Mar 13 - Canadian Air Force Stop off in Gibraltar
After dropping off an engine in Sigonella Italy, six members of the 435 Canadian Air Force squadron, from Winnepeg, spent the night in Gibraltar as part of an on route stop.
Mar 13 - Gibraltar Attends EU Natura 2000 Steering Committee Meeting
The Government’s Department of the Environment recently attended the Mediterranean Steering Committee meeting in Brussels aimed at gathering important information on EU protected habitats and species. Representatives from the different countries in the Mediterranean were present, amongst other European Insitutions and organisations, such as the European Commission,the European Environment Agency and the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity. Gibraltar’s representative was Stephen Warr, a Gibraltar Government Biologist.
Mar 13 - Netto Calls on Cortes to Spell out Long Term Plans for Macaque Issue
Opposition member for the Environment, Jaime Netto, has written to Dr. John Cortes regarding this issue of the Barbary Macaques. Within the document, Mr. Netto notes, ‘I am aware that drastic solutions to the problem, such as culling animals, are problematic.
In the past, you have advised Government Ministers (myself included) of the need to cull responsibly to achieve adequate demographic and genetic management of the macaque population. Despite this, your colleagues when in Opposition campaigned against the GSD Government for having done so.
Mar 13 - Gibraltar Under 17 Netball Win Gold in European Championships
The Gibraltar Netball under 17 team won Gold at the Netball European Championships held in Malta last weekend. Commenting on the feat, Minister for Sport Steven Linares congratulated the team, claiming that they had all once again, excelled themselves and made Gibraltar proud.
