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.
‘Rock and Fortress,’ the private concern that has been managing and operating the World War Two Tunnels and O’Hara’s Battery attractions has been taken over by the Government. The new arrangements will come into place on November 1st.
The Ministry for Tourism has erected new pedestrian signposts to assist tourists walking up and down the Upper Town Area. It follows reports of visitors taking wrong turnings while trying to reach the Upper Rock nature reserve and getting stranded in Moorish Castle Estate instead.
With Gibraltar’s Tourist season slowly winding into it’s low season, yesterday’s launch of the second Gibraltar International Jazz Festival hopes to reel in further outsiders to Gibraltar, for an extended weekend of jazz music at the recently renovated Queen’s Theatre. In an attempt to up the ante following last year’s inaugural Jazz festival, the line up has seen the addition of well loved television presenter and jazz man, Jools Holland and former Spice girl, Mel C to this year’s line up.
Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar has now taken delivery of a replacement G1 vehicle.
The vehicle is a Tesla Signature Model S imported from California by Bassadone Motors.
The Tesla is an entirely electric vehicle and its acquisition is part of the Government's programme to replace its vehicle fleet with more environmentally friendly vehicles. The Tesla vehicle does not produce any emissions whatsoever when driven. It requires charging from the electricity grid.