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Gibraltar Today

Gibraltar Todaypresented by Jonathan Scott brings you closer to the stories that matter to you.Covering news, sport, lifestyle, host debates and interviews with the people making the headlines. If it’s being talked about in Gibraltar, we"ll talk about it on GIBRALTAR TODAY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:14

Power Cut, McGrail Inquiry

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/09

There was a Gibraltar-wide power outage yesterday. Some areas were without electricity for over five and a half hours, with Catalan Bay and the Upper Town having power restored just before 10pm. GibElec advised that the outage was due to a contractor having cut through a major cable next to the North Mole Power Station. Calpe Electrical has taken responsibility for the power cut; they were undertaking works for the installation of reserve battery power systems. We spoke to Michael Caetano, CEO of

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41:17

Eastside Project, Caiman Re-homed, Commanding...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/08

Following an on-site visit last week, the Eastside Project has received the go-ahead for the next phase of the marina development from the Development and Planning Commission. However, there's still a condition:The approval is subject to remodelling the revetment at the end of the sea wall to reduce its visual impact. The Environmental Safety Group continue to have reservations about the development: we spoke to Janet Howitt.Yesterday GBC News reported on the discovery of a caiman, a reptile from

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34:24

Community Care Domiciliary Services, GibSilver, Smear...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/07

Community Care Gibraltar has announced the establishment of a new company, Community Care Domiciliary Services Limited, aimed at continuing the delivery of home care provision.The decision comes in light of recent challenges faced in the provision of services by LifeCome Care Gibraltar Ltd. Ros Astengo has been following the story.GibSilver is a new initiative launched by GibSams in collaboration with the GHA to tackle loneliness among the older generation. Its offering listening and befriending

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38:33

UEFA Women’s Nations League, Balanced Being, Weight...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/04

International football is back at the Europa Point stadium this evening. The history-making team is back in action - they recently became the first to represent Gibraltar in theUEFAWomen's Nations League. They take on Slovakia. How's the team feeling? And how windy is it at EP? We asked our sports reporter Jose Mari Ruiz.Balanced Being is a Young Enterprise team promoting happy, healthy lifestyles for children. It remains to be seen who will win the overall competition, but this week they won

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38:29

Smear Tests, Best Play, Women’s UEFA Nations League,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/03

The GHA has conducted a major review of its smear testing process after 15 women were found to have developed cervical cancer since 2021- despite this being a preventable disease. The GHA will now begin a mass call out, via text, to around 12,000 women who are overdue their smear tests and a dedicated helpline has also been set up for those would wish to check their screening status. Ros Astengohas been covering the story.The festival winner for the Best Play at the 68th International Drama Festival

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40:59

New Commissioner, School Phone Ban

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/02

Met Commander Owain Richards has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Royal Gibraltar Police, taking over from Richard Ullger, who retires after 37 years of service. He becomes the first Commissioner to be appointed from outside Gibraltar since Alan Castree in 1997. Jonathan Sacramento has been following the story.But the main focus of today’s podcast asks: what do you think about mobile phones, young people and schools? A new law would ban students using personal devices during school

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41:01

Smoke-Free Generation, Clive Golt, Cye-Cyl, Epilepsy

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/04/01

Draft legislation aimed at creating a smoke-free generation has been published. It looks at banning single-use vapes, and regulating the sale of nicotine products, as well as plans to prohibit the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1st January 2009, coming into effect in 2027, when that group turns 18. We spoke to the Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter.We spoke to the incoming Media Director yesterday about the importance of two-way communication. And with the announcement of a treaty

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32:26

New Media Director, Sports, Boxing, Pitch Battle,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/31

Anton Calderon is the Government’s new media director. He was Communications Director for Together Gibraltar for several years and has also worked on some initiatives with the Social Democrats. The Chief Minister said Anton’s work has consistently shown depth, integrity and a genuine respect of our institutions.Anton was in the studio to tell us about his new role.Our sports reporter Jose Mari Ruiz filled us in on the rest of the local sports news from the weekend, including who came out top in the

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37:54

Fighting Racism, Media Director, Sports, Rock Cup...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/28

Facing up to injustice. It’s something Dr Meenal Viz does well. She recently had a racist slur levelled at her. She was shaken but knew she had to take a firm stance. She shared her brave, inspiring story with us.Who will be the Government's next Media Director? Clive Golt has stepped down after 15 years, and has been described by Government as an "invaluable pillar of Gibraltar's public”. We spoke to our reporter Jonathan Sacramento about Clive’s contributions.Louis Parral also filled us in on the

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40:44

LifeCome Contract, School Barricade, Youth Net Zero,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/27

The Government says it has 'mutually agreed' with Lifecome Care to terminate the service provider's contract for Domiciliary Care and Home Support.Number Six says this was decided at a meeting this morning between the Health Minister, Care Agency and Lifecome Care Gibraltar management.It says all parties have agreed on a 30-day transition period to ensure a "smooth handover" of the service. Our reporter Ros Astengo has been following the story.Security arrangements at schools have been reviewed

