The GSD Opposition says it welcomes the recent Government initiative to promote a ‘Small Business Saturday’, and notes that it will now be held again this weekend. The initiative, says the Opposition, no doubt “livens up” Main Street and provides fun to many families which is a good thing.
The Minister for Culture, Steven Linares, has congratulated Jamielee Randall on behalf of everyone in Gibraltar on reaching the Top 15 Finalists at the Miss International 2013 Pageant. Jamielee was one of 68 contestants who took part in the Pageant in Okinawa, Japan on Tuesday 17th December.
The Chief Minister hosted a very well attended dinner for Members of the House of Commons on Tuesday evening at Gibraltar House in London. The event saw over 30 Members of Parliament attend from the All Party British Gibraltar Group.
As from today, Early Bird Tickets for 2014’s Gibraltar Music Festival will go on sale at Vijay, Music Corner and online at www.GibraltarMusicFestival.com. This Christmas pre-sale will see a limited number of tickets go on sale for £45, as opposed to the standard price of £55. This Christmas pre-sale will kick of at midday and see a very limited number of tickets sold. A further Early Bird sale will be held prior to the main sale date in early 2014.
The first meeting of the Steering Committee, set up to oversee the bid for world heritage status for the Gorham’s Cave Complex, was held on Tuesday 10th December. The Steering Committee, chaired by Professor Clive Finlayson, has been set up to bring together stakeholders during the entire process of the nomination.
NatWest has today welcomed the announcement made by the Government regarding the plans to open Gibraltar International Bank, and also the decision of Barclays to defer their own retrenchment from retail and commercial banking for a further period. A statement released by the bank noted, ‘this is positive news given the significant enquiries for new accounts evidenced in recent times by ourselves’.