The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that although Gibraltar prefers a treaty to govern our relationship with the European Union, there are fundamental red lines which the Government is not prepared to cross in order to achieve it. Dr Garcia was speaking in Brighton today at the annual party conference of the U.K. Liberal Democrats.
Responding to recent comments made by the Government on the former GSD administration’s decision o build a diesel fuelled power station, the Opposition has insisted that ‘It is absurd hyperbole to suggest that the GSD Government would use out of date technology to build a power station that was to cost the taxpayer £120 million.’
As from Monday 12th May, the Civil service will commence their new hours regime. Currently all civil service departments are open from 8:45 am to 5:30pm, however current counter hours are only between 9am and 12:30pm. The new scheme will see all employees split between two tiers, with some working between the hours of 8am and 3:30 pm and others between 8:30 am and 4:30pm, with new counter hours to run from 8:30 am – 3pm, allowing for better and more flexible hours for Civil Servants as well as providing a better service to the public.
Royal Gibraltar Regiment Drummer Colour Sergeant (CSgt) Anselmo Ochello was recently presented his Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.