For Women in Need, demand for domestic abuse refuge outstrips capacity 

For Women in Need, demand for domestic abuse refuge outstrips capacity 

9th March 2026

Gibraltar’s shelter for domestic abuse victims is consistently at full capacity, the charity Women in Need has said, describing how demand is so high that even if a new premises was built, it would be filled immediately.  Victims and their children are fearfully escaping abusive living situations, often arriving at the shelter with just the...

RGP records 582 domestic incidents, with women disproportionally affected 

9th March 2026

Some 582 domestic incidents were recorded in Gibraltar last year, ranging from verbal disputes to serious criminal offences, according to the Royal Gibraltar Police, with data indicating that domestic abuse disproportionally affects women.  RGP data shows over 70% of victims are women and some are as young as 16 years old.  According to RGP statistics,...

Santos visits custodial and probation services in England

6th March 2026

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, and a delegation from the ministry have completed a series of working visits to custodial and probation services in England to examine approaches to employment, education and resettlement across prison and community settings. The delegation included principal secretary April Smart-Devincenzi, supported employment programme manager Jolene...

GHA appeals for return of unused therapy equipment

6th March 2026

The Gibraltar Health Authority is asking members of the public to return any therapy equipment they no longer need or use, including shower stools, bed aids, chair raisers and walking aids. Equipment can be returned to the Therapy Reception on the ground floor of St Bernard’s Hospital on weekdays between 8.30am and 4pm. The GHA...

Suspected drone strike hits RAF base in Cyprus

2nd March 2026

By Jessica Coates and Christopher McKeon, Press Association A suspected drone strike hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol in the early hours of Monday, but the Sovereign Base Areas Administration said “a temporary dispersal” was being planned...

Optimism at the border, treaty hailed as ‘historic change’ 

2nd March 2026

by Maria Jesus Corrales On the Friday morning after the treaty on Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU was published, the Chronicle was there to talk to the tourists, journalists, cross-border workers of many nationalities and the ever-present taxi drivers that were now inhabiting a world that may soon disappear.   Indeed, many were looking forward...

Officials deny pause in Diego Garcia legislation despite Trump criticism

25th February 2026

By David Hughes and Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association A Foreign Office minister “misspoke” when he said the UK was “pausing” legislation to hand over the Chagos Islands following criticism of the deal from Donald Trump. The £35 billion deal, which includes a plan to lease back the UK-US Diego Garcia military base, has been heavily criticised by...

Former Foreign Office advisor explored Lords’ seats for OTs to counter ‘psychic wounds’ over Britain’s ‘vast diminishment’ 

25th February 2026

A special advisor to former Foreign Secretary David Lammy worked on a policy proposal in which Overseas Territories would be offered their own seats in the House of Lords to integrate them into the UK, according to an opinion piece published in the Sunday Times at the weekend.  In the article the special advisor, Ben...