Officers from the RGP Operations Division currently investigating recent instances of Violence and Anti-Social Behaviour in the area of Glacis Estate have carried out several arrests. These follow an incident of Violent Disorder at Glacis Estate last Friday, where seven individuals were arrested by RGP Response Team officers and where bladed weapons were seized.
This Saturday will mark the ninth edition of Earth Hour, which will see a twenty-four time zones across six continents band together for an hour, to ‘unify a global community bound by individual actions on climate’.
Participants will turn off all lights, or all unessential lights in their home or business for an hour, as from 8:30pm local time. Dr. Cortes is delighted to support Earth Hour once again and will turn the North Facing lights on the Rock, as well as the Moorish Castle lights, off for the whole weekend.
The GSD has today questioned whether the decision of the Government to seek expressions of interest to convert Lathbury Barracks Parade Ground into an industrial park is, at this stage, in the best interest of the community.
Yesterday evening the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo officially opened the Ocean Views Facility before a host of guests. Unveiling a plaque at the entrance, Mr. Picardo, flanked by Social Services Minister Samantha Sacramento and Health Minister Dr. Cortes revealed that this was not only a building, but a new approach to mental health, including the introduction of new, updated legislation that address a lot of the shortcomings of the current legislation.
The Government says it regrets the Opposition’s most recent in a series of “absurd allegations” relating to the new power station project saying that the fact that the GSD’s latest press release is “laden with inconsistencies” reveals the “complete lack of care” with which the Opposition approach their work.