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The public holidays in Gibraltar are a mix of "bank holidays" and "public holidays" and are often used interchangeably, although strictly and legally there is a difference. Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. Public holidays are holidays which have been observed through custom and practice. [1]
12 October: 2023 Gibraltar general election: ... Holidays. Source: [2] 1 January – New Year's Day; 28 March – Maundy Thursday; 7 April – Good ...
Public holidays in Gibraltar; Public holidays in the Falkland Islands; Public holidays in Montserrat; Public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Public holidays in the Turks and Caicos Islands; Public holidays in the United States. Public holidays in Guam; Public holidays in Puerto Rico; Public holidays in the United ...
Gibraltar National Day, celebrated annually on 10 September, is the official national day of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The day commemorates Gibraltar's first sovereignty referendum of 1967 , in which Gibraltarian voters were asked whether they wished to either pass under Spanish sovereignty , or remain under British ...
The Convent has been the official residence of the governor of Gibraltar since 1728. [1] It was originally a convent of Franciscan friars, hence its name, and was built in 1531, [1] and heavily rebuilt during the 18th and 19th centuries.
King's Chapel is a small chapel in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the southern end of Main Street and adjoins the Governor of Gibraltar's residence, The Convent. What nowadays is King's Chapel was the first purpose-built church to be constructed in Gibraltar.
The Gibraltar National Museum is a national museum of the history, culture and natural history of Gibraltar located within the city centre of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Founded in 1930 by the then Governor of Gibraltar , General Sir Alexander Godley , the museum houses an array of displays portraying The Rock's millennia-old ...
The chief minister of Gibraltar is the head of His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar who is elected by the Gibraltar Parliament, and formally appointed by the governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British monarch. The incumbent chief minister is Fabian Picardo, since 9 December 2011, leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.