Sunborn International signals plan to replace Gib hotel ship 

Spring Festival entertainment planned for Main Street

5th May 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, will host Main Street Entertainment as part of the Spring Festival on May 30. The event will run from 10am to 3pm, with music, DJs and live entertainment at locations across Main Street. The programme includes GCS Book Crossing outside St Mary the Crowned from...

Sunborn International signals plan to replace Gib hotel ship 

5th May 2026

Sunborn International is considering replacing its vessel in Gibraltar with a newbuild hotel ship, redeploying its current superyacht to a new international location.  Details of the proposed plan were revealed in a trading update issued by the group last week.  “As part of its strategy to optimise long-term returns and asset productivity, Sunborn International is implementing a coordinated relocation programme across...

First speakers announced for Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival 2026

5th May 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced the first 14 authors confirmed for the 2026 Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival, which will take place from November 9 to 16. The event, organised on behalf of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism, will feature a programme covering topics including politics, travel, music, health, sport, crime and literary fiction. Among...

Strait of Gibraltar cited as US warns over threat to global shipping routes 

5th May 2026

The strategic importance of maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Gibraltar was highlighted on Monday as the US commenced a military operation to “guide” ships that have been stranded by Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.  Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, warned that attacks on commercial shipping threaten global trade and set a dangerous precedent...

UK must take more risk to stay ahead of enemies, Navy chief warns

30th April 2026

By Nina Lloyd and David Hughes Britain must take more risk to stay ahead of its enemies and maintaining the status quo is “simply not good enough”, the head of the Navy has said. First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins warned the UK faces an “inflection point” and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during...

No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance

24th April 2026

By David Hughes, Press Association Political Editor The UK insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands was “not in question” after reports the US administration could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran. An internal Pentagon email set out options for Donald...

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...