European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
After two years in post, the CEO of the Gibraltar Port Authority and Captain of the Port, Roy Stanbrook, will be leaving Gibraltar, to take up a dynamic and important post in the southern hemisphere, namely as General Manager and Harbour Master of Melbourne, Australia.
Following serious allegations of bullying made by a group of graduate trainees against a top Civil Servant, the Opposition called upon the Government to make a formal statement on the matter. A No.6 statement released yesterday evening insists that Chief Secretary Ernest Gomez is to take charge of an investigation into the allegations and counter allegations made.
The RGP is set to restructure its Senior ranks and bring back the rank of Chief Superintendent as from the 1st April 2014. The Senior Management team led by the Commission will then consist of the Chief Superintendent and three Superintendents. With this change in place, Chief Inspector Cathal Yeats, who has served in the Operations and Crime Divisions, will be promoted to the rank of Superintendent on 1st October 2014.
This week saw the return of eight Gibraltar Regiment soldiers from a six-week training exercise in Kenya. Askari Storm is a major British Army combined arms battlefield training exercise, which has around 600 British military troops taking part.