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Dr Paul Bosio begins role as Gibraltar Health Authority Director General

The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias Vasquez, welcomed Dr Paul Bosio on his first day in post as Director General of the Gibraltar Health Authority with a tour of St Bernard’s Hospital on Monday. Dr Bosio began the day visiting a range of clinical and administrative services alongside the Minister and outgoing...

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GFRS to stage peaceful demonstration in pay dispute

The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS), supported by Unite the Union, is in dispute with the Government of Gibraltar over firefighters’ pay, arguing that the current all-inclusive salary fails to recognise the impact of routinely providing overnight emergency cover. After more than six years of discussions and a rejected proposal for additional compensation (reduced...

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Legal opinions confirm ‘no sovereignty concessions’ in UK/EU treaty, Govt says

The Gibraltar Government said it had obtained three legal opinions on the sovereignty aspects of the UK/EU treaty in relation to Gibraltar, which it said confirmed the treaty made no concessions of legal sovereignty to Spain or any other entity. In a statement, the Government said the opinions were provided by Lord David Pannick, KC,...

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Govt to hold town hall for retail and wholesale sector

The Gibraltar Government will hold a town hall meeting for the retail and wholesale sector on Monday March 2 at 6pm at Ince’s Hall. The meeting forms part of the Government’s ongoing engagement with the business community following the publication yesterday of the UK–EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar and the FAQs on www.treaty.gov.gi. It...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Suspected drone strike hits RAF base in Cyprus

By Jessica Coates and Christopher McKeon, Press Association A suspected drone strike hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol in the early hours of Monday, but the Sovereign Base Areas Administration said “a temporary dispersal” was being planned...

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Optimism at the border, treaty hailed as ‘historic change’ 

by Maria Jesus Corrales On the Friday morning after the treaty on Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU was published, the Chronicle was there to talk to the tourists, journalists, cross-border workers of many nationalities and the ever-present taxi drivers that were now inhabiting a world that may soon disappear.   Indeed, many were looking forward...

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Officials deny pause in Diego Garcia legislation despite Trump criticism

By David Hughes and Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association A Foreign Office minister “misspoke” when he said the UK was “pausing” legislation to hand over the Chagos Islands following criticism of the deal from Donald Trump. The £35 billion deal, which includes a plan to lease back the UK-US Diego Garcia military base, has been heavily criticised by...

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Former Foreign Office advisor explored Lords’ seats for OTs to counter ‘psychic wounds’ over Britain’s ‘vast diminishment’ 

A special advisor to former Foreign Secretary David Lammy worked on a policy proposal in which Overseas Territories would be offered their own seats in the House of Lords to integrate them into the UK, according to an opinion piece published in the Sunday Times at the weekend.  In the article the special advisor, Ben...