Gibraltar and OTs ‘a critical element’ as UK moves to 'war-fighting readiness'

RGP officer raises awareness of sign language

2nd June 2025

A Royal Gibraltar Police officer recently delivered a presentation on deaf awareness to members of the Rotary Club at the Eliott Hotel. Detective Constable Paul Gache, who is one of several officers in the force trained in British Sign Language, spoke about basic deaf awareness strategies and shared anecdotes and testimonials from Gibraltar’s deaf community....

Mario Finlayson National Gallery celebrates a decade with re-curation

2nd June 2025

The Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow with a re-curation and a special programme of events. The team at Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) have worked hard to curate and revamp the Gallery, with the efforts including pieces from acclaimed artist Christian Hook, who is now the seventh artist represented at...

Gib must guard against complacency on equality rights, Santos says

2nd June 2025

Gibraltar must guard against complacency and remain “a beacon of safety, dignity, and equality” at a time when hard-won rights are being rolled back in many parts of the world, Christian Santos, the Minister for Equality, said as he marked the start of Pride Month. In an opinion piece for the Chronicle, Mr Santos celebrated...

During intense exchanges on antisocial behaviour, MPs agree on one thing: ‘Education starts at home’

1st June 2025

The issue of antisocial behaviour was the subject of intense exchanges during the recent session of Parliament, with MPs underscoring the importance of parental responsibility as they bemoaned the “bizarre” situation of having to employ taxpayer-funded security guards to ensure peaceful coexistence in some local estates. The exchanges were prompted by two questions from GSD...

Astute-class nuclear powered submarine sails back into port

1st June 2025

A Royal Navy Astute-class nuclear powered submarine is pictured arriving in Gibraltar on Saturday. The submarine sailed into port under the protection of the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron and the Gibraltar Defence Police. It is believed to be the same submarine that sailed from Gibraltar earlier this week after carrying out logistical operations at berth,...

Govt accuses Opposition of seeking to ‘aggravate and escalate’ row over GHA dispute resolution

1st June 2025

The Gibraltar Government on Friday defended its position in the row over the GHA’s dispute resolution procedure, accusing the GSD of seeking to “aggravate and escalate” matters for political gain. The Government was responding after the GSD questioned whether the Minister for Health, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, was properly addressing concerns about the GHA’s handling of grievances...

Unite urged to take ‘fair and balanced’ approach on healthcare claim that could impact ‘hundreds of workers’

1st June 2025

The Gibraltar Government and the GHA have called on Unite to “reframe” a claim by Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) into a wider review of its Agenda for Change framework, arguing the issues raised by this staff group could impact hundreds of other GHA workers across multiple disciplines. Unite said its AHP members in the GHA...

Gibraltar and OTs ‘a critical element’ as UK moves to 'war-fighting readiness'

2nd June 2025

Military bases in Gibraltar and other Overseas Territories “remain a critical element” in the defence of UK sovereign territory and interests, according to a long-awaited Strategic Defence Review published by the UK Government on Monday. In launching the review, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will move to “war-fighting readiness” and that all...

UK to support ‘mutually-agreed solution’ to Western Sahara, 'respecting self-determination'

2nd June 2025

The UK Government will adopt a new UK policy position towards Western Sahara, supporting a “mutually-agreed solution” that respects the principle of self-determination. The policy was announced during a visit to Morocco by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where a series of agreements were signed to boost trade and investment between the UK and Morocco, ahead...

UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest £15bn in warheads

2nd June 2025

By Helen Corbett, PA Political Correspondent The UK will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme, the Prime Minister will announce today as the UK Government unveils its strategic defence review. Significant investment in the UK nuclear warhead programme this parliament and maintaining the existing stockpile...

Starmer: Wave of investments will make military an ‘integrated fighting machine’

1st June 2025

By Helen Corbett and Will Durrant, PA Political Staff Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a “formidable, integrated fighting machine” as part of the Government’s defence review. The Prime Minister said he would invest in a military that is “more integrated, more ready, more lethal...