The word Khaima is the Arabic word for tent but at the Rock Hotel it has become a byword for Gibraltar’s latest and most unique venue.
The pool area…
The hotel’s recently refurbished pool area has a distinctive Moorish look with definite shades of Marrakech! The addition of the Khaima, or marquee, sitting within this new environment gives the hotel a stunning venue that can be used winter or summer for a whole series of social and business purposes – at night in particular, the Khaima and surrounding pool area is magically lit with mood lighting and wonderful Moroccan lanterns and is adorned with red carpets hand made by Berber craftsmen just for your delegates and guests.
Spacious and versatile…
The Khaima is spacious and versatile and is air conditioned for the summer as well as having the option of heating in the winter. A number of local companies have already held successful events within its walls and the diary is looking very promising as we end the summer and start to think about the conference and festive seasons – both of which can be catered for particularly well.
Conference, dinner, Christmas, Halloween…
There is a range of Khaima menus from canapés to formal banqueting, from Moroccan inspired menus to two or three course menus for hungry conference delegates. Fresh off the press is a range of Christmas party menus with live music and DJ options that are guaranteed to get your company or organisation’s celebrations rocking and with Halloween on its way why not be the first to book a spooky company disco.
Independent hire…
The Khaima can also be hired as an independent venue if so desired and third party event companies are welcome to talk to the hotel about ways in which they can work together to use this amazing location. With a dedicated kitchen area to rent we welcome visiting chefs, event organisers, party planners and caterers to the Khaima.
Transport solutions…
For a venue that can sit up 200 people and can provide a cocktail or conference environment for many more, the hotel also has a logistical solution and in conjunction with its sister company BGI Travel, can offer the ideal transportation from your company headquarters or from a variety of bespoke pick up points in and around Gibraltar.
Or take the elevator home…
Subject to availability the Rock would be delighted to offer a very special overnight rate to any bona-fide attendees of a Khaima event of £70.00 per room including a full English buffet breakfast.
Find out more…
The Khaima has a dedicated manager, Alex Martin and he can be contacted at amartin@rockhotel.com
Likewise, the Khaima has its own dedicated enquiry centre and an e-mail to Khaima@rockhotel.com will get you an information pack that will tell you all you need to know to get you Khaima wise!
They say a picture paints a thousand words but even better is to get up close and personal so why not call us and we’ll give you a one to one show round of this exceptionally different and quirky venue

Investing in innovation and new technologies has been a key strategy for Gibtelecom, and this year we have seen one of the Company’s major transformational projects coming to fruition – the Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable project, perhaps the most ambitious and potentially important commercial project with which Gibtelecom have ever been involved.

Gibraltar’s demand for internet bandwidth has grown on an exponential scale in recent times, largely driven by the e-gaming industry. This sector, and Gibraltar’s finance centre too, have a high dependency on state-of-the-art communications and Gibtelecom has been committed to investing in providing robust and diverse national and international fibre optic routes.
The EIG high bandwidth fibre optic system will not only complement existing routes but also provide Gibraltar with an alternative submarine path, without the limitations on capacity or the incidence of interruptions that face land based routes.
The cable which has a current capacity of 3.84 terabits along the entire route, connects three continents and provides seamless interconnection with other major cable systems connecting Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. The submarine cable was landed successfully in Gibraltar in May last year and partial activation was recently achieved.
This project is an important step forward in building both Gibtelecom, and Gibraltar, as an international communications hub. Tim Bristow, Gibtelecom’s CEO say’s the Company is “setting up an international arm that will not only market Gibtelecom worldwide, in terms of bandwidth and transit traffic sales, but also manage the Company’s other international traffic, routes and relationships.” This is the first time in nearly 100 years that Gibraltar has had a direct commercial submarine cable. He adds that “and we can now marry it to data centres where people are looking for tax-efficient places to host their computers.”
Connectivity, he believes, is “a sort of new oil.”

Barclays Wealth has been looking after clients on ‘The Rock’ for over 120 years, and thanks to the newly expanded intermediaries team who have a ‘passion to deliver,’ the global organisation continues to serve professional intermediaries and their clients.
‘Give us the problem or circumstance and let us find you the solution’: these are the inspiring words of Carlos Garcia, Head of Intermediaries, who leads the newly-formed team, comprising of relationship managers and account managers, all of whom have a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge on a host of subjects, from property financing to high value international trading.
In order to serve clients’ needs, the department is assisted by a remote team which supports it with basic day-to-day activities, from service payments to day to day treasury needs.
The wide range of expertise within the group ensures that their chosen client segment is served in the best and most efficient way, providing global reach.

