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Pay up for travel insurance or face huge medical bills in an emergency, Gibraltar residents told

AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar have reminded its residents that they need to take out private medical insurance cover – even for emergencies – when they go

4 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

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Women talk about how to increase their role in society in series of Gibraltar fireside chats

WOMEN in Gibraltar had a packed discussion at the Garrison Library on how to increase their role in society recently. The talk, led by Minister

3 Mar, 2023 @ 13:03

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Young people boost writing and illustrating skills at Gibraltar workshop led by UK experts

A UK author, illustrator and publisher led a course to boost 40 children’s creative skills in Gibraltar during the mid-term break. Accord Literary and The

3 Mar, 2023 @ 12:24

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Man gets eight weeks in prison after attacking girlfriend while drunk

MAGISTRATES imprisoned a Gibraltar man for eight weeks after he attacked his partner while drunk last month. Ian McIntosh, 45, of Alameda Estate pleaded guilty

3 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

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New redesign of Europort area will create ‘healthier, greener, child-friendly future for Gibraltar’, minister says

A PLAN to improve cycling and walking paths around Europort got the green light from Gibraltar’s planning commission recently. The project – part of the

3 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

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Housing pressure group takes Gibraltar government minister on tour of ‘appalling’ homes of the poor

A HOUSING group in Gibraltar has pressed the government for more rented homes after showing the responsible minister the ‘appalling conditions’ of some local residents.

2 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar stops enforcing masks in hospital passageways as COVID-19 has a quiet winter

PEOPLE seeing doctors in the Primary Care Centre will still have to wear masks in Gibraltar but NOT in non-clinical areas of the hospital, authorities

2 Mar, 2023 @ 08:18

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Gibraltar’s Care Agency raises over £5,000 for Red Cross earthquake appeal to help victims

GIBRALTAR’S Care Agency have raised over £5,000 for the Red Cross Turkey and Syria Appeal since February 8. The Care Agency’s Events Committee, with the

26 Feb, 2023 @ 09:17

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Gibraltar marks a year since Russian invasion of Ukraine with one minute silence at Convent Place

LEADERS of Gibraltar along with government staff held a one minute’s silence outside their offices Friday to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

25 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

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Financial watchdog urges Gibraltar confiscate more suspicious accounts in money laundering fight

A FINANCIAL watchdog has cut down to just one point what Gibraltar needs to do to set it free from the tax haven grey list.

24 Feb, 2023 @ 15:58

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Gibraltar director and cast put on first ever play at London theatre known for Ian McKellen’s acting

GIBRALTAR’S own international playwright and a full cast of local actors put on their first ever play in London at a theatre where Ian McKellen

24 Feb, 2023 @ 14:27

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Police in Gibraltar close off Rosia Bay after ‘suspicious box with wires’ reported in the sea

EMERGENCY services in Gibraltar locked down Rosia Bay after someone called in to report a ‘suspicious box with wires’ floating in the water. It followed

23 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar authorities lay down rules for passport stamping at frontier with Spain

SPANISH border police need to stamp people crossing the Gibraltar frontier into Spain if they are then catching a flight elsewhere, authorities warned. The Borders

23 Feb, 2023 @ 08:01

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Electric taxi that mines crypto as it rides looks to start up in Gibraltar by 2024

A FUTURISTIC electric taxi service that uses ultra-modern vehicles designed in Israel could be up and running in Gibraltar by 2024, its promoter said. ETIOCA

18 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar urges young people to help represent its views in Commonwealth activities

DEPUTY Chief Minister of Gibraltar Joseph Garcia urged young people to play their part in growing links with the Commonwealth. Garcia gave a speech at

17 Feb, 2023 @ 16:12

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Gibraltar leader relates to ‘personal toll’ of politics as Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigns

CHIEF Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo sent his ‘best wishes’ to Nicola Sturgeon as she stepped down as First Minister of Scotland. Sturgeon said she

17 Feb, 2023 @ 09:20

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Two years in prison for Gibraltar man who hit woman so hard he knocked out her dental crowns

A MAN who grabbed a woman by the breast and then hit her so hard he knocked out her dental crowns will spend two years

17 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar band Taxi look to tour and release EP under former name Melon Diesel

THE future is ‘bright’ for the revived Gibraltarian band ‘Taxi’ that rocked the Sunborn Hotel during four nights at the start of its rebirth this

17 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

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Gibraltar police and fire service to move to new residential and park development at Rooke site

GIBRALTAR’S police and fire service will move their headquarters to a new development at the old Rooke site which will include residential buildings and parks.

15 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

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Elderly pensioner on moped smashes into pram at Gibraltar zebra crossing, gets month-long driving ban

A COURT banned an elderly pensioner from driving in Gibraltar after she mowed down a pram with a baby in it at a zebra crossing.

15 Feb, 2023 @ 08:50

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Gibraltar customs warn of nitrous oxide ‘legal high’ after seizing 120 canisters at land border

AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar warned about the dangers of nitrous oxide after customs stopped a car crossing the frontier with 120 canisters of the legal drug

13 Feb, 2023 @ 15:49

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Gibraltar slams Spanish press for ‘ludicrous’ claims it was going soft on tobacco smuggling

GIBRALTAR hit back at Spanish press reports it was going soft on tobacco smuggling and said it was keeping to a 2018 agreement to keep

13 Feb, 2023 @ 15:16

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Gibraltar flags fly at half mast for its surgeon and other Turkey and Syria quake victims

GIBRALTAR flew its flags at half mast on Monday to mourn the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, including a locally-based surgeon who

13 Feb, 2023 @ 14:34

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Gibraltar port denies press reports in Spain that it is refuelling Russian ships

GIBRALTAR’S port denied Spanish press reports that it was refuelling Russian ships and said it was ‘applying stricter rules than any EU or UK port’.

10 Feb, 2023 @ 16:43

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New ‘Llanito’ prize at Gibraltar short story competition will ‘help promote unique language’, government says

GIBRALTAR’S cultural bosses have now included a prize for a short story in their own ‘Llanito’ Spanglish fusion for a competition launched earlier this year.

9 Feb, 2023 @ 15:26

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Gibraltar customs officers locate secret cocaine stash in the hull of a passing cargo ship

CUSTOMS officers discovered six large packages containing 172 kilos of cocaine hidden in the water intake of a ship that was passing through Gibraltar. A

9 Feb, 2023 @ 14:08

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