo stated that Gibraltar’s 20,145 voters ‘didn’t even move the needle’. But now, he told the GFSB, the overwhelming numbers voting Remain in Gibraltar had given him a precious bargaining chip. “In the past five years I have pushed against doors that just would not open,” said Picardo. “I have asked for some things that were not on the table. “I have pushed against those same doors in the past six days and thanks to the support you gave me those doors now swing open.” Quelling fears over the border, Picardo said the weight of negative media scrutiny made it unlikely Spain would close the frontier. And on a night dedicated to a matter of the utmost gravity, there was one moment of levity. Ignoring the urgency of Brexit, one guest took the opportunity to enquire if the government had considered his proposal over the Top of The Rock Zip Line to attract tourists to Gibraltar. “I admire your chutzpah,” responded Picardo. In some way, though, a question about something other than the ‘B’ word is a sign that life goes on. And while unwelcome, Friday’s result has, in many cases, brought positive news for the Rock. There has been a surge in demand for property. Gaming companies are committing and expanding. Insurance firms are applying to be licensed. Gibraltar has survived in tougher situations and the Rock’s people, and its businesses, are made of stern stuff. “If we are comparing ourselves to ships going into the storm, the UK is like biggest aircraft carrier in history and we are like a cork,” said Picardo. “In the worst storm in history, I’d rather be the cork. I ain’t going to sink, but I might get wet. “It is an honour and a privilege to be able to lead this community of Spartans into this fight.” While the fallout of this most extraordinary episode blows through Europe, the future remains unclear. But one thing is for sure. The unprecedented political vacuum that has opened in the UK has not opened in Gibraltar.

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Local voices Retired Thomas Vella, 68: “Spain will try and take Gibraltar, no doubt about it. You can’t expect anything else from a fascist government. “Margallo has been saying for quite some time now it wouldn’t be against the law to close the border if Britain votes out. “I hope the UK would help Gibraltar. Because Spain’s aim would be to destroy our economy. We have always stood up to Britain and I expect Britain to stand up for Gibraltar. “I am very concerned.”

…And how the ‘Spartans’ launched their fightback THE next morning, Spain’s acting foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo wasted no time, of course, to pour petrol on roaring flames with his threats over Spanish flags being planted on the Rock. On Main Street, such provocation was given short shrift. "The people of Gibraltar are totally against what Margallo claims today,” said 36-year-old teacher Chantelle Victory. “We are proud to be British and Gibraltarian.” As political armageddon began to scythe through Conservative and Labour front benches, cool heads were the order of the day in the Rock’s corridors of power. While the UK’s two main parties tore themselves to pieces in bitter internecine fighting, the GSLP, the GSD and put aside local differences to present a united front. On Friday afternoon, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo addressed an emergency parliament session. "As the drama of this day recedes we will enter a period where diligence and calm thought, action and diplomacy will be required," he said. "Challenges there will be. To an extent, for Gibraltarians this business a s usual. Another mountain to climb. “Together we will overcome." By Tuesday, Picardo’s bold vision to keep Gibraltar in the EU became clear. In an astonishing development, the Rock’s leader revealed he was in talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (right) to stay with Scotland in the world’s largest trading bloc. PP leader Mariano Rajoy, emboldened after increasing his number of deputies by 14 in that weekend’s Spanish general election, shot down the plan. "Spain opposes any negotiation by anyone other than the government of United Kingdom,” said Rajoy. But Picardo was quick to respond to Rajoy’s dismissive comments. On Wednesday, after addressing Parliament once more, the Chief Minister gave a speech at a dinner for the Gibraltar Federation of Small Business. It was a masterclass in the art of leadership and calm, thoughtful authority under fire. “I don’t often agree so vehemently with Rajoy as I did today,” said Picardo to guests at the Rock Hotel. “There doesn’t have to be a negotiation for

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Anne Marie Pitto, 54, Brit who has lived in Gibraltar for 30 years and is married to a Gibraltarian: “I’m very frightened for the future. "We are totally against joint sovereignty. I am totally against it. If anything, people here will be more determined than ever. In the whole of history people here have never wavered," she said. "I'm very frightened. I think it's a disaster. My family have a property business and it could affect that. I have a son who is away studying

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at university at another European Union country so obviously that is a worry." Albert Ramos, 73: “Margallo has committed a mistake. There is no way Spain has any right to co-sovereignty. “He would have to woo the Gibraltarians to his side, and he’s not going to get that. No way. We suffered for too many years. “We know what they are. The wounds from the Franco era are still there. “The Gibraltarians when we are pressurised we tend to integrate into one another and push forwards.”

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Border-ing on barmy God only knows! Food for thought! IT was such a wonderful night yet again at the Calentita (Good Eats, Issue 21). Wonderful food, great weather, brilliant cooking demonstrations and a real community event that brought thousands of people together. It was heartening to see food from all nations represented (I see the Cuban stall was next to the American stall - a cheeky nod to a new spirit of rapprochement between those two nations?) A glorious celebration of multiculturalism. Roll on next year! Michelle Matthews, Torreguadiaro

Yogic power ON behalf of the Committee at the Integral Yoga Centre I would like to thank you and the rest of the team at the Olive Press for the article you published for World Yoga Day (Instant Karma, Issue 21). Over 150 people attended the Yoga Classes and our stalls raised £800 for the charity which we were supporting The Iduguta Leprosy Camp in Tanzania. The funds raised will make a great start towards providing 62 beds and mattresses for the people living in this camp providing the villagers with a clean and comfortable place to sleep. Previously they slept on the floor. On behalf of all of us, Om Shanti, (peace). Michele Dumoulin, Gibraltar

I LIVE in Spain and we don't know what problems we will face, but the situation in Gibraltar could be devastating for the British living there (Online, Margallo calls for joint sovereignty)! There have been problems with border crossings for the past couple of years. Massive hold-ups getting out. Now it could be 10 times worse! We are all better off in the EU so god help us now! Beverly Hart, Torremolinos

No-loan deal THE United Kingdom's sovereignty over Gibraltar has nothing to do with either the UK's or Spain's membership of the EU. Spain ceded sovereignty over Gibraltar to the UK three centuries ago in perpetuity, i.e forever. Not a lease, not a loan, but forever, regardless of the comings and goings of various Spanish governments and monarchs. Perhaps Morocco should start agitating more vigorously over the Spanish occupation of Ceuta and Melilla. Philip Hurst, Devon

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ity of life, the same full access to EU and Spain, access to single market. It would just mean changing the flag and becoming a new autonomous community within Spain. Gibraltarians should decide if the offer of Spain could be a solution or if they prefer to lose all the advantages that now they are enjoying. Does no-one else think the same? It is the first time in centuries that Spain can offer better situation than United Kingdom to Gibraltar.

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Tell me lies I USED to respect Gove but this Brexit campaign has shown him to be at best a naive fool and at worst a blatant liar (Get Lost Gove, Issue 20). The acting foreign minister of the PP party has already said that Spain will come after Gibraltar. Now, that doesn’t mean forcefully, but I’m sure it will mean closing the border and using the status of Gibraltar in any negotiations with the UK on trade agreements. Gove also gave categorical assurances on his live debate show that whatever rights expats have now will be safe including up rating of pensions and free health care. He cannot guarantee this and indeed Cameron has said in an article some time ago that expats in Europe will have their pensions frozen in the event of an exit. The bottom line is Johnson, Gove, Ian Duncan Smith and Farage are hell bent on taking us to a very uncertain future, but when it goes tits up they will be alright.

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LOCAL poet and social organiser Rebecca Faller can now add the Welsh Literary Festival to her growing list of accomplishments. Her poem, Samantha on an iPhone, was read out at the prestigious Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye. A contemouron appR.S. now and porary Download variation Thomas’s Cynddylan on a the Tractor, Faller begin enjoying best Spanish wrote it as a homage to the dead news on the go. poet whose work influences her own. Rebecca has been in the news on a number of other occasions, for being shortlisted for international awards, putting on a charity play and organising a movement to save Europa Point from developers.

