£19m contract for St Joseph’s school awarded to SITUS

GHA to roll-out chickenpox vaccine next year

16th April 2026

The GHA expects to roll-out the childhood chickenpox vaccine next year. The vaccine for chickenpox has been combined with the measles, mumps and rubella MMR vaccine to create the MMRV vaccine. The NHS began offering the MMRV vaccine to young children in January 2026, and this was added to the list of standard childhood vaccinations...

Local man appeals eight-year sentence for aggravated burglary

16th April 2026

A local man serving eight and a half years for aggravated burglary lodged an appeal to reduce his sentence on Wednesday morning. Karl Danino, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of threats to kill and aggravated burglary days before trial last January. The facts of the case are that Danino attacked a woman in the home...

£19m contract for St Joseph’s school awarded to SITUS

16th April 2026

The Government of Gibraltar has awarded the contract for the extension to St Joseph’s Upper and Lower Primary Schools to SITUS for £19,562,414.68 following a competitive process it said on Thursday morning. Work is expected to begin immediately with completion expected in time for the 2027/28 academic year.

Plans submitted for new waterfront restaurant at Tradewinds

16th April 2026

A planning application for the old Bruno’s premises at Tradewinds, Marina Bay, has been filed with the Town Planner, with permission being sought for transform the former restaurant site into a day-to-night venue centred around a new 360-degree bar, upgraded glazing and a redesigned external terrace. The design statement for “The Butcher Gibraltar”, prepared by...

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...