In 2015, the Chief Minister announced that he was to bring legislation to Parliament to set up a Consultative Council, along the same lines as the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to consider such issues that are above party politics but which affect the national interest.
The Summer Sports and Leisure Programme organised by the GSLA and sponsored by NatWest has been buzzing this last week with masses of children and young people taking advantage of the sport and leisure opportunities on offer at the Bayside Sports Complex.
Following a recent spike in tobacco smuggling in the area of Western Beach, officers of the HM Customs Flexible Anti-Smuggling Team and Enforcement conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of five persons and the seizure of a motor vehicle and 209 cartons of cigarettes.
The Gibraltar National Dance Organisation enters a new era. After the announcement last month of Seamus Byrne’s retirement as President, Wendy Garro has been appointed as the new President of the GNDO. Mrs Garro says she will bring forward new ideas and commitments and aiming to keep her predecessor’s legacy going for many more years to come.
A routine meeting of the Gibraltar Contingency Council (GCC) took place this morning, jointly chaired by His Excellency the Governor and the Chief Minister.
The Bella Vista Day Centre for Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients is now working at almost full capacity, offering therapeutic services to around 70 patients from Monday to Friday.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested last night on suspicion of stealing a moped after he jumped off the pillion seat when he spotted police officers in the area.