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Jul 01 - Chief Minister Visits New KGV Facility

picardoChief Minister Fabian Picardo today paid the new KGV Hospital a visit, in order to observe progress on the building works. Guiding a selection of ministers, including Dr. Cortes, Minister Sacramento and Dr. Garcia, around the site, Christopher Chipolina outlined the plans for the new facility with work still in its early stages.

One noteworthy addition to the building was the implementation of safety doors on each bedroom, which will allow for staff members to unlock a side panel on the doorframe if service users were to barricade the door from inside their bedroom.

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Jul 1 - Gettysburg Battle Anniversary Marked with Model Soldier Exhibition

battle of gettysburgMarking the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, members of the Gibraltar Model Soldiers Society, Andrew Rowbottom, Anthony Yome and Hector Zammit today unveiled a small-scale depiction of the battle, to be displayed at the Coach Park Terminal for the next week.

The battle was held between 1st and 4th July in 1863, as part of the American Civil War. The battle resulted in a Confederate retreat. The battle saw between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties and acted as a turning point for the North, as the South lost both Militarily and Politically.   

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July 01 - EU Funding For Gibraltar – €10.5 Million Allocated

The EU Programmes Secretariat of HM Government of Gibraltar is pleased to announce that, after extensive negotiations, a total of €10.5 million has been allocated to Gibraltar’s European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) Programmes for the 2014 – 2020 programming period.

This allocation was announced last week in Westminster by the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

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