FOR THE first time, in 2022 there were two separate marches in Spain for International Women’s Day. This year the scene will be repeated, but there are more tensions than ever – not just among the feminist movement itself, but also within the coalition government. And it is policies from the Equality Ministry that are […]
THE UK is set to introduce a new requirement for visa-exempt visitors to Britain which will see them fill in an online form and pay a fee in order to enter the country. Starting from next year, tourists from Spain and other European countries will need to complete an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) form before
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CUSTOMS in Gibraltar charged a local man for allegedly money laundering over £22 million from undeclared tobacco sales from 2015 to 2019. Authorities arrested Rajesh Shivkishore Shukla, 62, of Montagu Gardens, the sole director of Riverwall Ltd in August 2020. Prosecutors have now charged him with six offences under the Tobacco Act 1997. The charges
The UK has Emmiline Pankhurst, Spain has Clara Campoamor when it comes to icons of women’s suffrage. Born in Madrid, Campoamor was one of the first women to enter Parliament in Spain and had a long history of feminism and campaigning for universal suffrage. Clara Campoamoar During the 1931 elections women could not vote but
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MINISTER for Equality Samantha Sacramento called on Gibraltar to ‘take action to ensure that equity becomes a reality’ on International Women’s Day (IWD). Sacramento was referring to the IWD’s theme for this year’s global event, #EmbraceEquity, which she said she had made her mission ever since she came into government in 2011. Since coming into
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A cocaine trafficking gang that employed mules posing as tourists flying to Madrid from Peru has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. The drugs were smuggled into the country for onward distribution across Castellon province. 13 people have been arrested in Madrid, Valencia, Castellon de la Plana, Onda, Oropesa del Mar and Artesa, with
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The media in 2023 continues to under represent and misportray women. ‘Pedro Sanchez’s wife denounces talk show host’ was the headline of various mainstream papers across Spain on March 1. The story was about Begoña Gomez, Sanchez’s wife, denouncing the TV host, Pilar Baselga, for spreading a hate campaign about her. Gomez’s name was painstakingly
Lanzarote has become the latest sun-soaked Spanish island to complain about low-spending Brit tourists and court the Germans instead. The Canary Island joins the Balearic Islands, who have been trying to shift their tourism away from a dependency on British tourists and welcome ‘higher quality tourists’. Lanzarote’s President María Dolores Corujo risked upsetting local hospitality
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She learnt early that to get ahead in business in Spain she had to be fearlessly determined, a quality she has in spades thanks to her time in the Royal Air Force. It was during her time in the British RAF that she learnt not to accept excuses or lies, as well as gaining an
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A woman’s place is in the home. And the boardroom. In fact, it is anywhere she damn pleases, particularly in this day and age in Spain. But as another old adage goes, a woman’s work is never done. And there is no doubt, we often have to fight twice as hard to get the pay
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