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.
The Gibraltar Morocco Business Association was represented in MEDays Forum organised by the Amadeus Institute between 2nd and 5th November in Tangier under the theme "From crisis to crisis: towards a new international order?". Messrs Steven Marin, Troy Jeffries, Brahim Krikaz and Joshua Lhote were invited to attend the 14th edition that was an opportunity to discuss the main geopolitical, economic and social issues facing the planet, including the war in Ukraine, conflicts and instability in Africa, tensions in the Indo-Pacific, food and energy crises, inflation, and climate change.
Gibraltarians For A Multilingual Society (a recently formed association aiming to promote Gibraltar’s multilingual culture, as well as the learning of other languages) says it welcomes the inclusion of questions in GBC’s Audience Consultation Survey on the use of Llanito and Spanish in their programming.
Royal Gibraltar Police have been attending two days of professional training led by a team from the UK’s Hydrant Programme. The Hydrant Programme, part of the National Police Chiefs Council, was set up to provide coordination across policing in respect of child abuse and exploitation.