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.”
The Gibraltar Cultural Services, working alongside teacher and playwright Julian Felice have launched the schedule for their highly anticipated ‘Gib Talks’ conference set for Saturday 24th January 2014.
With eighteen speakers giving light fifteen-minute talks the set up will be as follows:
The Executive Summary of the Gibraltar Finance Business Development Plan for 2015 was published today by Financial Services Minister Albert Isola. Including a brief account of the many varied initiatives the Gibraltar Finance team embarked on during 2014 and outlining the teams plans for 2015, the document offers ‘an update on the various work streams presently being undertaken' covering marketing, legislation, new initiatives and an up to date schedule of events for 2015.
Late last week, Europe Minister David Lidington explained that the UK Government would continue with its current stance on friction between Spain and Gibraltar. Following this move, Conservative MP, and chairman of the British Overseas Territories all party parliamentary group Andrew Rosindell has insisted that the FCO does ‘not want to upset Spain’.
The European Commission has approved Gibraltar’s operational programme for the European Regional Development Fund for 2014-2020, a scheme for the use of structural funds in Gibraltar that will aid in the stimulation of economic development.