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Donald Trump Jr in overland visit to Gibraltar for meetings

Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, was in Gibraltar on Friday and was photographed entering and leaving the Madison Building in Midtown, home to Gibraltar law firm Hassans. No details were released as to the purpose of the visit, which unfolded under tight security provided by the Royal Gibraltar Police,...

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Auditor acted within constitutional remit and should be ‘praised, not censured’, Azopardi tells Parliament  

The former Principal Auditor acted within his constitutional remit in preparing his 2018/19 report, Opposition Leader Keith Azopardi said on Friday, rejecting Government claims of overreach as a “smokescreen” to avoid addressing substantive issues around spending, contracts and oversight.  Addressing Parliament, Mr Azopardi warned that the Government motion on the audit report threatened to erode...

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GFSC campaign advises students on rising cyber scams

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission’s (GFSC) annual World Investor Week campaign has delivered sage advice to students on financial literacy and scam prevention. The week-long global campaign promoted by the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is aimed at protecting consumers, reducing financial crime, and promoting public awareness. This is the ninth year the GFSC has...

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GHA marks World Diabetes Day with staff training and education initiatives

The Gibraltar Health Authority is observed World Diabetes Day as part of its ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the disease within the community. The occasion coincides with the delivery of the DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) training programme for staff. DESMOND is a structured education programme designed to help...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause, UK MPs say

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, and Chronicle staff The UK Government should not “cave in to industry scaremongering” and tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm, MPs have said in a report ahead of a UK budget statement later this month.  The report was met with disappointment in Gibraltar, amid concern a hike in UK...

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Spanish police arrest fugitive wanted for murder as he tried to enter Gib

A Portuguese man wanted for murder and other serious offences was arrested by Spanish police in La Linea as he tried to cross the border into Gibraltar. Spain’s Policia Nacional said the man was the subject of four arrest warrants for murder, sexual abuse and wounding in different locations in Spain. The man was arrested...

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Spanish complaint over Eastside project sent back to La Linea court on appeal - report 

A criminal complaint lodged by Spain’s state environmental prosecution service over the Eastside project has been referred on appeal back to a La Linea court that had ruled it was outside its remit, according to Spanish press reports.   The complaint alleges that reclamation work for the Eastside project could constitute an offence under Spanish law. ...

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Gib-reg vehicle in Campo police chase leading to accidents and gridlock 

A high-speed police chase involving a Gibraltar-registered vehicle caused significant disruption on the A-7 motorway on Thursday morning, leading to two separate accidents and major delays near Guadacorte, in the municipality of Los Barrios, according to Spanish media reports.  The incident reportedly began at around 4.30am when the vehicle fled from the Policia Nacional at...