Responding to a recent GSD statement claiming that the Government had not continued with the refurbishment work at Alameda Estate, a statement released by the Government has insisted that it is nothing short of bare faced cheek for the GSD to complain about the state of some lifts in the estate.
Acting as Chief Minister this week, Dr Joseph Garcia was presented with a framed photograph of the Gibraltar Special Olympics team on Tuesday, by the association's President Annie Risso.
The memento was intended as a thank you to the Government, which was the main sponsor of the Gibraltar team in the recent World Winter Games that took place in South Korea.
After dropping off an engine in Sigonella Italy, six members of the 435 Canadian Air Force squadron, from Winnepeg, spent the night in Gibraltar as part of an on route stop.
The Government’s Department of the Environment recently attended the Mediterranean Steering Committee meeting in Brussels aimed at gathering important information on EU protected habitats and species. Representatives from the different countries in the Mediterranean were present, amongst other European Insitutions and organisations, such as the European Commission,the European Environment Agency and the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity. Gibraltar’s representative was Stephen Warr, a Gibraltar Government Biologist.
