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8th January 2021

Every Saturday I try to bring a variety of personalities to our table who often help us relive sleeping memories from Gibraltar’s past. Inevitably many of my chosen memories are either stories passed on by friends and family, or my extended Gibraltarian family. People who, and places which, have helped shape this community. Today on...

8th January 2021

When Mikhail Tal became World Champion in May,1960 he was just 23 years old. Huge crowds - think of The Beatles at Heathrow in 1964 - came to meet their hero “Misha” at Riga railway station. Mikhail’s wife, Sally, was with him (they had travelled from Moscow) and she must have been as amazed as...

8th January 2021

By Mark Staniforth, PA Olympics Correspondent Uncertainty over the status of the Tokyo Olympics has contributed to a surge in the number of elite athletes identifying mental health concerns, according to the founder of the charity Sporting Minds. Officials insist the rescheduled Games will still take place this summer despite the Japanese capital being plunged...

7th January 2021

• Education Minister Dr John Cortes pays tribute to ‘silent resilience’ of pupils and urges community to work together in challenging times Gibraltar’s schools will remain shut until at least January 25, the Gibraltar Government said on Thursday, with contingency schooling to resume from next Monday via online teaching platforms. Schools had been expected to...

7th January 2021

The GSD yesterday welcomed the Gibraltar Government’s “understandable” decision to keep schools closed at least until January 25, against the backdrop not just of a surge in virus cases here in Gibraltar, but in Europe too. “Given the distressing recent rise in numbers of infection rates and hospitalisations in our community due to Covid-19, it...

7th January 2021

By Shaun Yeo As we enter our second Covid-19 lockdown in Gibraltar, I take a look back at one of my dive trips last summer, exploring the marine life off the Phlegraean Islands. The Islands make up an archipelago in the Gulf of Naples. The Islands were a quick ferry trip away from where I...

6th January 2021

Dr Keith Farrell has returned to the position of Chairman of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, a position he first gained in 2012. His tenure is for two years when he would need to be re-elected once again to continue. Many hold the position for four years and few beyond that. Dr Farrell believes that four...

6th January 2021

Making and breaking New Year’s resolutions is a familiar and discouraging annual ritual for many people. Almost inevitably, in a few short weeks, many find they are unable to meet their goals of self-improvement, be it keeping a positive attitude, improving one’s health or looking for the best in people. Some might even feel diminished...

5th January 2021

By Hannah Stephenson Winter flooding seems to be a regular occurrence these days, with milder, wetter winters becoming the norm, which can lead to puddled lawns, drowning plants and waterlogged beds and borders. So, with the Met Office forecasting a wet January and February, how can we protect our plants from becoming a soggy mass?...

4th January 2021

The Gibraltar Health Authority said it is facing “unprecedented” pressure due to Covid-19 and urged the community to aid its efforts to stem the spread of the virus. The GHA is grappling with increased Covid cases, hospital admissions from Covid patients and a steep rise of positive cases in the Elderly Residential Services. On Monday...

4th January 2021

By Hannah Stephenson If you began growing veg in a small way during the pandemic and feel like spreading your wings in 2021, now’s the time to be planning ahead. Weather and soil conditions allowing, you could be creating a new veg patch, choosing the seeds you want to sow and thinking about what you...

4th January 2021

By Helen William A monkey which lives on the side of an extinct volcano, a lungless worm salamander and red seaweed are among more than 500 new creatures and species that have been identified by Natural History Museum scientists in the past year. Lichen, wasps and barnacles to minerals, miniature tarantulas and a monkey make...

4th January 2021

Two of Gibraltar’s former Chief Ministers, Sir Joe Bossano and Sir Peter Caruana, have said the political framework agreement announced on New Year’s Eve could set the foundation for an enduring treaty that is safe for Gibraltar and guarantees border fluidity after Brexit. Speaking to GBC over the weekend, both men said it was still...

4th January 2021

In analysing the political framework agreement reached on New Year’s Eve for Gibraltar’s future relationship with the European Union, it is worth considering as a starting point what the alternative would have been. For the avoidance of doubt, look at the photograph above. It was taken in 2017 after the Schengen member states changed their...

31st December 2020

Together Gibraltar has said it supports the in-principle Brexit agreement announced on Thursday “in principle”, but said that it will review this support when the details are disclosed in full. The party said it is “relieved” that Gibraltar will not fall off the precipice of a hard Brexit at midnight, with almost certain chaos at the...

