Davina Barbara

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Davina Barbara
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Davina Barbara working in the GBC newsroom.
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Occupation(s)Broadcast journalist, cultural development officer
Years active2001 - present
Employer Gibraltar Cultural Services
SpouseDerek Barbara [1]

Davina Barbara is a Gibraltarian cultural development officer and former broadcast journalist.

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Media career

Barbara joined the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation in 2001 as a broadcast journalist in the newsroom. She then moved to Radio Gibraltar where she co-produced the station's current affairs programmes. [1]

Gibraltar Cultural Services

In 2018, Barbara was appointed as a cultural development officer for Gibraltar Cultural Services, an agency of the Gibraltar Government. In this role she was acting press officer at the 2018 Gibraltar Literary Festival. [2]

Other activities

Barbara holds a degree in History of Art. She is also known for appearing in local plays and as a singer. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Davina Barbara". GBC . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. Scialtiel, Elena (1 February 2019). "PROFILE – Davina Barbara". The Gibraltar Magazine.