The Gibraltar Chronicle this morning publishes an account of the liquidation of OEM International, one of Robert Noonan’s companies (see the whole article below). Mr. Noonan was the promoter of an airport and a golf course for Jimena, about which we have written extensively in the past (related items here).>
Our dictionary defines verbena as either a ‘festival’ or an ‘outdoor dance’. This one, on Saturday, July 10th, in the evening, is that and more. There is live music, children’s activities, a bar, etc. Organized by the La Jincaleta Women’s Association to benefit La Estrella, it is a very popular, small, cozy event that is well worth attending. See you there…
Our friend Jan Webster would be very pleased. Not only because of the turnout to commemorate her life, which was held yesterday evening at La Tasca, but particularly because the collection for her favourite Jimena charity, La Estrella, was a grand success. At last count, some €1,080 had been collected (13.53 update: €1,100, and counting). If for some reason you were unable to sign the book, Harriet says you are welcome to come by her house to do so. And you can still make a donation.
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(Press release) Jimena Mayor Pascual Collado held a meeting in Madrid this morning with experts of the Directorate General for Fine Arts to prepare for a project for the creation of a study centre for the Laja Alta prehistoric painting caves. The centre would be located within the old silo on the corner of the A-405 road, which would also house other tourism and ethnographic services.>
(Press release) Members of the ‘Jimena Histórica’ employment scheme and of Jimena’s Works Department were at work this morning putting up trees on either side of the road in front of the municipal pool. They are holm oaks, a native species replacing the acacias and ficus that were there before road were carried out in the area. They need a lot less water and their roots will not affect the new infrastructure.
(Agencies) Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana said at a press conference in Madrid yesterday that the inclusion of the waters around the Rock (and always defended by Britain and Gibraltar as its jurisdiction) as Spanish by the European Commission, was a “banana skin thrown in by Spain”. The comment came at the end of technical talks with Britain and Spain prior to the Tripartite Forum scheduled for July 20 on Gibraltar. The EU’s decision has put the talks into disarray. Caruana declared that this “can delay or possibly prevent the reaching of agreements”.