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THREE top artists from London’s Royal Academy are showing their work on the Rock at a landmark exhibition. Lines and Colours at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery brings together Barbara Rae, Ann Christopher and Anne Desmet - three Royal Academicians who have all judged Gibraltar’s own international exhibition in the past. Opening the exhibition, Culture Minister Steven Linares said: “This is a first for the Rock and it is an honour and pleasure for me to have three academics from the RA exhibiting here. The exhibition runs until July 16.

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By Ana de Jesus BROADCASTER Nicholas Parsons, actress Maureen Lipman and celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson are among the big names who have asked for a return ticket to the Gibraltar Literary Festival this autumn. They are among 10 media celebrities returning by popular demand, demonstrating that the event rocks for authors as much as it does for bookworms. It will be the third year in a row for both La Lipman, the beloved Beatty of British Telecom ads, and Parsons who will reprise his legendary ‘Just a Minute’ BBC radio and television show in a special Gibraltar adaptation. Also staging a comeback are author Nick BACK: Balague Rankin and university professor Maggie Gee. The husband-and-wife team will examine the creative writing process and focus on local history, from the Gibraltar Neanderthals to World War II. Nepali-Indian author Prajwal Parajuly, football commentator Guillem Balague, journalist William Chislett, former Moroccan Government Minis-

Encore! be held over four days this year, from October 20-23. “We are extremely pleased that some of the festival ‘family’ who are very popular in Gibraltar, want to return to participate once again in our literary festival,” said Tourism Minister Samantha Sacramento. “It is a measure of the success and the special nature of our festival that so many of those who participate wish to come back,” she added.

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HERE was palpable excitement on the buses ferrying an eager audience to St. Michael’s Cave last Thursday for the fifth edition of the Gibraltar World Music Festival. Following last year’s celebration of Moroccan culture, it was the turn of the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world with Obrigado!, a musical homage to their language and culture. In this magical subterranean setting, concert-goers were beamed to the beaches of Cape Verde, the bars of Rio de Janeiro and the streets of Lisbon in a fantastic celebration of folk and contemporary music. Cape Verdean Carmen Souza opened with a passionate performance of jazzinfused traditional music, leading the crowd on a journey through childhood stories and the folklore of the African archipelago. The band improvised with the virtuosity of jazz greats and the insouciance of a casual performance for family and friends as Souza drew the audience in with easy-going humour between songs and heartfelt renditions of her extensive back catalogue. Her finale was an all-inclusive affair, with the willing audience participating in the choral refrains. There was a sense of fun as Souza cajoled and joked with fans and her backing band while she moved between an acoustic guitar and the Wurlitzer electric piano that is a staple of her sound. Kachupada, her fifth album, refers to the cachupa dish synonymous with Cape Verde, a slow-cooked stew of corn, beans, cassava, sweet potato and meat, and the Gibraltar audience fairly ate up her performance. Brazilian-born singer/songwriter Márcio Faraco followed, bringing an intimacy to the proceed-

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ings with his quiet reflections. His slightly melancholic air when discussing his home country (he has been based in Paris since 1992), endeared

As many turned their backs on Europe, those at the concert embraced the lifeaffirming wider world him to the crowd before a note was struck. His set moved from the Amazon to the favelas before ending with a traditional caipirinha in a quiet Rio bar. His mastery on guitar was captivating as he moved effortlessly between bossa nova, samba and overtures of jazz, accompanied by bassist, accordi-

onist and percussionist replete with hand-crafted instruments that could imitate birdsong or rainfall with the sweep of a hand. This was folk music at its best! The captivating finale was served up by Portuguese fado sensation Carminho. A familiar name in Spain following her collaboration with Pablo Alborán on his no. 1 single Perdóname, Carminho is revered as one of the most innovative fado artists of her generation. Carminho captivated with her soaring voice, echoing laments and songs of love from a bygone era with such emotion, it was easy to envisage the stalactites vibrating and pulsing in tandem to the Portuguese rhythms on stage. This celebration of world music, is really something special. And on a night that many in England turned their backs and closed their doors to the wider world, those lucky enough to attend this concert were reminded, through music, that embracing the wider world is life-affirming. And so I say, to Carmen Souza, Márcio Faraco and Carminho, to the organisers and sponsors of this incredible musical event, and to all its supporters - obrigado! BEAUTIFUL: St. Michael’s Cave

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It’s not just political uncertainty that Spain shares with the bloodthirsty world of hit TV show Game of Thrones, Lance Rutkin tours the real-life settings made famous by Daenerys and co

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The Alcazar of Sevilla, possibly Spain’s grandest Game of Thrones location was originally constructed as a fort in the 10th century. It is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe, with the Royal family stopping over when in the area. At all other times, sightseers are free to visit. In the Game of Thrones universe, the Alcazar goes by the name Sunspear, and it houses the the royal family of Dorne, the Martells.

AVID Game of Thrones viewers in Spain might feel that this season of the wildly popular fantasy drama strikes a bit too close to home. No, that’s not a joke about the country’s political uncertainties, though one Spanish politician has made that joke already. Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias gave King Felipe VI a box set of the show when they first met.

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“I told him it was a series he would definitely like and that it offers key points to understanding the political crisis in Spain,” Iglesias told reporters at the time. The surging anti-corruption politician also reportedly has a large painting of Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, in his office. But for the rest of us not vying for a real-world Iron Throne, it is the actual sites from the show that will look oddly familiar. Producers have used Spain, especially the south and the Mediterranean coast, increasingly over the past couple of seasons. The country first appeared in the fifth season with the introduction of Dorne and Volantis and their desert climates. Now, as the sixth season has come to a bloodthirsty conclusion, Spain has become one of the primary filming locations. The storied Moorish and medieval architecture proved the perfect match for the palaces of kings, queens and oligarchs. The show also utilised a nowdefunct plaza de toros for fighting pits and a small desert for the home of the Dothraki. With many of the sites in Cordoba and Sevilla provinces, uber Game of Thrones fans could feasibly plunder them in a mere weekend escapade. However, word of warning, unless under oath from Cersei Lannister you may want to wait until it cools down a bit.

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Rob Horgan takes a ride through the sunbleached ‘fresh and natural’ towns of the bright and breezy Costa de la Luz

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TROTTING: Taking a ride along La Mangueta beach with Trafalgar lighthouse (also left) in the distance

S the sun hitched a ride on my back and beads of sweat cascaded down my face, I began to think that my plan to conquer Europe’s tallest sand mountain wasn’t such a good idea after all. With Eye of the Tiger playing in my head and the image of Sylvester Stallone racing up the 72 stone steps outside Philadelphia’s Museum of Art, I trudged wearily up the daunting dune at the edge of Bolonia’s stunning beach. But in true Rocky fashion I conquered

my personal ‘Everest’ and made it to the top, lifting both arms into the air with a huge sigh of relief and wishing I’d brought an EU flag to plant in the sandy pinnacle. (Yup, I was Remain). From the top of the mound, the views over the dazzling white dunes fringing the crystal clear waters of Bolonia bay are well worth the effort. A popular watersports area (like almost everywhere along this coast), Bolonia has long been overshadowed by its ‘hipper’ neighbours at Tarifa, El Palmar and Conil. However, the tide appears to be turning, with many ‘domingueros’ (local Sunday beach-goers kitted out with gazebo and picnic basket) banking on Bolonia to escape the crowds. Eddie Grannel, an Irish waiter who has worked here for the last five years, tells me the town has gone ‘from Tarifa’s shadows to people’s first choice’. “The transformation in the last five years has really been amazing,” he says. “The village itself hasn’t changed that much but its popularity has gone through the roof.” He adds: “When I first started working here I was one of three waiters. Now, in the height of summer, there are up to ten of us rushed off of our feet.” The impressive ruins of Baelo Claudio are literally a Roman stone’s throw from the beach and well worth a visit. Free to EU citizens, which led to an awkward encounter with the receptionist as I handed over my driving licence, the day after Brexit. But after a lot of ‘umming’ and ‘ahhing’, I made my case that I am still an EU citizen (for now) and was allowed through. One of the best-preserved Roman towns in Andalucia, Baelo Claudia boasts an impressive temple, forum, basilica, and fish-salting factory from which it once derived its wealth.

