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11th March 2026

The Northern Defences have seen a busy fortnight of activity, with engineers, students, heritage professionals and local stakeholders taking part in site visits, clearance work and archaeological investigations aimed at improving access and deepening understanding of Gibraltar’s historic fortifications. On Friday February 20, personnel from the Royal Engineers carried out a vegetation clearance and familiarisation...

11th March 2026

Over 150 guests gathered at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel for the 2026 Ladies That Rock The Rock gala dinner, an annual event recognising the achievements and contributions of women across Gibraltar’s community, business and public life. The gala, organised and led by businesswoman and author Ayelet Mamo Shay, brought together Government representatives, business leaders, sponsors...

10th March 2026

It would be more than an understatement to say that, in recent times, we are failing to promote our identity and culture. Almost every day we hear of some Llanito book or piece of poetry being published for all to read and appreciate. Stage plays are being produced and Spanish – or Llanito – is...

9th March 2026

In the fourth instalment in a series exploring the origins of the city and fortress of Gibraltar, Professor Clive Finlayson, Director of the Gibraltar National Museum, traces the history of Casemates and the Old Town. Recalling how I ended the first part of my article on Casemates, I wrote how the eastern third of the...

9th March 2026

Behind the technical notices and tax rates, pricing is already under pressure. So, who will pay come April 10? By David Revagliatte A recent headline about rising cocoa prices caught my eye. Not because I eat vast quantities of chocolate (though I wouldn’t complain), but because I immediately wondered what that meant for the businesses...

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...

8th March 2026

Music Review By Joe Adambery Back in 1986, a young musician called Adrian Pisarello was inspired by an acclaimed and powerful anti-war film called Platoon (about a naïve US army volunteer who arrives in Vietnam in 1967). From the mid-sixties onwards, the best record albums that I remember were concept albums. Perhaps some of us...

5th March 2026

Firefighters from the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service held their first weekly protest on Thursday after declaring a dispute with the Gibraltar Government over a long-running claim for a night-shift disturbance allowance. Unite the Union said the current all-inclusive firefighter salary failed to recognise operational roles that routinely provide overnight emergency response as part of...

5th March 2026

This week Alice’s Table will revolve around the area of City Mill Lane where two brothers were born a few years apart. I sat and chatted to them separately at Alice’s Table as they both contribute to this community in very different ways – but their stories begin in the town area and at around...

5th March 2026

By Marlene Hassan Nahon Throughout my career as a politician, I applied one fundamental principle to my politics. Honesty. An honest position, with all its complications and nuances, is always preferable to a simple but dishonest narrative, even if that position does not fully align with your interests. That is because honesty and nuance nurture...

5th March 2026

GibSilver will launch its first “Wellderly Week” in March, a series of free activities aimed at promoting connection, movement and wellbeing among Gibraltar’s over-55s. The programme will run from Monday March 16 to Friday March 20 and is designed to encourage older adults to try new activities, meet new people and celebrate being well, active...

4th March 2026

Bassadone Automotive Group raised £792 with their Christmas staff raffle, which paid for five hernia operations at the Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone via the charity Action4Schools. “Since Hernia is a very common operable surgical condition, our cases are mostly impoverished farmers, miners who are involved in hard labour for their families. They carry the...

4th March 2026

The Nautilus Project engaged with pupils from St Paul’s Lower Primary this week for its Sharks and Dolphins workshop, described as a popular session among Lower Primary schools and held in the wake of two recent dolphin death incidents on Gibraltar’s shores. The organisation said the workshop forms part of a wider series of marine...

3rd March 2026

Keith Azopardi, the Leader of the Opposition, told Parliament on Tuesday that the GSD will support a motion calling on the UK to enter the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar, despite “profound misgivings” about some of its provisions. Mr Azopardi made support for the treaty conditional on Gibraltar agreeing with the UK a formal agreement, known...

3rd March 2026

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Parliament on Tuesday that the UK/EU treaty for Gibraltar was “safe, secure and beneficial”, ensuring Gibraltar avoided the “very, very catastrophic” impact of a hard Brexit. The Chief Minister was speaking during a debate on a motion calling on the UK Government to enter into the treaty on Gibraltar’s behalf,...

