For Women in Need, demand for domestic abuse refuge outstrips capacity 

Man jailed for a year for voyeurism and possession of indecent images of children

9th March 2026

A man convicted of voyeurism and moving indecent images of children has been jailed for a year by the Supreme Court. Gavin Dalton, 37, was arrested after officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police, acting on a tip-off, seized an SD card from his bedroom containing 22 images of sexual abuse of children that had been...

Arias-Vasquez to host GHA public meeting on April 14

9th March 2026

The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, will host the next Gibraltar Health Authority public meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 6pm at the Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall. The agenda for the meeting includes welcome remarks and reflections from the GHA director general, Dr Paul Bosio, an opening address by...

Recognising the women of HM Customs, from ‘La Matrona’ to leadership

9th March 2026

HM Customs is marking International Women’s Day during its 275th anniversary year by highlighting the contribution of women who have served in the Department, from early pioneers such as a locally known “La Matrona” to those now holding senior roles. The Department recalled the story of Victoria, a woman who was called down to carry...

For Women in Need, demand for domestic abuse refuge outstrips capacity 

9th March 2026

Gibraltar’s shelter for domestic abuse victims is consistently at full capacity, the charity Women in Need has said, describing how demand is so high that even if a new premises was built, it would be filled immediately.  Victims and their children are fearfully escaping abusive living situations, often arriving at the shelter with just the...

Suspected drone strike hits RAF base in Cyprus

2nd March 2026

By Jessica Coates and Christopher McKeon, Press Association A suspected drone strike hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol in the early hours of Monday, but the Sovereign Base Areas Administration said “a temporary dispersal” was being planned...

Optimism at the border, treaty hailed as ‘historic change’ 

2nd March 2026

by Maria Jesus Corrales On the Friday morning after the treaty on Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU was published, the Chronicle was there to talk to the tourists, journalists, cross-border workers of many nationalities and the ever-present taxi drivers that were now inhabiting a world that may soon disappear.   Indeed, many were looking forward...

Officials deny pause in Diego Garcia legislation despite Trump criticism

25th February 2026

By David Hughes and Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association A Foreign Office minister “misspoke” when he said the UK was “pausing” legislation to hand over the Chagos Islands following criticism of the deal from Donald Trump. The £35 billion deal, which includes a plan to lease back the UK-US Diego Garcia military base, has been heavily criticised by...

Former Foreign Office advisor explored Lords’ seats for OTs to counter ‘psychic wounds’ over Britain’s ‘vast diminishment’ 

25th February 2026

A special advisor to former Foreign Secretary David Lammy worked on a policy proposal in which Overseas Territories would be offered their own seats in the House of Lords to integrate them into the UK, according to an opinion piece published in the Sunday Times at the weekend.  In the article the special advisor, Ben...