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.
According to Spain’s National Statistics Institute, unemployment figures have dropped from a record high of 27.2% to 26.3%. This drop suggests the first sign of growth within the economy, for two years. The newest figure follows statistics recorded in the second quarter of the year, this signifies that the number of unemployed individuals in Spain has dropped to just below six million.
This morning saw another standoff between the RGP and the Guardia Civil as the force attempted to block a spanish fishing vessel from any intervention with the RGP in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday evening announced the chosen name for their son, the future heir to the throne. On Tuesday the world was granted the first peek of His Royal Highness George Alexander Louis Prince of Cambridge.
A tense standoff occurred earlier this morning as a Government contracted tug (middle of pic) continued its operations off the runway accompanied by the RGP, the GDP, the Royal Navy and two Guardia Civil vessels.