The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, today met with the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Lord David Cameron, at the Foreign Office in London in order to discuss the outstanding issues and matters in the ongoing negotiation with the European Union in relation to Gibraltar.
During a routine visit to Gibraltar, Commander of Joint Forces Command for the UK, General Sir Richard Barrons met with the Commander of British Forces, the Governor and the Chief Minister to discuss routine matters regarding the Forces in Gibraltar. General Barons manages joint capabilities from the three armed services, including those at the UK’s Gibraltar and Cyprus bases.
Gibraltar’s longest established law firm, ISOLAS, is pleased to announce that it has acted as legal advisors on the first ever transfer of long term insurance business undertaken by a Gibraltar licensed insurance company structured as a protected cell company (PCC).
The Government has said that it welcomes the visit of the Minister for Europe on Budget Day next week.The Government says that the visit on that day will provide an ideal opportunity for the Government to brief Mr Lidington on Gibraltar’s “outstanding economic performance.”
A group of local cyclists who recently cycled a distance of over 1,100km from Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain to Gibraltar presented two cheques, each for the sum of £5,386.56 to two local charities, the Breast Cancer Support Group and the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s & Dementia Society.