HISTORIC: Roman remains at Baelo Claudia include incredible statues Fish still has a big part to play on the Costa de la Luz, with tuna tapas festivals held at the big four towns which still catch tuna the old Phoenician way, using trap nets out at sea: Tarifa, Conil, Barbate and the town that kick-started the whole gastro fest scene, Zahara de los Atunes (the clue is in the name). These bleached-driftwood fishing towns give the Costa de la Luz a fresh-andnatural feel compared to the more contrived pleasures of the Costa del Sol, but you don’t have to look far for something more sophisticated: take Vejer, which has styled itself as one of the best-kept hilltop pueblos blancos; and boho chic Tarifa, the epitome of cool, rammed with kooky cafes, funky surf shops and boutiques full of wind-bronzed thrill-seekers. And with the ratio of dreadheads to skinheads set at approximately one to one,

my measly man-bun made me feel rather generic for once. Flip-flops and swim shorts are the established dress code in a town where the easy-living, good-time vibe is infectious. Tarifa was the first point of the Moorish invasion in 711 AD. But Sancho IV El Bravo, whose statue still keeps vigil below the battlements of Guzmán Castle, wouldn’t recognise the town he reconquered in 1292. Behind him, another fast ferry to Morocco is departing the port to join the daily traffic jam in the Straits, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. The 14-kilometre crossing to Tangier takes 35 minutes so you can do it easily in a day, and it’s well worth it for the ultimate out-of-north-Africa experience. If Tarifa is laid-back-cool by day, the pace hots

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up when the sun goes down as street performers, the town is packed. crowds of hipsters and beer-guzzling surfers turn “While this is great for business and great for nightout to strut their stuff around the vibrant bars and life, as every bar is packed with friendly people, it clubs of Calle Cervantes. is not so great for me. I want my But while tourists continue to space to kitesurf so, when it gets gravitate to Spain’s windsurfing I go down to Bolonia to hang The coast all the busy, capital, the resident kitesurfing out. cognoscenti have their own secret way up to Cadiz is She adds: “The entire coast all the places. way up to Cadiz is stunning, with As local kitesurfer Carmen Gonza- stunning, with white white sand, blue skies and happy lez tells me, ‘There is more to life sand, blue skies and people. You really are spoilt for than Tarifa’. choice.” happy people “Tarifa is the place to be in May, I knew exactly what Carmen meant June and September when the after my weekend mini-marathon weather is good, the winds are along the ‘coast of light’, which great and the tourists come at the weekends,” she took me all the way to Conil’s Playa de los Bateles, says. the longest beach of six. It means Beach of Boats, “But come July and August, the beaches are not ‘Battles’ as it sounds although if you want warrammed, the sea is full of part-time surfers and fare head back into the whitewashed streets for a

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BEAUTY: Bolonia beach and (inset) homemade gazpacho delivered to you on the beach beach at the foot of a steep cliff. And while this former hippie colony is, unfortunately, no longer teeming with women wearing flowers in their hair, it still has that ‘edgy’ laid-back surf dude vibe. The 15-minute drive from here through the Natural Park of La Brena to Barbate provides a spectacular change of scenery. The road slices through dense pine forest and motorists are treated to an orchestral concert of bird song emanating from the broccoli-shaped trees. Barbate is a major fishing port, and more industrial than its neighbours. An arty tuna sculpture on the long wide promenade, and a tuna museum, are other testimonies to its key industry. Along with sun worshippers and watersports enthusiasts, the main beach is also a favourite arena for handball. Sitting down among the masses to watch four games being played simultaneously, it was way more stimulating viewing than watching England’s performance at the Euros! As the sun began its downward descent to the horizon there was one more port of call to make: Zahara de los Atunes, famous for tuna. This quaint little town - the most upmarket on the coast - is filled with tapas bars and restaurants, each with their own artistic take on how to serve its namesake fish. It only seemed right to try some so I ordered up a slab of juicy red tuna steak and ate it watching moonlight on water - a fitting finale to a weekend discovering the peachy beaches of the Costa de la Luz.

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glimpse into the violent history which blighted the Costa de la Luz for centuries. The Torre de Guzman – a short, squat tower built by the town’s official founder, Guzman El Bueno – offers my first clue to the coast’s swashbuckling military past. Founded by the Phoenicians, it was later inhabited by the Romans, Vandals, Visigoths and Moors, along with the Brits who smashed the French and Spanish Navies at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. But today, all I have to subdue is my fluttering beach towel along this windy coast, in order to sit down and take in the view. It’s easy to see the attractions of Spain’s ‘wild west’. In both directions, as far as the eye can see, bronzed bodies are self-basting on the beach. A lot of them are campers who pitch up at El Palmar, attracted by the soft sandy beaches which stretch west to Torre del Puerco’s panoramic lookout tower and east to Zahora, curving around the Atlantic at Cape Trafalgar lighthouse where Lord Nelson won the battle but lost his life aboard HMS Victory. It is actually possible to walk the entire stretch of unbroken sand between Conil and Canos de Meca. But keep an eye out for dress code signs if you’re an unrepentant ‘textile’ – the derogatory term naturists use for people (like me) who wear shorts. The numerous hidden coves certainly reveal more than Caption you bargained for! ‘Canos’, as it’s abbreviated, has its own nudist

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IT is easily the most professional kite and windsurf centre on the Costa de la Luz. Its 16 teachers speak over half a dozen languages and have decades of experience of teaching kitesurfing and windsurfing between them. Previously the Mistral centre, German brand ion took over the running last year and it has gone from strength to strength. “We have got the best products in the market and can offer very competitive prices,” explains boss Chris Ziaja. The company also offers SUP classes and group outings, both in Tarifa and in Sotogrande, as well as day trips and longer excursions by yacht. www.ionclubtarifa.com

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serves as the home of ion’s watersports centre and the launch pad of half of the world’s best kitesurfers. “While it used to be just for sporty types, the majority of people come here now because it is super-hip,” explains Chris Ziaja, the boss of ion, formerly the Mistral centre. “It’s Mojitos from 3pm but it creates a great atmosphere and it is surprising how many people end up renting out paddle surfs or taking a kitesurf lesson.” It is certainly the spot to take up this fun, highadrenaline sport, with current world champion Liam Whaley learning and basing himself here when not touring the world competing. I recently gave it a go (See Stung into action on Page 26) and while the 40knot winds wreaked havoc with my classes I still had a fantastic time. But equally, it is a great place to just take to the waters, have lunch or an afternoon drink at the achingly hip Tumbao beach bar. Here, boss David Alvarez Trevino, a butcher by trade, works hard to run a happy ship, by bringing in a mix of good DJs and flamenco groups, and serving up

the best burg takes to event The main res mo smoothie ‘magic maca’ Opened by D serving up ju decade. “They are mos of minerals a which are gre Next door is t very epitome The story be three decades Whaley made from his home A keen winds on the windie sion to launch It was 1984 (an Australian him open the Named 100% tel) – the sha clothes from h label Graffiti Ib “It was a low k well it was goi “What we did fantastic, tota

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gers from his burger truck, which he nts around the country. staurant is also good, while the iZubar has some great drinks such as ’, which is delicious. Daniela Di Placido, she has been uices around the world for nearly a

stly dairy free and I have a big range and vitamins I add to the drinks, eat on the stomach.” the funky clothes shop Graffiti, the of cool. ehind Valdevaqueros began over s ago when British adventurer Peter e an unscheduled stop off en route e in Ibiza to a holiday in Morocco. surfer he unwittingly found himself est beach in Europe and had the vih a business there. and he had soon found a partner n board maker Barry Pussell) to help coast’s first rental business. % Fun (now a successful nearby hoack rented out windsurfs and sold his wife Terese’s successful fashion biza. key launch and we had no idea how ing to go,” explains Peter today. d have was a great board maker and ally Spanish-made clothes.”

