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.
Three Royal Navy ships will this weekend sail into the Naval Base on scheduled visits. The HMS Westminster arrived this morning following a six-month operational deployment in the Indian Ocean and Gulf R HMS Westminster is heading home after handing over her duties to sister ship HMS Somerset. She will be in Gibraltar for a couple of days to top up on supplies and give the crew some well-deserved rest and recuperation.
A series of RGP Officers received a gamut of promotions from Commissioner Yome yesterday. Chief Inspector for Crime and Protective Services, Richard Ullger was promoted to Superintendent. Superintendent Ullger joined the force in 1988 and has served in various departments.
The Royal Gibraltar Police has received several reports from persons that have received e-mails that appear to be a Tax Rebate from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and requesting to ‘verify’ personal details in order to process their payment. This email directs victims to a web page via an included hyperlink. Following this link and entering personal details risks exposing personal details to fraudsters and having personal details sold on to other organised criminal groups.