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.
Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, continued his familiarisation of British Forces Gibraltar with a visit to the Royal Gibraltar Regiment yesterday.
Yesterday evening, Opposition leader Daniel Feetham’s New Year’s Message was broadcast on GBC television. The speech touched upon the fishing dispute as well as employment and education.
The speech, in its entirety, is as follows:
‘I hope you have all had a restful and enjoyable Christmas and New Year with your family and loved ones. Tonight I want to talk to you about some of the issues that I believe will be of vital importance to this community over the next few years.
Peter Lugnani, the RGP officer who was on trial for having allegedly raped two colleagues, was this afternoon found not guilty of all charges by a unanimous verdict delivered by a jury at the Supreme Court.