At 1130hrs this morning, officers and civilian support staff of the RGP held a two-minute vigil in honour of their French colleagues who lost their lives in the Charlie Hebdo terror attack of yesterday and in this morning’s incident in the South of Paris.
Ten new recruits for the Gibraltar Defence Police started their training this week at the Buffadero Training Centre. The initial phase of their training is two weeks of Firearms Training which will qualify them on two weapon systems.
The Opposition has insisted once again that Bizzy Bee did not submit the lowest tender bid for works at Varyl Begg This comes in response to the Government’s claim that its allocation of contracts is limited to the Approved Contractor List which was set up by the former GSD Government.
Number Six has said that the Opposition do not seem to remember that the allocation of Government contracts is limited to the Approved Contractor List on the terms and conditions introduced by the GSD themselves when they were in Government. This, says the Government, remains unchanged.
In a move that will be closely followed by politicians in Gibraltar, David Cameron has signaled that 16- and 17-year olds may be allowed to vote in the next UK election in May even though his personal view remains that 18 "is the right age."
The Equality Rights Group has called for a need in 2015 to recognize the rights of transgender people within Gibraltar’s community. Chairman Felix Alvarez noted that ‘it’s not a question of numbers, but of fairness, kindness and justice.’
The GSD says it has received a number of complaints about the allocation of a contract to Bizzy Bee Limited in excess of £1.5 million for the renewal of (amongst other things) pavements in Varyl Begg Estate. Complainants have reportedly told the Opposition that there were lower bids for the project.