A selection of the best articles about politics, business and life on the Rock from the last seven days.
Sport has been much in the UK’s news lately, albeit with a “what happened to the Europeans in the rugby?” theme. Gibraltar, meanwhile, has secured the rights to host the 2019 Island Games, but as the BBC reports, fans of a few sports are going to be disappointed as there will be no football, cycling or volleyball. The Isle of Man Today reports that a separate football tournament might happen as a result.
Who will be running the Rock by then is somewhat up in the air as the Government has dissolved itself and called a general election for the 26th November, as the Gibraltar Chronicle and just about everybody else confirms. There will be a lot of conflict inevitably but some common ground as the Brexit issue continues to come to the fore.
Something to be welcomed by Gibraltarians of all political hues is the territory’s acceptance by an anti-money-laundering organisation, according to International Adviser. There has in the past been a certain cynicism about the country’s regulatory regimes and a lot of work has been going on to ensure those thoughts, if indeed they were ever justified (and that’s by no means certain), should be thoroughly discredited so this external validation will help.
Another boost to the economy will be the announcement of more British Airways flights to the Rock, reported by Vox. It may only be a small increment but the government has been keen to improve communications at all levels for some time now.