As a result of increased Customs checks, aimed at the detection of fireworks purchased in Spain, Customs officers have made two separate seizures of illegal fireworks in the lead-up to the Christmas period.
Fireworks are a restricted import under the Imports and Exports Act and it is an offence to import them without a licence.
Naresh Ramchandani and Kevin Tewkesbury presented a cheque for £7,500 to St. Martin’s Special School earlier this week. The money will go towards a special piece of playground equipment for the children.
Dutch Logistics Support Ship the JSS Karel Doorman will call into HM Naval Base tomorrow to load up vital supplies as part of the global effort to tackle Ebola.
A number of vehicles including 12 vehicles from UNICEF and six ambulances from Partners in Health will be loaded onto the ship along with provisions for both herself and RFA ARGUS who also recently used the Forward Mounting Base facilities at HM Naval Base Gibraltar before heading out to Sierra Leone.
The 2015 edition of the annual Careers Fair, organised by Bayside School, the Gibraltar College and Westside School, will take place on Tuesday 24th February 2015 at the Tercentenary Hall.
Team members from the MOD Janitorial Team have raised £1600 towards GBC’s Open Day.
Team Manager Nadine Gonzalez organised a number of events to raise funds including cake stalls and a raffle. The team had raised £900 through these events alone before deciding they would walk through town to boost their total.
The Gibraltar Health Authority has just published its Annual Report covering the events of the two years 2012 and 2013. The report, which is edited by Director of Public Health, Dr Vijay Kumar, covers the activities of the Authority during the period, and provides a number of health related statistics.
RGP Commissioner Eddie Yome has welcomed the fact that, in agreement with His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Minister, invoking powers under Section 15(1)(a) of the Police Act 2006, has requested a factual enquiry on the allegations made against RGP Officers, and the force as a whole, following a recent selection weekend.
The Chief Minister and Governor were written to recently by a person making ‘allegations against certain officers of the RGP and against the RGP as an institution’ after they attended a recent RGP selection weekend.
Exercising their powers under the Police Act, the Governor and Chief Minister agreed to this morning meet with Gibraltar Police Authority Chairman, Mr john Goncalves, as well as the Commissioner of Police, Eddie Yome.