Rare limpets found thriving on Westview Park revetment, including species record 

Ministry event focuses on financial safeguards for older people

28th May 2026

The Ministry of Equality hosted a community event on Thursday focused on strengthening financial safeguards for older people in Gibraltar and raising awareness of risks including scams, financial abuse and exploitation. The event, titled Enhancing Financial Safeguards for Older Persons, was opened by the Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos. It formed...

Rare limpets found thriving on Westview Park revetment, including species record 

28th May 2026

A scientific report commissioned by the Gibraltar government ahead of a proposed reclamation project in the harbour basin has identified over 2000 strictly-protected Mediterranean ridged limpets on the Westview Park revetment, including what is believed to be the largest recorded individual specimen of the rare species.  The report by Aquareef Tech in February this year recorded 2181...

Govt rejects GSD criticism of draft conflicts legislation 

28th May 2026

The Government on Wednesday rejected GSD claims that it had ignored the recommendations of the Openshaw Report on conflicts of interest, insisting draft legislation drew on expert advice and extensive work to produce a modern and enforceable conflicts legislation.  No.6 Convent Place was reacting after the Opposition said the draft legislation was heavy on bureaucracy”...

Royal Navy’s HMS Stirling Castle formally affiliated with Gibraltar in ‘lasting bond of friendship’ 

27th May 2026

The Royal Navy’s cutting-edge minehunter HMS Stirling Castle has been formally affiliated with Gibraltar, in the first such agreement between a navy vessel and the Rock.  All Royal Navy warships are normally affiliated with at least one city, combining tradition, public diplomacy, morale support, civic honour and local identity.  The affiliation of HMS Stirling Castle with the Rock aims...

Spanish police dismantle drug network using drones to smuggle drugs from Morocco 

27th May 2026

Spanish police have dismantled a criminal organisation based in Cadiz province and Alava that allegedly used large fixed-wing drones to transport hashish and cocaine from Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar before moving the drugs onward to France, the Policia Nacional said on Tuesday.  The operation, known as Operation Horus, began in 2025 and focused...

PP still wants to govern alone despite losing majority in Sunday’s regional election 

18th May 2026

The acting president of the regional government of Andalusia, the Partido Popular’s Juanma Moreno Bonilla, said on Monday that his aim was to govern alone following the Andalusian election on Sunday, in which his party lost its absolute majority.  The PP ended up with 53 seats in the regional parliament, down from 58 in 2022.  That left it two seats short of the 55-seat...

Strait increasingly vulnerable to drug smuggling, Spanish security report says 

18th May 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales A report on Spain’s campaign against the illegal trade in narcotics has described the zone stretching from Cádiz to Málaga as one of “increasing vulnerability” to the narcotics trade, with as many as 600 drugs launches plying the Strait last year.  Published last week by Spain’s security services, the document comes at a turbulent time for Andalucía as it nears...

PP wins Andalusian election but loses majority

18th May 2026

The Partido Popular won Sunday’s regional election in Andalusia but lost the majority it achieved in 2022, ending up with 53 seats in the regional parliament. This figure is five fewer than the 58 members of parliament it obtained in the 2022 elections and leaves it two seats short of a majority, which is set...