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.
During the early hours of Sunday morning, two local men were arrested by RGP Officers following a search carried out in Queensway that revealed 70,000 cigarettes of various brands stashed within the vehicle.
Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Joseph Garcia, will pay a visit to both the European Parliament and the European Commission over the next few days. They will hold meetings with British MEPs of all parties and with officials of Commission departments such as Internal Market, Economic & Monetary Affairs, Environment and Transport & Tourism.
Gibraltar will be hit by strong winds on Sunday evening according to recent weather reports. According to accuweather.com, Sunday night will be “breezy with rain” with strong Westerly gusts of up to 74 km/h (40 knots).