Azopardi sets out ‘transformative vision for a brighter future’

Gibraltar 'perfectly placed' to strengthen economy through the arts

8th June 2026

An Irish organisation that has spent nearly four decades brokering partnerships between companies and artists says Gibraltar is “perfectly placed” to use the arts to boost its economy, social cohesion and international profile. Valerie Ringrose Fitzsimons, Head of Business Development at Business to Arts, was on the Rock for a number of meetings with local...

Plans submitted for Covid memorial sculpture at Campion Park

8th June 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services has filed an application with the Town Planner for the Covid Memorial at Campion Park. The design, by Gamma Architects, depicts two hands reaching towards one another as a symbol of the comfort many people were unable to share with loved ones during the pandemic. The sculpture, titled “The Touch”, will be...

Azopardi sets out ‘transformative vision for a brighter future’

8th June 2026

GSD leader Keith Azopardi set out his vision for change at the party’s annual general meeting where he outlined proposals to get Gibraltar “back on track” that focused on fairness, opportunity and stronger controls on public spending and governance. Mr Azopardi promised GSD members a hope for change and a Gibraltar they “can all be...

Northern Defences continues to reveal complex military and urban past

7th June 2026

Excavation works along Path V between King’s Place of Arms and Prince’s Lines continues with fresh archaeological excavations revealing further evidence of the Rock’s layered military and urban past, project director Carl Viagas said. Mr Viagas told the Chronicle that the work by the team at the Northern Defences has now intensified along several key...

Spanish police dismantle drug network using drones to smuggle drugs from Morocco 

27th May 2026

Spanish police have dismantled a criminal organisation based in Cadiz province and Alava that allegedly used large fixed-wing drones to transport hashish and cocaine from Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar before moving the drugs onward to France, the Policia Nacional said on Tuesday.  The operation, known as Operation Horus, began in 2025 and focused...

PP still wants to govern alone despite losing majority in Sunday’s regional election 

18th May 2026

The acting president of the regional government of Andalusia, the Partido Popular’s Juanma Moreno Bonilla, said on Monday that his aim was to govern alone following the Andalusian election on Sunday, in which his party lost its absolute majority.  The PP ended up with 53 seats in the regional parliament, down from 58 in 2022.  That left it two seats short of the 55-seat...

Strait increasingly vulnerable to drug smuggling, Spanish security report says 

18th May 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales A report on Spain’s campaign against the illegal trade in narcotics has described the zone stretching from Cádiz to Málaga as one of “increasing vulnerability” to the narcotics trade, with as many as 600 drugs launches plying the Strait last year.  Published last week by Spain’s security services, the document comes at a turbulent time for Andalucía as it nears...

PP wins Andalusian election but loses majority

18th May 2026

The Partido Popular won Sunday’s regional election in Andalusia but lost the majority it achieved in 2022, ending up with 53 seats in the regional parliament. This figure is five fewer than the 58 members of parliament it obtained in the 2022 elections and leaves it two seats short of a majority, which is set...