VIBES: Some of the staff at Tumbao including Daniela (inset)

It was the spark to launch the wind revolution on the Costa de la Luz, an industry that now brings in tens of millions of euros every year. But, Peter quickly realised that in order to keep the growing number of surfers happy they needed to offer accommodation, so the following year he and his brother Michael, a builder, bought an old ruined 12-room hostal just up the road. A third brother James, a film director and producer from London, was also soon involved. A big figure in the film business – as well as the manager of Adam and the Ants - it was little surprise that the Hurricane Hotel was soon to become one of Andalucia’s hippest places to stay. “I convinced my brothers that we would never make enough money from 12 rooms, so we obtained permission from the town hall to build an extra 23 and brought in an architect,” explains James, who is very much still the life and soul of the Hurricane – and its nearby sister hotel Punta Sur. He continues: “Once opened we converted the bricklayers into our staff, some becoming cooks, others waiters, others receptionists or gardeners. “I explained to the builders that making a cake was as easy as making cement. All you had to do was throw the right ingredients into a mixer and stick it in the oven at the right temperature for the appropriate amount of time,” he continues. As the local restaurants back then were basic, at best, the brothers installed a herb garden and started to plant and grow their own vegetables. As James had lived in Italy he got a friend to send rucula, or rocket seeds, and the coast’s best restaurant was also born. “It just grew and grew organically,” explains Peter, who still spends half the year in Ibiza, where he has a farmhouse. “But now we think we have just the right ingredients to continue to be successful for years to come.” Nowadays the group comprises four hotels - The Hurricane, Punta Sur, Valdevaqueros (100% Fun was sold five years ago) and a new hotel recently opened in Jericoacoara, Brazil, appropriately also a kitesurfing hotspot. And it is not just Valdevaqueros that has the Xfactor. Hotel Punta Sur not only has some of the most stylish, spacious rooms on the coast, it also has by far the best pool, massive and surrounded by lawns. Well sheltered from the wind, it is perfect for families and with the addition of a tennis court and pool table, it has something for everyone. Best of all, this year, the restaurant has added a special pizza oven, to keep the kids happy at mealtimes too.

The Whaley story is not over yet with the next generation already making waves. Peter’s son Liam Whaley is the world kitesurf champion and is currently competing in this year’s competition. Kiting since the age of nine, he lives and breathes the sport. “There is never a shortage of wind here,” he tells the Olive Press. “And it is one of the most fun places to live.” Travelling the world, he has his own sponsorship with Cabrinha and is closely linked to ion, which rents boards and kites at Valdevaqueros.

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HERE are few delicacies in Spain that can’t be sourced on the Costa de la Luz. Be it bluefin tuna, retinto steak or incredible seafood, foodies are spoilt for choice in the key towns of Vejer, Tarifa and Conil. But, there is something about the province of Cadiz that brings out the best in restaurateurs. A combination of style, creativity and, above all, positive vibes has created some of my favourite restaurants in Andalucia. In Tarifa, the place to look out for is Paseo de la Alameda, where half a dozen fantastic places all vie for trade. Take Petit Bistro (www.petitbistrotarifa.com) (inset), an idyllic shady spot, which just gets better and better. Run by Benoit and Veronica, who have lived in the town for nearly 20 years, you get a fantastically creative menu by night and a good value, but tasty, set menu

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at lunch. I particularly like Benoit’s foie gras with quince chutney, as well as his excellent tuna salad with mango and beetroot. Next door, look out for Trattoria (see Veni, vidi, vici on p29), run by ambitious Italian business magnate Luciano, from Naples. With a fondness for his country’s top ingredients - not to mention the excellent Slow Food Movement - his restaurant just gets better and better. As does the fabulous fish restaurant of former architect and tastemeister extraordinaire Victor at La Pescaderia (www.lapescaderiatarifa.com) With his trademark scientist-style glasses, he designs plates, like he used to design houses, and they look as fabulous as they are tasty. A massive tuna fan, he goes out of his way to prize the very best

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specimens out of the clutches of the Japanese... and always wades in to buy his own fish. “It

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THE Costa de la Luz is literally crammed with hip places to stay from beachside gems to inland cortijos and from grand townhouses to campsites. In Vejer, you would be hard pressed to beat the seminal Casa de Califa, in the town’s loveliest square, surrounded by its best restaurants. The Moorish building sits around a charming central patio, where guests take breakfast and dine under candlelight each evening. Historic in the extreme, the building, and its sister Las Palmeras de Califa, which has its own amazing pool, oozes history and has been extremely well renovated. If beach life is more your thing, then try Madreselva, in Canos de Meca, which is just a stone’s throw from the beach and near Trafalgar lighthouse. Set around a central courtyard and with a decent

pool for the kids to splash in, Madreselva caters for families and hip surfers alike. In Tarifa, the best established hotel is the Hurricane, which is now nearly three decades old and run by the coast’s long-serving expats, brothers James and Peter Whalley, who also own the more luxurious Punta Sur across the road. Both hotels have their own restaurants and both serve up a great range of activities on the beach and in the hotel, including pilates and yoga classes every day, plus a brand new spa. Also in Tarifa is the stunning Meson de Sancho which caters from couples and families alike. With 40 rooms including two-person and family bungalows, Meson de Sancho also boasts relaxing gardens, an outdoor swimming pool and a gymnasium to boot.

is vital as our clients absolutely love it,” explains the friendly Argentinian. Enjoy the separate tuna menu including a great carpaccio, sashimi and best of all tartare, all washed down by some excellent wines, including Guitian at just €16. Finally, you might consider the excellent Pizzeria con Cucina, which has consistently kept families happy for years, not to mention the excellent father-and-son team of Dan-

CREATIVE: Carlos at La Tajea (left) and (below) team at Pescaderia iel and Javier, whose restaurants La Ternera Mimosa and Lola Mora are highly rated. There is however, one more fabulous place to look out for is Silos19 (www. silos19.com), which is easily one of the most beautiful restaurants in Andalucia. Stylishly created, it sits in a huge openplan space with historic vaulted ceilings and an original clock that seeing is believing. It also offers a varied international menu with such chestnuts as marinated tuna in

Bloody Mary foam, and Thai beef cheeks with coconut foam. Heading along the coast towards Bolonia, you will find one of the region’s most alluring restaurants. Overlooking rows of vines and a sea of undulating umbrella pines, ‘Tesoro’ – or Treasure – is one pot of gold that really is worth seeking out. Aside from the fabulous food - including fresh langoustines and a classic ‘retinto’ steak typical of the region – the views over the Gibraltar straits to Africa are impossible to improve. This is one spot to waste away an afternoon and owners Jesus and Juana could not be friendlier. Heading up the coast if it is Atlantic bluefin tuna you are after, then head for El Campero in the

