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Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery marks 10th anniversary with special events

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has announced a programme of events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery. The Gallery, located at the City Hall, will reopen on Tuesday, June 3 following a short closure for refurbishment and re-curation. The updated layout will feature new...

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ASPIRE Conference on Sustainability in the Built Environment returns for 2025

The ASPIRE Conference on Sustainability in the Built Environment will return for 2025, focusing on progress made since its last edition in 2023, remaining challenges, and how Gibraltar might evolve by 2050. The one-day event is being organised by the Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Heritage in collaboration with the Gibraltar Sustainable...

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Gibraltar Government announces new digital clearing and settlement framework

The Government of Gibraltar has announced the development of the world’s first regulatory framework for the clearing and settlement of virtual asset derivatives through regulated central counterparties. The initiative is being developed in partnership with the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) and Bullish, a virtual asset exchange operating in Gibraltar. Drafting work on the legislation...

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Convent Garden open day to support local charities

The Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, and Lady Bathurst will open The Convent gardens to the public on Tuesday, May 20. The gardens will be open from 11am to 6pm, with last entry at 5.30pm. Admission is free, with voluntary donations welcomed in aid of Men In Need and the EV Foundation. Refreshments will...

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University’s new Nursing Simulation Suite will help nurses hone their skills

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...

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Unite and Restsso reach above-inflation pay agreement

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,...

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Santos to host constituency clinics on June 3

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...

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Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

By PA Political Staff Sir Keir Starmer said high net migration figures had caused “incalculable” damage to British society as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK. The Prime Minister, who said the country risks becoming an “island of strangers” without better integration, said...

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Bank of England cuts rates as governor welcomes UK-US trade deal

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...

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Starmer says UK-US trade deal will save jobs in car and steel industries

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...

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Royals wave as thousands gather to watch VE Day flypast over Buckingham Palace

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...