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.
As preparations continue for this Saturday’s Gibraltar Music Festival, organisers have released a site map for the event, detailing where both the main and Radio Gibraltar stage will be located. The map includes areas for food, drinks, the sale of merchandise and vouches as well as seated and chill out areas. Ocean Village’s Dusk are even providing a cocktail and champagne lounge. This year, a wheelchair platform will also be available.
The Secular Humanist Society Gibraltar has today announced that arrangements have been made for students in Gibraltar to opt out of taking their Religious Studies GCSE in order to take the alternative subject General Studies.
The announcement follows a campaign into the matter, started by the group, a number of months ago. They insist that the Department of Education has informed them that full arrangements have been made.
Spanish national Justo Marquez travelled to Gibraltar this weekend carrying a 10kg cross, in order to request God’s intervention of the on-going dispute between Gibraltar and Spain. Press reports claim that the 50-year-old man is unemployed and planned to spend 24 hours in Gibraltar praying and fasting.
Sr. Marquez carried the cross on his back for four day before he arrived in Gibraltar. His pilgrimage began in Malaga. From there he walked, carrying the cross as well as a baguette and a bottle of water.
The long established Gibraltar Chronicle has, and will always be, the cornerstone of GIbraltar's media. The newspaper has been around for so many years, covering all the news and events for GIbraltar. Like any good media outlet though, it receives it's fair share of abuse, criticism and sometimes even a little bit of ridicule. But maybe not for long…