Lindsay Lohan was noticed among the front row guests in Paris in order to have a first look at ready-to-wear vision created by John Galliano. The version was presented for next Autumn/Winter.
John Galliano is a designer from Gibraltar showed his collection for Dior last week. He represented his new line that came in typically theatrical [...]
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Lindsay Lohan Visited John Galliano’s Fashion Show
March 9th, 2010 |
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Mornin’ Crunch Crumbs: “Grizz†Kidney Transplant; Catherine Zeta Jones Wows Broadway; Buju Banton Arrested
December 14th, 2009 |
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-Check out this 60 Minutes’ profile of Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais….
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Singapore bunker set to grow as cheaper prices attract ships
October 16th, 2009 |
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Demand for marine, or bunker, fuel is set to grow in Singapore this year as cheaper prices attract ships to refuel at Asia’s biggest oil-trading hub, a ship owner said.
Singapore and Gibraltar are the only ports that may buck the global trend of falling bunker fuel volumes this year as ship operators choose to detour to ports selling cheaper fuel in order to minimize voyage costs, Arthur Bowring, a managing director at the Hong Kong Ship Owners Association, said at a conference in Singapore yesterday.
Spain on rare Gibraltar visit
July 21st, 2009 |
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Spain’s foreign minister is to meet UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband in an historic visit to Gibraltar.
Miguel Angel Moratinos will travel to the British-held peninsula on Tuesday for talks with Mr Miliband and chief minister of Gibraltar, Peter Caruana.
It will be the first time a Spanish minister has been to the disputed territory for more than 300 years.
The UK insists it will not hand over Gibraltar against residents’ wishes despite Spanish sovereignty claims.
Border closed
The talks, officially called a "trilateral forum of dialogue", were confirmed despite a new row over Gibraltar’s territorial waters.
The Gibraltar government opposed a reported move by Spain to use a European Commission environmental directive to officially denote the surrounding seas as Spanish.
The Self-determination for Gibraltar group has called on Gibraltarians to fly union jacks during the Spanish minister’s visit.
Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain in 1704 but has long said it should return to Spanish sovereignty.
The border between Spain and Gibraltar was closed by Spanish dictator General Franco in 1969 and did not fully reopen until 1985.</p
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Spanish minister on rocks over Gibraltar visit
July 21st, 2009 |
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It was some time back in 1704 when a Spanish minister last set foot on Gibraltar after Spain ceded the territory to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht. After much diplomatic wrangling Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos is due to hold talks with his British counterpart David Miliband and Gibralter’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana on the rock itself.
Spanish minister ends 300-year Gibraltar snub
July 21st, 2009 |
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Residents of rocky colony fly the flag to demonstrate their allegiance to Britain
The first Spanish minister to visit Gibraltar for 300 years crossed the border this afternoon, skipping the normal traffic jams and being greeted by union flags hanging from windows and balconies.
Foreign minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, is making his historic visit to the Rock under the terms of a three-way agreement with Britain, Gibraltar and Spain that has done much to ease centuries of mutual antagonism over the tiny colony.
He is meeting Britain’s foreign secretary, David Miliband, and Gibraltar’s chief minister, Peter Caruana, to sign agreements covering everything from police co-operation to the environment.
Uniformed Gibraltarian bobbies greeted Moratinos’ car as it skipped the queues that normally form at the border and drove straight on to the Rock.
Gibraltarians dusted off their union flags and hung them out to remind Moratinos where their loyalties lie.
Although recent agreements signed under the three-way pact have helped sort out many historic gripes, Spain still claims sovereignty over the two-and-a quarter square miles of rocky outcrop.
That sovereignty was signed away in the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 but Spain claims that, under United Nations decolonisation rules, Gibraltar should have been handed back long ago.
Moratinos and his hosts were due to ride the cable car to offices high up the 1,300ft rock that dominates Gibraltar, where they were to hold their meeting.
A recent spat over the maritime frontiers between Gibraltar and Spain had put today’s meeting in danger.
Caruana recently called on Gibraltar boats to fire off distress flares to call for help if they were stopped by Spain’s civil guard patrol boats while approaching the Rock’s harbour.
Spain’s opposition conservative People’s Party (PP) has called Moratinos a “traitor” and claims the visit is an “insult to the dignity of Spain”.
“This is one more backward step towards renouncing the battle for Spanish sovereignty,” said the PP’s secretary general in the southern region of AndalucÃa, Antonio Sanz.
The opposition Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party condemned the visit, saying it should not have been allowed while Spain was claiming sovereignty over disputed waters. “The fact that Mr Moratinos is coming is, for us at least, an opportunity to show him just how British Gibraltar is and will stay,” said party spokesman Fabian Picardo. “We certainly won’t have our noses rubbed into Spain’s latest affront to the sovereignty of our waters.”
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Barclays faces strike over pensions
July 17th, 2009 |
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Union claims staff are incensed at plan to close its final salary pension scheme
Barclays workers will vote next month on whether to go on strike over the bank’s decision to close its final salary pension scheme, it emerged today.
Unite, which represents 25,000 Barclays employees, said staff were incensed at proposals to close the scheme to existing members, adding that 90% of Unite members had urged an industrial action ballot.
If members vote in favour, industrial action could be held in September. Unite warned there would be a significant impact on the bank’s services.
Barclays announced plans last month to close its final salary scheme to existing members – a move that would affect 17,000 staff. The plans would not apply to 1,500 of the bank’s top earners.
Derek Simpson, the joint leader of Unite, said: “It is unacceptable that Barclays are proposing this unilateral change to workers’ pensions. Unite members will not stand by as their employer rides roughshod over their retirement security.
“The long-serving and dedicated workforce view this pension proposal as a betrayal by their employer. Consultation with our members has shown the depth of anger over the pension issue. Over 90% of Unite members are demanding a ballot for industrial action over this action by their employer.”
Simpson said the ballot would send a “strong message” to the private sector: “Unite will not accept businesses using the economic downturn as a means to erode the important terms and conditions of our members.” He accused the bank of failing to engage with a number of alternative plans put forward by the union and warned management to rethink the pension plans or face strike action.
A Barclays spokesman said: “We are disappointed that Unite have chosen not to re-engage, having previously walked away from discussions. It is our firm belief that the interests of all stakeholders are best served through continued open dialogue.”
He added: “Barclays stands by the security of pension benefits already built up by employees and is committed to ensuring that pension provision is sustainable, equitable and affordable.
“We will continue to consult and communicate with our employees. In the event that any disruption led by Unite should occur, we will take all necessary steps to deliver continued service to our customers and clients.”
Among the Barclays staff represented by the union are workers at branches, processing centres, call centres, computer centres and Barclaycard centres, plus employees in offshore islands and Gibraltar.
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