Sunday 31 January 2010

200 years on: the Bland Group celebrates its bicentenary

(The Gibraltar Chronicle and other sources) The Gaggero family (l. to r. James, Roseanne and Joseph), long synonymous in Gibraltar with the travel industry yesterday held a commemorative dinner attended by the Chief Minister Peter Caruana, Opposition leader Joe Bossano, Bishop Charles Caruana and other leading local figures and staff. The event marks the company’s 200 year history in Gibraltar from 1810 when the Blands first set up. Joe Gaggero emphasised the Gibraltarian focus of the event and the family’s delight in having played a major role in Gibraltar’s economic evolution.(See more on CampoPulse)

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