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 Gibraltar Football Association impressed this weekend at an away friendly with Estonia at the ‘Le Coq Arena’ that resulted in a 1 – 1 draw. Before the game, the team was subjected to a 14 hour delay at Frankfurt Airport, which caused them to sacrifice two training session and disrupt many of the players’ hydration and fatigue levels.
Following the expiry recently of the six month period set by the Commission to review the operation of the Frontier between Gibraltar and Spain, the Chief Minister has formally notified the Commission of the measures that have been taken by Gibraltar ‘in line with the recommendations’ set by then in November.
The Equality Rights Group has sent its congratulations to Nadine and Alicia Muscat on the occasion of their civil partnership, the first to be celebrated in Gibraltar. Nadine changed her surname by deed poll recently to adopt her partner’s name.