CM outlines new policing resources and equipment for treaty rollout 

Govt to hold town hall for retail and wholesale sector

27th February 2026

The Gibraltar Government will hold a town hall meeting for the retail and wholesale sector on Monday March 2 at 6pm at Ince’s Hall. The meeting forms part of the Government’s ongoing engagement with the business community following the publication yesterday of the UK–EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar and the FAQs on www.treaty.gov.gi. It...

Nursery and Reception enrolment opens for 2026/2027 school year

27th February 2026

The Department of Education has opened the application window for Nursery and Reception enrolments for the 2026/2027 academic year, with all applications to be completed online via www.education.gov.gi. Parents and carers who are ordinarily resident in Gibraltar can register children due to start Nursery and those due to start Reception in September 2026. Nursery enrolments...

Treaty removes ‘physical barriers of bygone era’, CM says

26th February 2026

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo laid the draft text of UK/EU treaty in Parliament in “a seminal moment”, he said, that provides certainty, fluid movement for people and the freeflow of goods. Mr Picardo told Parliament this marks a new relationship with Europe that will enable Gibraltar to operate socio-economically in a way that will deliver...

Azopardi welcomes treaty publication but reserves position for now

26th February 2026

Leader of the Opposition, Keith Azopardi, welcomed the publication of the UK/EU treaty, but reserved his views highlighting the need to formally discuss with his party. Mr Azopardi will not take a formal position on the matter until he has called a meeting of the party executive to discuss the agreement, its implications and whether,...

Suspected drone strike hits RAF base in Cyprus

2nd March 2026

By Jessica Coates and Christopher McKeon, Press Association A suspected drone strike hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol in the early hours of Monday, but the Sovereign Base Areas Administration said “a temporary dispersal” was being planned...

Optimism at the border, treaty hailed as ‘historic change’ 

2nd March 2026

by Maria Jesus Corrales On the Friday morning after the treaty on Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU was published, the Chronicle was there to talk to the tourists, journalists, cross-border workers of many nationalities and the ever-present taxi drivers that were now inhabiting a world that may soon disappear.   Indeed, many were looking forward...

Officials deny pause in Diego Garcia legislation despite Trump criticism

25th February 2026

By David Hughes and Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association A Foreign Office minister “misspoke” when he said the UK was “pausing” legislation to hand over the Chagos Islands following criticism of the deal from Donald Trump. The £35 billion deal, which includes a plan to lease back the UK-US Diego Garcia military base, has been heavily criticised by...

Former Foreign Office advisor explored Lords’ seats for OTs to counter ‘psychic wounds’ over Britain’s ‘vast diminishment’ 

25th February 2026

A special advisor to former Foreign Secretary David Lammy worked on a policy proposal in which Overseas Territories would be offered their own seats in the House of Lords to integrate them into the UK, according to an opinion piece published in the Sunday Times at the weekend.  In the article the special advisor, Ben...