A number of teenagers participating in this year’s Luce Foundation Programme last week trekked up Mediterranean Steps with Rebecca Figueras of the Youth Service. The outing incorporated team building and familiarisation with the aim of developing and improving relationships between peers and youth workers involved. Trevor Garcia of Bayside School, along with RGP Officers Kenny Kamara and Dani Wink accompanied the group on their hike.
During yesterday evening’s Parliament session, in response to questions from the Opposition on the recent incorporation of the temporary power station at the North Mole and whether this still meant that there was a need for a high voltage network system, Minister with responsibility for Utilities, Steven Linares explained that with the commissioning of the Temporary Power Station, new high voltage cables were laid between the site at the North Mole and the Waterport Power Station. Minister Linares added that these new cables had reinforced the high voltage network accordingly. In response, Opposition member Jaime Netto asked whether the Minister believed that the whole grid needed to be reinforced.
The Gibraltar Kennel Club was recently accepted as a full member of the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI), the international federation of kennel clubs following a secret ballot held by member countries who voted to accept Gibraltar’s application by a majority of 32 votes to 26.
Media – Police ReportsFrom 0700hrs 15/05/13 to 0700hrs 16/05/13
1 person arrested for Possession of a commercial quantity of tobacco
1 person for Burglary
1 person arrested for Assault
1 person arrested for being in possession of a prohibited import
1 person arrested for Obstructing Police
One person arrested on warrants
