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Edgar Lavarello and Erika Pozo join GSD executive

Chartered accountants Edgar Lavarello and Erika Pozo have joined the GSD executive, with Mr Lavarello announcing he will step down from his partnership duties at PwC earlier than planned to become involved in politics. The two were co-opted onto the executive at a meeting on Monday night, having worked with GSD leader Keith Azopardi and...

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Public asked to watch out for house buntings after three spotted at Europa Point

The Department of the Environment has asked the public to report sightings of house buntings after a group of three was spotted in the Europa Point area. The North African species has recently started to colonise Europe and has appeared occasionally in Gibraltar over the past few years. House buntings have begun nesting in Algeciras...

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RGP Officers qualify as Specialist Licensed Search Officers

Some 15 officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police, and two officers from the Gibraltar Defence Police, have qualified as Licensed Search Officers (LSOs). The officers successfully completed a course hosted by the RGP and delivered by instructors from the United Kingdom’s Police National Search Centre (PNSC). The PNSC is a joint police and military unit...

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Airport firefighters complete specialist training 

Five members of the Airport Fire and Rescue Service have completed specialist qualifications to strengthen firefighter training and the service’s internal auditing.  Sub Officer Mitch Mifsud, Leading Firefighter Julian Lopez and Firefighter Craig Bonnici completed a Fire Behaviour Training Instructor Course at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, England.  The course provided advanced training in...

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MI5 chief says ‘true whole-of-society effort’ needed to counter terror threats

The head of MI5 said a “true whole-of-society effort” was needed to build national resilience in the face of terror threats facing the UK. In a speech at Thames House on Tuesday, Sir Ken McCallum issued a rallying cry to the British public to be prepared to play a part in protecting national security and...

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Albares tipped to lead PSOE election list in Andalucia

Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albares, looks set to lead the Socialist list in Andalucia in Spain’s forthcoming general election, Spanish media reported on Tuesday. Mr Albares, who played a critical role in the negotiation for the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar. Was one of three potential candidates to head the list of PSOE...

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La Línea - First week of Spain’s revised traffic rules sees 19 PLET seizures, 47 fines

La Línea’s Policía Local has reported that 47 fines have been levied and, in 19 cases, Personal Light Electric Transporters (PLETs, such as electric scooters) seized since the nationwide introduction on new traffic regulations on October 1.  Most of the offences recorded by officers involved riding in pedestrianised areas and failing to wear a helmet,...

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La Línea - Seila Pavón takes PSOE reins in La Línea with ‘pride, responsibility and enthusiasm’

The Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) has officially presented Seila Pavón as their mayoral candidate in La Línea’s next municipal elections, with Ms Pavón pledging to prioritise housing, stable employment and closer engagement with residents.  She also said she was taking on the challenge with “pride, a sense of responsibility and great enthusiasm” in her...