The Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) investigation into the allegation that ‘whistle-blowers’ were incentivised to provide evidence to the McGrail Inquiry “has not uncovered any evidence that meets the threshold for criminal prosecution for Misconduct in Public Office.”
Gibraltar will once again host its annual ‘Big Latch On’ this Saturday at Café Solo. The event will see mothers gather together to promote breastfeeding in the community. Every year during the first week in August new mothers raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding and the need for global support.
World Breastfeeding Week, is celebrated in 120 countries and marks the signing of the WHO/UNICEF document ‘Innocenti Declaration’, which lists the benefits of breastfeeding, plus global and governmental goals.
The Summer Sports & Leisure Programme sponsored by NatWest is now in full swing. Over the next few weeks we will be seeing sponsors and dignataries visiting different elements of the programme to give them a feel for its size and diversity.
‘Equality Rights Group is ready to take the pressure to Spain if need be,’ Chairman Felix Alvarez has stated today in a communiqué to the Press.
‘Simply sitting or standing on this side of the fence is no longer a sufficient option and does not take the message to ordinary people in Madrid, London, Seville, Manchester or any other part of Spain or Britain. We will no longer be satisfied with three-minute and all-too-often manipulated sound bites.
Yesterday morning saw the launch of the Gibraltar National Doll. Creator and designer Christine Mandleberg coined the idea before she embarked on her doll-making journey, eventually becoming a master of the art. The doll itself is modelled on Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino, with inspiration drawn from a photograph of her wearing national costume designed by Dorcas Hammond.