with the Secretary of State for
GIBRALTAR
GIBRALTARIAN
DESIGNER TAKES
PART IN LONDON
FASHION WEEK
Young fashion designer Gabri-
ella Sardea has become the
first Gibraltarian to participate
in the prestigious and exclusive
CSM showcase at London Fash-
ion Week. She is also the first
designer from Gibraltar to
study at the CSM (Central St
Martins University of the Arts)
in London, where she is taking
a Masters of Art course after
obtaining a degree in Fashion
at the Metropolitan University
of Manchester. Fashion writers
have described her as a name
:: SUR to watch.
:: D. BARTLETT. The multi-mi
pound futuristic Sailing Yach
spent longer in Gibraltar than
ded this week after it wa
fused permission to leave bec
Sativex drug has been
approved for healthca
GIBRALTAR
:: D. BARTLETT. The 2005 Dr
(Misuse) Regulations have b
amended to make it clear t
the cannabis-based medicine
tivex is approved for use
healthcare in Gibraltar.
The previous regulations
peared to be ambiguous, and
ter discussing concerns with
Drugs Advisory Council recen
Samantha Sacramento, the g
ernment minister who chairs
Council, set in motion the
islative changes that were n
essary to clarify the situatio
The change means that d
tors may prescribe Sativex to
tients with multiple sclerosis
treat and alleviate their sym
toms. Given the nature of t
substance, it may only be
pensed by the GHA Hosp
pharmacy.