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Young Leaders receive certificates following completion of summer programme

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture, Tourism and Youth, Christian Santos, presented certificates to participants of the Young Leaders Programme during a ceremony hosted by the Gibraltar Youth Service. The event recognised the commitment and development of young people who took part in the summer initiative, which included leadership workshops and placements within local youth...

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Harley Davidson Club Gibraltar gains full membership in European Federation

The Harley Davidson Club Gibraltar has been unanimously accepted as a full member of the European Federation of Harley Davidson Clubs, completing a three-year application process. The European Federation represents nearly 34,000 members across approximately 120 clubs from most European countries. Full membership grants Gibraltar equal standing with other national clubs within the federation. H-DC...

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Golden Week 2025 to celebrate older generation and promote intergenerational connection

The Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism will host Golden Week 2025 from December 1 to 5, under the theme ‘Because getting older doesn’t mean getting lonelier’. The initiative aims to celebrate Gibraltar’s older generation and promote inclusion, connection and respect across generations. A range of events and community activities will take place throughout...

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Demolition plans filed for port’s Extension Jetty 

A demolition application has been filed with the Town Planner for preparatory works that will enable the creation of the Gibraltar Government’s Westview Park Reclamation Project.  Permission is being sought for the full demolition of Extension Jetty No. 3, an ageing fuel berth located north of the planned reclamation zone.   “These works will be executed...

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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...

UK/Spain News

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Port of Algeciras becomes main entry route for contraband tobacco into Campo 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  The Port of Algeciras now accounts for 55% of the contraband tobacco seized in the Campo de Gibraltar, according to data presented by the Guardia Civil at the tenth Congress on Combating Contraband in La Línea last week.  The figures show that only 10% of illegal tobacco enters Spain through the...

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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. ...