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.
Officers of HM Customs came under attack at Western Beach yesterday evening. Whilst officers were conducting a routine patrol of the area, a group of 4 men in hooded tracksuits were sighted immediately south of the frontier fence. The men proceeded to throw stones at the officers in a completely unprovoked attack. The group then fled across the frontier fence to Spain where they continued their assault. Gibraltar Defence Police marine section attended the area in support and similarly came under missile attack. No-one was injured in the incident.
At the Gala Night of the Gibraltar Drama Festival held at the Ince’s Hall Theatre on Saturday 22nd March 2014, the Adjudicator, Arthur Rochester GODA, reached the following decision on the Awards:
1-ADJUDICATOR’S SPECIAL AWARD went to Trafalgar Theatre Groups for the excellent ensemble in the play “Pool (no water)”
2-BEST STAGE DESIGN was awarded to Rock Theatre for their play ‘Julius and Cleopatra’.
The GSD is concerned that 51 care workers and 7 social workers are amongst a total of 74 members of staff that have resigned from the Care Agency since this Government came into office in December 2011 arguing that this demonstrates a “high level of dissatisfaction” and “low morale” at the Care Agency.
Mobile telephone operators which are currently licensed in Gibraltar will be able to provide 4G services by October 2015 at the latest. This follows from a decision published today by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (“GRA”).