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Increase in Tobacco Duty

As part of the Government’s ongoing initiative to tackle the detrimental impact of smoking on health and illicit tobacco activity in the area around Gibraltar,  Read more

Is anyone listening?

There will be times when you may have wondered if anyone out there is listening; if anyone is taking things in; because even when in the company of others, this appears not to be the case. How many times have you found yourself in someone’s company, say having coffee, and when you are about to respond to the question “so tell me, how have you been?” someone else approaches the table and addresses the person sat opposite you.  Read more

Full Audience as Fireside Event Challenges Gender Stereotyping in Storytelling

The Ministry of Equality’s fireside chat event Discussing the effects of gender stereotypes in fairy tales, attracted a full audience at the Garrison Library.  Read more

Customs Officers seize 1,500 cartons of cigarettes and a small speedboat

*Two other vessels rammed Customs boatand attacked the officers

In the early hours of yesterday morning whilst carrying out a routine patrol of BGTW, Officers from HM Customs Marine Section engaged in a chase of a suspect vessel loaded with tobacco. 1,500 cartons of cigarettes were seized and a small speedboat.

When Customs Officers confiscated and boarded the small speedboat, two other vessels rammed it and attacked the Officers. The occupants on the boats escaped into Spain.  Read more

Storm brewing over dismissals of Spanish frontier workers

A storm appears to be brewing over the fate of Spanish frontier workers, with the association of Spanish workers ASCTEG saying that Spaniards are being dismissed.

Their spokesman Juan Jose Uceda referred yesterday to the dismissals, and also to other problems with those employed to look after disabled and others needing care.  Read more

Failed Drug Policies More Harmful Than Drugs!

There is no doubt for many years Gibraltar has miserably failed to effectively respond to the serious drug problem devastating many in society. The proof is there and overwhelmingly apparent!  Read more

‘Gibraltar for Yes' being launched this Saturday

‘Gibraltar for Yes’ will be launched this Saturday with the aim of highlighting the importance of voting Yes at the upcoming Abortion Referendum on the 19th March. The campaign is an alliance between No More Shame Gibraltar, Choice Gibraltar, Secular Humanist Society of Gibraltar and Feminist Gibraltar, all of which submitted responses to the Government’s Command Paper on Abortion in 2018.  Read more

Capacity crowd attend 'Creating a Village' event

The Gibraltar Pro Life Movement Committee and team were delighted to welcome a capacity crowd to their inaugural conference which was held in Grand Battery.

The conference entitled 'Creating a Village' - Supporting Mother and Baby featured a host of speakers from Gibraltar and further afield.  Read more