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21st June 2021

By Naomi Clarke, PA British Army cavalrymen have paraded through London carrying a battle standard seized at Waterloo to mark the anniversary of the day the artefact first arrived in the capital to confirm victory over Napoleon. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, wearing full ceremonial dress, rode on 55 horses and two carriages from the...

21st June 2021

University of Gibraltar alumni, Ivan Hernandez presented his masters dissertation topic, marine litter in submarine canyons first virtual INCISE conference hosted by the University of Gibraltar. The five day event included a free public engagement event with world experts on submarine canyons which Mr Hernandez also participated in. INCISE, the International Network for submarine Canyon...

18th June 2021

Often, parents may believe children pay little attention to what goes on around them – one's upbringing and traditions, family history, if lessons have been learnt. If their teachings and values will be passed on? But nothing can be further from the truth. If we all look back on our childhood and if we are...

18th June 2021

Plans to convert the former St Bernard’s School in Castle Road into a private retirement home was given the green light during yesterday’s Development and Planning Commission meeting.  The plan would also include a club or pub on the site, as well as a general convenience store and plans presented yesterday included internal alterations and...

18th June 2021

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, Digital and Financial Services Minister Albert Isola and Tourism and Postal Minister Vijay Daryanani, were each presented with a special commemorative Gibraltar Crypto Stamp pack this week from the Gibraltar Genesis Collection.  At the opening of the NFT Images Exhibition on Wednesday at the John Mackintosh Hall with the Crypto Postage...

18th June 2021

The Governor Sir David Steel yesterday hosted a tree planting ceremony at the Convent in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh. Sir David was joined by the Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, and leaders of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme at the Convent Garden. During the Duke’s visit to the Rock in May...

18th June 2021

I snuggled my grandson into his bed so I could tell him the story about the Virus in 2019. "Grandad!" He shouted, waiting under his sheets with fear to hear what happened whilst he wasn't here. "My boy, let's get you comfy and tucked in." I said. "It all started like a war without any...

16th June 2021

Governor of Gibraltar, Sir David Steel, joined by Major Collado visited Year 2 students at St Joseph’s Lower Primary School and addressed them during an assembly about the Queen. The visit formed part of Sir David’s plans of getting to know members of the local community as the Rock emerges from the pandemic. He said...

16th June 2021

Hi, I'm Lin and I'm 8 years old. It's a very, very hard time. When I mean 'very' I mean immensely hard. It's Covid we are in lockdown. We have not left the house for weeks. I miss my friends and my extended family. I cannot even look forward to school holidays because I'm not...

16th June 2021

By Lisa Salmon Many parents practise yoga both as a way to increase their strength and flexibility, and to give them a little peace and tranquility amid the chaos of family life. What they may not have thought of is getting the kids to join in too. But once children get the hang of this...

16th June 2021

There’s something that everyone wants. More than so-called ‘Freedom Day’ in England. To be safe. This week Boris Johnson told us what we all already knew. That the planned full unlocking of England has been delayed by a month. For some industries, like entertainment and hospitality, it will have been a huge blow but surely...

16th June 2021

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, led tributes in cabinet yesterday to the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia on the occasion of his appointment as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Mr Picardo described how he and Dr Garcia began politics together some 30 years ago. “I was therefore delighted...

16th June 2021

‘People prefer to use cars’, Transport Minister Vijay Daryanani said, as he acknowledged Gibraltar’s cycling aims will become a reality when the right balance is struck between motorists and cyclists. Tight roads, a motorist culture and the need for infrastructure are some of the challenges posed when changing the local transportation landscape. This was highlighted...

15th June 2021

By Joe Adambery Could anyone not connected to the world of poets and poetry, recited or sung, prose or rhymed, have come up with a better title for an album? The silver thread that connects the medium of poetry to an image of decadence and excess has been used to wrap a new CD offering...

15th June 2021

By Katie Wright Of all the hundreds of millions of videos on YouTube, it’s hard to think of many more divisive than those uploaded by Dr Pimple Popper. For the channel’s 7.1 million subscribers, watching pus ooze from a cyst or a lumpy lipoma burst through the skin is a thrill. For others it’s a...

