Government Welcomes Revolut’s Resumption Of Customer Onboarding In Gibraltar

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivered his final financial services speech as Chief Minister at the Gibraltar Day lunch in London, reflecting on his time in office and the impact of Brexit on Gibraltar.

A multi-agency emergency exercise will take place on Thursday morning at the Gibraltar LNG Terminal and North Mole Power Station.

Young people from local schools and organisations have met with Minister Christian Santos at a Gibraltar Youth Symposium to present issues affecting them.

The Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival has announced details of this year’s programme, including book launches, a candlelight concert, Lightning Talks and live performances from 9th to 15th November.

Minister Nigel Feetham addressed the annual Gibraltar Day in London Financial Services Lunch at the Guildhall yesterday, bringing together representatives from the financial services and gaming sectors.

Local artist Aaron Soleci is set to hold his fourth “big” solo exhibition next month.

Theatre Makers' third annual Halloween fundraiser, ‘Whatever happened to Baby Jane?” directed by Andrew Dark, will be performed at the Ince’s Hall on Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th and Friday 30th of October.

The Department of Education has launched two videos teaching children how to respond to a cardiac emergency, in collaboration with the Gibraltar Cardiac Association.

More than 80 training places have been filled by Gibraltar’s emergency services and partner agencies across five specialist courses designed to improve responses to major incidents.

Reception children at St Paul’s School met a range of local professionals on Monday as part of their “People Who Help Us” topic.

The Ministry of Justice has launched a sanctions training programme for private sector businesses in Gibraltar, covering their legal obligations and how to identify and manage potential sanctions risks.

Minister John Cortes held a South District constituency meeting to discuss local concerns, including parking, bus services, refurbishment works and the upkeep of the area.

Revolut has fully resumed onboarding new customers in Gibraltar, allowing residents to open accounts and access its electronic money and payments app.

The Gibraltar Government Lottery’s Draw 21 takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 20th October, with a first prize of £100,000.

The Government says students receiving maintenance grants will receive the full 5.4% inflation increase announced in the 2026 Budget through their second and third payments, including backdated amounts.

Local writers and storytellers are invited to step into the dark art of writing suspenseful, unsettling, maybe even disturbing stories with the upcoming Crafting Chilling Tales Writing Workshop which takes place on Tuesday 20th October at 6pm in BookGEM.

Today we speak to Tessa Rosado-Standen about philosophy. Tessa is an English teacher who studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge. She is also a poet who has featured on GBC and at literary events in Gibraltar.

The GSD has renewed its calls for the Government to explain how the £90 million figure given in Parliament in connection with the Rooke development was incorrect.

Five firefighters from the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service have completed their C Licence training, allowing them to drive large vehicles weighing more than 3500kg.

The Governor has launched his 2026 official Christmas card competition, open to pupils in Years 3 to 6 at schools across Gibraltar.