We took some time out of the office this morning to take some pictures of the ships currently docked in Gibraltar’s naval base which form part of the Royal Navy’s annual deployment, Operation Cougar.
An extensive refurbishment project has been completed at Mount Alvernia. The works involved the replacement of crumbling balconies, extensive interior redecoration, the reinforcement of a retaining wall and exterior painting and plastering. The building, which comes under the management of the Care Agency, had been covered in scaffolding for around 12 years and a previous modernisation programme had been delayed indefinitely.
The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority will tomorrow set out to raise awareness of Data Protection matters, by hosting a stand in the Piazza from 10am – 2pm. They will focus particularly on those connected to the protection of privacy online. The Commissioner has worked with the Education Department in order to promote the protection of personal data in the digital world.
Following the Government’s statement yesterday, insisting that Opposition Leader Daniel Feetham was ‘obsessed with the Joanna Hernandez case’ the party has said that it will not be deterred ‘by this attempt by the Chief Minister to deflect attention from the central issue’.
Feetham insisted that ‘there is significant concern across the community about the manner in which this investigation is being conducted. He went on to insist that there is a sharp contrast with the way in which the GSLP-Liberals used Ms Hernandez for political ends in Opposition
