Mar 08 - City Fire Brigade Officers Carry Out Rope Rescue Training
Twelve Officers from the City Fire Brigade have successfully completed two Rope Rescue Level 2 Supervisor Courses which were held recently around Gibraltar, under the supervision of Mr Malcolm Stephen from the Outreach Rescue (North Wales).
This course which gave the officers the opportunity to conduct specialist training in the setting up and supervision of different rope systems for a variety of rope rescues. Such rescues could take place on roof tops, steel structures and confined spaces as well as in natural environments.
Following guilty pleas on the 11th of February 2013 to charges of possession and possession with intent to supply 25 grammes of herbal cannabis and 65 grammes of cannabis resin, 39 year old Jose Marquez Hurtado, of 3 Raven House was yesterday sentenced to ten weeks imprisonment.
The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) has announced a further awareness initiative, to be held in conjunction with the Breast Care Support Group.
In response to Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Garcia-Margallo’s recent comments in the press, noting that he will not set foot in Gibraltar until there is a Spanish flag flying on the Rock, the Government has insisted that the comments belong to a different era ‘when there was no respect for human rights or recognition that different people can have different views and still co-exist in peace’
