Taking time out to visit the Tradewise International Chess Festival in its last week, Mayor Adolfo Canepa welcomed players to Gibraltar, commenting on the ‘exponential’ growth of the festival over the years. Launching today’s Masters round, which included Gibraltar player Stephen Whatley for the first time, the Mayor commented that he had never been one to play chess, despite being ‘a mathematician by profession’.
The Youth Centre is bringing an old favourite back!
Performing Issues is a project previously delivered in conjunction with Santos Productions back in 2008. It is a project open to any young person aged between 13 and 18 looking to develop on their identity and self-belief through artistic forms.
On the advice of the Judicial Service Commission and after consultation with the Minister for Justice, His Excellency the Governor has today sworn in the Right Honourable Sir Jonathan Parker (pictured below) and the Right Honourable Sir Maurice Kay (pictured left) as Justices of Appeal, in accordance with section 57(2)(a) of the Constitution.
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has told a group of 150 politicians, diplomats and businessmen that Gibraltar represents an unmissable economic opportunity for Spain and the Campo area.