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15:47

Living with Cerebral Palsy: campaigner Josh Downey

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/26

March 25th was National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, a time to educate and push for inclusion.In an earlier podcast, we spoke to Manar Ben Tahayekt.In this episode, we hear fromJoshua Downey, who was born with Cerebral Palsy and Dyspraxia. Through his podcast he issharinghisstory andencouraging conversations around disabilities.It’s called ‘The JD Dragon Disability Rights Podcast’ and, even though Josh lives in Switzerland, in recent months it has featured a significant number of Gibraltarians,

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40:09

30 years since Schengen Agreement

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/26

Today’s Episode of the podcast was recorded live from the Frontier, as today marks 30 years since the Schengen Agreement came into effect. It allows 450 million But could Gibraltar gain access to Schengen in the future with a Treaty? We spoke to some key figures related to the Schengen Agreement. GBC’s Kevin Ruiz has done a lot of reporting from the Frontier over the years recounted his memories of the conversations people were having over Schengen 30 years ago.Juan Carmona was the mayor of La Linea

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35:44

Cerebral Palsy Awareness, Mobile Health Unit, Box...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/25

Today is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, a time to educate, push for inclusion, and– hopefully –find a cure for cerebral palsy. Manar Ben Tahayekt told us what was it like for her growing up with cerebral palsy and whether she feels thatlocally people are aware of her condition.Big fight night this weekend at Europa Point of international interest! A handful of locals involved too - the Montegriffo brothers and Tyrone Buttigieg all in action. We spoke to Ollie Bessell of the streaming

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58:30

Treaty Negotiations, World Cup Qualifiers, Sports,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/24

The Chief Minister the Deputy Chief Minister are in London for treaty negotiations.The Government says it remains firmly committed to securing a treaty which is safe and secure for Gibraltar. It reiterates the status quo we have enjoyed post-Brexit is not an option while being very clear that No Deal would be better than a bad deal. Our News Editor Christine Vasquez has been following the negotiations.It was a case of nearly but not quite for Gibraltar on Saturday. An encouraging start to their

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40:07

Wellington Front Sewage, ADHD, World Down Syndrome...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/21

What's causing sewage to seep out of the old walls at Wellington Front? Our reporter Katy Docker joined us from the popular leisure area and spoke to the man who’s spearheading the effort to find solutions: Emil Hermida, CEO of Technical Services.It's NeurodiversityCelebration Week! Over the last few days we've shone the spotlight on the likes of Dyslexia and Autism. Today our focus is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We invited clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Surridge to the studio

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33:58

Mental health care, World Cup qualifiers, Spring,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/20

We continue to talk about plans to move the Community Mental Health Team to Sir Joshua Hassan House. The Mental Welfare Society’s Conchita Triay told Jonathan Scott the priority has to be the rolling out of a "robust, easy to access service".Small Spaces, Big Impact - the Horticultural Society is preparing an exciting new campaign. As Spring springs, Andrew Abrines will tell us about the Giralda Gardens.Ahead of Gibraltar’s world cup qualifiers, we look ahead to a special GBC programme recappingour

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38:37

Mental Health Facility, Declassified Documents,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/19

The government has this morning announced that the community mental health team facility is to be relocated from Coaling Island to Sir Joshua Hassan House, on Secretary's Lane. The announcement follows previous plans to move the CMHT to the old Gibraltar Chronicle Printworks. The facility aims to operate as a single point of access which will streamline communications between mental health professionals, external services and other stakeholders. Minister for Health Gemma Arias Vasquez explained the

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37:03

5 Year Anniversary of Lockdown, Neurodiversity Week,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/18

On today's edition of Gibraltar today a varied mix of topics for you...It’s the five year anniversary of lockdown, we’ll discuss that with our GBC reporter Shelina Assomull.-As part of our neurodiversity week coverage, we speak to Martin Posso about dyslexia.-It’s World Recycling Day, the Environment Department’s Catherine Walsh will tell us about survey launched to understand recycling behaviours as just 12% of waste in Gibraltar recycled.-We’ll talk corporate governance with Carlos Martins of the

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39:14

Special Olympics Gibraltar, National Archives, James...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/17

Hello and welcome to today's edition of Gibraltar Today.Jose MR will catch up with Special Olympics Gibraltar on their return from the world winter games.-Jonathan Sacramento has been at the National Archives looking at recently declassified documents about Gibraltar.-James Vinet recently represented Gibraltar in the UK Youth Parliament, delivering an address from the despatch box!-Celebrating different minds - it’s neurodiversity week, we speak to Nicole Buckley and Eilidh Latin.-Layla Costa Gomez

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33:00

Childline, UNESCO International Council Purim,...

Gibraltar Today ·

2025/03/14

Childlineis addressing school children about how to stay safe from harm. It's blue week - a time when the charity visits schools and educates on the work it does. Childlinesays that following growing concern amongst the community regarding sexual abuse cases, it felt it was important to speak to pupils in a sensitive way.Our reporter Shelina Assomull told us more.Gibraltarian archaeologist Dr Kevin Lanehas been appointed vice president at UNESCO’s International Council on Monuments and Sites (Water

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