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workaday fishing town of Barbate. Here, Jose ‘Pepe’ Melero has created an amazing place, that usually serves well over 300 people for lunch alone. But the highlight of any culinary journey to the Costa de la Luz, must be Vejer, which is a true foodie Mecca and one of the best in Andalucia. So it is no surprise to find someone of the calibre of Ellie Cormie, the former owner of five restaurants in Scotland some with Michelin stars. At the helm of fabulous Corredera 55 (www.califavejer.com), she has brought her own unique sprinkling of magic to the bustling, competitive local restaurant scene. Alongside owner James Stuart, the fabulous, good value menu, heavy on vegetables and fish, keeps getting better and better. Add in an adventurous wine list and the drive and panache of Ellie and you have a winner. In particular, I loved the rolled courgette slices, stuffed with goats cheese and rocket (above), with a smoked salmon paste, while the tuna sashimi with wakame salad and prawns was superb. A lemon cheesecake came as a great surprise. Another top joint is El Jardin del Califa (www.califavejer.com) reached through the labyrinthine corridors of the 16th century Califa hotel. Its exquisite palm courtyard is enclosed by ancient walls and is lit

with Moroccan lamps after dark. If you aren’t hypnotised by the scent of frangipani, jasmine and incense, wait until you try the menu, a heavenly harem of authentic flavours from north Africa and the Middle East: delights such as baba ganoush, shish taouk, pastela and tempting tagines. Outside of the town you are also spoilt for choice with some genuine dining secrets, including La Nueva Tajea, sitting in idyllic hamlet of Santa Lucia. A charming spot in the extreme, you sit in a leafy garden or open terrace with views over green hills towards the classic white town nearby. Concentrating on meat dishes, brothers Francisco and Carlos have made the place look fabulous, in particular with Carlos’ artistic creations on the wall. Last but definitely not least, you must visit Restaurant Patria (www.restaurantepatria.com), where Danes Thomas and wife Ase are fast garnering a reputation as having some of the best food in Cadiz, let alone Vejer. This incredible couple have created an alluring spot, where you

sit on an authentic flagstone veranda, with some of the best views in Christendom. Surrounded by vines, oleander and olive trees, its candlelit wooden tables and stylish interior draw you in further. And thankfully your hosts do not disappoint when it comes to the food. Split into a threecourse menu of the month and a more detailed a la carte offering, you will be spoilt with lots of vegetables and almost all seasonal produce. As Thomas explains: “The joy of cooking is about what’s in peak season. There is no need to import anything from far away.” He raves, quite rightfully about the quality of the local produce, and adds: “We work around what our suppliers can provide us locally be it wild asparagus, rabbit or bulls’ heart tomatoes. “It is all about being able to adjust, change and create.” For more detailed reviews, background and other Cadiz food articles visit www.diningsecretsofandalucia.com

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HAVING run his own food distribution company in Italy, he knows a few things about ingredients. Aside from regularly importing the best cuts of meat and cheese from his mother country, he also has an amazing line of fresh produce, including delicious Vesuvio tomatoes from near Naples. But Tarifa restaurateur Luciano Fabricio, 44, is now branching out into more creative ways of cooking. After undertaking a course with Spanish masterchef Joan Roca, he has just introduced a ‘bano thermostat’ oven at his main restaurant Trattoria, where he is able to slow cook a leg of lamb or duck breast for up to 24 hours at a super low temperature. “It leaves the meat far more tender and better quality,” he explains. “We are also doing a fabulous tender squid dish and I plan to introduce a lot more over the coming months.” Brought up between Jordan and Nigeria, his father being an engineer, he has a worldly take on life and, thanks to an economics degree, is more than capable of running restaurants. “Above all though, I believe in quality, which usually wins out in the end,” he explains. He ended up in Tarifa, where he met his Spanish wife, while taking a break from his Milan-based food distribution company 15 years ago. “I just fell in love with her and the place and couldn’t bear to go back,” he explains.

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WE are trotting through sand dunes and eventually onto the beach…a beach that is difficult to beat anywhere in the world. This is the Mangueta, one of the last completely unspoilt stretches of sand anywhere in Andalucia, in part nudist, in total; stunning. Leading the way is my daughter, who hasn’t stopped grinning since we walked out of the Mangueta stables, just outside El Palmar. On a two-hour round trip, we take in fields full of sunflowers, while views stretch to distant hills and, of course, the shimmering sea. This is the perfect activity for families looking for something to do on the Costa de la Luz. Rides are charged by the hour and can be long or short and are ideal for total novices too. We start the evening stroll in the paddocks of the ancient estate owned by Luis, a charming Spanish gentleman, doing a few loops, before heading out onto sandy tracks and fields all the way to the beach, some 500 metres away. Aside from seeing your kids beaming for hours (actually days) afterwards, it is a good bit of exercise. For more information visit www.cortijoSADDLE UP: Riding on the Mangueta mangueta.com

JON CLARKE takes a surf class in El Palmar, the hippest resort on the Costa de la Luz

NOW pull like crazy,” shouted Miguelito, as a metrehigh wave bore down on me at a rate of knots. Head down, eyes fixed ahead, I did exactly what I was told and paddled my arms through the water like Michael Phelps on Red Bull… and ‘aloha’ in a split second I was standing up and riding the wave into the shore. I’ll confess, it wasn’t my first day surfing and - being honest - my 11-year-old daughter probably catches more waves than me, but with Miguelito I was definitely getting somewhere. We had started the day at 10am, doing yoga stretches and warming up, alongside an African trinket salesman, who bars and restaurants with dance music at night. Teaching-wise you will be hard pressed to find anyone as was as bemused as me. But this is a vital part of the lesson, insists Miguelito, from good as Miguelito Argudo, a former professional, who has El Palmar Surf Academy, whose company also holds yoga competed as far and wide as Indonesia, Thailand and Portugal. classes, conveniently. A softly-spoken Jerezano he is excellent Lessons are based around the state of the with kids and is genuinely nurturing totide and beginners are taken through the wards them. basics, if they haven’t surfed before, but are But, even with a klutz like me - some 20 quickly down on the sand. lessons down - he starts to make some Everyone gets a wetsuit and a rash vest beprogress. fore being sent like a line waddling ducks While I had finally cracked it standing up in pairs, carrying two surfboards between on an intensive three-day break near Sinthem (see right). tra, in Portugal, last year, he works on my This is the only official surf school in Anstyle and ‘crouch’ and gives me some tips dalucia, working with Californian company on how to spot the ideal wave. O’Neill, and with three bases in Conil, “It takes time and is almost a spiritual Roche and El Palmar. thing. You’ve either got it or not,” he exWe are taking a couple of lessons at the latplains. ter, a beach that provides waves nearly all I may not have it (yet) but there are few year round and has become one of the hipthings that give as much a buzz as riding a pest places to hang out in summer, thanks wave into shore, standing up or not. to its bronzed surf dudes and obligatory hangers on. For more information visit www.elpalThere are literally dozens of surf schools SURF’S UP: Off for a lesson marsurfacademy.es plying their trade and there are as many

The sport of kitesurfing leaves Jon Clarke (right) in a tangle, after the first morning started with a nasty ‘shock’

COMING TO A SHORE NEAR YOU: Whales in Straits of Gibraltar, and (below) tuna half-eaten by orcas

Whale of a time SUN-SEEKERS and surfers aren’t the only ones who head to the Costa de la Luz every year. Sharing the shores are pods of whales which can regularly be seen frolicking in the Straits of Gibraltar. A number of local companies – such as the best established Turmares Tarifa - take guests on boat trips to see these mammals, with a slant on marine conservation. The orcas are attracted to the sparkling Mediterranean by the large amount of tasty blue fin tuna, which occasionally brings them into conflict with local fisherman. “Luckily for us, orcas come here each year to feed,” Andre at Turmares explains. “On the other hand, that’s not so good for the presence of the Bluefin tuna.” Andre adds that despite the ‘killer’ name attributed to the most famous whale they are actually ‘harmless to humans’ although they do feed on 32 different mammal species. Along with the killers, pilot, sperm and fin whales migrate from the Atlantic, as well as three different types of dolphins – common, striped and bottlenose. All of which can be seen during boat trips, depending on your luck! For more information visit www.turmares.com

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cheaper for people looking to buy,” said Nicholls. “We think the Rock can become a British safe haven in the Mediterranean. “The referendum result was not what we wanted, but Gibraltar is small enough, can change fast enough and its entrepreneurs are smart enough that it will find a way.”

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THE government has moved to reassure the public after last week's surprise vote to leave the EU. Britain will not actually exit the European Union until after the UK government triggers Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon. Following that, there will be a two-year countdown to finalise Brexit terms, until which time Gibraltar and the UK are covered by EU law. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said: "Gibraltar can rest assured that the government is actively pursuing a number of options in protecting our future and has the expertise and the energy to do everything possible to deal with any eventuality that may arise.

