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3rd December 2025
I have just about recovered from the Gibraltar Literary Festival, but my poor coffee table is heaving with a stack of new books. I’m currently half-way through States of Play by Miguel Delaney but more about that later. The first Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival was held in 2013 and the area around the Garrison Library-The...
28th November 2025
It was 60 years ago, this coming week – as we move into December – the third of December to be precise - when a very special event took place in Gibraltar which would capture the imagination of the population – musicians, singers, songwriters and the public in general. And which, in a very short...
21st November 2025
It never ceases to amaze me how in a community of 30, 000 people Gibraltar has over the years produced talent to equal that of people in the world-wide world in all areas. In the field of medicine, in science, in the legal profession, in theatre, in the arts world with internationally acclaimed artists like...
18th November 2025
My respectful suggestion is to take a look in the mirror with hand on heart and try - in some cases as difficult as it may be - to separate politics from the reality of living next to a politically hostile neighbour, but the country itself, its people and the fact our heritage is not...
17th November 2025
I read with great interest the article by Kenneth Asquez in this newspaper entitled: “Nordic influence and the remarkable success of Faroe Islands’ football”. In it he explains how a tiny, remote nation represents one of the most remarkable footballing success stories in recent years. The Faroe Islands’ journey is not one of overnight success,...
11th November 2025
If there’s one thing that I want to achieve in this lifetime, that is to write a book. For years I’ve come up with different plots and charted out how I want the story to read, and at the last minute deleted all my paragraphs, torn up all my pages and filed the idea away...
7th November 2025
What a journey this has been! The Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival first arrived here in 2013. At the Gibraltar Chronicle, with then Editor Dominique Searle, we signed up to the idea of establishing a Literary Festival in Gibraltar from the moment we got to hear about it. Our support, in the first year saw our...
4th November 2025
Yes, let’s compare some of the differences between entertainment in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, and what’s on offer nowadays. Many will say it was better during those decades and certainly much, much cheaper – no argument there. In the last Richard’s Rendezvous, I highlighted the cinemas we used to frequent as a major source...
4th November 2025
A few years ago, I started following a sports writer from The Telegraph on X (formerly known as Twitter), after one of her articles caught my attention. Molly McElwee is an award-winning journalist who specialises in tennis, football, and women’s sports. She’s a sharp and articulate writer whose intelligence shines through her work — always...
2nd November 2025
Most of us wouldn’t dream of putting a cigarette in our child’s mouth. Yet how many of us are guilty of putting them in front of YouTube while we sort out laundry or cook dinner? I know I am. I’m also horribly hooked on my phone. The difference, of course, is that while my prefrontal...
31st October 2025
I have known these stars of Olde Tyme dancing on the Rock – Ana Maria and Curro Morro – well, like forever. They live in my area of town – and I often see them, and we chat or say hello, and we move on to wherever we are going. As a journalist I wouldn’t...
24th October 2025
One event this week has been in the making for most of my life. A hugely important stand out moment in my personal life – one I always knew would one day come. It saw another chapter of my life – both personal and professional – come to an end as I carefully chose its...
22nd October 2025
Yes, visiting the cinema is still a trend. I think the two Leisure Cinemas are made good use of (although not as much as in the past), but when a top film is released and it receives good reviews, the populace flocks to the cinema and the film runs for a number of days. So...
21st October 2025
On Valentine’s Day 2025 I was sent a random Facebook message from Vanessa Adambery. Just like many people in Gibraltar I do not ‘know’ Vanessa, but I knew who she was and would smile and say hello if ever I saw her anywhere. I am sure we all have acquaintances like this, people we pass...