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Lightning bolts, torrential rain and high winds shake Gibraltar, flooding streets and buildings

TORRENTIAL rain, high winds, lightning strikes and hail on Thursday afternoon had people in Gibraltar running for cover as rockfalls caused chaos on the Upper

18 May, 2023 @ 19:24

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Young man says he is ‘extremely surprised’ after taking £3,000 first prize at Gibraltar art competition

THE young local man who took the £3,000 first prize and best painting award at the Spring Visual Arts competition has opened up about he

18 May, 2023 @ 15:41

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University of Cambridge professor analyses Gibraltar’s unique language of Llanito in new study

A CAMBRIDGE University professor met with Gibraltar’s National Book Council to talk about working together on highlighting the importance of the local language. Professor Laura

13 May, 2023 @ 08:31

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Contractors give new date of June 16 for full removal of OS 35 shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast

THE Dutch company employed by owners of the OS 35 to remove the shipwreck from Gibraltar’s coast will only be able to complete the job

12 May, 2023 @ 14:57

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Gibraltar university partners with ferry company FRS to train staff and give students job placements

GIBRALTAR’S university has signed a deal with a major ferry company to train professionals and put its maritime academy students on job placements. The partnership

11 May, 2023 @ 16:59

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Gibraltar gets its own coat of arms at Speaker’s House in London as it attends meetings with British territories

SPEAKER of the UK House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle unveiled a Gibraltar coat of arms in his Westminster office before a series of meetings

11 May, 2023 @ 15:48

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Police foil petrol bomb plot on Gibraltar governor’s home only to find they were fizzy drink bottles

A MAN accused of making two bomb hoaxes at the Convent will get a mental health check after police found his ‘petrol bombs’ were actually

11 May, 2023 @ 09:15

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UK-wide Met Office strike closes down Gibraltar airport on Wednesday, diverting three flights to Malaga

A STRIKE by Met Office workers closed down Gibraltar airport on Wednesday, diverting all UK flights to Malaga and cancelling all departures from the Rock.

11 May, 2023 @ 09:00

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Judges, magistrates and police officers get expert teaching before new domestic abuse law comes into effect

JUDGES, magistrates and police officers have been training up to get ready for the new Domestic Abuse Act to come into force in Gibraltar later

10 May, 2023 @ 15:48

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World famous singer Paul Armin Edelmann to combine song with poetry in Gibraltar’s Convent Ballroom

WORLD class Austrian baretone singer Paul Armin Edelmann will perform some of classical music’s greatest hits in Gibraltar. Edelmann will be accompanied on the piano

10 May, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar book council looks at getting own stand at London Book Fair after April visit

GIBRALTAR could have a stand at the next London Book Fair after members of its National Book Council visited this year’s event. Davina Barbara of

10 May, 2023 @ 08:30

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UK’s Young Shakespeare Company visits Gibraltar to perform ‘Hamlet’ for 2,000 schoolchildren

PROFESSIONAL actors from UK’s Young Shakespeare Company will be performing Hamlet for over 2,000 schoolchildren in Gibraltar during mid-May. Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) has partnered

9 May, 2023 @ 16:18

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Cultural and business leaders expand Gibraltar’s connection with US sister city of Raleigh, capital of North Carolina

CULTURAL and business leaders from Gibraltar have visited its US sister city of Raleigh, capital of the state of North Carolina. During the visit, professional

9 May, 2023 @ 15:09

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Gibraltar starts tender process for delayed sewage plant destined for Europa Point

PLANS for a new sewage water treatment plant in Gibraltar are going ahead at a site close to Europa Point. The government opened the tender

7 May, 2023 @ 08:38

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Gibraltar Chief Minister meets with King Charles III as guns fire royal salute for coronation

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo had a chat with King Charles III in London Friday as guns fired on the Rock to mark the coronation

6 May, 2023 @ 16:29

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Gibraltar government allows Kingsway tunnel route to take on more traffic during heavy frontier delays

AUTHORITIES will open a third northbound lane to the frontier along Kingsway on days when queues are very long, the government said. The third lane

6 May, 2023 @ 09:00

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New green macro bill secures environmental protection for Gibraltar’s nature for future generations

A NEW law will make sure future Gibraltar governments keep the environment in mind while shaping policy in all departments. Minister for the Environment and

5 May, 2023 @ 15:27

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GOING GREEN: Gibraltar hosts sustainable building event to discuss how developers can hit carbon zero

TOP international speakers will discuss the latest trends in sustainable building at a conference hosted by Gibraltar’s green-friendly government in June. The one-day event will

4 May, 2023 @ 16:18

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Gibraltar police charge eighth soldier for attacking police in Friday morning’s violent brawl

POLICE have charged an eighth serving soldier with attacking police after Royal Marine commandos fought back while getting arrested at Ocean Village last Friday morning.

4 May, 2023 @ 12:47

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NOT BAD-O!: Gibraltar’s teen ‘prodigy’ places fifth on UK youth darts tour after Coventry event win

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Gibraltar is now at fifth position in the Junior Darts Corporation Foundation Tour rankings after winning one of its events in

4 May, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar marks King Charles III coronation this weekend with military parade down Main Street

A LARGE parade of all three armed forces in Gibraltar marked the coronation of King Charles III this coming weekend in London. Service people from

4 May, 2023 @ 08:33

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Royal Marine commandos go AWOL in Gibraltar’s Ocean Village brawl as police officers try to arrest them

POLICE had to use pepper spray and batons to arrest seven Royal Marine commandos who got into a large brawl in Ocean Village early Friday

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:22

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Minister warns of ‘threat of cyber attack’ at Gibraltar conference featuring UK law enforcement agents

‘THE threat of cyber attack is growing’ for both private and public sectors, a government minister said at a recent internet security conference. Minister for

28 Apr, 2023 @ 16:22

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UK officials meet with Gibraltar’s top ministers to discuss updating the constitution

LEADERS of Gibraltar’s government have had top level meetings with UK officials that will look to ‘update and modernise’ the British territory’s constitution. Chief Minister

28 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

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Wreck removers extract over 33,000 tonnes of steel from remains of bulker off Gibraltar coast

CONTRACTORS have now removed all the cargo of steel bars stored in the shipwrecked bulk carrier off Gibraltar’s coast. Dutch company Koole brought out 33,632

27 Apr, 2023 @ 16:48

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Gibraltar Chief Minister marks May Day by vowing to fight for workers’ rights

‘WORKERS are at the heart of everything we do’, Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said in his May Day message for this year. The Rock’s

27 Apr, 2023 @ 15:02

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