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THE property market in La Linea is booming as the long-anticipated Gibraltar treaty edges closer to bringing down the border fence. Buyers are rushing to snap up properties in La Linea, where prices are far lower than on the other…
A STRICKEN ‘zombie’ ship from Russia’s shadowy dark fleet is currently drifting without power just 60 to 80 kilometres off the Costa del Sol, sparking fears of a major environmental disaster. The engines of the 19-year-old Chariot Tide, which is…
AS the second season of Marbella shines a spotlight on the world of drug trafficking in southern Spain, its creators reveal that local authorities in the Campo de Gibraltar refused to engage with the production. Marbella, the hit crime drama,…
RUSSIAN activity has been ratcheting up in the Strait of Gibraltar as the Kremlin comes under increasing pressure to keep the oil flowing. Data shared with the Olive Press reveals a 50% spike in Russian vessels traversing the strategic choke…
By Jon Clarke and Alessio Ghirlanda THE leader of Gibraltar has been forced to apologise after he was heavily criticised over his actions in an £8million public inquiry into the ‘forced’ retirement of the enclave’s former police chief. In a…
A TUNNEL connecting Europe to Africa beneath the Strait of Gibraltar is now considered possible, scientists have announced – as Spain revives a landmark engineering project that had been dormant for decades. A study commissioned by the Spanish government and…
In his continuing column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on the future of policing on the Rock. THERE were numerous references during the 19 day hearing to the term ‘modernisation,’…
DONALD Trump Jr, the eldest son of the US president, shocked onlookers in Gibraltar this afternoon when made a surprise visit to the Rock. Arriving in a four-car motorcade that saw several streets in the tiny territory closed off, Trump…
In his third column of a new series for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his personal impression of the McGrail inquiry. GIBRALTAR’s ruling elite has been placed under the merciless…
In his latest column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his personal impression of the sprawling McGrail inquiry. THERE are vital matters appertaining to Gibraltar’s democratic administration and separation of powers, above and beyond the…
