European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
Below follows a statement from the Government in reply to the GSD’s most recent comments regarding the appointment of Peter Montegriffo KC as Chairman of the GPA:
The continued attacks by Keith Azopardi against the independent appointment by the Specified Appointments Commission of the GSD's founder, Mr Peter Montegriffo KC, as the new Chairman of the Gibraltar Police Authority is entirely misconceived.
A Royal Gibraltar Police officer is celebrating after winning a gold and silver medal at a Brazilian Ju-Jitsu competition for police officers in Scotland last Saturday.
Following a successful Enforcement operation initiated at the Land Frontier by Officers of the Flexible Anti-Smuggling Team of HM Customs Gibraltar, a 43-year-old local man was arrested and approximately 53.5 grams of a preparation containing cocaine was seized.