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Treaty Date, WBC Boxing International, Racketball Open, Recycling Heroes, Drama Festival
Ep. 768
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The Treaty’s target date of 10 April for provisional application is now “very likely” to be missed. The Chief Minister provided a progress update at the inaugural Law Council Dinner, describing the timeline as ambitious. Meanwhile, Fabian Picardo has also announced that the new residency requirements for anyone wanting to live in Gibraltar are expected to be stringent.
We're going to have a lookahead to weekend sports, as well as a lookahead to Tyrone Buttegieg's biggest challenge yet: 12 rounds of boxing for the WBC International & Commonwealth title. GBC brings you the title fight live tomorrow and several amateur bouts featuring local boxers. Also, the Squash Association is serving up a busy weekend of action with the Gibraltar Racketball Open getting underway this afternoon.
The Global Recycling Foundation has announced its 2026 Recycling Heroes, recognising Gibraltar’s own The Nautilus Project. Alex Sanchez-Soiza from The Nautilus Project will tell us more about this international recognition and the work behind it.
And, the Gibraltar International Drama Festival has been in full swing this week and is now building up to its Gala Night. Adjudicator David Price, a highly experienced theatre professional with over 25 years judging festivals across the UK, is on the Rock to assess this year’s entries.
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