At UN’s C24, traditional positions on sovereignty alongside hopes for a new relationship

Gibraltar celebrates Bloomsday

18th June 2025

Gibraltar celebrated Bloomsday with a performance of Ulysses inspired original play by Rebecca Calderon ‘Molly is a Llanita’, in a packed event on Monday evening at the Molly Bloom statue in the Alameda Gardens. Bloomsday, celebrated on June 16, is an international tribute to the life and work of Irish author James Joyce. The day...

Plans announced to expand respite services for children and young adults with learning disabilities

18th June 2025

The Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias Vasquez, has announced proposals to expand after-school respite care for children and young adults with learning disabilities, increasing the number of users from 35 to 44. The move follows an unsuccessful tender process launched in April 2024, which aimed to improve access to care, formalise arrangements, and...

At UN’s C24, traditional positions on sovereignty alongside hopes for a new relationship

17th June 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo urged the UN’s decolonisation committee to “stop doing nothing” in respect of Gibraltar, as he also outlined a political agreement on post-Brexit relations with the EU which he said left the issue of sovereignty “aside and untouched”. For six decades the Committee of 24 [C24] has failed to strike Gibraltar off...

Unite to demonstrate over health and care worker concerns

17th June 2025

Unite will be holding a demonstration at 5pm today on behalf of its members in the health and care sector. Unite said the demonstration was called due to “the frustration of shop stewards and members across a range of issues including the lack of meaningful progress on issues and claims, both individual and collective, issues...

Minister for Health to attend G20 and G7 Health Summit in Geneva

17th June 2025

The Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias Vasquez, will travel to Geneva on Wednesday to attend the 2025 G20 and G7 Health Summit, a high-level international forum organised by the World Health Organisation. The summit will bring together health ministers and senior officials to discuss strategies for addressing non-communicable diseases and mental health challenges....

Gibraltar College and GAMPA students complete music performance assessments

17th June 2025

The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, attended the assessment performances of first and second-year students enrolled in the BTEC in Music Performance at Gibraltar College, delivered in partnership with the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts (GAMPA). The course, which offers a vocational route in music performance, was established following collaborative efforts by...

Enterprise scheme opens year-round with published assessment criteria

17th June 2025

The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, has announced that applications for the Gibraltar Enterprise Scheme (GES) will now be accepted throughout the year. The Government has also published the criteria used to assess submissions, as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency and accessibility. The GES is a soft loan initiative designed...

La Línea edges closer to ‘leap into 21st century’ as new urban plan officially presented

7th June 2025

by Maria Jesus Corrales La Línea city council officially presented its new urban plan (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana or PGOU, in Spanish) yesterday, replacing the previous one that has guided the city’s development for more than 40 years. Studied and drafted for over six years, the PGOU will allow the council to designate and...

Gibraltar and OTs ‘a critical element’ as UK moves to 'war-fighting readiness'

2nd June 2025

Military bases in Gibraltar and other Overseas Territories “remain a critical element” in the defence of UK sovereign territory and interests, according to a long-awaited Strategic Defence Review published by the UK Government on Monday. In launching the review, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will move to “war-fighting readiness” and that all...

UK to support ‘mutually-agreed solution’ to Western Sahara, 'respecting self-determination'

2nd June 2025

The UK Government will adopt a new UK policy position towards Western Sahara, supporting a “mutually-agreed solution” that respects the principle of self-determination. The policy was announced during a visit to Morocco by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where a series of agreements were signed to boost trade and investment between the UK and Morocco, ahead...

UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest £15bn in warheads

2nd June 2025

By Helen Corbett, PA Political Correspondent The UK will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme, the Prime Minister will announce today as the UK Government unveils its strategic defence review. Significant investment in the UK nuclear warhead programme this parliament and maintaining the existing stockpile...