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.
This is the full text of a speech delivered by the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, at the opening of a symposium on "Self-determination, devolution and independence in the 21st century" which started this morning at the Garrison Library.
Having met this morning with the recently appointed UK Secretary for Defence, Michael Fallon, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced that under agreements dating back to 1974, the MOD had transferred areas of land it no longer needs, to the Government, to use for commercial or community purposes.
A further Lands Agreement is to be considered and agreed upon in 2015. It is expected to include a commitment to transfer to the Government of Gibraltar a block of warehousing at the Naval Base and Fortress Headquarters at Rosia Bay.
The sixth novel in Sam Benady and Mary Chiappe’s Bresciano detective series was launched yesterday evening at the Fine Arts Gallery. ‘Death in Paradise Ramp’ is set in 1802 and sees the local detective try to solve a murder that took place four years before by relying on only a limited number of clues.