Dec 11 - Works Continue to Develop at Small Berths Marina Site
As works at the site of the 700 small berths marina continue along Coaling Island Minister Licudi visited to view the first caisson being towed and lowered into the sea, as the inaugural works on the wharf get underway.
The caisson is a concrete watertight retaining structure which will have water pumped into it once it is put into place. The water will sink the caisson, allowing it to form the first parts of the wharf structure. The second of many caissons will be completed today, to be fitted tomorrow.
Following on from a statement released by the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society expressing concern over emergency works being carried out on the coastal defenses fronting Camp Bay, the Department for Health, Environment, Energy and Climate Change has explained that the material to be used ‘was designed to be limestone of appropriate size and only deposited above the waterline.’
Are you 16-30 years old and do you run a project with a European dimension? Any organisation running a project which promotes Europe among young people is invited to compete for the 8th Charlemagne Youth Prize. Winning projects will not only benefit from recognition and media coverage but also from prize money to further develop the initiative. The closing date for the 2015 competition is 2 February 2015.
In response to the Cabinet reshuffle earlier this week Opposition Leader Daniel Feetham expressed his belief that the move reflected the Chief Minister’s dissatisfaction with his Government.
