New trees will be planted along the border of Edinburgh Estate and Queensway Road as part of the Department of the Environment’s ongoing programme to replace dead or dying trees around Gibraltar.
The second British Islands and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference will be hosted in Gibraltar from the 6th to the 8th of February 2015.
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) consists of female Members of legislatures of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). It was initially formed to discuss ways to increase female representation in Parliament and work towards the mainstreaming of gender considerations in all CPA activities and programmes.
From the hour of 07:00 on the 5th February, to 07:00 on the 6th February, the following occurred:
Arrests:
1 Person arrested for Taking a Conveyance.
1 Person arrested for Common Assault Fraud by False Representation.
2 Persons arrested for Importation of a Prohibited Import.
1 Person arrested for Operating a Fast Launch.
1 Person arrested for Possession of a Controlled Drug.
Albert Isola – the Minister with responsibility for Financial Services - was this afternoon interviewed on the Sky News Business Bulletin programme and asked for his views on the Eurozone relating to Greece and moves by the European Central Bank.
Hikaru Nakamura (US No.1) is the 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters winner. The tenth and final round was played over six hours today at the Caleta Hotel.
Three years since its commencement, the Government’s flagship ‘Sustainable Traffic, Transport and Parking Plan’ has had its initial release, in the form of a draft document to inform the masses on the problem areas and potential solutions to resolve the most common issues, including parking and demand management, public transport, sustainable travel, road safety and traffic management, re designing Gibraltar’s urban structure, and how the plan will be implemented.
The GSD notes that, days after his confirmation in Parliament that there is a significant problem with Government over-spending, Mr Bossano, the Minister for Inward Investment, “continues to raise serious doubts about the state of Government finances.”
Another Tradewise Chess Festival Master Class was presented by women’s world champion, Chinese 20 year old Hou Yifan who revealed details of her plans for 2015.
Hou explained that she would not defend her world title in March this year during a knock event in Sochi Russia where the Women’s World Championship will be held next month, as she has a prior commitment at a chess tournament in Hawaii.
