In aid of Childline Gibraltar, Service Police Officer, Master-At-Arms Bobby Stokes will next week carry out a 24-hour charity walk in fancy dress. He is offering the chance to win a cash prize to those who donate £1 and can guess how far Bobby will walk over the 24 hour period. The person closest to his actual distance covered will win half of the total amount raised.
Gibraltar’s inaugural philanthropic event, hosted by the Philanthropy Forum, was launched by former Prime Minister, Sir John Major, at a dinner event held in the Airport’s Wessex Lounge on Monday. Sir John is the Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse who, along with EY, Hassans and Isolas, founded the Forum earlier this year. Other attendees included the Chief Minister and Education Minister Gilbert Licudi.
The Government of Gibraltar has today corrected the misunderstanding made by certain Spanish media outlets reporting on the Chief Minister’s statements on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme. They note that some media outlets have significantly altered the meaning and intention of Mr Picardo’s statements, taking them out of context.
For example Europa Press, claimed, ‘Picardo has warned of the risk that Guardia Civil patrols continue ‘their incursions into BGTW without advance warning and, when coming in from the sun, remaining unidentifiable for those carrying out provisioning of British or American vessels.’
The Defender of Gibraltar this morning attended the Magistrates Court in support of Julio Pons, of the Voice of Gibraltar Group, as he answered to charges relating to yesterday’s incident at the Frontier that saw him cut the rope, holding up the EU Flag.
The Defenders explained today that the matter was adjourned to the 13th December without any pleas being entered. They encourage members of the public to support Julio and attend the case at 10am on the morning of the 13th of December.
