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.
With the logistical support of Bland Group International, nearly 300 young partridges have been brought over from breeders in Morocco and are currently in quarantine in a specially prepared facility after which they will be released in various locations. A small group imported as eggs have already been released as a trial with every indication of success.
Ahead of this weekend’s flagship Clean Up the World movement, in keeping with the environmental theme, students of all Gibraltar schools were invited to RAF Gibraltar for an insight into this year’s topical environmental issues; electric and hybrid vehicles and Foreign Object Debris on Gibraltar’s Runway.