Sep 17 - GSD Criticises Minister’s ‘Double Standards’ Over Care Services
Opposition party, the GSD, has explained that Care Agency Minister, Samantha Sacramento’s previous condemnation of the GSD’s plans for the new Alzheimer’s and Dementia facility is based entirely on room size.
The party notes, ‘this is nonsensical, when it is compared to statements made by Minister Cortes in July’s Parliament that he was satisfied with progress at the new Mental Health facility, where single rooms average a mere 7.5 square metres in size. The smallest room available measures just 5.46 square metres.’
Customs Officers yesterday detained a locally registered vehicle in the Devil’s Tower Road area consequent to officers noticing suspicious activity in the vicinity. The car was conveyed to a Customs area and subsequently searched; this search resulted in the find of 14,400 cigarettes (72 cartons) concealed within the vehicle.
This weekend Gibraltar commemorated the Battle of Britain with a series of events. The RAF building found to the south of the runway was renamed The Rene Mouchotte building in memory of a French Air Force Pilot who died following the Battle of Britain. The unveiling was carried out by Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach. The event was attended by TV Presenter Jan Leeming, who recently produced a documentary on Rene Mouchette, for the BBC.
