Treaty ‘a vaccine’ to age-old border problems, CM tells Barcelona conference ahead of treaty briefings in London and Madrid

Year 2 pupils recognised at Spring Flower Show awards

20th April 2026

Year 2 pupils from St Joseph’s Lower Primary School were recognised at the Spring Flower Show Awards Presentation held at the Convent on April 14, with two pupils receiving individual prizes and the school also taking second place in the Urban Oasis Award. The event celebrated entries in the Spring Flower Show Horticultural Society School...

GFRS personnel complete specialist training in the UK

20th April 2026

Personnel from the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service have completed specialist training at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh as part of efforts to strengthen operational capability and incident command. The training covered both frontline firefighting and command decision-making during emergencies. A group of personnel completed a three-day Breathing Apparatus Advanced Refresher course focused on...

Celebrating World Heritage Day as Gibraltar heritage projects move forward

20th April 2026

The Ministry for Heritage marked World Heritage Day by highlighting progress on a series of projects aimed at transforming how residents and visitors experience Gibraltar’s historic sites, with particular focus on the Northern Defences, the Moorish Castle and Willis’s Magazine. The work forms part of a wider strategy to reshape the visitor experience across key...

Cortes gives evidence in London to conservation inquiry

20th April 2026

The Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Dr John Cortes, gave evidence in London last week to an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Conservation into biodiversity in the British Overseas Territories. Dr Cortes appeared in person at Portcullis House in his capacity as chair of the UK Overseas Territories’ Environment...

Gib refit of RFA Lyme Bay raised in UK Parliament amid Hormuz crisis 

14th April 2026

A refit of RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar to equip it with cutting-edge drone equipment was raised in the UK Parliament on Monday during an urgent debate on the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.  MPs in the House of Commons and peers in the House of Lords were debating military planning led by the UK and France to reopen the Strait...

Tories urge Keir Starmer to explain shelving of Chagos deal in Parliament

13th April 2026

By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain the shelving of the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Parliament. A Bill to cede sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago is not expected to feature in May’s King’s Speech, which sets the agenda for the next...

UK could sign up to Brussels rules without Commons votes under planned new law

13th April 2026

By David Hughes and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will follow European Union rules without necessarily giving MPs a vote on each piece of red tape under plans which will be unveiled in the King’s Speech. As part of the Prime Minister’s reset with Brussels, the UK Government will seek to pass...

Campo to seek EU ‘special economic zone’ status 

14th March 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Business organisations in the Campo de Gibraltar have prepared a document seeking special economic zone status from the European Union, in a move supporters say could boost competitiveness across the Strait area and attract billions in investment.  The proposal, drawn up by the Campo Chamber of Commerce and consultancy MC Valnera, calls on the Government of...