European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
The Government notes that the text of the annual Consensus Decision between the United Kingdom and Spain is being distorted by the Spanish Government and sectors of the Spanish media.
On 10th October 2013, Her Majesty the Queen appointed Mr. Felix Alvarez to be an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to the advancement of equality and human rights in Gibraltar.
Felix chairs the Equality Rights Group, helping to make important advances in the rights of sexual minorities, immigrants, and in the protection of minors.
The Department of the Environment is continuing with its strategy to remove the Barbary Macaques frequenting urban ‘hot spots’, through the use of noisemakers. The method was successful some months back, but it is essential to periodically repeat this.
Noise-makers will cause loud ‘banging’ noises in the areas of Laguna Estate, Trafalgar and Gardiner’s Road. The operation will commence today and will run for a period of two or three weeks. Further information of any expansion of ‘hot spots’, which may be tackled with firecrackers, is to be issued shortly.
Miss Gibraltar’s 1st Princess, Jamielee Randall, will be participating at Miss International 2013 to be held in Okinawa, Japan, in December.
This event has been the initiative of Jamielee, who has been very busy looking for sponsors and making all the arrangements to participate in this pageant. Jamielee would like to thank Sorek Group for making her participation possible as well as MLE swimwear, Jayden Fa Photography and Gibraltar Crystal for their support.