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The Gibraltar Post was an English-language newspaper published in Gibraltar. [1] The demise of the Gibraltar Guardian has been blamed on competition from local Spanish newspapers, and the Post very likely had a similar fate. [2]

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References

  1. Kellermann, Anja (April 2002). A New New English Language, Politics and Identity in Gibraltar. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 56. ISBN   978-3-8311-2368-1 . Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. Kellermann, Anja (April 2002). A New New English Language, Politics and Identity in Gibraltar. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 89. ISBN   978-3-8311-2368-1 . Retrieved 19 February 2013.