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.
48-year-old local man Warren Rae George Don House, Glacis Estate, was arrested during an RGP Drug Squad Operation that came about when a search warrant for his home was aquired. During the search 120 grams of Amphetamine in powder form was recovered.
The Spring Festival annual Short Story Competition once again drew in an impressive number of entries. The overall winner was Rebecca Faller with ‘The Immigrant Widow’, with the Adult Category runner up being awarded to Yvonne Sacarello for ‘Sounds of Change’. Paul McLeod’s piece ‘She’s a Rainbow’ took the highly commended award.
On its maiden deployment to the Middle East where she will carry out maritime security operations, the Royal Navy Type 45 HMS Defender will stop in Gibraltar this weekend, during which time she will welcome the public on board.
Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port, Neil Costa will be travelling to London to attend a series of meetings as part of the Government’s continuing strategy to promote Gibraltar as a prime tourist destination.