Inquest hears evidence of RGP and Guardia Civil cooperation at sea

Inquest hears evidence of RGP and Guardia Civil cooperation at sea

12th December 2025

Details about communication between the Royal Gibraltar Police and its Spanish counterparts when tackling crime at sea were heard by the Coroner’s court on Friday during an inquest into two deaths after a police pursuit. Retired police officer Herbert Warwick, who is a veteran coxswain with close to 30 years’ experience at sea, gave evidence...

Alfred Gerada wins poetry competition with Llanito tribute to dementia

12th December 2025

Alfred Gerada was the overall winner of this year’s annual Poetry Competition with his composition ‘Te Pierdo Twice’. The competition, organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) and the Gibraltar Chronicle, attracted a total of 252 entries this year, with a top prize of £1,000. The awards were presented by the Minister for Culture, Christian Santos,...

St Bernard's Year 2 pupils explore medieval life at Discovery Fortress

12th December 2025

Year 2 pupils from St Bernard’s Lower Primary School spent a day exploring the topic of castles through a series of activities at the newly developed Discovery Fortress outdoor learning facilities. The visit focused on aspects of medieval life. With support from Gibralflora, pupils planted fruit and vegetables to gain a practical understanding of how...

Santos delivers workshop to Gibraltar College travel and tourism students

12th December 2025

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, delivered a specialised workshop to second-year Gibraltar College students on the Travel and Tourism course ahead of the Christmas break. The session focused on how Gibraltar is marketed as a tourism destination and how the tourism industry is adapting to global trends. Mr Santos provided...

Supported Needs and Disability Office provides training on attachment and neurodiversity

12th December 2025

The Ministry of Equality’s Supported Needs and Disability Office (SNDO) has provided training on trauma, attachment and neurodiversity for professionals in the lead-up to International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The SNDO arranged for Alice Macleod from Tribe Associates UK to deliver sessions in Gibraltar focused on classic attachment theory, the concept of a secure...

‘G-less’ personalised plates raise over £500,000 in first three hours

12th December 2025

The Government of Gibraltar has confirmed that sales of the newly launched ‘G-less’ personalised motor vehicle registration plates exceeded £500,000 within the first three hours of going live at 10am on Friday. Demand was immediate, with a number of high-value combinations secured shortly after launch. Since the personalised plates programme was introduced one year ago,...

ClimACT Schools Gibraltar 2025 marks a year of innovation and environmental leadership

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...

Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

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...

Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

2nd December 2025

By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...

Spanish court acquits man accused of murdering sacristan in Algeciras, but orders 30 years of psychiatric detention 

28th November 2025

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has acquitted Yassine Kanjaa of murdering a sacristan in Algeciras on January 25, 2023, and injuring two other people, after finding he was exempt from criminal responsibility because of a psychiatric disorder.   The court ordered his detention in a prison psychiatric centre for up to 30 years.  ...

UK gambling tax rise not designed to send a signal to betting sector, says UK Culture Secretary 

28th November 2025

By Will Durrant, PA Political Staff  Increased gambling taxes were not designed to “send a signal” to the sector, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said.  Lisa Nandy defended the Chancellor’s decision to raise taxes on online gaming and betting, in a move set to raise £1.1 billion by 2029.  The remote gaming duty, which applies...