The Mayor’s Awards Scheme acts to acknowledge individuals who have served Gibraltar in a distinguished manner, over a prolonged period and/ or for a specific event or achievement. Recently, members of the public were invited to submit nomination to the Awards Committee.

The Committee met recently to consider a total of seven nominations. His Worship the Mayor today announced the winners of the Mayor’s Gold Award; including the Committee of the Friends of Mount Alvernia, including Mr and Mrs. Posso. The group was awarded the acknowledgement in recognition of their voluntary, tireless work, undertaken over so many years in so many different fields for the residents of Mount Alvernia.

The Gold Award was also presented to musical group, ‘Los Trovadores’, in recognition of their longstanding contribution to Gibraltar’s musical life, spanning over 60 years. The Committee also noted how their song “Plegaria a la Virgen de Europa” has become synonymous with Gibraltar to the point of it being considered as one of Gibraltar’s National Anthems.

Rosana Olivares was also presented with the Mayor’s Gold Award for her invaluable contribution to the under-privileged in Gibraltar and for her extraordinary empathy and exceptional capacity in freely rendering assistance to anyone that needs her.

The Mayor’s Silver Award was won by Lance Corporal Jaydan Pozo, In recognition of his ‘acts of service’ on 19th February when he rendered vital first aid assistance, in unusually strange extreme weather conditions, to preserve the life of a person who lay on the ground suffering the effects of a Heart Attack.

A Ceremony will be held in the Mayor’s Parlour at the City Hall on the 29th June where His Worship the Mayor, Anthony Lima MBE RD will present the Awards.