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Writing Initiative for Young Authors - promoting Gibraltar stories and Llanito

Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) on behalf of the Ministry for Culture has launched a writing initiative to provide a development opportunity for a young author. This initiative is open to writers or aspiring writers aged 14 to 25, and on this occasion the aim is to promote Gibraltar stories and the Llanito language. The first...

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International contemporary art fair – call out to artists

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has issued a call out to local artists interested in being a part of an international contemporary art fair. The fair will take place in Gibraltar at the end of August and is organised and produced by Art Space 24. Participation is open to Gibraltar...

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Operation Delhi was ‘fundamentally flawed’, Levy tells McGrail Inquiry

Hassans senior partner James Levy, KC, described on Wednesday his shock at being treated by police as a suspect in Operation Delhi, an investigation which he said was “fundamentally flawed”. Mr Levy was giving evidence to the McGrail Inquiry and was quizzed for five hours on his involvement with 36 North, the company at the...

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Report finds 30% of children have special educational needs

A report exploring Gibraltar’s prevalence of children with special educational needs has found that cases have sharply increased over the past decade, with societal and health risk factors pinpointed. The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, delivered the findings in a press conference at No.6 Convent Place alongside the Director of Public Health, Dr Helen...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

King marks Nato’s 75th anniversary with letter of thanks

By Samuel Montgomery, PA The King has sent a “personal message of gratitude and congratulations” to Nato, as the defensive alliance marked its 75th anniversary. Charles lauded the treaty organisation as “an antidote to years of war in Europe” and “the cornerstone of our security and the values we hold dear”, in a letter to secretary general...

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Acerinox strikers bring chaos to Campo roads

Strikers at the Acerinox plant in the Campo de Gibraltar mounted road blocks in three key junctions on Tuesday morning, bringing rush hour traffic to a standstill and causing gridlock for around six hours on the main road linking both sides of the both. The workers set up roadblocks at 7am in Algeciras, Palmones and...

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Channel Islands and Isle of Man need seat at trade negotiations, MPs say

By David Lynch, PA Political Staff The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man should be represented when the UK brokers international trade deals, ministers have been told. The cross-party Justice Select Committee of MPs said the Crown Dependencies should have designated officials present at trade negotiations to represent their interests. The three self-governing dependencies,...

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Bank of England warns of rising global risks to UK financial stability

By Anna Wise, PA Business Reporter The Bank of England has warned the UK faces growing risks from weaknesses in the global financial system and rising political tensions. But households and businesses have remained resilient despite cost-of-living pressures. The Bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) found some risks to financial stability globally have increased since it...