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GASA Bathing Pavilion to remain open until September 30

The GASA Bathing Pavilion will remain open until September 30 after the Gibraltar Government confirmed there would be enough lifeguards and beach attendants to staff the facility safely. The pavilion had been due to close at the end of the official bathing season but will instead remain open from Monday, September 14, to Wednesday, September...

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The Nautilus Project confirms 'sea sparkle' following testing

The Nautilus Project marine biologist Lewis Stagnetto has confirmed that Noctiluca scintillans, a colony of microorganisms commonly known as sea sparkle, is causing the discolouration of the water from Little Bay to Rosia Bay. Mr Stagnetto took samples of the water and conducted tests on Tuesday morning, confirming it was what he and the Department...

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Bridge simulators ‘a game changes’ for university’s Maritime Academy

The University of Gibraltar held the official opening of its Maritime Academy Simulation Centre on Monday morning, featuring two training suites financed by industry partners Peninsula Hercules Tanker Management and Boluda Towage. Each company invested £200,000 on the simulators, which when in use are paired so that the student can see the other vessel in...

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‘Susi’s’ legacy lives on with memorial tree and plaque at St Bernard’s

A memorial tree has been planted in the garden of St Bernard’s Hospital alongside a plaque in tribute to Juan Jesus Vecino, known to many as ‘Susi’, who made history in January this year when his organs were donated in the first procedure of its kind on the Rock. Mr Vecino, 48, donated all his...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Cross-border workers’ treaty benefits offset concerns, Spanish union says

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s relationship with the bloc has removed the “Sword of Damocles” hanging over cross-border workers’ heads, according to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), the Spanish union trade union.  But the union is seeking clarification and support from Spanish authorities over unemployment benefits and pensions, and Manuel Triano, CCOO’s general secretary in the Campo, warned that cross-border workers...

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Ed Miliband says UK will ‘resolutely uphold’ self-determination of Falklands

By Helen Corbett, Rob Freeman and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Political Staff Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the UK will “resolutely uphold” the self-determination of the Falkland Islands after Argentinian president Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address, Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said...

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Britain’s commitment to Falkland Islands ‘absolute and unshakeable’ – Streeting

By Rob Freeman, Sophie Wingate and Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Staff Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands is “absolute and unshakeable” the Defence Secretary has said after Argentinian President Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said he would...

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Trump hints he would not back UK over Falklands, citing lack of Iran support

By Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Correspondent Donald Trump has hinted that he would not help the UK in a potential future conflict over the Falkland Islands, saying the country was “not there to help me” with the war in Iran. It comes after reports last week suggested the US could revise its officially neutral...