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.
The GSD Opposition has expressed its concern in relation to the wider economic and community issues arising from the difficulties being experienced with the supply of electricity in Gibraltar. The GSD says that those difficulties have “obviously been brought into sharp focus” by the events of the Easter weekend.
Officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Crime Unit investigating three robberies and an attempted robbery have arrested a 37 year old local man and a 43 year old local woman.
The Gibraltar Tourist Board has completed the second phase of its refurbishment programme of its main attractions to improve the tourist product ahead of the peak summer season. This is the second continuous year of capital investment of an amount of over £1 million.
As part of the Government’s commitment to produce energy in an environmentally beneficial and sustainable manner, solar thermal technologies have been installed at the Tercentenary Hall as part of a pilot project.