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Local youths set to run and box for charity across the Strait

Two young Gibraltarians will take on separate endurance challenges this Sunday in support of The Straits of Gibraltar Association, raising funds for families in need in Tangier. At 9.30am, 15-year-old Gino Jimenez Junior will begin a 15km charity run from Casemates, finishing at Wellington Front. The effort follows his recent return from a football tournament...

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Raffle and bake sale fundraiser by Youth Symposium Group raises funds for Tangier

The Gibraltar Youth Service has announced the success of a recent raffle and bake sale fundraiser organised by the Youth Symposium Group, with proceeds going towards purchasing music equipment for residents of the Cheshire Home in Tangier, Morocco. The initiative follows a visit by the group to the Home in June, during which participants built...

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Chubb marks 25 years of contribution to Gibraltar’s insurance sector

Chubb European Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in Gibraltar with a Key Partner Market Appreciation Event held on November 5. The event brought together members of the local insurance community, including brokers, litigators and loss adjusters, for a reception recognising the company’s long-standing role in the sector. The event highlighted Chubb’s ongoing commitment to partnership,...

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Paula Latin appointed new GBC CEO

Paula Latin has been appointed as the new CEO of GBC becoming the first woman to hold the post in its 65-year history. The announcement was made by the GBC Board on Tuesday morning with Ms Latin the preferred choice to lead the broadcaster because of her drive and energy, Ms Latin has been at...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

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. ...

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Gib-reg vehicle in Campo police chase leading to accidents and gridlock 

A high-speed police chase involving a Gibraltar-registered vehicle caused significant disruption on the A-7 motorway on Thursday morning, leading to two separate accidents and major delays near Guadacorte, in the municipality of Los Barrios, according to Spanish media reports.  The incident reportedly began at around 4.30am when the vehicle fled from the Policia Nacional at...