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 Government has said that, although the risk of encountering a case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Gibraltar is “extremely remote”, first level precautions are in place and vigilance continues to be maintained on the Rock as the deadly virus spreads across Africa.
Following months of data collection and two visits to the border, the European Commission has said that Spain’s frontier checks are “disproportionate”. The Commission has also said that it continues to receive complaints about the excessively long queues that the Spanish authorities cause on a regular basis.
A 27 year old Moroccan national was arrested yesterday morning by Drug Squad Officers, supported by RGP drug detection dogs, at Winston Churchill Avenue.
Ahmed Hadad El Yettefti a resident of La Linea working in Gibraltar was arrested at 07:45 am as he drove from Spain and along Winston Churchill Avenue on a Spanish registered motorcycle.