Determined to continue driving the service agenda for constant improvement forward, the team is working with in-house experts to ensure that the systems and processes are reviewed to make sure they meet the needs of their clients in this fast changing environment.
So, apart from their passion, drive and determination, what makes this team of experts stand out from the competition?
Carlos says: ‘Whilst others are focused on their internal issues at a time when banks remain in the spotlight, we are solely focused on the external stakeholder, the client.
‘We continue to be committed to our clients and want to leverage the full Barclays Wealth capability, dovetailing
with the Corporate banking suite of products and expertise, Barclays in Gibraltar is the gateway to the Barclays group.’
‘This is unique, as we find that our competitors can only do one of the two; either corporate banking or investment banking. We can do all of this from within the same team.’
Barclays Wealth is the wealth management division of Barclays and operates through Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries.
Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered Number: 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.
Authorised by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission to conduct banking and investment business in Gibraltar.

Charles Serruya, Chairman of Baker Tilly Gibraltar, has retired after 30 years with the firm.
Jose Julio Pisharello takes over as Chairman with Ian Collinson continuing as Managing Director. Congratulations to JJ as he is known, and we wish Charles a very happy retirement.

Stan Cech has recently joined Ibex Insurance Services Limited in the position of Finance Manager, working at the new company headquarters at 68 Irish Town.
Stan has been in Gibraltar since 2006, working previously at Hassans Law Firm as a Legal Accountant. The two years that Stan spent with Hastings Insurance Services Ltd in the UK will no doubt also hold Stan in good stead in his new role. ‘I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to join Ibex, which I have already seen in my short time is a dynamic and growing business. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead.’ he told B2B
Stan who hails from the Czech Republic, moved to London in 2001 to study English and Accountancy where he remained for five years before making Gibraltar his home with his wife and two daughters.

The Gibraltar office of Spring Law was set up on 24 January 2011 by Chris Keightley-Pugh. Spring Law Gibraltar is an associate office of the Spring Law Group which has its head office in London.  The London office has three partners and employs a further 14 solicitors all with specialists skills having been recruited from top London law firms.
We are a full-service law firm, with the following practice area expertise:
Spring Law is dedicated to the support of business and business leaders. Distinguished by our result and value driven philosophy and the commitment of our lawyers, we maintain the very highest standards whilst providing a distinctly personalised service to our clients, presenting a real alternative to the supersized law firms.
Our managing partner, Chris Keightley-Pugh began his legal career at Fox & Gibbons in London. In 1995, after qualifying as a solicitor, Chris moved to the Gibraltar office of Fox & Gibbons and was admitted as a Gibraltar solicitor in 1996.
Since then Chris has dealt with commercial and private client work dealing with both contentious and non contentious matters. When Chris decided to leave the firm at the end of 2002 he was leaving part of the Denton Wilde Sapte group, which had taken over Fox & Gibbons in the late nineties following an earlier merger between Denton Hall and Wilde Sapte. Denton Wilde Sapte has since closed its Gibraltar office.
More recently Chris set up a company specialising in private client work dealing with wills, international estate planning and succession. He also held in house legal positions at Gibraltar Companies House and ECS International Limited (a licensed professional trustee and company manager) where he advised on company and trust law, and also dealt with regulatory and compliance matters.
Chris has now opened a Spring Law office in Gibraltar. He will combine his experiences working in private practice, private industry and his role at Companies House to provide clear, concise and pragmatic advice to commercial and private clients on a wide range of legal and commercial issues, and will be working closely with his colleagues in the London office to provide Gibraltar office clients with a full range of legal services covering all the main practice areas.
We advise companies with existing business interests in Gibraltar or looking to restructure their business interests to take advantage of the attractive 10% corporate tax regime which has now been introduced by the Gibraltar government.
We can also deal with corporate law, real estate, employment and litigation matters. If the business activities involved require a licence from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission we can help you deal with the application process, and provide advice on all the regulatory hurdles. We also handle private client matters advising company directors, employees and private individuals with all their legal requirements and local registrations.
Spring Law Gibraltar prides itself on the core duties that are expected from every firm of solicitors including integrity, independence and very high levels of service. We understand and respect our client’s confidentiality which is a fundamental obligation owed by a solicitor to his client under the terms of the solicitor’s retainer.