Main Street will have 60 CCTV cameras in post-treaty security upgrade

Main Street will have 60 CCTV cameras in post-treaty security upgrade

15th April 2026

New CCTV cameras are being installed in Main Street as part of a wider package of security measures related to the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar. A total of 60 cameras will be installed along Main Street, Casemates, Landport and other nearby locations. Twelve of those cameras will have facial recognition technology, though these have not...

Airport Fire and Rescue Service completes industry-first training

15th April 2026

The Gibraltar Airport Fire and Rescue Service has become the first fire service to complete Emergency Response Driver Training’s Skills for Justice Awards Certificate of Achievement-accredited courses across three specialist areas. The training, delivered in Gibraltar just before Easter by instructors from Emergency Response Driver Training, covered Emergency Response Driving Instructor Training, High Reach Extendable...

Man arrested on suspicion of fraud and handling criminal proceeds

15th April 2026

A 59-year-old British man resident in Spain was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by detectives from the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Economic Crime Unit on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position and concealing, transferring or removing the proceeds of criminal conduct. The arrest followed an investigation launched after a report from a local business where the...

Royal Gibraltar Regiment judo team returns with strong results from Army camp

15th April 2026

The Royal Gibraltar Regiment judo team has returned to Gibraltar after an intensive training and coaching camp in Aldershot held under the Army Judo Association and the British Judo Association, with several members achieving new grading milestones. Warrant Officer Class 2 Ethaniel Jeffries Mor played a central role in the team’s preparation before deployment to...

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...