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Second ‘Seat of Hope’ unveiled at Europa Point

The Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, last week unveiled the second marine life-themed bench at Europa Point in support of Cancer Relief Gibraltar, alongside the charity’s Toni Sanderson. The Seats of Hope project, launched by While Wild World, is transforming benches at Europa Point into mosaic artworks created by Eco Decor by Ireana...

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Supported Employment Programme providers thanked at appreciation event

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, hosted a Supported Employment Programme Appreciation and Information Session at the Mayor’s Parlour, City Hall. The event brought together over 50 Supported Employment placement providers. Mr Santos, alongside the Ministry’s Principal Secretary, April Smart-Devincenzi, thanked attendees for their ongoing collaboration and support of the programme....

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Delegate sought for UK Youth Parliament event in London

The Government of Gibraltar is inviting applications from young people interested in representing Gibraltar at the UK Youth Parliament, which will take place in the House of Commons on November 6. As in previous years, the event includes participation from the UK Overseas Territories, with one delegate from Gibraltar invited to address the Youth Parliament....

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Customs recovers 99 petrol containers after sea pursuit

A total of 99 petrol containers were recovered from the sea in the early hours of today following a joint operation involving HM Customs, the Gibraltar Defence Police and the Guardia Civil. At approximately 4.30am, HM Customs Vessel Searcher intercepted a four-engined RHIB near the North Mole. The vessel, which had four people on board,...

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Gibraltarian street names installed to celebrate multilingualism and cultural identity

The Ministry for Heritage, in collaboration with Multilingual Gibraltar, has announced the installation of Gibraltarian street names across Gibraltar as part of a wider initiative to promote multilingualism, heritage, and cultural identity. The project aims to revive street names once commonly used up to the 20th century, which have faded from use over time due...

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Gibraltarian re-elected as Chair of Citizens Advice International

The Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Bureau Gibraltar, Pili Rodriguez, has been unanimously re-elected as Chair of Citizens Advice International (CAI) during the organisation’s Annual General Meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic. Ms Rodriguez, who has held the position for several years, will continue to lead the international body, which promotes the provision of free,...

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Gibraltar set to mark World Polio Day with local event and purple lighting of Moorish Castle

Gibraltar will join the global observance of World Polio Day on Thursday, October 24, in support of international efforts to eradicate the disease. The day is led by Rotary International to raise awareness of polio, a virus that once paralysed hundreds of thousands of children annually. Significant progress has been made towards eradication, with support...

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La Línea house prices rise by 5.39% in third quarter of 2025 

by Maria Jesus Corrales The average house prices in La Línea, factoring in both existing and new-built residences, have risen by 5.39% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the independent valuation company Tinsa.  The average price of a 90m2 flat in La Línea now stands at €129,458, or €1,438 per square metre.  Although...

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UK and Spain address UN Fourth Committee, setting out traditional positions and welcoming treaty

The UK Government this week told the UN Fourth Committee that its longstanding commitment to the people of Gibraltar “remains unchanged”. Addressing the committee, an official from the UK Permanent Representation at the UN underscored the double-lock commitment while welcoming progress toward a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. “The UK will not enter arrangements...

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Spain’s King Felipe hails ‘historic’ Gibraltar pact in UN address

Spain’s King Felipe VI hailed the “historic” political agreement for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, in which he said the treaty would bring “confidence, legal certainty and stability” to communities either side of the border. Addressing diplomats under the gaze of...

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Yvette Cooper appointed UK Foreign Secretary in major reshuffle

By Chronicle staff and PA Yvette Cooper was appointed UK Foreign Secretary on Friday as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer embarked on a major reshuffle of his senior team, following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for breaching the ministerial code when she did not pay enough stamp duty on a seaside home....