Immediately after his speech at the UN, the Chief Minister held a meeting with Sir Mark Lyall Grant, the British Ambassador to the UN at which Mr Picardo briefed the Ambassador on the current issues affecting Gibraltar.
With a visit to the UN and a conference with the Council on Foreign Relations under their belts, the six local students that were chosen to accompany the Government delegation to the New York this week, explained that they had really enjoyed the meetings, especially at the UN.
Although the group, who were accompanied by Education Director Dr. Joey Britto and Minister for Education Gilbert Licudi, did not have the chance to carry out a great deal of sight seeing, some of their favourite moments include a visit to Times Square, Central Park and Grand Central Station.
The Environmental Safety Group today met with MEP Sir Graham Watson to brief him on the worsening situation of sewage contamination at Western Beach, as well as on the broader issues of environmental degradation in the Bay contained in their recently published paper.
The ESG has confirmed that it will be holding a meeting with MEP Sir Graham Watson on Friday morning during his visit to Gibraltar. The group’s legal advisor, David Dumas QC, will also be present at this meeting.
The meeting will review issues raised in a paper recently published by the ESG during the visit to the area by EU inspectors. In it the group decries the lack of meaningful focus by all agencies on the critical and regional environmental issues affecting the health of all bay citizens and the living environment.
