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17th April 2025
Former Director at the UK Audit Commission, Phil Sharman, has been appointed as the Gibraltar Government’s Principal Auditor following the retirement of Tony Sacramento. Mr Sharman will take up the post on June 1 for an initial term of three years. The Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, appointed Mr Sharman on the advice of...
17th April 2025
As we head into the Easter break, be wary of phone and online scams: Fraudsters purporting to be from online bank Revolut may be targeting Gibraltar. By chance, a Chronicle reporter was phoned on Thursday evening on WhatsApp from a UK mobile number by a person purporting to be from Revolut. The reporter rang off...
17th April 2025
Gibraltar’s new Principal Auditor faces “a Herculean task” in completing outstanding audits of Government accounts, the GSD said on Thursday, adding “accountability delayed is accountability denied”. The Opposition was reacting to new of the appointment of Phil Sharman, the former Director at the UK Audit Commission, as the Gibraltar Government’s Principal Auditor following the retirement...
17th April 2025
The GHA is encouraging those unvaccinated against measles to take up the jab following a global outbreak which has affected countries including the UK, Spain and Morocco. Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter told the Chronicle that, due to travel links with the affected countries, anyone who has not previously received a measles-containing vaccine...
17th April 2025
Former Director at the UK Audit Commission, Phil Sharman, has been appointed as the Gibraltar Government’s Principal Auditor following the retirement of Tony Sacramento. Mr Sharman will take up the post on June 1 for an initial term of three years. The Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, appointed Mr Sharman on the advice of...
17th April 2025
Lifeguard services will be available at all Gibraltar beaches, with the exception of Western Beach, every weekend and Bank Holiday starting this Friday, April 18. This is ahead of the official bathing season which will begin on Saturday, June 14. The Government told the Chronicle that pre-season service will be in operation at Catalan Bay...
16th April 2025
14-year-old Bella Howard has raised over £6,000 for the Nazareth House Soup Kitchen following a self-organised Easter fundraiser. Bella wrote and distributed letters to local companies requesting raffle prize donations, many of whom responded with generous support. “I got the idea when Father Charlie [who runs the soup kitchen] came to Bayside to talk to...
16th April 2025
A team of officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police, Greater Manchester Police, and Lancashire Constabulary raised over £11,000 for military and police benevolent charities after completing a one-day hike across both summits of the mythical Pillars of Hercules. A team of 24 scaled Jebel Musa in Morocco (Mons Abyla) and the Rock of Gibraltar (Mons...
17th April 2025
By PA Reporters A court ruling on biological sex has been hailed a victory confirming “women are women and men are men”, but some have called it “incredibly worrying for the trans community”. Campaigners said the Supreme Court’s judgment could have far-reaching consequences for sports and single-sex spaces such as changing rooms and hospital wards....
8th April 2025
By Ben Mitchell, PA The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales is making final preparations for a diplomatic and training mission of the other side of the world. The aircraft carrier will sail from Portsmouth Naval Base on April 22 as head of a carrier strike group made up of warships and supply ships...
2nd April 2025
By Harry Taylor and Rhiannon James, PA Political Staff The Government has refused to say when it believes the deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands will be completed despite Downing Street saying it was being “finalised”. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said MPs would get the chance to vote on any agreement, as he...
2nd April 2025
By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Visitors to the UK face a £6 increase in the cost of a digital permit. The Home Office said it is proposing to raise the maximum price of an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) – which currently costs £10 – to £16. Legislation to enact the change was laid before...
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