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The Chief Minister’s Message on Workers Memorial Day and International Workers’ Day 2024

27th April 2024

Remembering the Fallen and Celebrating the Workers Today Today I write to highlight two important days in which we celebrate workers and their rights: Workers Memorial Day and the 1st of May, International Workers' Day. On Workers Memorial Day, on the 28th of April, we honour the memory of those who have lost their lives...

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Leader of the Opposition, Keith Azopardi – May Day and Workers Memorial Day Message

27th April 2024

Way GSLP Run Gibraltar Short-Changes Workers and Businesses The Government has a long track record of financial mismanagement and has not delivered much needed economic certainty. Gibraltar would benefit if there was a different way of governing that delivered transparency and better controls over conflicts of interests, waste, or abuse. Public contracts and land deals...

Alice Mascarenhas

Opinion & Analysis

More Gib Directory notes: The Coronation of 1937, and the early days of the Spanish Civil War and Gibraltar

27th April 2024

The year 1937 saw the publication of a special edition of the Gibraltar Directory. The year of the Coronation and a year after the start of the Spanish Civil War. The price of this directory was four shillings. Its editor and proprietor were one and the same, Benedict Miles. The publication had been printed at...

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Business Matters: A champagne launch, more communication needed and improved e-scooter provision – the busy business week

26th April 2024

by Simon Warburton Ribbon aims to double staff numbers Digital financial services company Ribbon says its SuperApp is now available for Gibraltarian residents following its recent champagne launch at the company’s Ocean Village offices attended by more than a hundred people. Ribbon is expected to launch in the UK for Indian students and working professionals...

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‘Celebrating women is not enough. We need action’

25th April 2024

By Aysha Panter Last month marked International Women’s Day - a time to celebrate Women’s hard-won rights and reflect on the work we still need to do. Unfortunately, the former is much easier for politicians than the latter. While celebrating women’s progress and achievements is vital, this alone isn’t moving us forward. The government's continued...

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#Richard'sRendezvous Our friend the sea

24th April 2024

There are many from abroad that describe Gibraltar as an island, but we’re not. We are a peninsula: meaning, we are surrounded by the sea on three sides and not four as is an island. But that’s not important. We still have the sea all around us and we’ve existed looking at it all our...

Alice Mascarenhas

Opinion & Analysis

Civil Engineer and storyteller, with another bag full of stories to share

20th April 2024

Sitting back at our Table this week is Manolo Perez who as we discovered last week had more than a few stories to tell – and is a great storyteller who has served this community both within the Government Civil Service and in the Private Sector. The former Managing Director of Lyonnaise des Eaux (Gibraltar)...

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Multi-agency working, a trip into history and sports integrity in gambling; a snapshot of Gibraltar business

19th April 2024

As a Probation Officer in the Ministry of Justice – just one of two in Gibraltar - Jessica Perez has experience of working with multiple agencies and provided her expertise in a recent lecture to post-graduate MBA students at the University of Gibraltar. Last year, Perez completed a Master’s degree in Leadership and Management in...

Priya Gulraj

Opinion & Analysis

#ChaiWithPriya ‘The smartest person you know watches reality TV’

17th April 2024

A recent TikTok trend had me hooked for hours where a content creator claimed: “The smartest person you know watches reality TV”. Many responses to the original video talked about how reality TV is a reflection of society and a study into sociology, psychology and anthropology in the making. There were responses from neurodivergent people...

Jonathan Pizarro

Opinion & Analysis

#Chasing Nelson Interred With the Bones

16th April 2024

There’s a collective amnesia that seems to happen when a society has gone through something it should, by all rights, be ashamed of. The narrative is shaped in such a way that everyone seems to prefer to forget how we got to where we are now, and how a city, country or nation treated others...

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Sanctions training, nuclear power and Startup Grind all in the business mix

12th April 2024

No tree-hugging J Safra Sarasin insisting. “For us, sustainability is not a new topic,” Bank J Safra Chief Sustainability Officer, Daniel Wild outlined some of the company’s thinking at the recent Gibraltar Funds and Investment Association (GFIA) event on the Sunborn. “Seven out of ten risks are sustainability related,” said Wild, adding: “This is not...

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#RichardsRendezvous Job Hunting?

10th April 2024

Actually, there is no shortage of cafes, restaurants and takeaway delivery services which regularly are on the lookout for staff... but of course, it’s not in our culture – generally – to take on jobs of that sort. I think we have been brought up assuming that kind of work to be demeaning, un-dignifying, and...

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Sustainable trust – Acquarius invests in its people

5th April 2024

Private client and corporate services provider Acquarius wears its heart on its sleeve when it comes to people and sustainability issues. The words are easy to say but the company is determined to put its money where its mouth is with employees and how it runs its operations. In Gibraltar since 1998, Acquarius is a...

Priya Gulraj

Opinion & Analysis

#ChaiWithPriya Nostalgia and the nose

3rd April 2024

There are certain smells that can take you back to a certain time in your life, whether it is the smell of freshly-baked bread, certain perfumes or even your favourite foods. I used to love the smell of gasoline, which I associated with long drives in Spain and time spent with my parents and brother...