Nov 18 - Minister For Financial Services To Represent Gibraltar At The OECD Global Forum In Jakarta
The Minister with responsibility for Financial Services Albert Isola, left Gibraltar on Saturday 16th November for Jakarta, Indonesia (via Hong Kong) to represent Gibraltar at the OECD Global Forum which is being held this week. The conference begins with an official dinner for all participants on the Wednesday and concludes on the Friday evening. The Global Forum consists of around 110 countries and concentrates on issues surrounding transparency and exchange of information. Gibraltar has attended the Global Forum and its predecessor formats since their inception in 1999. About 90 countries have confirmed their participation at this year’s conference.
Detective Inspector Wayne Tunbridge represented the Royal Gibraltar Police at Interpol’s 82nd General Assembly held this year in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, between the 21st and 24th October 2013.
The Convent Christmas Fair will take place this year on Thursday 28th November from 12 noon to 7pm. Plans have been forming over the past months and will continue behind the scenes to ensure that this year’s event will be one of the best ever.
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) are currently strengthening Britain’s longstanding diplomatic relationship with Morocco through Exercise Jebel Sahara, a joint training exercise with the Moroccan Deuxieme Brigade d’Infanterie Parachutiste (2BIP).
