This morning an 11-gun salute was fired to mark the arrival of the new Commander of British Forces, Commodore Ian McGhie MA RN, who took over the position today from Commodore John Clink, following 20 months in the job.
Childine Gibraltar have been working closely with the GSLA Summer Sports programme this summer providing weekly, short activities for the 12+ age group. This week's activity focussed on anti-smoking and participants had to create posters that responded to various statements made by smokers, such as "All my friends smoke" and "The damage is already done". The Health Promotion Department of the GHA kindly provided leaflets about the dangers and effects of smoking and these were used by the young people to research how they would respond to the smokers.
Late last month Rolex inaugurated their exclusive new space in Gibraltar, at the prestigious watchmakers The Red House, located at 68 Main Street right in the heart of the main shopping thoroughfare. With this opening Rolex signals its commitment to Gibraltar as a prestigious sales location.
Lady Warsi, the senior Foreign Office minister who has frequently contributed to debates on Gibraltar in the House of Lords, has resigned from the UK government in protest at its policy on Gaza.
