European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
Following inaccurate reports in some sectors of the Spanish media, the Government says it wishes to clarify the circumstances of the arrest of two Spanish nationals on the 10th July and the subsequent confiscation of a vessel:
The Gibraltar Port Authority has recently recruited and trained an additional five Vessel Traffic System (VTS) operators, in order to improve and develop the Port and its infrastructure. These will complement the existing team of specialists.
The Minister for Sport after recommendation from a panel comprised of members of the Board of the Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority, HM Government’s Chief Secretary and the Human Resources Manager, is pleased to announce that Reagan Lima currently the Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer effective from 1 September 2014.