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14th May 2021

India's Covid cases top 24 million The number of recorded Covid-19 infections in India climbed above 24 million on Friday amid reports that the highly transmissible coronavirus mutant first detected in the country was spreading across the globe. The situation is particularly bad in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with a...

14th May 2021

Violence in La Linea escalated on Wednesday night as people once again took to the streets to protest the deaths of two men at sea for the third day. A shot was fired at a Spanish police van, missiles including Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers, a Policia Nacional van was set on fire and...

13th May 2021

The vertipools installed by the Department of Environment last October are showing an increase in biodiversity of the waters within the Small Boats Marina. A vertipool is an artificial rock pool. The move formed part of its ‘Greening the Grey’ campaign where the bland grey walls of a marina is the backdrop for a variety...

13th 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 anonymous. Each day...

13th May 2021

Gibraltarian dancer Jonathan Lutwyche is to join the cast of ‘The Lion King’ in the West End. Yesterday the official ‘The Lion King’ website posted its full casting for its West End return after the long Covid lockdown. This will be Jonathan’s West End debut performing as part of the ensemble. Posting the news on...

12th May 2021

Hundreds of residents of La Atunara took to the streets of La Linea on Wednesday to protest against the Spanish police following the deaths of two men at sea this week. The protest took place hours after funerals were held for the two men who died on Monday at age 19 and 51 in circumstances...

12th May 2021

It was at the age of nine that Sean Picton first realised he wanted to become a policeman. The year was 1997 and a couple of officers from Merseyside Police had come to his primary school to talk to pupils about life as an officer. At the time, Sean lived in one of the roughest...

12th May 2021

By Lisa Salmon All parents love to see a great big toothy grin on their children’s faces – but that gorgeous smile needs looking after. The Oral Health Foundation’s (OHF) National Smile Month (May 17-June 17) is aiming to highlight important oral health issues to help prevent tooth decay in both adults and children. The...

12th May 2021

Some tourists are scratching their heads. What to pack for a holiday in Gibraltar? They’ve heard about the place, maybe they know we have Barbary Macaques – which they will probably call monkeys. But many are still unsure what they will find, asking themselves ‘is there enough to do if we stay a week?’ Others...

12th May 2021

Record number of deaths in India India said on Wednesday a record number of people were killed by the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, pushing its overall death toll over a quarter million. Experts believe the official numbers grossly underestimate the real scale of the epidemic's impact, and actual deaths and infections could be...

11th May 2021

Over £3,000 was raised for the 5in5 challenge when approximately 50 runners ran in excess of 1,000km over a 24 hour period last weekend. The event was organised by members of the local running club Carpe Diem and started at 5pm on Friday evening until 5pm on Saturday. While some runners came and did their...

11th 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 anonymous. Each day...

11th May 2021

WHO classifies Indian variant as one of global concern The World Health Organization said on Monday that the B.1.617 coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily. One bright spot is that vaccines may be protective....

11th May 2021

A minute’s silence was held in Gibraltar Parliament yesterday as MPs paid tribute to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the first session since his death. In his address, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo focused on the strong links forged between Prince Philip and Gibraltar. “Prince Philip always had an interest in Gibraltar,” Mr Picardo...

11th May 2021

Funding of the Gibraltar Health Authority has been at the centre of the latest dispute between Together Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Government. TG claimed austerity is here, highlighting recent cuts to the GHA, but hours later the Government said it had invested over £1billion into health services. The party took issue with Chief Minister Fabian...

11th May 2021

After what has been described as one of the most convincing displays by a national side, women’s football on their official competitive international debut raised some serious questions as to their future and prospects for the game. Working behind the scenes since Gibraltar joined UEFA players such as Shania Robba, now a 19 year old...

10th May 2021

By Thomas Hornall John Logie Baird, the inventor of the first working television, will be celebrated with a new 50p coin, said the Royal Mint. The life and work of the Scottish engineering pioneer will be honoured by the commemorative piece as part of the national coin maker’s tribute to innovation in science. It was...

10th 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 from Ray Osborne,...

10th May 2021

By Ella Pickover, PA Health Correspondent The Covid-19 alert level in the UK has been downgraded after a “consistent” fall in cases, hospital admissions and deaths. The four chief medical officers of the UK have said the threat level should be lowered from “level 4” to “level 3”, thanks to the success of the vaccination...

10th May 2021

By PA Reporters A small whale freed after it became stranded along the River Thames is on the move again – but is still in the London river hours later. Hundreds gathered at Richmond Lock and Weir in south-west London on Sunday after the whale, a Minke between three to four metres long, became stuck...

10th May 2021

Nine out of 10 of people have said they would like to be told if they were facing a terminal illness in response to a Dying Matters survey currently being carried out by Cancer Relief Gibraltar. The survey is being conducted as part of Dying Matters week ,which the charity is marking as from Monday...

10th May 2021

By Carmen Anderson Gibraltarian artist and teacher, Tina Rodriguez, is showing her Covid inspired works in the Kitchen Studios’ exhibition at the GEMA gallery in Montagu Bastion. A passionate artist, Ms Rodriguez takes inspiration from challenging boundaries and drawing attention beyond the merely visual to the tactile, beyond the 2D to the 3D. Ms Rodriguez...

10th May 2021

The Ark Royal Sea Scouts and The Duke of Edinburgh Nautilus bronze participants collected 120kg of rubbish in the 61st Great Gibraltar Beach Clean on Wednesday. The Nautilus Great Gibraltar Beach Cleans initiative started back in February 2017 and over three tonnes of refuse have been retrieved from the Gibraltar coastline by volunteers from all...

9th May 2021

By Ana Sharma Today Clubhouse will mark the start of Mental Health Week virtually, continuing their work to raise awareness and remove the stigma of seeking help. Clubhouse Gibraltar aim to support and inspire members to get their lives back on track and this week the charity will be hosting events daily. This morning the...

7th May 2021

By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent A Jersey fishing leader has called for a “show of good faith” from France after dozens of French vessels descended on the island’s capital on Thursday. The hours-long protest saw about 60 boats approach the port of St Helier in an escalation of a row over post-Brexit fishing...

6th 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 growing plants at home. Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to Gibraltar Botanic Gardens Education Officer Shawna...

6th May 2021

By Catherine Wylie The Earl of Wessex has visited two schools opened by his father and spoken to students about the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. Staff from Christ’s College and Pond Meadow schools in Guildford, Surrey, recalled memories of Philip’s visit in 2009. Edward also watched students from Christ’s College perform a short piece...

6th May 2021

By Gavin Cordon, Emma Bowden and Aine Fox, PA The EU has complained to Britain that the terms of its post-Brexit trade deal are being ignored in the deepening dispute over fishing rights off Jersey. The European Commission said French fishing boats were facing “additional conditions” if they were to carry on operating, in breach...

6th May 2021

By Gavin Cordon, Emma Bowden and Aine Fox, PA France has despatched two patrol boats to Jersey as tensions continued to rise in the dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights. Agence France-Presse reported the two police vessels had been sent after Britain deployed a pair of Royal Navy vessels to the Channel Island. Earlier, dozens of...

6th May 2021

The GSD has called on the Gibraltar Government to deal with issues affecting the elderly after the Gibraltar Senior Citizens’ Association discontinued their newsletter out of frustration. But in response the Government said these concerns should not be taken advantage of by political parties and politicised. For years the Association had been producing a monthly...