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.
This weekend marked 310 years since an Anglo-Dutch force captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1-3rd August, 1704. British rule over the Rock was secured “in perpetuity” under the Treaty of Utrecht which was signed in 1713.
Three Spanish nationals have been arrested following a chase at sea early on Friday morning.
An RGP interceptor, acting on specific information, located a 10 metre RHIB powered by twin Yamaha 300 horse power outboard engines, with three occupants onboard, off Europa Point travelling at a high speed towards the Bay of Gibraltar within BGTW.
This afternoon members of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron joined outgoing CBF, Commodore Clink and His Excellency the Governor Sir James Dutton to Splice the Mainbrace, a longstanding Naval tradition that issues the crew with a tot of rum, by order of the Queen.