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 Government of Gibraltar’s Attorney General, the Hon Ricky Rhoda QC, on being elected as an Overseas Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. This is the greatest honour that the Inner Temple can bestow on an overseas member who has attained distinction in legal and public life within his/her home jurisdiction.
An announcement made this morning will see pension professionals in Gibraltar soon able to offer Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes (QNUPS) from Gibraltar. This ability will allow Gibraltar to build on the success of its QROPS business, established last year.
The GSD Opposition has called on the Government to institute an independent investigation into the complaint by 35 trainees of alleged bullying by Joanna Hernandez, made last week.
The party claims that the Government chose to employ Ms Hernandez as a Senior manager within the public service, ostensibly because, they argued, she should have been reinstated by the GSD Government. During this time she has also played a leading role in the Dr Giraldi Enquiry.