Child sex offenders’ sentence reduced by a year after initial error

Child sex offenders’ sentence reduced by a year after initial error

12th October 2026

Chief Justice Anthony Dudley reduced a convicted child sex offenders’ sentence by a year after an error was identified and, in the same session in the Supreme Court on Friday, approved a 20-year sexual offences prevention order. The 14-year sentence originally imposed on Clayton Busto, 43, a former teacher and Scout leader, was reduced to...

AquaGib plans new RO plant to strengthen water resilience 

9th October 2026

AquaGib plans to procure an additional reverse osmosis plant in 2027 to keep potable water production above consumption and maintain Gibraltar’s reservoirs as close to full as possible, Parliament heard on Friday.  The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, said space constraints prevented the construction of additional storage reservoirs, making increased production capacity...

Gibraltar delegation observes Isle of Man election 

9th October 2026

A Gibraltar delegation joined an international mission to observe the Isle of Man’s electoral process in September, assessing its conduct, transparency and accessibility.  The Minister for Sport, Industrial Relations, Civil Contingencies and the Fire Service, Leslie Bruzon, and the Clerk to the Gibraltar Parliament, Phillip Borge McCarthy, represented the Gibraltar branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...

Bonfire Night event to return to Little Bay

9th October 2026

Bonfire Night celebrations will return to Little Bay this year, with an evening of entertainment and community activities planned for Thursday, November 5.  Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and in collaboration with The Gibraltar Scouts Association, will hold the event at Little Bay Car Park from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  The...

Cross-Frontier Group to ask Spain’s political parties for their positions on treaty

7th October 2026

The Cross Frontier Group said it will ask all Spanish political parties to clarify their position on the Gibraltar treaty ahead of Spain’s general election on November 29.  The group, which brings together business and labour organisations from both sides of the border, will hold a meeting next week to analyse the new political landscape...

Spain's Pedro Sanchez calls general election on November 29

5th October 2026

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a general election for November 29. Mr Sanchez made the announcement on Monday after his government was defeated in parliament on Friday in votes on two key housing decrees and against the backdrop of street protests in cities around Spain. The measures included protections against evictions and restrictions...

Spain - King and Queen of Spain to visit Ceuta and Melilla in October

5th October 2026

The King and Queen of Spain will visit the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14 in a visit agreed with the Spanish government, sources at Casa Real, the Spanish royal household, told the EFE news agency.  The schedule for Felipe VI and Letizia will be announced in the coming days. ...

Campo - Spain’s anti-smuggling campaign enters ninth year, nearly 34,500 arrests made since 2018

5th October 2026

The country’s sustained campaign against the illegal narcotics trade in the Campo de Gibraltar and further afield, now in its ninth year, has resulted in the arrest of 34,499 suspects and the seizures of 2,300 tonnes of drugs and 3,531 firearms.  Last week Pedro Fernández, the national government’s delegate to Andalucía reviewed Spain’s special policing...