The Calpe Band is hosting a Christmas Concert on Thursday 18th December at 8pm at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in conjunction with Sacred Heart Middle School Choir. The band will be led by its conductor Miguel Gomila.
In response to an article written in Irish Independent Group publication, The Argus, reporting on Irish bookmaker Boylesports move to Gibraltar, the Chief Minister has corrected the journalist’s comment that Gibraltar is a ‘British controlled Spanish Territory’.
UK’s Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley has called for debate over Gibraltar/ Spain Frontier issues. He insisted that it needed to be carried out at ‘European Level’ with discussions about a system for the free and sustainable circulation of people and workers. The statement was reported by Typically Spanish.
Minister for Equality, Samantha Sacramento last week attended meetings in London as part of her role on the regional committee of Commonwealth Parliamentary Women (CPW).
Amongst other things, this committee seeks to find ways of increasing female representation in parliament but, in this most recent meeting, there was also discussion of a CPW regional conference to be held in Gibraltar in February 2015.
HM Customs, the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service have wished all an enjoyable Christmas and New Year, and are reminding the public of the importance of behaving responsibly even when out having a good time. A joint statement released by the three forces stated, ‘During the festive season, celebrations may sometimes get out of hand and lead to unfortunate accidents.
The Gibtelecom Board met late last week to successfully complete the buy-back of Telekom Slovenije’s 50 per cent shareholding in the Company, by the Gibraltar Government. This followed the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement between the two parties on 17 November 2014.
From 0700hrs the 12/12/2014 to 0700hrs the 15/12/2014
Crime Reports
6 Reports of Theft.
2 Reports of Criminal Damage.
3 Reports of Causing Harassment, Alarm or Distress.
2 Reports of Burglary.
4 Reports of Common Assault.
1 Report of Fraud & False Accounting.
1 Report of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm.
Revealed during last night’s episode of Viewpoint, was a host of fresh results from a GBC commissioned ‘Pre-Election Opinion Poll’. The episode saw Chief Minister Fabian Picardo debate with Opposition Leader Daniel Feetham over a host of issues put to a sample of 650 voters.
