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18th August 2025
La Linea’s Santa Barbara beach was closed on Sunday after six poisonous ‘blue dragons’ were found washed up on the shore. The sightings prompted authorities in Gibraltar to issue an alert to raise awareness and urge bathers to exercise caution. Blue dragons are sea slugs that normally live on the open sea, where they...
Mon 18th Aug, 2025
18th August 2025
By Gabriella Ramagge The Gibraltar Government consulted with industry as it progresses with draft legislation which, if passed, would ban any Gibraltar resident born on or after January 1, 2009 from legally buying tobacco products A command paper was published last March by Gemma Arias-Vasquez, the Minister for Health, Care and Business, and opened a...
18th August 2025
Educating Gibraltar on the potential harm of medical cosmetic treatments is vital while legislators try to keep up with this innovative market. A wholescale reform of the law regulating Gibraltar’s medical cosmetic industry is currently underway, with the Minister for Health Gemma Arias Vasquez and Public Health Director, Dr Helen Carter, meeting just last week...
18th August 2025
Nine officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police have completed a two-week National Personal Safety Instructor course, formally accrediting them to deliver Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST) to colleagues across the force. The training, led by instructors from Humberside Police and licensed by the UK College of Policing, incorporated the latest techniques to promote safety...
18th August 2025
The Government of Gibraltar has confirmed that the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority and Gibraltar Aircraft Registry Limited, a new private company, have joined the agreement to develop the Gibraltar Aircraft Registry. The original agreement with the Aviation Registry Group, a US company that manages similar services in San Marino and Aruba, was signed in November...
18th August 2025
The Department of Education has launched a Wellness Newsletter, which will be distributed to parents every two months through school platforms. The newsletter is intended to provide professional support and advice on key themes affecting children’s wellbeing, including sensitive topics that may be difficult for families to address but are important for safety and development....
18th August 2025
Special Needs Action Group (SNAG) has expressed concern about proposals discussed at a Town Hall meeting on August 14 regarding the future of residents at Dr Giraldi Home. At the meeting, the Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, outlined a Care Agency plan to relocate all residents from Dr Giraldi Home to Tangier Views...
18th August 2025
The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) Gibraltar held its annual Rookie Lifeguard Summer Camp this week as part of the Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority’s Summer Programme. The camp forms part of the Rookie Lifeguard Programme, a lifesaving awards scheme for children that teaches basic survival, rescue and lifesaving sport techniques, equipping them with the...
18th August 2025
La Linea’s Santa Barbara beach was closed on Sunday after six poisonous ‘blue dragons’ were found washed up on the shore. The sightings prompted authorities in Gibraltar to issue an alert to raise awareness and urge bathers to exercise caution. Blue dragons are sea slugs that normally live on the open sea, where they...
11th August 2025
Another wildfire broke out near Tarifa on Monday afternoon, forcing evacuations and causing disruption less than a week after the last major summer blaze on the popular stretch of coastline. The fire started at around 2pm in the Sierra de la Plata, close to Punta Camarinal between the busy beach at Bolonia and nearby Playa...
11th August 2025
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will meet his UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer in No.10 Downing Street on September 3 during an official visit to the UK . The meeting, Mr Sanchez’ first to No.10, will come as work continues to finalise the legal text of a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar following the announcement of...
30th July 2025
By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent, and Chronicle staff Airlines were yesterday evening attempting to recover their flight operations after a UK air traffic control (ATC) fault caused major disruption on Wednesday afternoon, including the cancellation of the evening service between Gibraltar and Gatwick. ATC provider Nats said its engineers had “restored the system that...
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