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.
After months of continued negotiations, the Government can now confirm that it has reached an agreement with Commercial Developments Investments Limited (“CDI”) in respect of the Old Naval Grounds site. By way of background, CDI had been granted a development licence by the previous GSD administration to develop residential, office and commercial premises as well as a car parking facility in an area of over 11,300 square metres at the site of the Old Naval Grounds.
As day two of the Commonwealth Games wraps up, Team Gibraltar held their own in two events, swimming and squash. Swimmer Colin Bensadon competed in two events, completing the 100m Breaststroke in 1:11:55 and 200m freestyle in 2:00:99.
Gibraltar’s qualifier match against world champions Germany has been moved from Bremen to Nuremberg following a row about policing costs for the event.