Gibraltar National Book Council meets researchers – 26...

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The Gibraltar National Book Council, chaired by Minister for Culture John Cortes, met last week with academics Prof Elena Seoane from the University of Vigo and Prof Cristina Suarez-Gomez from the University of the Balearic Islands to discuss research into Gibraltar’s languages and develop ideas and proposals to promote Gibraltarian…

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Climate change as it affected Gibraltar in the past and its ...

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Professor Geraldine Finlayson of the Gibraltar National Museum recently gave a webinar on the subject “The Pleistocene and Holocene conditions for trans-Saharan migrants at the northern edge of the Sahara Desert” which was organized by the prestigious Swiss Ornithological Institute. The webinar was given to an international audience of scientists…

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GSD totally out of touch on Heritage – 259/2023

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The GSD has been unable to deny the tremendous work that has been done in recent years to protect, positively manage and promote Gibraltar’s Heritage.  They have retreated to only two points of criticism, and added a third, which is a criticism of the Government’s Heritage Vision paper. Taking the…

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Power Outage – 24th April 2023 – 257/2023

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At approximately 11:23 this morning, the High Voltage network experienced an earth fault, resulting in a total blackout. Upon conducting our investigations, it was established that a private contractor whilst carrying out works in the South district, damaged one of our High Voltage cables on the ex-MOD network. Having isolated…

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Commonwealth essay winners receive awards – 256/2023

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The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who is the Minister with responsibility for relations with the Commonwealth, presented the prizes to the students who won the 2023 Commonwealth essay competition. There was a winning entry in each of the four categories. The cash prize and certificates were presented to…

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ISLAND GAMES POSTCARD COMPETITION – 254/2023

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The Guernsey Arts Commission has launched a Postcard Competition for young people as part of this year’s Guernsey Island Games Cultural Programme. The competition forms part of the cultural engagement that will run alongside the Games with other initiatives also ongoing. Organisers say it’s easy to be involved, with the…

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Minister Congratulates Walking Footballers – 252/2023

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The Minister for Sport, the Hon Steven Linares, has congratulated the Walking Football team following their successful 3rd place finish at the EuroCopa Walking Football tournament in the Algarve, Portugal. The Minister for Sport, the Hon Steven Linares, said: “I would like to send my warmest congratulations to the over…

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OS 35 Update – Boom redeployed – 251/2023

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The Captain of the Port has confirmed that an operation to redeploy the boom around the OS 35 is underway and is expected to be complete by Saturday morning. Plans are in place to begin operations to remove the remaining 3000 tonnes of cargo from the vessel during the course…

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GHA already investing in Speech and Language Therapy –...

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The Speech and Language service for Paediatrics has indeed experienced two vacancies over the last twelve months. One of these vacancies was covered through locum cover until the individual was appointed into a substantive position in our Adult Service. The GHA has been actively seeking to recruit and cover this…

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Workers’ Memorial Day – 247/2023

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The Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on Friday 28th April 2023. This is a collaborative event between Unite the Union and His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services. The occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Alameda Gardens as from 10am. The…

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AFRS & GFRS EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRIVER TRAINING – 2...

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As one of the core elements for maintaining competence to safely respond to any type of incident the Airport Fire and Rescue Service will be carrying out Emergency Response Driver Training to recertify its driving instructors. This practical training will take place throughout a variety of Gibraltar’s roads so the…

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OFT Fines Local Real Estate Agent for Money Laundering Oblig...

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A local real estate agent has been fined by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for breaching its Anti-Money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) obligations. The OFT carried out at onsite inspection at J. Boyd Estate Agency Limited’s (the “Business’s) premises on 19th August…

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Government Launches ‘Heritage Vision’ Consultation Paper...

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To mark World Heritage Day, the Government has published a Consultation paper setting out a potential Vision for Heritage in Gibraltar.  Entitled ‘Safeguarding Our Past, Enriching our Future’, it is a document prepared by the Heritage and Antiquities Council, which is chaired by Minister for Heritage John Cortes, and whose…

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eServices launched for Housing Department – 240/2023

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HM Government of Gibraltar is pleased to announce the launch of a number of Housing eServices, which can now be accessed via the Gov.gi portal (https://portal.egov.gi/)   The services are amongst the most heavily used by citizens and are now fully integrated to the Housing Department back office system, which…

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Minister Sacramento meets CyberCenturion Finalists – 2...

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The Minister for Equality, the Hon Samantha Sacramento, met with the all-female team from the Digital Skills Academy who have won a place in the CyberCenturion Grand Finals ahead of their departure to the competition in UK this week.   CyberCenturion is a national cybersecurity education initiative for 12 to…

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Youth Day 2023 – 239/2023

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As part of their 60th anniversary, the Gibraltar Youth Service held a very successful Gibraltar Youth Day last week attracting many young people to the varied programme of events on offer. The event organised by the Dolphins youth club teenage members was officially opened by the Minister for Youth, the…

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Art week at St Joseph’s Lower Primary School – 239/2...

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St Joseph’s Lower Primary School recently held an Art Week organised by Art Coordinator, Kelly Trico. Many of our local talented, dynamic, and well-known artists were invited to share their artistic skills and experiences with the children and teachers. The event was a huge success and inspired pupils to explore…

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LIVING OUT LOUD (LOL) PROGRAMME LAUNCHED BY CARE AGENCY ...

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The Care Agency Therapy Team have developed and created a new therapeutic programme towards working with young persons as part of assessing the service needs. The Living Out Loud (LOL) programme is run over 12 weeks at The Family Centre starting on 18th April 2023 from 5pm-7pm. The programme will…

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Fire Service Personnel attend variety of courses at The Fire...

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The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service personnel have been busy over the past couple of months, with personnel engaged in a wide variety of courses. These have ranged from Incident Command, at Silver/Tactical and Gold/Strategic levels for Officers, to maintenance of the all-important Compartment Fire Behaviour skills for firefighters.  …

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Significant work on comprehensive autism pathway is ongoing ...

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His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar regrets that the Special Needs Action Group have chosen the celebration of International Austin Day to convey the Government’s work for people with disabilities in such a negative way. Since 2011 the Ministry of Equality has been working on the foundations needed in law, policy…

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CHIEF MINISTER HOSTS IFTAR AT NO.6 CONVENT PLACE – 233...

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Last night, the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo hosted an Iftar at his office in No.6 Convent Place. The Chief Minister was accompanied by His Excellency the Governor and His Worship the Mayor as well as by representatives of our local Moroccan Community. Representatives of the Gibraltar Hindu, Baha’i and Catholic…

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