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27 teams to take part in Clean Up the World campaign

Twenty-seven teams and supporters will tackle 30 sites across Gibraltar on September 19 as part of this year’s Clean Up the World community campaign. Schools, clubs, businesses, specialists, agencies, Government departments and members of the public are expected to take part, with the ESG saying a small number of additional volunteers can still join if...

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GibSams sets out Suicide Prevention Month programme

GibSams will mark Suicide Prevention Month this September with a series of community events aimed at encouraging conversations around mental health and suicide prevention and raising awareness of the support available locally. The programme begins this evening, with the official launch of Suicide Prevention Month at the John Mackintosh Hall from 5.30pm to 7pm. The...

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GibLink business series to launch with Marbella event 

The Minister for Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, will launch the Government of Gibraltar’s new GibLink international business outreach series with an inaugural event in Marbella on September 17.  The event will be held from 5pm at The Pool and is aimed at investors, entrepreneurs and intermediaries in the region.  It forms part of Gibraltar’s wider business outreach programme following the...

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Cross-party UK delegation to visit Gibraltar for first National Day since treaty took effect 

A cross-party delegation of MPs and peers will visit Gibraltar for National Day next week, giving UK parliamentarians a first-hand look at the implementation of the UK/EU treaty during the first celebrations since it entered into provisional application on July 15.  The delegation from both Houses of Parliament will attend the September 10 celebrations and...

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Ed Miliband says UK will ‘resolutely uphold’ self-determination of Falklands

By Helen Corbett, Rob Freeman and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Political Staff Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the UK will “resolutely uphold” the self-determination of the Falkland Islands after Argentinian president Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address, Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said...

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Britain’s commitment to Falkland Islands ‘absolute and unshakeable’ – Streeting

By Rob Freeman, Sophie Wingate and Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Staff Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands is “absolute and unshakeable” the Defence Secretary has said after Argentinian President Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said he would...

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Trump hints he would not back UK over Falklands, citing lack of Iran support

By Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Correspondent Donald Trump has hinted that he would not help the UK in a potential future conflict over the Falkland Islands, saying the country was “not there to help me” with the war in Iran. It comes after reports last week suggested the US could revise its officially neutral...

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Campo gatherings held in solidarity with Ceuta amid migrant crisis

Public gatherings were held in Algeciras and La Línea on Tuesday in solidarity with Ceuta and its population, as the migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave in north Africa entered its 35th day. Although no official figures were available, thousands of people gathered at Plaza Alta in Algeciras, while hundreds attended a separate gathering at...