London calling

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met with Gibraltar leaders to talk about the ongoing EU treaty talks in London. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said Cleverly would continue to ‘support’ the Rock, calling him ‘a long-standing friend’ of the British overseas territory.

Picardo also took the opportunity to meet Labour MPs during his visit to the British capital and briefed them on the ongoing talks.

Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia and Attorney-General Michael Llamas accompanied Picardo in the Cleverly meetings.

with TNG Global since 2021.

Apart from the cash payment TNG Global will provide £118 million for the coastal defensive revetments for both Hassan Centenary Terraces and the rest of Eastside.

As part of the deal, it will build 100 affordable homes at a value of £30 million and 400 small boat berths that will cost £20 million.

TNG Global will build parking for about 500 cars at Catalan Bay that will be free in the summer months for beachgoers.

Finally, the company will save the government from having to spend £60 million by removing the rubble mountain from the Eastside reclamation. and a fine of €2.7 million. Meanwhile the prosecution is also seeking six years each for eight relatives, including his children, and €2.2 million fines for each of them.

Apart from private residential buildings and commercial facilities, the scheme will include a marina and public fishing jetties that could make it rival Puerto Banus.

Vietnamese businessman Tuan Tran heads up the TNG Foundation.

The former Syrian vice-president fled Syria in 1984 after a failed coup attempt he led against his own brother. Upon his death, he proclaimed himself the legitimate successor, but it was his nephew Bashar al-Assad who went on to be president. Since then he has lived mostly in France and in Spain, especially in Marbella.

ABOUT half of Gibraltar’s land area has become a National Park under a new law.

It includes the whole Nature Reserve, Gorham’s Cave, fortifications, Botanic Gardens, National Museum and Garrison Library. It now hopes to become a member of international organisations that help national parks. Authorities believe this will promote Gibraltar’s unique heritage and nature on an international scale. The Gibraltar National Park will soon have its own website to promote it further.