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19th June 2025
The political agreement on Gibraltar, coupled to the wider UK/EU reset, demonstrates what can be achieved by putting pragmatism and people over “ideological hobbyhorses”, a Foreign Office minister told the House of Lords this week. Labour peer Baroness Chapman of Darlington, a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, was responding to...
Wed 11th Jun, 2025
19th June 2025
The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, visited the site of the former Strength Factory on Wednesday to view ongoing works to prepare the premises for additional classrooms for the St Martin’s School Early Birds programme in September. Dr Cortes was accompanied by Education Adviser Monique Bacarese Hamilton, acting Head of St Martin’s School Priscilla...
19th June 2025
Staff from the Gibraltar Youth Service have recently participated in a training workshop delivered by the LGBTQ+ Committee, focusing on inclusive language and the spectrum of LGBTQ+ identities. The training aimed to equip staff with knowledge and tools to foster inclusive and affirming environments for all young people. Through open discussion, the workshop addressed the...
19th June 2025
The Gibraltar Tourist Board participated in the 66th MedCruise General Assembly held in Cartagena, Spain, from June 10 to 13. The event brought together key stakeholders from across the global cruise industry. During the four-day assembly, the Gibraltar Tourist Board engaged in one-to-one meetings, workshops and networking events aimed at strengthening relationships with cruise operators...
18th June 2025
A young man who set fire to a family home in Mid-Harbour Estate while three adults and two children were asleep inside was on Wednesday jailed for six years. Juan Francisco Sanchez Valenzuela, 19, of Castellar, had admitted to arson with intent to endanger life while in police custody just hours after he set fire...
18th June 2025
Swiss photographer Karin Tieche launched her first exhibition on the Rock on Tuesday evening in the Fine Arts Gallery, Casemates. The exhibition, titled ‘Wild Africa’, was opened by fellow photographer Stephen Hermida who called it “very spectacular.” He added that it was also meaningful and personal to him as a photographer, highlighting the fact that...
18th June 2025
Members of Unite the Union’s Health and Care sector took to the street on Wednesday evening for a noisy demonstration to make clear their frustration over a range of issues facing workers. Starting at Unite’s headquarters in Transport House with banners and placards in hand, demonstrators and supporters chanted as they made their way to...
18th June 2025
The Government of Gibraltar has received nearly 1,000 questions through its dedicated email address for public queries on the UK-EU Treaty, reflecting high levels of public interest and engagement. Submissions have included a broad range of detailed and specific questions. The Government confirmed it is working to respond to each enquiry individually and in a...
19th June 2025
The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, has announced plans to publish a strategy document addressing the city’s future after the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with bloc is ratified. The document, which is not public yet, will be formally submitted to Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, but was outlined by Mr...
7th June 2025
by Maria Jesus Corrales La Línea city council officially presented its new urban plan (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana or PGOU, in Spanish) yesterday, replacing the previous one that has guided the city’s development for more than 40 years. Studied and drafted for over six years, the PGOU will allow the council to designate and...
2nd June 2025
Military bases in Gibraltar and other Overseas Territories “remain a critical element” in the defence of UK sovereign territory and interests, according to a long-awaited Strategic Defence Review published by the UK Government on Monday. In launching the review, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will move to “war-fighting readiness” and that all...
2nd June 2025
The UK Government will adopt a new UK policy position towards Western Sahara, supporting a “mutually-agreed solution” that respects the principle of self-determination. The policy was announced during a visit to Morocco by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where a series of agreements were signed to boost trade and investment between the UK and Morocco, ahead...
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