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 party condemns what it calls “extremist elements within the GSLP party machinery” who, they claim, mimic the very behaviour the Spanish Government stands accused of by “denigrating, threatening and insulting” the Leader of the Opposition for having dared express criticism of the Chief Minister’s recent statements before the UN in New York.
His Worship the Mayor Anthony Lima will be travelling to London at the weekend to participate in different events organised as part of the celebrations for this year’s Gibraltar Day in London.
By a decision taken today, the European Commission has opened a formal state aid investigation procedure in order to investigate certain aspects of Gibraltar’s Income Tax Act 2010.
When it arrives in service next year, the biggest vessel in the RGP fleet will be named ‘Sir Adrian Johns.’ His Excellency the Governor has already been presented with a copy of its name plaque, despite the fact that the vessel is still under construction in Croatia.