A statement from the PDP:
The PDP watched with interest the Parliamentary debate on the conclusions of the Commission of Democratic and Parliamentary Reform and welcome the decision of the Government to establish a cross-party select committee to consider the commission’s findings and give further thought to Gibraltar’s future Democratic and Parliamentary structure specifically the enlargement of Parliament.
This year’s annual Short Story Competition was carried out as part of the 2013 Gibraltar Spring Festival. The contest boasted 246 entries, which were judged by Mr. Charles Durante, Mrs Aida Delaney and Mrs Patsy Scott.
Commenting on the entries, and the competition itself, Mr. Durante noted that writing short stories is one way to put across our love of language. He added that in Gibraltar we are blessed with many people who revel in the imaginative use of language. Mr. Durante explained that this year’s competition is testimony to this love of language. He noted that this year’s entries had been truly impressive, both in terms of numbers and quality.
The Secular Humanist Society of Gibraltar fully supports Jaime Netto MP, in his speech advocating discontinuing the practice of Parliamentary Prayer, made in Parliament on Tuesday 4th June.
Mike Horn, a world renowned explorer with a green agenda will be visiting Gibraltar as part of the World Environment Day celebrations today. Mike Horn first grabbed the media’s attention when he completed a solo journey around the equator without motorised transport back in 2000. He has since completed a solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle and, more recently, in 2006, he became one of the first men to travel without dogs or motorized transport to the North Pole during permanent darkness.
