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19th December 2025
There can be no doubt the first edition of the Gibraltar Song Festival from 1965 to 1976 put Gibraltar on the music and world map on a large scale. It probably was one of the first local events with an international dimension which brought some of the top songwriters and singers then finding success in...
16th December 2025
We certainly are on the final trek to meet the big day. The date this article is published is just an extended week away from when Papa Noel pays us a visit. Christmas Day is nigh, very nigh and Advent has arrived. For so many, Christmas shopping and getting into the ‘preparation mood’ has already...
15th December 2025
In this article, Levi Attias explores the origin and meaning of the Jewish festival of Chanukah, which started last night. Stories are many of Jews lighting Chanukah candles in bare bulb-light basements in the frenzied turmoil of the Inquisition in 15th century Spain, in hideaways during the Nazi rampage in Europe, or in freezing Siberia...
12th December 2025
The first Gibraltar Song Festival held in December 1965 was such a success – as we highlighted in Alice’s Table two Saturdays ago – that a second festival was called for immediately. But little did the organisers know that this very local event born to raise funds for the building of the Catholic Community Centre...
9th December 2025
For the past three days, I have overheard and also participated in endless conversations about one of the biggest events this year when Monsignor Charles Azzopardi was ordained as Bishop of Gibraltar on Sunday. And while I didn’t make it to the ceremony in the Victoria Stadium, I did watch every second of the live...
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...