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.
Officially launching Gibraltar’s Christmas 2014 stamps yesterday evening, at a reception in the Gibraltar International Airport, Social Services Minister Samantha Sacramento revealed that the stamp designs had been extracted from a large Christmas themed collage that the users of the St. Bernadette’s Resource Centre had completed this year.
During the World Travel Market, being hosted in London currently, Tourism Minister Neil Costa announced a new easyJet route to fly between Bristol and Gibraltar three times a week.
Following the highly successful launch of the Royal Silver coin series, HM Government of Gibraltar in partnership with the Gibraltar International yesterday released a very exclusive edition of only 20 Gold Proof coins. The coin is a legal tender coin with a face value of £100, containing one troy ounce of 24kt fine gold (99.99%).
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice to signal the end of World War One “the War to end all Wars”, on the 11th November 1918.
As in previous years, the occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Lobby of Parliament House. The Deputy Mayor, Kaiane Aldorino GMH, will be leading the Ceremony.