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 GSD has this afternoon claimed that they receive continuing reports from members of the public about Barbary Macaques roaming into urban areas. An Opposition statement on the matter read, ‘Worryingly, some of these reports are about macaques in children’s playgrounds. In a particular incident in the Moorish Castle Estate playground, a pack of macaques were fighting aggressively between themselves in their search for food within the refuse containers nearby.
During yesterday morning’s Parliament session, Speaker Adolfo Canepa responded to a complaint made by Opposition Daniel Feetham that Government ministers had misled Parliament when answering questions in relation to the Sunborn. Mr. Canepa explained that Mr. Feetham had asked for a Parliament ruling on whether the deliberate mis-leading of Parliament by a member is capable of amounting to a contempt of Parliament.
The revised Gibraltar Waste Management Plan 2013 is now available for public comment and may be viewed at https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/environment/environment or at http://www.environmental- agency.gi/
The purpose of this Waste Management Plan is to provide information on Gibraltar’s current waste (streams) and how it is collected, treated and disposed of. It will provide a framework to enable decisions to be taken for efficient and sustainable waste management of all waste arisings in Gibraltar and contain guidance on waste prevention.
Shane Smith, who works closely with the Gib Mission Africa project, is calling on locals who wish to carry out missionary work in Ethiopia Gambella. Groups would join Father Tesfaye in working with the poorest areas in Ethiopia, providing lessons on language, personal hygiene and the value of human life to members of the community.