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Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. [3] It was created on 6 July 1787 for General Sir George Augustus Eliott in recognition of his defence of Gibraltar during the Franco-Spanish Siege of 1779 to 1783.
In 2005 the Gibraltar Post Office was granted the title of "Royal" by Her Majesty the Queen. Gibraltar is the only Commonwealth or British Overseas Territory post office outside the United Kingdom that bears this title. [2] Gibraltar has traditional red pillar boxes and the tops are also frequently painted black.
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Gibraltar Nynex Communications Ltd (GNC) became responsible for fixed-line telephony. GNC was the first acquisition of Nynex outside the Americas. [7] In 1997, GNC, through its wholly owned subsidiary, GNC Networks, commenced Internet services. GNC Networks was later renamed GibConnect. ADSL services were introduced in 2002.
Sovereign Group is a Gibraltar-based corporate services company established in 1987.Sovereign's core business is setting up and managing tax-efficient structures to assist wealth management, foreign property ownership and cross-border business.
The Gibraltar Medallion of Distinction was created by a motion of the Gibraltar Parliament on the 29 July 2011 and is awarded annually by the Parliament to "living or deceased persons who have attained distinction in any event, activity, aspect of life or subject matter and have thereby made an exceptional contribution to the community which Parliament considers worthy of special recognition".
Subject to notifying the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, which had to be satisfied that they meet certain criteria in accordance with the relevant EU Directive, Gibraltar licensed or authorised financial institutions were able to provide services throughout the EU and European Economic Area without having to seek separate licences or ...
His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The head of state is King Charles III who is represented by the Governor .