Oct 28 - GFA Faces Tough Competition at U17 Qualifiers

Written on 28 October 2013.

The Gibraltar Football Association’s Under 17s team last week played their first official matches under UEFA, against the Republic of Ireland and England. In last Thursday’s match against the Republic of Ireland the GFA saw a 4 – 1 win for Ireland, with George Wink scoring the first goal for the GFA, since they joined UEFA in May. Fulham, Manchester City and Templeogue United’s players Shane Elworthy, Tom Holland and Steven Kinsella scored for their side. The Under 17s team is current in Armenia participating in the Under 17 qualifiers.

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Oct 28 - Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival: ‘It’s A Triumph’ Says Costa

Written on 28 October 2013.

The Rock’s first ever international literary festival held over the past weekend has been a resounding success, according to the Government and organisers.

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Oct 28 - Doner Kebab Inventor Dies

Written on 28 October 2013.

Who loves a greasy kebab and chips with lashings of cocktail sauce after a night on the tiles?

Tributes from across the globe have poured in for the man who is reportedly the "inventor" of the doner kebab. Kadir Nurman, a Turkish immigrant, passed away this weekend in Berlin at the age of 80.

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Oct 28 - Government States Its Position On Barbary Partridges

Written on 28 October 2013.

The Government has issued the following statement on the recent GSD press release regarding Barbary Partridges:

In the latest Opposition press release, Jaime Netto has shown a complete lack of understanding and a worrying lack of knowledge of ecology and Gibraltar’s natural history. It is near impossible to comprehend how a Member of Parliament with an environmental portfolio could have got his facts so wrong and interpreted the Minister’s statement so incorrectly.

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