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17th September 2025
In the run-up to National Day, everywhere in Gibraltar is beautifully decorated in red and white, whether it is bunting, flags or decoration in shop fronts. This is all a sign of patriotism, of pride in being Gibraltarian, a celebration to mark the day Gibraltarians of past generations voted overwhelmingly to remain British in the...
13th September 2025
By Brenda Cuby, CEO of GibSams Every September, GibSams marks Suicide Prevention Month. This year’s theme is Changing the Narrative on Suicide, and it’s a chance to open up more honest and respectful conversations about mental health and suicide. Before anything else, we want to say thank you. Our community continues to show strong support...
12th September 2025
The Gibraltar Study Circle – sounds more like an historical association. The last time it visited the Rock was in 2019. Now, in its 50th year it is back this coming week to celebrate this milestone. The GSC has a global membership with experts on Gibraltar stamps, its postal stationery and postal history. I have...
11th September 2025
Yes, you will have noticed. The sun is losing its strength a little as we move into autumn with winter knocking at the door, not a stone’s throw away. As days, weeks, and months fly by, in the distance, we begin to make out those unmistakable dulcet tones of Ho! Ho! Ho! But that’s a...
9th September 2025
As we Gibraltarians celebrate National Day this year, each of us will be very happy that I was able to announce an agreement between the UK and the EU which is fully respectful of all aspects of British Sovereignty over Gibraltar. Last year I made clear that we would not agree to any arrangements which...
9th September 2025
On National Day we commemorate the choice made by the people of Gibraltar on 10 September 1967. This was the first time that the Gibraltarians were given a direct say on the future of our country. At the same time, we also assert our right to determine our own future going forward. IDENTITY It is...
9th September 2025
National Day is a time to celebrate our identity and our rights as a people. There is much to celebrate. We live in a special place with so much going for it. I am very hopeful for the future and confident that we can make Gibraltar an even better place to live. But to do...
8th September 2025
By Professor Clive Finlayson “Who ruled over Gibraltar and for how long?” may seem a straightforward question. The traditional answer is that Gibraltar was under “Moorish” control from 711-1309 CE and once more from 1333-1462 CE. Some popular views gloss over the 1309-1333 Castilian capture and simply state that Gibraltar was under Moorish control from...
5th September 2025
It is a mish mash of images today on Alice’s Table. Stephen Hermida whose old postcard collection we have been featuring recently sent me a good number of them which we have not yet used. This week a look at ‘el quarry’ and how Rosia looked when it was not accessible to the local population....
2nd September 2025
Two very different parts of my life were interwoven last week when the bullring in La Linea became the movie set for a big Bollywood production. I never would have imagined that a Bollywood film would be recorded right at my doorstep, or that one of my favourite actors, Shahid Kapoor, would be so close...
29th August 2025
This week Alice’s Table is back at the table with Stephen Hermida as we continue to discover some of the images from his large old postcard collection. Last time we visited we took a trip down to the beaches to view what they looked like in the past, and if there had been many changes...
27th August 2025
As a member of the Sustainable Transport Action Group (STAG) it is always a pleasure to see active travel initiatives being debated in the local press, helping to raise awareness of alternative transport modes which alleviate congestion, reduce kerbside pollution and encourage a healthier lifestyle. In a recent Chronicle article, Transport Minister John Cortes reaffirmed...
26th August 2025
I simply have to applaud all of those individuals or companies involved in the hospitality, grocery, beauty and real estate sectors for having the courage, determination and ongoing belief to keep going in what they set out to do. There are so many of these businesses set up from long ago but still new ones...
26th August 2025
By Rebecca Calderon The Women's Super League season starts next weekend, and all six opening fixtures will be shown on television! Why is that my opening salvo I hear you ask? Well, it’s pretty big news in a year that has seen women’s football, both in Gibraltar and elsewhere, turn many a corner and grab...