2nd March 2026

The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS), supported by Unite the Union, is in dispute with the Government of Gibraltar over firefighters’ pay, arguing that the current all-inclusive salary fails to recognise the impact of routinely providing overnight emergency cover. After more than six years of discussions and a rejected proposal for additional compensation (reduced...

2nd March 2026

The Gibraltar Government has challenged recent reporting in parts of the British press that it said inaccurately suggested the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar involved a compromise of sovereignty or would result in Spanish police “patrolling Gibraltar”.  In a statement, the Gibraltar Government said there would be “no Spanish police patrolling Gibraltar’s airport or port”.  It...

1st March 2026

A total solar eclipse will occur over Gibraltar in the morning of Monday, August 2, 2027, with a partial eclipse (92%) occurring on the evening of Wednesday, August 12, this year. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, and either totally or partially blocks the Sun for all life...

26th February 2026

by Maria Jesus Corrales The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, described the agreement on Gibraltar as a “historic turning point” for the city’s day-to-day life, describing it as “a total change of paradigm” with “fundamental economic repercussions”, especially for the 15,500 cross-border workers in Gibraltar.   However, he said there was a lack of clarity...

26th February 2026

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo laid the draft text of UK/EU treaty in Parliament in “a seminal moment”, he said, that provides certainty, fluid movement for people and the freeflow of goods. Mr Picardo told Parliament this marks a new relationship with Europe that will enable Gibraltar to operate socio-economically in a way that will deliver...

26th February 2026

What was meant to be the highlight of a long-awaited Gibraltar holiday turned into a scene of terror that Susan and Raymond Southam say they will never forget. A peaceful morning on the Rock became a traumatic emergency when a troop of Barbary macaques launched a sudden and brutal attack on 70-year-old Susan, leaving her...

26th February 2026

The Theatre Royal – no longer with us - is a world away. Many years ago, it was a major part of the collective identity of life in Gibraltar. All social classes formed part of this collective. It will come as no surprise to many of my own personal interest in this area. The Theatre...

24th February 2026

The new Housing Allocation Rules, which outline the need for 15 years of local residency as part of eligibility requirements, were debated in Parliament on Tuesday, with the Opposition questioning whether the rules would “safeguard the identity of Gibraltar”. The Minister for Housing Pat Orfila announced new rules earlier this year which increased the mandatory...

24th February 2026

Continuing from our previous special feature on Gibraltar football, as we gather further insight into the local game, this week we feature the thoughts and opinions of one of Gibraltar’s iconic figures — although he would never describe himself as such. In our previous feature, we spoke to Gibraltar FA General Secretary Ivan Robba, who...

24th February 2026

Marine officers from the Gibraltar Defence Police rescued a pet dog that had fallen overboard from a local sailing yacht near the harbour entrance on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Officers were deployed after a report that the animal had gone into the water. On arrival, they spoke to the dog’s owner before starting a systematic...

24th February 2026

Letting the genealogy out of the bottle By Brian Porro Outside Gibraltar, when you tell people you are looking up your family tree, the first question often asked is: ‘are you hoping to find money or an inheritance?’ Within Gibraltarian circles, it is understood that, when we are researching our ancestors, it is because we...

24th February 2026

Exactly that: What has to come first for it to work? For what to work, you would sensibly ask. Yes, I must admit I sometimes write in a slightly obscure or vague fashion, but I do eventually get to the point for all to understand. Government is planning to spruce up Casemates, Chatham Counterguard and...

24th February 2026

Children had fun over the mid-term break at creative Happy Crafting workshops at the Arts and Crafts Shop in Casemates. The youngsters painted colourful birds made out of cardboard and vivid wildlife scenes on paper. The workshops organised by Teresa Moore were held from Tuesday to Thursday last week and children enjoyed making their creations.

24th February 2026

In less than eight weeks avid runners on the Rock will get the opportunity to run with Sir Mo Farah in an Around The Rock charity run, as part of his visit to Gibraltar this April. Sir Mo’s visit to Gibraltar is the prelude event for this year’s 2026 Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival, which is...

23rd February 2026

A couple of weeks ago Albert Freyone published an ‘open letter’ in this newspaper. It details with passion the current state of Gibraltar and how it’s falling far short of what it should be in terms of a visitor destination. Albert pulls no punches and my favourite quote has to be this: “We cannot out-mall...