John Culatto, Author at Olive Press News Spain

GIB ELECTION 2023: GSLP/Liberals vow to update Gibraltar’s constitution and possibly get a UK MP

GIBRALTAR could get more powers to control its own affairs and international status under plans presented by the GSLP/Liberal coalition ahead of the October 12

23 Sep, 2023 @ 09:07

Gibraltar·Politics

Man denies controlling behaviour, assault and threatening a woman in court after they broke up in Gibraltar

A MAN denied sending or threatening to send private sexual images of his ex to other people without her consent in order to cause her

22 Sep, 2023 @ 15:38

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

E-scooter seriously injures child after two other drunken riders get big fines and a driving ban

AN E-SCOOTER user has mowed down a nine-year-old child in Gibraltar giving the victim a serious head injury and broken arm just days after the

22 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Spain’s Navy buys Gibraltar-registered tugboat despite summer tensions over territorial waters

SPAIN has bought a €15 million ship registered in Gibraltar to use in its navy after denying Gibraltar its own waters for years and having

22 Sep, 2023 @ 09:39

Gibraltar·Lead

Green campaign group issues climate change plea to both parties ahead of Gibraltar elections

THE Environmental Safety Group (ESG) has urged both main Gibraltar parties to reduce pollution in the fight against climate change as part of its election

22 Sep, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Gibraltar

Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a hotel near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and different

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Tortoises, rabbits and frogs released in Gibraltar nature reserve as part of ‘rewilding’ project

SIX adult tortoises, wild rabbits and Iberian water frogs have become new residents of Gibraltar after being released into the wild after being extinct locally

21 Sep, 2023 @ 09:00

Environment·Gibraltar

ELECTION 2023: All three parties bring in fresh blood as Gibraltar election campaigning starts in earnest

THE GSLP presented four new candidates for the October 12 election as the Liberals swapped out Steven Linares and the GSD put forward six new

20 Sep, 2023 @ 15:01

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Gibraltar’s Karel Mark Chichon to direct autumn classical music concert at iconic St Michael’s Cave

GIBRALTAR’S own conductor Karel Mark Chichon will be back on the Rock to direct the European Sinfonietta at this year’s autumn classical music concert. It

17 Sep, 2023 @ 09:47

Gibraltar·La Cultura

Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia return from helping out at ground zero of Morocco quake

SIX Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia returned on Friday after helping out in the salvage effort of the earthquake in Morocco. They told Spanish journalists

16 Sep, 2023 @ 09:18

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

San Roque mayor and new member of Spain’s parliament visits Gibraltar caretaker leader

NEW PSOE member of Spain’s parliament and current mayor of San Roque Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix visited Gibraltar to meet the caretaker Chief Minister. Fabian

15 Sep, 2023 @ 17:17

Andalucia·Gibraltar

ELECTION 2O23: Gibraltar’s caretaker Chief Minister claims Spain would prefer rivals over current team

GIBRALTAR’S caretaker Chief Minister Fabian Picardo took another stab at his main election rival, claiming Spain ‘reads everything Mr Azopardi writes’ about an Andorra solution.

15 Sep, 2023 @ 09:25

Gibraltar·Politics

Famed Royal Air Force band plays two FREE concerts in Gibraltar at end of September

THE Royal Air Force band will play for two days in a row at two locations in Gibraltar free of charge at the end of

14 Sep, 2023 @ 16:44

Andalucia·Gibraltar

New Gibraltar domestic abuse strategy will fight ‘abuse of power’ between genders, minister says

GIBRALTAR’S new domestic abuse strategy the government launched this week will help ‘all victims and their families, especially children’, the Minister for Justice said. Samantha

14 Sep, 2023 @ 08:40

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

BREAKING: Gibraltar will hold its general election on October 12, its Chief Minister announces

GIBRALTAR will hold its general election on October 12, its Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced on Tuesday. He boasted his impressive record on building homes

12 Sep, 2023 @ 13:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Main Street and Chatham Counterguard to get ‘facelift’ as Gibraltar ‘freshens up’ town centre

MAIN Street and Chatham Counterguard could get a complete makeover under plans announced by Gibraltar’s government on the eve of elections. Minister for Tourism and

12 Sep, 2023 @ 12:58

Gibraltar

Local and visiting surgeons carry out ear operation in Gibraltar hospital that leaves out need for UK travel

SURGEONS have carried out a key ear operation in Gibraltar for the first time that shortens recovery time from up to four months to just

12 Sep, 2023 @ 10:07

Gibraltar·Health

UK passenger numbers up 8% from January to August at Gibraltar airport compared to same period last year

NUMBERS of passengers using Gibraltar airport went up by 8% to more than 320,000 in the first eight months of the year, the government has

12 Sep, 2023 @ 09:02

Gibraltar

International academics descend on Cambridge University for discussions about Gibraltar’s unique language

CAMBRIDGE University will hold a presentation about Gibraltar’s culture and writing on September 12-13 for international academics. Minister for Culture, Professor John Cortes, will head

11 Sep, 2023 @ 15:12

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Moorish Castle lights green as Gibraltar mourns casualties of Friday night’s earthquake in Morocco

THE Moorish Castle was lit green in solidarity with Morocco on Saturday as Gibraltar expressed its concern for the strong earthquake that struck the Marrakesh

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:24

Gibraltar·Lead

UK Prime Minister and King Charles III send messages of support to Gibraltar on its National Day

HUNDREDS gathered in red and white at Casemates Square to hear Chief Minister Fabian Picardo read out messages of support from UK Prime Minister Rishi

11 Sep, 2023 @ 13:46

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar patients get green light to use cannabis after government signs deal with major distributor

MEDICAL cannabis could soon be available to patients suffering with chronic illnesses in Gibraltar after the government struck a deal with a major distributor. Berlin-based

10 Sep, 2023 @ 09:21

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Bus drivers go on strike in Gibraltar as Unite the Union engages in war of words with the government

BUS drivers went on strike across Gibraltar for better wages Wednesday after workers balloted by over 98% to take industrial action. The government has since

9 Sep, 2023 @ 09:09

Gibraltar·Lead

British company gets the nod to build waste water treatment plant in Europa Point area of Gibraltar

UNTREATED sewage flowing into the sea from Gibraltar could soon be a thing of the past after its government found a company that could clean

8 Sep, 2023 @ 15:11

Gibraltar·Lead

U-TURN: Together Gibraltar ditches plans for alliance with GSD claiming its executive is in ‘disarray’

TOGETHER Gibraltar announced a major U-turn this week by ending plans to unite with main Opposition party GSD before the 2023 election. The newest of

8 Sep, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Gibraltar unveils plans for new ‘state-of-the-art’ cruise terminal in goal to become top Med port

A STUNNING new cruise terminal could soon greet holidaymakers arriving in Gibraltar port and attract new ships to the popular tourist destination. Minister for Tourism

7 Sep, 2023 @ 15:16

Gibraltar·Lead