The Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) investigation into the allegation that ‘whistle-blowers’ were incentivised to provide evidence to the McGrail Inquiry “has not uncovered any evidence that meets the threshold for criminal prosecution for Misconduct in Public Office.”
Customs Officers yesterday detained a locally registered vehicle in the Devil’s Tower Road area consequent to officers noticing suspicious activity in the vicinity. The car was conveyed to a Customs area and subsequently searched; this search resulted in the find of 14,400 cigarettes (72 cartons) concealed within the vehicle.
This weekend Gibraltar commemorated the Battle of Britain with a series of events. The RAF building found to the south of the runway was renamed The Rene Mouchotte building in memory of a French Air Force Pilot who died following the Battle of Britain. The unveiling was carried out by Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach. The event was attended by TV Presenter Jan Leeming, who recently produced a documentary on Rene Mouchette, for the BBC.
The GHA’s record department has this week been relocated to another area of the building. The former site on the ground floor was too small for the number of records kept, leading to files being crammed onto shelves and getting damaged easily.
A limited number of £20 Churchill Silver Coins are now available at the Treasury Department at 206 Main Street and at the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau at the Main Street Post Office. The cost per coin is £25 and sales are currently limited to 10 coins per person.