The first meeting of the Steering Committee, set up to oversee the bid for world heritage status for the Gorham’s Cave Complex, was held on Tuesday 10th December. The Steering Committee, chaired by Professor Clive Finlayson, has been set up to bring together stakeholders during the entire process of the nomination.
NatWest has today welcomed the announcement made by the Government regarding the plans to open Gibraltar International Bank, and also the decision of Barclays to defer their own retrenchment from retail and commercial banking for a further period. A statement released by the bank noted, ‘this is positive news given the significant enquiries for new accounts evidenced in recent times by ourselves’.
Following the annual GBC Open Day tradition, the event kicked off this morning at 9am with a Radio Road show in front of Parliament, with Main Street dwellers donating funds to make dedications and to bid for a selection of high profile prizes. The road show continued on throughout the day with different Radio Gibraltar presenters hosting the show. Santa and his slew of helpers also trawled Main Street for donations.
‘Disability issues are receiving an important push towards progress,’ a statement from Equality Rights Group has said today.
‘We take note of Minister for Equality Samantha Sacramento’s recent report on the structural improvements made by her Ministry in terms of making environmental access for the disabled a growing reality, and are heartened by the effort and progress being made.
