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20th July 2026

A 1,500-mile journey to collect a sick rescue dog from Los Barrios led British photographer and filmmaker Paul Murphy to begin work on Perros, a feature-length documentary about abandoned animals and the volunteers who care for them.  Mr Murphy had travelled from the UK to collect Ryan, a dog suffering from Leishmaniasis and unable to make the journey through the usual transport arrangements. ...

17th July 2026

By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Andy Burnham has vowed to give people “hope back” and “the Labour they once knew” as he officially became the party’s new leader. He said he is “ready to lead” as he took the governing party’s reins at a special conference at the Trades Union Congress headquarters...

16th July 2026

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo dismissed the Opposition’s portrayal of Gibraltar as facing a financial and governance crisis in a budget reply, adding the UK/EU treaty, economic growth and sustained investment in public services demonstrated a markedly different picture. The Opposition’s arguments and criticism of the Government failed to grapple with the detail of the estimates...

16th July 2026

This year - 2026 - is a very significant year in the ever-evolving story of the Gibraltar Neanderthals. A story that keeps on giving. Firstly, it is the 100th anniversary of the Neanderthal child skull discovery in Devil’s Tower Road by archaeologist Dorothy Garrod in 1926 - a child we know today as Flint. His...

16th July 2026

Shadow Minister for Care Atrish Sanchez has underscored that structural changes are needed to encourage more women, working parents and carers to enter public life. Ms Sanchez said more women than ever before were serving in public life, leading organisations and businesses, and helping to shape Gibraltar's future, but that Parliament was not compatible with...

16th July 2026

They sit in the warm room, framed by the window, both looking out onto the calm dark water. “I have two daughters” he says softly, looking to enter the quiet that had occupied the space between them. He says this as a statement but there is a lingering question to his fact. It’s not clear...

16th July 2026

The dismantling of the border fence prompted emotional scenes on both sides of the frontier as residents of Gibraltar and La Linea gathered to witness a moment many had waited decades to see. Ahead of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s visit, crowds filled the area around the former frontier, with neighbours embracing as police controls...

15th July 2026

The history of La Linea cannot be separated from the border. Long before the town formally existed, the area around what is now Calle Real had already become a centre of commerce supplying Gibraltar with vegetables, fish and a wide range of goods. According to La Linea's municipal archivist, Jose Martinez, the town was effectively...

15th July 2026

Artist Cristina Negrette was appointed by the Ministry for Culture to create 14 mementos, which have been handed to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, and UK Minister for Europe Stephen Doughty amongst others. Mrs Negrette said she was surprised and excited to be asked to create these special souvenirs...

15th July 2026

by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo I remember the morning of the 24th June 2016 as if it were yesterday. The night before, Gibraltar had spoken with one voice. By 96 per cent, we voted to remain in the European Union. We were the first to declare in the entire referendum. No community voted more decisively....

15th July 2026

Large crowds surged in both directions across the frontier in a historic and emotive moment when, at midnight on Wednesday, the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar was provisionally implemented and immigration controls were lifted. On both sides of the frontier, people were jubilant as they waved flags, chanted and clamoured to be amongst the first to...

14th July 2026

The Minister for Health, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, highlighted measures across the GHA, including a workplace reform, smoking ban, reducing waiting lists and a new 24-hour call centre. Mrs Arias-Vasquez delivered her budget speech for close to five hours on Thursday, detailing key points across her portfolios which account for roughly half the government spend. The GHA...

10th July 2026

Sir Joe Bossano, the Minister for Economic Development and the Savings Bank, lambasted Opposition MP Roy Clinton for questioning his political integrity and honesty in an article he wrote earlier this year.  During a budget address, Sir Joe said Mr Clinton had misinterpreted answers he had provided in Parliament about Community Credit Union Limited, an...

9th July 2026

This week Alice’s Table picks up the story of Gibraltarian singer songwriter and producer Simon Dumas and his life in Nashville - the home of country music. I recently caught up with him on one of his many home visits when he shared the breakup with the band King Calaway and how he has replaced...

8th July 2026

There was broad cross-party support for the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar in the House of Commons on Wednesday, with MPs agreeing it was a route to stability after years of Brexit uncertainty, even while insisting on the need for scrutiny during the ratification process.  The debate in Westminster Hall, secured by Conservative MP Martin Vickers, reflected a broad consensus that the agreement offered Gibraltar a pragmatic and necessary way forward, particularly...

