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.
Officers at the Gibraltar Port Authority recently attended and graduated from a training course for Vessel Traffic Services Supervisors, held at South Tyneside College in Newcastle.
The initiative is part of the Gibraltar Government’s drive to continue enhancing the already stringent safety protocols applied to maritime traffic in BGTW. VTS is similar to air traffic control in that it tracks the movement of vessels and provides navigational safety in a limited geographical area.
A GSLP Party Political Broadcast, shown on GBC yesterday evening followed Health Minister Dr. John Cortes' touch upon Health and Environment policies being enforced. The full text is as follows:
'Good evening.
How time flies. It seems like yesterday that I was working in the Alameda Gardens, presenting shows and sitting in Court as a justice of the peace. But it was all of three years ago.
Bouygues Energies & Services SAS today signed a contract with the Gibraltar Government for the building of Gibraltar’s new power station. The final price of the project is £77m, including the building and operation of the station.