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.
Earlier this week Ocean Village raised just over £400 in support of the GBC Open Day Fund, which has reached an all time record of over £100,000. The event saw the public donate spare change to a Money Trail.
Santa Claus returned to the Ocean Village promenade for the fundraising effort, with face painting, badge making and refreshments also available to those participating.
A presentation ceremony took place at Devils Tower Camp recently when seven soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment received with their City & Guilds Level 1 and 2 Certificates in Maths and English.
Reports published today in Europa Sur and other ‘Grupo Joly’ publications have made ‘entirely erroneous’ claims that the Gibraltar Government has enforced the obligation of employees in the private sector to disclose any previous criminal convictions to employers.
A Working Group made up of a number of representatives of the Small Boat Owner’s Club, the Big Game Fishing Association, the Federation of Sea Anglers, the Department of the Environment various other related associations, met this week as part of a work group set up under recently published Marine Protection Regulations.