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 results of an opinion poll conducted by the Gibraltar Chronicle show that, if an election were held today, the GSLP-Liberals would once again be elected into office but this time with a 20% lead over the GSD Opposition. Without taking into account undecided voters, the GSLP-Libs received 60% of the vote with the GSD taking 40%.
An incident yesterday afternoon involving the Spanish state research vessel Ángeles Alvariño is being treated as a “serious incursion” by the Foreign Office.
The Sunday Express yesterday reported that Spanish fighter jets entered Gibraltar airspace without permission, as a morning Monarch flight landed at the Gibraltar International Airport.
A Gibraltar Government spokesperson told the publication that it is intolerable that Spanish military aircraft are now infringing the Rock’s airspace, as well as behaving in a reckless and dangerous manner.
As from tomorrow, a new Gibraltarian recipes cookbook will be on sale both locally and online. Justin Bautista, creator of Gibraltar’s recipe website, mamalotties.com, has published a Gibraltarian-inspired cookbook with selected recipes. The book includes local dishes as well as some exclusive family recipes not found on the website. The cookbook will be available at local bookshops such as Gibraltar Bookshop and WH Smith and can also be purchased online at Amazon.co.uk.