June 05 - Mel C And Jools Holland For Gib Jazz Festival
The Government is finalising details for this year’s Jazz Festival taking place between 17th – 19th October.
June 05 - Mayor at Buckingham Palace Garden Party
The Mayor, Anthony Lima, travelled to London yesterday to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace with his wife. His Worship considers it a particular privilege to have been invited to this Royal Garden Party as it falls within the week when we commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s Coronation sixty years ago.
June 05 - World Environment Day
The Department of the Environment will once again be taking part in the World Environment Day (WED) celebrations today.
June 05 - Parliamentary and Democratic Reform Report Tabled in Parliament
Yesterday morning the Commission for Parliamentary and Democratic Reform’s report was tabled in Parliament. A number of recommendations were laid out before MPs with both the Governing and Opposition parties giving their views on each matter. Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Feetham insisted that his party had always been in favour of the recommendation to expand the seats available in Parliament, he suggested that the current 17 seats be expanded to 25, allowing for a section of back benchers who would focus primarily on constituency work.
June 05 - Gibraltar’s First Ever Pride Event Announced
The equality rights group ERG-GGR is pleased to announce that this year Gibraltar will be celebrating its first ever official Pride event on Saturday 15th June. Doors open at 10pm until 5am. It is Pride and not just ‘gay Pride’ because it is a celebration of friendship and diversity right across all our adult community. It is inclusive, not exclusive and everyone is welcome.
June 04 - Government Replies To Opposition On Register Of Electors Issue
The Government have issued the following statement:
Opposition Hypocrisy Palpable in Register Call
- Register cannot be opened in short time available;
- Opposition have left it until they decided to contest election to raise the point
- GSD call comes only after one of their most ardent supporters notices he is not registered
June 04 - PDP React To Fishing Report
The following is statement on behalf of the PDP:
The PDP have had an initial read of the Report prepared by Dr Chris Tydeman and Indrani Lutchman. The electorate will recall that Dr Tydeman is in fact the same expert that criticised the British Government in April this year in a British Parliamentary Select Committee for failing to provide the necessary support to our RGP to allow them to patrol Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
June 04 - Government Replies To Opposition On Waiting Lists
A Government press release has stated the following:
“The GSD has chosen to ignore, or more likely cannot understand the main points in the latest Government press release on the issue.
