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

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...

Azopardi says ‘treaty can be reached’ and his team can deliver

27th September 2023

A GSD government would not “turn back the clock” on treaty negotiations despite “serious misgivings” about aspects of the process to date, party leader Keith Azopardi said on Wednesday, insisting “an agreement can be reached”. Mr Azopardi was speaking during a press conference in which he also announced that a GSD administration would continue to...

easyJet diverts to Bilbao

27th September 2023

Tuesday’s easyJet flight from Gibraltar to Bristol diverted to Bilbao following a medical emergency onboard. Passengers reported that when they landed a woman was removed from the plane and a defibrillator was taken out, but it is unclear if it was used. The flight remained on the ground for approximately an hour once they had...

Vasquez says GSLP/Liberals and GSD both trailing on anticorruption commitments

26th September 2023

Independent Social Democrat candidate, Robert Vasquez, criticised the GSD for its announcement on an anti-corruption programme on Monday, adding this came “despite having done nothing on that subject in the 16 years during which they were in government”. “The coincidence is that the word ‘corruption’ was not in the Gibraltar political vocabulary until I brought...

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...