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3rd June 2021

Six years to the day of the opening of the Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery at the City Hall, a re-dedication ceremony was yesterday led by Culture Minister John Cortes in the presence of Mayor Christian Santos, Paulette Finlayson, artists, guests and staff of Gibraltar Cultural Services who have been responsible for the refurbishment and...

2nd June 2021

Just a day after Christian Santos was invested as Mayor of Gibraltar, he launched his new campaign ‘We Are One’. The aim of the campaign is to celebrate the rich diversity of the local community and how Gibraltarians of all backgrounds and walks of life have, through the years, come together and lived as one....

1st June 2021

Shortly after midday Christian Santos fulfilled a dream he has held for many years as he sworn in as mayor of Gibraltar. Before his investiture, Mr Santos sat for his official photograph with the Chronicle and discussed plans for his term as mayor. “Actually, this is something that I have always wanted to do,” he...

1st June 2021

The Government of Gibraltar will fly rainbow flags on official buildings and sites around the Rock to mark Pride Month “in a visually colourful way” and underscore its commitment to equality in all walks of life. The flags will be flown at sites including the land frontier, No.6 Convent Place, St Bernard’s Hospital and in...

29th May 2021

Gibraltar is slowly returning to the more familiar scenes of every day, weekly, monthly and annual cultural events of a pre-Covid 19 world. I hear you say, “at long last” some normality, it has been long enough, even though the Arts and Culture in general remained high on the agenda in lockdown – as museums,...

29th May 2021

The Royal Gibraltar Police are investigating a possible dangerous driving incident following a head on collision on Line Wall Road. A 17-year old local motorcyclist was taken to St Bernard’s Hospital on Thursday night after the collision. The road traffic collision happened at around 10.30pm near to the area of Zoca Flank after the motorcycle...

28th May 2021

Gibraltar’s heightened need for technology, the job market in this sector, and crime spurred by people turning to working virtually, were the topics of a panel discussion organised by Gibrael, the Gibraltar Israel Chamber of Commerce. The impact of Covid-19 on technological advances in Gibraltar was the theme of the talk, which saw four local...

27th May 2021

The marine environment was at the core of the Development and Planning Commission’s decision to withdraw a former condition imposed on a retrospective planning application for maintenance of rock works/ sea defence bund for Queensway Quay Marina. When this area was first built up, planning application was granted subject to overlaying the tetrapods placed in...

26th May 2021

Parents, family members and friends marched from St Martin’s School to No.6 Convent Place on Wednesday morning calling for “more action” for people with disabilities and special needs in Gibraltar. The organisers called for an “all-encompassing special needs strategy that considers all aspects of the person’s life and that of their families” in a new...

26th May 2021

By Lisa Salmon Surely mid-life – a point at which we’ve found success, be it personally or professionally, and figured out what we need – should be a time of contentment? A recent study by researchers at Dartmouth College in the US, however, found happiness tends to dip to a lifetime low in our late-40s....

25th May 2021

Leslie Gaduzo won the overall prize at this year’s Spring Visual Arts Competition with his painting ‘In Hong Kong’ and in doing so also took the first prize for painting, drawing prints and digital painting. Mr Gaduzo spoke to the Chronicle about the inspiration behind the painting. “It goes back a few years now that...

25th May 2021

By Claire Spreadbury After plucking up the courage to confide in my daughter’s school that I was concerned she may have ADHD, I felt let down by the response. They seemed adamant there wasn’t the slightest of chance my 8-year-old could possibly have it, leaving me in a quandary as to whether I should make...

25th May 2021

The two lead campaigners for the referendum on abortion were announced on Monday by the Gibraltar Parliament. The Referendum Administrator, Paul Martinez, designated Gibraltar for Yes and Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement the designated organisations for the Referendum. Gibraltar for Yes will represent those for the ‘Yes’ outcome and Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement will represent those for the...

24th May 2021

Bayside and Westside Drama Groups’ ‘Fade to Light’ won best play at this year’s Gibraltar Drama Festival Gala night held on Friday. The Gala night was held at a packed Ince’s Hall, which over the course of the week saw 12 plays performed by six theatre groups. This year saw six entries from Bayside and...

24th May 2021

By Vicky Shaw After being ripped up in 2020, our social diaries are starting to grow once more, as lockdown restrictions ease. And as a result, people expect to spend around an extra £188 per month this summer, according to new research from TopCashback.co.uk. Of course, it’s understandable people might be eager to socialise again...

