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Promotions in the Royal Gibraltar Police

Four Royal Gibraltar Police officers have been promoted to the ranks of sergeant and inspector following a selection process involving representatives from the Royal Gibraltar Police, the Gibraltar Police Authority and the Government of Gibraltar. The promotions follow recommendations made at the conclusion of a selection process held in June, with the officers having been...

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Santos visits PATHS supported employment cohort

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, has visited the PATHS (Professional Advancement Through Holistic Skills) supported employment cohort, meeting participants and staff and receiving an update on progress being delivered through the programme. The visit focused on Supported Employment as the Ministry continues to consider PATHS holistically, identifying where further support,...

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Hassans Charitable Trust donates £5,000 to Calpe House

Hassans Charitable Trust has donated £5,000 to Calpe House as an additional contribution to the firm’s annual sponsorship of £10,000, following a visit by representatives of the charity to its offices yesterday. Calpe House chairman Albert Poggio and director and trustee Eddie Yome were welcomed by Hassans’ managing partner, Javier Chincotta, and Line Group’s chief...

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Our Lady of Sorrows church at Catalan Bay consecrated

Our Lady of Sorrows church at Catalan Bay was consecrated on Monday evening following the installation of Bishop of Gibraltar Charles Azzopardi. Bishop Azzopardi was joined by former Bishop of Gibraltar Ralph Heskett, Vicar General Paul Bear and other clergy at a ceremony during which the church and altar were consecrated. The Mass was attended...

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Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...

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Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...

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Spanish court acquits man accused of murdering sacristan in Algeciras, but orders 30 years of psychiatric detention 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has acquitted Yassine Kanjaa of murdering a sacristan in Algeciras on January 25, 2023, and injuring two other people, after finding he was exempt from criminal responsibility because of a psychiatric disorder.   The court ordered his detention in a prison psychiatric centre for up to 30 years.  ...

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UK gambling tax rise not designed to send a signal to betting sector, says UK Culture Secretary 

By Will Durrant, PA Political Staff  Increased gambling taxes were not designed to “send a signal” to the sector, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said.  Lisa Nandy defended the Chancellor’s decision to raise taxes on online gaming and betting, in a move set to raise £1.1 billion by 2029.  The remote gaming duty, which applies...