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Govt to meet protest group over concerns including data centre plans

The Gibraltar Government has said it will meet directly with the group that demonstrated on Saturday to discuss a range of concerns, including questions about the proposed £1.5bn data centre investment. The group presented a letter to the Minister for Economic Development, Sir Joe Bossano, during the demonstration and sent a further communication to the...

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Gibraltar Speakers seeks new members with Toastmasters open house

Gibraltar Speakers Toastmasters Club is inviting people interested in improving their public speaking, communication and leadership skills to a free open house on November 16 as part of efforts to revive the club. The event, themed Find Your Voice, will take place at the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses in Irish Town from 6.30pm to...

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Cortes visits bird of prey rehabilitation centre in Morocco

The Minister for the Environment and Relations with Morocco, Dr John Cortes, visited the Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Centre at Jebel Musa last weekend and discussed current and future cooperation with its director, Rachid El Khamlichi. The centre receives, rehabilitates and releases birds of prey, particularly vultures, and has successfully reintroduced the Griffon vulture as...

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BTAG reviews treaty implementation and impact on traders

The Business Transition Advisory Group reviewed progress under the UK-EU treaty on Gibraltar on Monday, as HM Customs outlined further steps to help businesses adapt to the new arrangements for moving goods. A customs task force supported by IT technicians will provide training and outreach for officers, clearing agents and traders. HM Customs will also...

UK/Spain News

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CAMPO - La Línea council seeks seat on cross-border environment committee

La Línea city council has formally requested the Spanish government include a local representative on the cross-border committee dealing with environmental issues that was agreed in the EU-UK treaty.  The petition was submitted to the Spanish ministries of Exteriores and Transición Ecológica following the committee’s first meeting on October 26.  A La Línea city hall...

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CAMPO - November 11 general strike march scheduled to start at border

One of the marches planned to mark Spain's general strike on November 11 will begin on the La Línea side of the border at 6pm that day, timed to coincide with cross-border workers returning from work in Gibraltar.  Earlier, at noon, another demonstration will take place in Algeciras, starting from the Plaza Alta at the...

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Campo unemployment rises for third month, to 24,000 people

October’s unemployment figures for the Campo de Gibraltar showed numbers rising for a third month, an additional 196 people out of work bringing the total to 24,039.  The statistics show a pattern where the wider services sector, in fields such as hospitality and retail, accounted for the largest proportion of unemployment, with women and people...

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Double killer Grimson given extra 22 years for historical sexual attacks on four males

By Ben Mitchell, Press Association A judge has said a Royal Navy petty officer, who is serving life for the murder of two men, “remains a danger to the public” as he jailed him for a further 22 years for sexually assaulting three young naval recruits and a 14-year-old boy in the 1990s. Allan Grimson, ...