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Oil spill ship leaves Gibraltar waters after paying £1.5 million cash bond that covers ongoing cleanup efforts

THE ship that caused the latest oil spill that stained the whole southwestern coast of Gibraltar, the Gas Venus, has left local waters after putting

11 Aug, 2023 @ 15:24

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

New acting course at Gibraltar College will gear up students for university studies, government says

AN ACTING course that will have the same academic value as an A-level will launch at the Gibraltar College in partnership with a local academy.

10 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Education·Gibraltar

Developers propose 13-storey apartments and shopping complex at Gibraltar’s old Queen’s Cinema site

DEVELOPERS want to build two new 13-storey tall buildings that will include elderly housing, shops and cafes at the site of Gibraltar’s old Queen’s cinema

9 Aug, 2023 @ 16:51

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

Gibraltar health chiefs promote breastfeeding as ‘perfect nutrition to help babies’ in global WHO campaign

GIBRALTAR’S maternity department at St Bernard’s Hospital highlighted the health benefits of breastfeeding babies using the latest research. Aided by the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)

5 Aug, 2023 @ 08:46

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Gibraltar environmental group asks for investigation into bunkering oil spill as cleanup makes ‘steady progress’

GIBRALTAR’S Environmental Support Group (ESG) has slammed the bunkering operation that led to the oil spill that engulfed the coast in thick black tar. The

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:15

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Archaeological dig at Gibraltar Upper Rock site hopes to find ‘important remains’, government says

ARCHAEOLOGISTS will soon start a dig at a whole new location on Gibraltar’s famous Rock after its national museum said there could be ‘important remains’

4 Aug, 2023 @ 09:31

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Gibraltar authorities reopen Camp Bay and Little Bay to bathers after oil spill cleaning success

AUTHORITIES have reopened Camp Bay and Little Bay to bathers in Gibraltar after managing to clean up a lot of the oil that damaged that

3 Aug, 2023 @ 14:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Port reveals upto 2,000 litres of oil spilled Monday on southwest Gibraltar coast as clean-up continues

THE Port of Gibraltar restarted bunkering operations Wednesday evening as government workers and volunteers cleaned oil off rocks and beaches after Monday’s spill. Captain of

3 Aug, 2023 @ 08:52

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar Minister for Sport meets Azerbaijan counterpart during European basketball event visit

GIBRALTAR’S Minister for Sport has met his counterpart in Azerbaijan after travelling to the central Asian country for a European junior basketball championship. Minister Steven

2 Aug, 2023 @ 16:42

Gibraltar·Lead

World War II tunnels of Gibraltar now open again after extensive refurb over last few months

TOURISTS will be able to relive the role Gibraltar played during World War II after the reopening of the Hays Level tunnels. Heritage minister John

2 Aug, 2023 @ 12:37

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar hospital re-opens mortuary room after A&E expansion took over the facilities pre-pandemic

GIBRALTAR’S St Bernard’s hospital will re-open its mortuary facility in mid-August to allow people to grieve for their loved ones after they pass away. The

2 Aug, 2023 @ 09:20

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Ecologists slam bunkering safety measures as oil spill from refuelling accident reaches Gibraltar shore

ECOLOGISTS have hit out at ship bunkering safety measures as oil washed up on Camp Bay after a refuelling accident in the Bay of Gibraltar.

2 Aug, 2023 @ 09:00

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Mother of stranded child reveals shock after BA removes ‘crying’ Gibraltar toddler from Heathrow flight

HEATHROW airport staff removed several local people including a woman and a five-year-old from a British Airways flight to Gibraltar over concerns they needed a

2 Aug, 2023 @ 08:48

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

New top of the range screening machine uses AI to find skin cancer early at Gibraltar hospital

A NEW screening machine at Gibraltar’s St Bernard’s Hospital will help find moles and skin cancer easier than ever with its AI function. The fourth

1 Aug, 2023 @ 08:49

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Gibraltar men and women pull off giantkilling acts at European hockey championships to win bronze medals

GIBRALTAR continued to defy its size as both men and women came third in their own European hockey championships held recently in Poland and Croatia

31 Jul, 2023 @ 15:34

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Mess Dirt Waste Garbage Garbage Bag Dump

Rubbish throwing on the street and in the wrong bins just got much more expensive in Gibraltar

AUTHORITIES have clamped down on littering and fly tipping in Gibraltar by raising fines to four times their previous amount. The Department of the Environment

31 Jul, 2023 @ 14:38

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

OS 35 shipwreck heads out of Gibraltar waters aboard barge on its way to the Netherlands

GIBRALTAR bade a final relieved farewell to the OS 35 that left the local waters for the last time on Friday morning aboard the Fjord

29 Jul, 2023 @ 09:01

Gibraltar·Lead

Gipsy Kings play iconic top of the Rock acoustic set in Gibraltar ahead of main concert at Europa Point

THE Gipsy Kings touched down in Gibraltar to play at the top of the Rock as part of their worldwide Renaissance Tour. The group, famous

28 Jul, 2023 @ 16:33

Gibraltar·Lead

Man who headbutts woman and leaves her awash with blood gets ten week prison sentence in Gibraltar

A GIBRALTAR court ordered a man who headbutted a woman in her own home leaving her with a severe nosebleed be sent to prison. Lee

28 Jul, 2023 @ 09:32

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar Island Games star Asia Kent hunts for medals at Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago

STAR swimmer Asia Kent will head a group of young athletes that will represent Gibraltar at this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games on August 4-11 in

27 Jul, 2023 @ 15:52

Gibraltar·Lead

New operating theatre will slash surgery waiting times by 50% in Gibraltar, health authorities claim

A FIFTH operating theatre opened this week at Gibraltar’s main hospital that will be dedicated to trauma and emergency surgery. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)

27 Jul, 2023 @ 09:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar director describes the ‘precious’ win of two awards at UK National Drama Festival in Coventry

A GIBRALTAR director described the ‘precious’ win of two awards at the British National Drama Festival in Coventry, England last weekend. Signed Me by Christian

26 Jul, 2023 @ 16:47

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Piling for foundations starts at Chatham Views on old Westside school site in Gibraltar

CONSTRUCTION work has begun ahead of schedule for the latest set of buildings of the Gibraltar Government’s affordable homes scheme. Situs Construction Group started the

26 Jul, 2023 @ 14:57

Gibraltar·Lead

Minister for environment in Gibraltar hits out at far right attitudes against climate change measures

GIBRALTAR’S Minister for the Environment slammed ‘increasing support for right-wing politicians’ that question the climate change argument after the Earth had the three hottest days

23 Jul, 2023 @ 09:33

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Nearly half a million people used Gibraltar airport in 2022, bringing it close to pre-pandemic levels, minister says

GIBRALTAR airport finished off 2022 with a 70% increase in passenger movements compared to the year before, bringing it close to pre-pandemic levels. Nearly half

22 Jul, 2023 @ 09:03

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar Chief Minister vows to fight for ‘exclusive’ British sovereignty in EU Treaty talks

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has slammed the GSD Opposition leader for allegedly suggesting an Andorra solution for the Rock that would give Spain a say in

21 Jul, 2023 @ 15:57

Gibraltar·Lead

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