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Ministers attend GastroClub Empresarial event in Malaga

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, and the Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias Vasquez, attended a GastroClub Empresarial event in Malaga on Friday at the invitation of the organisers. Mr Santos delivered an address highlighting Gibraltar’s position as a bridge between the United Kingdom and the European Union....

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Gibraltar Heritage Trust invites nominations for 2025–2026 Heritage Awards

The Gibraltar Heritage Trust has opened nominations for its 2025–2026 Heritage Awards and announced changes to the awards process which will now be held every two years with the nomination period being continuously open to allow submission of projects on a rolling basis. Launched in 1993, the Heritage Awards recognise the care and commitment shown...

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Gibraltar Red Cross launches appeal for Jamaica

The Gibraltar Red Cross has launched an appeal to support communities in Jamaica and the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Melissa, a category five storm that caused widespread devastation at the end of October. The local branch is joining the international Red Cross movement in raising funds for humanitarian relief efforts. Specialist volunteers from the British...

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Gibraltar to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls

The Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Youth Service, will mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls on Monday November 25. The date marks the start of the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which runs...

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Government of Gibraltar and Ministry of Defence sign new electricity supply agreement

The Government of Gibraltar, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the Gibraltar Electricity Authority have signed a new electricity supply agreement aimed at strengthening Gibraltar’s long-term energy security and supporting shared sustainability goals. The agreement was signed at No.6 Convent Place last week and was attended by the Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma...

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Cancer Relief Gibraltar invites community to remember loved ones at Glowing Memories 2025

Cancer Relief Gibraltar is inviting members of the public to take part in its annual Glowing Memories campaign, offering a way for families, friends, colleagues and carers to remember loved ones during the festive season. The recorded Glowing Memories 2025 ceremony will take place at the Alameda Gardens Open Air Theatre and will be shared...

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GHA considers offering morning-after pill free in pharmacies after NHS move

The GHA has said it in looking into ways to offer the morning-after pill for free in local pharmacies after the NHS announced its plan to do so across England. A spokesman for the GHA said currently patients can access the contraceptive pill directly from a community pharmacy following a consultation with the pharmacist to...

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Tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause, UK MPs say

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, and Chronicle staff The UK Government should not “cave in to industry scaremongering” and tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm, MPs have said in a report ahead of a UK budget statement later this month.  The report was met with disappointment in Gibraltar, amid concern a hike in UK...

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Spanish police arrest fugitive wanted for murder as he tried to enter Gib

A Portuguese man wanted for murder and other serious offences was arrested by Spanish police in La Linea as he tried to cross the border into Gibraltar. Spain’s Policia Nacional said the man was the subject of four arrest warrants for murder, sexual abuse and wounding in different locations in Spain. The man was arrested...

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Spanish complaint over Eastside project sent back to La Linea court on appeal - report 

A criminal complaint lodged by Spain’s state environmental prosecution service over the Eastside project has been referred on appeal back to a La Linea court that had ruled it was outside its remit, according to Spanish press reports.   The complaint alleges that reclamation work for the Eastside project could constitute an offence under Spanish law. ...

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Gib-reg vehicle in Campo police chase leading to accidents and gridlock 

A high-speed police chase involving a Gibraltar-registered vehicle caused significant disruption on the A-7 motorway on Thursday morning, leading to two separate accidents and major delays near Guadacorte, in the municipality of Los Barrios, according to Spanish media reports.  The incident reportedly began at around 4.30am when the vehicle fled from the Policia Nacional at...