24th May 2021

ChickenGuard, a business selling automatic chicken coop door openers, has based its sales and technical support in Gibraltar. Customers having issues with their chicken coop doors, from Belgium to the US, can ring up and have their calls answered by a team of six at the World Trade Centre. Inside their small office, visitors are...

21st May 2021

It will come as no surprise that Tony Lima, as we found out last time had a long and distinguished career in the Civil Service and also served as Mayor of Gibraltar, this week looks back with huge satisfaction and considerable pride on his time as Commanding Officer of HMS Calpe and as Honorary Officer...

20th May 2021

Bridging World Earth Day on April 22 and World Ocean’s Day on June 8 the Chronicle aims to run a series of articles that hope to help address the various ways people can ‘Restore Our Earth’, this week its sustainable means of transport. Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to Ann-Gabrielle Garner from the Loreto Convent...

20th May 2021

By Robb Rutledge Most people would like to be happier. But it isn’t always easy to know how to achieve that goal. Is there an equation for happiness? Many formulas have been suggested. Get enough sleep. Exercise. Meditate. Help others. Spend time with friends and family. On average, all of these things are linked to...

20th May 2021

By Eyleen Gomez Gibraltarian student Jacqima Rios at Nottingham Trent university will launch her exhibition ‘The Inner Child’ this Friday on Instagram Live. Her piece forms part of the ‘Great Escape’ a series of exhibitions and events by second year students from Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art course. Over the space of two weeks Nottingham’s...

19th May 2021

A complete reconstruction of a Gorgoneion, an ancient relic found in Gorham’s Cave, was unveiled on Tuesday, International Museums Day, at the Gibraltar National Museum. The Gorgoneion is a representation of the snake-headed Gorgon Medusa and fragments were found some years ago in Gorham’s Cave. This example is the only one discovered in the western...

18th May 2021

DRAMA REVIEW By C. Wall The first post-Covid Drama Festival, in Gibraltar and perhaps anywhere, opened with lonely teenagers on an online forum, an odd rebirth for the healing rituals of life on stage. Chatroom by Edna Walsh is now as old as its protagonists, whose once-contemporary criticisms of Britney Spears, J K Rowling and...

18th May 2021

India's Covid tally passes 25 million India total Covid-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in one of the states where the disease is spreading most quickly. Covid-19 tests were administered to 200,000 people evacuated from coastal districts of the western state of Gujarat before the...

17th May 2021

For the past year during the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses have had to change the way they operate. For many companies, a relationship of trust born from necessity has been forged between employers and members of staff, allowing for a new approach to the working week. Once busy offices became ghost towns and the so-called ‘new...

16th May 2021

By Chris Dunckley Gibraltar Squash Association This weekend, the Gibraltar Squash Association welcomed Spain’s top two players for coaching clinics, challenge matches and an exhibition of world class squash. Borja Golan is the highest ranked Spanish player and is currently 26 in the world having previously been as high as number 5. Golan (38), was...

16th May 2021

There are zero active cases of Covid-19 within Gibraltar’s resident and visitor population, the Gibraltar Government said on Sunday, the first time the Rock has been free of the virus in 10 months. Although there have been no new resident cases for the last six weeks, Sunday marked the first time with zero active resident...

15th May 2021

The Gibraltar Cultural Services announced yesterday that the adjudicator for the 2021 Gibraltar Drama Festival is Jan Palmer Sayer, the chair of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators. Mrs Palmer Sayer studied at Trent Park College and at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. Five years ago, she retired as Headteacher of Hertswood, a Specialist...

14th May 2021

My guest this week joined the City Council in 1962. Little did he know he had just embarked on what would be a long and distinguished career spanning more than 50 years. The City Hall is a place he will always hold dear to his heart having been interviewed in the Mayor’s Parlour when appointed...

14th May 2021

Bridging World Earth Day on April 22 and World Ocean’s Day on June 8 the Chronicle aims to run a series of articles that hope to help address the various ways people can ‘Restore Our Earth’, this week it’s everyday product awareness. Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez looks into the environmental impact of sunscreen and palm...

14th May 2021

Cancer Relief Gibraltar is marking Dying Matters this week, a Hospice UK-led initiative that helps open up the conversation on death, dying and bereavement. As part of this awareness campaign, the charity is sharing testimonials from its members of staff and service users on the hospice service it offers. Today’s testimonial is Joe’s story. Each...