tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post5485557586441692992..comments2023-05-19T13:43:33.131+02:00Comments on LLanito World: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey- Can we Learn from it?Llanito World-Robert Vasquezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03683191110402987525noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-74359313732024358692011-06-12T18:35:48.302+02:002011-06-12T18:35:48.302+02:00I read what Anon @00.35 says but Nick Cruz certain...I read what Anon @00.35 says but Nick Cruz certainly comes across better than the PDP leader. Keith Azopardi affects a weird gravitas that he seems to have got from Peter Caruana whose deputy he was. Nick is a public school boy and Keith a boys comprehensive chap but there seems to be a role reversal here. Keith needs to be less bumptious or to give way to Nick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-53086425574043239672011-06-12T00:35:54.253+02:002011-06-12T00:35:54.253+02:00Nick Cruz is the late Charlie Cruz's son.
His ...Nick Cruz is the late Charlie Cruz's son.<br />His mum is Eileen, nee Andlaw.<br />He is a lawyer. Like many lawyers he makes many pronouncements and has a lot of opinions, as he views himself to be an authority on everything. Well meaning as no doubt he is, in many instances he is out of his depth as he cannot be an expert on everything, though bless his cotton socks, he does his best.<br />At one time he was very close to the CM. He is not so close nowadsys. He flipped parties but has somehow run out of political steam as by his own admission, he is not standing at the next elections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-77280263587593074632011-06-11T23:48:43.646+02:002011-06-11T23:48:43.646+02:00Tyrone Duarte:
Robert, I trust that you are well....Tyrone Duarte:<br /><br />Robert, I trust that you are well. We jsut went out to Soho to dinner and slammed two bottles of Veuve between the two of us, and the brandy is now staring at me - so you will forgive me my typos and any excesses.<br /><br />On the subject of interstate co-operation, why do we have to assume that it has to be with Spain - apart from the proximity factor? How about we look at our long standing friends in Morocco, and in the process stick two fingers up at Spain, which is totally intent on controlling the Straits to the detriment of Morocco's and our (British)interests?<br /><br />We have to get it into our collective political heads - there will never, ever be an agreement with Spain. Spain is hell bent (for sound geopolitical reasons) to control the Canaries - Gibraltar - Baleraics axis. This means that it is in direct competition with Morocco for oil and gas resources of the Western Sahara and anything else that may be found in the Mediterranean. This explains the Spanish daliance with the Western Sahara - and fishing rights of course. Reliance on Algerian gas, and the assistance to the Saharawis in Tindouf - note that it sits on a promising gas field.<br /><br />The best we can hope for is for the Balkanisation of Spain into its separate national entities. A united Castillian state will always be against our interests.<br /><br />On the specific issue of the investigation of the incident at the port I would like to see Mr David Dumas appointed to assist, if he is willing to accept. He has a sterling reputation for integrity and would give some back bone to the efforts of the Chief Technical Officer.<br /><br />Who are Capita? Are they the "Crapita" Private Eye refers to? Couldn't we have got some guys from Shell or Anglo-Iranian?<br /><br />By the way, I have heard that it is like Christamas in terms of procurement at the moment in the City Fire Brigade. And, as the police and city congratulate themselves for surviving, how about a pat on the back to the lads from the Defence Fire Service - or is Mr Caruana so churlish over issues with the MoD that they will be airbrushed out of the story?<br /><br />Finally, can somebody please tell me who Nick Cruz is?<br /><br />And before any of the factions shoot down my geopolitical comments and claim that they are conspiracy theories I would recommend that they go and find out what I have been doing since 2002.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-80123965414136059002011-06-11T23:46:32.442+02:002011-06-11T23:46:32.442+02:00disciple x, not mystified, just wanted to read it ...disciple x, not mystified, just wanted to read it for myself, that's all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-49129903747656327542011-06-11T20:14:59.557+02:002011-06-11T20:14:59.557+02:00Anon@18:41
I was just having a bit of fun.Anon@18:41<br /><br />I was just having a bit of fun.Denis Almeidanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-6901973163602139882011-06-11T19:57:21.798+02:002011-06-11T19:57:21.798+02:00Anon 19.19
Maybe I 've got this wrong but isn...Anon 19.19<br /><br />Maybe I 've got this wrong but isn't there an expert company involved that will cover or investigate this. Are we now also questioning this company?<br /><br />Maybe the CivServ is there also to provide support and assistance in relation to information of the local area. The company can't just land in Gib and hey presto they'll know everything...lets be practical!<br /><br />Anyway if indeed there is a case to answer for then, and it is considered that the Government has acted negligently as regards the implementation of proper regulations etc...then it would seem logical that they pay up, period. The lesson will then be learnt.<br /><br />I am still not convinced that the presence of a Civ Serv (and I am once again keeping an open mind on this), will influence the contents of the inquiry or in any way prejudice the final report.Disciple Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-33336945658309747122011-06-11T19:47:18.328+02:002011-06-11T19:47:18.328+02:00Anon 19.13
