Treaty ‘a vaccine’ to age-old border problems, CM tells Barcelona conference ahead of treaty briefings in London and Madrid

URNU cadets support conservation work at Princess Anne’s Battery

17th April 2026

The University Royal Naval Unit recently visited Gibraltar to take part in a heritage conservation project at Princess Anne’s Battery in collaboration with the Fortress of Gibraltar Group. The visit formed part of an ongoing initiative to stabilise, preserve and improve the 18th-century defensive site. During their time on the Rock, URNU cadets carried out...

Troops to exercise in public areas

17th April 2026

Military training exercises will take place in Gibraltar from Friday until midday on Sunday, with activity expected at various times during the day and night. According to the notice, soldiers will carry out patrolling exercises in public areas across Gibraltar during that period. The public may see soldiers wearing military camouflage uniform and carrying equipment...

Picardo and Arias-Vasquez attend conference in Barcelona

17th April 2026

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, and the Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, attended the Global Progressive Mobilisation conference in Barcelona at the invitation of Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón. Mr Picardo and Ms Arias-Vasquez were also due to attend an official dinner hosted by Mr Sánchez later in the evening. The...

Gibraltar urged to embrace AI as summit highlights opportunities and responsibilities

17th April 2026

Gibraltar must act now to make the most of new technology, speakers at an AI Summit stressed, highlighting the transformative impact of AI on global industries. The AI Summit was organised by Artimus Consulting and held on the Sunborn on Thursday. Toby White, a managing partner at Artimus Consulting, whose firm specialises in AI and...

Gib refit of RFA Lyme Bay raised in UK Parliament amid Hormuz crisis 

14th April 2026

A refit of RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar to equip it with cutting-edge drone equipment was raised in the UK Parliament on Monday during an urgent debate on the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.  MPs in the House of Commons and peers in the House of Lords were debating military planning led by the UK and France to reopen the Strait...

Tories urge Keir Starmer to explain shelving of Chagos deal in Parliament

13th April 2026

By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain the shelving of the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Parliament. A Bill to cede sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago is not expected to feature in May’s King’s Speech, which sets the agenda for the next...

UK could sign up to Brussels rules without Commons votes under planned new law

13th April 2026

By David Hughes and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will follow European Union rules without necessarily giving MPs a vote on each piece of red tape under plans which will be unveiled in the King’s Speech. As part of the Prime Minister’s reset with Brussels, the UK Government will seek to pass...

Campo to seek EU ‘special economic zone’ status 

14th March 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Business organisations in the Campo de Gibraltar have prepared a document seeking special economic zone status from the European Union, in a move supporters say could boost competitiveness across the Strait area and attract billions in investment.  The proposal, drawn up by the Campo Chamber of Commerce and consultancy MC Valnera, calls on the Government of...