Jul 14 - Team Gibraltar to Take on the Commonwealth Games
Gibraltar’s Commonwealth Games Squad was finally named at the weekend with27 Athletes across 9 sporting events set to compete in the 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, later this month.
The team is made up of a real blend of youth and experience, with few competing for the first time. Gibraltar will five swimmers this time around, including Games veteran Colin Bensadon, who will lead the swim team, which is made up of Jim Sanderson who competed last time in Delhi, and debutants Jordan Gonzalez, Christina Linares and Karl Pardo.
The National Archives of Gibraltar has launched its new website application. This is part of the long-term digitisation policy of the Government which will see the ever increasing storage of historical records in electronic form.
The GSD has today claimed that the Government's attempts to obfuscate the issue surrounding the cost of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money on one fraud trial, by trying to professionally embarrass a member of the Opposition, is simply not going to work. The party insists that there is ‘no professional embarrassment to speak of however much the Government might try to suggest otherwise’.
The children of the Alameda Gardening Club have once again proved their talent with the planting of a glorious patch of sunflowers, just below the entrance to the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park.
With school Summer holidays now in full swing, the GSLA’s annual Summer Sports programme kicks off this morning offering youngsters the opportunity to partake in a spectrum of activities including, volleyball, journalism and creative writing, football, mini basketball, ju-jitsu, ice skating, chess, swimming, tennis, the RGP summer camp, arts and crafts, cricket, and the ever popular sports train.
Bayside School’s Special Education Needs Department recently celebrated the work of students involved in the Awards Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN), a British charity organization with awarding body status. It provides educational opportunities for young people, in particular helping learners to develop their personal and social attributes through its awards programme and qualifications.
The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry for Equality have been aware for some time that wheelchair users are unable to see parades and local events. As a consequence, the two ministries have been working together for the last year to identify a suitable viewing platform for wheelchair users.