Information from??? from the written ...Anon 19.13<br /><br />Information from??? from the written word as is available to all and of course my interpretation of it...<br /><br />Why are you so mystified? .... Hmmmm...surely you are not suggesting???....<br /><br />Thankfully I am no expert but LW provides me a platform to put my thoughts across...problem with that?Disciple Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-16438474163888077422011-06-11T19:19:11.318+02:002011-06-11T19:19:11.318+02:00disciple x
by all means, give the civil service r...disciple x<br /><br />by all means, give the civil service responsibility, but not to lead an investigation on themselves. <br />Should the investigation decide somebody, or some company in particular is to blame, and they are held responsible and maybe even accountable, and they have to resort to insurance to pay out claims, the insurance company is going to fight it tooth and nail, and the first thing they are going to do is contest the independence of the civil servant's findings.<br /><br />We must not only be impartial, we must be SEEN to be impartial too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-72626404691317041972011-06-11T19:13:29.561+02:002011-06-11T19:13:29.561+02:00disciple X, I'm curious, where did you get all...disciple X, I'm curious, where did you get all this information from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-89302577857781954492011-06-11T18:50:23.711+02:002011-06-11T18:50:23.711+02:00re: the comment that the Civil Servant may have to...re: the comment that the Civil Servant may have to give evidence in court...<br /><br />Surely isn't that what we want? That responsibilities fall on Top Civil Servants in order that they become more accountable!<br /><br />In fact it even makes more sense because it would mean that he would have to give an honest assessment and certainly would not want to risk his reputation nor credibility by kowtowing to his "master".<br /><br />I say, give these guys the responsibilty...maybe we can improve the reputation of the Service. In some other cases we could even get rid of others!Disciple Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-20459339288225976922011-06-11T18:41:20.530+02:002011-06-11T18:41:20.530+02:00Denis the menace, sorry it was just an accident :)...Denis the menace, sorry it was just an accident :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-64632021516264594612011-06-11T18:39:37.864+02:002011-06-11T18:39:37.864+02:00In Gibraltar everything is political, at least wit...In Gibraltar everything is political, at least with every government we have had up to now. The fire safety of Gibraltar should be governed by written rules and regulations were there is no room for political intervention. These rules should set out the minimum requirements which the Bunkering Companies must comply to fund and maintain.<br /><br />Why don't those tanks at the Port and the fuel tanks at the Generating Stations have foam sprinkler installations similar to the ones that the Waterport Distiller has or had. The list is long and costly, the City Fire Bridgade should be the backup.<br /><br />Maybe one should consider were are the fire barriers on the upper rock or do we need another enquiry to tell us we need them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-22535878987003457042011-06-11T18:19:21.998+02:002011-06-11T18:19:21.998+02:00Re: Civil Servant appointment.
My take on this is...Re: Civil Servant appointment.<br /><br />My take on this is that he will be heading the investigation not necessarily carrying out himself.<br /><br />I am sure we will all agree that if we bring umpteen specialist we will get different recommendations.<br /><br />The fact that the CEO tech Services will be there is to provide some balanced and technical information of our local area that may be required. The experts coming in are, Capita Symonds.<br /><br />A quick browse of their website does show that they do seem to experienced:<br /><br />http://www.capitasymonds.co.uk/expertise/all_expertise/fire_risk_engineering.aspx<br /><br />To those who suggest that maybe JB should have been hired for this job. However the one problem that I have with that is that he has already nailed his colours to his mast and obviously his impartiallity (not his professionalism) could be questioned!!<br /><br />Expecting some rebuffs!!Disciple Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-68683353088225118792011-06-11T17:06:19.708+02:002011-06-11T17:06:19.708+02:00Mr Almeida - I find that avoiding an issue by usin...Mr Almeida - I find that avoiding an issue by using deflecting tactics to undermine the poster is just not fair-play, instead of being be so patronisingly pedantic, perhaps you'd care to comment on what anon@13:04 had to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-68386685343741748632011-06-11T15:21:36.199+02:002011-06-11T15:21:36.199+02:00Anon@13:04: I think you are agreeing with Anon:11:...Anon@13:04: I think you are agreeing with Anon:11:26 and not 23:02: Please clarify.Denis Almeidanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-73123824560438360692011-06-11T14:48:03.298+02:002011-06-11T14:48:03.298+02:00Policing cannot be an easy job at the best of time...Policing cannot be an easy job at the best of times and there is little doubt that we have a lot of committed people in the service. That said, are the police really listening to the people, recent public surveys carried out by the police authority do not put the police in a good light! The police I think need to do some re-connecting with the public, particularly the younger generation. The police also have to make a special effort to completely distance themselves from the government, this commissioner in particular has been criticised more than once for leaning to much on those convent place pillars! <br />What do others think about Bringing over a UK officer to take over the RGP when this commissioner retires, will a fresh face and a completely new out look on policing benefit Gibraltar and the police in the long run!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-27359799718981827972011-06-11T14:22:44.941+02:002011-06-11T14:22:44.941+02:00Robert, I have a legal question:
