Treaty negotiators vow to intensify work after making ‘further progress’ in Brussels meeting

Ace Art launches newest exhibition ‘Rock and Paper II’

20th September 2024

An exhibition showcasing portrait and figurative work from 13 international and three local artists was officially opened at the Fine Arts Gallery on Tuesday.  Rock and Paper II follows on from the first Rock and Paper exhibition, and is organised by Ace Art founder John-Paul Bautista, featuring some 80 artworks from various artists.  The idea...

Keep The Faith concert raises £10,000 for Cancer Relief

20th September 2024

The ‘Keep the Faith’ charity concert at John Mackintosh Hall recently raised £10,000 in support of Cancer Relief Centre Gibraltar.  “With a packed venue and a fantastic line-up of talented performers, attendees enjoyed an unforgettable evening of music and community spirit,” said a statement from Cancer Relief Centre.   The event was the result of an...

No specific concerns surrounding Telegraph journalists' death, RGP says

20th September 2024

The body of a British national who died suddenly in Gibraltar has been returned to his family, the Royal Gibraltar Police has confirmed.  David Knowles, 32, a Daily Telegraph newspaper journalist, died whilst on holiday in Gibraltar on Sunday, September 8.  An RGP statement said the UK counter-terrorism police officers who were drafted in to...

Hook paints his music heroes in Sky Arts Awards show

20th September 2024

The first ever Sky Arts Awards show presented a challenge for Gibraltarian artist Christian Hook who was asked to paint his musical heroes during the course of the live televised show. Held in London at the Roundhouse on Wednesday Christian, who won Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year in 2014, painted a never-before-seen rock...

HMS Trent seizes £160m of drugs from ‘narco sub’ in Caribbean

12th September 2024

By Ben Mitchell, PA A patrol ship that normally operates from Gibraltar has become the first Royal Navy warship to intercept a “narco-sub”, seizing £160 million of cocaine being trafficked across the Caribbean Sea. HMS Trent, working alongside the US Coast Guard (USCG) and a US maritime patrol aircraft, seized the semi-submersed vessel while it...

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published

12th September 2024

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor The NHS must reform or die, Sir Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published. The Prime Minister will set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus towards community services after a damning report...

Spanish prosecutors urge Madrid to follow Gib’s lead and criminalise fuel logistics for drugs trade

7th September 2024

By Maria Jesus Corrales Spanish prosecutors have called for tougher laws to crack down on the storage and transportation of fuel for drug smuggling launches, citing Gibraltar’s Petroleum Act 2021 as the model to follow. After Spain banned large rigid-hulled inflatable boats in 2018 – Gibraltar had taken that step in 1995 - drug gangs...

Commons parliamentary group on Gibraltar holds first meeting

6th September 2024

The All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] on Gibraltar held its formative and inaugural meeting of the new parliament at the House of Commons on Wednesday. Amanda Martin, the Labour MP for Portsmouth North, was elected as the new Chair of the APPG, succeeding Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill who stood down from frontline politics ahead of...