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.
Responding to recent comments made by the Government on the former GSD administration’s decision o build a diesel fuelled power station, the Opposition has insisted that ‘It is absurd hyperbole to suggest that the GSD Government would use out of date technology to build a power station that was to cost the taxpayer £120 million.’
As from Monday 12th May, the Civil service will commence their new hours regime. Currently all civil service departments are open from 8:45 am to 5:30pm, however current counter hours are only between 9am and 12:30pm. The new scheme will see all employees split between two tiers, with some working between the hours of 8am and 3:30 pm and others between 8:30 am and 4:30pm, with new counter hours to run from 8:30 am – 3pm, allowing for better and more flexible hours for Civil Servants as well as providing a better service to the public.
Royal Gibraltar Regiment Drummer Colour Sergeant (CSgt) Anselmo Ochello was recently presented his Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.