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 Ministry of Equality delivered a presentation on equality matters with a focus on disability and gender to the current cohort of PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) students at the University of Gibraltar.
The Government has welcomed the return of the Royal Engineers to Gibraltar and their assistance with the continuing development of the works at the Northern Defences. It will be recalled that this system of tunnels and fortifications was carved into the face of the Rock by their predecessors hundreds of years ago.
The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (the “GRA”), as the Information Commissioner, has today published a Guidance Note which aims to assist in ensuring data protection compliance in the employment context, as required by the Gibraltar General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2004.
Two more drivers have been arrested for drink-driving related offences in the last 24 hours – with both drivers almost four times over the legal limit.