Picardo says October 12 is his last election, tipping Gemma Arias Vasquez as next GSLP leader

GSLP/Liberals call for ‘respectful political discourse’ after campaign posters vandalised

28th September 2023

The GSLP/Liberals on Thursday called for “respectful political discourse” after a number of its campaign posters were vandalised in different locations around the Rock. The Alliance said posters had been defaced or ripped from public display boards. “As we enter approach election day, with campaigning intensifying, we call for respect from all sides and urge...

Alliance and Tilbury in bitter clash over university claims

28th September 2023

A bitter row flared up in the election campaign this week after the GSLP/Liberals launched a blistering attack on GSD candidate Daniella Tilbury, drawing accusations of “gutter politics” and “a defamatory campaign to tarnish” her reputation ahead of the October 12 election. The trigger was a GBC Viewpoint last week in which Ms Tilbury spoke...

GSLP/Liberals question El Hana’s eligibility to stand as election candidate

28th September 2023

The GSLP/Liberals on Wednesday questioned whether GSD candidate Youssef El Hana was eligible to stand for election given he had lived and worked in the UK until recently. Mr El Hana moved to Gibraltar at the age of three and grew up on the Rock but has worked in the UK as a teacher for...

Picardo says October 12 is his last election, tipping Gemma Arias Vasquez as next GSLP leader

27th September 2023

GSLP leader Fabian Picardo said on Wednesday that, if he had to choose today, he would nominate Gemma Arias Vasquez as the party’s next leader, as he confirmed October 12 would be his last election campaign. In an emotive exchange with journalists, Mr Picardo shared praise for Mrs Arias Vasquez and said he believed she...

Feijoo launches likely fruitless bid for government, complete with nod to Gibraltar

26th September 2023

Albert Nuñez Feijoo, the leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular, referenced Gibraltar during a wide-ranging speech in the Spanish Parliament on Tuesday as he launched a bid to form government that is widely expected to fail. The PP won the most votes in last July’s general election but has been unable to garner enough support...

Inflation unexpectedly slows to lowest rate in 18 months

20th September 2023

By Anna Wise, PA Business Reporter UK inflation unexpectedly eased in August as a drop in hotel and air fare costs and a slowdown in food price rises helped offset a jump in fuel costs, according to official figures. The surprise fall could take the pressure off the Bank of England to lift interest rates...

Algeciras wildfire controlled after 24 intense hours

17th September 2023

Spanish firefighters battled for 24 hours to bring under control a wildfire in the hills behind Algeciras that sent a thick plume of smoke over the bay and a shower of ash particles on Gibraltar at the weekend. There were no injuries or damage to property as a result of the blaze, which destroyed about...

Cadiz fireman on Morocco rescue effort: ‘I was their last hope and I could do no more’

15th September 2023

by Maria Jesus Corrales Moisés Delgado was the leader of a rescue team of firemen from the province of Cádiz dispatched to Morocco in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the Marrakesh-Safi region last week. Recently returned to Spain and speaking to the Chronicle, Mr Delgado was visibly emotional as he recalled the...