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Speakers share personal stories as British Forces Gibraltar marks International Women’s Day

British Forces Gibraltar marked International Women’s Day with an event featuring six female speakers who explored the theme “Give to Gain”. This year’s theme focused on advancing equal rights, access to justice and meaningful action to create lasting change for women and girls in all communities. Guests from a range of careers and ranks, including...

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Eastside sediment plume prompts calls for close monitoring and controls

Local environmental groups The Nautilus Project and ESG reported and assessed a large plume of sediment off Eastern beach linked to works at the Eastside Development. While the two groups had different views on its impact to the environment, they reiterated the need for close monitoring and tighter controls on the reclamation project. The plume...

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Santos and Arias Vasquez attend UN women’s commission in New York

The Minister for Equality, Christian Santos, and the Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, are attending the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York this week, where discussions are focusing on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The annual commission, held at...

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Man jailed for a year for voyeurism and possession of indecent images of children

A man convicted of voyeurism and moving indecent images of children has been jailed for a year by the Supreme Court. Gavin Dalton, 37, was arrested after officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police, acting on a tip-off, seized an SD card from his bedroom containing 22 images of sexual abuse of children that had been...

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Royal Navy support ship in Gib placed on ‘heightened readiness’ to deploy east

A Royal Navy support ship has been placed on “heightened readiness” in Gibraltar to be sent to the eastern Mediterranean if needed. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel RFA Lyme Bay is equipped to function as an aviation platform and has medical facilities, making her well-suited for humanitarian and disaster relief missions. The vessel is currently...

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Suspected drone strike hits RAF base in Cyprus

By Jessica Coates and Christopher McKeon, Press Association A suspected drone strike hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol in the early hours of Monday, but the Sovereign Base Areas Administration said “a temporary dispersal” was being planned...

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Optimism at the border, treaty hailed as ‘historic change’ 

by Maria Jesus Corrales On the Friday morning after the treaty on Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU was published, the Chronicle was there to talk to the tourists, journalists, cross-border workers of many nationalities and the ever-present taxi drivers that were now inhabiting a world that may soon disappear.   Indeed, many were looking forward...

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Officials deny pause in Diego Garcia legislation despite Trump criticism

By David Hughes and Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association A Foreign Office minister “misspoke” when he said the UK was “pausing” legislation to hand over the Chagos Islands following criticism of the deal from Donald Trump. The £35 billion deal, which includes a plan to lease back the UK-US Diego Garcia military base, has been heavily criticised by...