Opposition presses Govt for ‘straight answers’ on cost of Rooke

Opposition presses Govt for ‘straight answers’ on cost of Rooke

15th October 2026

Sir Joe Bossano, the Minister for Inward Investment and the Gibraltar Savings Bank, told Parliament that £30m remained owed to the bank in connection with the Rooke development, but said he could not confirm whether it would all be repaid until negotiations for a GHA acquisition of the building were completed. He was responding in...

‘Christmas on Strings’ returns for third year

15th October 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services will stage ‘Christmas on Strings’ for a third year with two candlelit performances at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in December. The concerts will take place on Monday, December 14, and Tuesday, December 15, starting at 7pm. A string quartet will perform Christmas classics and popular favourites, with musical arrangements by Miguel Monge....

Lee Ferrary promoted to Leading Firefighter

15th October 2026

Lee Ferrary has been promoted to Leading Firefighter within the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service’s Fire Safety Department following a promotional board convened at the Department for Personnel and Development of the Gibraltar Government. Mr Ferrary joined the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service in August 2000 and was posted to Blue Watch after completing his...

GSD presses Government for date on student grant increase

15th October 2026

The GSD has called on the Gibraltar Government to confirm when students will receive the 5.4% increase in maintenance grants announced in July’s Budget. The Opposition said it had received repeated enquiries from students about when the increase would be paid. In his Budget address, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said: “The Maintenance Grant will be...

Campo - PP tells Landaluce to resign as Algeciras mayor over sexual allegations

13th October 2026

The Partido Popular (PP) in Cadiz has called on Algeciras mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce to resign “immediately” following media reports of formal complaints made by two female party members alleging sexual assaults.  Following the publication of the reports in Europa Sur and El Mundo, the PP in Cadiz asked all serving PP councillors in Algeciras...

UK will not stand by in Argentina’s ‘economic coercion’ of Falklanders

13th October 2026

By George Thompson, Rhiannon James and Harry Taylor, Press Association political staff The Government will not “stand by” while Argentina uses “economic coercion” against the people of the Falklands, a Foreign Office minister has said. Setting out the UK’s response to “aggressive” Argentinian threats, Uma Kumaran pledged further “robust” measures if the situation persists, insisting...

MI5 chief says ‘true whole-of-society effort’ needed to counter terror threats

13th October 2026

The head of MI5 said a “true whole-of-society effort” was needed to build national resilience in the face of terror threats facing the UK. In a speech at Thames House on Tuesday, Sir Ken McCallum issued a rallying cry to the British public to be prepared to play a part in protecting national security and...

Albares tipped to lead PSOE election list in Andalucia

13th October 2026

Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albares, looks set to lead the Socialist list in Andalucia in Spain’s forthcoming general election, Spanish media reported on Tuesday. Mr Albares, who played a critical role in the negotiation for the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar. Was one of three potential candidates to head the list of PSOE...