31st December 2020

There are just hours left of 2020. Like everything else this year it will feel very different. The fireworks have been cancelled and Casemates will feel eerily quiet. It has become the focal point for New Year’s Eve celebrations since 2000 when we welcomed the new millennium. But, not tonight. 2020 will go down as...

31st December 2020

The past year has proved challenging for all aspects of society, and in the newsroom the Chronicle team has adapted to produce its six weekly editions remotely since last March. Our staff have continued to pen reports on Covid-19, Brexit and the daily stream of community stories. On the eve of the New Year as...

30th December 2020

The rising number cases of Covid-19 locally is placing great strain on the Gibraltar Health Authority, with one in 10 nurses in isolation or testing positive, stretching the workforce, acting Medical Director, Dr Krishna Rawal, has confirmed. The surge in cases struck staffing numbers just as there has been an increase of Covid hospitalisations, meaning...

30th December 2020

by Maria Jesus Corrales The Covid-19 vaccine campaign rolled out in the Campo yesterday, with 97% of care home Asansull’s service users and professionals becoming among the first in the area to be administered the vaccine. Health workers at the Algeciras-based Punta Europa Hospital have also started receiving the vaccine. Asansull has been earmarked a...

30th December 2020

Curfew restrictions will apply on New Year’s Eve from 10pm to 6am and households will be prohibited to mix as the Gibraltar Government tightened restrictions to tackle the rise in Covid-19 cases in Gibraltar. The announcement was made by the Gibraltar Government yesterday evening following a Covid Platinum Command meeting held between Chief Minister Fabian...

29th December 2020

By Carmen Anderson It's a warm, golden afternoon in late December. Days away from 2021, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was still early autumn, the weather at least, is benign. The year, on the other hand, has been unremittingly tough. February and pre-Covid days seem a long time ago. I was studying hard....

29th December 2020

Turning the page on another year, experts offer their predictions of what’s going to be hot in the world of books for 2021. By Hannah Stephenson It’s going to be a sizzling year for new books in 2021, from dazzling debuts and celebrity memoirs to tomes exploring diversity, as well as light-hearted reads and even...

29th December 2020

By PA Reporter Reopenings of schools next week may be delayed as part of measures to tackle soaring coronavirus case numbers, scientists advising the Government have suggested. School leaders have also warned that teachers and pupils may be put at risk if secondaries reopen, as planned, while a new ultra-transmissible strain of Covid-19 is driving...

29th December 2020

Brexit, an illusory goal pursued by a fringe minority who muscled into the mainstream with talk of EU shackles while ignoring EU gains, is about to become reality. After four years of political convulsion, the transition period comes to an end on December 31 and the UK will be out of the European Union. And...

28th December 2020

By Sam Blewett, PA Political Correspondent European ambassadors will begin the process of approving the post-Brexit trade deal, as Britons were urged to prepare for life without the EU’s benefits. The diplomats will meet on Monday to determine how they can provisionally approve the deal covering £660 billion of trade in time for the end...

27th December 2020

By Isla Binnie and Giselda Vagnoni Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide. "Thank God," 96-year-old Araceli Hidalgo said as she became the first person...

25th December 2020

By the Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel Many of us put up our Christmas trees some weeks ago, as we did in the Convent. They bring colour, light and just a little magic to every home, and are every child’s dream. This being my first Christmas in Gibraltar, I have also discovered the power...

24th December 2020

Keith Azopardi, the Leader of the Opposition, welcomed news of the UK/EU deal on a future relationship “in principle”, but asked as fundamental question: “Where does that leave Gibraltar?” Mr Azopardi said that until a deal was reached for Gibraltar, the new would “mean nothing” for Gibraltarians and would be meaningless to their quality of...

24th December 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen people encouraged to isolate from others to curb its spread. But many who were already facing deep loneliness are now unable to reach out to others and forge friendships over Christmas. Last year GibSams reached out to those who were spending Christmas day alone in the local community and over...

24th December 2020

Happy Christmas! It may not feel like Christmas Eve, at least not the ones we’re used to, but we shouldn’t stop trying to spread a bit of Christmas cheer. The zambomba and pandero won’t sound at office parties. There are no street celebrations this afternoon. Bars and restaurants would have been rammed. Instead of signs...