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.
Two Spanish nationals appeared at the Magistrates Court this morning on a charge of Importing a Prohibited Import, namely a 6.7 metre Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) powered by a 200 bhp Yamaha outboard engine.
The Minister with responsibility for Financial Services and Gaming, Albert Isola, has been in London this week conducting a series of meetings related to financial services and gaming.
Speaking at a private reception marking Europe Day this afternoon the Chief Minister officially announced that the Government of Gibraltar would shortly be commencing a formal consultation with stakeholders in this nation, on Gibraltar’s Schengen status and membership of the Common Customs Union of the European Union.
Two local men appeared at the Magistrates Court yesterday morning on charges of, ‘Possession of a commercial quantity of tobacco’ (40,400 cigarettes) and ‘Being knowingly concerned in the attempted exportation of a commercial quantity of tobacco’.