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.
The Ministry of Culture has recently announced the change of date for the Spring Festival Calentita Night, from Friday 21st June to Saturday 22nd June 2013.
The main reason for changing the date to a Saturday is to allow Gibraltar’s Jewish community to participate in the event, either by manning a stall or simply through their attendance. This change coincides with the Government’s manifesto commitment to improve community events such as Calentita.
The Ministry for Culture has announced the programme of events for this year’s May Day on Wednesday 1st May. The event, being organised by the Gibraltar Trades Council, will return to Casemates Square this year, commencing at 11am with a Fun Day, which will include live music and performances.
In response to Opposition Minister for the Environment, Jaime Netto’s letter to Dr. Cortes, on the issue of Ape Management in Gibraltar the Environment Minister insists that the movement of wild animals cannot be fully controlled. He adds that culling monkeys is only a short-term measure.
Dr. Cortes also insisted that the Opposition is being ‘worse than cheap’ and grossly irresponsible for almost hoping that more monkey bites will occur. He also states that the GSD position has caused Dr. Cortes real embarrassment when talking to international experts. He insists that the GSD left the current Government with a poorly managed macaque population.