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Blacktower stands strong MULTINATIONAL finance advisers Blacktower Financial Management Group has recommitted to Gibraltar for the imminent future. The firm, whose international head office

is located in Gibraltar, confirmed it will go ahead with the opening of a new office on the Rock despite the Brexit referendum result The positive news came as Blacktower denied it could relocate following Britain’s decision to exit the EU and that ‘this is not the time for kneejerk reactions’. A statement said: “We are on the verge of moving into GIBRALTAR'S Chamber of Commerce has said it is 'disaplarger premises and taking on pointed' by Britain's shock decision to leave the EU. additional staff within the GiThe Cross Frontier Group, which the Chamber was a foundbraltar office. ing member of, will continue to work 'in the interests of emEU passporting that allows ployers and employees on both sides of the border', it stated. EU-based financial firms acA Chamber of Commerce spokesman said: "In the coming cess to the single market is weeks and months there will be further developments and likely to have to be re-negotiinevitable challenges and the Chamber will work with the ated following last week’s refGovernment of Gibraltar to respond accordingly. erendum outcome. "In the meantime, it should be remembered that Gibraltar But a Blacktower spokesperhas the highest number of jobs ever and its economy today son added: “Gibraltar prois more diversified that at any time in its history. vided us with the opportunity "The last thirty years have also demonstrated that Gibraltar to build a strong and robust has been able to transform its economic model entirely. business and we have no in"Gibraltar’s economy is highly adaptable and its resilience tention of leaving the jurisdicwill serve us well in the months and years ahead." tion, quite the contrary.”

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"It is important that everyone continues to go about their business in the usual way. "The government has already held a number of meetings with different organisations in order to explain the position and to reassure the business community. "This has been put to the

Finance Centre Council, the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses," he added. "This contact will be followed by a number of meetings with individual businesses in the field of financial services and online gaming."

Cruise control GIBRALTAR has taken part in the 48th Med Cruise General Assembly in Odessa, Ukraine. The assembly meets twice a year to discuss issues affecting the industry in the Mediterranean. The event marked the Assembly’s 20th anniversary, with tourism minister Samantha Sacramento in attendance. “It is particularly important now that

we work with organisations such as MedCruise to encourage growth in visitor arrivals by sea and that we build also on the spectacular growth seen this summer in air arrivals,” said Sacramento. 8.78 H Kong dollars A total of 226 cruise lin9.37 Norwegian kroner ers are due to arrive 1.52 Singapore dollars in Gibraltar this year 71.34 Russian ruble alone.

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Bonds bounce back SPANISH 10-year bond returns double after three-day rally, thanks to likelihood of renewed political stability.

Family affair FACEBOOK announced that they are changing the algorithm that runs the News Feed to promote posts from friends and family over publishers.

Wage gap STATISTICS from the Instituto Nacional de Estadicos show large disparities between different autonomous communities’ average salaries.

Extra time AFTER Brexit, the European Council is less inclined to fine Spain or Portugal for overdue loans.

Lucky numbers! LUCKY: Lottoland winner Matthias

Online lottery giant commits to Rock after Brexit referendum

ONLINE lottery giant Lottoland has ‘emphatically’ committed its future to Gibraltar amid uncertainties over Brexit. And 32Red chief executive Edward Ware confirmed to the Olive Press it was ‘totally business as usual’ for his online gambling firm. A spokesperson for Ladbrokes told the OP ‘we continue to regard the Rock as a long term home’. As well as confirming its intention to remain in Gibraltar, Lottoland said it is recruiting for a wide range of roles. The world’s largest online lottery betting offering arrived in Gibraltar three years ago and has nearly four million players. Lottoland CEO, Nigel Birrell, said: “We began op-

erating from Gibraltar in May 2013 and it has been the perfect base for our business, providing an excellent platform for our success. “Last Friday’s result does not change our firm commitment to staying here. “We’ve built a strong, cosmopolitan team of talented professionals from around the globe who enjoy working here and we’re actively looking to grow that team. “Our business is thriving and the benefits of staying in Gibraltar remain very strong indeed.” Lottoland allows players the opportunity to bet on the world’s biggest lotteries including EuroMillions, US MegaMillions, US PowerBall, Spain’s El Gordo.

AS expats dread Brexit and a possible recession beckons, there is one UK firm gearing up to expand to Spain. Encocam, a company that makes crash-test dummies in Cambridgeshire, is shifting its sights to the continent and ‘can’t wait two years for business rules to be rewritten’. The firm which employs 172 people and plans to take on 120 by 2018 is looking into opening a design centre in Spain. Encocam is also exploring possibilities in Portugal, Ireland, Germany and Poland. “We cannot wait for two years to see what will come out of this,” said MD Mike Ashmead. “We are shifting our sights to the continent, one quarter of my employees come from EU countries and we already employ high-tech Spanish workers.” SPANISH fish proHead of Sales Helen Dighduction grew by ton called Spain’s embassy 10.2% last year, immediately following anbringing in €292 nouncement of the result million. on Friday to enquire about The most profitable grants and assistance for fish was sea bass, of foreign investors. which 21,300 tonnes And Spanish chemical enwere produced, netgineer Angel Rivero Falting €120 million, con, 30, who has worked with sea bream and for Encocam for more turbot on €94.8 milthan four years has exlion and €56.8 milpressed his support. lion respectively. “I have noticed a differThe figures, released ence around me and I by the European believe the vote could Market Observatory change Britain’s image for Fisheries and abroad as a welcome place Aquaculture, show for young, skilled Europeproduction is back ans,” said Falcon. to 2009 levels.

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Property AGONY ANT YOUR LEGAL PROBLEMS ADDRESSED BY ANTONIO FLORES

Law and order A Rental agreements on foreclosed properties

COUPLE of weeks ago, I received was collusion or fraud.” a telephone enquiry relating to an But there have been cases too where the imminent bank repossession where rental agreement was deemed a simulathe soon-to-be ex property owner, tion and thus did not express the true inseemingly knowledgeable in rental law, re- tent between the parties. quested a quote to draw up a rental agree- One was because, according to the presidment. ing judges, it was signed between brothOut of curiosity I asked him if he was going ers, the monthly rental was €400 on a to submit it to the courts to stop the evic- 2,000 m2 warehouse, there was no vistion and, unsurprisingly, he confirmed my ible activity in it (a big lock on the door is question. mentioned on a photographic His ‘plan’ was pretty simple: report) and there were only he as the landlord would This will imply the private receipts to prove the sign a backdated tenancy rental payments. agreement with a friend, termination of the An accumulation of evidence for a smallish rent (around rental contract and that, in the eyes of the Court, €200, inclusive of utilities!), was consistent with that of a thus the tenants’ simulated contract and thus, with a view to not be considered an ‘unlawful occupant’ the repossessing bank was rights and therefore, avoid evicgranted possession. tion on grounds that SpanThis has now changed: for ish laws do actually dispense protection to contracts signed after June 6, 2013, if the tenants. landlord loses the property ownership by For rental contracts signed prior to June forcible transfer i.e. through bank foreclo6, 2013, provided evidence of payment of sure, Court action, exercise of option to rent was available, tenants would have the purchase etc. This will automatically imply right to enforce their contracts fully. the termination of the rental contract and The Spanish Supreme Court has been very thus, the tenants’ rights. The one excepclear on this point: “…not even a bank fore- tion to this rule is that the contract was closure extinguishes tenancy agreements registered at the Land Registry prior to any agreed to after signing the mortgage loan, third party exercising its rights against the if there is no sufficient proof that there property ownership.

