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.
The GSD says it notes and welcomes the report in the press regarding the Commission’s description of the border delays as “disproportionate”. The party notes, however, that the report is based on comments made by Mr Cercone, the spokesman for the EU Home Affairs Commissioner and is not an official statement. The GSD says it understands, also from these same press reports that a further letter, dated 30th July, has been written to presumably the UK and Spain making further recommendations to be met over the next three months. If the date is correct, the letter would have been sent now more than a week ago.
The Gibraltar Football Association would like to announce that Michael Bonavia has been elected as the new Futsal Chairman following an EGM last night.
Three Royal Marines from British Forces Gibraltar have spent the afternoon cleaning up the Royal Marines Monument located in Ocean Village.
Corporal Adam Carter, Marine Josh Lunn and Marine Euan Clark from Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron all wanted to help maintain the special monument which bears their cap badge and an inscription detailing the historic link with Gibraltar.
The Government has confirmed that the proposed exemption to the smoking ban will only apply to a small area within the Casino, measuring some 10% of the Casino floor space. In effect, it says, the small area will be glassed in with strong air extraction equipment for the locating of slot machines, and without any other service being available in the space. No food or drinks will be served and no staff will be required to enter the area whilst in use.