15th June 2021

Good morning Daniel" Urgh, I turn over and cover my head with a pillow. "GOOD MORNING DANIEL!" "Shut up Nikita" I growl into the mattress, which has moulded itself around my head and is threatening to suffocate me if I don't move. "I'm sorry, I didn't understand that!" Nikita chirrups with irritating perkiness. "Nikita, alarm...

15th June 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic (and the associated periods of “lockdown”) has led to many of us spending longer periods at home than ever before. Much of this time ‘at home’ has in turn been spent online, from working at home to shopping online and gaming, the latter undergoing a massive increase in popularity throughout the course...

15th June 2021

By Ana Sharma     Mental health issues are the primary reason for children to call Childline, the charity’s CEO  said, underscoring the negative impact social media can have on children who are being bullied. Before the advent of social media, children had a safe space at home away from their bullies.  Now with Facebook,...

15th June 2021

New works by local artist Karl Ullger are featured this month by the Blanco Gallery a new online space which came to light as a result of the pandemic. Curator and Director of Blancogallery.com, Adela Blanco, was organising exhibitions and producing in-person exchanges with a group of artists until the pandemic got hold. Opting for...

12th June 2021

With less than two weeks to go before the referendum on abortion will take place, campaigners on both sides fielded questions during a live Viewpoint programme on GBC. Selena Victory answered questions on behalf of Gibraltar for Yes, while Karenza Morillo took the helm for the Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement, with a campaign of “Save Babies,...

11th June 2021

As someone who is always interested not just in rediscovering the past. Learning about our social history and especially our history in music and theatre. When recently presented with images giving life to international performers from our past you can imagine my excitement. Especially, when I learnt these date back to the beginning of the...

10th June 2021

The Game of Life   by Sophia Cuevas   Every day the dice is thrown, another life is predetermined, and another day is decided. The game of life is cruel, unjust. Humans blame it all on fate, oblivious to the fact that a single dice that I roll decides their future, set into stone, unable...

10th June 2021

The Apostles is an ambitious work and exhibition which will get you asking questions – not just about the works of art themselves but how they sit and hold their ground in the space at the John Mackintosh Hall, and about yourself. The work is bold, expressive, large and abstract in form and yet very...

8th June 2021

A grieving family voiced deep  concern about the care provided to people suffering from mental health illness during an inquest into their son’s death this week. The court heard from the family and friends of Alfred Louis Balban, 35, who was described as a kind, funny, “gentle gentleman” and a lover of animals and plants....

8th June 2021

Running to an air raid shelter was typical during WWII, the extinction of a species is painfully common and don't get me started on Donald Trump and his "election fraud" claims! But nothing could prepare humanity for what was about to happen. It was a sunny day; people were enjoying life when all of a...

8th June 2021

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation will host ‘A Global Celebration’ tomorrow, marking the first ever online international event for the entire Award family all over the world. The online event will be held on Thursday, June 10 at 3pm and will include participants and alumni to volunteers and donors. “Hosted by UK TV...

8th June 2021

Prior Park was the winner of an Online Britannica Quiz delivered by author Christopher Lloyd to all the schools in Gibraltar with student Grace Pedder, 14, winning £1,000.  Of this £1,000, £750 will go to the school and she will keep £250.  “I am very happy and I did not expect to win as there...

6th June 2021

During the annual bird conference, Macau, Peacock, Swan, and Nightingale were seated on the stage. The peacock was the head of the conference and stood in its seat with all its majesty and glory. The crown on its head oozed bright colours and its slender neck craned higher every time a bird took the podium....

4th June 2021

It was a tape deck – the old German Grundig recording machine of the fifties. Bought at the old Hammond stores it lit a musical flame in a young five-year-old-boy who lived at 35, Red Sands House. The recording machine had been bought by his father Ernesto. The young boy and his brothers would watch...

3rd June 2021

She slowed as she walked past their old house, stopping to gaze at it, drinking in the purple of the jacaranda tree, the deep yellow of the façade, the creamy tones of the climbing roses by the gate. It seemed impossible that she had lived there once, in what now seemed like another life -...