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.
Miss Gibraltar’s 1st Princess, Jamielee Randall, will be participating at Miss International 2013 to be held in Okinawa, Japan, in December.
This event has been the initiative of Jamielee, who has been very busy looking for sponsors and making all the arrangements to participate in this pageant. Jamielee would like to thank Sorek Group for making her participation possible as well as MLE swimwear, Jayden Fa Photography and Gibraltar Crystal for their support.
This year’s Remembrance Day Service at the London Cenotaph will see the Gibraltar Health Authority’s Sigurd Haveland represent his colleagues in the Civil Service contingent Guard of Honour.
The GHA has today stated that ‘it is an honour and a privilege for the Gibraltar Ambulance Service to have one of its own form part of the 180 strong guard, drawn from uniformed organisations such Police services and Transport Police from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, Fire and Rescue services from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, Ambulance Services from England, Wales and Gibraltar and Her Majesty’s Prison Service from Northern Ireland and Scotland.’
The Royal Gibraltar Police’s football team flew to the United Kingdom this past weekend and competed in a football match against the Northamptonshire Constabulary. The opportunity arose following contacts between Commissioner Eddie Yome of the RGP and Deputy Chief Constable Martin Jelley of Northamptonshire Constabulary. Both officers attended the same Strategic Command Course in 2008 and have maintained a close professional and personal relationship since then.
The 2013 Christmas stamps are now available and on sale at the Post Office here in Gibraltar. The stamps were designed and produced by Stephen Perera to be "colourful and decorative".