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1st May 2025
Government spending on health and care for the forthcoming 2025/6 financial year will increase by nearly £16.6m to £224.3m, according to the Appropriation Bill published by the Gibraltar Government on Wednesday. The Bill, which sets out allocated budgets for Government departments and public undertakings, estimates total consolidated fund expenditure of £643.6m for the year, up...
Mon 28th Apr, 2025
1st May 2025
Unite the Union has highlighted the importance of the public sector pay claim not just for public workers but to help improve employment rights, terms and conditions in the private sector too. The union’s message came ahead of its annual May Day rally, which will take place on Thursday from 11am to 3pm at Campion...
1st May 2025
The GGCA has marked International Workers’ Day with a message of solidarity and commitment to improving conditions for workers across Gibraltar. This year’s commemoration emphasised fairness, respect, and progress for employees in both the public and private sectors, including civil servants, agency staff and private sector workers. The GGCA also reflected on its recent joint...
1st May 2025
The Government of Gibraltar has tabled a Bill to amend the Employment Act, introducing legal protections for workers in the event their employer changes ownership. Announced on the eve of International Workers’ Day, the Bill aims to enshrine in law the rights of employees whose contracts are transferred following a change in service provider. The...
1st May 2025
Government spending on health and care for the forthcoming 2025/6 financial year will increase by nearly £16.6m to £224.3m, according to the Appropriation Bill published by the Gibraltar Government on Wednesday. The Bill, which sets out allocated budgets for Government departments and public undertakings, estimates total consolidated fund expenditure of £643.6m for the year, up...
29th April 2025
Pope Francis was a “father of the world”, the Bishop Carmel Zammit said on Tuesday evening during a requiem mass at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned. Churchgoers lined the cathedral, with no seat left empty, to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis in a solemn service. The Governor Lt Gen Sir...
29th April 2025
Emerging technology should strengthen player protection, responsible gambling practices and regulatory compliance, Principal Secretary at Gibraltar Finance Julian Baldachino said as he opened the Ethical Gambling Forum. The Forum, which opened on Tuesday morning at the Sunborn Hotel, has brought together key players in the gambling sector to discuss compliance, ethics, addiction, and sustainability. Mr...
29th April 2025
The UK’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is pictured sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday. The vessel, which set off from Portsmouth last week, will travel through the Mediterranean to the Middle East, south-east Asia, Japan and Australia on an eight-month voyage, accompanied by escort ships from international allies. On its...
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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