Genelec employees protest after going unpaid for three months

Open day at GEMA to mark 10th anniversary

12th January 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced an open day at the Gibraltar Exhibition of Modern Art (GEMA) on Montagu Bastion to mark the gallery’s 10th anniversary and present a new exhibition to the public. The open day will take place on January 27, from 10am to 4pm, and the public is invited to attend. To allow...

Feetham and industry representatives to attend ICE 2026

12th January 2026

The Government of Gibraltar and a Gibraltar delegation will attend ICE 2026, a global gaming industry trade show taking place in Barcelona from 19 to 21 January 2026. The Minister with responsibility for Gaming in Gibraltar, Nigel Feetham, will attend ICE 2026 on behalf of the Government, alongside members of the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming...

Northern Defences project looks ahead to 2026

12th January 2026

After years of steady progress, the Northern Defences have entered a new phase of work as plans are set out for 2026, with the focus shifting from recovery and exposure to interpretation, engagement and consolidation. The Northern Defences was once an overgrown landscape, known locally as the Jungle due to both how it looked and...

Genelec employees protest after going unpaid for three months

12th January 2026

Around 40 employees of installation company Genelec aired their frustrations over non-payment of wages during a demonstration outside No.6 Convent Place on Monday morning. Genelec employees Felipe Lopez and Natalia Torres told the Chronicle that staff have been left devastated after the company has not paid salaries over the past three months while they all...

Costa motorway tolls rise in 2026

12th January 2026

An increase in tolls on the AP-7 motorway in Spain will now cost light vehicle users €19.55 during peak season to drive from the Rock to Malaga Airport. The cost will be €12 off peak. The peak rate includes the months of June, July, August and September and the 17 days from the Friday before...

Lords debate self-determination as Chagos Bill faces scrutiny 

7th January 2026

 The issue of self-determination and whether Chagossians were entitled to a referendum on the UK’s controversial decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was debated in the House of Lords this week.  Under the agreement signed last May, the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal...

Hozgarganta river bursts its banks as Storm Francis lashes Campo

4th January 2026

by Maria Jesus Corrales Heavy rainfall from Storm Francis in the Campo area caused the Hozgarganta river to burst its banks as it passed through Jimena, forcing the closure of the A-405 road and several bridges, while residents living by the Guadiaro in San Roque were placed on alert level one. Jimena’s city council said...

Spain sees ‘no direct link’ between treaty and its defence relations with US

29th December 2025

The Spanish Government sees “no direct link” between the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar and Spain’s military relationship with the US or the security of the Strait of Gibraltar. Madrid set out its position in response to a series of questions in the Spanish Congress from the Partido Popular, which had probed whether the treaty would...