The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party is launching a new, sub office, located at 13 Engineer Lane. The office will open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 1pm. The Party’s Headquarter will remain at Watergardens, and it is hoped that the new office will be more easily accessible for members.
The GSD says it has received reports that a serious health and safety incident has occurred at the site of Charles Bruzon House adjacent to three schools and that the incident has affected Governor's Meadow school. The Opposition says it shares the concerns of parents of children at those schools regarding the safety measures in place. Despite what it describes as “the denial by Government of the incident”, we GSD says it is aware of at least 30 witnesses who claim otherwise. The "dismissive attitude" taken by Government towards these reports “is both unreasonable and of great concern” says the party.
The Government has said that the latest statement from the GSD on fishing with nets is “utterly ridiculous and reflects the dangerous lack of understanding” by the Leader of the Opposition of the working of the Constitution in relation to law enforcement.
The GSD says that in the direct democracy program on GBC yesterday the Chief Minister “sought to shift the responsibility to the RGP for the lack of enforcement of the Nature Protection Act in relation to fishing with nets by Spanish Fishermen in BGTW.” The Opposition argues that this is not the first time Mr Picardo has done so.
The GSD Opposition notes the Government’s announcement on Monday of the purchase by it of the 50% shareholding held by Telekom Slovenije, the Slovenian state-owned company. The GSD also notes the Government’s explanation describing the move as ‘strategic’ in nature given that it wants to have control (by exclusively holding all the shares) as to who the next partner will be.
