John Culatto, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Real life replica of 18th century Swedish ocean-faring ship docks in Gibraltar to military welcome

A SALVO of artillery fire marked the arrival of the Gotheborg of Sweden, the world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship to Gibraltar on Thursday. Commander

7 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Software glitch blocks off new Gibraltar tunnel for an hour and forces police to reopen runway crossing

A SOFTWARE glitch caused the runway tunnel on Kingsway to close for about an hour around midnight on Wednesday, the Gibraltar Government said. A safety

6 Apr, 2023 @ 17:34

Gibraltar·Lead

Workers clean up three Gibraltar beaches stained by fuel oil leak after beached ship breaks in two

CLEAN-UP crews have already started to comb Gibraltar’s Catalan Bay, Sandy Bay and Little Bay for oil stains and tarballs caused by the break-up of

6 Apr, 2023 @ 16:41

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

DISASTER: More oil spills onto Gibraltar beaches after shipwreck breaks up further in latest storm

AUTHORITIES are urging people stay away from Gibraltar’s Eastside beaches after violent storms broke up the OS 35 shipwreck further, tragically blackening local beaches. Captain

6 Apr, 2023 @ 08:40

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar man who choked, slapped and threatened to kill pregnant woman gets prison time

A GIBRALTAR man who choked and threatened to kill a pregnant woman was sentenced to eight months in prison. Imad El Haik Massaoud, 33, of

2 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Spain's lower house of parliament approves new transgender and equal rights law

Gibraltar offers transgender people medical possibilities on their international day of visibility

GIBRALTAR marked the International Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating ‘the resilience and success of transgender and gender non-conforming people’. The Rock’s Ministry of Equality

1 Apr, 2023 @ 12:57

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Traffic starts to flow through Gibraltar’s new runway tunnel route to the frontier, named Kingsway

THE new access route to the frontier via the runway tunnel called Kingsway opened on its first full day without a hitch. Chief Minister Fabian

1 Apr, 2023 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Simulacro De Emergencia El El Túnel De Gibraltar Antes De Su Apertura (6)

TUNNEL OPENING: Gibraltar Chief Minister unveils new frontier access after successful emergency trial run

GIBRALTAR’S new access tunnel is all set to open Friday morning after emergency crews ran their trial runs for an accident on Wednesday. Chief Minister

30 Mar, 2023 @ 14:18

Gibraltar·Lead

New fund uses seized money laundered cash to boost Gibraltar police and customs training

A NEW fund will reinvest cash recovered from money laundering and terrorist financing in Gibraltar back into the law enforcement agencies who tackle it daily.

30 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Gibraltar·Lead

European Union turns attention to Gibraltar deal after securing Northern Ireland Windsor agreement

THE European Union is turning its attention to Gibraltar’s post-Brexit treaty after the Windsor framework sweetened relations with the UK. That is the opinion of

30 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

HOW WILL THE TUNNEL WORK? Gibraltar police explain the whole process before it opens Friday

POLICE in Gibraltar explained more about how the new airport tunnel will work to commuters and residents ahead of its opening on March 31. The

30 Mar, 2023 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar authorities do emergency trial run at airport tunnel which is set to open on Friday

GIBRALTAR authorities are completing the final checks on the new tunnel that will become the new entry point into the British territory from Spain from

29 Mar, 2023 @ 14:52

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar home-seekers get welcome news as government signs deal for over 700 new apartments

RESIDENTS of Gibraltar looking for a new home will be in for a pleasant treat after its government ordered the building of two new affordable

29 Mar, 2023 @ 13:40

Gibraltar·Lead

British parents pay £200 each after going on drinking session with their baby at Gibraltar bar

TWO British parents had to pay £200 each after police officers found them drunk at a Gibraltar bar with their baby in a pram. An

29 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar band Taxi raise bumper £10,000 for seven local charities at Sunborn Hotel concerts

TAXI have raised a whopping £10,000 for seven Gibraltar charities during a charity concert at the Sunborn Hotel. The local music band, which is this

29 Mar, 2023 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid

Teens take the lead in possible future equality campaigns as they grab a selfie with Minister Sacramento

YOUNG people in Gibraltar could help spread the message of equality after meeting the relevant government minister recently. Minister for Equality Samantha Sacramento said she

28 Mar, 2023 @ 15:25

Gibraltar·Lead

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: Gibraltar’s new frontier access opens Friday to commuters’ glee

MOTOR vehicles going into Gibraltar will no longer have to wait for landing planes when its runway tunnel and new access road finally opens on

28 Mar, 2023 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar government secures limited use of airport crossing as tunnel opens under the runway

WITH the motor vehicle tunnel under the runway due to open later this week, the Gibraltar Government signed a deal with the MoD to continue

27 Mar, 2023 @ 14:51

Gibraltar·Lead

Foundation launches ‘buy-a-seat’ campaign to raise £5 million to build Gibraltar National Theatre

ORGANISERS of a project to build a 1000-seat National Theatre are asking local businesses and the general public to help raise an extra £5 million

25 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Man gets 15 week prison time for breaking into Main Street bar in Gibraltar last June

A MAN who police caught breaking into a Main Street Gibraltar bar last year will spend 15 weeks in prison. The Magistrates Court condemned Riyen

24 Mar, 2023 @ 15:59

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

New lead in Simon Parkes Gibraltar murder probe 36 years ago takes police to new Upper Rock site

POLICE in Gibraltar are using ground-penetrating radar at a new area of the Upper Rock to search for the remains of a sailor missing for

24 Mar, 2023 @ 15:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Young artist in Gibraltar wins prize for work on the effects of medical industry on our bodies

A YOUNG artist has won an award voted by the people who went to see an exhibition in Gibraltar’s John Mackintosh Hall. Bayside school student

23 Mar, 2023 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead

New Gibraltar National Park will help promote Upper Rock on international scale

ABOUT half of Gibraltar’s land area has become its own National Park under a law passed by the government in parliament. Minister for the Environment

23 Mar, 2023 @ 13:59

Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Police arrest former chief during investigation over serious data breach, reports suggest

ROYAL Gibraltar Police have arrested their former chief on charges over a serious data breach, reports suggest. Former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail, 56, was

23 Mar, 2023 @ 13:18

Gibraltar·Lead

Picardo brands Opposition member a con-man after he calls COVID-19 an ‘excuse’ for late homes

GIBRALTAR’S leader has branded an Opposition member a ‘con-man’ for suggesting the global pandemic and Brexit were an ‘excuse’ for not completing government homes on

23 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Teacher chases and videos thief who stole mobile phone from elderly woman on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gibraltar ‘pleased’ as Spain’s police arrest six suspects from Eastern Beach incident last month

GIBRALTAR’S government said it was ‘pleased’ that Spanish police had arrested six of the suspects from the Eastern Beach incident last month. National Police officers

23 Mar, 2023 @ 09:07

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News