"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
Traveling from the tuna markets of Tokyo -- where some wholesalers reportedly have tons of that delicious red meat frozen against future shortages -- to the streets of London, the straits of Gibraltar and the coast of Senegal, British director Rupert Murray paints a dire but colorful portrait of the global overfishing crisis. A thoroughly depressing catalog of how completely we have devastated the world's oceans, "The End of the Line" argues that many factors have combined to cause a... (Salon)
Black storks down Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 04:27 GMT, Saturday, 17 October 2009 05:27 UK. The fight against Malta's illegal bird hunt. (BBC News -- Europe)
Oxbridge-Sounding Scammers in Spain Seduce British With Investing Schemes Oct 13, 2009
A century-old extradition agreement between the U.K. and Spain lapsed in 1978 amid tensions over the status of Gibraltar, the self-governing British territory that Spain claims as its own. While the agreement was re-established in 1985 just before Spain joined the European Community, the predecessor to the European Union, the country didnt shake off its image as a gangster refuge. (Bloomberg)
Glasgow drops down finance league Sep 22, 2009
Gibraltar is the only other location to fall as fast as Glasgow in the league table. The rankings now put Glasgow behind the Bahamas, Milan and Vienna on the survey of finance professionals allied to competitiveness indicators. (BBC News -- UK)
VW's big ambition Sep 15, 2009
A factory "the size of Gibraltar", in the words of Mr Winterkorn's communication officers, provides the foundation for this increasingly solid-looking automotive group ... Volkswagen says its Wolfsburg factory is "as large as Gibraltar". (BBC News -- Business)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 21, 2009
For the first time in more than 300 years, a Spanish minister will set foot on the disputed territory of Gibraltar to attend talks that will not raise the thorny issue of the island's sovreignity. A woman chased after a thief who stole her bicycle while she was in the shower and shamed him into handing it back. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
TSX Venture Exchange Daily Bulletins for July 17, 2009 Jul 18, 2009
TSX VENTURE COMPANIES ADVANCED EXPLORATIONS INC. ("AXI") BULLETIN TYPE: Property-Asset or Share Purchase Agreement BULLETIN DATE: July 17, 2009 TSX Venture Tier 2 Company TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has accepted for filing documentation in connection with a (the "Agreement") among Advanced Explorations Inc. (the "Company"), Roche Bay East Limited ("Roche Bay Canada") and Roche Bay PLC ("Roche Bay Gibraltar") dated March 23, 2009. Under the Agreement, the Company will acquire (the "Acquisition")... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Behind the mind games in the Gulf Jul 16, 2009
It is reported that Israeli strike aircraft have flown a number of test runs to an area off Gibraltar, roughly the same distance from Israel's main air bases as the most sensitive strategic targets in Iran. The New York Times of June 20, 2008, reported that "US officials say Israel carried out a large military exercise this month that appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. More than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters took part in the maneuvers... (Asia Times Online)
Part of a Neanderthal man's skull is dredged up from the North Sea Jun 16, 2009
" Private collectionNeanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were our close evolutionary cousins; they appear in the fossil record some 400,000 years ago. These resourceful, physically powerful hunter-gatherers dominated a wide range spanning Britain and Iberia in the west, Israel in the south and Siberia in the east. Our own species, Homo sapiens, evolved in Africa, and replaced the Neanderthals after entering Europe about 40,000 years ago. The specimen was found among animal remains and stone... (BBC News)
PartyGaming bets on Empire Online Jun 6, 2009
Earlier this month PartyGaming confirmed it had cut 945 jobs - 41pc of its staff - at its offices in the UK, Gibraltar and India. Daily poker revenues in the four weeks to December 15 were running at $721,000, down from $2. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
27 countries, 375 million votes Jun 4, 2009
Some 18,000 electors in Gibraltar will be voting in the election on who represents South West England. Following a battle in the European Court of Human Rights the Gibraltarians won the right to vote and have been "grafted on" to a British constituency with similar naval traditions. (CNN -- International)
Party-by-party guide Jun 4, 2009
Francis Apaloo is standing in the North West and Katie Hopkins in the South West and Gibraltar. NORTHERN IRELAND. (BBC News -- UK)
Nigeria: U.S.-Halliburton Fallout [analysis] Apr 15, 2009
Thus while Tristar was incorporated in Gibraltar and had a budget of $130 million; Marubeni, incorporated in Japan, had a budget of $50 million. Our investigations in the United States, France, the UK and in Nigeria spanned a three week period and were based on court indictments, depositions and interviews. (allAfrica.com)
Budget could bring tax rises as A... Apr 6, 2009
He will also tell British Overseas Territories, such as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Turks & Caicos Islands, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla, to implement their pledges to commit themselves to new international standards. Some appear on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development s grey list of jurisdictions that have so far not made good their promises. (New York Post -- Business)
Barack Obama: Capitalism’s BFF Mar 24, 2009
That same year, the First Gibraltar Bank was merged with four failing S&Ls and sold to Ronald Perelman (at the time, the fifth richest man in America) ... In the first year Perelman et al. owned it, Gibraltar made a profit of $129 million and got an additional $ 121 million in tax breaks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Australia spill '10 times worse' Mar 15, 2009
Gibraltar defies global recession. Australia braced for cyclone. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
'Big rise' in illegal immigrants Mar 9, 2009
Page last updated at 00:47 GMT, Monday, 9 March 2009. Big rise' in illegal immigrants. (BBC News -- UK)
