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22nd May 2025
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo suggested in Parliament on Thursday that the full text of any UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar may not be published until it has been translated into the EU’s official languages and undergone “a legal scrub”, even if a political agreement is announced beforehand. Mr Picardo was responding to questions from Opposition leader...
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22nd May 2025
Sir Joe Bossano told a UN seminar on Thursday that Spain was “deliberately misrepresenting” issues relating to Gibraltar when facts said otherwise, as he underlined a longstanding policy that for decades has remained unchanged: “We are the Gibraltarians, and the Rock is ours.” Sir Joe was addressing the UN’s decolonisation committee, better know as the...
22nd May 2025
Sir Keir Starmer signed an agreement on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal that will cost the UK £101 million per year as it leases back a crucial military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands, for 99 years. The deal is controversial and was signed...
22nd May 2025
The Government of Gibraltar has expressed its condolences following the death of United States Congressman Gerry Connolly. Congressman Connolly had a public service career spanning nearly 40 years and was regarded as a longstanding supporter of Gibraltar in the United States. The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, who leads on the Gibraltar Government’s diplomatic...
22nd May 2025
The Department of the Environment, the University of Gibraltar and Project Tiderise are calling on the public to report sightings of the invasive Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in Gibraltar’s waters. Native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic blue crab is believed to have arrived in the Mediterranean through ballast water from ships. Its...
22nd May 2025
Loreto Convent School has officially reopened one of Gibraltar’s most iconic buildings as The Francis Hall, a newly refurbished multi-purpose venue named in memory of the late Pope Francis. Visible from Europa Road and long recognised by the illuminated statue of Our Lady on its rooftop, the historic structure has been transformed into a modern...
22nd May 2025
Martin Gonzalez will open his latest exhibition, Wonderful World, at the Fine Arts Gallery this evening featuring approximately 90 of his works, predominantly painted within the past year. The exhibition is a kaleidoscope of paintings with themes ranging from skies to seas and architectural landscapes. Mr Gonzalez told the Chronicle that he draws inspiration from...
22nd May 2025
Collectify have won the Young Enterprise Gibraltar 2025 company programme, a competition that aims to foster entrepreneurial and business skills among youngsters. The winning team was announced at an award ceremony and presentation night in Central Hall on Wednesday evening. The team was picked from the final 10 companies and also scooped two other prizes;...
22nd May 2025
The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, and Director of Education Keri Scott represented Gibraltar at the Education World Forum held in London earlier this week. The event brought together over 150 Ministers for Education from across the globe, along with education professionals and representatives from organisations and companies working in the field. Participants received...
19th May 2025
The Policia Nacional inspector in charge at the border is facing a fresh disciplinary case for allegedly ordering his officers to stamp the Chief Minister’s passport, as well as disobeying orders from the police commissioner in La Linea, according to Campo newspaper Europa Sur. The inspector, who is currently suspended for five and half months...
13th May 2025
By PA Political Staff Sir Keir Starmer said high net migration figures had caused “incalculable” damage to British society as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK. The Prime Minister, who said the country risks becoming an “island of strangers” without better integration, said...
8th May 2025
By Anna Wise and Henry Saker-Clark, PA Business Reporters The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.25% after a slowdown in inflation, as the central Bank’s chief welcomed an expected UK-US trade deal. Interest rates were cut from 4.5% to their lowest level since May 2023, in their fourth reduction over the past...
8th May 2025
By Christopher McKeon, David Hughes, Caitlin Doherty, David Lynch and George Lithgow, PA A “historic” UK-US trade deal will save thousands of jobs in the car and steel industry which had been threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said. The trade agreement was confirmed in a call between the Prime Minister and the...
5th May 2025
By Josh Payne, PA Chief Reporter Senior royals waved to thousands of people from the Buckingham Palace balcony as a Red Arrows flypast continued the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The King and Queen, joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children...
2nd May 2025
By Caitlin Doherty, Nina Lloyd, Helen Corbett, George Lithgow and Harry Stedman, PA Reform UK has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils, as Nigel Farage said his party had eaten “Labour for lunch” and “wiped out” the Conservatives in parts of England. The party has taken control of seven local...
28th April 2025
Spain and Portugal were hit by a major power outage on Monday that paralysed transport and telecommunications systems, causing widespread disruption. Eduardo Prieto, services director and Spanish utility Red Eléctrica, described the blackout as “exceptional and totally extraordinary”. Parts of France were also reportedly affected. The cause of the blackout was not yet clear on...
25th April 2025
By David Hughes and Rod Minchin, PA The Prime Minister has warned the world is in a “new era” of global insecurity and uncertainty as he visited the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier. Sir Keir Starmer met sailors, aviators, soldiers and Royal Marines onboard HMS Prince of Wales during an overnight stay as it heads towards...
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