European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
Many taking part during yesterday’s Polar Bear Swim at Catalan Bay were doing so for charity. Among them was Jayne Macdonald who had collected around £550 for little Alice who is undergoing treatment for Leukaemia.
In his first Christmas message, His Excellency the Governor, Lieutenant-General Sir James Dutton, will reflect on his arrival on the Rock, on a year which has been both exciting and challenging for Gibraltar and also look forward to the coming year.
Given the close and historic ties between the Royal Marines and Gibraltar, the Governor’s appointment as a former Royal Marine is particularly timely, as next year will see the 350th anniversary of the formation in 1664 of the Admiral’s Regiment, later the Royal Marines, as well as the 310th anniversary of the capture of Gibraltar by British and Dutch marines in 1704.