8th July 2026

Since he experienced his ‘Damascus moment’, he understood that he wasn’t looking for landscapes, but the power of a gaze instead. Everything began with a camera bought almost on impulse in the Canadian Rockies. Stephen Hermida had loved photography as a teenager, but in the days of film it was an expensive and complicated hobby....

8th July 2026

By Jaime Netto In The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1852), Karl Marx stated: Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past. By reference to this, Marx was suggesting that,...

7th July 2026

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivered his final Budget ahead of the “greatest change” in Gibraltar’s economy with the provisional implementation of the treaty, which comes into effect next week.  Mr Picardo was emotional as he closed his almost four hour-long address and outlined the economic changes such as the forthcoming introduction of a transaction tax and the Government’s largest surplus since the pandemic at £15m.   Further announcements in...

7th July 2026

Keith Azopardi used his Budget reply on Tuesday to deliver a stark political message ahead of the looming transition at the top of the GSLP and the forthcoming general election, arguing that Gemma Arias-Vasquez did not represent renewal but rather the continuation of a system of government that was increasingly opaque, defensive and intolerant of...

7th July 2026

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar will be signed in Brussels next Tuesday, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo revealed during a Budget address in Parliament on Tuesday. Ahead of that, Mr Picardo said he would lay in Parliament a concordat between Gibraltar and the UK that he had consulted on with Keith Azopardi, the Leader of the...

6th July 2026

By Gemma Arias Vasquez (*) I have read Nick Cruz’s opinion piece of 1st July with interest.  It is telling that, even in criticising the Government, he accepts the central point that Gibraltar needs a proper residence framework. He accepts that our public services must be protected. He accepts that abuse must be prevented. He accepts that there is a...

5th July 2026

Gibraltar U16s' first outing in the U16 EuroBasket Division C Championship saw them face Armenia in what proved to be a quick reality check on the challenges of international competition. The second day of the tournament, and Gibraltar's opening match, saw Armenia dominate the first quarter with a 36-11 lead, immediately underlining their quality. Although...

3rd July 2026

The Gibraltar Government has expressed its gratitude as the ferry service between Gibraltar and Morocco comes to an end under the new arrangements due to take effect at the Gibraltar-Spain frontier.  The Gibraltar Government said the service, operated by DFDS, formerly FRS, had for many years provided an important link across the Strait. It said the route had enabled...

3rd July 2026

The third and final exhibition of Traces of Humanity has arrived in Gibraltar, bringing together local and British artists in a major cultural exchange centred on identity, history and memory.  The exhibition at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery marks the final stop of the project following successful exhibitions at the Schwartzman Gallery in Margate and in London.  Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of...

2nd July 2026

The Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority (GSLA) Summer Sports and Leisure Programme returns on Monday, July 6, marking its 27th year. Running until Friday, August 28, the programme offers weekday morning activities for children and young people aged five to 14 through its Sports Train initiative, alongside a wide range of activities organised in partnership...

1st July 2026

The creativity of Westside School pupils is taking centre stage this summer with a new exhibition at GEMA Gallery in collaboration with Gibraltar Cultural Services that celebrates Llanito culture and identity through colourful, contemporary artwork.  The exhibition, created by Year 8 pupils in collaboration with Gibraltar Cultural Services as part of its Celebrating Llanito initiative, opened this week at the gallery in...

30th June 2026

For Christian Santos, the Minister for Equality, Pride Month is both a celebration of how far Gibraltar has come and a reminder that the journey towards equality is not yet complete.  Growing up in Gibraltar during the 1980s and 1990s, Mr Santos believes Gibraltar is a very different place today, shaped by landmark reforms, including marriage equality, as well...

29th June 2026

An exclusive candlelight concert celebrating the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven will form part of the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival 2026, Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced.  The event, organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism, will take place at the Holy Trinity Cathedral on November 9, coinciding with the opening...

28th June 2026

Gibraltar 72-67 San Marino Gibraltar faced one final match in the FIBA Small Countries Championships on Sunday as they came face to face with San Marino in the third- and fourth-place play-off final. Gibraltar had already narrowly won their previous encounter on Tuesday with a 70–61 victory. However, defeats against Malta and twice against Andorra...

26th June 2026

The Government of Gibraltar has hit back at the GSD over its criticism of new residency rules, saying that the Opposition had the policy in advance and failed to raise any concerns before or immediately after it was published.   In a statement, the Government said the GSD’s position was “a textbook example of opposition for opposition's sake” after what...