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South District constituency meeting to be held on December 4

The Minister for the South District Constituency, Dr John Cortes, will hold a further town hall style meeting for the constituency on Thursday December 4, 2025. The meeting will take place at Central Hall at 5pm and will provide an open forum for constituents to share their views, raise concerns and put forward ideas directly...

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Cortes gives UK minister for nature copy of 25-year environmental plan

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...

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Govt to implement school phone ban as from January 2026

Comprehensive schoolchildren will need to lock their phones into secure pouches provided by the Gibraltar Government in a crackdown on phone usage during class time set to be implemented as from January 2026. The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, confirmed this will be mandatory for all students in Bayside and Westside schools. Dr Cortes...

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University of Gibraltar appoints Beacon Professor Julia Fa

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...

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Over 70% of domestic abuse victims women, RGP reports on awareness day

Over 70% of domestic abuse victims are women, the Royal Gibraltar Police has confirmed against the backdrop of International Day Against Violence of Women and Girls which was marked today. The RGP, alongside the Ministry of Equality and the Youth Service, held a campaign on Tuesday encouraging the public to wear orange to show support...

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Cortes attends UK Overseas Territories political council

The Minister for the Environment and Education, Dr John Cortes, has attended the UK Overseas Territories Association’s political council in London in support of the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, as he has done each year for the last 14 years. The main item on the agenda was preparation for the Joint Ministerial Council with His...

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New Year’s classical concert returns to John Mackintosh Hall

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has announced the return of the New Year’s Classical Concert, with two performances by the Strait Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Monge, at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre on Sunday January 4 2026. The first performance, an orchestral concert for children, will begin at 4pm,...

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Growth, climate, security and governance on agenda as UK meets Overseas Territories in London

Leaders and representatives from the UK Overseas Territories, including Gibraltar, are in London this week for the annual Joint Ministerial Council, where the UK government will restate its commitment to defending their sovereignty, security and right of self-determination. The Minister for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, is hosting the talks, which...

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La Linea aims to export political model to Cadiz province as key to survival 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  La Línea’s Mayor, Juan Franco, has ruled himself out as a candidate for 100x100 Unidos in Cádiz, even as he marks 10 years in office by driving the party’s expansion across the province as key to his city’s growth.  Mr Franco said the new party aims to contest the next regional...

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Port of Algeciras becomes main entry route for contraband tobacco into Campo 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  The Port of Algeciras now accounts for 55% of the contraband tobacco seized in the Campo de Gibraltar, according to data presented by the Guardia Civil at the tenth Congress on Combating Contraband in La Línea last week.  The figures show that only 10% of illegal tobacco enters Spain through the...

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Tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause, UK MPs say

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, and Chronicle staff The UK Government should not “cave in to industry scaremongering” and tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm, MPs have said in a report ahead of a UK budget statement later this month.  The report was met with disappointment in Gibraltar, amid concern a hike in UK...