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GHA director of nursing Sandie Gracia seconded to Ministry for Health

The Gibraltar Health Authority’s Director of Nursing and Ambulance Services, Sandie Gracia, has been formally seconded to the Ministry for Health from November 2025 for a period of six months. Ms Gracia will support the Ministry for Health in delivering key strategic and transformational reforms within the GHA during this period. Her clinical expertise and...

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Openshaw recommendations ‘top priority’ for steering group on police governance reform 

Implementing the Openshaw Report’s recommendations on police governance and operations will be the top priority between now and the summer for the Police Governance Reform Steering Group.  The group met last week for the second time since it was set up last October by the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, and Chief Minister Fabian...

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GSD highlights resourcing concerns at RGP, which Govt rejects 

The GSD has highlighted concerns over resourcing at the Royal Gibraltar Police, questioning the impact this could have on operational effectiveness and efficiency.  In a press statement, the party said there has been no increase in funding over the course of the past five years, adding that the “RGP can’t continue to police on promises”. ...

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Gibraltar Tourist Board earns first nomination at Travel Weekly Globe Awards

The Gibraltar Tourist Board attended the Travel Weekly Globe Awards last week as a first-time nominee in the Best Tourist Board category. The Globes are among the most high-profile awards in the travel industry, with winners chosen exclusively by UK travel agents and advisers. Voters base their nominations on factors including trade engagement, delivery of...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

UK pushes ahead with online gambling tax change despite concerns, including over Gib

Changes to UK online gambling duty were passed unopposed in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, despite concerns about the impact they could have on Gibraltar’s economy and the risk of pushing people to unlicensed markets. The package of gambling tax changes announced in the UK Budget late last year will raise about £1 billion for...

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Costa motorway tolls rise in 2026

An increase in tolls on the AP-7 motorway in Spain will now cost light vehicle users €19.55 during peak season to drive from the Rock to Malaga Airport. The cost will be €12 off peak. The peak rate includes the months of June, July, August and September and the 17 days from the Friday before...

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Lords debate self-determination as Chagos Bill faces scrutiny 

 The issue of self-determination and whether Chagossians were entitled to a referendum on the UK’s controversial decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was debated in the House of Lords this week.  Under the agreement signed last May, the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal...

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Hozgarganta river bursts its banks as Storm Francis lashes Campo

by Maria Jesus Corrales Heavy rainfall from Storm Francis in the Campo area caused the Hozgarganta river to burst its banks as it passed through Jimena, forcing the closure of the A-405 road and several bridges, while residents living by the Guadiaro in San Roque were placed on alert level one. Jimena’s city council said...