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12th May 2025
A new £200,000 Nursing Simulation Suite, equipped by cutting-edge lifelike mannequins to help student nurses hone their skills, was opened at the University of Gibraltar on Monday. The suite was formally opened by Pat Orfila, the Minister for the University, coinciding with International Nurses Day. The event was attended by a number of dignitaries including...
Sun 11th May, 2025
12th May 2025
A new £200,000 Nursing Simulation Suite, equipped by cutting-edge lifelike mannequins to help student nurses hone their skills, was opened at the University of Gibraltar on Monday. The suite was formally opened by Pat Orfila, the Minister for the University, coinciding with International Nurses Day. The event was attended by a number of dignitaries including...
12th May 2025
Unite the Union and Restsso have confirmed the successful negotiation of a new pay deal that delivers an above-inflation wage increase for workers across the company. The agreement, reached following talks between Unite representatives and Restsso management, will provide employees with a 3.5 percent increase in base pay, backdated to January 1, 2025. In addition,...
12th May 2025
The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, will host his next constituency clinics on the afternoon of June 3, from 4pm to 6pm at his offices in Suite 951, 5th Floor, Block 9, Europort. Representatives of Varyl Begg Estate, Mid Harbour Estate and Sir William Jackson Grove (GibV) have been asked to...
12th May 2025
Heritage Week, organised by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Tourism, and the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, was a resounding success, engaging the community through a rich and varied programme of events. The week opened with school tours of the newly installed Main Street bollards, coordinated by Gibraltar Cultural Services. Through the work of artist...
12th May 2025
The Youth Service is pleased to announce the success of its recent raffle fundraiser, held on Saturday, in support of the Youth Symposium Group. The event not only raised valuable funds but also provided young people with an opportunity to strengthen teamwork, take responsibility, and demonstrate community spirit. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support an...
12th May 2025
The Royal Gibraltar Police welcomed nine newly qualified civilian staff to the Control Room at New Mole House on Monday. The new Command and Dispatch (CAD) team has completed a six-week course at the RGP’s Training School, where they were taught communication, de-escalation and active listening skills. Their training also covered common criminal offences, use...
11th May 2025
By Maria Jesus Corrales and Brian Reyes A Spanish court in La Linea has yet to decide whether to admit for process a criminal complaint lodged by Spain’s state environmental prosecution service over the Eastside project, which has become a focal point of cross-border tension in recent months. State environmental prosecutors initiated an investigation late...
11th May 2025
The “hydra-headed problem” of rent controlled properties in Gibraltar’s old town will end within the next decade, Action for Housing’s Henry Pinna has said, though this is not necessarily a reason for celebration. Existing tenants will be decanted from properties often in appalling condition into government rental properties. But for many of them who are...
8th May 2025
By Anna Wise and Henry Saker-Clark, PA Business Reporters The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.25% after a slowdown in inflation, as the central Bank’s chief welcomed an expected UK-US trade deal. Interest rates were cut from 4.5% to their lowest level since May 2023, in their fourth reduction over the past...
8th May 2025
By Christopher McKeon, David Hughes, Caitlin Doherty, David Lynch and George Lithgow, PA A “historic” UK-US trade deal will save thousands of jobs in the car and steel industry which had been threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said. The trade agreement was confirmed in a call between the Prime Minister and the...
5th May 2025
By Josh Payne, PA Chief Reporter Senior royals waved to thousands of people from the Buckingham Palace balcony as a Red Arrows flypast continued the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The King and Queen, joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children...
2nd May 2025
By Caitlin Doherty, Nina Lloyd, Helen Corbett, George Lithgow and Harry Stedman, PA Reform UK has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils, as Nigel Farage said his party had eaten “Labour for lunch” and “wiped out” the Conservatives in parts of England. The party has taken control of seven local...
28th April 2025
Spain and Portugal were hit by a major power outage on Monday that paralysed transport and telecommunications systems, causing widespread disruption. Eduardo Prieto, services director and Spanish utility Red Eléctrica, described the blackout as “exceptional and totally extraordinary”. Parts of France were also reportedly affected. The cause of the blackout was not yet clear on...
25th April 2025
By David Hughes and Rod Minchin, PA The Prime Minister has warned the world is in a “new era” of global insecurity and uncertainty as he visited the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier. Sir Keir Starmer met sailors, aviators, soldiers and Royal Marines onboard HMS Prince of Wales during an overnight stay as it heads towards...
24th April 2025
Spanish police officers at the La Linea border seized more than €50,000 in undeclared cash from two Moroccan nationals attempting to leave Spain in a vehicle with a Gibraltar licence plate. The operation was carried out during routine security checks at the border crossing, Spain’s Policia Nacional said in a statement. Officers identified the vehicle...
17th April 2025
By PA Reporters A court ruling on biological sex has been hailed a victory confirming “women are women and men are men”, but some have called it “incredibly worrying for the trans community”. Campaigners said the Supreme Court’s judgment could have far-reaching consequences for sports and single-sex spaces such as changing rooms and hospital wards....
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