Over 14 years later, Kingsway Tunnel opens

Over 14 years later, Kingsway Tunnel opens

30th March 2023

Gibraltar's 'Kingsway' airport tunnel will open tonight at midnight after more than 14 years of construction and litigation. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo opened the tunnel alongside former Chief Minister Sir Peter Caruana, with both cutting the ribbon on either side of the entry and exit roads of Kingsway. The opening of Kingsway also saw the...

GSD welcomes affordable homes contracts after ‘unacceptable’ delays

30th March 2023

The GSD yesterday welcomed the announcement of tender awards for Chatham Views and Sir Bob Peliza Mews, but added that it “persists in its observations that the huge and significant delays are unacceptable”. In a statement, the GSD’s Damon Bossino said the delays in construction had not only impacted on families looking to purchase these...

Govt launches ‘Recovered Assets Fund’ to bolster fight against economic crime

30th March 2023

The Gibraltar Government has announced the creation of a new special fund in support of the fight against economic crime. The Gibraltar Recovered Assets Fund is designed to collect and manage recovered assets under economic crime legislation, with the goal of supporting and bolstering the efforts of the Royal Gibraltar Police and HM Customs to...

GFA and Mindspace focus on ‘resilience through sport’

30th March 2023

The Gibraltar Football Association and The Mindspace Project partnered to deliver a resilience through sport session to Year 3 students at St Joseph’s Upper Primary School, as part of the School’s Project Week. The session last Friday was aimed at encouraging children to have a positive mindset and to believe that they can achieve anything...

William Hill Group businesses to pay record £19.2m for failures

28th March 2023

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, and Chronicle staff Three gambling businesses owned by William Hill will pay a total of £19.2 million for “widespread and alarming” social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures, the UK Gambling Commission announced on Tuesday. The settlement is the largest in the Gambling Commission’s history. Gibraltar-registered WHG (International) Limited,...

Humza Yousaf says he is ‘luckiest man in the world’ after being named SNP leader

27th March 2023

By Katrine Bussey, PA Scotland Political Editor Humza Yousaf said he felt like the “luckiest man in the world” after being elected as the new SNP leader. Mr Yousaf, who has been Scottish Health Secretary since 2021, succeeds Nicola Sturgeon in that role, and will now be formally elected by MSPs as Scotland’s sixth first...

Spanish police arrest seventh man in connection with Eastern Beach incident

24th March 2023

A seventh man was arrested by Spanish police in La Linea on Thursday in connection with a violent incident on Eastern Beach last month in which two Spanish customs officers sustained injuries during an attack by suspected smugglers. The individual was suspected to be the person who filmed the attack on Eastern Beach, with the...

Johnson’s political career in peril after combative partygate inquiry hearing

23rd March 2023

By Sophie Wingate and Sam Blewett, PA Political Staff Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after MPs investigating his partygate denials denounced the “flimsy” assurances they were based on. In at times short-tempered testimony lasting more than three hours, the former prime minister insisted there was not a “shred of evidence” to show...