May 16 - Classic Car Rally in Gibraltar on Saturday
The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association (GCVA) hopes that by the end of this coming Saturday 18th May its members and their guests will become experts on the Great Siege and the exploits of one Col. John Drinkwater Bethune.
Once more the GCVA is using the opportunity of the vehicles to promote Gibraltar. It seems appropriate that an association dedicated to the preservation of our motoring heritage should celebrate all of Gibraltar's heritage. More about how the GCVA is going about this in a minute, but first to the men and women and their magnificent machines.
HMS Enterprise will visit Gibraltar tomorrow. The vessel was built at Appledore in Devon, and launched on 2nd May 2002. She and her sister HMS Echo were designed to carry out a wide range of survey work, including support to submarine and amphibious operations, through the collection of oceanographic and bathymetric (analysis of the ocean, its salinity and sound profile) data.
On Saturday 18th May, between 10am and 6pm, the Gibraltar Museum will once again join museums all over the world in marking International Museums Day, by holding its own Museum Open Day.
Steven Linares Minister for Sport has sent messages of best wishes to the Eagles, Grammarians and Hawks Hockey Clubs participating in their respective European Cups later this month.
This afternoon members of Parliament sat for the first time in two months, following an extensive refurbishment to the Chamber. The work done includes the seating and storage arrangements for the clerk of the house, as well as the modernisation of the premises. Cameras and a digital recording system have also been installed, meaning that in future parliament sessions may be televised and live streamed over the internet, once rules and regulations are finalised. During the session, the Chief Minister thanked GJBS as well as Carl Viagas for their work on the chamber.
Monday evening saw the exceptionally well-attended launch of Gold Productions’ documentary, ‘Operation Tracer’. The film outlines the history of one of Gibraltar’s most well kept secrets, ‘stay behind cave’ and its use during the Second World War. The story follows the theoretical capture and invasion of Gibraltar by the Germans during World War II and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel’s plan to get buried alive inside the cave in order to spy on the Germans and report back to Radio London.
The fifth Royal Navy vessel to visit Gibraltar in the past fortnight Minehunter HMS Ledbury has sailed into the Naval Base today on a short visit to top up on supplies before heading into the Mediterranean. The vessel left Portsmouth last week on a four month NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2. The group works throughout the year defending sea routes from the threat of underwater mines. They also carry out joint training exercises. 
The PDP has today welcomed the Government’s ‘major coastal protection and beach regeneration at Sandy Bay. The party has previously pushed the administration to restore the beach and to build groynes to protect the area from further erosion. They note that the request fell on deaf ears with the former administration.
