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.
Officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Marine Unit have arrested and charged four Spanish nationals following the chase and seizure of a vessel loaded with Cannabis Resin in the Bay of Gibraltar.
Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen’s coronation. Although she celebrated the anniversary in private, yesterday, a ceremony will be held in Westminster Abbey tomorrow to mark the occasion.
Saturday saw the third session of the 31st Congress of Strait Journalists which was held in Jerez. The congress was organised by the Campo de Gibraltar Press Association.
Friday evening’s UEFA celebrations once again surpassed expectations, masking Casemates Square with shroud of frenzy and goodwill. The afternoon, which brought about a nostalgia not dissimilar to that of National Day, kicked off with a ticker tape parade through Main Street, displaying all of Gibraltar’s football teams.
At Casemates Square, master of ceremonies Peter Canessa introduced the GFA Delegation. He noted that the number 54 was not only significant to Gibraltar as the 54th member of UEFA, but it also marked the year that Her Majesty the Queen visited Gibraltar.