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.
Ahead of the GFA A Team’s trip to Portugal tomorrow, to play their first friendly match under UEFA, against Slovakia, President of the Association Desmond Reoch, along with team manager Allen Bula and Grassroots Manager Leslie Asquez, announced the line up for the team set to play next Tuesday. The 23 man squad will see Roy Chipolina of Lincoln FC act as captain, with newcomers Danny Higginbotham of Chester FC, Scott Wiseman of Barnsley FC and Adam Priestly of Farsley FC joining the team.
Following Sir Adrian Johns’ departure today, Alison MacMillan has been appointed to the office of Governor to perform all the functions of Governor and Commander-in-Chief as required by the Constitution until the Governor-designate’s arrival in December.
Senior Officers from the Borders and Coastguard Agency have recently qualified as Aviation Security Managers. The course is approved by the UK Department for Transport and is mandatory for UK security managers employed by organisations providing aviation security to airports and airlines who have direct managerial responsibilities for security personnel carrying out aviation security duties.