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.
In response to an article written in Irish Independent Group publication, The Argus, reporting on Irish bookmaker Boylesports move to Gibraltar, the Chief Minister has corrected the journalist’s comment that Gibraltar is a ‘British controlled Spanish Territory’.
UK’s Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley has called for debate over Gibraltar/ Spain Frontier issues. He insisted that it needed to be carried out at ‘European Level’ with discussions about a system for the free and sustainable circulation of people and workers. The statement was reported by Typically Spanish.
Minister for Equality, Samantha Sacramento last week attended meetings in London as part of her role on the regional committee of Commonwealth Parliamentary Women (CPW).
Amongst other things, this committee seeks to find ways of increasing female representation in parliament but, in this most recent meeting, there was also discussion of a CPW regional conference to be held in Gibraltar in February 2015.
HM Customs, the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service have wished all an enjoyable Christmas and New Year, and are reminding the public of the importance of behaving responsibly even when out having a good time. A joint statement released by the three forces stated, ‘During the festive season, celebrations may sometimes get out of hand and lead to unfortunate accidents.