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.
Opposition Spokesman for Health, Isobel Ellul-Hammond, has congratulated the students who recently graduated in Nursing and Paramedic Science. She said that this is the cohort of students who started their training in 2010 when the GSD was still in Government, a programme the GSD reintroduced in order to give locals the opportunity to train as nurses in Gibraltar.
This year’s annual poetry competition, organised by the Ministry of Culture, in conjunction with the Gibraltar Chronicle and the Department of Education attracted 137 entries, many of which, adjudicator Charles Durante insisted were worthy of attention and were crying out for recognition. He noted that he would have liked to have rewarded many more poems.
In a statement on the effect of the recent amendments made by the Government to the Nature Protection Act, the GSD has called upon the Chief Minister to state publicly whether members of the La Linea and Algeciras fishing associations will have to apply for a licence in Gibraltar, or if they will be allowed to fish by virtue of their existing membership of their ‘Cofradias’.
This December will see a new International show hosted by Masters of Illusion. The fifth edition of the annual event will see World Champion of magic, Norbert Ferre headline the performance with ‘with a great mix of magic and an all star cast you won’t even want to blink all night’. Five performances will be held at the Ince’s Hall, with tickets starting from £10.