Bridge simulators ‘a game changes’ for university’s Maritime Academy

Bridge simulators ‘a game changes’ for university’s Maritime Academy

8th September 2026

The University of Gibraltar held the official opening of its Maritime Academy Simulation Centre on Monday morning, featuring two training suites financed by industry partners Peninsula Hercules Tanker Management and Boluda Towage. Each company invested £200,000 on the simulators, which when in use are paired so that the student can see the other vessel in...

‘Susi’s’ legacy lives on with memorial tree and plaque at St Bernard’s

8th September 2026

A memorial tree has been planted in the garden of St Bernard’s Hospital alongside a plaque in tribute to Juan Jesus Vecino, known to many as ‘Susi’, who made history in January this year when his organs were donated in the first procedure of its kind on the Rock. Mr Vecino, 48, donated all his...

GSD calls for disability benefit reform after Ombudsman findings 

8th September 2026

The GSD has renewed calls for reform of Gibraltar’s Disability Benefit system after an investigation by the Public Services Ombudsman identified shortcomings in the way applications are assessed, including lengthy delays and concerns over transparency and accountability.  The Opposition said the findings reflected problems it had raised for years and called for an independent review of the...

Police sergeant goes on trial accused of attempted rape  

8th September 2026

A police sergeant accused of attempted rape during a night shift at New Mole House police station went on trial in the Supreme Court on Monday.  Elliott Brooke, who was 32 at the time of the alleged incident in August 2024 and several years older than the complainant, faces one count of attempted rape and...

Cross-border workers’ treaty benefits offset concerns, Spanish union says

8th September 2026

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s relationship with the bloc has removed the “Sword of Damocles” hanging over cross-border workers’ heads, according to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), the Spanish union trade union.  But the union is seeking clarification and support from Spanish authorities over unemployment benefits and pensions, and Manuel Triano, CCOO’s general secretary in the Campo, warned that cross-border workers...

Ed Miliband says UK will ‘resolutely uphold’ self-determination of Falklands

4th September 2026

By Helen Corbett, Rob Freeman and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Political Staff Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the UK will “resolutely uphold” the self-determination of the Falkland Islands after Argentinian president Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address, Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said...

Britain’s commitment to Falkland Islands ‘absolute and unshakeable’ – Streeting

4th September 2026

By Rob Freeman, Sophie Wingate and Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Staff Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands is “absolute and unshakeable” the Defence Secretary has said after Argentinian President Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said he would...

Trump hints he would not back UK over Falklands, citing lack of Iran support

3rd September 2026

By Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Correspondent Donald Trump has hinted that he would not help the UK in a potential future conflict over the Falkland Islands, saying the country was “not there to help me” with the war in Iran. It comes after reports last week suggested the US could revise its officially neutral...