Spanish police make huge haul of contraband tobacco ‘smuggled in from Gibraltar’
MORE than 22,000 packs of unmarked tobacco have been seized by the Guardia Civil during a major anti-smuggling operation in the municipality of Los Barrios,
Gibraltar strikes historic deal for waste-to-energy facility to boost self-sufficiency and green energy goals
THE Government of Gibraltar has signed a landmark agreement with local firm Recycle.gi, a subsidiary of Environment and Waste Management Services Limited. The plan is
Orca ‘interactions’ with on vessels in Gibraltar Strait down by 40% on last year
ORCA attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar reduced 40% last summer when compared to 2023. According to the Ministry for Ecological Transition, the area between
‘You could feel the power’: ‘Nerve-wracking’ encounter with an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar
A SAILOR has recounted the ‘awe-inspiring’ moment a six-tonne orca targeted her vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar. Speaking exclusively to the Olive Press, Ilona
Gibraltar gives short shrift to ‘seductive’ new proposal to offer dual Spanish citizenship
THE Gibraltar government gave a very short response to renewed calls in Spain to ‘tempt’ its citizens with the offer of a Spanish passport. It
Spain fumes over failed attempt to ‘monitor’ Gibraltar land reclamation project
SPANISH efforts to ‘closely monitor’ land reclamation works carried out as part of Gibraltar’s Eastside marina development have been rebuffed. The Spanish government’s delegate in
Trial of Syrian dictator’s family for alleged laundering of millions through Spain and Gibraltar suspended
SPAIN’S National Court has ruled it lacks jurisdiction to prosecute the eight defendants on trial for allegedly stealing and laundering €700 million through corporate networks
WATCH: Gibraltar divers find cocaine stashed on cargo ship using new underwater drone
GIBRALTAR customs officers have discovered drugs worth several million hidden under the waterline in a cargo ship’s hull. The 120kg haul came from a Panama-flagged
British woman who lived in Gibraltar now the oldest in the world
A BRITISH woman who lived in Gibraltar has officially become the oldest person in the world at the age of 115, according to the Guinness
Gibraltar Police open investigation into death of 79-year-old US tourist
THE Royal Gibraltar Police have confirmed that they are currently investigating the death of a 79-year-old US citizen. The American, whose identity has not been
Spanish frigate sails with British carrier strike group through the Strait of Gibraltar as NATO navies put rivalries aside
AN impressive fleet led by the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday towards the Indo-Pacific sector, including
Two Moroccan men stopped by Spanish border guards trying to enter Gibraltar with €50k ‘in various currencies’ hidden in their car
TWO Moroccans have been arrested at the Spain-Gibraltar border after the Policia Nacional found over €50,000 of cash in their car. The vehicle- with Gibraltar
Meet Gibraltar’s new guitar-strumming, filmmaking media director who will bring ‘documentary know-how to government storytelling’
GIBRALTAR’S mercurial new government media director would quite like to be playing the guitar or indulging his passion for cinema and documentaries. But instead, Anton
Cruise ship calls to Gibraltar soar by nearly 75%: Passengers have already splurged £4m this year
GIBRALTAR has been welcoming a non-stop wave of cruise ships since the seasons started in earnest earlier this month. Only those who’ve not left their
Latest Brit to land key Gibraltar post is ‘not part of London plot to tighten its grip on the Rock’
THE latest Brit to take up one of the Rock’s key public roles is ‘not part of a UK takeover of Gibraltar’, according to insiders
Orca in entangled fishing gear successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar as whale season ramps up
A VULNERABLE orca caught in discarded fishing gear has been successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar, following a high-stakes rescue mission by Spanish authorities
WATCH: Scientists are attaching cameras to orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar amid growing yachtie anger over dangerous ‘interactions’
ORCA season is returning to the Strait of Gibraltar and scientists are already working on ways to mitigate their interactions with sail boats amid rising
EXPLAINER: What is Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry and why is it important?
Gibraltar is once again gripped by the public inquiry that has pulled back the curtain on power and the powerful on the Rock. Take a
Mystery of body discovered face down on a Spanish beach next to Gibraltar is solved
THE body of a man was found on the beach of San Bernardo, in La Linea, right next to Gibraltar. The body was lying face
What was learned from the return of Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry? Police explanations over ‘nothing sinister’ data losses meet severe scrutiny
GIBRALTAR’S sprawling public inquiry into the early retirement of a former police chief returned last week looking to flip the narrative on its head. The
Intrigue on the Rock: Can Gibraltar’s incoming police chief swim with the sharks?
THE triumphant announcement of a new Commissioner of Police for Gibraltar after an exhaustive selection process has been darkened by the return of the McGrail
Olive Press opinion: New Gibraltar police chief is gonna need a bigger boat
THE Olive Press did a story a few months ago suggesting that the McGrail inquiry would ‘have a chilling effect on law enforcement’ in Gibraltar.
Serial burglar back to jail in Gibraltar: Local man caught hours after robbing three businesses in one night
A SERIAL burglar has been jailed for a spate of break-ins in businesses around Gibraltar. Christian Baglietto, 47, of Prince Edward’s Road, appeared before the
WATCH: Spanish teenager is terrorised by Gibraltar monkey: Locals give tourists advice on dealing with the apes
A TEENAGE girl was terrorised by an encounter with one of the Barbary macaques that inhabit the Rock of Gibraltar. Read here what you should
‘Where’s the missing police Whatsapps?’ Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry comes back with a bang
THE so-called McGrail inquiry reconvened yesterday to examine allegations of ‘a number of possible deletions’ of Whatsapp messages between senior Royal Gibraltar Police officers. Seeing