Business group reviews first 10 weeks of treaty arrangements 

Govt launches Public Service Mentorship Programme

26th September 2026

The Gibraltar Government has launched a new Public Service Mentorship Programme, bringing together 21 mentors and 30 mentees from across the Public Service to support professional development, build confidence and strengthen connections between colleagues.   The programme provides participants with an opportunity to share knowledge, experience and perspectives, while supporting individuals in identifying development opportunities and...

Calpe House announces three new Trustees

26th September 2026

Calpe House announced the appointment of Susan Lemmon, David Bruce and Derek Ghio to its Board of Trustees.   The new appointments further strengthen the Board as Calpe House continues its important work supporting Gibraltar Health Authority Sponsored Patients and their families while receiving medical treatment in London.   The appointments coincide with the departure of Jose...

Firefighters owed support and investment, not just praise, GSD says 

25th September 2026

The GSD has commended the courage and commitment of the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service and the Airport Fire and Rescue Service during the blaze at One Bayside, but said investment should continue into the service including a new fire station.  Joelle Ladislaus, Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, said the Government should provide firefighters with...

Chief Justice eyes court digitisation and judicial specialisation as workload grows more complex 

25th September 2026

The time has come to digitise Gibraltar’s courts, Chief Justice Anthony Dudley said on Friday, adding failure to modernise risked Gibraltar being seen as “something of a backwater”.  The Chief Justice said too that he would explore in parallel ways to deliver greater judicial specialisation to better deal with increasingly complex cases coming before the...

Britain should ‘rejoin EU within a decade’ says report by Blair think tank 

24th September 2026

By Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff  Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within a decade, according to the think tank chaired by Sir Tony Blair, as the former Labour prime minister said the country needed a “new approach” to post-Brexit relations.  Sir Tony, who left office in 2007, said Andy Burnham’s Government...

Burnham insists UK will ‘stand firm’ over threats to Falkland Islands

23rd September 2026

By David Hughes, Press Association Political Editor in New York Andy Burnham said the UK “will stand firm in the face of any threats” to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands after Argentina’s president Javier Milei escalated tensions over the South Atlantic archipelago. The Prime Minister raised the issue with US President Donald Trump, an...

Chagos agreement ‘a terrible deal’, Trump tells Burnham

22nd September 2026

Donald Trump told Prime Minister Andy Burnham the UK’s agreement with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands is a “terrible deal” and “ridiculous”. Asked by reporters about the deal after a bilateral meeting on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly, the US president said: “I don’t support it. I think it’s a...

Cross-border worker Seila Pavón to stand as PSOE candidate for La Línea

21st September 2026

Cross-border worker Seila Pavón Guerrero will be the PSOE candidate for La Línea in the municipal elections due to be held in May 2027. The PSOE Provincial Executive Committee in Cádiz approved her nomination on Monday morning. Ms Pavón is a law graduate from the University of Cádiz and is living in La Línea since...