what is the dif...Robert, I have a legal question: <br /><br />what is the difference between exchanging euros for pounds WITHOUT a purchase and buying something marked in pounds with Euros and your change given back in pounds, or euros for that matter?<br /><br />Would that not constitute an offence too?<br /><br />Anna CondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-59631132703816891332011-06-11T14:19:22.403+02:002011-06-11T14:19:22.403+02:00guys, guys, calm down, come on, give the police so...guys, guys, calm down, come on, give the police some credit. Think of the message we are sending the underworld, watch how they shake in their shoes. <br />This is a Force to be reckoned with and if you don't believe me, just wait till Tuesday or Wednesday, the Police Authority will tell you so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-91089557118703574222011-06-11T13:39:51.469+02:002011-06-11T13:39:51.469+02:00Agree entirely with anon at 11.26. Note the huge ...Agree entirely with anon at 11.26. Note the huge effort to crack down on the small time shopkeepers in Irish Town who(although it is illegal) only save themselves a few bob by beating the crap exchange rates offered by banks by changing Euros they receive back into £s and in the process help workers paid in £s change their money into Euros at a better rate. Whenever I go in those shops, all you see is wage packets coming out and small amounts being changed. Yet all this crap about them being vehicles for money laundering. Yeah right, the Crime (Money Laundering & Proceeds) Act has, since 2007 imposed obligations on lawyers, but the FSC dont regulate them and the lawyers are not subject to any supervision or regulation whatsoever to ensure they comply. Makes you wonder where the real money laundering takes place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-69217330531507561702011-06-11T13:04:30.668+02:002011-06-11T13:04:30.668+02:00I have to agree with Anon 23:02 it really is getti...I have to agree with Anon 23:02 it really is getting nauseating to listen and read to the commissioner of police and others of their appreciation society who continue in this self-praise of themselves every time there is an arrest which carries some press coverage or self-made press coverage! although no one is doubting that illegal moneychanging is a criminal offence, but are these the communities priorities for the police. Shouldn't the police being do more about stopping young people abusing drugs and 14 years being sent to prison for selling illegal drugs, these are the real problems in society. I see Mr. Wink remains quite on these Issues!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-87556604255073785842011-06-11T11:26:55.138+02:002011-06-11T11:26:55.138+02:00Harto de Shalura:Slightly off topic but are the re...Harto de Shalura:Slightly off topic but are the regular rounds of self congratulation among public officials not becoming offensive? The commissioner of Police congratulates the emergency services and vice versa. Now Mr. Wink highlights the RGP's excellent co-operation with the FSC after yesterday's raids on alleged illegal money changers and Mr. Kilick blows kisses back. Wink, Killick etc need to realise that as taxpayers who pay their lerge salaries we EXPECT & DEMAND that their organisations co-operate efficietly and would only be interested if they were not co-opearting in which case we would expect their salaries to be docked and them disciplined or dismissed. Dejarse ya de estupideses por favor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-5111432352233484882011-06-10T23:02:11.577+02:002011-06-10T23:02:11.577+02:00how can someone be appointed to investigate his bo...how can someone be appointed to investigate his boss, his department and the work carried out in the departments of his colleagues?<br /><br />I don't question Mr Gil's integrity, on the contrary, poco hay tan formal como el, but what if the results he produces end up being contested in court by an affected party, his independence will become an issue.<br /><br />If we have a lesson to learn here, lets hold up our hands and learn it because we are dealing with people's lives. Why must Government proceed in a way that makes it look like its trying to hide or cover something up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-33073304998777034102011-06-10T22:36:14.227+02:002011-06-10T22:36:14.227+02:00But the point is does Mr Gil have any experience o...But the point is does Mr Gil have any experience of conducting investigations and can he be seen to be impartial when he forms a part of C3 the involvement and acts of which must form part of the investigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-3198746555607094442011-06-10T21:58:59.144+02:002011-06-10T21:58:59.144+02:00Disciple X
I am not consciously aware that anyone...Disciple X<br /><br />I am not consciously aware that anyone has questioned his credentials as a fully qualified engineer ...Llanito World-Robert Vasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683191110402987525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247742529089642474.post-80921548124499157402011-06-10T21:56:45.598+02:002011-06-10T21:56:45.598+02:00RV,
You have spoken before on the need to appoint...RV,<br /><br />You have spoken before on the need to appoint locals (professionals)in responsible positions. I find it inappropriate that the Civil Servant appointed to head the inquiry is none other Mr.Gil (according to the Chronicle)is being indirectly accused of impartiality even before the inquiry takes off. <br /><br />Unlike the other "top" administrative Civil Servant who is unprofessional and unqualified (lets not mention names), Mr Gil is a fully qualified engineer (according to my sources) and although not an Emergency management Expert, he is the best qualified professional to head this inquiry given the rank he holds.<br /><br />The argument as regards the independence of the inquiry is another matter altogether. Questioning Mr.Gil's credentials is a tad out of order, IMHO.Disciple Xnoreply@blogger.com