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Recent discovery deepens understanding of Tower of Homage

A recent discovery during conservation works at the Moorish Castle has revealed new information about the construction and defensive design of the Tower of Homage, deepening understanding of its historical development. The conservation project, which is being carried out alongside a research programme by the Gibraltar National Museum, aims to gather detailed information about the...

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Milder Covid variant ‘Stratus’ reaches Gibraltar, Public Health Director says

Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic began, GHA testing has found a cluster of in-patient cases with the milder Stratus variant in St Bernard’s Hospital, suggesting wider spread in the community of this latest milder strain. With testing heavily reduced from the height of the pandemic, the Director of Public Health, Dr Helen Carter, said...

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Action for Housing criticises Chief Minister’s role in direct housing allocations

Action for Housing has hit out at the Chief Minister’s involvement in direct housing allocations, which was highlighted in the 2018 - 2019 Principal Auditor’s Report. The Government had previously said the Chief Minister had “acted in clear-cut cases of serious risk and abuse, intervening only where the situation was sufficiently urgent to require immediate action.”...

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New police Commissioner visits local estates, accompanied by Justice Minister

Owain Richards, the new Commissioner of the Royal Gibraltar Police, patrolled local estates on Wednesday morning as part of a series of ongoing familiarisation visits. The patrol included visits to Sir William Jackson Grove (Gib V), Laguna, Glacis and Moorish Castle Estates. Mr Richards was accompanied by Justice Minister Nigel Feetham, whose constituency responsibilities include...

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Wildfire in La Alcaidesa forces evacuation of summer camp 

A wildfire declared on Monday at the La Alcaidesa estate, located in the Sierra del Arca, led to the evacuation of around 60 children and 10 monitors from a nearby summer camp, according to Campo firefighters.   Guardia Civil officers and San Roque local police moved the group to a safe area due to the fire’s...

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Spanish officials recognised for work on Gibraltar negotiations 

Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has awarded the Encomienda de Isabel la Católica to senior Spanish officials who took part in negotiations with the United Kingdom on a preliminary agreement concerning Gibraltar, as part of the European Union delegation.  The award recognises extraordinary conduct by Spanish or foreign individuals that benefits Spain...

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Drama in bay as supply vessel bursts into flames

Seven crew members escaped unhurt after a harbour vessel operating from Algeciras port caught fire on Wednesday afternoon while delivering supplies to a container ship anchored at the northwest corner of the Bay of Gibraltar. The Ceutamar Cinco, a catamaran operated by Maritima Velum, was consumed by flames and a thick plume of black smoke...

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‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

By David Lynch, Rhiannon James, David Hughes and Harry Taylor, PA The UK must actively prepare for a “wartime scenario” on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned. In the national security strategy published on Tuesday, ministers said the UK now finds itself in “an era in which we...