15/08/2023 - 11:17
Yesterday, the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, met with the Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Read more
15/08/2023 - 11:15
YACHT SCENE by JOE BRUGADA
HU-81 is an 80 meter Yacht Support Vessel built by Damen at their Sharjah shipyards in the Netherlands in 2022. Read more
15/08/2023 - 11:12
The GFSA held their annual junior angling competition once again at the new small boats marina on Saturday 12th August.
The children were divided in two age groups 10 and under and over 11. Read more
14/08/2023 - 10:20
The counting of the bulk of votes cast in the Spanish general election was done and dusted in just over three hours. This compares very favourably to Gibraltar where the ancient mechanisms and procedures in place means it takes much longer to count considerably less ballots. Read more
14/08/2023 - 10:15
Today Monday 14th August 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the 1st Yola Straits Crossing in Gibraltar.
The crew consisted of five members - bow Richard Labrador, No2 Ernesto Sanguinetti, No3 Abby Suissa, stroke Charlie Perez, and cox Francis Cosquieri.
They set sail on their first attempt two days earlier 50 years ago, on Sunday 12th August, but unfortunately the weather conditions were unfavorable, and things did not go the way they had planned.
The advice they had been given was that conditions on Sunday would be perfect. This was ideal given that there would be lots of people at Camp Bay to cheer them on and the Calpe Rowing Club premises would be packed. Read more
11/08/2023 - 09:48
Gibraltar is a key part of wider UK defence strategy going forward and its role as a “Global Hub” will see renewed investment to support next-generation capabilities. The relevance of the Rock and of other such Hubs, which was set out in the latest Defence Command Paper, confirms the continued importance of the military facilities here to the United Kingdom. Read more
11/08/2023 - 09:44
The Captain of the Port had confirmed yesterday afternoon that the vessel Gas Venus had been released from detention and was therefore expected to depart Gibraltar shortly after. Read more
11/08/2023 - 09:39
This month sees the return of the RAOB Charity Cardboard Boat Race taking place in Ocean Village.
A fun event that many enjoy participating in each year, it is set to go ahead on Saturday, August 19th 2023. Read more
10/08/2023 - 11:01
Summer is normally the silly season in the world of news, when pundits, politicians and wannabes pack their bags and head for hotels and beaches in exotic or perhaps less exotic places.
It is generally also a quiet time in politics, with journalists scrounging for stories and stretching the limits of credibility to fill up air time or column inches. Read more
10/08/2023 - 10:47
Although it may have seemed like Covid-19 had said its goodbyes, with life feeling like it is back to what it once was pre-pandemic, the virus is still around and cases are rising locally, though only slightly. Read more
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