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.
Unite the Union would like to thank the following volunteers: Wendy Clouter, Daya Dewfall (Health Promotion G.H.A.), Steven King, Hannah Victor and Amy Hayward, who worked tirelessly at the Gibraltar Music Festival in the extreme heat to provide the festival goers and staff with free sunscreen.
The Gibraltar National Dance Team has returned to the Rock after representing Gibraltar at the World Show Dance Championships. The event was staged in Prague, Czech Republic with nearly 2,400 dancers from 26 nations taking part. The event was organised for the renowned world governing body the International Dance Organisation (IDO) by the Czech Dance Organisation (CDO).
A tightly knit team barks orders at each other as a rapid volley of paint balls comes from beyond an inflatable bunker. You hunch, duck, take a peek and fire… It’s a fast-paced sport requiring a mixture of stamina and cool-headed strategy; welcome to the world of competitive Paintball.
The Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Albert Mena as Financial Secretary.
This appointment is on the basis of a three year secondment agreed with the law firm, Hassans, of which Mr Mena is a senior Partner. It follows earlier practice where a number of holders of this Office were appointed on secondment from the UK Civil Service. In the case of Mr Mena the secondment is from the private sector in Gibraltar.