Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) will be inspecting the efficiency, effectiveness and legitimacy of Gibraltar Police and are inviting members of the public to have their say on how the force operates.
The GSD has said that the recent press release by the Government on unemployment figures “is as self serving as it is misleading”. The Opposition says the announcement by Number Six also “betrays the usual obsession by this Government with bare statistics” without considering whether young people are being properly trained and are finding worthwhile jobs at the end of their training.
The Government has announced that the second and final phase of the road resurfacing works at Varyl Begg Estate have now been completed. The works have covered the peripheral areas of the estate and have also included roadways.
The Environmental Safety Group (ESG) says that it met in August with the Government to present its concerns regarding the power station, LNG and more general community apprehension over the lack of promised safety reports. The ESG says it was assured at that meeting that its specific recommendations for best available technology (BAT) would be researched and implemented and would be included as a condition on any approval by the DPC. The group was also assured that the safety reports were imminent, in fact, “no more than two weeks away.”
