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 Gibraltar Health Authority's Department of Pathology has been involved in a pilot study that has resulted in babies in the UK being screened for additional medical conditions.
Run by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, the study tested Heel Prick samples, taken from all babies between 5 and 8 days old, for certain extra Genetic conditions in addition to those already checked.
The Government says it has already set out its position on the subject of the Christmas and New Year’s Eve events at the Tercentenary Sports Hall but feels it must again clarify its position given what it describes as “absurd” and “unsubstantiated remarks” made on last night’s Newswatch by a member of the GSD Executive.
The Chief Minister, has, pursuant to his request under section 15(1) of the Police Act, received an initial factual assessment report from the Gibraltar Police Authority of the selection weekend recently carried out by the Royal Gibraltar Police. The selection process had led to a complaint being addressed to both His Excellency the Governor, Sir James Dutton and the Chief Minister from one of the applicants for selection.