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 following is the full text of a speech delivered by the Chief Minister at a Gaming Breakfast held this morning as part of the Gibraltar Day events.
Ministers, Sir Peter, Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen. Friends.
Yesterday, officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Drug Squad arrested a 37 year old local man on suspicion of possession and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug. A 22 year old local woman was also arrested for the same offences. The arrests came about following a search of a local residence. A total of approximately 400 grams of Cannabis Resin was seized.
The Instituto Cervantes in Gibraltar yesterday evening hosted a talk entitled "Prosperity in human systems: a point of order. The systemic perspective in Spain" by the director of the Systemic Institute in Mexico, Dr. Manuel Mora.
The RGP Financial Crime Unit wishes to contact persons, or business owners and retailers, who may have received counterfeit Euro notes during the course of Monday 20th October 2014.