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18th December 2025

One of my favourite places to be is the Holy Trinity Cathedral before Christmas when the carol concerts warm your heart just like the mulled wine and mince pies do. The flavours of musical Christmas on strings were beautifully captured by a string quartet concert arranged by Miguel Monge Magistris in a Carols by Candlelight...

18th December 2025

School Years 4-5 Category Highly Commended “Honey the Bunny” By Amelia Gordon Honey the bunny, so fluffy and sweet, Hops through the meadow on tiny soft feet. Her fur is like sunshine, all golden and bright, She nibbles on carrots from morning till night. She wiggles her nose when she’s happy or glad, And cuddles...

17th December 2025

For Kim Robba and Lyanne Pratts, the creation of the ordination robes worn by Father Charlie, now Bishop Azzopardi, was far more than a sewing project. Working closely with Bishop Azzopardi, they were entrusted with the delicate task of designing and crafting chasubles for some of the most significant moments of his episcopal journey. From...

17th December 2025

By Havanah Salcedo for Smartphone Free Childhood Gibraltar I live in a rapidly changing world. As an autistic soon-to-be young adult trying to navigate life with my Tourette’s syndrome, I know firsthand the reality of a society built for neurotypicals. My brain processes the world differently, intensely, and literally, and it’s often very overwhelming. I...

16th December 2025

Gibraltar celebrated the investiture of its 21st Mayor, Nicky Guerrero, on Tuesday, in a ceremony attended by the Governor, ministers and Opposition MPs, distinguished guests and local citizens. Held at City Hall, the ceremony marked a momentous passing of the baton, not only ushering in Mr Guerrero’s tenure but also marking the dedicated service of...

16th December 2025

One of the survivors of a 2020 fatal collision at sea in which two Spanish men died believed the RGP patrol boat involved in the incident had been trying to ram their vessel to disable its engines, adding that in the moment of impact “I thought I was dead”. The evidence was heard on Tuesday...

16th December 2025

The Ministry of Equality’s Supported Needs and Disability Office marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities by hosting Gibraltar’s first disability conference at the Sunborn Hotel’s ballroom. The event was attended by government officials, disability advocates and persons with disabilities. The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, opened the conference by setting...

15th December 2025

The Government of Gibraltar has announced the first measures to regulate the use of Personal Light Electric Transporters (PLETs), including electric scooters, on the public highway, confirming that the aim is to regulate rather than ban their use. The Minister for Transport, Dr John Cortes, confirmed that: “Government’s approach is to regulate, not ban, recognising...

15th December 2025

A planning application has been submitted to the Town Planner to convert a vacant ground-floor retail unit at the International Commercial Centre (ICC) into a new restaurant called ‘era’. The proposal, prepared by Gamma Architects and filed with the application on behalf of Barton Solutions Limited, seeks permission for a change of use of the...

15th December 2025

In this article, Levi Attias explores the origin and meaning of the Jewish festival of Chanukah, which started last night. Stories are many of Jews lighting Chanukah candles in bare bulb-light basements in the frenzied turmoil of the Inquisition in 15th century Spain, in hideaways during the Nazi rampage in Europe, or in freezing Siberia...

12th December 2025

School representatives gathered at Notre Dame Lower Primary School last Wednesday to celebrate the fourth edition of the ClimACT Schools Gibraltar Awards, joined by the Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, Director for Education Keri Scott and project co-ordinator and Education Adviser Jackie Linares. This year’s awards highlighted environmental work carried out across Gibraltar’s schools...

11th December 2025

The Development and Planning Commission unanimously approved a major redevelopment for Tovey Cottage, in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, during its meeting on Thursday morning. The decision gives the Gibraltar Government permission for a new, two-storey conservation, education and tourist centre aimed at deepening public engagement with the environment and wildlife. Introducing the project, the...

11th December 2025

Nicholas Guerrero was formally appointed Mayor of Gibraltar following unanimous cross-party support for a motion in Parliament on Thursday, succeeding Carmen Gomez, who steps down after two years in the role. Andrea Simpson was appointed Deputy Mayor as part of the same motion. The motion was moved by the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia,...

10th December 2025

A police officer described on Wednesday how he feared for his life after the RGP vessel he had been assigned to despite no marine training became involved in a high-speed nighttime chase that ended in a fatal collision in which two Spanish men died. The Coroner’s court was hearing evidence from the third police officer...

