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.
Three members of the Gibraltar Defence Police and the Defence Guard Service welfare committee recently took part in an online Peer Support Co-ordinators course as part of improving their force’s welfare capabilities.
Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), for the Ministry of Culture, has announced that the organisation of the food festival ‘Calentita’ will return in 2024 organised by Word of Mouth and Gibmedia.
The Government has today published the report commissioned by the Minister for Education Prof John Cortes, which looked into the marked increase in the number of children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND). The report, prepared by Public Health professional Una Geary used data from the Department of Education and an extensive literature search to arrive at its conclusions. There were also meetings with stakeholders and a public meeting. While the terms of reference were to identify causes, the report goes on to make a number of recommendations.
The Minister for Heath, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, and the Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament, Judge Karen Ramagge visited Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron yesterday.