Third Brussels summit confirmed for Thursday, as Lammy and Albares signal treaty hopes during wide-ranging London meeting

Gib will not cross ‘fundamental red lines’ in treaty negotiations, Garcia tells Liberal Democrats

16th September 2024

There are fundamental red lines which the Gibraltar Government is not prepared to cross to achieve a UK/EU treaty, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said at the Liberal Democrats annual party conference in Brighton. Dr Garcia told the conference that Gibraltar prefers a treaty to govern its relationship with the European Union, but...

Mayor hosts Youth Commonwealth Association

16th September 2024

The Mayor, Carmen Gomez, hosted members of the Youth Commonwealth Association for breakfast at the parlour on Friday morning where she stressed the importance of youth engagement and the Commonwealth. Also at the breakfast was the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, who has spearheaded Gibraltar's enhanced engagement with Commonwealth institutions. Dr Garcia noted the...

RGP warns fraudsters again making calls

16th September 2024

The RGP’s Economic Crime Unit has warned that fraudsters are again targeting members of the public via telephone claiming to be NatWest Bank employees. The scam warning first published in July has been re-issued after the RGP received reports of members of the public being called in recent days. The caller attempts to secure a...

Gib ‘can’t take foot off pedal’ in combating financial crime

16th September 2024

Gibraltar must continue to be “proactive” in working to remain on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘white list’ of countries with robust regimes to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, Nigel Feetham, the Minister for Justice, Trade, Industry, and Taxation, has said, adding: “We can’t take our foot off the pedal.”  In an interview...

HMS Trent seizes £160m of drugs from ‘narco sub’ in Caribbean

12th September 2024

By Ben Mitchell, PA A patrol ship that normally operates from Gibraltar has become the first Royal Navy warship to intercept a “narco-sub”, seizing £160 million of cocaine being trafficked across the Caribbean Sea. HMS Trent, working alongside the US Coast Guard (USCG) and a US maritime patrol aircraft, seized the semi-submersed vessel while it...

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published

12th September 2024

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor The NHS must reform or die, Sir Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published. The Prime Minister will set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus towards community services after a damning report...

Spanish prosecutors urge Madrid to follow Gib’s lead and criminalise fuel logistics for drugs trade

7th September 2024

By Maria Jesus Corrales Spanish prosecutors have called for tougher laws to crack down on the storage and transportation of fuel for drug smuggling launches, citing Gibraltar’s Petroleum Act 2021 as the model to follow. After Spain banned large rigid-hulled inflatable boats in 2018 – Gibraltar had taken that step in 1995 - drug gangs...

Commons parliamentary group on Gibraltar holds first meeting

6th September 2024

The All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] on Gibraltar held its formative and inaugural meeting of the new parliament at the House of Commons on Wednesday. Amanda Martin, the Labour MP for Portsmouth North, was elected as the new Chair of the APPG, succeeding Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill who stood down from frontline politics ahead of...