UK counter terrorism officers assist RGP investigate death of journalist, but ‘no specific concerns’ at present

Santos welcomes inaugural cruise call by Celebrity Ascent

12th September 2024

Minister for Tourism, Christian Santos, visited the Celebrity Ascent on its inaugural cruise call to Gibraltar. Built in 2023, the Ascent is one of 17 ships in Celebrity’s fleet, accommodating 3950 passengers and crew. Welcomed on board by Captain Dimitrios Kafetzis, Mr Santos was presented with a plaque to commemorate the occasion. He reciprocated the...

UK counter terrorism officers assist RGP investigate death of journalist, but ‘no specific concerns’ at present

12th September 2024

UK counter terrorism police officers are assisting the Royal Gibraltar Police in an investigation into the sudden death in Gibraltar of a British journalist who produced an award-winning podcast on Ukraine. The RGP confirmed the involvement of the UK detectives in a statement on Thursday, although it added “there are no specific concerns at this...

Ministry of Equality hold successful Para Sports Day

12th September 2024

The Ministry of Equality, in collaboration with Para Sports Gibraltar, held their first Para Sports Day this last Saturday at the Tercentenary Sports Hall. Organisers stated that the turnout and participation was “extraordinary for this first event of its kind, with twelve teams from the private and public sector taking part with colleagues, friends and...

Iranian migrant fails in second bid for release from custody pending deportation

12th September 2024

The Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday refused a second application for the release from prison of an Iranian man who has been in custody since June pending his deportation from the Rock. Lawyers for the man, who has no fixed place of abode, said he should not be in jail and asked for him to be...

HMS Trent seizes £160m of drugs from ‘narco sub’ in Caribbean

12th September 2024

By Ben Mitchell, PA A patrol ship that normally operates from Gibraltar has become the first Royal Navy warship to intercept a “narco-sub”, seizing £160 million of cocaine being trafficked across the Caribbean Sea. HMS Trent, working alongside the US Coast Guard (USCG) and a US maritime patrol aircraft, seized the semi-submersed vessel while it...

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published

12th September 2024

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor The NHS must reform or die, Sir Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published. The Prime Minister will set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus towards community services after a damning report...

Spanish prosecutors urge Madrid to follow Gib’s lead and criminalise fuel logistics for drugs trade

7th September 2024

By Maria Jesus Corrales Spanish prosecutors have called for tougher laws to crack down on the storage and transportation of fuel for drug smuggling launches, citing Gibraltar’s Petroleum Act 2021 as the model to follow. After Spain banned large rigid-hulled inflatable boats in 2018 – Gibraltar had taken that step in 1995 - drug gangs...

Commons parliamentary group on Gibraltar holds first meeting

6th September 2024

The All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] on Gibraltar held its formative and inaugural meeting of the new parliament at the House of Commons on Wednesday. Amanda Martin, the Labour MP for Portsmouth North, was elected as the new Chair of the APPG, succeeding Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill who stood down from frontline politics ahead of...