The Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) investigation into the allegation that ‘whistle-blowers’ were incentivised to provide evidence to the McGrail Inquiry “has not uncovered any evidence that meets the threshold for criminal prosecution for Misconduct in Public Office.”
As from 18 February 2013, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Department will be upgrading the existing oral motorcycle and car theoretical tests to a computerised touch screen test. In future, the test will be taken in a specially-equipped room at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Department offices at Eastern Beach Road.
The test will be a multiple quiz comprised of 50 questions. The pass mark will be set at 40, out of a possible 50 questions. This initiative is in line with HM Government of Gibraltar’s manifesto commitment on e-Government.
In order to celebrate and honour 350 years of the Royal Marines, 350 Marines will carry out the annual Rock Run on October 24th 2014. The weekend will include a number of festivities set to celebrate the Corps’ birthday including brunch at the naval base, a lunch with the Governor and a prestigious birthday party at the Khaima.
The run will begin in Casemates Square and end at the top of the Rock. The team aims to raise £6 million for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, which will help Marines who have been wounded in Afghanistan.
Within this morning’s Financial Times Chief Minister Fabian Picardo’s letter was published.
The letter read, ‘Sir,
Your otherwise excellent editorial for Tuesday 5th February on Argentina and the Falkland Islands is wrong only in one material respect. Successive British Foreign Secretaries have insisted that they will not engage bilaterally with Spain on Gibraltar issues, referring their counterparts to the Trilateral Process for Dialogue in which the UK, Spain and Gibraltar have agreed to discuss all matters of mutual interest except sovereignty.