Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The Government has said it is surprised by the statements of the Opposition on a Bill to exempt a small part of the Casino from the provisions of the Smoke- Free Environment Act when after 16 years in Government the GSD “wholly failed to introduce any measures to control or prevent smoking in any premises in Gibraltar, and consequently permitted smoking in all establishments in Gibraltar including of course the entirety of the Casino.”
The Government has said that it regrets the recent statement from the Heritage Trust that ex-MOD quarters in the south district are being bought by millionaires from abroad and are demolished with modern mansions built in their place because it has the potential to “mislead the public.”