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Anyone for tennis? Because whether the ball’s IN or OUT, at least it’s not lifestyle threatening…

T may seem frivolous to be thinking of strawberries and cream at Wimbledon when my homeland is going down the political toilet with a severe case of postBrexititis. But we need a change of diet. We’ve OD’d for weeks on the campaign that sounds like a high fibre breakfast cereal so we shouldn’t be surprised at the ‘deep cleansing’ going on in the bowels of Westminster. And Federer’s cute butt in tight white tennis shorts is a more uplifting sight than a bunch of suited and booted politicians aiming lame volleys at each other over the EU referendum net. But more to the point, with tennis, my livelihood doesn’t depend on whether the call is IN or OUT. As does the referendum vote, bigstyle, being an expat Brit in Spain with a partner who’s a Gibraltar cross-border worker. Will our pounds be worth peanuts? Will Dave have to commute to Gibraltar from Morocco? Will we ourselves become refugees? Watch

HOMETOWN HERO: Murray looks promising this space! Not that I had any say in the matter. I’ve been away from the motherland for more than 15 years and so stripped of the right to vote. Apparently it’s not possible to check residence status further back through the records than

Brexit blues

WENT to bed a European. I woke up an outsider. I will be frank from the outset. I have always considered myself European. I was in my 20s when the Berlin Wall came down and remember watching the live TV pictures open mouthed in my living room as people poured through. Magazines such as Time and Newsweek – remember when they were the source of international news in the pre-Internet age – breathlessly reported on the collapse of communist regimes across Europe, all looking to the West for their future. Some of my earliest assignments were to report on the preparations in Seville ahead of Expo 92, and I remember the enthusiasm of the new European nations. I was going to be one of the New Europeans, as the adverts put it, who would be part of a bright, shining future. Born in Britain but living in Spain, I was part of a modern, forward-thinking Europe. But after the EU Referendum all of that has

that, although the Inland Revenue doesn’t seem to have any trouble. Still, there are worse things than being disenfranchised; like becoming an illegal alien ... or having the right to a postal vote in Spain and not receiving the ballot papers in time, which might have something to do with the Spanish postal service. But why couldn’t ‘our side’ have come up with a catchier name than Remain, and its association with ‘remains’ ... Brit-IN, for example? Who uses ‘remain’ as a word these days, anyway? Instead, by a flimsy 3.8% margin, Brexit has thrown everything off kilter – not just expats but Britain’s economy, its two biggest political parties, maybe even its geographical shape if Scotland gets a second independence referendum, leaving England and Wales looking like a sad, decapitated torso on the world map. Plus, with two leadership battles looming and a possible General Election, it has inflicted a double blow on us expats - the most dire autumn season of satellite TV viewing imaginable. And forget changing channels. Donald Trump seems to be funding his own air time on Fox while Spanish news stations were talking up a third General Election last time I tuned in. But cut off in my voting prime as I am, there are still things I love about Great Britain and Wimbledon is one of them. I have fond school-girlish memories of dodging into the male players’ changing rooms for autographs and Ilie Nastasie obliging, wearing nothing but a towel. Swoon! changed. Now, although I live far from I had a series of meetings and media briefings the hallowed turf, come the last with the British Ambassador in the run up to the week in June I stock up with referendum and he described it as the most strawberries and Cornish clotimportant decision in 150 years for the British ted cream – from Morrisons in people. Gibraltar, get it while you can – And the British people gave a two fingered saand tune into the centre court lute to the Single Europe that I grew up with. action with ‘Johnny Mac’, still the What that means for the future for British exmaster of the witty backhander, pats in Spain is still to be decided. albeit from the commentary box As to my own future as a self-employed freethese days. lance journalist and broadcaster trying to make So that’s my plan (unlike Boris, an honest living (if ‘honest living’ and ‘freelance I have one). It will keep alarmist journalist’ isn’t an oxymoron), that too could thoughts at bay about what will change, as I may need professional qualificabecome of the world, post-Brexit tions to ply my trade as a soon-to-be non-EU and maybe post-Scexit. citizen. Although it does make you wonOr I could change my nationality. I’ve been livder ...Who will we cheer on at ing in Spain long enough to apply for Spanish Wimbledon if Andy Murray becitizenship. comes a foreigner? And will the Or if things in the UK (another oxymoron) pan Queen need her passport to visit out the way they seem to be going, I could soon Balmoral? be the owner of a brand new Scottish passport!

The future is anything but bright for us Europeans

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POLITICAL party Ciudadanos has denounced the practice of freezing Spanish cured hams. The party claims hundreds of thousands of hams are being and frozen Download each yearour in aapp bidnow to keep their numbers scarce begin enjoying theand best their Spanish prices high. news on the go. This is despite a law being passed two years ago which does not list freezing among the stages of production.

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Gibraltar gets fruity taste of Scottish entrepreneur’s Super Jam

GFSB dinner ‘we have more in common than I would have known a few weeks ago’. “Perhaps what my story shows is that something that can begin for anyone as a simple idea in a garage, or a kitchen or a shed, with a bit of imagination, luck and hard work can grow

Nun’s the word

THE Gibraltar Convent treated residents to its homemade marmalade during their annual open day. Hosted by Governor Lt General Edward Davis and his wife Lorraine, more than 20 other stalls offered cake, sandwiches and coffee in the stunning convent gardens. The money raised went to the Calpe House Trust and the Down’s Syndrome Support Group.

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into something that can change your life,” he said. Doherty sold 1,500 jars on the first day in one Edinburgh store, more than the shop’s entire jam sales for a normal month. As Super Jam’s success soared, the budding businessman was invited to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace and appeared on the front page of The Sun.

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A WORLD-RENOWNED Scottish entrepreneur who has sold millions of jars of sugarless jam has addressed Gibraltar’s Federation of Small Businesses. Fraser Doherty, 24, was inspired by his gran to create his Super Jam brand as a 14-year-old. Freezing After going door-to-door Party leaders say it is unfair that selling jars to his Edinburgh consumers are missing out on neighbours, he successfully lower prices, that the law pitched his 100% fruit jam Theand Olive Press does not require hams to be to Waitrose and the product labelled as having been frozen, is now sold in 2,000 superfor news in Spain! beforeTOP or after curing. markets around the world. While experts believe the freezing of the product does not af- Announcing to loud cheers fect its quality for consumers, he was from Scotland, Ciudadanos leaders are still Doherty told guests at the concerned of the effects. They are demanding labeling requirements that include mandatory disclosure of the fact that a ham has been frozen and thawed prior to processing. Jamon prices, depending on the brand, can vary from €20 a pound to more than €100 a pound. It is one of Spain’s most famous food exports, and continues to grow in notoriety around the world.

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Lisbon Lance Rutkin takes a long weekend in Lisbon to find the best things to see and do for 72 hours in the Portuguese capital

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COMMON reply when I told people I’d be going to Europe for the summer was, ‘Make sure you go to Lis-

bon.’ The continent’s westernmost capital has developed a reputation as a culturally rich city with magnificent sights and a fun nightlife, without the hefty prices or overwhelming tourism of Barcelona or Madrid. Though the flights from Malaga aren’t at the most convenient times, Lisbon turned out to be an enjoyable escape from Spain over a bustling, busy, bank holiday weekend. And you gain an hour with the

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72 hours in Lisbon time change, so a flight departing at 07.00 arrives at 07.30 in Lisbon. I was lucky enough to stay with a

local who took me to some great spots and skipped the overrated ones. The right weekend in Lisbon is at

once entertaining and relaxing, enriching and invigorating and my five-centre hitlist covers the complete package.

SINTRA

A FAIRYTALE city fit for a Disney princess, Sintra is a day trip not to be missed. It’s 40 minutes (by train) from Lisbon to this mystical city awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status. With a skyline to rival Manhattan, a host of 19th-century turrets and domes stand majestically above the colourful town houses. Cupped between two impressive moun-

tains, both can be climbed and are within two hours of the city centre. The effort is worth it for the rewards at the top: the medieval Castelo dos Mouros perches on the crest of one summit and the Pena National Palace on the other, which was the summer residence of Portugal’s monarchs during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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BELEM

DOWNTOWN Lisbon was almost entirely destroyed during the city’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of 1755, and subsequent fire. In the devastation’s aftermath, the Marquis of Pombal took complete control of reconstruction. The Marquis’s vision of Lisbon differed drastically from the old city’s narrow, winding roads. He commissioned a grid network with wide avenues, making Lisbon Europe’s first modern city. Downtown Lisbon hosts the city’s shopping district and is the most bustling daytime sector. The roads towards the river culminate in the Praca de Comercio, where the city puts on concerts, festivals and cultural celebrations throughout the year.

