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 Shadow Minister for Public Finance, Roy Clinton, and the GSD Shadow Minister for Education, Edwin Reyes, will form part of a cross-party MP delegation invited to Westminster for a 2.5 day work programme next week.
Paul Astengo, the Senior Executive with Gibraltar Finance who leads on technology innovation initiatives as part of his private client remit, will spearhead Gibraltar’s representation at London Blockchain Week between 23rd and 25th January.
The Independent MP Marlene Hassan Nahon has called on the Government to take the matter of low temperatures in classroom “seriously and introduce immediate action.”
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that the inclusion of Clause 24 in their negotiating guidelines by the European Council was a “shameful betrayal” of the 96% of Gibraltar that voted to remain in the European Union. Dr Garcia made these comments in an address to students attending Bayside and Westside Schools and the College of Further Education.