Governor hails Gib treaty agreement as ‘real triumph’ after complex negotiations 

Govt says ‘no delay’ in laying GHA accounts in Parliament, after GSD raises questions 

21st July 2025

The Gibraltar Government said on Friday that it tabled the GHA’s audited accounts for 2014 and 2015 in Parliament at the earliest opportunity, adding “there was no delay”.  The issue arose after the Government said the Principal Auditor, Phil Sharman, had corrected a statement in his predecessor’s report for 2018/19 claiming the accounts had yet...

GSD says Bossano ‘avoids £50.5m question’  

21st July 2025

The GSD said Sir Joe Bossano has not provided details as to what Community Credit Union Co-Operative Limited is doing with £50.5 million of Gibraltar Savings Bank money.   The Opposition was commenting after highlighting earlier this week a 2024 audit of the Savings Bank included by former Principal Auditor Anthony Sacramento in his 2018/19 report...

Governor hails Gib treaty agreement as ‘real triumph’ after complex negotiations 

21st July 2025

Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, the Governor of Gibraltar and Commander in Chief, knows about complicated negotiations.  Before arriving on the Rock in June last year, he was the UK’s military representative to NATO and the EU, working in Brussels with both the UK delegation to NATO and the UK mission to the EU.  It...

Relay For Life raises over £134,000 in record-breaking 24-hour event 

21st July 2025

More than 1,200 participants gathered at Lathbury Sports Complex last month for the Relay For Life, with the final count now ready and the charity announcing record-breaking £134,562 was fundraised for cancer support and research.  The 24-hour event brought together survivors, supporters and volunteers in a show of community solidarity and resilience.   With this year’s...

Drama in bay as supply vessel bursts into flames

25th June 2025

Seven crew members escaped unhurt after a harbour vessel operating from Algeciras port caught fire on Wednesday afternoon while delivering supplies to a container ship anchored at the northwest corner of the Bay of Gibraltar. The Ceutamar Cinco, a catamaran operated by Maritima Velum, was consumed by flames and a thick plume of black smoke...

‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

25th June 2025

By David Lynch, Rhiannon James, David Hughes and Harry Taylor, PA The UK must actively prepare for a “wartime scenario” on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned. In the national security strategy published on Tuesday, ministers said the UK now finds itself in “an era in which we...

Strikers bring ‘traffic chaos’ to Campo

24th June 2025

Steelworkers brought traffic on key Campo roads to a standstill during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks on the access road to La Linea. As Spain’s Guardia Civil set up diversions, commuters heading into Gibraltar faced lengthy delays and queues stretching kilometres. This was the second consecutive day of disruption as workers...

La Línea to publish strategic document on treaty impact

19th June 2025

The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, has announced plans to publish a strategy document addressing the city’s future after the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with bloc is ratified. The document, which is not public yet, will be formally submitted to Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, but was outlined by Mr...