• Gibraltar Reception At The Labour Party Conference
  • Gibraltar Reception At The Labour Party Conference

    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. 

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Mar 14 - Zarzuela Stars Return for Gibraltar Spring Festival

zarzuelaIn collaboration with the Ministry for Culture, Santos Production has announced the return of the Teatro Lirico Andaluz, to Gibraltar, for a set of performances during the Spring Festival.

The Teatro Lirico Andaluz will stage their production of the famous and very popular ‘Doña Francisquita’. Boasting a stellar cast and a 24 piece orchestra, artists including Ruth Terán  and Luis Pacetti  are set to play characters Francisquita and Fernando.

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Mar 14 - Only Change to Savings Bank is Address – Claims Government

gsbThe Government has claimed that it does not understand the continuous ‘nit picking approach of the Opposition’ in relation to the Gibraltar Savings Bank. They insist that the GSD does not know what they are talking about.

A statement continues, ‘the plain fact is that the interest payable on both Government debentures and Gibraltar Savings Bank debentures have been higher than the interest rate offered by most other banks for the past 25 years or so! This is nothing new.

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Mar 14 - SSAFA Charity Mediterranean Steps Walk

med steps charity walkBritish Forces Gibraltar wives Lisa Blofield, Sue Drayton and Clare Fawcett are organizing a mass charity Mediterranean Steps Walk in aid of SSAFA Forces Help Gibraltar and Childline Gibraltar.

The walk is open to everyone and will take place on Saturday 13th April. Registration can be done on the day and further details can be found on Facebook under ‘Med Steps Madness’ where you can invite your friends and add your interest.

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Mar 14 - GSD Request Government Clarification on Chief Minister’s Presidential Dinner Invite

gsdRegarding the Chief Minister and Dr. Cortes’ recent visit to Washington, where they attended a number of inaugural events for the newly re-elected President. The GSD notes that among these events, Mr. Picardo and Dr. Cortes, along with their respective spouses attended the Candlelight dinner, which is an evening held for those who supported the election campaign, as well as benefactors and donors.

The Party goes on to state that the benefactors and donors invited are all US citizens, as donations from foreign governments are not accepted. The Opposition is requesting that Government clarifies which company or individual invited Mr. Picardo and Dr. Cortes to the inaugural events, whether any donations were made by the individual or company that invited the Ministers and whether the Government of Gibraltar has any consultancy or other contracts with that individual or company?

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