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.
Today, the Government and the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau issued a new set of 14 stamps to commemorate both the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and the 60th anniversary of the first ever Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamps released in 1953.
This October Gibraltar will host its first Strongman & Strongwoman championships for local competitors. The event will take place on Saturday 5th October at the Victoria Stadium and will kick off at 3pm.
Ticket’s can be bought from Allan’s Gym, The Health Store, Bray Properties and Zest Wine Bar for £6.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Adrian Johns, will be hosting a Reception at the Convent for all recipients of the Gibraltar Award, formerly known as the Governor’s Certificate and Badge of Honour.
Today saw the official launch of October’s inaugural Literary Festival for Gibraltar. The full line up is set to feature prize-winning author Joanne Harris, Man Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and Carnegie Medal writer, Kevin Crossley-Holland. Novelist and former Moroccan culture minister Mohammed Achaari will take part in an event, as will a selection of Spanish authors including Mercedes Aguirre. Professor Paul Preston, the distinguished historian of 20th century Spain will hold an event looking at some of his more recent controversial work on the ‘Spanish holocaust’.