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 following opinion piece written by the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, was published today in Europa Sur, Diario de Sevilla, Granada Hoy, Día de Córdoba, Diario de Jerez, Diario de Cádiz, Diario de Almería, Málaga Hoy and Huelva Información:
Summer 2014 looks to be a particularly prosperous season for Gibraltar’s Ocean Village with the impending re-opening of Zest wine bar and new Asian wok restaurant, Shanghai Gardens. Commenting on other works along the marina, Marketing Manager for Ocean Village Sandra Lamplough said, ‘the opening of Sunborn Gibraltar is perfectly timed for us. Not only are the promenades of Ocean Village getting busy with footfall en-route to wine, dine and overnight in five-star style, we’re also seeing a number of other projects come to fruition including additional berths, office space, new eateries and bars, and the now customary summer live music programme on Leisure Island.
Algeciras Mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce will this weekend mark the 32nd anniversary of Argentina’s Falklands invasion by signing a twinning agreement with Argentinian city, Rio Grande.
Unite the Union will once again organise and host this year’s Workers Memorial Day and May Day celebrations, which will involve a short ceremony in the Lobby of Parliament House on Monday 28th April and the annual May Day rally on Thursday 1st May 2014.