Redevelopment of Tovey Cottage in Upper Rock gets unanimous planning support

Redevelopment of Tovey Cottage in Upper Rock gets unanimous planning support

11th December 2025

The Development and Planning Commission unanimously approved a major redevelopment for Tovey Cottage, in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, during its meeting on Thursday morning. The decision gives the Gibraltar Government permission for a new, two-storey conservation, education and tourist centre aimed at deepening public engagement with the environment and wildlife. Introducing the project, the...

Parliament appoints Nicholas Guerrero Mayor of Gibraltar, with Andrea Simpson as deputy

11th December 2025

Nicholas Guerrero was formally appointed Mayor of Gibraltar following unanimous cross-party support for a motion in Parliament on Thursday, succeeding Carmen Gomez, who steps down after two years in the role. Andrea Simpson was appointed Deputy Mayor as part of the same motion. The motion was moved by the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia,...

Youth symposium participants attend special parliamentary session with Madam Speaker

11th December 2025

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture, Tourism and Youth, Christian Santos, facilitated a special session in Parliament for members of the Youth Symposium, where they heard from the Speaker of the House, Karen Rammage, about her role in the Gibraltar Parliament. Twenty-eight young people attended the event and learned about Madam Speaker’s professional background and...

Accident report finds fatal mooring incident on Nisyros ‘could have been avoided’

11th December 2025

The Government of Gibraltar has published an accident investigation report into the fatality on board the Gibraltar-registered motor tanker Nisyros during bunkering operations in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters on May 20, 2025. The report found the accident could have been avoided and made a number of recommendations aimed at improving safety, including bolstering Gibraltar’s capability...

‘G-less’ personalised registration numbers to go on sale this Friday

11th December 2025

The Government of Gibraltar will launch new “G-less” personalised motor vehicle registration plates for online sale from 10am on Friday at www.personalisedplates.gov.gi The new scheme will allow motorists to design their own plates, with certain letters – “I”, “O”, “Q”, “S” and “Z” – excluded to avoid confusion with numbers. Prices for plates combining letters...

Publication of McGrail Inquiry report ‘may have to be further postponed’, Govt says 

11th December 2025

The Gibraltar Government said on Wednesday that publication of the McGrail Inquiry may have to be postponed further than the envisaged date of early on the week of December 15.  The Government had initially hoped to publish the report on December 5 but that date had to be pushed back after the Chief Minister, Fabian...

Hassans donates £5,000 to Young Enterprise Gibraltar

11th December 2025

Hassans has renewed its financial backing for Young Enterprise Gibraltar with a £5,000 donation as part of the firm’s ongoing support for youth development in Gibraltar. Managing Partner Javier Chincotta and CEO Mark Okes-Voysey presented Young Enterprise Gibraltar chairman Carlos Garcia and deputy chairman Sean Federico with a cheque for £5,000. The donation continues more...

Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

2nd December 2025

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...

Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

2nd December 2025

By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...

Spanish court acquits man accused of murdering sacristan in Algeciras, but orders 30 years of psychiatric detention 

28th November 2025

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has acquitted Yassine Kanjaa of murdering a sacristan in Algeciras on January 25, 2023, and injuring two other people, after finding he was exempt from criminal responsibility because of a psychiatric disorder.   The court ordered his detention in a prison psychiatric centre for up to 30 years.  ...

UK gambling tax rise not designed to send a signal to betting sector, says UK Culture Secretary 

28th November 2025

By Will Durrant, PA Political Staff  Increased gambling taxes were not designed to “send a signal” to the sector, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said.  Lisa Nandy defended the Chancellor’s decision to raise taxes on online gaming and betting, in a move set to raise £1.1 billion by 2029.  The remote gaming duty, which applies...