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.
A group of very talented ladies have got together and organized a Christmas craft fair.
This is taking place on Saturday 23rd November at the Catholic community Centre from 10am to 6pm.
Some of The Rock Crafters work closely with local charities and donate some of the monies they earn to help. The fee they have paid for the tables will also be put into good use by Father Charlie.
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 assembly was well attended by all 190 member countries and as usual a number of important issues of mutual interest were discussed.
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.