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.
Friday evening’s Premier League match between Lincoln and College Europa at the Victoria Stadium was stopped some 10 minutes before the final whistle after a small explosion occurred in one of the floodlights. The Fire Brigade was called and the stadium was evacuated.
Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port Neil Costaintroduced the hugely successful inaugural ‘Gibraltar Lecture’ by African author Ben Okri at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival.
Mr Okri was one of the big names that took part in the Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival in 2013.