Standby system for jurors after conflicts force five trial adjournments 

Arias-Vasquez hears from businesses ahead of Treaty implementation

20th May 2026

The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, has continued meeting local businesses ahead of the provisional implementation of the Treaty. Ms Arias-Vasquez recently visited a number of shops on Main Street, including Marble Arc, Valmar Pharmacy, Holland and Barrett, Oakberry, Music Corner, Seruya and Gela’ Ti Amo. The meetings focused on practical issues...

Bathing Pavilion to open on May 30 after storm damage repairs

20th May 2026

The Bathing Pavilion will open on May 30 after storm damage required more extensive infrastructure works than initially anticipated. The bathing season starts on May 23, but the pavilion will remain closed while repairs continued. The Minister for Sport and Leisure, Leslie Bruzon, said the abnormal and extended bad weather had delayed the start of...

Garcia builds on relationship with British Overseas Territories

20th May 2026

The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, represented the Government of Gibraltar at an online meeting of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association to prepare for this year’s Joint Ministerial Council in November. The Joint Ministerial Council is a high-level meeting between leaders and ministers from the UK and the Overseas Territories. Topics discussed include...

Santos attends IDAHOT+ Forum in Copenhagen

20th May 2026

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, attended the IDAHOT+ Forum in Copenhagen alongside the Ministry of Equality’s Policy Development Officer, Marlene Dalli. The annual international forum brings together ministers, policymakers, equality bodies, civil society organisations and human rights advocates from across Europe to discuss challenges and priorities relating to LGBTI equality....

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...

Labour leadership rivals caught up in debate over EU ties

17th May 2026

By David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent Two of the men hoping to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister have been caught up in a debate over whether Labour should seek to take Britain back into the European Union. Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, on Saturday set out his desire for a “new special...