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.
The ERG/AOP welcomes the Self-Determination for Gibraltar Group's decision to cancel the National Day firework displays. The group has called for clarification on whether accompanying London events that had been announced have also been "ruled out".
The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service’s operational phase of the Power’s Drive Tunnel Incident is now over. The Incident site was formally handed over to the Technical Services Department this morning, a week to the day after the initial response last Tuesday 26th July.
The Minister with responsibility for Heritage, Professor John Cortes, yesterday visited the Gibraltar National Museum laboratories, and was shown around by Dr Stewart Finlayson.