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.
Setting the tone for tourists, itching to explore Gibraltar's more vintage locations, the Gibraltar Classic Vehicles Association have set up a display of a selection of vintage cars in the Cruise Terminal. The display includes an old Hawk, a 1951 MG YA and a vintage Harley Davidson motorbike.
A Spanish national was arrested by HM Customs yesterday evening at Eastern Beach. He was intercepted by officers whilst walking north towards the frontier fence carrying a haversack which was found to contain 2,000 cigarettes (10 cartons).
The Government has said that it welcomes the announcement by local company Your Flight regarding the launch of its charter services from Gibraltar to the Imperial Moroccan city of Marrakech.
In response to the Opposition’s New Year Message the Government has rejected a number of Mr. Feetham’s points regarding a number of issues including Credit Finance Company Limited, how Government is spending money, their ‘blatant misleading of Parliament and the public’ and relations with Spain.