Government reports treaty retail boost as GSD questions claims

Government reports treaty retail boost as GSD questions claims

4th August 2026

The Government of Gibraltar said local traders are reporting a sharp increase in sales since the treaty came into effect on July 15, while the GSD has challenged it to publish the evidence underpinning those claims. The Government said a number of businesses had reported euro-denominated sales rising by more than 240% compared with the...

Popham paints her largest original landscape for Traces of Humanity

4th August 2026

Monica Popham is one of the local artists who took part in the Traces of Humanity exhibition and did so “as it was a great opportunity to meet other artists and show my work in different cities.” Ms Popham is a landscape artist based in London whose work investigates the interplay of light and architecture...

Lighthouse opens showcasing 185 years of history

4th August 2026

The Gibraltar Lighthouse at Europa Point is now open to the public with guided tours giving visitors a close-up look at one of the Rock’s most prominent maritime landmarks and its working mechanisms. The lighthouse is currently open for tours ahead of the official opening ceremony on September 17 when representatives from Trinity House, which...

Education workshop promotes rehabilitation at HMP Windmill Hill

4th August 2026

The Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism has partnered with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and HMP Windmill Hill to deliver an education and personal development workshop for inmates. The workshop formed part of the Ministry’s Education, Skills and Work Reintegration Programme and encouraged participants to view education, skills development and lifelong learning as routes...

Spain seeks EU solidarity over Ceuta migration crisis

4th August 2026

Spain will press European Union member states for greater solidarity over the migration crisis in Ceuta, with the Spanish government stating that the city represents a unique external border of the bloc that requires a tailored response.  The Spanish minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, said Spain would ask for “solidarity from all the states of the European...

Ceuta migrant crisis prompts border warnings across Europe

31st July 2026

Tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco this week, overwhelming police and emergency services after swimming around the breakwater at the Tarajal border crossing and entering on foot. Estimates from Ceuta authorities on Friday suggested as many as 60,000 people had entered the Spanish enclave unlawfully in recent days, most on Thursday. Of...

Ceuta faces migration crisis as thousands cross uncontrolled from Morocco

31st July 2026

This article was first published on Thursday July 30 but is being updated.   Thousands of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, overwhelming police and emergency services after swimming around the breakwater at the Tarajal border and entering on foot. Estimates from Ceuta authorities on Friday suggested as many as 60,000 people had entered...

Gib treaty ‘historic opportunity’ to deepen UK/Spain relations, Albares says after meeting Miliband

30th July 2026

The Gibraltar treaty offered a “historic opportunity” for Spain and the UK to further deepen bilateral relations that were already “at their best moment”, Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albares, said after meeting his UK counterpart this week. Newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband travelled to Madrid on Wednesday evening where he...