November 2022

AN ECLECTIC mix of 17 UK speakers will flock to Gibraltar’s annual literary festival to be held from November 25-27 at various locations around the city. After two years in stasis because of the pandemic, the eighth Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival will feature journalists, Royal experts, academics, former MPs and public speakers. A number […]

THE alleged hitman accused of the 2018 execution of a narco-trafficking father in front of his wife and children at his son’s communion has had his trial postponed until ‘at least’ next year. The trial for Amir Faten Mekky, for whom prosecutors are demanding life in jail, was due to take place in September and

A DOCUMENTARY from the BBC about the tragic migrant deaths in June this year at the border between Morocco and the Spanish city of Melilla has prompted fresh calls from political parties for a proper investigation into what happened. The BBC’s program, called “Death on the Border”, examined dozens of videos from the attempt by

ANDALUCIA is set to see its largest budget ever in 2023 after a resounding growth in tax revenue.  The southern region will have over €45billion to play with next year, a €5billion increase on the current one, which will see a generous boost in public expenditure for essential services such as health and education. Nearly

HUNDREDS of residents of Palma face having to pay hefty traffic fines from previous years because, they claim, the company in charge of delivering them did not do its job properly.   More than 500 people affected by the issue have come together in groups on the messaging service Telegram in a bid to bring

A Cartagena farmer has been jailed for 42 years after Murcia’s Provincial Court found him guilty of sexually assaulting six female labourers and employing them illegally. Mimoune Zouhir has also been ordered to pay €30,000 in compensation to each of his victims. Zouhir- a Moroccan national- had a farm at La Palma and exploited Moroccan

SPAIN’S National Police have arrested a minor in Madrid who was passing himself off as an emergency doctor and was actually making house calls. He is even accused of renting an ambulance service with which he would make visits to patients.  The facts of the case date back to August, according to news agency EFE,

THIEVES in Spain have managed to pull off another wine heist, this time targeting the Michelin-starred restaurant Coque. On Sunday, the exclusive eatery was relieved of 132 bottles by the criminals, with a total value of more than €200,000.  The sumiller at Coque, Rafael Sandoval, explained what had happened at the restaurant on Wednesday to

TESTS to restore the rail link between Denia and Gata de Gorgos are taking place this week with a view to resuming services early in the New Year. Once the new stretch reopens, it will be possible for the first time in six years to travel by train from Denia to Benidorm after six years

POLICE in Molina de Segura, Murcia, have arrested a man who threatened to kill a doctor at the town’s health centre. The irate patient, 56, has been involved in similar health centre incidents across the Murcia region. The man went along with a relative to a routine consultation when he recognised a doctor who had