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GSD presses Government for date on student grant increase

The GSD has called on the Gibraltar Government to confirm when students will receive the 5.4% increase in maintenance grants announced in July’s Budget. The Opposition said it had received repeated enquiries from students about when the increase would be paid. In his Budget address, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said: “The Maintenance Grant will be...

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GHA marks World Allied Health Professions Day

The Gibraltar Health Authority marked World Allied Health Professions Day on Wednesday by recognising the contribution Allied Health Professionals make to patient care across Gibraltar. The day aims to raise awareness of the different roles carried out by Allied Health Professionals and their contribution to healthcare, including through specialist knowledge, skills and patient support. To...

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Public sector agencies take part in further sanctions training

The Ministry of Justice hosted a further sanctions training session for public sector agencies and authorities, delivered by UK sanctions specialists Sanctions SOS. Representatives from across the public sector with responsibilities linked to the implementation and enforcement of sanctions in Gibraltar took part in the session. The training combined technical instruction with a practical exercise...

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Santos visits creative workshops for older persons

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, visited creative workshops organised throughout October as part of a programme marking the International Day of Older Persons. The workshops are being delivered by the Ministry in collaboration with the Gibraltar Horticultural Society. During his visit, Mr Santos met participants and saw the activities taking...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Campo - PP tells Landaluce to resign as Algeciras mayor over sexual allegations

The Partido Popular (PP) in Cadiz has called on Algeciras mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce to resign “immediately” following media reports of formal complaints made by two female party members alleging sexual assaults.  Following the publication of the reports in Europa Sur and El Mundo, the PP in Cadiz asked all serving PP councillors in Algeciras...

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UK will not stand by in Argentina’s ‘economic coercion’ of Falklanders

By George Thompson, Rhiannon James and Harry Taylor, Press Association political staff The Government will not “stand by” while Argentina uses “economic coercion” against the people of the Falklands, a Foreign Office minister has said. Setting out the UK’s response to “aggressive” Argentinian threats, Uma Kumaran pledged further “robust” measures if the situation persists, insisting...

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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...