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Cortes announces 49 new teaching posts, school phone policy, and AI in education

The Department of Education will be offering permanent contracts to 49 teachers, effectively increasing the complement to 521 teaching posts, Government Minister Dr John Cortes told Parliament in his budget address on Tuesday afternoon. Dr Cortes explained that this increase in permanent posts addresses a shortfall due to rising pupil numbers, expanding specialist learning support...

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Minister for Education meets UK counterpart in London

The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, met with the UK Minister for Education, Stephen Morgan, at the Department for Education in London last week. Dr Cortes was accompanied by the Director of Education, Keri Scott, and Guy Dumas from the Gibraltar Office in London. The meeting covered a range of education-related topics, including university...

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Gibraltar National Museum announces 2025 Walks Through History summer programme

The Gibraltar National Museum has announced the return of its popular Walks Through History, which will take place on Wednesday mornings from 10am to 11.30am between July 23 and August 27 as part of the Summer Sports and Leisure Programme. Aimed at children aged nine to twelve, the guided walks offer an immersive journey through...

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Gibraltar Cultural Services promotes arts education through hands-on initiatives

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, continues to promote cultural education with a range of interactive initiatives aimed at engaging younger audiences with Gibraltar’s artistic and historical heritage. Recent activities have included a Street Art Mural Walk for Year 6 pupils from Bishop Fitzgerald School, providing a guided tour of Gibraltar’s...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Drama in bay as supply vessel bursts into flames

Seven crew members escaped unhurt after a harbour vessel operating from Algeciras port caught fire on Wednesday afternoon while delivering supplies to a container ship anchored at the northwest corner of the Bay of Gibraltar. The Ceutamar Cinco, a catamaran operated by Maritima Velum, was consumed by flames and a thick plume of black smoke...

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‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

By David Lynch, Rhiannon James, David Hughes and Harry Taylor, PA The UK must actively prepare for a “wartime scenario” on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned. In the national security strategy published on Tuesday, ministers said the UK now finds itself in “an era in which we...

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Strikers bring ‘traffic chaos’ to Campo

Steelworkers brought traffic on key Campo roads to a standstill during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks on the access road to La Linea. As Spain’s Guardia Civil set up diversions, commuters heading into Gibraltar faced lengthy delays and queues stretching kilometres. This was the second consecutive day of disruption as workers...

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La Línea to publish strategic document on treaty impact

The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, has announced plans to publish a strategy document addressing the city’s future after the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with bloc is ratified. The document, which is not public yet, will be formally submitted to Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, but was outlined by Mr...