Oct 04 - Regiment Makes Presentation on Last Visit by Governor Sir Adrian Johns
Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Ivor Lopez presented The Governor and Commander-in-Chief with a Ceremonial Pith Helmet during his final official visit to the Regiment last night.
The Governor took the opportunity to visit the whole battalion before the Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Exercise Jebel Sahara. The visit kicked off started with a visit to HQ Company in Devils Tower Camp, before moving onto Buffadero Training Camp where he witnessed I and B Company training and watched the Band and Corps of Drums while they rehearsed.
As a result of an on-going surveillance operation the RGP arrested, on Thursday 3 October 2013 at the Queensway Car Park, seven Spanish nationals on suspicion of being knowingly concerned in the attempted exportation of a commercial quantity of tobacco, as a result of the arrests approximately 15000 cigarettes, a Ford Transit van, a Citroen Picasso, a white Nissan vanette and a Mitsubishi Charisma were seized by the police.
Former soldier, Will Moore has embarked on a 20,000-kilometre challenge that will see him travel from London to Johannesburg on a 125 cc motorbike. In an effort to raise money for injured war soldiers through the Help for Heroes charity.
The Ministry of Culture has today announced that the Gibraltar Drama Festival will take place at the Ince’s Hall Theatre between Monday 17th March and Saturday 22nd March 2014.