9th December 2025

For the past three days, I have overheard and also participated in endless conversations about one of the biggest events this year when Monsignor Charles Azzopardi was ordained as Bishop of Gibraltar on Sunday. And while I didn’t make it to the ceremony in the Victoria Stadium, I did watch every second of the live...

9th December 2025

Gibraltar's 25-year environmental plan, developed with input from various agencies and NGOs, was launched at No.6 Convent Place on Monday afternoon. The plan, based on 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, is divided into six key themes: governance, healthy and sustainable cities, combating climate change, reducing pollution and waste, developing the green economy, and healthy ecosystems....

8th December 2025

The University of Gibraltar marked its sixth and largest graduation ceremony on Friday, December 5, 2025, celebrating the achievements of 119 graduates across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Graduates received awards from the University’s Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), MBA, MA in Leadership and Management, BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing, BSc (Hons) Maritime Science programmes (nautical...

7th December 2025

Monsignor Charles Azzopardi was ordained as Bishop of Gibratar in a joyful and spiritual ceremony on Sunday morning.   Over 3,000 people gathered at the Victoria Stadium to celebrate the episcopal ordination of Mgr. Azzopardi, who has dedicated his life to the church and is well known locally for his work at St Theresa’s Church and...

5th December 2025

A marine expert analysing a fatal collision in which two Spanish men died at sea has told the Coroner’s Court he believed there had not been sufficient distance between the vessels during a nighttime high-speed chase before the impact, adding police training for such pursuits should have been greater.   The evidence from the marine expert...

3rd December 2025

I have just about recovered from the Gibraltar Literary Festival, but my poor coffee table is heaving with a stack of new books. I’m currently half-way through States of Play by Miguel Delaney but more about that later. The first Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival was held in 2013 and the area around the Garrison Library-The...

3rd December 2025

A police crewman onboard a vessel involved in a collision at sea where two Spanish men died described the trauma, shock and confusion in the moments that followed the harrowing incident. The crewman detailed his account of the events of March 8, 2020, during the third day of an inquest into the deaths at sea...

2nd December 2025

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...

2nd December 2025

The Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry, Nigel Feetham, defended the Gibraltar Government’s motion on the Principal Auditor’s 2018/19 report, arguing in Parliament this week that the report contains serious factual and legal errors that risk damaging Gibraltar’s reputation and international assessments of its financial system.   Speaking on Monday during the debate on the motion,...

1st December 2025

Childline volunteers were called to New Mole House police station 31 times over the past 12 months to support children who had no family member willing or able to attend with them, with some of those youngsters as young as 11.   The figure compares with 19 call-outs in the previous reporting period, and involved 18...

28th November 2025

The Gibraltar Health Authority held a historic and emotional event on Thursday as the new oncology unit was inaugurated, a project described as “a result of a collective effort” to bring “hope for you and your families.”  The concept of a new facility started in 2017 when the Chairperson of Breast Cancer Support Gibraltar, Mercy...

27th November 2025

The winners of this year’s Cultural Awards were announced at a prestigious gala event at Grand Battery House on Wednesday evening. The Awards, organized by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture. celebrate Gibraltar’s arts and culture, marking the achievements and successes of individuals and groups. The awards recognise and highlight potential,...

26th November 2025

Tyrone Buttigieg, better known to local boxing fans as “El Bombero,” added a second title belt to his name this past weekend in what he described as one of the toughest fights of his career. The local boxer, once again fighting in front of a packed Casino Admiral Arena in nearby San Roque, claimed the...

26th November 2025

This is the third in a three-part series on this year’s Calpe Conference. By Dr Alex Menez The final day began with a talk by Gianluca Giorgio Falzon, Curator at the Malta Maritime Museum and doctoral researcher at the University of Malta. He noted that Thomas Finlayson’s published research had highlighted the “challenges of maintaining...

26th November 2025

The Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, met the UK Minister for Nature, Mary Creagh, on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of environmental issues and share Gibraltar’s forthcoming 25-Year Environmental Plan. The meeting included a discussion of Ms Creagh’s recent participation at COP30 in Brazil, with both ministers exchanging views on the global...

25th November 2025

Internationally recognised conservation scientist Professor Julia Fa was recently appointed by the University of Gibraltar as a Beacon Professor. Prof Fa was born and educated in Gibraltar, and in the 40 years since then her career has spanned continents having worked in the UK, Europe, Latin America and Africa. She has served as Chief Conservation...