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 Gibraltar yesterday celebrated World Book Day. With events at the JMH throughout the day, the schools as always also joined in by celebrating many famous popular book characters. At St Bernard’s First School some of the children chose nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and in one of the classes keeping with the theme of the week decided to include pancakes. World Book Day inspires young readers to dress up and get involved in the learning exercises. Children and adults proved to be extremely enthusiastic on the day taking part which will hopefully lead to a new generation of bookworms.  Pic: Johnny Bugeja

Marrache hearing stalls as ‘severe stress’ takes toll on Isaac

Today - by Peter Schirmer

 The Marrache trial halted abruptly yesterday when, after less than an hour in the witness-box, Isaac Marrache told the judge Sir Geoffrey Grigson that he was feeling unwell. He was helped from the court by his counsel John Cooper, QC, who - after helping his client to the Supreme Court portico returned to tell Sir Geoffrey that an ambulance had been called and Isaac was taken to St Bernard’s Hospital - apparently suffering from acute stress aggravated by his diabetic problem.

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Algeciras eyes gas bunkering market

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 Algeciras is preparing for a major change in the ship re-fuelling business that could see bunkering operations shift from heavy fuels to liquefied natural gas.
Operators say LNG will power the ships of the future and want to lay the foundations to ensure Algeciras becomes a key gas bunkering.

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Bruce’s Farm dealer has drug money seized

Today - by John Hawkins

 A drug dealer arrested in Gibraltar after 12 years on the run was ordered to forfeit his ill-gotten gains of more than £130,000 at a confiscation hearing at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.
Stephen Holmes, 54, was jailed for seven years in May 2013 for possessing cocaine, cannabis and Ecstasy worth £33,475 with intent to supply in 2001.

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GSD recruit tax expert for party executive

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 Chris White, one time HM Tax inspector in UK and then recruited by the Gibraltar Government to reform its tax systems, has joined the GSD executive, the party announced yesterday.
The move is described by the party as being in the context of the recent restructure of the party under Daniel Feetham which included adoption of a new constitution by the party membership and election of its new executive.

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GONHS plays down stadium habitat impact

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 The Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society said current plans for the Europa Point Stadium will have no negative impact on the area’s ecology.
The society said it had examined plans for the stadium and concluded that none of the natural habitats at Europa Point would be affected by the development.

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GSD concern over Main Street job cuts

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The GSD has expressed concern over recent news that there will be a number of redundancies at Saccone & Speed.
“Job losses are always an issue which concerns the party because it affects people personally as well as the economy,” a GSD spokesman said yesterday.

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La Linea’s British mole is ‘history’

Today - by Cristina Cavilla

 Britain’s Minister for Europe has described the construction of a Spanish mole in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters as “historical fact”.

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English Democrats plan Gibraltar resolution

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 Gibraltar will be the subject of a special resolution at the English Democrats’ Spring Conference.
The resolution reads: “In the event of English Independence the English Democrats would offer to guarantee the right of self-determination to current British Overseas Territories, such self-determination could include the option of becoming English Overseas Territories.”

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Younger female role models needed

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 More younger female role models are needed, according to a business group which found that most people who inspire workers are either dead, approaching retirement or almost exclusively male.

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Cross-border campaigners plan further lobbying

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 The Cross Frontier Group plans to meet with contacts at the British, Spanish and Andalusian Parliaments to work further on informing other institutions of the situation at the border and the work being carried out by the Group.

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