Gibraltar could have first woman Chief Minister as Picardo sets out departure plan

Mini libraries launched at Gibraltar beaches for summer

5th June 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services has launched a series of mini libraries at beaches and bathing areas across Gibraltar for the summer. The initiative will begin at the Europa Pool Complex, the GSLA Bathing Pavilion, Sandy Bay and Camp Bay. Members of the public will be able to take home free books from hand-painted bookshelves stocked with...

Gibraltar Parliament Speaker attends Overseas Territories conference in Grand Cayman

5th June 2026

The Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament, Karen Ramagge Phillips, attended the fifth Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers’ Conference in Grand Cayman from May 25 to 29. She was accompanied by the Clerk of the Gibraltar Parliament, Phillip Borge McCarthy. The conference brings together the House of Commons and the legislatures of the Overseas Territories to...

ARRISE donates £5,000 to CareLink Baby Bank

5th June 2026

ARRISE has donated £5,000 to CareLink to support its Baby Bank service, which provides essential items and practical assistance to families with young children across Gibraltar. The donation will help the charity respond to increased demand from families facing financial hardship during the early years of a child’s life. CareLink said the funding would be...

St Joseph’s pupils raise £3,000 for 5in5 during resilience week

5th June 2026

Pupils at St Joseph’s Upper Primary School raised £3,000 for local charity 5in5 during this year’s Year 3 Resilience Through Sport Week. The school’s partnership with 5in5 began four years ago, when the organisation was invited to speak to Year 3 pupils about resilience, determination and overcoming challenges. Since then, 5in5 has returned each year...

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...