HEAD beyond the city centre, west of the magnificent 25 de Abril Bridge (a Golden Gate lookalike named after

the date of Portugal’s independence from Salazar’s regime) to find Belem, a focal point of Lisbon’s history.

Here, in a single square, you’ll find the Tower of Belem, the Jeronimos Monastery, and some of the best pastries in the city. From the Tower of Belem, you see Lisbon from a different vantage point to anywhere else in the city, a view that underlines its relationship with the Atlantic and the Tagus River. The Jeronimos Monastery is like any great European Catholic church: dark, immense and echoic. Two famous Lisboeta rest in peace here: Camoes, the poet, and de Gama, the explorer. After sightseeing, walk east of the monastery to a bakery with blue awnings offer 75cl versions - worthwhile for the mojito, named Pasteis but it can end up being more expensive for the de Belem to try beers. Lisbon’s famous Despite the foot traffic, taxis and even municipal pastel de nata. service vehicles try to make their way through at Make sure it’s night. Some revellers sit on the boots to cadge a dusted with cinfree ride as they drive past. namon and powdered sugar.

BAIRRO ALTO

BEFORE clubbing until six in the morning, most nights in Lisbon start on the crowded, cobbled streets of Bairro Alto. Thousands of people stand outside the hundreds of bars packed into just a few square blocks to quaff €1 pints of beer and €6 pints of mojitos (yes, pints of mojitos). Most bars also

CASCAIS

WEST of Lisbon lies Cascais, an affluent beach town that looks out onto the Atlantic. If you can rent a car, the drive makes the trip worthwhile. Head out from Lisbon along the Tagus River, travelling west on the scenic N6. The 30 km route hugs the coast, as the river becomes the ocean, past small beaches hiding in rocky inlets where the tide rises and falls against the natural sea walls.

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LINCOLN Red Imps are hoping to turn up the heat in Wednesday’s Champions League tie against Flora Tallinn, says Lee Casciaro. The Imps are eyeing a glamour second-round qualifier against Celtic if they get past the Estonian side at Victoria Stadium. Joseph Chipolina’s precious away goal in the 2-1 defeat at the Estonian capital gives them a huge chance of progressing to the next round. And with a bumper home crowd roaring on Liam Walker and the boys, the Rock’s champions hope sweltering home advantage will see them through. “It’s warm over here, we’re playing at around 7pm so it will probably be around 29 degrees Celsius,” said Lee Casciaro. “We’re used to it and they’ll probably struggle a bit more than us.”

EUROPA FC goalkeeper Matt Cafer is adamant a 9,000 km round-trip to Armenia will not harm his side’s Europa League hopes against Pyunik. Following their heroic 2-0 first-leg win, the Gibraltar team face a gruelling 20-hour journey via Moscow to the former Soviet republic. And although Europa were originally due to play Pyunik at Victoria Stadium in the second leg, a game clash at the Armenian stadium meant UEFA switched the tie. Cafer said: “It’s not a nice trip. It’s something you have to deal with. They have had to make the trip first. We have given ourselves enough time to prepare.

HOPEFUL: The Imps

Europa FC’s Armenia trip holds no fears

Summer fun

GIBRALTAR’S Sports and Leisure Authority has launched this year’s Summer Sports and Leisure Programme. There is to be a particular focus on table tennis ahead of the 2019 Island Games. The programme, in its 17th year and launched by GSLA Chief Executive Officer Reagan Lima, NatWest Regional Head for Gibraltar David Bruce, GSLA Head of Facilities Matthew Reoch and Sports Development and Training Officer Michelle Turner, plans to have more than 1,000 children participating in more than 30 different activities. IRELAND’S women’s basketball team have narrowly missed out on gold to Malta at the FIBA European Championships for Small Countries in Gibraltar. In their first campaign for seven years, the Irish side put together a stunning first half before Malta clawed their way back to take the game 67-59. “We had them at half time,” said head coach Mark Scannell, “We were doing all the things that w e were really good at and we just came out flat for the second half.” Moldova got bronze while Gibraltar came 5th out of six.

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BACK: Cycling at the Island Games

Tour de Rock

CYCLING and beach volleyball will be included in Gibraltar’s Island Games after having been dropped from the programme of events. The news came during the annual meeting of the International Island Games Association, where Guernsey were confirmed as hosts GIBRALTARIAN footballer for the 2021 event. Jake Gosling has penned a The Island Games new deal with League One sees thousands of club Bristol Rovers. competitors from The 22-year-old midfield24 different iser was part of the squad lands compete in that won promotion from 16 different sport League Two last season. events.

Fine export

UNFAZED: Europa FC face a long journey “We leave Monday and get there late Tuesday night . We have a day or two to recover. Being footballers it’s what we have to deal with.” Goals from Pedro Carrion and Felix Lopez have put Europa FC firmly in the driving seat. And with Lincoln Red Imps gunning for a dream ‘Battle of Britain’ tie with Celtic, this is a huge week for Gibraltar’s top-two sides. “For the whole of Gibraltar it is a great incentive to get behind us,” said Cafer. “If either us or Lincoln Red Imps get through the qualifiers it gives Gibraltar another place in the UEFA qualifying matches. “It would give us two places in the Europa League qualifiers. That would be fantastic for the whole of Gibraltar here.”

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Just dance THE Gibraltar National Dance Team has won 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze at the Dance World Cup in Jersey.

Never forget THE Rock held a minutes silence to commemorate the 100th anniversary of those who died in the Battle of the Somme.

Book fest ENGLISH poet and television presenter Pam Ayres has announced she will take part in the Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival.

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WHAT A BOOB! Matron axed from school for saucy calendar that rocked Gibraltar

A BRITISH school matron has been sacked after posing in a raunchy armed forces charity calendar that sold-out on the Rock. Mother-of-one Keira Goodwin has posed in lingerie in the Hotties for Heroes calendar since 2011, helping to raise more than £30,000 for ex-servicemen and women. It has repeatedly sold out in Gibraltar. But after her colleagues discovered the snaps, she was asked to leave her job at Giggleswick boarding school, in North Yorkshire. She is now taking legal action and is filing an unfair dismissal claim against the £10,600-a-term private school. Her lawyer Helen Moore

By Laurence Dollimore said: “There is no doubt in my mind that her employment was terminated due to the nature of the charity work she does. “During her employment, she never tried to hide her involvement in the charity calendar or any other aspects of the charity work she has done for the last five years.” The £10 calendars, which raise money for the Help for Heroes charity, were launched five years ago and often feature Army wives and girlfriends. “We sell them all over, places like Gibraltar, some in Camp Bastion (in Afghanistan), some in New Zealand,” Goodwin said.

Vulture circles

SPAIN’S foreign minister isn’t the only one looking to prey on Gibraltar. A rare Ruppell’s Vulture has been spotted soaring over the British territory after flying all the way from south of the Sahara. The Ruppell is the world’s highest flying bird and can reach an astonishing 37,000 feet, the same height as aeroplanes. However, not all the Rock’s residents were thrilled to see the fine specimen flying so low, as this seagull’s expression suggests.

HMS Kent

What’s up, dock? TYPE 23 frigate HMS Kent has stopped in Gibraltar to refuel and re-supply. The ship is one of the newest in the Royal Navy’s fleet. At the start of June, the Kent tracked and intercepted Russian submarine the Stary Oskol in the North Sea and escorted it past the Straits of Dover. The frigate was built by BAE Systems on the Clyde and was launched in May 1998 by Princess Alexandra of Kent.

FIRED: Matron Goodwin

Don’t DARE TO drive with the top down! DRIVERS crossing the border this summer are being warned not to grin and BARE it. It comes as the Guardia Civil are set to hit topless drivers with fines of up to €200. According to Spain’s traffic ministry, driving topless can ‘cause burns or chafing from a seat belt and risk an accident’. The long arm of the law will also come down hard on anyone out for a spin in their flip flops.

AT RISK: Topless drivers